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Genesis 9:20-21: And Noah began a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. Then he drank of the wine and was drunk and became uncovered in his tent. Noah began to be a farmer! A builder who received a divine pattern, interpreted it and built an ark that survived the flood. An engineer who built a ship that survived what the Titanic, a ship built by 20th century engineers could not survive finished his assignments and appointed himself to become a farmer. There is nothing extra-ordinary about being a builder neither is there anything bad about being a farmer. The issue here is that Noah failed to return to the Lord to receive from Him a new divine pattern for his next assignment and new life. I believe Noah preferred to do something that could produce pleasure and enjoyment and as a farmer, he did not plant vegetables, neither did he plant potatoes. He went for a vineyard. His vineyard produced wine that provided temporary pleasure but alongside the pleasure came nakedness and shame that caused Noah to curse his seed. Dearly beloved, after all the great exploits and wonderful testimonies of faith, what are you becoming? What is your prayer life becoming? What is your marriage becoming? What is your relationship becoming? What is your passion for God and His kingdom becoming? Remember, divine pattern is progressive. At the end of one kingdom assignment, at the completion of work delegated to you, you need to seek the Lord for the pattern for the next assignment. You cannot build based on the template of yesterday’s success stories. You must consistently ask him “LORD, WHAT WILL YOU HAVE ME DO.”
There are biblical instances where unbelievers received divine patterns, but they needed faithful, prayerful, and righteous people to unlock the pattern before could work for them. Genesis 41, Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, received the pattern that would prosper the economy of Egypt and sustain the entire nation for 7 years of intense famine. But he could not make any sense of it until he found a righteous, faithful, and godly Joseph who came to unlock the divine pattern. You see, an unbeliever who receives a divine pattern and connects with a faithful godly man to unlock it, will live, and walk in abundance and yet a believer without a divine pattern like Jacob will have to send his own children to Egypt to beg for survival (Genesis 42). A Joseph was needed to bring the solution to Pharaoh. Unfortunately (or fortunately), Joseph’s brothers, moved with envy, sold the righteous man who unlock divine patterns for Egypt. It was a good buy for Egypt though! Don’t allow envy, hatred, strife, and jealousy make you sell those who can help you unlock and implement your divine pattern. Listen, be blessed, and share this with others. Also Pray it in my dearly beloved saints of God. Pray it in.
Divine patterns come with divine order & divine restrictions. Be blessed as you receive this word and apply the power thereof. God bless you and have great day.
The pattern revealed to Moses contained both divine instructions and divine specifications. Moses was not given the creative license to freestyle. He must build according to the pattern revealed and shown unto him. The details of the divine specification contained two men who God had filled with His Spirit in all manner of wisdom and excellence to do the work. These men were already filled with the spirit to build the pattern that Moses received. Exodus 31:1-6: 1 http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-1.htmThen the LORD said to Moses, 2 http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-2.htm“Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-3.htmI have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. 4 http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-4.htmHe is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. 5 http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-5.htmHe is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!6 http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-6.htm“And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make: Four very powerful lesson to forever keep in mind: 1. It was incumbent on Moses to ascend to the mountain and receive the pattern. 2. It was the responsibility of the two men to lead the construction and implementation of the pattern received by Moses, so God called them and filled with the Spirit. 3. It was Moses, responsibility to receive the specifics concerning their details and locate them. God gave the specific family details to avoid confusion and contention. 4. It was Moses full time responsibility to supervise and ensure that they build according to the pattern that was shown unto Him. Do not forget that the pattern was shown unto Moses and not unto the builders. Please note that, that a man is filled with the Spirit to do great and wonderful work is not a license to start building. God may have filled such a man or woman with such great measure of the Spirit simply to realize the pattern He has shown unto another man - Moses. A common error is the craving to start something because you have the capacity, the ability, the training and the spirit is at work - Hallelujah!! Yes, you can start but if the pattern is not revealed to you , you will build in vain. I have seen men who hurriedly breakaway, do their own thing, start a ministry, a prayer group, a business, a family, a project, a career, a singing ministry that God had not given them a pattern for. Most if not all of them lived in regret until they retraced their steps. I want to challenge you to query that which you are doing, or which you are about to start doing. Is there a divine pattern to guide the implementation? what are the specific details? I pray that the Lord will strengthen and guide us as we wait upon him in the name of the Lord. Have a blessed day and enjoy a great weekend in Gods presence.
Divine patterns come with divine instructions. How do you obtain them? Never forget that what is not built according to pattern will not stand the test of time. Take heed how you build? Yes, build that marriage, business, relationship, ministry, calling. Despite the open heavens over Jesus at Baptism, regardless of the descent of the Spirit, our Lord needed to ascend to receive a clear pattern of His ministry here on earth. When He returned in the power of the Spirit, He read the book of Isaiah which contained the clear pattern for the work assigned unto Him. How do you receive divine pattern and the accompanying divine instructions that would guide the fulfillment of the divine pattern received? Listen, be blessed and share with others. Colosians 4:17:Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it."
