Daughters of God: SPEAK! Arise faithful ones and use your spiritual gifts and talents to change the world!
Huldah was a prophetess and teacher; Phoebe was a champion of the people! King Jesus still entrusts women to carry His word even today.
2 Kings 22; Romans 16
The Spirit of God is bringing forth a new generation of powerful women leaders with spiritual gifts and life callings like Huldah and Phoebe in the Bible! These women are God’s faithful daughters entrusted to carry the word of the Lord and speak forth His divine prophecy to empower and strengthen the body of Christ.
Huldah was a bold prophetess and teacher (2 Kings 22:8-20) who lived among male prophets like Jeremiah, but even then, she was sought after among the brethren because she understood God's law and spoke His truth.
She stirred God's people to action, including those in high places like King Josiah. Huldah reminds us to share the gospel without shame!
We see through her story how God can use one woman to shake a nation when we share the Father’s heart with boldness and authority!
Meanwhile, Phoebe was a pioneer who risked her life to carry Paul's letter to the home churches in Rome. She was the first teacher of Romans, and she would have studied with Paul to understand his words so she could adequately speak and teach the message back to the believers in Rome. Phoebe's name means "bright, shining one," and she was a champion of the people. Paul describes Phoebe using the Greek word "prostatis" in Romans 16:2, which means "a presiding officer, a benefactor of the people, a helper, one who goes first."
Phoebe looked after the interests of others, and she protected the word of the Lord. She is the only person in the Bible called a deacon (diakonos) and a benefactor (prostatis).
Romans 16:1-2
"I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae, so that you may welcome her in the Lord as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you; for she has been a benefactor of many and of myself as well.”
Huldah and Phoebe were spiritual trailblazers and held esteemed positions among God's people, serving as the Lord's ambassadors, messengers and representatives despite their gender.
From the beginning of time, the Lord Jesus has entrusted women with His word. The Samaritan woman at the well was the first Christian evangelist who went out of her way to share how Jesus changed her life. Women were the first to witness Christ's resurrected body, and He chose them to reveal the most important news of all time!
So, what is the Holy Spirit saying at this time? We are about to enter a revival season, and God's messengers – especially women – are arising at this time! These women will not and cannot be locked out of formal ministry because the Lord is behind this move.
King Jesus has raised a remnant of women to speak forth His heart, and these ladies have hybrid prophetic gifts, serving as teachers, prophets, evangelists, messengers and oracles of the Word of the Lord.
The culture and even some religions will try to quiet them, especially those steeped in legalism, but the Spirit of the Sovereign Lord says: SPEAK ANYWAY. BE BOLD, FEARLESS, COURAGEOUS AND TENACIOUS!
If not you, Queen Esther, then who? You were born for such a time as this!
STEWARD YOUR GIFTS AND SPEAK DIVINE WISDOM!
The Lord awoke me this morning at 3:56 a.m., and I knew the Holy Spirit had a wonderful word for His faithful believers! For weeks, the Father has emphasized the importance of "stirring up our gifts again," and we must, as the body, utilize the gifts, talents and influence God has given us.
In Strong's Greek, the corresponding number for 356 is the Greek word "analogia," and it's used once in the Bible. The word means "proportion, a unit of measurement."
Romans 12:6
In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
In other words, God graces us with gifts, talents and inherent strengths to achieve His desires and plans. The proportion of faith bestowed upon us is to fulfill the God-given mandates on our lives to build the Kingdom of God. The Lord has endowed us with various degrees of faith and capacities to serve Him. All we have to do is show up and do our part. When everyone in the body comes together, the Lord's power and majesty cannot be contained. The gospel of Jesus Christ blazes ahead even when the culture tries to silence Christians.
Our spiritual gifts are not limited to ministry.
God uses them in the marketplace, across digital platforms, mission fields, inside prison cells, classrooms, hospital rooms, businesses, workplaces, homes, families, and communities. The Father's reach is limitless when you allow the Lord to work through you.
The Holy Spirit is emphasizing speaking gifts at this time and prophecy in particular.
Paul highlighted the gift of prophecy when he told the Corinthians: "Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy" (1 Corinthians 14:1, NRSV).
Notice that he said we should "strive" for this gift, so there must be action on our part. We must exercise the gift of prophecy so our spiritual muscles can grow and ripen. We should desire the gift, pray, and ask the Lord to strengthen our ability to speak and teach His heart to people. One big part of your prophetic training will be learning to hear, see and perceive the voice of the Father with clarity.
To know our Father's voice, we must passionately and wholeheartedly pursue the Word of God and learn how the Holy Spirit speaks.
The Gift of Prophecy
The gift of prophecy is a powerful and inspired message or utterance, fueled by the Holy Spirit, that emboldens believers to speak forth divine wisdom and knowledge to encourage, edify, and instruct God's people.
Those with this gift teach and proclaim the gospel in a way that strengthens the body of Christ and inspires action. Like the prophetess Huldah, people with the gift of prophecy understand the Word of the Lord and use biblical truths to get people in alignment with God’s purposes and plans. The gift of prophecy points to Jesus as the Messiah. When those with the gift of prophecy speak forth the divine revelation of the Lord – they bring wisdom and power from the Holy Spirit to make the message of Jesus Christ relevant in the now. Those with this gift aim to instruct, rebuke, encourage and edify the body of Christ.
