PROPHET Effort Vakai Maposa has warned Zimbabweans against allowing fear, desperation and predictions about their future to dictate their lives, urging Christians to carefully discern the spiritual source behind every prophecy.
Speaking during the City of Jesus Sunday Service at Grace Abound Church headquarters in Kwekwe on Sunday, Maposa said people should not automatically accept every prediction made about their future, particularly when such pronouncements leave them living in fear.
“The moment fear takes control of your heart, you begin giving power to words God never spoke over your life,” Maposa said.
His message comes against the backdrop of a Zimbabwean society where economic hardship, unemployment, poverty and uncertainty have left many people searching for answers and hope, sometimes turning to prophets, traditional spiritual practitioners and other sources for guidance.
Maposa said desperation for success could make people vulnerable to spiritual voices and interventions that they might otherwise question.
“Never become so desperate for success that you accept assistance from a source God has not approved,” he said.
The preacher's sermon, titled “The Difference Between a Seer, a Diviner and the Spirit of God,” drew its biblical foundation from 1 Samuel 9:9, Deuteronomy 18:10-11, Acts 16:16 and John 16:3.
Maposa challenged worshippers to distinguish between different claims of spiritual authority rather than accepting every supernatural prediction as divine instruction.
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“Before you celebrate a prophecy, identify the spirit behind it. Any spiritual voice outside the Spirit of God is not the voice of Truth,” he said.
He also urged congregants not to become prisoners of predictions about their future.
“Do not fear every prediction spoken concerning your future. Any prediction that did not come from God can be altered,” Maposa said.
Zimbabwe has a long history of people seeking spiritual intervention for problems ranging from illness and family disputes to unemployment, financial difficulties and relationship challenges.
The economic pressures facing households have also created fertile ground for both religious and traditional spiritual consultations.
Maposa's message was, therefore, centred not only on prophecy, but also on personal discernment, urging believers to examine the source and consequences of spiritual messages before acting on them.
Using the biblical accounts cited in his sermon, he contrasted the role of a seer with divination and urged Christians to measure spiritual claims against their faith rather than surrendering their decisions to predictions.
He warned that fear could itself become a source of control when individuals begin making major decisions based solely on what they have been told will happen to them.
The sermon was delivered under the church's 2026 theme: “The Year of the Lord's Mega Shift.”
Maposa said believers should approach their future with faith rather than panic, particularly when confronted with predictions of misfortune, failure or disaster.
His message also touched on the growing appetite for quick solutions in difficult economic times, cautioning believers against sacrificing their principles in pursuit of wealth, breakthrough or social advancement.
The preacher's central call was for Christians to exercise discernment, resist fear and remain guided by what they believe to be the voice of God rather than allowing predictions from other sources to determine their choices.
