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Because I get so many dreams and visions, and they are ‘common-place’ in my life, and the supernatural has almost become ‘natural’ for me, in the past I have looked down on my prophetic ministry and on some of the words I get (almost snootily) and have also ranked in order of importance the words I get. So for example if a word I got is very simple - or sounded so to me - I would likely not view it as ‘worthy’ as the other more lengthy or more ‘interesting’ words and so I would not run to deliver it in the same way and possibly would not even deliver it at all. After all, I would reason to myself, that is obvious, right?! The person MUST know this already. This attitude is of course wrong, as God’s word is God’s word and the most simple words he can use in awesome ways. I am also not called to be the ‘judge’ of these words in this sense of judging them, and neither can I assume anything. God dealt with this attitude earlier this year, and I have since repented and promised to deliver all messages, big or small, whenever I have gotten them unless otherwise instructed by Him.

I was at my church’s homegroup last night when I was reminded once again of the importance of this, and the impact a ’simple’ word can have. A couple of weeks ago I delivered what I thought was a simple enough message. I knew it was from God to bless, encourage and inspire someone but did not realise JUST how much it would impact the recipient’s life. The recipient told me last night: ‘The word was bang on target. Before I had not truly realised that God knew everything. I did not really believe it, and far less did I believe he knew or cared about every aspect of MY life. Your words described exactly how I was feeling in a way I could totally identify with, it hit me to the core and made me realise that God does know everything..” Not only was the lady able to recieve ministry into her feelings of poor self-worth etc, but more importantly she has realised the greatness and omniscience of God and to what lengths he will go to tell her he loves her and cares about her.

So prophecy edifies the church and it also glorifies God. To reveal the greatness and omniscience of God … this echos the Apostle Paul’s words where he urged the Corinthian church to prophesy as if an unbeliever came in among them, the secrets of their heart would be revealed by the prophets and the unbeliever would fall on their knees crying, ‘Truly God dwells among you!’

Where prophecy becomes relatively common place, whether in an individual’s or church’s life (as it was in Corinth), I believe it can be ‘despised’ or at least not valued as highly as it ought. This is specifically the reason why I believe Paul admonishes them not to look down on upon this gift. I encourage us all to not look down on prophecy, and rather eagerly desire it and fan it into flame. Never look down on what seems the short and simple either. Short and sweet = sweet!