Prophecy is mentioned more than any other spiritual gifts (Romans 12:6, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 29; 13:1-3, 8; 14:6, and Ephesians 4:11).
“According to the proportion of faith” (Romans 12:6) — That is the measure of faith God gives to each person. The gift is not bestowed upon believers to puff us up in pride; instead, each of us has been given gifts that differ in quantity and quality and they are tied to our faith. Faith requires action, not just belief. When people put their faith into action, the Holy Spirit does the impossible, and our faith comes alive.
Spiritual gifts are given by grace, meaning we can't earn them, and they are dispersed among believers for the greater good. However, as we actually exercise our faith and boldly prophesy, the Holy Spirit empowers us to use our gifts to a greater extent.
After Paul's conversion, the Bible tells us his preaching became "more and more powerful," and the religious scholars couldn't refute his proof that Jesus was indeed the Messiah (Acts 9:22). The Message translation says "his momentum was up now and he plowed straight into opposition, disarming the Damascus Jews…to show them that Jesus was the Messiah."
When Peter and John stood before the Sanhedrin council, people recognized that these "ordinary, unschooled men" spoke in such a profound way that it was clear they spent time with Jesus (Acts 4:13-20). The people were amazed because these career fishermen didn't have a seminary degree or special training. So, we see here that the proportion of our faith evolves and grows when the power of the Holy Spirit comes upon us. Peter said we must "manage" our gifts, and Paul says they have to be stirred to action like tending a campfire.
God still raises “unschooled and untrained” people today as prophetic messengers to prove that spiritual gifts are real. Every oracle of Christ must deepen their reliance on Jesus to utilize the gifts because divine revelation doesn’t come from head knowledge or intellect. True prophetic utterance is continually inspired by the Holy Spirit despite how many degrees, gifts and natural talents we possess.
When we present our spiritual gifts as a love offering to Jesus Christ -- it brings our King glory and honor! People don't see us -- but Him, and that is the goal!
It's important to note that when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we’re all given spiritual gifts to build up the Kingdom of God. As the body of believers, we are on the same team, and no one is better than the other. When we use our gifts and talents for the Lord, the message of Jesus Christ ignites through every corner of the earth like a powerful freight train that can't be stopped!
PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT:
God has placed His words inside some of you, and many of you are powerful prophetic seers who can perceive the Father’s voice with your eyes. You have been given eagle eyes to properly understand the Kingdom of God and now you must teach the truth of the gospel in a very simple, but profound way. There are books inside you waiting to be released and teaching series that need to get into the hands of new and seasoned believers in the faith. It’s time you arise at this hour, utilize the gifts, and start writing, teaching, building, creating, singing, and speaking forth the Father’s divine plans and purposes.
Everything the Lord has placed inside you is there for a reason. Your spiritual gifts, natural talents, and inherent skills reveal your life purpose.
God calls you His daughter; you are so valuable and precious in His eyes. Jesus has raised, prepared and trained you for such a time as this. You are a Huldah and Phoebe of this generation and have unique insight that God has personally embedded within your heart. People need to hear and read what you have to say, so don’t extinguish the power of the Holy Spirit!
Again, daughter of God, arise, arise, arise! The time is now! Creative ideas and solutions are coming! There’s a mighty and powerful anointing to write and speak at this hour. All you have to do is step forward and simply share the message of the Lord! This is a season of comebacks and some of you are about to step into the overflow! Remember to always make Jesus, the Anointed One, the focus of your life and ministry!
“I solemnly instruct you to proclaim the Word of God and stand upon it no matter what! Rise to the occasion and preach when it is convenient and when it is not. Preach in the full expression of the Holy Spirit —with wisdom and patience as you instruct and teach the people” (2 Timothy 4:2, TPT).
Go forth in the mighty name of Jesus!
Life in God's Service
(Romans 12, Good News Bible)
So then, my brothers and sisters, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer. 2 Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God — what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.
3 And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you: do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking, and judge yourself according to the amount of faith that God has given you. 4 We have many parts in the one body, and all these parts have different functions. 5 In the same way, though we are many, we are one body in union with Christ, and we are all joined to each other as different parts of one body. 6 So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God's message, we should do it according to the faith that we have; 7 if it is to serve, we should serve; if it is to teach, we should teach; 8 if it is to encourage others, we should do so.
Whoever shares with others should do it generously; whoever has authority should work hard; whoever shows kindness to others should do it cheerfully.
9 Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good. 10 Love one another warmly as Christian brothers and sisters, and be eager to show respect for one another. 11 Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion. 12 Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times. 13 Share your belongings with your needy fellow-Christians, and open your homes to strangers.
14 Ask God to bless those who persecute you — yes, ask him to bless, not to curse. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep. 16 Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise.
17 If someone has done you wrong, do not repay him with a wrong. Try to do what everyone considers to be good. 18 Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody. 19 Never take revenge, my friends, but instead let God's anger do it. For the scripture says, “I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord.” 20 Instead, as the scripture says: “If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink; for by doing this you will make them burn with shame.” 21 Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.
