PROPHETIC IN-CHARGE

[Apostle Paul Johnson Asamoah]

PROPHETIC IN-CHARGE
When I say Prophetic In-Charge, what I mean is the secret of the prophetic ministry. I am trying to bring to the mind of people how important this ministry of the prophet is.

In our Christian lives, we can not eliminate this ministry completely and get direction to our lives. Even the word of God is prophetic. If the word of God cannot pass away, how then can prophesy pass away or be eliminated. So prophetic in-charge because the word of God is in-charge of everything we see in the world. The word of God can never be compared with any word from human being. The word of God never return to Him void like the word from men. Any word that does not come from God cannot succeed. Any where the word of God goes there would definitely be a change because every word that comes from God rules every where.

So God is using prophets as His messengers to prophesy and give direction to His people on earth. We can actually read and understand the word of God but we need prophets to stand on that word to give us direction to our lives. This is not also to say that word of prophesy comes to deceive people but to tell the truth about a situation and to give direction as to how one can come out of that situation as God leads them (Prophets). God gives His word and accompany it with direction. God would not send you without given you a direction to where you should go otherwise you are likely to miss your way.

Very soon we would enter into the Bible to search the truth about this topic. To know God is to search the scriptures. God gave us His word for us to be able to live our lives accordingly. Gods mind is His word. The word of God is everything. So it is more than millions of dollars can offer you. The word of God brings you the dollars that you are searching for. Jesus says seek first the Kingdom of God and its righteousness and all other things shall be added unto you.

We noticed that the way the prophets prayed in the Bible days are different from the way any man or woman of God prayed in those days. The prophets pray and give direction at the same time and as soon as the people follow the direction given by these prophets, their situation change. Prophets come out with issues about the past, present and the future. Acknowledge that, that is how God is. He has an idea about your past, present and future. God always sees ahead before it happens. Forget about the false prophets because what ever they declare would never come to pass. False prophets even are not bold enough to voice something out because they know they would be revealed as false prophets when their prophesies do not come to pass. As Christians, we also ought to ensure that we are in the Spirit at all times. Anytime we are in the Spirit, we are able to differentiate between the voice of the true prophets and the false ones. You would also be able to tell whether what they are telling you is a confirmation of what the Lord has told you already or not when you are in the Spirit.

2 Chronicles 20:20b says Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

You may ask, how can we know the false prophets. Watch out if what they tell you is in line with the word of God. Also check whether they really represent God by their deeds. In all these, we need to be in the Spirit to discern the false ones. The Bible says none of the words spoken by Samuel ever failed like the word of God itself. No word from God would return to Him void.

Jesus once met a rich man and gave him a direction by which he can be saved. He said go and sell everything that you have and give the money to the poor and then come and follow me, but that man refused because the Bible said he was very rich. This does not make Jesus a false prophet but rather Jesus knew the mans heart that it was difficult for him to give out what he has in order to attain eternal life.

When you go to see a Doctor, he would tell you what is actually wrong with you after running some series of test on you though you may have told him you have fever or headache. So it is with the prophetic ministry.

In acts 9, we read about the account of Paul who was on his way to Damascus to persecute the church when he fell off his donkey and became blind. Ananias was told of what happened to Paul already by God because he was in the presence of God. Banabas also testified that Paul was a Christian because he was in the Spirit whereas the other believers were running away from Paul thinking he came to persecute them. Because they were looking only with the eyes of the physical and not with the eyes of the Spirit, they thought negative rather than positive.

The reason why I am making this point to you is because I want people to have a personal relationship with God rather than with men. Refuse to look or believe with the physical eye and start to believe and see things in the realm of the Spirit because Gods idea is always different from mans idea. When you are in the presence of God, God reveals a lot of hidden things to you. The Bible says call upon me and I would answer you and show you mighty things that you know nothing about. So choose to spent time in His presence.

In 2 Kings 3:19-22, we read about Elisha and how he helped the people of God. Elisha when confronted never suggests prayer to stop the situation. Rather he gave them a direction to follow by which the problem would be solved. The Bible said when they did as the prophet Elisha directed them, their waters was healed to this day. Let us assume that they were praying all throughout the situation without any change until the prophet came to give them a direction. Let us learn something here, when Elisha asked for the bowl, the people responded and acted accordingly because they knew Elisha to be a true man of God. So we also get to watch out which prophet claim to be giving us direction to follow whether he is true prophet. Also notice that they were other men of God in that city of Jericho , but let us ask why God rather used Elisha rather than the others, the answer is simple, because he was a prophet.

So you reading or hearing from me know that you need a prophet to give you a direction to that problem you are praying about. God has answered you but you just need a direction to benefit from that answer.

Moses was also giving a direction to lead the children of Israel when God told him to use the rod in his hand to divide the sea for them to cross on dry ground. There are at times you may be praying about a situation and get confuse eventually not knowing what to do, in this case you need a prophet to direct you on what to do.

The children of Israel also when in Egypt was also given a direction by the Lord to follow. They were asked to kill a sheep and use the blood to mark their door post which they followed. So the destroyer could not come near their door when he was sent because they followed that direction. Sometimes these directions may look and sound foolish, but when we are able to follow them, we would be blessed. Before you even go into marriage you need a direction.

Let me share this testimony with you. Just this Friday (12th December 2008), I prophesied about promotion in somebodys life. He later came to testify that it came to pass. There was also a day I was going to get some paper document on a car I bought. The Lord prompted me of a woman who was sitting quietly at a corner. The Lord told me that this woman has a problem, so I consulted her and she confirmed that she was married but without a child. I asked her to write it out on paper for me and give the specific date she wants to get pregnant, before that date, she conceived and now she is with a child.

People always criticize this office of the prophet but there is no doubt that we need the prophets in many situations. 2 Kings 3:23 says that some children began afterwards to make fun of Elisha and when Elisha cursed them, they were all destroyed. So let us watch out not to criticize. Though there are false prophets in the system, there are also true prophets of God. Those children Elisha cursed were just making fun with the intention that Elisha was a false prophet and yet they were destroyed. Jesus says just leave them, time will tell of their stand. Satans Power can never rule over believers. The Bible says greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.

To clearly identify false prophets, please read Revelation 13:11- to the end. But after knowing who they are, what I want you not to do is giving them attention. Refuse to recognize them and just focus on God.


These are some scriptures for further study;

Deuteronomy 18:15 going
Deuteronomy 18:21-22
Luke 2:36-37
2Samuel 7:2
1 Kings 17:1
1 Kings 3
:18:19
2 Chronicle 18:3-8
Luke 7:16
Acts 7:52
Acts 11:27-28
Jeremiah. 2:30
2 Kings 2:3
2 Kings 3:11-20
2 Kings 2:22-30
Ezekiel 1:1-2
Luke 3:15
Mark 9:3 going
Mark 10:37
Revelation 13:11-
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