Gift of Prophecy

 

    When you are maturing in your relationship with Jesus it is the time to grow.  You grow by pushing into the relationship instead of living like you always have.  You start when you seek His love and spiritual gifts.  Prophecy is the least understood of these gifts, but it is meant to encourage, strengthen, and comfort the people around you.

    The Spiritual Gift of Prophecy edifies the church.  It directs the church.  Tongues is the language of angels (the mysteries of the Spirit), but it is useless without revelation, instruction, and understanding.  Prophecy gives you those, but they still need interpretation or it is useless.  All words have meaning, so we should use them to empower people not confuse or hurt them.  Tongues needs to work with Prophecy to have revelation.  

    As you learn what you spiritual gifts are, start to excel in them.  Be zealous with them to build up the church,  Pray in your spirit while you sing in your mind so that you use the gifts with thanksgiving in the best possible way.  We don't want our gifts to be unfruitful.  Every gift is meant to edify the church, but prophecy gets the most attention.  

    Tongues are for non-believers while prophecy is for believers.  They work together to build the church to give the church order and peace.  The church must understand submission, so that it will function properly.  At the same time it needs to allow everyone to use their spiritual gifts in an orderly fashion and fitting order.

1 Corinthians 14