Word : PLUGGED TO FAVOUR

Culled and revised from a sermon from Dr. D.K Olukoya. General Overseer of the mountain of fire and miracles ministries.

Sermon Date: Sunday, 30^th November, 2014

@ MFM Headquarters, Lagos.

PLUGGED TO FAVOUR

There is a particular product from heaven that can give you any good thing you desire in life.

Three is a particular product from heaven that gives a Man unprecedented success.

This product can take you from a Zeropoint to the level of Hero

This product can transform you from a filthy person to a person of glory.

This product can cause a Divine release that would move you to your destiny to the topmost level.

This product can Transfer a man from the prison of poverty to the paradise of wealth in a short moment.

This product can convert a life, from nobody to a person of significance within 24hours.

This product has the Capacity to double and multiply wealth

This product has the power to eliminate strong opposition to breakthrough.

This product can shorten the distance of where you are now and where you are supposed to be in life.

That product is FAVOUR

Pray this prayer with power;

I plug myself into the socket of divine favour, by the power in the blood of Jesus.

Illustration story:

There was a medical doctor lady that wanted to specialize in her field of medicine.

She went for the specialization course and she had to undergo a final examination to be successful in the course.

Also there are only 3 attempt allowed for the examination in other words, she can only attempt it three times after which she can never write the course again.

She wrote the exam the first time, failed it; the second time failed it. This means she only has a last chance in her life time to write it to be qualified in that medical specialty.

She went into prayers, combining it with fasting; and she also cried for favour.

On the examination day, there were nine candidates for the exam.

It was like the professors that were to examine them were in a bad mood that day. She was the seventh person on the queue. The first person came out, failed, second, failed; she started to cry. One thing she was confessing was; I claim the favour of God.

The third, fourth, fifth, sixth came out and they all failed. She was shaking, she knew that her intelligence cannot help her because those before were more intelligent; they were the best. She keeps on claiming favour.

As she entered, the first question that the professors ask her was so confusing that she did not even understand the question. Inside of her she knew she had failed and was saying I prayed for favour, what is happening?

She was beside a patient she was to examine together with the patient. When she didn’t understand the question, she held the patient’s wrist, try to check how long more she has before she leave because they had only 15minutes. All of a sudden, the professors clapped their hands in delight and said; yes! That is it; your colleagues were missing that simple part. The first thing you are supposed to do is to check the patient’s pulse. She quickly agreed and said yes as if she knew what she was doing.

That is the way she passed that exam, just because of Favour.

Pray the prayer again, Say;

I plug myself into the socket of divine favour, by the power in the blood of Jesus.

The bible recorded,

. . . For by strength shall no man prevail. {1 Sam 2:9b}

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.{Eccl 9:11}

 

The facts that they said, on your mark, get set, Go; and some people left before you does not mean they will finish before you.

That they were the first is not a determinant, some might even fall along the.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. {Proverbs 22:1}

By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. {Psalm 41:11}

This last scripture even confirms that, with favour, you can prevent the enemy from triumphing over you. Yes, that a man missed the plain that was high-marked to crash is nothing but favour.

Favour is so powerful that even Jesus Christ needs it to fulfil his destiny on earth as in the scripture below:

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. {Luke 2:52}

Children of God, we need the favour of God more than ever.

I this world of today and looking at the happening that takes place daily, you will agree that we need the favour of God.

What is Favour?

Favour is

ü God’s grace expressed.

ü The manifestation of God’s power

ü Making all things work for you: Yes, both positive and negative

ü The more people hate you brings love.

ü Even the enemy agrees with you that you are victorious.

ü Receiving all you ask for.

ü You do your shopping and another pays for it.

ü Conquering problems even without you knowledge

Illustration story:

There was a medical doctor lady, by name Funke. She finished from the University of Ibadan teaching hospital. She looked for job for a while but

did not get. She even went abroad and it was difficult. Finally she got a clerk job in a cancer clinic abroad. What she does is to follow the professors with the patient’s file.

