Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Prophetic declarations and actions are divine
activities prompted and directed by the Holy Spirit to achieve divine purposes
that bring glory to God. A number of Biblical examples attest to this.
Significantly, about every prophetic declaration and action births miracles
which bring about deliverance, healing, financial breakthroughs, salvation, expansion,
abundance and victory in warfare.
Prophetic declarations as well as prophetic actions
are proactive measures, preparatory activities to breakthroughs and miracles. For
example, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’. They are usually specific, easy to
understand instructions and when obeyed often bring about instant results (fill
up the water pots with water and the water became very sweet wine; the man who
had been ill for thirty eight years who became whole after Jesus made the
pronouncement) though in some cases, results are progressive or set to a
particular timeline, for instance the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
They may not sound reasonable, logical, and
plausible but they usually hold the very much required key to the sometimes
urgently desired, awaited, and longed for miracle or blessing. They may not
even have a connection to the desired miracle, for instance how do you speak to
or make a rock to produce water? How does a cripple or paralytic person rise to
take up a bed s/he has always laid on when the ailment is still there? How does
the filling up of water pots with water solve the issue of finished wine at a
wedding ceremony? How does dipping in a river seven times cleanse leprosy? How
does going to show oneself to a priest when one is still leprous translate to cleansing
from leprosy? How does borrowing jars and filling them up with a little jar of
oil translate to financial freedom?
Prophetic declarations most often do not make sense.
Elisha was told that he would receive double portion unction if he saw Elijah
being taken up to glory. That was exactly what happened.
