Prophecy, Power and The Cross
We live in a day when “Prophetic Ministers” put out Words because they want to establish a Ministry and gain influence in The Body of Christ, rather than because The LORD has actually given them a Word to release.
They manufacture “Prophetic Words” because they are gifted enough to do so, and are able to make them sound spiritual, but their “words” do not have substance or the transformative Power of Christ.
Their “words” are often focused on secondary matters, when The LORD is seeking His Prophets to address the core issues of His heart.
“I did not send those prophets. Yet they were in a hurry to give their message. I did not tell them anything. Yet they prophesied anyway. But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing.” Jeremiah 23:21-22 NET.
The Father is grieved that so many are giving their own message when He has not told them to say anything.
These are the ones who are unwilling to “pay the price” of truly hearing The LORD’s message and faithfully delivering it to The Church.
They find it easier to give their own message.
Some of these “prophets” are even operating under their own self-imposed deception, believing that they are actually giving The LORD’s message.
Lust for Power
Just as some have found their affirmation among men by functioning in the prophetic, others have lusted after power for the wrong reasons.
Peter had to deal with this situation in the early Church.
Simon, who had recently been converted to Christ and baptized, had not yet been inwardly transformed. There was still “mixture” within him, and he desired power.
“Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit. Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money, saying, “Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.” But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money! You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God! Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to The LORD that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart. For I see that you are bitterly envious and in bondage to sin.” Acts 8:17-23 NET.
Simon wanted the power to impart the baptism of The Holy Spirit so that he could maintain and gain greater influence. He wanted power for selfish reasons.
Simon was a Believer, but he still had bitterness, falsehood, and deceitfulness within him.
He wanted the power of God without first being inwardly prepared to handle it.
He would not have been a safe vessel for others if he had been entrusted with that power. Instead, power would have only corrupted him further.
He could have gone down a dark path and taken many believers with him.
God’s power is pure and Holy, but when a human vessel is corrupted inwardly, that vessel can use the power of God to gain influence over people.
The corrupted vessel gets people to follow them — instead of Christ.
They use people to give them money, build their ministries, and establish their own version of human success.
Power without inward transformation will only produce greater corruption within the vessel.
Peter rebuked Simon in an attempt to make him recognize his own inward corruption and his lust for power with impure motives.
Many times, those with ulterior motives cannot see the bitter deceitfulness that is within them.
They continue to release prophetic words because they can, rather than because they carry the burden of The LORD to do so.
The LORD is warning us about giving prophecies and seeking power.
These can be good things when they come from Him, but we must submit ourselves to The LORD’s soul-cleansing process through the cross of Christ.
We have to allow The LORD to do the inward work in us during this season.
Failure to embrace The Cross of Christ and allow the self-life to be stripped away will only result in more Simon the Sorcerers and Balaam-like corrupted prophets.
~Ty Unruh
Ty Unruh is a messenger of The LORD. He is longing is to walk with The LORD inwardly, and to be in the secret place of His presence. He desires to impart an inward burning for Jesus to others. Ty’s burden from The LORD is to see the bride made ready, disciples raised up, and to release a revelation of Jesus as the coming King and Judge. He also carries a call to see the church restored to The LORD’s original design found in the scriptures. Ty founded Generation Chosen in 2015.
Ty also runs Burning Point Ministries where all his articles and teachings may be found, and which will eventually be multilingual, as well a TickTok outreach ministry.
Agree! I pray the Shakings will open eyes to humble recommit themselves to the Lord.
Thank you Ty, blessings.
A true Prophet, cares for the Lords children, because he/she carries the Father’s heart. They care for what He has told them to speak and not about how people perceive them.
Their Words carry weight and calls the Body of Christ, higher into Him, His Ways, His truth, His Cross and resurrection and True repentance.
They care nothing for Titles!
It’s all about Him – Apart from Him we have no good thing, we can do nothing!
It’s all about Him – only about Him.
Many are being misled and deceived by those who are not sent, but have sent themselves to prophesy!
Thank you for this message.
We must pray, intercede!
This is absolutely true. I just finished telling my son, when God wants to use someone for His kingdom, He calls them, if they say “Send me”, then He immediately begins passing them through Fire and Water. They are commonly unqualified by the “church’s” standards. Their lives are not marked by a large following and accolades and book deals, they are typically marked with persecution, increasingly smaller fellowship circles, and attacks on their lives from the enemy. If the devil isn’t interested in them, they probably are false. The words they speak from the heart of God are usually warnings and calls to repentance. Their message draws more people to dislike them and hate them. They speak anyway.
I totally agree! Blessings
Reply to Sara h Phillips.
Thanks DEAREST sister.
Your post said it all.
All those who were chosen either as handmaid’s to birth prophets & all those called to be Prophets all went through severe pains/persecutions, trials , mockeries etc but by God’s Grace they persevered & had breakthroughs. Remain blessed.