There was a day she was following the professors as usually. The normal practice was that the professors will visit each patient and will deliberate on the case and the action to take. Funke was not supposed to speak; she is just to carry the file. They got to this patient’s bed discussed; they concluded that the patient’s case was hopeless, that she will die. When Funke heard this, she seek their indulgence to speak, she gave suggestions and said if they followed it, the patient will not die. The patient immediately asks the professor to go with Funke’s suggestion. The professors were embarrassed but could not do anything since the patient wanted it. The patient did not die, she was discharged. This incident made Funke popular;  the professors now always consult Funke and her suggestions usually worked.

On day Funke summoned courage; she went to the medical director’s office to drop her resignation. The director was shock and asked why; Funke complained that she only earns a clerk salary and she wants a raise. The medical director said she should demand for any amount and she joking demanded for the double amount of the salary of those professors. To her amazement, she was paid that amount.

That is what favour can do in your life:

Pray like this, Say;

I plug myself into the socket of divine favour, by the power in the blood of Jesus.

How to provoke Divine Favour =>

1.   Be a friend of God.

2.   Practice holiness within and without.

3.   Forgive people even when it is very hard.

4.   Have a rugged determination to succeed even at the face mighty obstacle.

5.   Learn to laugh; reject depression.

6.   Be honest, truthful, God will not backup any lie.

7.   Control your tongue. Don’t be Careless with talking.

8.   Give sacrificial offering.

9.    Pray for favour.
10.Wage war against anti-favour spirit.

11.Be an addict of the Word and Prayer.

Illustration story:

Many years ago, when we newly started of this ministry. There was a man that walked up to me, he said, God told him that he was going to get a scholarship and study abroad.

I told him; wonderful but God has not told him anything. He insisted that I should pray for him. The man comes to every service, just for me to pray for him. Sometimes, I will have several people to attend to, he would say, don’t worry; I will be the last person. I was praying for him for three years, it got to a point I would want to run for the brother but the man had a rugged determination.

You can imagine my joy, the day, he came running to me saying, Dr. Olukoya, I got the scholarship, and I am travelling. I was so happy for him, that atlas I am free for this man. I prayed for him for about 15 minutes, been glad that he will not trouble me any longer.

When he was traveling, he was supposed to take two planes to his destination. When he got to the first stopover, going to the next airport, some white police approached him and said; that is him, he is a drug peddler. He was arrested, the only thing the man was shouted while he was been taken away was; with all the prayers of Dr. Olukoya, they arrested me. The white police were even amazed that, who this Dr. Olukoya is. He was put in the cell where he was weeping dearly. The following morning, when he saw the newspaper headlines, his eyes were cleared from the tears. The plane where he was slated to enter had crashed some even though that he was among because his name was in the manifest.

Soon after, the police came to him saying; they are sorry, it was a mistake, the real culprit looked like him. They even begged him not to sue them to court. He said they should not worry and even thanked them for arresting him.

God used to unthinkable to favour him and converted his negative to be his saving favour.

I decree into your life:

The lord all mighty shall turn all negatives to work for your favour, in the name of Jesus.

Give Your Life to Christ First

Say This:

Lord Jesus, I ask you to come into my life. I say bye bye to sin. Help me to live a righteous life. In Jesus Name. Amen

Prayers to Invoke Favour

1.   Every cage upon my hand of devour, scatter in the name of Jesus.

2.   Every power assign to turn my glory into shame, die in the name of Jesus.

3.   Divine favour; overshadow my life in the name of Jesus.

4.   Angels of favor, (Your Full name) is waiting for you, locate me in the name of Jesus.

5.   Favour blockers, assigned against my life, die in the name of Jesus.

6.   Helpers of my destiny arise and locate my life in the name of Jesus.

7.   By your favour, o lord, move my life forward, in the name of Jesus.

Note: This blog is not associated to any church or ministry. It is a blog that aims to spread the message and power of God to the world

Word : RECEIVING THE KINGDOM AS A CHILD

RECEIVING THE KINGDOM AS A CHILD

Luke 18:16-17                                  

16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 17 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”

Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. {Mark 10:15}

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.{Mat 18:3}

From the scriptures above, you will discover how God wants us to come to him as a Child.

