Prophetic

WORSHIP | INTERCESSION | PROPHECY

Here at Lift Jesus Higher, we want to have the “W.I.P. hand”! This means we want to be moving in the three frontline ministries of Worship, Intercession and Prophecy.

These ministries are front-line because they involve a direct and immediate encounter with the living God, and because they take the battle to the enemy.

WORSHIP engages the people of God in face-to-face encounter with their Lord and Savior. As we declare the greatness of God, we lose our self-centered focus and open ourselves to the awesome power and glory of the Lord! We lose our fear and timidity and begin to give testimony to the incredible might and surpassing love of Almighty God.

“To God, the blessed and only Ruler of all,
the King of kings and the Lord of lords,
who alone is immortal,
whose home is in inaccessible light,
whom no man has seen or is able to see,
to him be honor and everlasting power. Amen”
1 Timothy 6: 5-16

INTERCESSION unlocks the power of God to impact situations and bring them into alignment with His saving will. John Wesley declared: “The Lord does nothing on earth except in response to fervent, believing prayer.” Our prayer of intercession does not change God’s mind; it simply enters into agreement with Him about what He intends to do, and releases His power into the situations we are praying about.

PROPHECY is simply the articulation of God’s words in the words of men. The word “prophet” means literally “one who speaks for” another, in this case, God. The prophet is given access by revelation to the mind of God about a particular situation, and then he proclaims it forth before others.

Our desire is simply for the prophets to discern the will of God for our lives, and to speak it forth; then the intercessors pray and declare that will into life; finally our worshippers give praise and glory to God for His incomparable greatness in accomplishing His will in our lives.

WORDS FROM A PROPHETIC ARTIST

What happens when I paint prophetically?

God is our CREATOR and we are imitating His creative glory though an intimate relationship with Him. We are speaking in His unspoken language – heart to heart, spirit to spirit. Much can be shared and touched within us where words sometimes cannot reach or express. With art, an intimate and personal exchange goes on.

It is to ask for the Holy Spirit to tell me what to do and then I wait. Sometimes it is color. Sometimes it is just picking up the brush and starting somewhere and the movement follows. It is listening and obeying. There is much spiritual preparation - prayer and soaking and asking for God’s presence...and asking Him what His word is for us. Cleansing anything of mine out of my brain and continuing to do so throughout the whole process. It is necessary to stop when things stop flowing and continue to worship and pray always. It simply develops on its own.

Maia, a 9 year old girl, can paint prophetically. Children come from a pure connection with God, so when they paint they come by it naturally and have a great deal to share. When they try to express their experience with God and their command of the language is limited, they can paint. When Maia is properly prepared and asked to wait for God’s direction, she knows how to trust the Holy Spirit for direction.