Jesus is the Model of all Fulfilled Prophecy by Joel Pollard - Overseer

Acts 2:17 in The Passion Translation declares, “This is what I will do in the last days—I will pour out my Spirit on everybody and cause your sons and daughters to prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will experience dreams from God.” Prophecy is all about encouraging, building up and the release of freedom       (1 Cor. 14:4). The same Holy Spirit who spoke to the prophets in the Early Church and who even revealed to the prophets in the Old Testament is the same Holy Spirit who continues to speak to us today. He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Being yourself and having self-confidence is an important truth to flow in as sons and daughters when we minister. In alignment to “being ourselves”, we are an original created by Father God. He doesn’t create copies, He creates originals. When staying true to how He created us, we are able to discover ourselves on the journey with Holy Spirit, for it is the Holy Spirit whom reveals all truth, according to John 16:13. The foundation of prophetic ministry is based in The Father’s Love. When we prophesy to people, we get to call His children into their true identity in Christ. We also get to bring the lost into a relationship with Jesus. This is what is called, “calling out the treasures in people”. The most accurate prophetic voice is Jesus for “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Rev. 19:10).  Jesus is the model of all fulfilled prophecy. What is that prophecy? The law has been fulfilled in Him. We went from prophecy of judgment in the Old Covenant to prophesying out of grace in the New Covenant. What is grace? Who is grace? JESUS!! Who are we? We are His temple. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit. There is an ongoing dispensation of grace through you and I through the power of the Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who continues to reveal who Jesus is to us”. It’s from glory to glory He’s changing us (2 Cor. 3:18) and it’s all about being wholehearted sons and daughters of God, becoming the future version of how God already sees us. It is my prayer that we continue to give permission and full access to Holy Spirit to speak to us and through us, to step out and take risks of releasing the heart of a Father who is passionately in love with His kids. (You can hear Joel's message "Prophetic Ministry that Flows out of Acts 2:17" from last Saturday at Blazing Fire, here)