Take Prophetic Utterances Seriously (2)

“…do not spurn the gifts and utterances of the prophet (do not depreciate prophetic revelations nor despise inspired instruction or exhortation or warning)… – 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (AMP)

Having established the importance of taking prophetic utterances seriously, you might say, how do I take it seriously? Well, it is simple! Once you perceive that an utterance is from God or an instruction given to you inspired by the Holy Ghost, go for it and hold on to it tenaciously. Believe in what it says and keep proclaiming that the word is yours. If it is a warning against certain matters then stay away completely from such things because the Holy Spirit who sees the future has already spoken. For example if you were told by your man of God not to go on a particular journey, be wise enough to take it seriously because the Spirit of God is involved. If the man of God says in a short while you are going to be blessed, be smart enough to believe in it and start praying about it. When you do this, you will surely see it come to pass in your life. 

If the man of God says, we are going to be fasting and praying for certain days and we are to come to church to break the fasting and prayers, be smart enough to believe it, participate in it and come to church to break the fasting and prayers as instructed by the man of God because these are the ways through which God guides His children. A man who wants to receive anything from God should be able to follow this principle. Someone may say but sir, what if a prophecy came to me about my finances and till date it has not come to pass, should I still believe it? Well you ought to believe it because the word of God does not expire. If the word has come to you, then you have to make good the word in your life by holding on to it and engaging in fasting and prayer concerning it. While you do this, keep declaring it in your life because it will surely come to pass. Paul the Apostle said to Timothy, “…this charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare…”I Timothy 1:18 (NKJV). Did you see that? It means you ought to believe and do something about it. You don’t doubt. When you begin to doubt, the word can never be fulfilled in your life. You do not lose prophecy until you begin to doubt it. So I admonish you to take prophetic utterances seriously and place value on inspired instructions, they are the guidance that you require to move to the next level in life.

Today’s Rhema

As long as you will pray and hold on to that word of prophecy, it will surely come to pass in your life!

Confession for the Day

Dear heavenly father, in the name of Jesus, I thank you for bringing this word to me to educate me and help me understand how the kingdom operates. I decree today that I will always place value on inspired instructions from the Spirit and prophetic utterances in the name of Jesus. Amen!