Exodus 25:40: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain. Would you have imagined that the first terrific structure built by Moses to host Gods presence was built while they were in the wilderness? You will agree with me that the wilderness is not a place any man want to be. But I can assure you that great things can happen in the wilderness if you can find the mountain (a place to ascend) and connect with heaven to receive the pattern needed to build. Once you receive the pattern on the mountain top, heaven will support you to build provided you resolve to build according to what was shown unto you. John 5:19: Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. Listen, be blessed, pray it in and share with others. With Love from, Temitope & Irene Agbana Rotterdam.
A wonderful man of God said and I quote "All the written promises of God are potentially yours but not practically yours. You can however convert these promises into reality by spending time on your knees with God". The Word of God to us on increase is abundantly clear. We believe the word and now is the time to make these wonderful promises of God practically ours. This 50 minutes of prayer or thereabout will challenge your heart to seek God concerning His words about increase. There are 14 vital areas of increase that God promised us, pray along, speak faith, believe God and you will sure return with amazing and powerful testimonies of Gods faithfulness. God bless you and keep advancing in the grace, strength and power of God. Much Love to you and your household.
Be blessed by this blessed Word of life today in the name of Jesus. Please share with others. Have a wonderful day.
Do you know that Jesus did not only do the will of God, He prayed the will of God to be done on earth as it is in heaven. He was concerned about the implementation of the will of God such that there would be no deviation from heavens design. Not only did Jesus pray the will of God, He also defined His earthly relationship, association and friendship based on the will of God - Mark 3:34-35: But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” The life of Jesus was guided with that great desire to do all the will of God. He increased in stature for God was with Him. I pray that this will not just be another podcast, but will be Gods word that will drive a desire to seek to do the will of God. I pray this words will move you to your knees. God bless you and have a great day.
LUKE 2:52: AND JESUS INCREASED IN WISDOM AND STATURE AND IN FAVOUR WITH GOD AND MEN. HOW DID JESUS INCREASE? WHAT IS THE SECRET OF THE INCREASE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR. OH YES, IT IS GOOD TO PRAY AND SEEK THE FACE OF GOD. BUT PRAYER DOES NOT NECESSARILY TRANSLATE INTO AN INCREASE OF STATURE. THERE ARE CHRISTIAN GROUPS THAT PRAY TO GOD FOR DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS. IN FACT I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE PERMANENTLY ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP GIVING THEMSELVES TO PRAYER AND COUNTLESS NIGHTS OF VIGILS AND YET HAVE NOT INCREASED IN STATURE. THEY HAVE NO WEIGHT IN THE SPIRIT, THEY HAVE NOT GROWN IN THEIR WALK WITH GOD. THE DEVIL HAS NO REGARD FOR THEM, THEY HAVE NOT INCREASED IN THEIR SACRIFICE NEITHER HAVE THEY INCREASED OR GROWN IN THE GRACE OF GOD. SO PRAYER IS GREAT BUT THE QUALITY OF YOUR PRAYER LIFE IS LARGELY DETERMINED BY THE DESIRES THAT POWER YOUR PRAYER LIFE. YOUR DESIRE WOULD MOTIVATE YOU TO THE PLACE OF PRAYER. THE FIRST SECRET DESIRE OF JESUS THAT INCREASED HIS STATURE WAS HIS DEEP DESIRE TO DO AND FULFILL THE WILL OF GOD. THE RESULT OF DOING THE WILL OF GOD IS CLEARLY STATED IN: JUST AS WE SURVIVE ON FOOD, JESUS SURVIVED BY DOING THE WILL OF GOD. JUST AS FOOD GIVES US PHYSICAL WEIGHT AND ENERGY, FULFILLING THE WILL OF GOD GAVE JESUS THE SPIRITUAL WEIGHT THAT DEFINED THE POWER OF HIS MINISTRY WHEN HE WAS ON EARTH. THE WEIGHT OF HEAVEN WAS DEPLOYED TO BACK JESUS UP SIMPLY BECAUSE JESUS LIVED TO FULFILL THE WILL OF THE FATHER. HEAVEN WILL HOLD NOTHING BACK FROM A MAN, A WOMAN, A YOUTH, A CHILD THAT SEEKS TO DO THE WILL OF GOD. I PRAY FOR AN INCREASE IN YOUR DESIRE TO KNOW AND FULFILL ALL THE WILL OF GOD. LISTEN AND SHARE WITH OTHERS.
