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The Voice of God P r a i s e F o r THE VOICE OF GOD Wherever I go I am asked, "How do you hear the voice of God?" In this book, Cindy Jacobs shares the joys and pitfalls of learning to hear God's voice. The Lord has appointed her as a prophet over nations and kingdoms. Her zeal comes forth as if it were fire shut up in her bones—fire flamed by the Holy Spirit of revival for this hour. This is a much needed book. ELIZABETH ALVES PRESIDENT, INTERCESSORS INTERNATIONAL God's voice is active today, but Christians must learn to rightly discern it. In my 40 years of prophetic ministry I have found the principles, truths and life experiences presented by Cindy Jacobs to be biblical and true to the activity of the Holy Spirit. This book should be required reading for every Christian. DR. BILL HAMON BISHOP, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES This should be required reading for every pastor in whose church intercessors and prophets are arising. It should also be studied carefully by any who feel led to respond to the Holy Spirit's promptings in intercession and prophecy. I agree fully with everything Cindy Jacobs says in The Voice of God. JOHN LOREN SANDFORD FOUNDER, ELIJAH HOUSE When we started our church 34 years ago it seemed that we had all kinds of unusual people coming in trying to prophesy. I felt like throwing up my hands in dismay, but God gave me Hebrews 5:14, "But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil" (KJV). What Cindy Jacobs has brought in this book is strong meat, birthed through her walk with God and her experiences with Him, through her mistakes, through practice. It certainly helps us discern what is spirit, what is truly of the Holy Spirit, and what is satanic. I love this book. It's a winner! MARILYN HICKEY I have great admiration for Cindy Jacobs and the ministry God has given her. She is a dynamic voice for the Kingdom in the world today. Cindy speaks forth God's word and calls believers around the world to powerful intercession, and to effectively and responsibly use the gifts the Lord has given them. P r a i s e F o r THE VOICE OF GOD DEE JEPSEN DIRECTOR, WOMEN OF FAITH Years ago the person who first convinced me by both word and deed that our sovereign God could and would speak directly to His children was my friend Cindy Jacobs. She taught me many important truths that I had never learned in seminary. That is why I am thrilled to see Cindy's dynamic ideas in this inspiring book, The Voice of God. I cannot recommend it highly enough for Christian leaders of whatever theological tradition. C. PETER WAGNER PRESIDENT, GLOBAL HARVEST MINISTRIES Experiential insight, biblical teaching and practical application are elements of Cindy Jacobs's newest book that make it one that will answer questions many have had concerning the role and function of the gift of prophecy in the church today. In her easy-to-understand style, Cindy expresses several principles that will benefit those who are just beginning to step out in their gifting as well as those who are more mature in the prophetic ministry. I have been blessed personally to receive God's expression of encouragement through this choice vessel. Cindy is a unique gift to the body of Christ, one whom God is using powerfully to impact His people in this vital hour. JANE HANSEN INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, WOMEN'S AGLOW FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL Filled with supernatural adventure and deep insight, this timely book is essential reading for today's spiritual leader. The chapter on spiritual protocol should be particularly helpful to pastors struggling to govern wisely in the midst of the turbulent winds of revival. JOHN DAWSON DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL URBAN MISSIONS, YOUTH WITH A MISSION With her first book on prayer and now with this dynamic book on prophecy, Cindy Jacobs has done the Christian community a wonderful service. I believe these truths will take us deeper into the heart and ministry of God. This book has the gift of being simple without being simplistic. Don't miss it! BOBBYE BYERLY U.S. NATIONAL BOARD PRESIDENT, WOMEN'S AGLOW FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL I slept little the entire night in anticipation of dealing with a serious P r a i s e F o r THE VOICE OF GOD ministry conflict later that morning. Minutes before confronting the problem my secretary received a phone call. It was Cindy Jacobs calling from between airline connections at an airport 1,500 miles away. As her plane was landing, God had told her exactly what I was about to face and had given her a passage of Scripture to give to me confirming exactly what I was to do. The conflict was resolved in ways I couldn't have imagined. The Voice of God by Cindy Jacobs is for real. Although the subject of the prophetic is sometimes confusing and often controversial, this book provides an invaluable tool to help us