The Prophetic Flow

The Glory of the Lord

judged of all: And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. I Corinthians 14:24,25 This passage speaks of an individual coming into contact with the glory of God through the prophetic flow. He may even be an unbeliever or a person who does not know very much about God. Notice that when he comes into contact with the glory and the presence of God, he will be convicted, he will be discerned, he will fall on his face, and say, "Surely God is in this particular place." How many times do sinners come into our services and leave unchanged? I know sinners who will go to church, sit through the entire sermon, shake the preacher's hand, and walk out the church door in the same condition as they came in. They have not experienced change. Why? Because that sinner did not come into contact with the glory of God; there was no prophesying, no manifested presence of God—nothing, but religion. Religion doesn't change anyone. That's why we must have prophecy. People will say, "We do not really need that, it is not important." They don't understand that it is the glory of God that is going to change not only unbelievers, but also believers. If you think you can get along just being saved and filled with the Holy Ghost, without the prophetic flow, or miracles, you are sadly mistaken. If you think you are going to become like Jesus without the glory of God, you are walking in self-deception. You are going to be the same person you were five years ago with the same attitude, the same mean streak, and the same weaknesses. True, you will be saved by God's grace, but you will not be anymore like Jesus than you were five years ago. People have been challenged by the preacher to make a change. They have been told they need to change. They have been told they need to grow up. They have been told how far off

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