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ENGAGING THE WONDERS OF DIVINE VISITATION
PT 1[/b]
From [b]Luke 19:44 , we discover that it is possible
for God to visit the earth or visit His church and
people will not know. They knew not the time of
His visitation. They were like Jacob in Gen 28:16
who awaked out of his sleep and said ‘surely the
Lord is in this place; and I knew it not’. Divine
visitation is what we call a revival. Every divine
visitation is ordained to change man’s position.
“ And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God
will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land
unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob” Gen 50:24 . God will surely
visit you and change your story.
A revival can be defined as a manifestation of
divine visitation among His people. Zeph 3:17 .
God does not just visit and go, He visits to change
the position of people. When God came down to
Egypt through Moses, He came down in their midst
until He brought them to the promise land. Every
divine visitation is to fulfill divine agenda. I can tell
you we are in the endtime. The time of the reigning
church. Mic 4:1-2 .
Let me say at this point that the ark of revival has
landed on our shores. Nigeria will be a vital force
in driving God’s endtime agenda and this
commission has been positioned by divine election
to play a leading role among others. Watch it,
something is about bursting forth and there shall
be series of outburst at Shiloh 2015 as God begins
to reveal Himself to us. We are in a revival. A
revival has began; not going to begin.
“ And the LORD said, I have surely seen the
affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have
heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows; |8 And I am come down to
deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land
and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and
honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and
the Hivites, and the Jebusites” Exo 3:7-8 . God is
still coming down through human instrument to
carrying out His divine agenda on the earth. Can I
tell you something? We are in for what no man has
ever known before. Things have happened, but
things will begin to happen at dimensions too
great to be comprehended by human minds and
that will include in your own life. When He came
down in Egypt, He stayed on in their midst until He
brought them into the promise land.
How do I know we are in a revival?
From scripture we understand that every move of
God covers all categories of people. “ …I will pour
out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall
dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
|29 And also upon the servants and upon the
handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. |
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in
the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. ”
Joel 2:28-30 . When the move of the Spirit covers
all age groups, then you know we are in a revival.
Sometimes back, a 4 year old boy in this church
was given some little seed by his pastor and he
told the mother ‘I want to buy a book’. When they
got to the bookstore, they showed him a book, he
said no. what about this, he said no and he
pointed to the one he wanted. A sickle cell anemia
boy. He told his mother start reading it to me, and
the mother started to read it. It got to a point and
the boy said read that portion again, and the
mother read it again. He again said read that
portion again, and the mother read it again. That
same week, XX turned to AA. A little boy. A
thirteen year old boy said this year ‘I want my
grade in mathematics to change’. He said I want a
93 figure in mathematics and he carried 93 fliers
and distributed them. He said ‘Lord, I have told
people that you love them, show that you love
me’. He came out neat A, same number. The move
of the Spirit covering all ages of people. An
eighteen year old young man sharing a testimony
yesterday said ‘I just thank God like a dream of the
night, I am now a landlord’. Eighteen years old. He
said by the sacrifice of last year Shiloh, God has
blessed my business, and I am now a landlord. At
eighteen. Now listen. We are in a revival. The spirit
of God is moving across all age groups showing
Himself mighty. A nineteen years old chap was
given a homecell that was dying and he heard me
say ‘If your cell does not replicate you are a
failure’. He left the room crying. We were having a
leadership meeting and he said to himself this
must happen, 5 hours of prayers daily. Outreaches.
He moved the cell to 49 from 4 people. He is in
America today by divine lifting. Before he left,
himself, father, mother and siblings were living in
one room. After he was done, God said go to so
and so place, chose any university of your choice,
and now he is there in grand style. He didn’t have
to pay a dime. Please be awake. Something is
bursting forth in this land. Africa is being visited.
Something never known before is breaking forth.
Some 3 or 4 weeks ago, a 75year old girl during
the first outreach here led 9 people to Christ, got
them established in church – water baptism,
believers’ foundation class, word of faith bible
institute, service groups – all within 7 weeks. The
next 7 weeks she got 65 souls for Christ. A 75
year old. The move of God sweeping across all age
groups. Joel 2:28-30 . We are in a revival. Any
regular believer will stay out of it. Any nominal
believer will miss out of it. Churchism is giving
way to reality. We are in a revival, things are
breaking forth. Wake up to it.
