Hammer Blows

The thing I appreciate about the prophetic word is that it works like a hammer blow, or a hammer and chisel. God forms and shapes us into his purpose by the prophetic word like a hammer forms a piece of rock into the statue of David.

We know that our character and destiny is being formed from glory to glory into the image of Jesus. In fact when we get there we will look just like him. It's done primarily thru the prophetic word.

Turns out, the main tool he uses to reveal our destiny is the Proclamation and Declaration of the prophetic word. Our purpose is revealed. Our character is formed. Sometimes correction comes. But it is always to form us in to his image.

Like Mount Rushmore, many people wish they could just have all the dynamite put in place, one blast and viola the faces are revealed. If that much dynamite were placed it would destroy the faces. A little here, a little there and eventually the face of Jesus emerges. He finds a small hard spot and with a word of encouragement thru the prophetic helps remove the impediment. He finds a soft spot and thru a well placed word strengthens it.

The prophetic changes everything, we are never the same after an encounter with the Prophetic. But it's never quick, it's never instant, it is intended to be like hundreds of hammer blows to change us. Most people don't have the patience to wait for God to do what he wants to do in our lives and we get discouraged. That is called being stuck. We don't KNOW we are discouraged, we just no longer believe there is more or we think that's all there is.

That's why I love it so much.