Prophetic mantles and giftings

A lot can be determined about a prophet from their God-given name. Samuel means heard by God He was dedicated to the Lord at birth and raised by anointed people in the temple.

There is a lot to be said about the way in which a child is raised and the anointing and mantle they carry.

 

That said your past experience doesn't determine your present or your future for you are a new creation of God.

1 sam 3:19

As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.

Ask God to be like Samuel in your gifting: that none of your words would fall to the ground unfulfilled and that you will be instrumental in the raising of the holy people of God, especially in the prophetic giftings.

practice the seer gift with a friend or family member

Act 21:10

Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea. He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.’” When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. But he said, “Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.” When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

Here Agabus had a clear word from God about Paul and it was accurate and all those with him bore witness to both the word and the demonstration. 

Gather with friends or family members and ask the Holy Spirit to show something about them then ask them if it's accurate.

 

The importance of fellowship with prophetic people

1Sa 10:10

When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw a group of prophets coming toward them. Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy.

1Sa 19:19
When the report reached Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah, he sent troops to capture him. But when they arrived and saw Samuel leading a group of prophets who were prophesying, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s men, and they also began to prophesy. When Saul heard what had happened, he sent other troops, but they, too, prophesied! The same thing happened a third time. Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah and arrived at the great well in Secu. “Where are Samuel and David?” he demanded.
“They are at Naioth in Ramah,” someone told him. But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God came even upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy all the way to Naioth! He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presence of Samuel. The people who were watching exclaimed, “What? Is even Saul a prophet?”

Notice how spending time in fellowship with prophetic people imparts prophetic gifting. Here we see Saul who was not naturally prophetic prophesy when in the company of prophets 

It was not an isolated incident either. The spirit of God came upon some of Saul's men at Naioth in Ramah. The news went back to Saul and he sent other soldiers and they too began to prophesy. Saul himself traveled to Naioth and asked where Samuel and David were, He went to join them and he too began to prophesy.

If you want to develop a prophetic gifting then seek out prophetic people to fellowship with

Amen

When God invites personally

Rev 4:1

Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”

Rev 4:2
And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.

Rev 11:11

But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them.

Rev 11:12
Then a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, “Come up here!” And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched.

There are times when God will invite you personally 'Come up here' He said to John. and when God asks you 'What do you see? He is developing your spiritual gifts 

Jer 1:11
Then the LORD said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?”And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”

Amos 7:8

And the LORD said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I answered, “A plumb line.” And the Lord replied, “I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins.

Meditate on these scriptures and then ask Him to teach you and take you into greater depths of His Spirit and Kingdom.

Companionship with God

 You can be in the same room with someone and barely notice they are there. This happens all time at doctor's surgeries on buses and at supermarket checkouts. When you desire companionship with someone you communicate with intention, and you look at them, when this happens there is an exchange of dialogue, and intimacy develops. 

Make God your companion and whether there is verbal communication or non-verbal communication you are aware of His presence 

Learn what grieves him 

Walk with Him 

Talk with Him 

Pray with Him 

And as you do so you will develop a greater level of friendship and a deeper level of intimacy with the Holy Spirit. 

John 16:13

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.

When you make the Holy Spirit your companion He will speak to you at a greater level of intimacy.

Amen 

Meditate on the Word It is the safest way into the seer dimension

John 10:7 so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.

John 14:6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

John 1:1-5

In the beginning, the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

Heb 4:12

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

Jesus described himself as a gate that is a way or path He is the only way to the Father.

Meditating on the Word is the safest way to enter the seer dimension because Jesus is the Word made flesh. There is no chance of entering the seer dimension through a demonic backdoor or perverted portal.

When you meditate on the Word you are flooding your soul with light and as God renews your mind to the truth and makes you more sensitive to the Holy Spirit. There is less chance of you being deceived.

There is every likelihood that you will see in your mind's eye the scene played out before you. You may even see an open vision of the bible passage you are meditating on. 

Amen

Watch and pray

Throughout the scripture we are told to watch and pray. How can we watch if don't first 'see'

this is what Habakkuk said 

Habakkuk 2:1

I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost. There I will wait to see what the LORD says and how he will answer my complaint.

There is a position in the spirit dimension higher than your usual place.You need to position yourself to a higher vantage point so You can 'see' further into the seer dimensions 

Jesus said in luke 21;34-36

“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that Day catch you unaware,

Matthew 26:40 

Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? 

Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”

Nobody said it was easy even the disciples of Jesus could not watch one hour. So learn to discipline yourself through comtemplative prayer. Many of us myself included promise and vow to ourselves to prayer everyday but often things get in the way. So set your alarm clock 15 mins earlier than needed. Decide in your heart and mind to do it. But don't condemn yourself if you miss it sometimes.

In Galatians 6:8 it says 

Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit

The spirit man must be strengthened and the carnal man weakened. Every time you speak in tongues or position yourself to experience God's presence through contemplative prayer you strengthen your spirit man.

Surely it's time for the sleeping church to wake up and 'see' demon spirits attached to people and interseed over what they see. 

Surely it's time for seasons of blessing revealed to the seers to be reported to the church to strengthen and edify the body of Christ, his church.

Amen 

Impartation and activation.

Rom 1:11
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

1Co 2:6
Yet among the mature, we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.

1Co 2:7
But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glorification.

1Co 2:13
And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who possess the Spirit.

Eph 4:29
Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

Impartation is the receiving of a gift by faith and by that same faith the gift is activated by use.

