Prophecy

(Lesson Suitable for 6 - 12 years old)

INTRODUCTION

Have you ever heard the word Prophecy? If yes, tell me what you understand by the word PROPHECY.

·       Prophecy is an act of telling what will happen in the future, Prophecy is an act of telling about an event before it occurs.

·       Prophecy is a gift from God to his children, to command their desire into existence, through the Word of God.

·       A child of God prophesies in prayer, using the knowledge of the word of God, or what God shows you during meditation in His word or by the inspiration of the Holyspirit 2 Peter 1 v 20 - 21

·       As believers, the gift of prophecy is our magic wand, which we weild when God opens our eyes to see the truth about what is happening to us presently, or what will happen in the future.

Synonyms:

To prophesy means to -

       Predict

       Foretell

       Order

       Command

       Decree

       Demand 

       Establish

Illustration

Have you ever been to a restaurant to have a meal with your family? Tell me about it

When you got there, how did you get your food?

·       You chose a restaurant to visit

·       You literarily checked the menu

·       Made a choice of food and called the waiter

·       Ordered the waiter, to bring this and that

·       And without hesitation, your order appears on your table.

·       Before or after your meal, you paid money.

You pick up the menu to know what the restaurant offers

The menu from which you place you order is the word of God. This is the Bible.

The Bible is not just a book. It is the manual for living a victorious Christian life. The Bible is full of God’s promises (like delicious, nourishing meals). When you pick up the Bible to study, the meals available in it are always hot and fresh. It’s like the yummiest chicken burger I have ever had. Oh my! It’s aroma fills the room, and refreshes the soul. You can savour the peace that comes with studying the word of God. It is simply amazing, heavenly!

Come on, roll your eyes back and say……...Yummy! The word of God is delightful to His children.

If you don’t eat from the word of God, your spirit man will starve to death. Which of these two do you think is well fed and strong enough to live healthy life? That is how our spirit man looks like. Healthy or Malnourished.

Call on the waiter

The waiters are the angel of God. they serve us, they wait on us. Heb 1 v 14 and Psalm 34 v 7 They carry out our instructions, in the spiritual realm. When you prophesy in prayers, you are simply placing an order for your meal, and it will soon arrive. Amen.

Prophesy - Place your order

This is the real deal. A child of God is not a slave or a beggar. The Bible says we should decree a thing, and it shall be done Job 22 v 28.

With assurance of faith, prophesy a good future, healing, deliverance, breakthrough etc and it will happen. Speak boldly, God hears! Jer 33 v 3

Placing your demand on the angels of God should not be confused with prideful prayers. I am not saying you should be boastful or arrogant in prayers like the man who prayed in Luke 18 v 10-14. What I am saying is that you must be full of faith and God assurance, when prophesying His word, to become a reality in your life. Don’t pray pitiful prayers, don’t beg pitifully. Access God throne, gracefully, boldly. 1 John 5 v 14



Be warned though. If you order what is not on the menu, the waiter will not honour your order, likewise, if you prophesy what does not conform with the Bible, the Word of God or if you prophesy what is against God’s will, you are at risk of just bluffing. The angels of God wont understand your language.

It is like computer program. How many of you understand coding? if you enter an invalid command language, the computer throws up an error. So children of God who want to prophesy and command the best results to happen in the future, must do so within the confines of the love of God, and in alignment with the will of Jesus.

You pay money

Do you also notice that you pay money for what you order in a restaurant? When you prophesy in prayer, the currency of payment is faith! If you make an order in a restaurant without money, your order will not be honoured.

Likewise, if you prophesy in prayer, commanding something into existence, it can only be granted if you have faith! Heb 11 v 1

Faith is the substance of what we hope for, the evidence of what you can not see. when you prophecy, you are speaking about what does not physically exist yet. How then do you prophesy the future, without believing what you say? Without faith, you cannot get anything from God! Heb 11 v 6

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

For you children, synonyms of faith are: Confidence, Boldness, Assurance in God etc

In prophesying, believing the word of God you profess (say), is highly important. 

Do you understand?



If you have money, you can buy most of your physical heart desires. Likewise, if you have faith, even as little as a small seed, you can command, order and prophesy your Godly heart desires into existence. So FAITH is the currency you use, when transacting with heaven.

Prophecy is a 3 course meal. Yummy!

Starter:

This is praise, worship and meditation in the Word. It brings alive your appetite, gets you into the mood of praying and ultimately prophesying.

Main course (buffet, platter, take away etc): these are private and corporate prayers and prophecies…as you grow more matured in Christ, these are various ways to reap God’s promises for your life

Desert: reassuring testimonies from yourself and other children of God that you hear.

Before you prophesy, always start with praise. Jesus offered praise to God, before he spoke to Lazarus to rise from the dead. Read John 11 v 41 - 44



Ouch, Beware of Food Poisoning. Beware of Alergy!

Food poisoning is when a meal goes wrong in your body. This may be because you have allergy, or because the chef served you a bad food.

Evil prophecies are food poisoning. Avoid them by all means. When you see someone who says negative things to you or around you, run away or cut them off. Reject it immediately. That is food poisoning.

A child of God must be allergic to sin. You avoid it by all means. Just as you are watchful to remove a food ingredient you’re allergic to, from your food, you must be watchful to remove sin from your life, otherwise, whatever you prophesy will not happen.

Also beware of fake prophets who speak doom. Matt 24 v 4 - 5 says in the end time, there will fake prophets who speak what God does not say, because of their love for money.

People who prophesy what is not the will of God are fake prophets, we must run away from them. Read 2 Peter 2 v 1 - 3

The Act of Prophesying

I am sure by now, you, as a child is wondering, 'How Do you Prophesy'?

We have used the illustration of food and restaurant, to help you understand what prophesy, order, decreeing means. Now let us discuss the act of prophesying. You simply utter the following words, in prayer:

The Bible says…abc… and It is written…efg…………..therefore I prophesy that ……xyz………..will happen, in the name of JESUS. Amen. 

This looks like prayer, yes it is indeed prayer, but a higher realm in praying.

In praying, you simply request, but in prophesying you command, you order and you stand as an authority, using God's word to command, or speak of what God shows you about yourself, someone else or any thing. You speak the Word of God, as the Lord puts it into your mouth, about what is happening presently, or about the future.

Do you understand?

So stand up and let us prophesy

Dear father, I have heard your word today, I thank you for making me your child. And by being your child, I have assurance that whatever I say here on heart, shall be granted in heaven, Matt 18 v 18 - 20. Therefore I prophesy, that I am a blessed child. I prophesy, that I will live long and serve God. I prophesy that family will experience breakthrough. My family is healthy and rich. I break free from sin and fear. I am the head, not the tail. I see a bright future ahead of me. My light is shining bright. I am wise. I am strong. I am a hero.

In Jesus name.

Amen.

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