Prophecy: More Than Predicting the Future
When most people hear the word prophecy, they imagine someone foretelling the future — a prediction about what’s going to happen next. And yes, that’s
There’s something unmistakably sacred about being caught up in a fresh move of the Holy Spirit. It’s like a wind that begins to stir without warning, brushing across the landscape of your soul and waking something long asleep. The air feels charged. Hearts awaken. Hunger deepens. Old prayers resurface with new intensity.
But what happens next?
Many believers — especially those who’ve lived through more than one spiritual “wave” — know this mysterious cycle. We long for a fresh outpouring of God’s presence. We pray, fast, and prepare our hearts. And then, when it finally comes, it brings both glory and disruption. Power and chaos. Clarity and confusion. It’s beautiful. It’s messy. And it challenges everything we thought we knew.
We’re invited not just to recognize the wind when it begins to blow again, but to respond wisely and humbly — so that the move of God brings renewal instead of reactionary division.
Jesus told a parable in Luke 5 about new wine needing new wineskins. It’s one of those verses we love to quote during revival seasons. But His next line is often overlooked:
“No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’”
— Luke 5:39
Isn’t that the paradox?
We cry out for God to do something fresh, yet we instinctively cling to what’s familiar. When the Spirit moves in unfamiliar ways — through different people, styles, or methods — our first reaction might not be celebration. It might be skepticism. Or resistance. Or retreat.
This has happened in every generation. And the prophetic community, in particular, must learn to walk with both discernment and humility. To not assume every new expression is automatically from God — but also to not assume it isn’t.
Here are three key postures that can help us host a move of God with integrity:
Some of us find ourselves caught in between — longing for renewal but wary of manipulation. Loving the presence of God but burned by past revivals. Wanting to stay open, but unsure how.
If that’s you, you’re not alone. God is not in a hurry. And He’s not asking you to fake excitement or silence real questions. What He does ask is this:
Stay connected. Stay teachable. Stay tender.
And don’t let fear of the strange keep you from welcoming the sacred.
The Spirit blows where He will — but He still seeks a people who will prepare Him room.
I believe with all my heart that the Holy Spirit is stirring something again in our day. I see it in the hunger of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. I hear it in the prayers of exhausted pastors. I sense it in the growing discontent with consumer Christianity. I also see it in the changing views of highly-educated thought leaders and cultural influencers.
But let’s not romanticize revival. Let’s root ourselves in maturity — emotional, relational, and spiritual. Let’s be the kind of people the Dove can rest upon — not just visit.
And let’s remember: the “wind” of the Spirit is not a feeling or a fad. It’s a Person. He comes not just to shake the room but to shape a people — people who will carry His heart, His character, and His call into every corner of culture.
Come, Holy Spirit. We are asking. We are looking. We are listening. We will respond.
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