“ So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might
bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the
LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the
cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant
of God. |5 And when the ark of the covenant of the
LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a
great shout, so that the earth rang again .” 1Sam
4:4-5 . Now when divine presence came into the
war front, the people shouted, the ark rang, God’s
presence announced. But they only celebrated it,
but they did not engage it. When the Philistine
heard the shout, they say we are dead, the God of
the Hebrews have come down in their midst. They
were only entertained by the ark, but they did not
engage it. They were defeated and the ark was
captured. To show how much power was in the
ark, the ark was put in the shrine of dagon, and
dagon shifted, came before the ark and fell down.
The next morning, they saw it and said what
nonsense. They put it up again. The following
morning dagon did not only fall down, it went back
to the place, its hand cut off, the legs cuts off,
maimed. Power was left un-engaged. It is not
enough to have a divine visitation; we must learn
to engage that visitation. You can be in the midst
of a mighty revival and remain a victim. All the
people in that city were smitten. They had to beg
to move the ark back to Israel. The ark of power
was in the midst of them and it couldn’t deliver
because they could not engage it.
On the 2nd of May, God came down to me in the
evening time of that Saturday. He said ‘I the God
of wonder double is visiting you’. I was like a
whirlwind. I have never heard about wonder double
in my life. I have never read it in a book. My
understanding opened by the Holy Ghost. I want to
double this church. I called the pastors with me
about 4 of them. Sir, in 7 weeks we were doubled.
It is not enough to have a visitation, you must
engage that visitation maximally. Many of us have
had revelations that didn’t deliver results because
they were not engaged. It is not enough to write
these things down. It is much more important to
engage with them until they deliver. On the spot
strategies and action plan went into place. Who
would have thought we will be having space crises
here. In that season, one Sunday we increased by
28, 500. The next Sunday, over 33,000. Another
Sunday 48,000 plus. We are in a revival. The ark of
testimonies has landed in Africa. Africa shall be
shaken by its roots. Only the unshakeable shall
remain in the land. Darkness will pack their
baggage and go somewhere else. We are in the
midst of a mighty revival.
How do we know when a revival is in place?
A revival is said to occur when men’s heart pant
after God. “ As the hart panteth after the water
brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God” Ps
42:1 . Why am I saying this? You need to know
whether you are in a revival or not by
understanding these definitions. When men’s heart
begin to pant after God as a way of life. You are
just God-driven, God-motivated. In the morning
God, afternoon God, evening God. Everything God.
An army of men especially in Lagos are already
conversant with that way of life. 1 hour straight
kingdom prayer daily. Praying for souls to be
saved, praying for souls to be established in the
kingdom. With all passion. People here fasting for
40 days, 50 days and they are not pastors. By
their choice. ‘O God, save, deliver, rescue,
establish in the Name of Jesus’. Matt 6:33 . When
men’s heart begins to pant after God, we are in a
revival. When your heart begin to pant after God,
then you are engaged in a revival. When your heart
is always after things – what to have, what to
spend, you are far from it. Everything ever added
to my life were added when God considered them
due. I didn’t need to ask for any of them. I never
prayed for a house, they were added when God
considered them due. I never prayer for an aircraft
in my life. Not once. Never saved for it. They were
added as at when due. I have never prayer for a
car in my life, and I won’t need to pray for it
anymore. One of us said, I wish I knew that the
answer to all my problems were in Matthew 6:33.
You must leave this place a partaker of the mighty
revival in the land.
A revival is also said to occur when walking in the
fear of God becomes a way of life for the people.
You are not struggling. To please God is your
greatest desire.
Let me share this secret with you. I stood before
the Lord. What must happen to me at Shiloh? What
must I return with at Shiloh?
My father, one thing have I desired, and that will I
seek after, to remain a worthy vessel in your
kingdom. To accomplish all that you have called
me to do. To wear the crown of righteousness at
the end of my sojourn here on earth. My father,
help me to remain sanctified, the remaining days of
my life and deliver me from evil that it may not
slay me. Deliver me from messengers of satan that
may want to defile me and make me unworthy of
my calling. I must walk the streets of gold.
You must follow me there. I must meet you there.
We will be exchanging hi-five on the way, thank
God we made it. I have never read this to any man
in life. It is not all this money crazy syndrome.
People panting after God. If I were still riding a
Volkswagen beetle, I won’t be any less devoted.
God knows.
A revival is said to occur when living and walking
in the fear of God becomes a way of life. Not
seating down and talking junk. You don’t wear
canal dress, you don’t speak canal words. God
becomes the controller of your life and your
thoughts. Only those who care to engage with a
revival become partaker of the rewards thereof.