THREE REASONS FOR INCREASE IN STATURE (1) YOUR STATURE COULD DETERMINE WHAT AND WHO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO. LUKE 19 TELLS US THE STORY OF AN INTERESTING WEALTHY MAN WHO DESPERATELY WANTED TO SEE JESUS. HIS ACCESS TO JESUS WAS LIMITED BECAUSE OF HIS STATURE. HE WAS A MAN OF LITTLE STATURE THE BIBLE RECORDED. HE DID SOMETHING PROFOUND, RAN AHEAD OF THE CROWD AND CLIMBED UNTO A TREE TO ARTIFICIALLY INCREASE HIS STATURE. HIS EFFORT TO ARTIFICIALLY INCREASE HIS STATURE DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. JESUS STOPPED UNDER THE SYCAMORE TREE, CALLED HIS NAME, AND FOLLOWED HIM HOME WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. THE MAN EXPERIENCED THE GREATEST MIRACLE THAT DAY “SALVATION ENTERED INTO HIS HOUSE”. YOUR STATURE CAN DETERMINE WHAT AND WHO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IN THE SPIRIT. (2) YOUR STATURE CAN DETERMINE WHAT YOU POSSESS. YOU ARE CERTAINLY FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY OF THE 12 SPIES. 10 RETURNED WITH VERY TERRIBLE NEWS OF FEAR AND FAILURE. THEY WERE INTIMIDATED OUT OF THEIR INHERITANCE BECAUSE THEY PERCEIVED THEMSELVES AS GRASSHOPPERS (MEN OF NO STATURE) BEFORE GIANTS (MEN OF GREAT STATURE). THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE STATURE OF THE OPPOSITION BUT THEIR STATURE. DEAR BELOVED, THE PROMISES OF GOD WRITTEN IN SCRIPTURE ARE POTENTIALLY YOURS BUT NOT PRACTICALLY YOURS, IT TAKES STATURE TO TRANSLATE THEM FROM THE REALM OF “POTENTIALITY” TO THE REALM OF “REALITY”. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A STATURE THAT IS SUPERIOR TO THE STATURE OF THE GIANTS IN YOUR PROMISED LAND, YOU WILL BE INTIMIDATED OUT OF INHERITANCE. MEN AND WOMEN OF “GRASSHOPPER STATURE” CAN NOT POSSESS A LAND INHABITED BY GIANTS. CALEB POSSESSED THE LAND AND EVEN AT 75 WAS STILL READY TO DRIVE OUT THE OCCUPIERS OF THE LAND BECAUSE HE HAD A DIFFERENT SPIRIT. THE QUALITY, UNIQUENESS AND THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT IN YOU IS A MEASURE OF YOUR STATURE. JESUS IN HIS DAYS ON EARTH HAD A MEASURELESS DIMENSION OF THE SPIRIT. FOR THE SPIRIT WAS GIVING TO HIM WITHOUT MEASURE. THEREFORE HE INCREASED IN STATURE. FOR AS HE WAXED STRONG IN THE SPIRIT, THERE WAS A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN HIS STATURE. (3) THE SUCCESS OF YOUR SELECTION TO FUNCTION IN THIS WORLD DEPENDS LARGELY ON YOUR STATURE. SAMUEL THE PROPHET ALMOST SELECTED ELIAB INSTEAD OF DAVID (THE CHOSEN OF THE LORD) BECAUSE OF HIS STATURE. GOD HAD TO INTERVENE AND CONDUCTED A REFRESHER COURSE FOR SAMUEL ON HOW TO APPOINT AND SELECT GOD’S WAY. DO NOT LOOK AT THE APPEARANCE OF HIS STATURE. THAT IS WHAT MEN LOOK AT BUT GOD LOOKS AT THE HEART IS THE SUMMARY OF THE TRAINING. SO YOU SEE THAT IT IS SPIRITUALLY VALIDATED BY GOD HIMSELF THAT THE WORLD’S STANDARD OF SELECTION IS BASED ON YOUR STATURE. THEY WANT TO SEE YOUR CV, THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DELIVER. ONLY GOD WILL TAKE A FISHERMAN AND TURN HIM INTO AN APOSTLE THAT WILL BE FEARED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE WORLD LOVES FINISHED PRODUCTS. THE WORLD TAKES THE BEST OF ZION TO BUILD THEIR SYSTEM. NEBUCHANDEZER DID NOT LOOK FOR THE WORST OF ZION, HE WANTED THE BEST OF THEM. BOYS AND CHILDREN OF STATURE. GIFTED CHILDREN WHO COULD LEARN LANGUAGES ETC. DEARLY BELOVED, YOUR SELECTION FOR THE JOB, THAT POSITION, THAT CONTRACT ETC WOULD LARGELY DEPEND ON YOUR STATURE. AND YOUR ABILITY TO FULFILL THE ROLE WITHOUT COMPROMISE IN THIS WORLD DEPENDS ON YOUR STATURE IN THE SPIRIT. WE ARE IN THIS WORLD BUT WE ARE NOT OF THIS WORLD. ASK THE LORD TO INCREASE YOUR STATURE SO YOU CAN EFFECTIVELY REPRESENT THE KINGDOM IN YOUR DOMAIN.
