By Prophet CLAUS
….believe and remain steadfast to His prophets
and you shall prosper. 2 Chronicles 20;
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King Agrippa, do you believe the
prophets? Do you give credence to God’s messengers and their words? I perceive
and know that you do believe. Acts 26;
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Many people limit the Prophet to
their office and gifts. They call the gift the prophet. But there is more to
the prophet than his gifts.
For every prophet the Lord has a
CUSTOMIZED life that he wants you to lead. If you succeed in living that life
then you operate at your best, however, if you fail at it, you could be a mediocre.
When you look at the Old Testament prophets like Elijah, Elisha, etc all of
them had a peculiar way of living.
There is the standard life of the
prophet and there is a customized life of the prophet. For instance, every
prophet should be able to live in the spirit all the time through fasting and
prayers; you don’t know when the emergency or attack will come. This is a life
and should not be an event in your life.
A prophet who doesn’t pray except when
he is going for a programme will have a weak ministry. However, an example of a
customized life could be that one prophet should do business alongside the work
of God while the Lord will have the other not do anything at all except his
work. Either way the Lord will make his grace available to both prophets. Even
where a prophetic is located and the people he ministers to, his links to other
ministers have been pre ordained and customized.
The LIFE OF THE PROPHET is the
foundation of the prophet and everything fits within it. It allows for your
prayer life, and the kind of people you minister to and even how you operate;
this is why all prophets are not the same.
Before you limit a prophet to his
gifts alone look at these areas;
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His foundation ; destiny, living in spirit,
knowledge, gift, practice, opportunity, how he is built up, family, early
training, prayer life, education etc
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Gifts; his office which has any of the three revelation
gifts in addition to prophecy
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His depth of commitment; what is his level of holiness
and prayer life, it greatly determines his ability to help you.
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Experience and practice; a prophet with much
experience would have rehearsed over and over again and has handled your situations
many times and know how to deal with it easily.
·
Ministrations; the operations of the gifts of
the spirit and how it is directed including their uniqueness and the problems
they are able to solve sums up the prophet’s ministrations. This is the crux of
your deliverance; it is the solution center because it shows how effective he
is at being a solution to you.
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Ability to relate to people; it is quite easy to
have a prophet as a close pal and yet get into trouble without him or her
seeing. If a prophet is your friend, this friendship should greatly help you.
Don’t forget these words; if you
limit a prophet to his gifts, you are limiting his impact over your life.
The depth of a prophet is far
reaching; it can help you rise up and fulfill your destiny and even bless your family
and relatives. Elijah blessed the widow who was going to die from the famine,
he made Elisha’s call a reality, he
fought on behalf of Israel by dealing with Jezebel and Ahab, and he
inspired the young prophets to carry on with their ministry. The list is
endless. You can have all these benefits at a go if you know how to relate to
the prophet and thou Prophet, have you discovered your depth? You are a gold
mine that can be mined and you will never finish exploiting everything within. You
go deeper and may you die empty.
To be continued.
Stay blessed.