Day 42 - Prophecy II
Aaron hopped up and down to show that he is not experiencing heel pain any more! Praise God!
These days have been incredibly eye opening. Phil Tate led a time of prophetical prayer where he spoke over us messages and pictures and scriptures that God laid on his heart. And he does it in a normal, relaxed voice. No screaming, jumping, sweating, running around or slaying people in the spirit activity. It was very refreshing. The church needs more of this from gifted people with humble hearts.
Phil taught us the whole purpose of words of prophecy or prophetic prayer is to edify and encourage people. And that certainly happened. And Phil wasn't the only guy doing prophesying, other students joined him and revealed scriptures and pictures and impressions that the holy spirit brought to mind.
Joe and Tony (Tony is a female) are a very cool couple here at the school. One of their dreams is to run a farm where they can take homeless people to minister to them and help them get on their feet. They have had trouble bringing this vision to fruition and they have felt discouraged. But while Phil was praying (and having never met Joe and Tony before) he mentioned that God was saying that He wants them to reach out to the broken... by having them in their home... or building... or FARM! It was amazing!
So, Joy and I went up. I was nervous and excited at the same time to hear from the Lord through Phil and others in our school. There were 3 things that were said.
1) Phil prophesied that Joy and I have pioneering and leadership and vision written all over us. Then he felt compelled to pray a prayer of commissioning us to start new works in other nations. He sensed a calling on our lives for this.
2) About 3 - 4 students in the school got the same picture of Joy and I dancing in a field together. And they said they felt this described what we are experiencing now. It is very true! (After the prayer, one of the students told me (as a joke) that he saw us dancing together in a field and then he heard God say, "Peter STOP!!")
3) One student said she felt that God wanted to do something special for us... something nice. Like a treat. Not sure what that means, but I liked hearing that. :)
So, obviously these things need to be tested and taken or rejected with discernment but the first one seems to totally line up with our heart for Brazil and our request that God would confirm his calling for us there. The second seems to also be a confirmation that being at the school is according to God's will and purposes to bring healing. And the third is consistent with the father heart of God giving good gifts and blessings to his beloved children. (I write all this so that you can pray and interact with Joy and I as we process these messages)
What a blessing from God today! But he didn't end there... tonight God did some more beautiful things for Joy and I through prayer. I'm sure Joy will blog about it soon. "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor" Isaiah 9:6
Thank you to all of you who are and have been praying for us, loving us, financing us, counseling us and supported us through all sorts of means and energy. You are a blessing from God and we have been feeling overwhelmingly grateful for you.
We leave for our 7 day break on Saturday (Friday in the US) and I think this blog will be silent during that time. I will try to blog offline and post our adventures when we return.
These days have been incredibly eye opening. Phil Tate led a time of prophetical prayer where he spoke over us messages and pictures and scriptures that God laid on his heart. And he does it in a normal, relaxed voice. No screaming, jumping, sweating, running around or slaying people in the spirit activity. It was very refreshing. The church needs more of this from gifted people with humble hearts.
Phil taught us the whole purpose of words of prophecy or prophetic prayer is to edify and encourage people. And that certainly happened. And Phil wasn't the only guy doing prophesying, other students joined him and revealed scriptures and pictures and impressions that the holy spirit brought to mind.
Joe and Tony (Tony is a female) are a very cool couple here at the school. One of their dreams is to run a farm where they can take homeless people to minister to them and help them get on their feet. They have had trouble bringing this vision to fruition and they have felt discouraged. But while Phil was praying (and having never met Joe and Tony before) he mentioned that God was saying that He wants them to reach out to the broken... by having them in their home... or building... or FARM! It was amazing!
So, Joy and I went up. I was nervous and excited at the same time to hear from the Lord through Phil and others in our school. There were 3 things that were said.
1) Phil prophesied that Joy and I have pioneering and leadership and vision written all over us. Then he felt compelled to pray a prayer of commissioning us to start new works in other nations. He sensed a calling on our lives for this.
2) About 3 - 4 students in the school got the same picture of Joy and I dancing in a field together. And they said they felt this described what we are experiencing now. It is very true! (After the prayer, one of the students told me (as a joke) that he saw us dancing together in a field and then he heard God say, "Peter STOP!!")
3) One student said she felt that God wanted to do something special for us... something nice. Like a treat. Not sure what that means, but I liked hearing that. :)
So, obviously these things need to be tested and taken or rejected with discernment but the first one seems to totally line up with our heart for Brazil and our request that God would confirm his calling for us there. The second seems to also be a confirmation that being at the school is according to God's will and purposes to bring healing. And the third is consistent with the father heart of God giving good gifts and blessings to his beloved children. (I write all this so that you can pray and interact with Joy and I as we process these messages)
What a blessing from God today! But he didn't end there... tonight God did some more beautiful things for Joy and I through prayer. I'm sure Joy will blog about it soon. "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor" Isaiah 9:6
Thank you to all of you who are and have been praying for us, loving us, financing us, counseling us and supported us through all sorts of means and energy. You are a blessing from God and we have been feeling overwhelmingly grateful for you.
We leave for our 7 day break on Saturday (Friday in the US) and I think this blog will be silent during that time. I will try to blog offline and post our adventures when we return.
posted by Peterzog at 11:38 PM
3 Comments:
WOW guys! that is amazing!! I can really see God doing amazing things in the lives of you and Joy! It sounds like he is really confiming that your hearts and passions for heading down to Brazil are completely in not only His will but His plan for your lives! maybe this gift he wants to give you is a child!!! Just kidding, it's just a sisters thought!! I love you both!
You have met some very interesting people. Keep blogging. I enjoy reading it. I am thinking about "prophecy" and will e-mail my thoughts soon.
Woops! I haven't realized I am making a mistake - prophesy/prophecy. Thanks Dan!
This website: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians
/errors/errors.html#errors shows common english errors. I have been making one of them.
“Prophecy,” the noun, (pronounced “PROF-a-see”) is a prediction. The verb “to prophesy” (pronounced “PROF-a-sigh”) means to predict something. When a prophet prophesies he or she utters prophecies.
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