Everyone that is committed to moving the ark
moves forward with the ark. You can’t be pushing
a truck and be behind. As the truck is moving you
are moving. It is not enough for us to be in a
revival, you must be in a revival as a person
because the benefits are unfathomable. One of us
went out and witnessed and in 2 hours got 14
souls. He came back and God said to him ‘go to
bed I want to operate on you’. And an elbow metal
implant fixed in 2007 after he was attacked by
armed robbers dropped on its own as he slept. No
opening, no blood came out of his hands. You
can’t buy that with money. He had been going
through excruciating pain but by engaging in the
move of God, his torments and torture were
removed. So it is not enough to be in the midst of
revivals, you must endeavor to be part of the
revival.
Men like Daniel will arise, who will rather burn than
bow. Who will stand for God with everything inside
them. Can you imagine anyone now making me to
deny Jesus? For what? To get wealth? Don’t be
lukewarm or else you will be thrown out.
When God’s people begin to take pleasure in the
things of the kingdom as a way of life. Ps
102:13-16 . Revival is the platform for walking in
the realm of from glory to glory. Matt 6:33. This
church has never prayed for money. From the
beginning. We don’t pray for money here, we pray
what brings money. ‘O God this outreach must
deliver. O God, souls must be saved’. This is an
absolutely debt-free ministry from inception. Not
they came out of debt. This facility was built debt-
free. The university was built debt-free. Salaries
paid debt-free and pressure-free. Somebody is
coming out of pressure by taking undying pleasure
in the things of the kingdom. Men and women in
this local assembly have dazed me with
testimonies of things I have never heard or read
anywhere. Their personal engagement.
Unbelievable engagement. Undying pleasure in
kingdom matters. September 12, 1976 I signed up
to make Jesus my reason for living and I have
never had a rethink. Matthew 6:33 set the pace for
the future. I found the secret. We must therefore
pray ‘O Lord stir up my Spirit to engage maximally
this divine visitation for my own advantage’.
What is in this for me?
Some of the blessings that accompany a revival
will help motivate you to keep engaging with
delight. First it is important for you to know that
every move of God moves people forward. Hab
3:2,17-19 . Somebody got a job here and he was
paid 1 year upfront salary. Have you ever heard
about that? What if he didn’t report? Somebody
had people sowing seed in thousands of dollars
from abroad into his business as he was engaging
in kingdom endeavors. Every move moves people
forward, from your valleys to your high places. You
are not under pressure but just having fun. Jer
30:19-21 . Revival time is time of multiplication.
Every true revival advances the church of Christ.
The highest concentration of giants in the history
of man will emerge from this platform. Captains of
industries, global financiers, greatest employers of
labour will be in their large numbers. Everyone
engaging in the move of God moves forward. It is
our season of supernatural advancement.
Something is happening. In the name of Jesus, no
one’s life will remain at the same spot again. It is
an open ended platform. Serving God is not a gift;
it is a choice. Josh 24:15 . The choice is yours –
to engage, to disengage or to be nonchalant. You
have heard many things that would have changed
your life 1000 times over but did you do anything
with it?
Every revival advances the church of Christ. The
early church grew from 120 to 3,120 in 1 day.
Next time there were 5,000 more added. Acts 4:4 .
Next time there were multitude of men and women.
Acts 5:14 . Next time the number of disciples
multiplied greatly and they couldn’t count
anymore. Acts 6:7 . Next time the whole city
gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.
Acts 13:44 . Every move of the Spirit advances the
church of Christ. It is not addition today,
subtraction tomorrow. ‘Adding to the church
daily’. If you chose to engage, between now and
next Shiloh, your life will become a surprise to
yourself.
Every revival rescues people from the dungeon of
satan to serve the living God. Hab 3:5-6 . Someone
was under a siege, who earns money, take it to the
house and the money will disappear. He got saved
here and we handed to him the welcome to church
package. So when he got home he put his money
inside that package and put it at a corner of his
room. Woke up in the morning and met two dead
long-mouth rats. At the same hour 2 dead uncles
in the village and the siege seized. That is divine
judgment. One of our daughters here had
elephantiasis and a very horrible boil on the nose.
