Prophesying The Word

Prophesying over someone is an interesting thing.  In general, the more faith you have, the more clearly you can receive from the Holy Spirit and give prophecy to someone else (Romans 12:6). General prophetic words are good, and so are specific ones! Yet there is a safer, 'easier' way to prophecy that can sometimes be overlooked.

"Then Yahweh said to me, 'You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.'"  Jeremiah 1:12

The written word of Yahweh stands forever.  It is the most sure word of prophecy (2 Peter 1:19).  It cannot fail, because God Himself is watching over it.

In a sense, the written Word is an example of 'self-fulfilling prophecy'.  Our Heavenly Father fulfills it!  The promises of God are a self-sowing seed.  They are enough, and they will bear fruit without any outside human help.  These written promises are the "smallest seeds" that, even without observation or assistance, soon blossom and provide covering for the oppressed (Matthew 13:32).  

Once we've released the Word as prophecy, we've done our job.  We don't have to think about it.  We don't even have to pray about it (although those things are wonderful). This kind of prophetic word is inhabited by the Wind of the Spirit, and the Holy Spirit can take care of things from there.

If we prophecy over someone out of love, just imagine how much more Love the Father has for that person. And how much more eager is He in intending to show it!  He takes it from there. There is a trust activated after we release personal prophecy.  We need to know that God is faithful--more faithful than we are.

This is all something I've been learning.  Sometimes the Holy Spirit will tell me a verse, like "Psalm 33:8".  I don't have that verse memorized, but He does (He's got a better memory, too)!  And whenever He shows you something, it usually pertains to something you're going to right now. 

Prophesying Proverbs 24:4 over someone is a perfect example of this kind of thing.  Whether you prophecy a verse you know, or a verse number you don't know, God is going to back it!  He's the One who brings the important to your remembrance.  He's the One who teaches you how to prophecy, and He's the One who teaches you how to pray.

Who knows, Prov. 24:4 may just be a life verse for that person.  It may guide them in 30 years when they're opening up a Bed and Breakfast.  The important thing is to hear the passion of the Spirit.

Just an Update: Rest

Back to the blog.  Vanessa and I have both been busy since my last post back in September!  She's working on a music video, and I'm trying to learn guitar, so I can play with her in the future.  Fun!

God's been teaching us to rest.  He's showing us that what we do doesn't really matter--at least not compared to what He did.  It's a fresh measure of grace.  He's showing us how to switch from a work mentality to a rest mentality.

"Yahshua answered:  this is the work of Elohim: to believe in the One He has sent"

John 6:29

That's the work of God!  See, the only work we do is having faith in His Son.  And at the point that we have faith, we can enter into His rest (Hebrews 4:1).  The only work we have to do is enter into the promised land, and since we're already there in God's eyes, all we have to do is believe it. Anyone who chooses to believe can live in Heaven on earth.  You have already arrived.

I'm not saying that life is easy or perfect.  I've had a very up and down last few months.  There have been times when I'm not joyful, when I don't feel like praying, or when I feel depressed.  And those things are unusual for me.  But the difference is that the pressure is off.

Yahweh has been luring me back in (Hosea 2:14).  Even though many days I haven't tried to 'press in' or pray in tongues all day, God is still there. He's speaking to me more clearly than ever, showing me things to come.  He's giving me beautiful dreams and visions.   

All this is not because of me.  All I've done is get bogged down in my weaknesses.  But God sees His Son in me.  I don't have to impress Him; I get to be impressed by Him!

The future is still bright.  It's brighter than ever!  Our hope is in His Glory--which is Christ in us. (Colossians 1:27)

From now on, I'll continue updating the blog.  Hopefully almost every day.  God's always doing something amazing, so I'll try to document some of that!