Intercession and Prophetic Service to the Body of Christ

Intercessory prayer and prophetic ministry have always been present and at work in the body of Christ. Through some denominational groups believed they were alone in their pursuit of the Spirit of God, He was always at work, speaking through those with Ephesians 4"11-12 responsibilities to the body of Christ. I have see no scriptural or natural evidence that those with intercessory and prophetic callings are not on a different spiritual level than others; they are simply naturally drawn to focus on the heavenlies than most. Its very much like a fish pond I walk by every day.

The fish pond is situated so that I can almost always see to the bottom, and neither my shadow nor reflection falls across the pond in early morning or evening when I walk by. At first, it seemed that if I stopped to watch the fish, they all gathered to look up through the water to see if bread crumbs were coming. Later I discovered what was really going on.

Over time I realized that there were three fish, the same fish each time, that were focused upward toward the bridge whenever I passed. If I stopped, these three fish would exhibit rapid fin movement and excited shaking. This seemed to be what drew the rest of the fish, which were never really focused above the water line. After gathering, the rest of the fish would watch the first three fish. Though they could have looked up through the water as the other fish had done at any time, they remained focused on the first three fish.

It looked like most of the fish had learned that when these three fish behaved in a certain way, bread crumbs may be imminent.

The role held by these three fish have always been present in the body of Christ. Every Pastor has the praying church member who would come to them in private with a concern, an excitement, or specific information about what was happening "above the water line" which turned out to be very helpful. This has then been communicated by the pastor or priest, themselves directed by God, to the congregation or to indivudals as they saw fit.

Now that holistic ministry, workplace ministry, and ministry in the areas of seven mind molders are re emerging, Intercessory prayer and prophetic ministry will also reemerge, more widely available to the whole body of Christ than ever.

Praise God for the faithfulness and perseverance of those called to serve in this ministry, often in the quiet of the night when no one else is listening. Thanks, Father, for their willingness to serve You by serving the vision You have given to others.

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