I can’t count the number of times I’ve read about prophets in the Bible days who prophesied on several occasions and all their predictions came to pass. As great and amazing as this act of the Spirit of God is, I never value it as much as I should.
But on one fateful day, I was opportuned to meet a prophet of God who never saw me face-to-face, yet told me everything in my heart and about my past life. Immediately, the scene reminded of the parts of the Bible where people had a similar encounter.
That singular experience made me desired this gift of prophecy so much that it seemed as if I was desperate for it. To call a spade, a spade, I coveted this act of the spirit of God.
Thank God I did. Today, to the glory of God, I can now prophesy.
Although it is bad to covet the things of your neighbor as stated in the 10 commandment, it is never bad to covet the gifts of God. Praise the Lord.
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way..
1 Corinthians 12:31
Notably, being able to prophesy does not make anyone a prophet of God. More so, you don’t have to be a prophet before you can prophesy correctly…another goodness of God.
So, to prophesy correctly, what do you do?
There is need for me to clarify what it means to prophesy before I show you the easiest way to prophesy.
Prophecy Meaning In The Bible
To prophesy means to reveal the past or accurately predict the future. In other words, the dictionary prophecy meaning is incomplete as it doesn’t include the revelation of the past.
To buttress this point, Prophet Micaiah, when told to prophesy by King Ahab (Israel) and King Jehoshaphat (Judah), told them what will happen (future) when they go to war in 1 Kings 22:17. In addition, he told them what transpired in heaven few minutes back in 1 Kings 22:21 (past) before King Ahab 400 prophets prophesied lies to him.
In other words, anyone who tells you about your past or predict your future is prophesying.
More so, no man or woman can prophesy without the presence of the spirit of God (praise the Lord). In absence of the Holy Spirit, no one dare prophesy. As long as you hold on to this truth, you can never go wrong. Mind you, the Holy Spirit don’t just move around the world seeking whom he may dwell on; however, I guarantee if you seek him, earnestly, you will find him.
In fact, calling him during your personal worship session in your bedroom can make him come down to dwell on you.
However, the easiest way to make him come upon you is locate the gathering of prophets who are already prophesying. Hope you’ve not forgotten no one can prophesy without his presence. Intuitively, for group of prophets to prophesy shows and confirms his presence.
Let me prove this to you from the very Bible story you are conversant with. In 1 Samuel 19:20…
Then Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
When Saul was desperately seeking the life of David, he seized every opportunity that came his way. There came a night David escaped the Javelin of Saul. As soon as he escaped, he ran to Samuel who later took him to Naioth where both of them stayed.
In no time, King Saul was informed. As you’ve heard and read from the Bible, he sent some of his Messengers to bring down David. The moment those Messengers got to Naioth in Ramah, they met Samuel with the other prophets prophesying and before they carried out their mission, they began to prophesy.
Of course, these messengers knew next to nothing about the meaning of prophecy in the Bible days. More so, none of them was a prophet or son of a prophet. Had we had any of them like that, he would definitely had prophesied about the result of their mission.
Besides, all that I’ve mentioned, none of the Messengers “desired” this act of the spirit of God, yet they all prophesied…the goodness of God.
That event confirmed the way the spirit of God operates. If you find yourself among people or in close proximity to where people — not necessarily prophets — who prophesied are, it won’t take time before you realize the spirit is upon you.
Thank God it was not a one-time occurrence, some people who would have dismissed this assertion and disprove of this easiest means of prophesying. In verse 21 and 22, he sent other Messengers who got to Naioth in Ramah and prophesied even though they also didn't know the meaning of prophecy. Praise the Lord.
To Saul, these messengers were not serious. As a result of their “unseriousness,” he went to Ramah himself. In fact, his own manner of prophecy was quite shocking as he started prophesying before he got to Ramah. No one can escape this act of God when His spirit comes upon him or her.
In fact, the easiest way to know if the spirit of God has come upon someone is through the act of prophecy. However, never be mistaken, as such applies to the spirit of God, so does it applies to the devilish spirit.
How do I mean?
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
1 Samuel 18:10
A devilish spirit can make one prophesy as you read it happened to King Saul. Before he went to Ramah, an evil spirit that tormented him made him prophesy. Even with the act of prophecy, David was still stand-by to deliver him. Can you imagine? Someone who prophesied needed deliverance. No wonder the people often mistake false prophets for good ones.
Believe you me, untold number of prophets on earth are being driven by evil spirits even though they prophesy. Consequently, an act of prophecy does not make anyone a righteous person.
Therefore, confirm the identity of the group of people who prophesy before you go near them in your quest to prophesy correctly as laid down in this write-up.
God will deliver us from the Wolves that all appear in sheep’s clothing in Jesus name (Amen).
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