In this shaken and shaking and fragile world we need a word of assurance and reassurance and the apostle John reminds us of Him who lives forever and ever, in Revelation Chapter 10 and verse 5. You may need to be reminded of that. Have a look at the following article taking us through the theme As the end of time draws near there arise a need for ministry start up coaching and consulting.
God goes out and apprehends someone - by the Lakeside - at his tax-collecting booth - or knocks him off his horse and blinds him for three days. God has His way of attracting our attention, and no man just decides to take up this department. There has to be a response. Often it can take the form of, "I can't do that" - "I'm only a child" - "I cannot speak" - or even, "You have come to the wrong man."
These are good signs because men of God are invariably reluctant to take up the task at the start, but the person has eventually won around to following Jesus Christ. Too many people, Jesus was a phony, but to as many, as received Him, He gave power. Some could not receive Paul's ministry, but when people accepted that he was sent by the risen living Jesus, they drew from him something of the life and love of God.
Why did he speak with such confidence? He spoke because he deeply believed it had come from the author of truth-God Himself. Marking is a term that indicates surety. In other words, we are sure, confident and know without a doubt that God has spoken. When we mark what God has said it leaves no doubt in the mind of the receiver of the prophetic word spoken by God. The prophet, Jeremiah, affirms the "marking" principle in the following passage.
In these final moments of time, do you know what God is going to do? Revelation tells us! God is going to raise up preachers, and preachers who will be prophetic. He will have a band of prophetic preachers or a community of prophets. Prophets do not just teach the Word and expound the Scriptures, but they give a direct word from God.
One helpful insight and accurate definition regarding prophecy is - "the ability granted by the Holy Spirit to a believer to speak forth words which proceed from God that does come from the believer's wisdom, understanding or education." Sometimes what God reveals is for sharing immediately. Occasionally, the prophet may have to wait patiently for weeks or months and remain quiet, keeping that word in his heart until the correct moment.
To share what is in this book you must experience it personally. You cannot communicate this word if you have not eaten it and swallowed it and digested it. This part of Revelation is as personal as the messenger from Almighty God says, take it and eat it and receive it - all of it - and then proclaim it and share it.
Jeremiah wanted to run a mile from God when God called him to exercise a prophetic ministry. God had left the church of that day, and the Jerusalem priests were unaware of what had happened. The burden Jeremiah carried was hefty, causing him to weep. Weeping can be part of the experience of today's prophets.
God goes out and apprehends someone - by the Lakeside - at his tax-collecting booth - or knocks him off his horse and blinds him for three days. God has His way of attracting our attention, and no man just decides to take up this department. There has to be a response. Often it can take the form of, "I can't do that" - "I'm only a child" - "I cannot speak" - or even, "You have come to the wrong man."
These are good signs because men of God are invariably reluctant to take up the task at the start, but the person has eventually won around to following Jesus Christ. Too many people, Jesus was a phony, but to as many, as received Him, He gave power. Some could not receive Paul's ministry, but when people accepted that he was sent by the risen living Jesus, they drew from him something of the life and love of God.
Why did he speak with such confidence? He spoke because he deeply believed it had come from the author of truth-God Himself. Marking is a term that indicates surety. In other words, we are sure, confident and know without a doubt that God has spoken. When we mark what God has said it leaves no doubt in the mind of the receiver of the prophetic word spoken by God. The prophet, Jeremiah, affirms the "marking" principle in the following passage.
In these final moments of time, do you know what God is going to do? Revelation tells us! God is going to raise up preachers, and preachers who will be prophetic. He will have a band of prophetic preachers or a community of prophets. Prophets do not just teach the Word and expound the Scriptures, but they give a direct word from God.
One helpful insight and accurate definition regarding prophecy is - "the ability granted by the Holy Spirit to a believer to speak forth words which proceed from God that does come from the believer's wisdom, understanding or education." Sometimes what God reveals is for sharing immediately. Occasionally, the prophet may have to wait patiently for weeks or months and remain quiet, keeping that word in his heart until the correct moment.
To share what is in this book you must experience it personally. You cannot communicate this word if you have not eaten it and swallowed it and digested it. This part of Revelation is as personal as the messenger from Almighty God says, take it and eat it and receive it - all of it - and then proclaim it and share it.
Jeremiah wanted to run a mile from God when God called him to exercise a prophetic ministry. God had left the church of that day, and the Jerusalem priests were unaware of what had happened. The burden Jeremiah carried was hefty, causing him to weep. Weeping can be part of the experience of today's prophets.
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