Daily Rhema: Present day prophetic ministry

Matthew 23:37 (KJV)
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

The prophetic ministry preaches and teaches about the timing of God’s purposes for the Church and what the Church, individually and collectively, locally or universally, should do at a particular time and season of God’s purposes. The sons of Issachar typify the prophetic ministry (1Chron. 12:32).

This is confirmed in the prophetic ministry of Daniel, who had understanding of the times of God’s purposes for Israel through the scriptures, by the spirit of wisdom and revelation (Eph. 1:17).

This prophetic preaching and teaching imparts to the saints revelation knowledge of God’s mind and purpose for specific times and seasons, either present, immediate or in the remote future, inspiring the saints to want to fulfill that revealed purpose of God, and so increase and prosper in the Kingdom of God (2Chron. 20:20).

The prophetic ministry brings forth a word of knowledge of God’s mind and will concerning His purposes for specific times and seasons, either present or future.

This word of knowledge can come through three avenues:

Preaching and teaching by the spirit of revelation (Eph.1:17).
This is the primary avenue through which the word of knowledge in the prophet’s ministry comes. For example, the word of knowledge that Christ would be born by a virgin, came through the avenue of Isaiah’s preaching and teaching (Isa. 7:13-14).

Prophetic utterance by the gift of prophecy, or tongues and interpretation.

Discernings of spirits, usually through visions and dreams.

The saints are not to be led by prophets, but by the Holy Spirit. However, prophets are necessary to give confirmation, clarification and amplification to the witness of the Spirit the saints already have in their hearts, particularly as it concerns the timing of God’s purposes for our lives.

Also, the prophetic word that comes to confirm the timing of God’s purposes usually has some corresponding supernatural, physical circumstance accompanying it, that is independent of both the prophet and saint, so that the saint will know that it is actually God that is leading and confirming the timing of His purpose (Matt. 3:11-17; Jn. 1:29-34).

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