Category: Words of Study & Instruction: Scribes & the Arts

This page features Words of Wisdom and Instruction written specifically by Holy Spirit for those in worship arts. They are designed to take you into deeper bible study, revelation and understanding concerning the secrets and mysteries of God's Word.

Why Prophetic Writers Need To Write At The Unction of Holy Spirit As Often As Possible

Posted on by Theresa Harvard Johnson

Copyright 2017 Theresa Harvard Johnson

When the mind gets in the way of the moving of the Spirit, the prophetic writer looses a lot of “supernatural traction” – meaning the ability to pull from and dig into the spirit with EASE. Outside of this “invitation to enter in”… accessing information and revelation is more random and it might come in trickles. It may also seem tougher or more difficult to access the atmosphere again. (Some people see this as warfare, but many times we have just missed the perfect timing of God and the cloud has lifted.) To maximize the moment, an immediate… focused response is necessary. The Lord will take care of the rest if we jump in.

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Scribal Ministry Development

Four Critical Hindrances To Scribal Advancement

Posted on by Theresa Harvard Johnson

Copyright 2017 Theresa Harvard Johnson

I believe there are four critical things that hinder the advancement of SERIOUS prophetic writers and scribes. (This list is for those scribes who have strong relationships with the Lord like prayer, studying the word, etc. but face blocks in their lives as prophetic writers and/or prophetic scribes). I believe these hindrances include:

1. A LACK OF CONSISTENCY. Specifically, I am speaking of being consistent with the directives God has released to produce scribal projects, activities, etc. As a result, no momentum is built in the spirit realm to propel that scribe or his or her project forward. Instead, there is a constant start/stop… which resets their efforts and pull them back into stages of infancy and stagnation. Faithfulness to these tasks WILL release a number of hindrances.

2. FAILURE TO PRACTICE. The scribal gift (whatever it may be) should be exercised as part of ones regular spiritual discipline. This does not mean you have to do something every day, but there should be consistent scribal activity in the life of a called scribe. This includes scribal activities that Holy Spirit urges you to do as well as those things you DESIRE to do. Both are good. Whether it is journaling, taking notes, attending an open mic poetry event, journaling, etc. Gifts must be activated and stirred as often as possible. We should desire to be more than a “scribe” at heart, but in actuality. For example, if you have a blog… then that blog should not go three months without a new post if Holy Spirit has indeed directed you to write one. Remember, there is ALWAYS time to do what God has commanded. Choose to practice consistently and watch yourself grow leaps and bounds in that area!

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Scribal Ministry Development

Guess What? Not All Scribes Are Writers

Posted on by Theresa Harvard Johnson

Copyright 2017 Theresa Harvard Johnson
(Also check out, More Than A Writer’s Anointing, Am I a prophetic scribe or a writer? and The Restoration of Scribal Judges)

One of the greatest pleasures of teaching The Scribal Anointing, the ministry of the scribal office, is providing the people of God with tools to “identify, name and walk out” their scribal calling. It’s like finding that one puzzle piece that often puts everything we have been doing throughout our lives in clarity and focus.

What we often remember most about the scribes of the Bible – outside of the negative behavior rehearsed among the congregation – is that their contributions to our faith-based culture ensured that we have the work of God and the life of Christ in a tangible, written record. What we don’t often realize, however, is that the scribes in charge of that task were introduced to us first as copyists and recorders.

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Prophetic Writing

The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Posted on by Theresa Harvard Johnson
Copyright 2014 Theresa Harvard Johnson
If ever there was a poison plaguing the Body of Christ, it is the toxins that fall from deep roots of unforgiveness. I can testify to this truth in my own lif. I desire to be WHOLE and fully free from the issues of my heart that have bound me for over 30 years… and that have found themselves threatened to be compounded with each new wounding.  You see, wounding will occur! How we respond to it and process it, however, is another story. In my own life unforgiveness was one of the most misunderstood hindrances to my freedom from sin. By revelation, I learned that it was also the cause of a re-occuring illness in my life that I just gained healing from due to a process of letting go.
 
I had my understanding tucked away in a tight box that says: “I have already forgiven.” People of God, I am here to tell you that forgiveness can be a lifetime “in the making” and that the measure of forgiveness that we believe we have given may not represent the depth of forgiveness that God is seeking in us. Could it be that the “forgiveness” that we sometimes believe we have is only a surface level… of which we have convinced ourselves that it is complete?