Hose pipe ban!

Amos 3v7-8 says ‘For the Lord does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. The Lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord has spoken who can but prophesy?

When a hosepipe is attached to a tap, the water flows out of the pipe when the tap is turned on. The pipe does not decide itself when the water is coming. It is rather a willing and attached conduit dependant on the initiative of another.
God speaks and he then causes the outflow of his words to come via his people in prophetic utterance.

We must view prophecy not as trying to talk some thing up but rather as preparing and announcing in advance that which has already been established as inevitable through the mouth of the Lord. It is being announced to us.

This should give us great confidence when we live in an abundance of clear prophetic direction both individually and corporately. God has declared a principle of his operation in that he will not do anything unless he having decided and spoken causes his words and decisions to be announced here on earth through the corporate prophetic gifts given to his people.

If we have drought and a ban on hose pipes in announced watering the flowers and the earth to produce becomes a laborious process. Were God not to speak and were those with prophetic words to choose to keep silent the effect would be the same. How we need the prophetic to water the earth and announce and prepare the ground for the acts of God to spring forth

I love the gift of prophecy. I have found over the years to keep my ear near to the prophetic word of God is vital in life and building church. I urge all who know and love the Lord and are baptised in his Spirit to live keeping open to hearing and speaking what God says to you. In doing so you water dry ground and help God’s people get ready and well positioned for the activity of God.