5 Prophetic Exercises

5 PROPHETIC EXERCISES

PROPHETIC EXERCISE ONE

Learn To Prophesy 3 Descriptions About One Word

The Lord gave me a very simple lesson on learning to prophesy. I heard Him say to me, “Find new joy in expression. I kindle your thoughts and heart. Bring them into alignment with My mind. What do we have here?”

I then saw a vision of myself holding something very simple. It was a candle.

Then I heard the Lord say, “Choose 3 words about a candle. Now prophesy it.” {So I thought of the 3 words, Light, to See and Clarity.}

Again I heard: “Alliances. I will team you with angels. Who will go forth at your bidding. Charged with My Presence. Sonic boom. My voice is like thunder.”

PROPHESY WORD TO PONDER: LEARNING HOW TO PROPHESY

Beloved ones I have heard your desires to learn how to prophesy. I have taught you how to fish for My Word. And now I want you to eat this to the fullest of My intent. Learn how to overcome your inhibitions and partner with Me to release My Word on earth. First learn to pray what you see and hear. Make your supplications with thanksgiving and requests. Now turn these same thanksgiving and requests into prophetic proclamation.

I send you many object lessons, word parables, each strung together like pearls of wisdom. When you ponder the object lesson, I will kindle your thoughts in alignment with My mind. Start with something very simple, like one object. Find 3 words that describe the purpose of that object and you have the theme of the lesson. Now turn those descriptions into spiritual language always weaving in My scripture as I bring it to mind.

Beloved, My Words through your voice shall go across the land through angels as they are sent forth through hearing My Word. These Words are charged with My Presence. Even as thunder breaks forth in suddenlies in the sky above your head, so My angels are loosed at the voice of My Word.

Ps 103:20-22 NKJV

Bless the LORD, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word. Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless the LORD, all His works, in all places of His dominion.

Ps 26:7-8 NKJV

That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wondrous works. LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells.

Jer 50:2 NKJV

"Declare among the nations, Proclaim , and set up a standard; Proclaim - do not conceal it.

Isa 61:1-2 NKJV

To proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.

WORD \STUDY: PROCLAIM

OT PROCLAIM

qara' OT:7121 qara' (kaw-raw'); a primitive root {rather identical with OT:7122 through the idea of accosting a person met}; to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

KJV - bewray {self}, that are bidden, call (for, forthself,, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim (-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

NT PROCLAIM

euaggelizo NT:2097 euaggelizo (yoo-ang-ghel-id'-zo); from NT:2095 and NT:32; to announce good news("evangelize") especially the gospel

KJV - declare, bring (declare, show) glad (good) tidings, preach (the gospel).

PROPHETIC EXERCISE TWO

Learn To Prophesy A Parable

I was listening to John Paul Jackson's tape about participating in a prophetic exercise on how to prophesy. He spoke about taking up an object and thinking about it and seeing if the Lord would say something through it. That's my kind of language, I love how Jesus speaks to us through parables.

I was in bed, so I picked up the remote control that operates my adjustable bed. (Adjustable beds raise the head or feet up into different positions.) I heard the Lord say, “I am in your hand!” I was so tickled to hear Him say that and I pondered the functions of my remote control bed clicker and how that relates to the Lord. Here is the Word”

PROPHESY WORD TO PONDER: I AM EASY WITHIN YOUR REACH

I will raise you up and I will carry you down. And I will carry you and gently hold you in all these places. As you press into Me, I will give you a green light that says, "Go for it, move!" My purpose in this season of your life is to make you comfortable in your rest. Relax and let Me carry you. Rest and place your body in My hands. As you tremble with a touch of My power, I can relax you and bring you into a deeper rest in Me. I have made you the head and not the tail and I am putting all things at your feet. I AM easily within reach.

"Then Moses answered and said, "But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, 'The LORD has not appeared to you.'" So the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod." (Ex 4:1-2 NKJV)

PROPHETIC EXERCISE THREE

Proclaim Your Prayers

I heard the Lord say, “They are making proclamation all across the land. Inhibited. I will help you. See how to do this, pray out loud. Now prophesy it, YES.”

That is a wonderful idea of how to prophesy. Pray a simple short prayer out loud. Then proclaim the prayer using action words that it will happen.

PRAYER: “Lord I pray that You will give my Son a safe journey today in Jesus name.”

