•Receiving a “Word”

From the Bible.

CG Learning to ProphesyAugust 25, 2013

Let your spirit lead you

• This time I’m sharing with you the way I analyze Words; most of the time a word from the bible will bring other scriptures to reinforce the given word or idea, this in turn causes that the Rivers of Living water within us may freely flow bringing in revelation.

The Holy Spirit helps us

• John in his Gospel says that the Comforter will remind us from things that Jesus has thought us.

• Paul says that the Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit, helping us to understand the mysteries of God.

• The more bible you have in you, the easier to flow revelation will flow out of you.

A word given to me by my Lord.

Revelation 3:8

Ready to go

• On Tuesday July 30th as I was seating in the Airport waiting for my flight to Quito via Miami, I took my bible and asked the Lord to give me a passage from the bible that be suitable for the moment.

• Immediately in my spirit I heard: Revelation 3:8

Surprise… surprise…

• At first I thought I had received that passage before, but after reading it, I realized it was the first time that I have received that scripture as a “word” for my personal benefit.

• It took me all the day to digest it, to accept it and to finally declare it and proclaimed its benefit for me.

Receiving a word from the Bible

• Every prophetic word reveals the goodness of the Lord, and bring us closer to Him.

• The main point of a prophesy is not to highlight our qualities or gifting, but to make us realize how much our Father loves us and how great and constant His favor is upon us.

First, Pursue HIS love

• 1 Corinthians 14:1 (NKJV)• 1 Pursue love, and desire

spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

Then we can edify, exhort and comfort.

• 1 Corinthians 14:3 (NKJV)• 3 But he who prophesies speaks

edification and exhortation and comfort to men.

Here is the Word:

• Revelation 3:8 (NKJV)• 8 “I know your works.

See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it;

for you have a little strength,

have kept My word,

and have not denied My name.

Analyzing the Word.

• I’m taking this passage just as one unit, not relating it with the whole chapter; but as if would be completely on its own.

• Its not to the church of Philadelphia, but it is for my personal benefit.

• Some may say you are taking it out of contest, it could be; but that is how I felt in my spirit when receiving it.

I know your works.• An impartial expression of judgment.• Based on intimate personal relationship,

He knows all of my works, the good and the bad ones.

• He knows the motives and reason of my works which will be tested through fire.

• Invitation to reflect, to correct, to amend.• To come back to the right trajectory, to

come back to the right path.

1 Corinthians 3:13-15 (NKJV)

• All of my works will be tried by fire.

• 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

Luke 12:48 (NKJV)

• I will be required in the proportion I have received

• 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.

See,

• To perceive with the eyes.• To understand spiritually.• To give attention or care.• To perceive mentally.• To find out.• To inquire.• Go and find yourself.

I have set before you an open door

• 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NKJV)• 20 For all the promises of God in

Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

• The door is already open, the important think is not to know where the door will take me, but to take the step and enter through it

James 1:17(NKJV)

• 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

• If He has open a door for me, surely it will be according with His best plan for me, so I will enter through the door and them find out what is at the other side

An open door

• Could be to come closer to Him, to learn to trust more in Him, to “see” as He sees.

• Could be an uncommon opportunity to preach the Gospel.

• To enter into that place of blessings that has been hard to get into.

• To enter into my promised land…• To enter into the realm of revelation.

and no one can shut it;

• Romans 8:31(NIV)• 31 What, then, shall we say in response to

these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

• Man does not have the authority to change the will of God on any subject.

• No friend or foe can shut that open door!

He has the Key of David

• Revelation 3:7 (NKJV)• … “He who has the key of David, He who

opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”

• May Savior, My King has open a door of opportunity for me and no one can shut it, now, what about that?

for you have a little strength,

• At first this saddened me…• I thought, I’m strong, • I’m well fit, • I’m anointed, • I'm…• Pride can rise up from where you though

there is none. Humbleness to repent and say teach me Lord will allow the flow of HS

2 Corinthians 12:10 (NKJV)

• Then, the Holy Spirit put in my memory this scripture:

• 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NKJV)• 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities,

in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Psalm 18:1-2 (NKJV)• One of my favorite Psalms comforted

me reminding me that HE is my strength.

• 18 I will love You, O LORD, my strength.2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV)

• 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” 

• So little strength qualifies me to have His strength in me, and He becomes the horn of my salvation and my stronghold.

have kept My word,

• How we keep His Word?• He is THE WORD!• Reading it, Listening to it.• Meditating it, Pondering it.• Living it.• Then HIS WORD will naturally

flow out of you.

Part of keeping His word is reflected when:• You are about to sleep and your mind and

mouth keeps reciting a scripture or making declarations based on scriptures.

• You wake up realizing you were dreaming of doing some kind of ministry.

• You go back to sleep with prices in your mouth.

• You wake up with praising song in your lips.

and have not denied My name.• John 6:68 (NKJV)• 68 But Simon Peter answered Him,

“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

• Peter put it very clear, away from His name there is no where to go!

His name is a refuge

• Proverbs 18:10 (NKJV)• 10 The name of the LORD is a

strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.

His name brings salvation.

• Romans 10:13• New King James Version (NKJV)• 13 For “whoever calls on the name

of the LORD shall be saved.”

Important to know His name.

• Psalm 91:14 (NKJV)• 14 “Because he has set his love

upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

We need to deny ourselves and not deny His name

• Luke 9:23 (NKJV)• 23 Then He said to them all, “If

anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

Denying His name,Not good at all

• Matthew 10:33 (NKJV)• 33 But whoever denies Me before

men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.

Great Satisfaction

• At the end of the day when I was arriving home, my heart was swelling up with great satisfaction upon embracing this word that was giving to me.

• I linked it with the word given to me: “today you are Zaccheaus.”

• And with the case of the fellow of the “fellow servant” that I became as an illustration.

• So, that is the way how the Holy Spirit gives me revelation of scriptures

Activation time.

• And now it’s your turn.• Ask from the Lord a passage from the

Bible that will speak into your life.• Once you have it, write it down, ask Him

for revelation, and start to dissect it, so you can see it from different angles.

• The Lord will always speak straight to your heart. All Honor and Glory to Him.

• If you would like to ask questions or discuss your points of view, please feel free to share it whether in class or give me a call.