27/06/2024
What Is Prophesy?
Prophecy is a supernatural enabling by the Spirit of God to hear His voice and then deliver the message of what that voice is saying.
I believe that you cannot prophesy without the unction of the Spirit. If you are prophesying without God then you're not prophesying from the correct source.
The difference between psychics and prophets in the Kingdom of God is the source of their revelation. We get our source directly from the Holy Spirit. Biblical prophecy is speaking the words of God by the unction of the Holy Spirit.
Who Can Prophesy?
1 Corinthians 12, talks about the list of spiritual gifts that are available to us when we have the Holy Spirit, so I believe that everybody has the ability to prophesy but not all people will choose to prophesy.
Because it's the Holy Spirit that gives us revelation in the first place, all believers can do it. Even if it's a simple picture that is coming directly from God, that can be a profound moment in someone's life.
The scripture also says that there is grace given by the Holy Spirit as He wills (1 Corinthians 12:11).
You get a measure of grace upon your life to operate in that gift. So for some people, it comes really naturally and other people have to work at it.
What’s the difference between someone who can prophesy and a prophet?
We can all operate in the gift of prophecy like we can operate in the gift of healing and wisdom and discernment. If someone is called as a prophet then you're looking at a different function.
The prophet function in Ephesians 4 is more of a life call. Which is God-given. It's part of who you are, you kind of can't escape it.
I believe true prophets who are walking in the fullness of their call have angelic encounters, they have visions or dreams or both. I'm more of a visions person, I've got a woman on our team, who has more of a dream gift.
Prophets will have angelic encounters and the supernatural will be flowing through their life. Not everyone who prophesies accurately is a Prophet.
Prophets should be positioned in the body of Christ, in the local church and operate from being part of a family.
I don't believe they should be functioning outside of the local church. It's really good to be commissioned into your call by leadership who recognize the call and anointing in your life.