Engaging Your Prophecies

1 Timothy 1:18-19 TPT

So, Timothy, my son, I am entrusting you with this responsibility, in keeping with the very first prophecies that were spoken over your life, and are now in the process of fulfillment in this great work of ministry, in keeping with the prophecies spoken over you. With this encouragement use your prophecies as weapons as you wage spiritual warfare by faith and with a clean conscience.

Beloved,

Here we see Apostle Paul instructing his son in the faith to take charge of the WORD the LORD has given or spoken concerning his life and destiny. Paul made it expressively clear to Timothy that it is his personal responsibility to see that the prophecies God has given over his life come to full manifestation.

Paul is a praying Apostle, yet he did not tell Timothy, I am praying for you that your prophecy will come to pass. Rather, Paul encouraged him to use his prophecies as weapons in spiritual warfare. What this tells me is that just because you received prophecy does not mean it will be handed to you just like that.

As the prophecies were being declared, there were principalities and powers and demonic agents who also heard the prophecies and immediately set in motion plans to contend against them. Hence, Paul is bringing to Timothy’s awareness that there are forces fiercely opposing the manifestation of your God-given prophecies. And you must contend earnestly by faith, with clean conscience, believing God to do exactly as He said He will do.