He left Nazareth, a little city within the territory of Zebulon in the lower Galilee. It was in Nazareth that this story begins.  He lived there for 30 years with Joseph and Mary. He came to be baptized by John in the Jordan at Bethany. When Jesus heard that John had been put into prison, he returned to Galilee. He came to Capernaum. The question here is this: What did Jesus hear? The death of John or the call of God?  If He heard the death of John, He would go to to funeral.  But the call of God was what moved Him.

A call from God functions under the prophetic hand of God. Only you can stop the prophetic hand of God. God will not ever stop. One of the questions I have to answer constantly is how I have kept on going after all these years? It is simply because my father prophesied over me and his prophecy was based on a revelation from God. Thus, I have no choice but to continue to minister. Here are 5 important items about prophetic revelation:

1-The prophetic begins with a revelation from God.

You might think a man can do that. No, the prophetic begins with a revelation from God. You hear it as if it is bubbling within you and must come out.  It is up to you to discern the voice of God or the voice of the devil. Condemnation will stop you. Jesus was rejected in Nazareth because His call was to Galilee not to Nazareth. When Isaiah heard that Galilee was going to be blessed with the coming of Jesus, he spoke it out and it happened:

“Galilee of the Gentiles, the people have seen a great light!” – Isaiah 9:1-2

2-The prophetic stays the course of the call and will not deviate.

When Jesus had heard of the death of John, he had to return to Galilee. The same thing happened to the Apostle Paul at Troas, after having the vision of a man from Macedonia. Acts 16:10 says, “We got ready at once!” Jesus could have gone anywhere, but the prophecy called for him to go to the Lake of Galilee, to a small town called Capernaum.  It had to be this way. Remember this:  revelation opens doors, condemnation closes doors.

3-The prophetic thrives under its own power to perform

What do I mean by “under it’s own power?” It is like a house with its own generator. When electricity fails, the generator kicks in, providing power, a house with its own source of electricity. It is the same with the prophetic.  God will establish the power so that the prophecy will come forth and fulfill what has been said. The prophetic power of the gospel does not need your help – it operates by itself.

4-The prophetic must be spoken by the one who hears it.

Jesus spoke it, but Nazareth would not receive it. There was more power in Galilee then in Nazareth.  The call was in Galilee and not in Nazareth. He was rejected in Nazareth AND THEY TRIED TO KILL HIM (Luke 4:29-30).

Remember that when it is a revelation from God, it is accepted and heard. When it’s from the devil, it is pregnant with condemnation, and that is not from God.

5-The prophetic must be received by the one who believes.

Every disciple heard it and believed it. Some of us would say John and James were poor and the call was a way out, but in the Gospel of Mark there is mention that they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him. They were not so poor (Mark 1:20). Finally, the prophetic hand of God operates apart from experience. This is important. Just because you been in jail for 15 years, does not make you an expert on the subject. You, honestly speaking have failed in that area. Using your experience to minister in this area is wrong. God does not use your experience to justify being prophetic. The Holy Spirit moves outside of human experience and does not use what you know. It speaks about the need of someone else and not yours.

Are you under the prophetic call of God, or are you lost into your own agenda? Search your heart today and see what the King of Kings has for you to do!

Rick Bonfim