THE PROPHESYING TONGUE

Pastor Seth Asare OfeiBadu

The Prophesying Tongue (Speech that Brings Progress)

Daniel 3: 17, 18 Luke 22: 7 - 62

A true disciple is always looking to the future, mindful that every future holds two possibilities for good or for evil, and with his tongue he seeks to let the good be established and the evil not survive. In Luke 22, Jesus held a conversation with his disciples, and each gets what he chose to use his tongue for.

What the true disciple says determines

• What God will do in His life, because it defines his expectation and welcome of the will of God
• What he himself will do next
• What his hearers him will do next

Scriptural: “God is able ...” (Jeremiah 32:27)

Amos 3:7 – Truly the Lord will not do anything without first revealing it to his servants

Jeremiah 29:11 Thoughts of peace and not evil

Positive: “And He will deliver us”, (See also 2 Corinthians 10:1) never negative inspired through close Friendship with God (Study, meditation on and obedience to His Word – Psalm 1). Because God’s Word prepares the ground for us to be positive always:

1. “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son” Genesis 22:8
2. "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13, 14
3. "The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it." Nehemiah 2:20
4. “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.” Daniel 3:17

Loyal: “But even if He does not...” (Defers to the Master, knowing that it may not be the Master’s priority for the moment. See also Romans 14:8)

Antithesis:

·         Esau opened his mouth in haste and selfishness, when he should have spoken thoughtfully (Heb. 12:16)

·         John the Baptist questioned when he ought to have affirmed (John 7:19,20)

·         His father Zechariah also questioned where he ought to have been thankful (Luke 1:18)

·         Judas kept quiet where he ought to have spoken (22: 21)

As we come to the Lord’s table, let us in prayer ponder over how tongues at the supper shaped destinies and even the course of the work. As disciples, we are required to speak, not just anything or anyhow, but what should be the course final outcome of happenings in the future. We are no longer our own. We have been bought, and we ought to use our tongues to further the agenda of the one who bought us with His own blood: “1 Cor. 22:26- For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come”

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