The Prophet's Reward Jane Hamon
A. Introduction Jesus in Matthew 10:40-41 said, "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward." 马太福音 10:40-41 (CNVS) 40 接待你们的, 就是接待我 ; 接待我的, 就是接待那差我来的 41 因先知的名接待先知的, 必得先知所得的赏赐 ; 因义人的名接待义人的, 必得义人所得的赏赐
The word "receive" means "to take hold of, to accept, to receive favorably, to embrace, to give ear to, to make one's own." This is what we must do with Christ in our lives. To receive Him is to receive the Father. And to receive a prophet and those who are righteous will bring blessing in our lives.
- Those who have received prophetic promises from God and - Those who operate and function in prophetic ministry will experience one of the greatest seasons of honor, advancement, promotion and favor as we align, obey and actively participate with all God has said.
The Significance of 30 and Prophetic Fulfillment 2018 is a year we celebrate 30 years since the birth of the prophetic movement. Prior to 1988, there were only a few places in the earth that were experiencing dreams, visions, angelic visitations and prophetic revelation.
However, that year at Christian International (as well as several other places on earth) we spiritually birthed the prophetic movement. We recognized that God was raising up a company of prophets and prophetic people who could communicate His heart, will and mind to the earth. Today, it is now widely accepted throughout Christianity that God is still speaking - to His people and - through His people and that as we hear God's voice it can change our world.
Number 30 signifies a promotion into a new season of success. - A new season of authority and blessing for prophetic ministry and for seeing the prophesied word come to pass.
1. It is a launching season! Jesus was launched into His earthly ministry at the age of 30 accompanied by signs, wonders, miracles, authority, power over demons, and a heart to demonstrate that the Kingdom of God had come.
2. 30 was a very important number in the Jewish culture. It was considered to be the year of maturity for leadership. Priests were dedicated to service at age 30 (intercession). Men were eligible for military service at age 30 (warfare). Ezekiel was called as a prophet at age 30 (prophetic). Men were considered of age to run their father's business at age 30 (marketplace).
3. 30 was also a year linked to fulfillment of prophetic destiny, overcoming and rulership. Joseph came out of prison and had his prophetic dream fulfilled as he became a ruler in Egypt at the age of 30.
David came out of the cave and saw the prophecy fulfilled as he was anointed King of Judah at Hebron at the age of 30. Jesus was 30 when he was baptized and the Holy Spirit came upon Him and anointed Him to fulfill His prophesied destiny.
The Prophet's Reward launches us into similar times of fruition when all we may have struggled through comes to an appointed time of grace and fulfillment so that we can step into our time to rule and legislate for the Kingdom of God in the earth.
4. 30 also signifies prosperity and posterity. In the book of Judges, one of the judges, Jair, had 30 sons. He gave each of them a horse and a city (Judges 10:4)! In this 30th year of the prophetic ministry, all that has gone before has actually only been preparatory to what comes next. - Where before the prophetic was met with skepticism and resistance, now there is honor and excitement to hear the Word of the Lord.
- The voice of God is being integrated into the Church and being drawn on in the business world. Even local and national governmental officials long to hear answers from the heart of God so they can have the capacity to bring their city or even nation into the Prophet's Reward of breakthrough. During this 30th year of prophetic ministry we should expect a greater anointing for fulfillment of prophetic destiny, blessings of prosperity upon ourselves and our families, greater revelation, greater miracles, and signs and wonders than ever before.
B. What is the Prophet's Reward? There are several examples of people being blessed, rewarded and advanced because they received a prophet or a prophetic message. In all these examples, we find that receiving the prophet or prophetic word was not a passive response of hearing a word and hoping something good would happen as a result, but rather one that required active alignment, an expectant attitude and corresponding action.
The Prophet's Reward released rapid fulfillment of the things God had promised. The Prophet's Reward brings an acceleration of the process of divine fulfillment.
1) The Reward of Miracles Prophets release the miraculous! The story of the Shunammite woman is one of the best examples of receiving a Prophet's Reward. In 2 Kings 4, we meet this woman who is wealthy, but has no child. Not only did she receive the prophet, she actually had a room built in her house for him.
Application - Build a room in our life and in our heart for the Word of the Lord to dwell. Rather than just occasionally receiving "a word" we must receive the abiding voice of God. It seemed this woman didn't need anything. She just wanted the anointing in her home, knowing it would bring a blessing. But it was discovered that she did not have an heir. She had no legacy.
The prophet told her that the following year she would bear a son. She was so heartbroken from her years of barrenness that her initial reaction was not necessarily one of faith, but rather, "Don't mess with me prophet!" Nevertheless, the next year she had a son.
When the boy was grown, he was working in the field with his father and suddenly held his head and fell over dead. The Shunammite, ran to get the prophet to raise her son back to life! Her heir was given back to her and the legacy the enemy tried to rob was restored.
This theme continued later in 2 Kings 8 when Elisha told her to go live somewhere else during a famine. She obeyed the Word of the Lord and seemingly lost everything! She was gone 7 years then returned to make an appeal to the king to get her house and her land back. The king was hearing the story of how Elisha had raised the boy back to life, when his servant said, "Look! Here is the woman and her son!"
The Prophet's Reward set her up with the anointing for favor for her to be in the right place at the right time! Divine connections! The king not only gave her back her land, but all the proceeds of the land that should have been hers for the past 7 years! The Prophet's Reward will bring restoration of all that has been lost or stolen.
