WALK IN THE PROPHETIC WORD

“And so we have the PROPHETIC WORD confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place…” – 2 Peter 1:19.

To walk in perfection is to WALK IN THE PROPHETIC WORD: “And so we have the PROPHETIC WORD confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts” (2Pet.1:19). To walk in the Prophetic Word means: to walk in the Light of Prophecy knowing that “no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation” (vv.20-21). God wants you to walk in all that He preordained for you – fulfilling the calling that He had set into motion prior to your formation!

God told Jeremiah: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations” (Jer.1:5). God pre-planned your life, encoding in His Book the Vision to guide you to His ordained destination. Jesus discovered His assignment in the Prophetic Word: “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come – In the volume of the book it is written of Me – to do Your will, O God.’” (Heb.10:7).

Our Lord Jesus walked in the prophetic. He sought to live in the centre of the Father’s Will, ever-sensitive to divine direction, and never hesitant to align with the Prophetic Word! Here are few of the many powerful prophecies that Jesus fulfilled:

He was anointed with the Spirit of the Lord (Lk.4:17-19): “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me…” (Isa.61:1a).

He entered Jerusalem triumphantly (Mt.21:8-11; Lk.19:35-37): “…Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zech.9:9b).

He was tried and condemned to death (Mt.27:1-2): “He was taken from prison and from judgement…He was cut off from the land of the living…” (Isa.53:8).

He was crucified, pierced hands and feet (Mt.27:31; Jh.17:31): “I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint…They have pierced My hands and My feet” (Psa.22:14-16).

To walk in the Prophetic is also to understand the times: “of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command” (1Chr.12:32). Among the mighty men of David, those of the tribe of Issachar possessed the precious gift of prophetic insight with the ability to know how to apply it. Notwithstanding the proliferation of prophetic abuse and misuse in our days, the counterfeit proves the existence of the authentic. The Lord and His apostles forewarned of false prophets and pervading deception and pollution in the last days, so subtle and powerful that even the elect might be deceived if that were possible (Mt.24:4,24; 1Tim.4:1; 2Pet.2:1; 1Jh.4:1). This is the more reason for the True Prophetic to arise and shine!

We need Prophetic anchors to live victoriously in these perilous days; yet multitudes have no clue of the times and seasons. It is high time to awake out of slumber (Rom.13:11; Eph.5:14). It is time to rightly discern true from false prophecy, and know what to do about the things we rightly discern. The Lord commanded that we not only PRAY, but WATCH (Mt.24: 42-43; 26:41; Lk.21:36). The prophetic clock is ticking toward the final hours of this age when the Lord Jesus will return in power and great glory to judge the entire humanity (Mt.24:30). The sons of Issachar understood their times, and knew what to do.

Watching and praying, we can too. Now, in Jesus name, we can walk in perfection with God, in His Word, Will, and covenant obedience; in the Spirit, by grace, faith, hope, and love. We can walk in the reality of redemption; in righteousness, sanctification, holiness, purity, humility, integrity, liberty, and wisdom. We can walk in perfect peace, authority, power, divine strength, boldness, royalty, and dominion. We can walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing Him always. We can walk in Prophetic Accuracy – in Prophetic Precision and Prophetic Perfection!