S4-8 Using Pictures for prophesying

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USING PICTURES FOR PROPHESYING

• S4-8 PROPHETICPICTURES FM13

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Quick review.WHAT IS Prophecy?

• Prophecy is simply
• Encouraging, exhorting and comforting people.
• Restoring the image of God in people.
• Showing people what God has for them.
• Telling people how God sees them.
• Waking up in people passion for God.
• Setting the captives free.
• Removing ashes and covering people with the
  mantle of joy.

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Prophecy is simply

• Bringing healing to people.
• Is a communication of Spirit to spirit.
• Prophecy comes from the desire to love people
• From the desire to encourage and to bless them.
• Prophecy comes in a spontaneous way, because you
  are becoming more and more Christ centered.
• Prophecy is about restoring dignity, confidence
  and self respect in people.

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In order to restore people, we need to be
restored.

• Now days we are constantly bombarded by different
  Social and Communication media.
• The devil is using this industry to bring
  auto-rejection, condemnation, low self esteem and
  all kind of negative things into the mind of
  people.

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Changing our way to look at things.

• We need to look at things through the eyes of the
  Spirit and not the eyes of the flesh
• We cannot pick up clues from the looks or
  conditions of a person and prophesy on, that will
  take us to a wrong level.
• God is the one that will give us revelation of
  the things to speak to a person.
• The great prophets did this mistake as well, they
  learned from their mistakes.

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1 Samuel 166-13 (NKJV)

• 6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at
  Eliab and said, Surely the Lords
  anointed is before Him!
• 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not look at
  his appearance or at his physical stature,
  because I have refused him. For the Lord does not 
  see as man sees for man looks at the outward
  appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

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Dont look at customs and traditions.

• In Israels culture, the elder son was the one
  who would have all the rights and benefits.
• However the Lord is looking far more than just
  external appearances or traditions.
• He doesnt look the external, but the interior.
• He looks the heart disposition

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1 Samuel 168-11 (NKJV)

• 8 So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass
  before Samuel. And he said, Neither has
  the Lord chosen this one. 9 Then Jesse made
  Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has
  the Lord chosen this one. 10 Thus Jesse made
  seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel
  said to Jesse, The Lord has not chosen
  these. 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, Are all the
  young men here? Then he said, There remains yet
  the youngest, and there he is, keeping the
  sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring
  him. For we will not sit down till he comes
  here. 

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From rejection to selection.

• David was forgotten by his father, he clearly was
  being rejected and despised.
• Age is not an impediment for a higher call.
• God does not want our abilities or talents.
• He can give them to anyone He wants.
• He wants my disponibility, my acceptance to be
  molded so I can do His will.
• His agenda and not my agenda.

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1 Samuel 1612-13 (NKJV)

• 12 So he sent and brought him in. Now
  he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking.
  And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him for
  this is the one! 13 Then Samuel took the horn of
  oil and anointed him in the midst of his
  brothers and the Spirit of the Lord came upon
  David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and
  went to Ramah.

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From rejection to exaltation.

• The prophet stood up in from of the lad, obeying
  the word of the Lord.
• He poured oil of anointing on him.
• The rejected one was suddenly exalted in front of
  every one.
• God knows what you do in secret.
• The time you spend with Him will dictate your
  intimacy, anointing, virtue and power.

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2 Samuel 7 1-7New Century Version (NCV)

• David Wants to Build a Temple
• 7 King David was living in his palace, and
  the Lord had given him peace from all his enemies
  around him.2 Then David said to Nathan the
  prophet, Look, I am living in a palace made of
  cedar wood, but the Ark of God is in a tent!
• 3 Nathan said to the king, Go and do what you
  really want to do, because the Lord is with you.

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2 Samuel 7 1-7New Century Version (NCV)

• 4 But that night the Lord spoke his word to
  Nathan, 5 Go and tell my servant David, This is
  what the Lord says Will you build a house for me
  to live in? 6 From the time I brought the
  Israelites out of Egypt until now I have not
  lived in a house. I have been moving around all
  this time with a tent as my home. 7 As I have
  moved with the Israelites, I have never said to
  the tribes, whom I commanded to take care of my
  people Israel, Why havent you built me a house
  of cedar?

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Allow got to do things his way.

• Sometimes we may try to predict what the Lord
  will do, based in the ways he has done before.
• But we cannot set Got with a procedure.
• He is doing new things all the time, so are His
  dealings with people.
• We humble need to wait for Him to dictate us what
  to do, how to express His feelings and ideas,
  allowing His love flow out of our hearts.

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The case of king Saul

• How Saul looked at himself
• Fear of men
• Disobedience
• Lack of patience
• Pleasing his troop and people.
• Legalist with his son (honey)

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2 Samuel 96-9 (NKJV) Mephibosheth

• 6 Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the
  son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his
  face and prostrated himself. Then David said,
  Mephibosheth?
• And he answered, Here is your servant!
• 7 So David said to him, Do not fear, for I will
  surely show you kindness for Jonathan your
  fathers sake, and will restore to you all the
  land of Saul your grandfather and you shall eat
  bread at my table continually.
• 8 Then he bowed himself, and said, What is your
  servant, that you should look upon such a dead
  dog as I?
• 9 And the king called to Ziba, Sauls servant,
  and said to him, I have given to your masters
  son all that belonged to Saul and to all his
  house.

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Favor of a king changes everything

• Mephibosheth had a very poor image of himself.
• He was leaving in fear, he couldnt believe the
  generous offer of the King.
• He look at himself as a dog to worsen it, it was
  a dead dog.
• The king didnt pay attention to his negative
  statement and faithful to his promis cover him
  with unmerited favor

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Look at you through his eyes.

• We dont need to live in a pity-party always
  looking or remembering our wrong past.
• The KING of all kings has bestowed His favor upon
  us.
• We just need to accept it, take away our old self
  image and come into His banquet table.
• There is a seat for each one of as at His table.
• Look at you with spiritual eyes.

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Why so many Scriptures?

• You may think that the scriptures that I share
  with you have nothing to do with learning to
  prophesy, but let me tell you again that the
  condition of our hearts will eventually pop out
  when we are prophesying. That is why we need to
  become more centered in God and be transformed in
  our minds, in our hearts and in our actions and
  reactions, to be comformed in the image of His
  Son Jesus Christ.

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Make room for the lord!

• So I strongly encourage you to read the
  scriptures that we share, meditate them and
  examine yourself before the Lord. Empty out
  yourself of anything that can belong to the old
  man so youll make room for the Lord to fill you
  up.
• You will become more of Him and less of you, thus
  making every time more room for Him.