2) The Reward of Posterity & Succession Prophets will bring generational continuity. In the previous two stories the prophet came and brought sons back to life. God cares about our generations! Likewise, the Prophet's Reward can be seen in in 2 Kings 4.
A prophet died and left his wife in debt so that her sons would need to be sold as slaves. Elisha told the woman to take the small amount of oil in her house, go gather as many vessels as she could and begin to pour the oil into the vessels. Her obedience to the word resulted in a Prophet's Reward of supernatural multiplication of oil, which enabled her to pay the Debt and set her children free. She worked with the word of the Lord through the prophet to see her generations free and blessed.
We also see the Prophet's Reward and generational synergy with the ministries of Elijah and Elisha. Elijah prophesied to Elisha and Elisha responded by wholeheartedly going after Elijah until he received the double portion blessing. The Double Portion anointing and the Prophet's Reward are synonymous and it is time to receive this fresh mantle on your life, family, ministry and business.
3) The Reward of Breakthrough Prophets bring breakthrough! David was Jesse's 8th son and he ushered in a new era for Israel. David was a prophet who led Israel in battles of victory against the Philistines. He received the prophecy from the prophet, Samuel, that he would be king.
He believed it, received it, then acted on it by stepping up to face Goliath. This will be a year to see Goliaths fall! - Goliath systems. - Goliaths of intimidation. - Goliaths of impossibility. The Prophet's Reward released vision, courage, and a prophetic edge which was imparted through Samuel and acted on by David. This anointing brought Goliath down.
The Prophet's Reward releases the ability to do things that have been impossible up until that time. It is a breaker anointing that will bring down spiritual foes. This year will be a record breaking year! Things that have never been done before will breakthrough. Things stagnated or stalemated in previous years will break open through the Word of the Lord!
4) The Reward of Opportunity & Favor In the Hebraic alphabet, the number 8 is drawn as a picture of a gate or a door. Gates were always places of government and authority. - Kings issued decrees from the city gates. - Prophets prophesied from the gates. - Jesus raised the dead at the gate. - The apostles healed the lame man at the gate. - Jesus identified Himself as the Door. In Revelation 3,
He says He has the Key of David and opens so that no man can shut, and shuts so that no man can open. Expect doors of favor and access which have been shut to you in the past to be opened to you for your future!
In 1 Corinthians 16:9 Paul says, "For a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. " As we embrace God's prophetic words in this season, we will see unprecedented times of open doors, but also may have to contend with some adversaries. But take heart and have no fear. I heard the Lord say, "Your opposition will become your opportunity!" 哥林多前书 (CNVS) 9 因为这里有又宽大又有果效的门为我开了, 同时 反对的人也很多
Just like when David faced Goliath and defeated him, it caused promotion to come that he could marry the king's daughter and move into the palace. The opposition became his opportunity. In the same way, your adversaries have been given for your advantage. Your trial and trouble will become your triumph! This year would be characterized by Gates, Goliaths and Glory! Go through the gates, defeat your Goliaths and then step into the glory!
- Favor is our currency of our dealings with men on the earth. We must understand that we can actually have favor without knowing how to spend it. - Favor opens doors for Kingdom influence and Kingdom endeavors. - Favor assures we are in the right place at the right time for Kingdom results. - Favor is one more aspect of our Prophet's Reward and part of the blessing God gives to those who receive prophets and prophetic ministry.
5) The Reward that Heaven Will Fight For You Prophets release Heaven's angel armies. Several times in Scripture when a prophetic word is released by a prophet and when the people of God actively position themselves in agreement with that prophecy, Heaven supernaturally intervenes in the battle.
In Judges 4-5, Deborah released a prophetic word regarding Israel's harsh bondage under the Canaanites. The people and the generals responded by going to the prophetically indicated place by the River Kishon. Kishon means, "to set a trap or lay a snare for the enemy". When the enemy showed up for the battle, God caused torrential rain to fall and the heavens fought for Israel, flooding the riverbed and washing away the enemy.
In another battle in 2 Chronicles 20, Jehoshaphat, a great reformer and righteous king, was surrounded by the enemy. He called the people to fast and seek the Lord during which time the prophet Jahaziel prophesies that they will not need to fight in the battle for the battle is the Lord's. As a response to this prophetic word, Jehoshaphat sends worshippers out in front of the armies singing, "Praise the Lord for His mercy endures forever."
Once the army got to the enemy, they discovered that they had turned on one another and wiped each other out. Heaven got involved and fought for them.
Again in Joshua 10, Joshua is in an epic battle with a coalition of Canaanite kings when God speaks prophetically to him. "And the Lord said to Joshua, 'Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you'" (Joshua 10:8). Joshua was exhausted but went to confront his enemy as instructed by God, but instead God Himself fought for Joshua and Israel, and together they wiped out the enemy.
Part of our Prophet's Reward is that God will cause His angels to fight for us. Hebrews 1:14 says that God sends His angels to assist those who are to inherit salvation. In Acts, we see multiple times when angels intervened to deliver one of the apostles and position them to advance the Gospel of the Kingdom. You can expect angelic help in your battles in 2018!
C. Challenge So in 2018 it is time to proactively step into your Prophet's Reward. - Align with all God has charged you with, - embrace the prophetic anointing which God is releasing to you, and - expect the reward of His blessing