understand God's ways of speaking to and through His children in this, history's greatest hour of harvest. DICK EASTMAN INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, EVERY HOME FOR CHRIST The Voice of God is very timely, very instructive and very much needed. Through it, Cindy Jacobs has done a great service to the Body of Christ I believe her practical approach to the subject, her backlog of rich personal experiences and her corrective words will make The Voice of God a textbook manual for the whole Body of Christ for many decades to come. DICK MILLS ████████████████ THE VOICE OF GOD ███████████████████████████ Cindy Jacobs Regal Books A Division of Gospel light Ventura, California U.S.A. Published by Regal Books A Division of Gospel Light Ventura, California, U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A. Regal Books is a ministry of Gospel Light, an evangelical Christian publisher dedicated to serving the local church. We believe God's vision for Gospel Light is to provide church leaders with biblical, user-friendly materials that will help them evangelize, disciple and minister to children, youth and families. It is our prayer that this Regal Book will help you discover biblical truth for your own life and help you meet the needs of others. May God richly bless you. For a free catalog of resources from Regal Books/Gospel Light please contact your Christian supplier or call 1-800-4-GOSPEL. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are from The New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. The following Bible versions are also used: AMP. O.T.—From The Amplified Bible, Old Testament. Copyright © 1965, 1987 by The Zondervan Corporation. Used by permission. AMP. N.T.—Scripture quotations are taken from the Amplified New Testament, copyright © 1954, 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. KJV—King James Version. Authorized King James Version. Public domain. NASB—Scripture taken from the New American Standard bible, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. NIV—Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. © Copyright 1995 by Cindy Jacobs All rights reserved. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jacobs, Cindy. The voice of God / Cindy Jacobs, p. cm. ISBN 0-8307-1773-0 (trade) 1. Prophecy—Christianity. 2. Spiritual warfare. I. Title. BR115.P8J33 1995 234',13—dc20 95-9074 CIP 7 8 9 10 11 12 / 02 01 00 99 98 97 Rights for publishing this book in other languages are contracted by Gospel Literature International (GLINT). GLINT also provides technical help for the adaptation, translation and publishing of Bible study resources and books in scores of languages worldwide. For further information, contact GLINT, P. O. Box 4060, Ontario, CA 91761-1003, U.S.A., or the publisher. This book is lovingly dedicated in memory of my dad Albert S. Johnson August 28, 1923—July 5,1973 A Southern Baptist church planter who taught me how to love God by the way he lived CONTENTS Foreword...............................................................................................11 Acknowledgments................................................................................15 Introduction..........................................................................................17 1 The Voice of God...........................................................................19 This book will not give you a specific formula describing the prophetic call and the way to hear the Voice of God. God's methods are unique. However, it will give you some signposts to follow. 2 "But I Didn't Mean to Prophesy": The Role of Prophetic Intercession.............................................35 Prophetic intercession is the ability to receive an immediate prayer request from God and pray about it in a divinely anointed utterance. 3 Camel's Hair and Wild Locusts: Preparation for the Prophetic Gift..............................................55 God prepares those who will prophesy publicly or through intercession in specific ways. One of the most important characteristics is integrity—the Lord needs trustworthy prophets and prophetesses to speak His words. 4 "Is That You, God?": Learning to Hear God's Voice.....................................................69 A person may receive a prophetic word from God in several ways: person to person; God to a person directly; through a dream or vision; by reading the Word; and by hearing the song of the Lord. 5 Redemptive Prophecy...................................................................85 Redemptive prophecy is that which speaks to the destiny of God for an individual in a life-bringing, redemptive way. 6 Mentoring the Prophetic Gift.....................................................105 God is looking for fathers and mothers in the faith who will be willing to pay the price to learn how to mentor and parent the new generation of powerful leaders God is raising across the world.
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