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WARRING WITH PROPHECIES

Timothy, my son, I give you this

instruction in keeping with the
prophecies once made about you, so
that by following them you may fight
the good fight (1 Timothy 1:18 NIV).

T he Passion Translation of the verse above says,

“…use your prophecies as weapons….” That
means weaponizing the prophecies that have been
spoken concerning you. Use the prophetic words
concerning your life, your future, your ministry, career,
etc as a weapon in prosecuting the good fight of faith.
Ephesians 6:17 sheds more light on this; it says,
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God.” The sword of
the spirit refers to the spoken word, and the spoken
word is the prophetic word. It’s an offensive weapon.
There’re two things here about prophecies:
There’s the prophecy that’s spoken over your life as
an individual, and there’s also the Word of God that’s
already written, which the Bible refers to as “...a more
sure word of prophecy...” (2 Peter 1:19). When you
pick that word that’s written concerning you and
utter it in faith, that’s prophecy; you’re speaking forth
“Rhema” which the Bible describes as the sword of

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the Spirit in Ephesians 6:17.
For example, the Bible says, “Ye are of God, little
children, and have overcome them: because greater is
he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John
4:4). That’s Logos (Greek). But when Satan comes out
against you, or you want to launch an offensive against
him, you say, “Devil, I’m of God, and I’ve overcome
you because it’s written: Greater is He that’s in me
than he that’s in the world.” Thus, you’ve weaponized
that scripture!
When you utter those words as “Rhema,” they
become the Word of God in your mouth. And the
Word of God in your mouth is God talking. That’s also
what we do in prayer; we speak forth the Word—the
“Rhema” of God in supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and giving of thanks in line with 1 Timothy 2:1.

PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the power of your Word
and for making salvation available to every man.
Every soul is yours, for they’ve been bought with
a price. I pray today, that many around the world
will hear and receive the message of your love and
saving power; it’ll penetrate their hearts and impart
righteousness to them, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
1 Timothy 1:18 GNB; Hosea 14:2; 2 Peter 1:21 AMPC

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Matthew 26:1-30 & Exodus 32-33

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Acts 16:1-10 & Psalm 3-4

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