Prophecy = speak what should be

Day 1 = Calling forth Creation

God spoke creation into existence, using His words to generate spontaneous order (Genesis 1:3-5). In the same way, some people’s unique design is to create order and destiny with their words!

We see this on Day 1— and on every day thereafter. The refrain throughout Genesis 1 is “Let there be…” and then there is!

Some people carry the capacity to speak into chaos and call forth life and design— even destiny. They declare things that are “not” and identify things that are not as they should be— and bring the gold forth! 

Proverbs tells us that life and death is in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). Anyone can condemn and diminish; some people have a profound ability to use the power of words to generate life!

Our Biblical example is Peter. 

Of course, Peter was also the recipient of this gift, when Jesus called forth the greatness that was within him (as we saw in chapter 2 of LifeLift). We see Peter address the crowd at Solomon’s Porch (after healing the lame man while on the way to pray with John). When the crowd seeks an explanation for how the miracle happened, he declares to them their true identity as people who are destined to be blessed as well (see Acts 3:25)

Note: we referenced Peter as a possible personalty type ID (blue / red), with an outgoing personality. Not all prophets must be outgoing, however. Consider Mary Magdalene, who was our SI (yellow/blue) example, decidedly more reserved and introverted. 

God gave you your personality-type AND your created-design. And, yes, some of “how we look” has to do with nature (how we were born) and some has to do with nurture (how we were raised), but it all works together. 

Because of all of these factors, there is so much variation and intentionality God placed in each of us. You truly are a unique, unrepeatable miracle!

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