She was carrying the same heavy legs to go and
witness. ‘Jesus love you, Jesus loves you’. She
came back and was crying because of the pain, the
pastor anointed her and she went back home and
slept. The boil in the nose gave way with a live
maggot. The 2 elephantiasis legs crashed and
became normal. Somebody here in town was
contemplating suicide and a tract was given to
him. When he was about to take the overdose
drugs, just a moment to his death, he brought out
the tract from his pocket instead of the drugs and
on the tract was written ‘Jesus still rescues people
from indebtedness’. Jesus stepped in and rescued
him. You can’t be in His rescue army and be a
captive. The cheapest way to be free is to enlist in
Jesus’ rescue army. 2Tim 2:6 . Engagement with
the move of God is your rescue line. You are not
permitted to be sick when you are out rescuing the
lost. Every faithful ambassador is ordained to live a
healthy life. Pro 13:17 . Who is an ambassador?
Anyone who goes about reconciling the world back
to God is an ambassador. 2Cor 5:20 . An end has
finally come to your struggles in life.
We are in a revival; the question is ‘are you in a
revival’? Not everybody in this church is in the
revival. While others are praying 5 hours, some
have never prayed 1 minute. I have been doing
this since 1976 and I am too sure of it. I have
never called on any mortal man for aid. Can’t you
find God and settle with Him? From this time your
story must change. As long as you don’t stop
engaging, you don’t stop advancing. From glory to
glory is not a wish, it is a walk. I said to the Lord
today, ‘show me your glory’. He said prove your
dedication, and you have committed me to
showing you my glory. Jn 12:26 . |
Re: Ui Medical Students 2015/16 Set by lurlay(f): 7:02pm On Dec 18, 2015 |
For those that couldn't make the Morning session
today: there were 3 impactful teachings.
1. Engaging the Mystery of Kingdom Advancement
Prayers - Bishop Thomas Aremu
2. Investing in Kingdom Advancement Endeavor -
Pastor David Jnr Oyedepo
3. Understanding the Wonders of Spiritual
Stewardship - Bishop David Abioye
And here is a transcript of Bishop Abioye's
Message:
UNDERSTANDING THE WONDERS OF SPIRITUAL
STEWARDSHIP – BISHOP DAVID ABIOYE
Serving God is God’s wisdom for our desired
change of story. So if you want a change of story,
get committed to serving God. Jesus met a man
called Peter who just returned from the high sea,
toiled all through the night and caught nothing. In
frustration he was washing his net. Jesus said to
him ‘Peter, will you give me your boat’? And peter
said why not. And Jesus used the boat to preach.
God cannot use you and you end as useless. Luke
5:1-8 . The same net, the same boat that was
useless became useful. If your life looks useless
give it to Jesus to use. Jesus said to peter ‘cast
your net into the deep’. Peter said the best time to
catch fish is in the night and we have toiled all
through the night and caught nothing. Nevertheless
he obeyed and cast his net and the frustrated Peter
became an employer of labour. He beckoned to
people, he employed people when his boat began
to sink so they could transfer some fish into some
other boats. He became a hirer of labour. That is
what happens when you let God use you. You
don’t end useless. In the program of God He uses
nonentities to despise the wise and the strong. You
heard the story of God’s servant many years ago.
His father called him and asked ‘my son, what are
you going to do in this vacation? He answered ‘I
will go about preaching from village to village’.
And the father said to him with despise ‘that is the
food you will eat’. He didn’t know he was
prophesying on him. Years after he began to eat
from it truly.
There is a story of a young man in our recent
outreach program. He is a school owner. When the
school opened there was no new registration of
students. He said to himself ‘I better leave this
school’. He left the school and went out for God.
He won 42 souls. That same week God gave him
26 new registered students without soliciting for it.
Remember when you are termed useless, let God
use you and you will not remain useless. A
covenant to serve God is gateway to a world of
breakthrough and fulfillment. Nothing makes a
fulfilling life than serving God.
In the days of Asa, there was a great crises, the
whole land was messed up. But they entered into
a covenant to serve the Lord. 2 Chro 15:12-13. To
serve God with all their hearts. They even entered
into a vow that anyone who will not serve God will
be put to death. It was an issue of life and death.
Serving God to us should be an issue of life and
death. And in 2 Chro 15:15 , God gave them rest
round about. Serving God is key to rest.
One doesn’t have to be a pastor or evangelist to
serve God. If you talk to some people about
outreach they will ask ‘what are the pastors there
for’? Some even ask are you a pastor, everyday
you say you are going for evangelism. Just any
believer can serve and is expected to serve.
Who is a servant of God? A servant of God is one
who is serving the interest of God. One who is
overwhelmed with the things that please God.
Abraham was a servant of God. Gen 26:24 . A man
of God is not one with title; he is one who is
manning things for God. Like David who was
looking after his father’s sheep. Looking after the
well-being of Israel.
