In revealing God's purpose for our lives, prophecy has played major part. A clear definition of a prophetic word or prophecy will help every Christian to sense and know the guidance and leading of God in their lives. To have perfect understanding, one must admit that God has used a prophetic ministry through the History of Christianity and the Bible. It is vital to know that a prophetic word has potential to edify, bless, encourage and give way in life, but if not executed dutifully can hurt, cripple, delay, destroy, deceive or even misled God's people, particularly if it is given by lying or false prophets, irresponsible or immature people. Receiving and giving prophecy must be done conscientiously because prophecy necessitates that it be taken seriously.
How you react to prophecy will decide how you benefit from prophecy. Prophecy places demand upon people to be taken earnestly. Reacting to prophecy by judging the prophecy, seeking out mature Godly counsel and examining with your intuition, spirit, and biblical justifications will put you on the benign side. God declares his plans and his thoughts through his servants, the Prophets. At times God uses the very three faculties of the human spirit which are the Conscience, Conscious, intuition and communion to teach us his purposes and ways.
SCOAN asserts that TB Joshua has effectively predicted events in the lives of people who attend his church services as well as universal events. It is not easy to walk through to your destiny without Prophecy, without it you have no palpable reasons to fight. A prophetic word carries the resolution of God's purpose for your life. It is to be cherished. Without it, you cannot gain. Without it you are running aimlessly and beating the air and will never arrive in life. Only purpose will help you to fight, persevere, settle and establish in life. You have no destination without a word from God to live on and you cannot have a clear vision for your life. A prophetic word will guide every purpose of your life and bring clear direction in your life. Prophecy will help you modify and adjust your life in line with the requirement and demands of the prophecy.
According to TB Joshua, prophecy is instrument and equipment for spiritual warfare. It is the reason why you have to endure and fight the sufferings of this modern world. Prophecy brings clarity and accuracy to divine purposes. Lack of it will germinate seeds of uncertainty, doubt and searching of hearts.
One must be sure of the source of the prophecy and the reliability of the people who speak over our lives and preach in a prophetic way. Your prophetic life and destiny depends upon such. Though individuals are counseled by scripture to only judge the prophecy and not the prophet, one need to check their credibility. The judging of spirits and discerning hearts keeps people safe from error, deviations and fraud. People’s ability to be articulate and know the voice of God will save them the worry of expecting a wrong prophecy to come to pass.