{"id":638,"date":"2018-05-23T14:42:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T14:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalawakening.com\/2018\/05\/23\/how-to-prophesy-accurately\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T19:55:51","slug":"how-to-prophesy-accurately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalawakening.com\/how-to-prophesy-accurately\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prophesy Accurately"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Admittedly, the title of this blog post is a bit ambitious and of course no one can promise you that you\u2019ll be able to prophesy accurately after reading one article. In fact one of the foundational scriptures for prophecy is 1 Corinthians 13:9, \u201cFor we know in part and we prophesy in part,\u201d or as the New Living Translation puts it, \u201cNow our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture!\u201d But don\u2019t be discouraged: 1 Corinthians 14:3 says, \u201cFor you can all<\/b> prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In John\u2019s gospel, Jesus is quoted as saying, \u201cWhen the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.\u201d (John 16:13). This is a tremendous promise, as it shows us that it is the Holy Spirit\u2019s job to train us up. Whatever gift(s) God has given you will be grown and made manifest by the Holy Spirit. So God guarantees to help you prophesy better! It\u2019s your job to learn to submit to His process, and in case you get discouraged about your ability to do so, remember that Philippians 2:13 says, \u201cFor God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.\u201d This is the amazing covenant into which you have been placed: God gives you gifts, he gives you desires to use those gifts, he trains you up in them, and he gives you the power to partner with that training. We even see in 1 John 2:27 that \u201cthe Spirit teaches you everything you need to know,\u201d so rest in knowing that the Holy Spirit is actively working in you. If you desire to prophesy, He is actively helping you do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u2026how to prophesy accurately. All true prophecy begins with this: \u201cFor the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.\u201d<\/b> \u2014 Revelation 19:10 Logically, we can flip that sentence around to see that the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus, or to put it another way, all prophecy sounds like Jesus<\/strong>. If a prophecy doesn’t sound like Jesus, it\u2019s not prophecy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combine that with Scripture\u2019s teaching that we \u2014 followers of Jesus \u2014 are the bride of Christ, and we can build a picture of what prophecy should sound like: a husband speaking to his bride. Or, as 1 Corinthians 14:3 puts it: One who prophesies speaks to people for edification [to promote their spiritual growth] and encouragement [to uphold and advise them concerning the matters of God] and consolation [to compassionately comfort them]. (AMP)<\/i> Even when Jesus rebukes us, it is loving, encouraging, and it imparts faith along with conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical Steps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If the key to delivering a true word is to sound like Jesus, then step one of any prophecy is to get the heart of Jesus for the recipient. This is true whether you are prophesying over an individual or over a group of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Ask God to show you what He has done for the recipient.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Roll over in your heart & mind the ways that God has shown love for the person. For example, you could say to God:\n