David was so desperate to build a temple for the Lord. He so loved the Lord that he could not afford to live in a house that is superior to the temple. So he was ready to build but the Lord prevented him. His hands were full of blood. What do you expect of a man who killed a lion, bear and Goliath of Gath at age 16. David was a war machine. He was anointed to silence the enemy of Gods people. David was not just a man increased in stature to confront the enemy and dethrone principalities, he was also a man of financial stature. The Lord blessed him and increased him. HE HAD RESOURCES IN ABUNDANCE AND WOULD NOT LEAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR HIS SON SOLOMON. HE WAS NOT READY TO BE A LIABILITY EITHER. SO HE PREPARED EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE IN ABUNDANCE. DAVID HAD THE WHEREWITHAL TO PREPARE ALL THAT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE GOD BLESSED HIM. HE DID NOT LIVE IN THE REALM OF WISHES. OH I WISH I COULD DO THIS FOR THE LORD, OH I WISH I COULD GO ON A MISSION FOR THE LORD, OH I WISH I COULD GIVE FOOD TO THE POOR, OH, I WISH I COULD BUILD ORPHANAGES FOR THOSE KIDS OUT THERE, OH I WISH I COULD BUILD A HOUSE FOR MY PEOPLE. GOD INCREASED HIM SO MUCH THAT HE HAD ALL THAT HE NEEDED TO BUILD AND THOUGH HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BUILD IT, HE GATHERED THE NEEDED MATERIALS SO THAT SOLOMON AND HIS SON COULD BUILD WITH EASE. I PRAY THAT IN THIS SEASON OF INCREASE, THE LORD WILL INCREASE YOU IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE AND YOU WILL BE EMPOWERED TO DO ALL THAT YOUR HEART DESIRES TO DO IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
I AM CHALLENGED BY THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL STATURE OF DAVID THE KING. DAVID DETHRONED THE PRINCIPALITY CALLED GOLIATH, A MAN THAT TERRIFIED A WHOLE NATION AND DEMOBILIZED THEIR MILITARY MIGHT FOR 40 DAYS AND NIGHTS. AT SOME POINT HE WAS IN A TERRIFIC SITUATION AND EVEN CALLED THE PRIEST AND DEMANDED FOR THE EPHOD. GIVE ME THE EPHOD HE SAID. HE NEEDED A DIRECT INTERACTION WITH GOD THAT WOULD GUIDE HIS MILITARY INTERVENTION THAT WOULD RESTORE HIS FAMILY AND HOME. THIS MAN DAVID WAS SUCH A MAN OF INCREASED STATURE TO THE INTENT THAT AS SOON AS HE INQUIRED OF THE LORD, GOD IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED WITHOUT DELAY. DAVID, OH DAVID! BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN BE BETTER. YOU CAN WALK IN GREATER DIMENSION BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD. WHY NOT CRY TO GOD AS YOU LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST AND ASK THE LORD FOR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INCREASE IN STATURE.
1 Samuel 24:7:SO DAVID RESTRAINED HIS SERVANTS WITH WORDS, AND DID NOT ALLOW THEM TO RISE AGAINST SAUL. AND SAUL GOT UP FROM THE CAVE AND WENT ON WAY. After being a great support and help to King Saul, David was declared an enemy of the state. The king became envious and jealous of him and hated him. He desperately wanted to kill and destroy this young man. David was internally and externally displaced. He had to hide in caves, mountains and valleys just to save his life. One wonderful evening, David had the opportunity to kill and destroy Saul once and for all. The man who wanted him dead was right in his hands. His men were excited. Just one professional clinical strike and Saul would be history and of course David would become king in his stead. It was their day of vengeance and they were ready to administer the vengeance with all gusto. But then David restrained them and did not allow them to rise against Saul. Oh my! It takes maturity to respond differently to your haters when they are at your mercy. It takes increased in emotional maturity to restrain your men from responding to that Facebook attack. It takes growth and maturity to restrain your husband, your wife, your children from responding to that fellow, in-law, colleague, friend, family relative, business partner, enemy, etc who is busy making attempts to damage your reputation and your testimony all over the place. It takes maturity to restrain yourself like Jesus did while he was been mocked and queried before pilate. I am increasingly burdened by what I see in our generation today. I see the joy on believers when they see another believer go down to confirm their "prophetic insight". I see the attempt to tear each other down put the other in a bad light. Wao. I pray that the Lord will increase our stature to restrain ourselves and others around and recognize that vengeance is the Lords. Be blessed and share with others.
