Scripture: Isaiah 12 v 4 - 6: "And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee."
The Lord called me to be an Intercessor in 1979 and a few months later I received the following prophecy as a confirmation of this call.
"Can you see what I have prepared for you? Come walk with me in faith says the Lord, and I will show you great and wonderful things, for your feet shall walk upon land which you have never touched in your life before; your ears will hear things which your ears have never heard before; your eyes shall see things which your eyes have never seen before says the Lord.
But be not afraid, be not afraid, you shalt walk with me in places that are deep. You shalt walk with me in places that would seem dark unto you but I am the light says the Lord and I am with you and with Me there is no darkness. Fear not that which is around you but walk with me says the Lord.
Can you see, says the Lord, that the ministry that I have called you in is way far beyond the boundaries that you can see for your ministry shall encircle this globe says the Lord. The work that I have started in this small and humble place shall spread across international borders says the Lord.
It shall be as high as the clouds, it shall be as deep as the sea, it shall be as wide and as dry as the desert yet it shall be alive and as flowing as the oceans that you can see. You would say in your heart - but it is too high, you would say in your heart that it is too wide, you would say in your heart - but it is too deep, Lord. But I ask you not to travel with me in the physical, I ask you not to travel with Me in the things that the eye can see and the ear can hear and the feet can touch, but I would ask you to travel with me in the Spirit says the Lord. For I would move with you in the Spirit, I would take you in the Spirit and I will show you great and wonderful things."
We can be the most ordinary person alive but when the Lord claims you for a purpose His power and anointing transforms you into anything but ordinary. He calls His people "peculiar" because people not aware of the work of the Holy Spirit, view Intercessors as rather different to the norm.
Sometimes the things being shown are very difficult to understand. We have to wait upon God for our understanding to be opened. Other times every new revelation is crystal clear and completely relevant.
We have to learn the ways of the Holy Spirit and its not long before we realise that the deeper we go in the life of the Spirit, the more we are rejected by other Christians, who find us strange and even unacceptable. We are accused of "going too far" or "being judgmental" or "not in tune with things that are normal".
A year ago I was reunited with a family whom I had not seen for over 25 years. A group of us had spent a weekend ministering in their church, and I had not had any further contact with them. Then in 2021, I found a message on social media asking if I was the person they met so long ago.
I was delighted to meet them again, but they were truly overjoyed, to my surprise. I do remember praying for the husband and father, but had no idea that he had received a miraculous healing. His son, who was 12 years old at the time, truly amazed me, because he remembered that I had shared the revelation of The Bride with them, and he wanted to know more.
So these are the contrasts that are part of our lives. Rejection by some, and real acceptance by others. The precious Lord Jesus knows how to heal those kind of wounds.
I saw a quote by Denzel Washington the other day. It said, When the Holy Spirit is strong upon your life, demons in other people keep a wide berth. Those demons are afraid of being exposed and cast out.
John 16 v 2 - 3: "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me."
We are living in a time when we should all be saturated in the Holy Spirit of truth, and should know or be aware of those who are walking in the way of Jesus, and those who have lost their way. If you are offended by some Christian, before you dismiss them out of hand, check your own heart in case there is a demon lurking there that does not want to be exposed. Bear in mind, what you do for or to others shall be done to you. By God.
I share these things because our Father is busy separating the sheep from the goats, and the way we treat other people is one of His yardsticks for deciding which side we are on. Too many are being deceived and our God will not allow lies, deception, falseness and undermining in His Kingdom. Please take some time to truly check yourself thoroughly as mistakes cannot be rectified later.
The prophecy above, delivered by a Pastor that later persecuted me a lot, has been fulfilled exactly as stated. Prophetic Fire blog is read daily on 5 continents, most of the good feedback I get is from pastors. So it's a blessing to those who use it to teach, uplift or warn their congregations of things that most churches have discarded for fun and entertainment.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, we have all strayed off the path from time to time. Please help us to find it again, or to stay on that straight and narrow way. When we wander we end up in the badlands, and will need help. Father thank You for Your true prophecies that encourage and bless us always. In Jesus' name. Amen.