A prophetic Word
This is the time for unprecedented commitment,
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This is the time for unprecedented commitment,
Posted by Jon Cressey
It's a journey - but it's worth it.
Posted by Jon Cressey
Here’s the picture the pastor stands up to preach, knows his subject, has studied the Greek and Hebrew texts, and done his research. The prophetic minister stands up on the...
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When prophetic people should just know better There have been times where prophetic ministry, left to its own devices has gone wrong and people have felt greatly disappointed,...
Posted by Jon Cressey
We’ve all encountered disappointment some of us handle it better, or with more maturity than others. The way that we handle our disappointment, painful as that may be, can be one...
Posted by Jon Cressey
New wine has to go in new wine-skins and it may be that the prophetic movement as it is currently known, is about to be eclipsed and displaced by an emergent prophetic ministry...
Posted by Jon Cressey
Amos’ powerful words in Amos 8:11 are not a prophecy that we expect to have a dual fulfilment in our time, but they are a stark warning to us, (whether we are ‘in the ministry’ or not) that we should not neglect the Word of God, or become over familiar with it.
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.” (Amos 8:11)
Jesus had the same attitude to the Word of God, even to the extent of declaring in his time in the desert, whilst on a 40 day fast, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” And if as the apostle Paul says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16), then what Jesus is referring to is most certainly, the written Word.
Whether we are hearing or reading the words of God, we need to ensure that we are giving due diligence to them to see what God is saying to us, about us, whether he is encouraging, warning or disciplining us and then responding in an appropriate manner, in faith and obedience.
Paul Cain is an excellent example of this pursuit of God. At age 88 he still gives time to reading, rereading, studying and immersing himself in the scriptures. His love for the King James version is well known, and he is the first to assert that until you follow Timothy’s encouragement to, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” you will rarely be able to discern what God is really saying when it comes to the prophetic ministry.
The bible tells us what God is saying, and to some extent, what he is not saying too. We must give ourselves to the bible. We need revival, we need the power of the Spirit in our lives, we need accountability, clarity of vision and purpose – but we need, far more than we think or imagine, God’s words, revealed in Scripture.
Can you imagine what it was like for Jesus as he sang the magnificent words in the psalms, knowing that they spoke about Him. Consider then, have you seen the promise, hope and encouragement that the bible says about you?
Like Paul Cain’s habit of prolonged bible-reading, we must develop a deep longing, passion and pursuit of God that ends in us having a relentless desire find ourselves in Psalm 119. It’s a long read, but the wealth of all that it ignites in our heart and life, is unspeakable.
This is the time for unprecedented commitment, maybe that should include letting the Word of God become the radical obsession of our heart.
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