AT 16, DAVID’S FATHER COULD ENTRUST HIS FLOCK (BUSINESS EMPIRE) INTO THE HANDS OF HIS YOUNGEST SON. AT 16, DAVID HAD RESOLVED NOT TO LOSE ONE LAMB TO A LION. MY GOODNESS. IS IT NOT ALREADY A BIG TESTIMONY THAT YOU CAME FACE TO FACE WITH A LION AND YOU ESCAPED UNHURT? FOR A MAN OF STATURE, THE TESTIMONY IS THAT THE LION ESCAPED UNHURT AND NOT ONE LAMB WAS LOST! GOODNESS! STATURE. THERE IS A DIMENSION OF STATURE YOU CAN ATTAIN IN THE SPIRIT WHERE YOU GO AFTER THE ROARING LION. A DIMENSION WHERE YOU TURN NOT YOUR BACK FROM ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ENTRUSTED INTO YOUR HANDS IS PRESERVED. FOR EVERYTHING ENTRUSTED INTO YOUR HANDS NOT TO FAIL , YOU MUST HAVE THE STATURE THAT CAN CONFRONT THE LION AND THE BEAR THAT RISES AGAINST YOU. DEARLY BELOVED, AS YOU HEAR THIS MORNING PODCAST, BE CHALLENGED, PROVOKED AND MAD AT THE ENEMY. GO AFTER THE LION TO REDEEM YOUR LAMB, GO AFTER THE LION TO TAKE BACK YOUR MARRIAGE, YOUR MINISTRY, YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR SON, YOUR PRAYER LIFE, YOUR WALK WITH GOD, YOUR FINANCES, GO AFTER THE LION AND RECOVER YOUR HEALTH, YOUR JOY, YOUR HOME, YOUR CALLING. GO, I SAY GO AFTER THE LION IN THE NAME OF THE LORD AND TAKE BACK WHAT IS YOURS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
KING UZZIAH WAS A MAN OF INCREASED INTELLECTUAL STATURE. HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO INVENT AUTOMATED WAR MACHINES MOUNTED ON THE TOWERS TO FIRE AND SHOOT MISSILES (LARGE STONES AND ARROWS) AGAINST THEIR ENEMIES. GOD HELPED HIM GRACIOUSLY. 2 CHRONICLES 26:14-15: THEN UZZIAH PREPARED FOR THEM, FOR THE ENTIRE ARMY, SHIELDS, SPEARS, HELMETS, BODY ARMOR, BOWS, AND SLINGS STONES. AND HE MADE DEVICES IN JERUSALEM, INVENTED BY SKILLFUL MEN, TO BE ON THE TOWERS AND THE CORNERS, TO SHOOT ARROWS AND LARGE STONES. SO HIS FAME SPREAD FAR AND WIDE, FOR HE WAS MARVELOUSLY HELPED TILL HE BECAME STRONG. SADLY, HE WAS A MAN OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL STATURE. THE FAME HIS INTELLECTUAL STATURE BROUGHT HIM DECEIVED HIM. HE OVER EXAGGERATED HIS STATURE. UZZIAH WAS DECEIVED BY HIS INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL CAPACITIES, HE FORGOT THAT HE WAS OF PAPERWEIGHT IN THINGS PERTAINING TO THE SPIRIT. HE STRAYED OUT OF ORDER, HIJACKED THE PRIESTLY OFFICE AND WENT INTO THE TEMPLE TO BURN INCENSE BEFORE THE LORD. THE AFFLICTION OF HIS INTELLECTUAL PRIDE AND FAME PLAYED A GAME ON HIS MIND. HE BECAME LEPROUS. HE COULD NOT HOLD THINGS TOGETHER ANYMORE. HE LOST HIS KINGDOM AND WAS ESCORTED STRAIGHT OUT OF THE TEMPLE AND THAT WAS THE END OF HIS LIFE AND HIS REIGN. DEAR PEOPLE OF GOD, YOU DON'T JUST TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A TEACHER OF THE WORD OF GOD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A MASTERS IN RELIGIOUS SCIENCE EDUCATION. YOU DON'T JUST ALLOCATE A PROPHETIC ROLE TO YOURSELF SIMPLY BECAUSE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TO PASS. MANY HAVE BEEN STRUCK IN THE SPIRIT LIKE UZZIAH BECAUSE THEY ALLOCATED TO THEMSELVES SPIRITUAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY HAVE NO SPIRITUAL STATURE TO CARRY. AS FOR ABRAHAM OUR FATHER, HE WAS A MAN OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STATURE: A MAN OF SPIRITUAL STATURE (CALLED THE FRIEND OF GOD), AN INTERCESSOR (NEGOTIATE THE DESTRUCTION OF A NATION), A MAN OF EMOTIONAL STATURE (WILL NOT STRIFE NOR CONTEND WITH HIS YOUNGER NEPHEW), A TRUE PROPHET (FIRST MAN TO BE CALLED A PROPHET BY GOD), A MAN OF FINANCIAL STATURE (RICH IN LIVESTOCKS, SILVER AND GOLD). ARE YOU INDEED THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM? DO YOU LOOK TO HIM ACCORDING TO ISAIAH 51:2? IF THAT IS TRUE OF YOU THEN YOU ALSO MUST BE A MAN, A WOMAN, A YOUTH OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STATURE. LISTEN, BE BLESSED, BE CHANGED, PRAY IT IN, SHARE WITH OTHERS.