Who is a servant? A servant is one committed to
serving the interest of the master and Jesus is our
master. “ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be
added unto you. ” Matt 6:33 . A servant is an addict
of God. True servants cannot do without serving.
Somebody asked me sometimes ago what is your
hobby? Without hesitating I replied ‘serving’. I am
an addict in serving. ‘ seek ye first… ’. Those who
seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. “ The
young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they
that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing .”
Ps 34:10 . Seeking God is the end to your want. I
want health – seek the Lord. We heard a testimony
a little while ago. Child is sick, having oxygen on
the nose, and the parents took him on evangelism.
Crazy, that is what it means. It is addiction for God
that qualifies you for addition from God. If you want
addition get addicted. You cannot be addicted to
God and miss your additions. You cannot be crazy
for God and miss your crown. You cannot carry
God on your head and end as stain among men.
You cannot advance the kingdom of God and be
left behind. Following the pattern of God’s servant,
I have come to a point of realization. I don’t pray
for anything, yet I don’t lack anything. I don’t pray
for my health, I just find myself bubbling everyday.
I don’t pray for money, it comes as I need them.
Seek ye first, there is no seek ye second. Those
who seek the Lord will not have a need to seek
after anything else. What a jackpot. So a servant is
an addict of God. So my admonition again for you
this morning is get addicted to God, to secure your
additions from God.
In the course of our outreach endeavors, I
personally go out. A leader tells people what to do
but a servant does it himself. I saw it in Jesus.
Jesus did not only preach to multitudes, he
preached to individuals. He was out on personal
evangelism. For every week that the church goes
out including the week that the church is at rest I
was out there. A number of times with my wife
reaching out to people in the street corner,
reaching out to people were they are smoking
herms and using drugs. Telling them about the
love of Jesus. That is who a servant is. One of the
times I went out, I met a young man who abused
me, rejected me. I turned and the Holy Ghost said
talk to the next person, and I spoke to him and he
gave his life to Jesus. On my way returning
somebody called me and said where are you, and I
said I am just here returning, he said can I see
you, I said why not. He brought a package for me
and God said that is the reward. The following
Saturday I went out again, somebody that is not a
church member, that has never attended our
church said Sir can I see you, I said why not. He
brought another package. God said that is the
reward. I am going again, and I as went again
somebody sent a church member to meet me right
there in the field and brought a package for me.
You cannot miss your addition when you are
addicted to God.
Please let us understand that we are called to
serve. We are born as children, we grow as sons,
and we are sent as servants. Rev 1:6; 9:10.
Newbirth is a call to kingship and priesthood. Rev
5:10 . We have been given the privilege of sonship
with responsibility of servanthood. As kings we
rule, as priest we serve. As kings we enjoy royalty
but as priest we must demonstrate loyalty. The
quality of loyalty determines the quality of royalty.
Luke 22:28-29 . If we suffer with Him, we shall
reign with Him. Even in the home, children are
liabilities not as a burden but as responsibilities of
the parents. But as the children grow up you begin
to draw the line between one child and the other
depending on how responsible they are behaving.
In the same way God rates us according to our
stewardship in the kingdom. Sonship gives you
access to inheritance but servanthood gives you
access to rewards. These are 2 different things.
Inheritance is good but reward is superior. There is
a difference between a child in the home and a
child serving the father in his business. All children
have access to inheritance but only servants in the
house have access to rewards.
It is important to note also that checking through
scriptures, God never calls leaders, He only calls
servants and makes leaders among them when
they serve faithfully. So stewardship is a platform
for leadership. Until you become an accredited
steward, you cannot become a certified leader.
Some see God’s servant here today as a great
leader, and we rejoice in that. But you never saw
him when he was riding motorcycle from village to
village. You never saw him when even when he
had not received the calling for the liberation
mandate, was jumping from one place to another
serving. The base of stewardship determines the
height of leadership. Everyone that God call, He
calls them as servants. Therefore, stop behaving
the leader, start acting the servant. All great
leaders emerge from platform of servant. In the real
sense, real leaders are nothing but glorified
servants. They have stewardship in their blood,
they can’t stop serving. Beware of status. Status
can be equated to stature. When you are claiming
status, claiming I am this, I am that, you never
move because you must maintain I am this, I am
that. Title ties people down. In one of our outreach
endeavor, there was a 2 day crusade that was
held. I was not going to preach, so I encouraged
every of our member to be at the crusade, I had to
be there also. I got there, stayed at the back where
the preacher will not see me. What was I doing? I
was ushering people into the crusade ground. All
the people who were passing by, I was talking to
them common what is your name, o your name is
John you ought to be the one preaching there.
