The Shamar Prophet

New Testament Prophets

Prophets will use tongues in intercession to build a spiritual hedge around the church. Prophets cannot be limited by their natural understanding. Tongues help take prophets beyond their natural understanding into the mind of the Holy Spirit. Prophets need the mind of the Holy Spirit in order to comprehend what is happening in the spirit realm. DISCERNMENT AND WORDS OF KNOWLEDGE John Sanford states, "God wants to protect his people through gifts of discernment that He gives to His prophets and others. Many who are not prophets receive keen discernment, which ought to be heeded. But such discernment happens only sporadically. Discernment ought to be the abiding equipment of the prophets, who should always be on the alert, ready to receive and act on discernment given by the Lord." The gifts of revelation are important gifts that manifest through the prophet. These gifts include discerning of spirits, words of knowledge, and words of wisdom. Discerning of spirits is needed to discern the operation of evils spirits and people motivated by the wrong spirit. A word of knowledge is information given by the Holy Spirit. Through words of knowledge, prophets can know facts about people, churches, and places supernaturally. These words of knowledge can be a matter of life or death. Elisha had a word of knowledge concerning the actions of Gehazi. Peter had a word of knowledge concerning the plan of Ananias and Sapphira. Peter discerned the spirit of Simon the sorcerer. The enemy always attempts to plant people with ungodly motives in the church. These people can bring harm if not discerned and exposed. Many leaders have suffered setbacks and hurts from people with ungodly motives. Leaders must realize that the prophet's ministry and the gifts of the Holy Spirit are absolutely necessary for the health and protection of the church. These gifts are not optional. They are given to the

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