By Andrew Williams
Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant
Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction)
Anchor Scripture: “…God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.” — Romans 4:17 (NKJV)
The Teaching
We conclude this week on “Reconstruction” by looking at the most powerful dimension of the prophetic mouth: Creative Speech. In the “Build and Plant” mandate, there comes a moment where the Prophet is not just describing what is happening, but decreeing what will happen. This is the “Fiat”—the word that creates out of nothing.
When God said “Let there be light,” there was no light to work with. He didn’t describe the darkness; He called for the light. As a prophet, you are made in the image of your Father. In the reconstruction phase, you are authorized to “call those things which do not exist as though they did.”
This is the power of the “Prophetic Declaration.” You speak “Order” into a situation that is currently in “Chaos.” You speak “Healing” into a body that is currently in “Pain.” You speak “Revival” into a church that is currently “Dead.” You aren’t “lying” about the current reality; you are announcing a higher reality. Your word provides the “spiritual substance” that the Holy Spirit uses to manifest the physical change. You are not just a reporter of the news; you are a “co-creator” with the King.
Prophetic Insight
Creative speech is the final stage of “Building.” It is the moment you “call forth” the finished structure. If you only speak about what you “see” in the natural, you are a “pundit.” But if you speak about what you “see” in the Spirit (Day 95), you are a “prophet.” You must have the courage to speak words that contradict the natural evidence. When a situation is “dead,” you must have the “Abrahamic faith” to call it “alive.” Your creative word is the “Seed” (Day 144) that contains the whole harvest. Don’t just wait for things to change; use your “Prophetic Fiat” to change them.
The Activation
Identify a “dead” or “non-existent” area of your life or your ministry—something that should be there according to God’s promise but currently isn’t. Today, don’t “pray” about it; “speak” to it. Use the “Language of the Exist.” Say, “I call forth [Name of the promise] in the Name of Jesus. I decree that life is coming into this dead place. I call this thing into existence as though it were already here.”
Daily Prayer: Lord God, I thank You that You are the Creator of all things. I thank You for the authority to call those things that do not exist as though they did. Forgive me for only speaking what I see with my natural eyes. I choose today to speak Your Truth over my circumstances. I call forth Your life, Your order, and Your breakthrough. Let my words be creative seeds that bring Your Kingdom into the earth. Amen.