DEARLY BELOVED, MAY I REMIND YOU QUICKLY THAT SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTERS INCREASE YOUR STATURE IN INTEGRITY AND CREDIBILITY AND YOUR CAPACITY. ABRAHAM DECLINED THE OFFER OF THE KING OF SODOM WITHOUT REGRET AND WALKED AWAY VICTORIOUSLY FROM THE TEMPTATION. IN A CROOKED AND PERVERSE WORLD, WE NEED MEN AND WOMEN OF STATURE IN INTEGRITY AND CREDIBILITY. WE SEEM TO HAVE A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL NEVER TRADE SOULS FOR GOODS ON OUR ALTAR, IN OUR GOVERNMENTS, IN OUR FAMILIES, IN OUR INSTITUTIONS ETC. MEN WHO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO PROFIT IN THE TRANSACTION THAT DEMANDS THE SOUL AS AN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS AND GAINS OF THIS WORLD. WE NEED MEN WHO HAVE BUILT STATURE IN THE SPIRIT, MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE RAISED THEIR HANDS IN ABSOLUTE SURRENDER TO THE KING OF KINGS AND AS A RESULT CANNOT BE COMPROMISED BY THE OFFER AND APPEAL OF SODOM. SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTERS PLACE A DEMAND OF ABSOLUTE SURRENDER THAT CANNOT BE COMPROMISED BY ANY DEMON, PERSON, PLACE OR THINGS. I HAVE RAISED MY HAND TO THE LORD, GOD MOST HIGH, THE POSSESSOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. I HAVE SURRENDERED TO HIM SO THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT WOULD MATTER TO ME. KEEP YOUR GOODS AND I WILL KEEP MY SOUL. HALLELUJAH… THAT IS STATURE IN THE SPIRIT. KEEP YOUR GOODS AND I WILL KEEP MY INTEGRITY. KEEP YOUR GOODS AND I WILL KEEP MY TESTIMONY OF FAITH. Listen to this podcast and you will surely be blessed by the Lord and you will be awakened to the reality of the need for multi-dimensional increase in stature. Have a blessed weekend and be assured of our love for you saints of God! Temitope & Irene Agbana
AS A RESULT OF THE PERVERSION AND SIN OF HIS NATION, ELIJAH THE PROPHET OF GOD LOCKED UP THE HEAVENS AND DECREED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RAIN NOR DEW ACCORDING TO HIS WORD. ELIJAH DID NOT ISSUE AN EMPTY COMMAND, HE SPOKE FROM THE PLACE OF WHERE HE STOOD IN THE SPIRIT. ELIJAH STOOD BEFORE THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL IN HIS DAYS. HE WAS A MAN OF SPIRITUAL STATURE. HE HAD ACCESS TO THE MIND OF GOD BECAUSE HE STOOD BEFORE HIM. HE SPOKE FROM THE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT HE GLEANED FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD. WHERE YOU STAND IN THE SPIRIT DETERMINES YOUR SPIRITUAL STATURE. AND YOUR SPIRITUAL STATURE WILL TO A LARGE EXTENT DETERMINE WHAT WILL RESPOND TO YOUR COMMAND IN THE PHYSICAL REALM. THIS IS A CALL FOR GOD'S PEOPLE TO RETURN AND TAKE THEIR PLACE IN THE SPIRIT. BE BLESSED BY THIS WONDERFUL PODCAST THAT HAS INCREASED MY DESIRE TO STAND BEFORE MY GOD! LISTEN, PRAY IT IN AND DON’T KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.
LUKE 2:52:AND JESUS INCREASED IN WISDOM AND STATURE, AND IN FAVOR WITH GOD AND MEN. Dearly beloved, the revelation of the truth of Gods word will certainly provoke some deeper longing to quit the status quo. One of the dimensions of increased that must be desired as you journey through the year 2024 is increase in spiritual stature! Listen to this word, pray it in, share with others and dont keep it to yourself.
Luke 2:52: And Jesus Increased in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and man. Every man used of God in scriptures had access to the wisdom of God. Jesus could not start the work on earth and finish successfully without first increasing in wisdom, stature and favour. Until Joshua was filled with the spirit of wisdom, no one listened to him. When God installed His wisdom in Solomon, kings came from far and near to hear the wisdom God had placed in His heart. Do you know that there is a dimension of wisdom needed to win souls into Gods kingdom? He that winneth soul is wise... The Lord has assured us of 3-dimensional increase in 2024. Increase in Wisdom, Increase in Stature & Increase in Favour before God & man. Pray this in and see the wonders of Gods increase in your life in the coming season.
A DEAR BROTHER OF MINE ONCE INVITED ME TO VISIT HIS HOME IN OUR CITY. I RECOGNIZED THE AREA AS HE DESCRIBED THE LOCATION OF HIS HOUSE AND I IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED OH! THERE IS AN APOSTLE THAT LIVES IN THE SAME AREA. HE LAUGHED AND SAID TO ME POLITELY, PASTOR T, THERE IS NO APOSTLE LIVING IN MY AREA. I DID NOT GET HIS POINT AT FIRST. I INSISTED ON MAKING AN EFFORT TO DESCRIBE THIS APOSTLE BECAUSE HE WAS QUITE FAMOUS AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. AND HE LAUGHED EVEN HARDER AND SAID PASTOR T, IF THERE IS AN APOSTLE HOW COME I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM NOR HAVE I HEARD OF ANY SPECTACULAR WONDER OF GOD ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIVES OF APOSTLES DOCUMENTED IN THE BIBLE. DO YOU KNOW THE RESPONSE OF THE PEOPLE IN THESSALONICA WHEN ONE APOSTLE PAUL AND ANOTHER DISCIPLE SILAS ENTERED INTO THAT CITY? ACTS 17:5BUT SOME OF THE JEWS WERE JEALOUS, SO THEY GATHERED SOME TROUBLEMAKERS FROM THE MARKETPLACE TO FORM A MOB AND START A RIOT. THEY ATTACKED THE HOME OF JASON, SEARCHING FOR PAUL AND SILAS SO THEY COULD DRAG THEM OUT TO THE CROWD. https://biblehub.com/nlt/acts/17.htm#footnotes NOT FINDING THEM THERE, THEY DRAGGED OUT JASON AND SOME OF THE OTHER BELIEVERS https://biblehub.com/nlt/acts/17.htm#footnotes INSTEAD AND TOOK THEM BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. “PAUL AND SILAS HAVE CAUSED TROUBLE ALL OVER THE WORLD,” THEY SHOUTED, “AND NOW THEY ARE HERE DISTURBING OUR CITY, TOO. SO HOW CAN IT BE THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PROPHETS, APOSTLES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY DISCIPLES OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN A CITY YET THERE IS NO FIRE, NO UPRISING, NO SOULS ARE SAVED? WHAT ARE WE MISSING? LETS SIT AT HIS FEET AS WE ROUND UP THE YEAR WITH THE LORD AND LET HIM LAY HIS YOKE AND HIS BURDENS ON US. BE BLESSED WITH A VERY HAPPY CELEBRATION OF YOUR CHRISTMAS AND SEE YOU AGAIN ON TUESDAY!