Let me give a human example if you are seated on an airplane and there is someone sitting opposite you If you dont look you wont see them if you glimpse them through the corner of your eye you wont see much it is only when you look with intention that you notice their clothing, their eye colour, their countenance etc you will be able to see and examine the finer details with intention. 

Or if you buy a car it wont take you anywhere until you sit in the drivers seat and turn the engine on by doing these two things you are positioning yourself to drive and you will move from where you are to your destination.

The reality is that if you recieve a gift you are expected to use it.

So the gift is under the christmas tree, it has your name on it, the time for opening the presents has long since past and you just look at it wanting to open it and use it, but you just sit there staring into space. You know its available and within reach but lack of faith and trust prevents you from reaching out and taking hold of it and using it.

Imagine the concern of the gift giver 

 

Some of you are exactly like this.

I tell you surely the time is now. 

Reach out take hold of your gift and start to use it 

 

For some of you, the gift was imparted years ago, you received it. It's within you but you never used it so it never activated 

Become intentional  about how you use your gifting Surely now is the time to act.   

Impartation and activation must be part of the activity of the church as it was in bible times

Do you have a gift then impartation and activation must be part of your edification and strengthening of the church. Do not wait to be asked, offer it freely. Make the first move yourself, ask God who is asking, and then be bold and talk to them 

Amen 

I will do it says the lord

For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this, “I am the Lord, Maker of all things, Who alone stretches out the heavens, Who spreads out the earth by Myself, Frustrating the signs and confounding the omens of boasters (false prophets), Making fools out of fortune-tellers, Counteracting the wise And making their knowledge ridiculous, Confirming the word of His servant And carrying out the plan of His messengers.

Isaiah 44:24‭-‬26 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/isa.44.24-26.AMP

Who is The Holy One? He is God Almighty

What is He to you? He is your redeemer. He formed you in your mother's womb.

What has He done? He made all things. He stretches out the heavens He spreads the Earth out

His actions against darkness are these : 

He frustrates and confounds false prophets

He makes fools of fortune tellers 

He counteracts the wise making their knowledge ridiculous

His actions for His servants are these:

He confirms the word of His servants.

He carries out their plans. 

Listen to what the Lord says to you

I who made all things shall do great wonders in these days 

I shall frustrate the wisdom of this world  

I shall make their knowledge foolish.

Listen, you who speak words over people in exchange for cash without any knowledge of me. 

You who speak fortunes. Listen to me repent of your divinations. and necromancy.

Come to me. Learn from me. I will transform your very being.

Listen to me servant of the Most High

When my plans become your plans and my words become your words.

I shall accomplish great and wonderful things in these days, just as I have planned.

Are we not of one mind and spirit? 

I tell you as your mind and my mind are joined together 

We have one plan and one purpose.

Everything I have planned shall be accomplished 

Amen 

The God who sees

Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]?”

Genesis 16:13 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/gen.16.13.AMP

among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/2co.4.4.AMP

Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, ‘You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.’ ” For God knows that on the day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.” And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of the two of them were opened [that is, their awareness increased], and they knew that they were naked; and they fastened fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

Genesis 3:1‭, ‬3‭, ‬5‭-‬7 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/gen.3.1-7.AMP

Our God is all-seeing. He is both omnipotent and omnipresent. 

He is all-powerful and exists outside of space-time for He is the Creator of all.

And we are created in His image to both see and know in the spiritual dimension.

But there is an ancient enemy who blinds the eyes of man and prevents him from seeing God's wonderful truth.  

This can be seen in the account of the fall of man. See how satan paints a picture for Eve to perceive with her mind's eye.

Ask yourself, why do you not see into the spiritual realm?

Jesus answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.”

John 3:3 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/jhn.3.3.AMP

Here, Jesus tells us we can both see and know the kingdom of God.

It is your spiritual right as a believer to see and experience the kingdom of God

Pursue [this] love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people].

1 Corinthians 14:1 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/1co.14.1.AMP

Who's, is it to seek to prophesy and foretell the future? 

You, that's who!

Learn to see and know God's revelation for the future.

Remember, He who is within you is greater than he who is in the world.

We are to learn and cultivate spiritual gifts.

What does this mean in practice?

Ask God to show you, a picture, a vision, a feeling for a fellow believer.

and in the spirit of Psalm 46:10 ...be still and know that I am God... set aside some time and go to a quiet place to seek God. 

Allow Him to speak to your spirit man.

For everyone who lives on milk is [doctrinally inexperienced and] unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a spiritual infant. But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil.

Hebrews 5:13‭-‬14 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/heb.5.13-14.AMP

I am the God who sees and knows 

Ask me and I will show all the wisdom of heaven.

Come close to me and I will be both father and friend.

I will show you when to speak and when to be silent.

Allow me to possess you completely and I will rend the heavens and come down in your midst.

I will show the Kingdom of God.

See, I have made you a prince in my Kingdom

You are heir to everything I have 

Ask me for understanding 

Ask me for wisdom

Ask me for knowledge 

Surely I shall answer you 

Let those with eyes see and those with ears hear.

See, your life is like an open book before me. 

I see and know all things

I know everything there is to know about you for I formed you in your mother's womb.

Where can you hide from me?

I am calling you to see and know 

I am calling you to show my wisdom

I am calling you to know me: I shall show my heart of compassion.

I shall write a new name over you. 

"Eyes wide open" shall be your new name for that is what you will experience in these days.

Amen