Desire Prophesy Now!

Dearest Saints of the Most High God,

I have been under great conviction lately, of the gift of prophesy. My heart is torn by my condition. That we would seek God, hear His voice, let Him speak through us. Paul exhorts one to love, and in that grow into the perfect love, where all experience the fullness of Christ. But we are here, the ones a little lower than the angels, for this brief moment. And our faith compels us to serve the Body, to love the Body practically.

You will know your faith is growing when you see the saints, and feel your heart leap to bring life to them. But by what measure? We need the source, and in great supply. The culture I am in has encased men in their shells, fed with pablum and platitude, layering on another twisted mental path away from the Spirit of God. The organized church needs control, needs to maintain order and structure, yet the Spirit is free from constraint. The structures of man in organized religion are threatened by the moving of the Spirit at times.

What, did you think I was talking about the selfish media blitz culture of the world? No dear ones, it is our modern Christian culture that has hindered the word, even the Living Word. We create pleasant substitutes for true spiritual growth. And sit satisfied with our measure, placated by mesage after mesage about what God can do for you. He can do it all! By no means are these messages incorrect.

But the faith in you, Jesus in you, has a desire. It is for the growth of the Body. It is to minister to the Body. It is to spread the power in the Body to the world. Each and every member has this inside. Will you listen? Will you fall on your face and give everything over to that life? Here is a place to start.

What we need in every congregation, in every living room, every massive concert meeting, are those who will prophesy. Who will by the Spirit bring forth the piercing word, the encouraging word, the guiding word. And no one having the Spirit, the anointing, is unable to do this! You do not need to be a prophet to speak. You just need to believe, and ask, and yield.

Oh how badly I am struck. I pray in tongue all day. And without that gift, I would be nothing. In my darkest hour of depression and self destruction, God was there, His gift to me there, my spirit praying in tongue to Him led me out. And in my mind daily, I could be crazed and tossed by doubt, except that exercise of faith continually exposing the hidden doubt in my mind. It is more than I can say, how integral to my life. Yet when I read a few days ago, Paul's first Corinthian letter, the Spirit pierced my heart with the "five words of understanding". I am broken, bereft of ability. My heart faints at the inability to perform.

Yet it is He that will bring it forth. Building a strong flow in that area for those around me. I have asked, believed, and yielded before, Glory to God for bringing the word! And I have stepped out in my mind to much flames before, burning humiliation is no fun. But the Body here today needs our faithfullness, and immediately dear ones! Those around are trapped, by many things, and the living word so easily sets us free, the Body free. I exhort you here, now, to humble your heart before God. Offer your mouth to be His voice. Ask for the word to come forth. Nothing is denied Jesus, and in the Body, in line with His supreme desire to build, you will not be denied either.

Make no question, and be very serious about following His lead. It may be a single word, to one person in a quite place. It may be God pushing you to the front of thousands, in trembling fear unable to move. But He will move! The word in the Spirit does not go forth without power! Just yield in faith, and try to find peace with the Lord daily, that peace will carry you when He calls your name to service in this way. And He will. He is faithful to meet the needs of the saints, and what we need now comes by prophesy.

Lord, give us the gift of faith. Set us out as Your voice. Transform our hearts, not to mystical utterances, but to the living word, to the edification of those you have called. I thank you beyond all thanks, with a broken heart, for Your incredible Grace. We get glimpses of Your expectations, and only You are able to meet that high mark. Praise You for the life in us that is able.