PROPHECY, HOW IT AFFECTS US AND HOW WE AFFECT IT.

Glory to God! I trust you’re well and denying yourself, taking up your Cross daily and following the Example of the Lord Jesus Christ so you can rule and reign with Him in this world and the World to Come.

It’s important for God’s People to understand how Prophecy actually works. We’re a People of Prophecy. However, there’s very little teaching on Prophecy, the Office of the Prophet, the Gift of Prophecy and the Prophetic in general.

The first thing about the Prophetic is that very few Prophecies are cast in stone. In other words, just because God said something will happen, it doesn’t mean it will.

After God gave a Prophetic Word through Isaiah the Prophet to king Hezekiah that he would die, the king prayed. God then told Isaiah the Prophet to go back and tell the king he had 15 more years to live.

Most Prophetic Words are not cast in stone. That always shocks people when we say that. Prophecy is like the Will of God. Just because something is God’s Will, it doesn’t mean it will happen.

It was never God’s Will for man to sin, but here we are today. It’s God’s Will for every man to repent and come to the knowledge of the Truth, however, many continue to reject God’s Offer of Salvation.

Many Prophets prophesied recently that Donald Trump would get a second term. However, it didn’t happen like that.

After the fact, they were called false prophets.

In my case, I also prophesied that Donald Trump would get a second term, however, I also prophesied that that Word was conditional upon the Church praying.

I also prophesied that, the tide was turning towards Joe Biden, and even prophesied that Donald Trump would concede defeat, and even the day Joe Biden would be inaugurated.

Was I wrong the first time and right the second time? Not necessarily.

I recently gave a Word about Christiano Ronaldo sustaining a career-threatening injury at the World Cup if he and his team are not careful. I prophesied that this can be stopped through Prayer.

I also prophesied that I saw Christiano Ronaldo holding the FIFA Golden Ball trophy at the World Cup. However, I did qualify that what I saw was not necessarily a conclusive prediction. I usually don’t do that. I usually just give a Word, and the Lord will often assure me that it will occur as He spoke it and as a result I won’t qualify it.

We’ve just seen Portugal knocked out of the World Cup. Christiano Ronaldo didn’t get injured, perhaps in response to Prayer as cautioned.

However, Portugal not being in the final as indicated in the Word I gave, which I also cautioned was not a conclusive prediction, is what SHOULD have been.

2 Kings 3:21 says, ‘Then he took his eldest son who should have reigned in his stead, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel. And they departed from him, and returned to their own land.’

Israel, God’s Covenant People, had received a Prophetic Word from Elisha the Prophet, a credible Prophet in Israel. The Prophecy assured Israel that they would win the battle, but they didn’t.

What happened? The king of Moab sacrificed his first born son to demons and swayed the battle against Israel.

Was Elisha the Prophet wrong? No! That’s because Prophecy is almost always conditional. We have to play our part as well.

Just because God says something is going to happen, it doesn’t mean it will. This is true for certain Prophecies.

Our response determines the coming to pass of Prophecy, even its timing.

When Israel was in captivity in Babylon, Daniel the Prophet had to fast and pray so that a Prophetic Word given by Jeremiah the Prophet would come to pass. Even then, there was warfare against that Word since the Angel who was commanded to give Daniel the Response was detained in the second heaven. Had Daniel not persisted in fasting and praying, that Word would not have come to pass.

There is a difference between what SHOULD BE and what WILL BE. We have a lot to do with it.

The Muslim world fasts and prays. Even though they’re not Christians, but like the king of Moab, they’re able to sway things in the realm of the Spirit because of their sacrifice. It is my contention that they fasted and prayed for Morocco to beat Portugal, in fact, for Morocco to go as far as they have. This I believe is what is responsible for their success so far.

I believe it was God’s Desire for an Argentina-Portugal final, with the former winning the World Cup.

However, there has to be Prayer to tip the scales in either direction for that to come to pass.

For all we know, and I haven’t heard anything yet from the Lord, therefore I’m not making a prediction, Croatia is likely to beat Argentina because of the prayerfulness of eastern Europeans.

It’s not just about skill. Life is spiritual.

The reason England always does poorly at the World Cup, even though they have so many gifted players, is because of their spiritual decline.

Brazil often does well and the World Cup because of the prayerfulness of South America. That’s why it’s also possible for Argentina to go through.

It’s possible for Argentina to win, however, more than the skills of their star players, they’ll have to rely on the Grace of God, otherwise the prayerfulness of the east Europeans will tip the scales against them.

I hope that helps you understand the Prophetic somewhat.

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Glory to God!