I was inspired by the Lord to take a walk with my wife almost at midnight a few years ago. As we walked through the bank of the Mashaven river close to our home. We suddenly heard a humming sound coming from a very pitch dark corner along the pathway. I looked and behold an asian man in a strange posture conjuring and invoking spirits. Friends, it was pretty cold and this man was sitting with his face towards the river. As soon as I saw the man, the Lord spoke the following words into my heart “men in darkness are able to give up their comfort to perpetrate their evil and satanic agenda but my people look for every form of excuses to avoid leaving their comfort zone to stand in sacrifice and reclaim their city, their families and the land by the power at work in them.” Acts chapter 10 tells us of how Cornelius, a gentile centurion was consistent in sacrifice to God over a period of time even when he did not know the Lord. He prayed and gave alms and even fasted until his sacrifice provoked a physical visitation of an angel who came specially from heaven to give him the address of a man called Peter in Joppa that he never met nor heard of. My dear, how many tongue speaking believers have experienced a physical intervention or visitation of angels in our generation like Cornelius did? What positioned him for such divine encounter? His Sacrifice! Dearly beloved, what is the demand of sacrifice that heaven has laid upon your heart? I want to remind you by these words that therein lies the power of God.
JOHN WESLEY TRAVELED 250,000 MILES ON HORSEBACK, AVERAGING TWENTY MILES A DAY FOR FORTY YEARS; PREACHED OVER 40,000 SERMONS; PRODUCED 400 BOOKS; KNEW TEN LANGUAGES. AT EIGHTY-THREE HE WAS ANNOYED THAT HE COULD NOT WRITE MORE THAN FIFTEEN HOURS A DAY WITHOUT HURTING HIS EYES, AND AT EIGHTY-SIX HE WAS ASHAMED HE COULD NOT PREACH MORE THAN TWICE A DAY. HE COMPLAINED OF LAZINESS BECAUSE OF AN INCREASING TO LIE IN BED UNTIL 5:30 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ti%205:30&version=ESV&src=tools IN THE MORNING AT AGE EIGHTY-SIX. WE HAVE A GENERATION THAT LOVES TO CLAIM AND COLLECT THE ANOINTING AND GRACES OF THE GREAT SERVANT OF JESUS. THEIR ANOINTING WE LOVE, THE FAME WE DESIRE, THE POWER WE COVET, BUT THEIR SACRIFICES WE REJECT. Do you know that Pentecost would not have become a reality without the sacrifice of men who waited in the upper room for 10 days. They earnestly desired that which was spoken by Joel the prophet. The prophecy was not new to Peter. He was fully aware of the details of the prophecy spoken centuries before. The prophecy however remained unfulfilled until Peter and his brethren resolved to satisfy the condition of the required sacrifice “Go and wait in Jerusalem”. What was prophesied would require much more than a hurriedly put together 30 minutes gathering of disciples in the synagogue. It would stretch them beyond 3 days encounter meeting. Once they met the spiritual requirement of their sacrifice, the Holy Spirit showed up suddenly and they were completely transformed. Oh dearly beloved, as the year 2023 comes to an end, what is the demand of sacrifice upon your life? LISTEN, BE BLESSED AND STRENGTHENED BY HIS WORD! WE LOVE YOU.
The Spirit of Jesus woke me up yesterday with Isaiah 49:24-25:Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered? Indeed, https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3588.htm this is what https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3541.htm the LORD https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3068.htm says: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/559.htm “Even https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1571.htm the captives https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7628.htm of the mighty https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1368.htm will be taken away, https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3947.htm and the plunder https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4455.htm of the tyrant https://biblehub.com/hebrew/6184.htm will be retrieved; https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4422.htm I https://biblehub.com/hebrew/595.htm will contend https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7378.htm with https://biblehub.com/hebrew/854.htm those who contend with you, https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3401.htm and I https://biblehub.com/hebrew/595.htm will save https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3467.htm your children. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1121.htm Wao! It became real that some of the spiritual contentions you have with forces of darkness loitering around is actually targeted to take captive of your children, your treasure and most prized possession. The assurance we have is that God has offered to contend with those who contend with you with a specific focus on saving your children from any form of captivity. Join me this morning as we execute the judgement that is written. When I received this prophetic word yesterday, my spirit rejoiced and I proclaimed a personal fast to activate and execute the judgement written in verse 26: I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh;they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine.Then all mankind will knowthat I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” This is the Women Arise weekend! Join Pastor Irene and other seasoned women of God at Sandvikstraat 35, Schiedam, The Netherlands or online as we further establish that which has been decreed. Hallelujah!!
