The reason God chose to use this symbol is because the authority of God is not to be exalt or serve the leader. The authority of God is to be used to lead and shepherd God’s people.
When every person is under the authority of God, the will of God will be complete and accomplished on the earth.
The prophetic word is powerful and builds faith, but until it is combined with the catalyst of prayer, it will not come to pass.
A man who speaks for truth has truth, but a man who speaks for God has power to bring change or withhold blessing by the word in his mouth.
The ministry of the prophet does not operate only out of a gift, but out of a relationship.
Whatever breaks the heart of God breaks the heart of the prophet. This is why the prophetic message is often referred to as “the burden of the Lord.”
The prophetic word restores harmony and balance to the people of God.
The prophetic ministry is a ministry of intercession.
An apostle, through teaching and spiritual impartation, creates a network of divine truth within the local body of believers and establishes governmental leadership to care for them.
We must know our history, our destiny and our purpose in order to live a fulfilled life in Christ.
Every action of the believer, whether devotional or ethical in nature, is rooted and founded on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.
The glory of God will rest on each member of the body, with no one but Jesus exalted in our midst.
Christ has never stopped building His church and He has never ceased gifting the church with apostles and prophets.
If we do not have Jesus as our cornerstone, holding us together, strengthening us and keeping us in alignment with His purpose, then nothing we build will be of value.
Institutions, theology, programs or gifted leaders will never be able to replace the necessity of Jesus as our cornerstone.
The church should be a household where we hold each other up in prayer, and hold forth our profession of faith to the lost.