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Dear Friends, One of the reasons why prophetic ministry is so essential to the church today is that only words sourced in the Spirit of God achieve the purposes of God. Scripture supports prophecy, and all good prophecy is founded upon Scripture: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts.” (Zechariah 4:6) God must have a prophetic people through whom He can work effectively, lest He violate His own Word. For this reason, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all believers at Pentecost. Human reasoning is incapable of transformation. The mind of Christ must be accessed through faith, which is spiritual and relational trust, to tear down doctrines of demons and strongholds of deceit. We know the mind of Christ through the wisdom and teaching of the Holy Spirit. Revelatory words from God’s throne penetrate darkness and unlock secrets, bringing total transformation. Prophecy, like truth, may pierce the heart at first, but its goal is always to heal and restore relationships. In fact, one of the most beautiful applications of the prophetic is to facilitate healing. I want to share two illustrations of how healing comes through prophetic ministry. PROPHECY RESTORES THE BODY I spoke with a woman recently who had once operated in a python spirit, “prophesying” for many years from a demonic source. Her accurate details of people’s lives amazed them. Her story resembled that of the girl with divination in Acts 16. The only difference was that this woman believed she was a Christian at the time. The woman had been set free from that evil spirit in a local charismatic church. She freely testified to God’s delivering power and committed herself fully to Christ. However, her concern about the level of deception possible even for a believer caused her to move away from gift-based ministries into more evangelical streams. When I met with this woman one day, she could barely speak because of a sudden impediment to her tongue. Her tongue was swollen and very painful. Friends had told her she might need to have surgery for what appeared to be a tongue tie, and she asked me to pray for her. At the time, I knew nothing of her skepticism concerning the prophetic gifts. I prayed in tongues for just a moment before I heard the Lord say, “Tell her that she will not need surgery; I will give her a simple solution.” I urged the woman not to schedule the surgery, believing that within a few days, the Lord would show her what to do. Just one week later, she contacted me, very excited to share what God had done. Not only had God healed her tongue through a simple solution, as prophesied, but He’d also done a work in her heart. The woman confessed that when I began to pray in tongues the week before, she was extremely skeptical. She worried that she might be deceived by false prophecy again. Yet something in her spirit knew that both the tongues and my prophetic word felt different; they brought hope and peace, not fear. The next day, a friend of hers stopped by, heard about the situation and the prophecy, and suggested a simple solution no one had considered before. By making a nutritional change, she was able to reduce the swelling, and the pain disappeared. Ironically, God used the supernatural power of tongues and the prophetic to heal this woman’s tongue! Even more importantly, God restored her faith in the validity of prophetic revelation for today. PROPHECY BRINGS INNER HEALING Around the same time, I spoke with another woman who was bound by a lifetime of complex trauma. She had been unable to access a dissociated memory that was causing her soul to live in fear. Even as an adult, this forgotten wound from childhood tormented her. Counseling had not helped; inner healing for prenatal wounds had been insufficient. She had reached the limit of her frustration. In a time of prayer, the Lord revealed prophetically that the root of her pain was not prenatal. Rather, it occurred immediately after her birth, in the hospital. What she could not remember, the Lord had seen. Because the Lord lives outside of time, He can reveal what happened in our past as well as the future. This woman was able to forgive the hospital staff who contributed to her trauma, and she recovered a part of her childhood that had remained hidden. Peace returned, and her mind was set free. My prayer time with this woman concluded with an interesting vision of the Lord handing her a key, saying, “This is the Jesus key.” Through prophetic insight, Jesus gave her a key to inner healing that she had searched for but could find nowhere else except in Him. The testimony of Jesus IS the Spirit of Prophecy! Inviting Christ to speak prophetically releases the fresh insight and revelation we need to heal both body and soul. Even demons believe this - and tremble! PROPHETIC MINISTRY: AN END-TIME KEY THAT RELEASES GLORY As end-time deception increases and demonic strongholds are reinforced even in and around believers, it is more important than ever to possess the Kingdom key of prophecy, a special gift for God’s family. Paul’s prayers help us understand why: [He prays] “...that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.” (Ephesians 1:17-19, NASB) Prophecies that reveal Christ heal and transform the deceived, the wounded, the sick, the lost, and the hopeless. They are the means by which people of all ages are strengthened and reignited in their faith. Just as communion can be a picture of both mental and physical healing (the blood, internally, for the soul; and the broken bread, externally, for the physical body), so the revelatory words of the Lord facilitate the healing of both mind and body. To those who have doubted whether your healing and restoration are possible, I hear the Lord saying, “Let your heart hope again!” Put your trust in the sure words of the Lord, whose promises are inscribed on the pages of Scripture and revealed to the heart through present-day, prophetic ministry (Psalm 19:7-11; 1 Corinthians 14:25). When you choose to welcome and not quench the Holy Spirit, you begin to partner with Christ in prophetic intercession, one of the highest privileges given to you in the family of God. You can ask for and receive your Wonderful Counselor’s solutions for every aspect of life: internal or external, for all times, for all people, and in every dimension. I pray that you’ll abide in the place of constant communion with Christ, close enough to His heart to hear every healing word He speaks. More than this, I pray you’ll pursue the Spirit of prophecy for the greatest gift He can give you: the revelation of Jesus Christ. Deborah 
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Dear Friends, The vision you’re about to read is simple on the surface, bringing encouragement to those who are praying for prodigals. Yet, like the deep well it describes, this vision is multi-dimensional, containing a deeper call to the prodigal ‘parts’ within each one of our hearts to come home. There is a strong call for believers to walk in a level of humility and Fear of the Lord that we often avoid when we choose to emphasize God’s grace over His severity. May the Holy Spirit continue to reveal to each one of us the areas we keep separate from Him, giving us great grace to return. Deborah Last week, I had the privilege of talking with our South Carolina House of Prayer leader, Angie Woodard, on her new "RELENTING WARRIOR" Podcast. We talked about Esther, David, and what it means to be a modern-day warrior for Jesus. Tune in to our 20-minute conversation on Apple, iHeart, Spotify, or your favorite podcast channel today! 
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AuthorA severe hearing loss from childhood caused Deborah Perkins to develop what she now calls her secret weapon: tuning in to God's voice. A Wellesley College graduate and an award-winning writer, Deborah is now a wife and mother of 3 boys. Deborah has devoted over 25 years to professional and lay Christian ministry in New England and beyond. Her passion is inspiring people to cultivate greater intimacy with God. 
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