Gripped with the spirit of prayer and intercession this morning, I was not released to share words but to continue in prayers. I urge you to join me this morning as we pray in some specific instructions the Lord laid on my heart by His Spirit. Glory to Jesus. Be blessed as you pray along in faith and standing upon the word of God which can never fail in the name of Jesus. God bless you and share your testimonies. We descend to ascend in the name of Jesus.
Not once did i read that Peter the apostle wept at any of the parables or teachings of Jesus His master. I would have expected the story of Lazarus, the rich man and hell delivered by the greatest teacher of all time to have convicted Peter to a place of repentance. If that had happened, probably he would not have carried a sword to chop off someones ear on the night his master was arrested. He was not ready for the death of the cross and would defend himself. But since Jesus was too gentle to support his pain inflicting and retaliation effort, he immediately abandoned the saviour and took off. While he was on the run, seeking for alternative solutions around the cross, he was confronted by three sets of people. First, a little girl confronted him and he denied. Another little girl identified the great apostle as he made attempt to disguise and hide himself among the people in a bid to avoid the pain of the cross.Again, Peter denied ever knowing Jesus. While making effort to blend with the world, another group of people confronted him with his manner of speech and then, Apostle began to curse to defend his position of never knowing the Lord. Finally, a rooster (a male domestic fowl) had to send a convicting signal before Apostle Peter came to His senses. Then the apostle was convicted deeply and wept bitterly. The pain of being convicted by an animal far outweighs the pain of cross. Thank God for the Lord who prayed for his restoration before it all happened. Thank God for a second chance. Dearly beloved, when a man fail to descend through the cross, when a life fail to surrender and heed the warning of the Saviour, such a man might be left alone. When the conviction of the Holy Spirit no longer has effect upon a life, a chicken or a donkey might be used to fire a warning signal. If any man will follow me Jesus said, let him take up his cross daily… There is no way around the cross. Surrender completely to the cross and be raised up in power and glory. When Peter recovered, he joyfully requested to be crucified on the cross upside down according to church history.
We have established according to scriptures that to ascend is to descend. So Jesus first descended through the cross and then ascended in power with all authority and victory. But what does it mean to descend? The principle of the kingdom is that the fruitfulness of a surrendered life is realized through death. Galatians 6:14: The cross is the heavenly tool by which we are crucified to the world and the world is crucified unto us. There is no way around the cross. To be fruitful in the kingdom, the cross is that tool that will deconstruct you so that you can be reconstructed in power, glory and authority. The cross takes you down, so that you rise and raise others as you rise. When He descended and ascended, He led captivity captive and gave gifts unto all men. In this discourse, we examine what happens to a man or woman who fails to descend. What happens to a life that attempts to avoid the pain of the cross. Using Peter the disciple of Jesus as a case study this morning, I pray that you will appreciate the place of the cross in your life. I pray that you will surrender completely so that the cross can accomplish its intended work and realize the purpose of God in your life. Be blessed by this discourse and share with others.
Ephesians 4:7-13: But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore He says:“When He ascended on high,He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) Until Jesus descended, He could not ascend. Until He ascended, He could not give gifts to men. There are things we cannot do in the Kingdom of God until we ascend. The reality is that the way up is down. __ __ When you ascend, you will without fail receive something for yourself and your generation. Friends, its time to ascend and go upwards. To ascend is first to descend and the cross is the tool with which God will take you down so you can ascend and become relevant in your generation. Are you ready?
The 7th & 8th tests of the cross are the most powerful. At this point, Jesus looked for His disciples but they were all gone. He was abandoned and left alone. He looked down from the cross and not even one person to smile or feel sorry for Him. He turned His face upwards and Heaven seemed silent. He felt that the Father had forsaken Him. He cried out and breathed His last. But as soon as He gave up, the flesh died, the body gave up and the Spirit came alive. Things began to happen. The Veil tore, the earth quaked, the rocks split and the graves opened up. Then the centurion said “”Truly this was the son of GOD - Mathew 27:50-53. Dearly beloved things will remain the way they are until you joyfully go through the test of abandonment, aloneness and death. There are manifestations you are waiting for that will never happen until you go through the test of abandonment, aloneness and ultimately the test of death of the cross. Until then, men will be confused about who you truly are. For when Jesus died, the centurion were deeply convinced that He was truly the son of God. Until the death of the cross is accomplished in you, the world cannot validate your sonship? Mathew 27:54:
Praise God for the amazing testimonies from this amazing podcast series. I have been terrifically ministered unto by the Lord myself. Today we examine the 4th, 5th and 6th tests of the cross. The test of denial, despise, rejection, mockery and pain. Isaiah 53:3:He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. I believe the Lord that this will surely bless, encourage, challenge and prepare you. For the Lord will sustain you and carry you through as you carry your cross to follow on His footsteps.
