There are different kinds of prophets, namely auditory, visionary, and sensory prophets. Some prophets can function in both auditory and visionary dimensions or even the three. Some functions in both and others in one. Those who are auditory prophets hear more than seeing or sensing. We often hear them say, ” I hear….” Those who are visionary also called seers see more hearing and sensing. For such people they say ” I see…., saw ….
Most believers operate as sensory prophets without knowing it. There’s, however, a difference between being prophetic and being a prophet. A prophet occupies the office of a prophet, but being prophetic is a function of gifts. Most believers are prophetic in operation.
Sensory believers or prophets perceive things, pick up signals without necessarily hearing or seeing as mentioned earlier. God uses their emotions to speak to them. Holy Ghost filled and prayerful women are mostly sensory believers or prophetesses.
A sensory prophet can tell who people really are when they first meet them. It’s sometimes a knowing which can’t be explained. You just know, and your instincts don’t disappoint you. You can make a difference between God’s presence and the devil’s. When such people enter a church and it’s not of God, they immediately know. Hebrews 5:14 says that solid food is for the mature, those who have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil through practice. Say, “Oh Lord, activate my senses by your Spirit in the name of Jesus.” Pray this prayer until you are spiritually satisfied. A lady who has filed divorced told me before, during marriage, her relationship has also been about fight with her partner. She said she herself sensed a bad omen concerning the marriage but still went into it because she was pregnant for the man before marriage, so they had to get married at all costs. Over here, God used the senses of this dear lady to warn her about impending problems attached to her marriage, but she decided to disobey God and is now regretting it. That shall not be your portion in Jesus’ name! If you also made the same mistake, the Lord give you grace to overcome such a problem for ” it’s not by might nor by power but by His Spirit” – Zechariah 4:6.
When you lose your peace when you are about traveling and making a major decision, please don’t go ahead. Prayer and hear from the Lord through the means He may choose to use to answer you. In some cases, He may use your emotions to communicate with you. When your peace returns, go ahead, but if it doesn’t, don’t. Sometimes, your peace may be taken not because God isn’t involved but just because there’s a problem that needs to be tackled before u go ahead. When I got my job, I was happy and worried at the same time. I initially didn’t know why, and after praying about it, my peace returned, and I accepted the job. When I got to my workplace, I never worked for some weeks because most of the cases that were coming to my court were Ga or Twi cases that needed Ga or Twi interpreters, which I’m not so I felt irrelevant because I’m a French/English/ Spanish and Ewe interpreter. At a point in time, I wanted to resign, and I was advised not to do so and that I would have my cases and be fine. Thankfully, I began having several cases in my languages to the extent that these days, I move from court to court. Glory be to God! God saw the temporary problem I have just identified and tried telling me about it before time, and now the picture is clear. So the fact that there’s no peace doesn’t not always mean God isn’t involved. If He is, your peace shall return like what happened in my cases. But if He’s not, the more you pray about a situation, you will always be restlessness and there will be no peace.
Do you see yourself as a sensory believer or prophet now? Stay blessed!
Dr. David Tobi Ogoudou
Virtuous Living 