Come join us.
Real leaders are known by their services not by
their positions. You are a balloon leader if you are
not a servant. It will soon burst. You will soon be
exposed. People will soon abandon you. Moses the
great was Moses the servant. Exo 11:3, Num
12:6-7 . Job the great was Job the servant. Job
1:1-3,8 . David the great was David the servant.
1Sam 18:30 . “ I have found David my servant; with
my holy oil have I anointed him: ” Ps 89:20. When
God is looking for people, He doesn’t look for
leaders, He looks for servants. The title of David
was servant. I have discovered from scriptures that
the highest title God gives to any man is ‘my
servant’. If you are too big to be a servant, you will
be too small to be called by Him. There are no
masters in this kingdom, only servants.
What are the avenues for serving God?
1. You serve God by praying kingdom
advancement prayers. Kingdom promotion,
kingdom enlargement prayers.
2. In soul winning. Reaching out to the lost for
Jesus.
3. Serving God with our time, our strength, and
our skills. If you like call it physical endeavors.
Deu 10:12; 11:13, Matt 22:37-38 . If you give God
your time, He will give you length of days. That is
you cannot be cheaply cutoff. “ They shall still
bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and
flourishing; ” Ps 92:14 . There is no retirement in
this kingdom. Give God your time, and He will give
you His life. Some say ‘I don’t have time’ and that
is why time is cut off from them.
Give Him your physical strength and He will give
you His health. We heard yesterday’s testimony of
that woman with elephantiasis who went out
winning souls for Jesus. Who will want to listen to
such individual? She didn’t mind who will listen
and who will not listen; she gave God her
remaining strength. If you are dying, give the
remaining short life to God. Moses lived up to 120
years, his eyes were not dim, his natural strength
was not abated. Deu 34:7 . Serving God with your
strength is the security for your health. Hezekiah
used his service to negotiate for his health and his
long life. Isa 38:1-6 . Prophet Isaiah by the word
from God told Hezekiah prepare your house for
you shall die. Hezekiah politely said ‘thank you
very much sir, and opened the door for Isaiah to
go out and turned his face to the wall. He said
‘Lord check your records I am serving you, in case
your record is missing I have my own here’. And
moreover, he said ‘Lord what will you gain, will the
dead praise you’? If you check the story of
Hezekiah he actually gave music to a lot of the
songs written by David. He set up the largest choir
with the largest trumpets and other instruments.
Hezekiah said ‘if I die now who will give you
music’. God added 15 more years to him. You can
negotiate health and long life with your physical
service. A young lady was told she had Hepatitis B
and other ailments, and she wrote down and said
Lord you know I am an usher, you know I do
outreaches. By the time she went back to check,
Hepatitis B and whatever has disappeared.
If you will serve Him with your brain, He will give
you His wisdom. Skill means brain. Daniel served
God with his brain and God gave him wisdom that
excelled that of the magicians and astrologers. You
can’t beat that. That is why most intelligent people
will come from the church as it is in history.
Michael Faraday and all of those names were
highly committed people in their days. Henry
Heinzs, the maker of Heinz food was a Sunday
school teacher. He was so proud of his faith that
he told them before he died that when he dies, the
inscription they should put on his tomb was–1.
Henry Heinz the church man, 2. Philanthropist. 3.
Industrialist. The first known American billionaire,
John D, Rockefeller was a church janitor. David
was an usher. A king in the palace but a gate
keeper in God’s house. No matter your position, if
it is not showing in the church you are nothing.
There are plenty of opportunities for you to serve
in the house of the Lord. Serving God is not a gift
but a choice. You must choose to serve. Don’t say
Bishop Oyedepo is gifted or that he has been
doing it since he was young. It is not a gift but a
choice. Josh 24:15 . May you make the right
choice.
Benefits of stewardship are Longlife, goodhealth,
wisdom, divine ideas.
Therefore, stop being a seat occupier in the
church. Stop looking for the position to occupy
and start looking for the service to render. Serving
God, serving the interest of His kingdom, serving
people, serving the brethren around you. Let it be
your delight that you are in the forefront of service.
That is how to make a mark in this kingdom. If
you give Him your heart, you cannot miss your
mark. I conclude by saying that the primary
requirement for serving God is you availability. The
number one thing God is looking for is who is
available not who is capable is. I don’t count
myself as able, I am just available. |
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