PROPHESY: My Son will have a safe journey today in Jesus Name!

Look how Paul turned his prayers into an active blessing, prophesy and proclamation:

Eph 1:21 NKJV

Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

PROPHETIC EXERCISE FOUR

Prophesy What You See Or Hear

I saw some beautiful pearls strung together and they were solid gold. I heard the Lord say, “Our kind of relationship, the seer anointing. To prophesy what you see. I will teach you. Shall we begin now? Lot's of lessons. Plenty out there.”

Remember that when the Lord speaks it is always in part and pieces, not the whole picture at once. Dont wait for a huge word, or a huge vision. Rather wait for Him to start the revelation and see if He wants to add to it. Often times when you are prophesying, the pieces will come one after the other, but only after you start.

1 Cor 13:8-10 NKJV

For we know in part and we prophesy in part.

If you see a picture vision or hear a sentence from the Lord, first learn how to share what you see or hear in a way that makes sense to others. Simply say what you saw or heard. Describe it, but keep it simple. Always try to connect what you saw or heard by sharing a scripture. You dont need to quote the scripture word for word, but share it in a way that you remember and the Holy Spirit will quicken the right words for you.

Now after you have learned to share what you see and hear, then turn it into a prophesy. A prophesy is the Lord speaking instead of you talking about what He said. He is announcing what He is doing. It is that easy.

EXAMPLE: I saw a string of solid gold pearls. I heard the Lord say He had many lessons and that He would teach us how to prophesy what we see.

PROPHESY: I have given you many golden pearls of prophetic lessons strung together. I will teach you how to prophesy what you see and hear. Line upon line and precept upon precept, I will teach you.

Isa 28:9-10 NKJV

"Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line. Here a little, there a little."

PROPHETIC EXERCISE FIVE

Learn To Prophesy Scripture

There is a stereotype regarding writers and I have to say that I fit the mold. I always say I would be happy writing in a warm cabin sitting by the fire. I picture this wonderfully cozy little place in the woods somewhere, away from all the noise of busy city life. There is only silence for miles around but I can hear the gentle rain falling on the leaves and ferns outside. Somehow in that little day dream, I still have electricity and the internet!

I share that because there are basically two kinds of people. Introverts and extroverts. The first type of person likes to think a lot. They ponder and mediate, read and reflect. The second type of person likes to work out all their problems by talking them through. They talk and take action.

If you are the mediator kind of person, you will enjoy reading scripture, but it may be a stretch for you to do this exercise. Consider that this exercise releases powerful things to happen in the Spirit world that releases angels to go forth on His Word.

EXERCISE:

1. Instead of silently reading the scripture, read it out loud. Get used to hearing your voice speaking scripture. When you speak it, your ears hear it and it penetrates deeper into your memory and heart. Become fluent in speaking scripture.

2. Go back and turn that same portion of scripture into a prayer. Ask the Lord and speak your prayer out loud, using that same scripture. You are praying in exact accordance with God’s will and you will receive it.

3. Turn the same scripture into a prophesy as spoken from the Lord directly to yourself or others. Angels go forth on these Words.

EXAMPLE PRAYER: Oh Lord, let....

Ps 19:14NKJV

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.

EXAMPLE PROPHESY: The words of your mouth and the meditation of your heart are acceptable in My sight, says Your LORD, your strength and your Redeemer.

EXAMPLE PROPHESY: I AM turning the words of your mouth and the meditations of your heart to be acceptable in My sight. I AM your Lord, I AM your Strength, I AM your Redeemer.

IT’S OK TO PARAPHRASE SCRIPTURE BY MEMORY

When Jesus quoted scripture to the devil, He did not quote it word for word. In the first of the three temptations, He deleted one word from the original:

Matt 4:4 NKJV

But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"

Deut 8:3-4 NKJV

...that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

In the third of the three temptations, He paraphrased 2 scriptural themes. No where in the OT does it say it exactly as Jesus spoke it. Instead Jesus was taking the scriptural concepts of worship and serving and He spoke it in one proclamation against the enemy.

Matt 4:10 NKJV

Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.'"

Ex 34:15 NKJV

(for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God)

Deut 6:13-14 NKJV

You shall fear the LORD your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name. You shall not go after other gods,

Josh 24:14-15 NKJV

"Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD!