Good morning. Here’s breakfast. I hope you’re hungry.
Acts 2:17-18 (NKJV)
And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
· Here is the classic promise concerning the Spirit that was spoken by Peter just after the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost. He was referring to the prophecy of Joel (Joel 2: 28 – 32) from the Old Testament.
· Jesus had risen from the dead and as promised, had poured out His Spirit on the Church and the good news is that He never called Him back which means the same Spirit that filled those early believers still fills our lives today-- the same Spirit!
· It says that when the Spirit is present (poured out) people would begin to dream and have vision and they will prophesy, men and women will begin to prophesy (speak out God’s plans and Word and proclaim things that are to come).
· Are you a manservant or maidservant of the Lord? If so, then start to prophecy more in your life and begin to listen to what the Spirit of God is saying deep within you concerning the situation you are in and against what seems physically possible. Begin to speak the Word of the Lord.
· People have made prophesy weird and spooky and seemingly un-doable by normal everyday folk and that is not how God designed it. Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy and He resides within your life. This means in any given situation He has something better to say about the outcome. Oh that we would have ears to hear, faith to believe and confidence to proclaim the intentions of God over the things we face.
· It is written, “AND THEY WILL PROPHECY…,” so you do not have to be a prophet to prophecy just a servant of the Lord and a son or daughter of His kingdom. Today, if there is something in your world that needs to turn around then don’t stay silent but begin to prophesy and find God’s Word for the situation from the Bible and speak the Word and the plans of God over it.
· Remember that spoken words of faith can still move mountains.
Bless you and don’t stay silent. The Spirit has been poured out and never withdrawn so listen to Him today and the speak out with confidence what you hear.
Bless you and have a naturally prophetic day
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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