Meaning . . .

v    The undiluted and original features, God created is found in a child.

v    As a result of our experience here on earth, we have been polluted.

v    We cannot enter heaven, if we don’t retain those features God has deposited in us.

Characteristics of a Child

    1.    Humility: As a little child there is no pride, does not defend any ego.  

    2.    No Figuring Out: An adult will usually figure out all things. Some people even want to analyses the existence of God. Don’t prove out God.

    3.    Trust: A child will usually believe any promise. 

        The child will not doubt a promise and think about it; what if?

    4.    Powerlessness: To enter the kingdom, you need to leave your capability, Strength, wisdom out. Only depend on God, as a little child depends on the mother.

--> Smith Wigglesworth was man of faith

He was an uneducated plumber. Except the bible which his wife smith taught him.

God used him to do astonishing miracles.

Smith Wigglesworth attended a burial and commanded the dead to rise.

He did not bother like the educated, what if the dead man didn't rise.

His brain was dead.

We as believers should not operate in our own power.

   5.  Quality of Purity: A little child is so pure and uncontaminated. They have no attachment of the world or pollution. We as believers should also be pure in our thinking and thoughts.

   6.  Innocence: A little child is not guilty and sinless. We as believers should also guiltless of any known sin.

   7.  Total Dependence: The little child is solely dependent. Has no self-dependence. We as believers should also solely depend on God.

   8.  Loving: A child always loves unconditionally. Even if the child was scolded some moments ago, the child will still love. 

    We as believers should love God and also show love to our neighbors.

   9.   Plot No Evil: The little child does not device any evil plot. We as believers should endeavor to shun from evil plotting and indeed we should associate with Godly building.

  10.   Teachability: A little child is teachable; always ready to learn. 

   We as believers should always be willing to learn new things.

  11.   No Bitterness: A little child will not keep bitterness, no matter what you do to them. We as believers fight the spirit of bitterness because it damages the soul.

PRACTICE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT TODAY.

have a blessed day and keep sharing the word.

Word : Reality

REALITY

Psalm 73:16-17

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Still, when I tried to figure it out,

all I got was a splitting headache . . . 

Until I entered the sanctuary of God.

Then I saw the whole picture :{ The Message} 

Sometimes it can be hard to face reality, but there’s just no escaping it.

Millions of people attempt to do so every day of the week but it is a futile exercise. At the start of every path that we expect to lead us away from unpleasant reality, we encounter the sign that reads ‘No way through’.

What is Reality?

Reality is what is real, that which underlies appearances, the actual way which things are. 

There is a word which describes the attempt to retreat from reality.

It is distraction and can be understood as the unhealthy desire to escape from realities of life by concentrating on other interests.

There is an unbreakable connection between truth and reality.

If we refuse to face anything that is true, the following happens:

-        we deplete ourselves

-        something dies within us

-        We become less of a human.

Why should this be?

 v We are made in the image of a God. It is written; God does not lie and He created us in his own image. The bible also says; be perfect, even as my heavenly father is perfect.

Whenever we speak or live a lie, we are inwardly deprived.

 v We are designed for the truth and we cannot function effectively unless we live by the truth.

When a rational human being knows that something is a lie, he cannot convince himself it is the truth, though he may try to deceive others by pretending that they believe the lie to be the truth, but the situation goes against the grain of the personality and creates an inner conflict.

The conflict creates disturbances in the physical body, which serves as input into a polygraph machine. When this happens, the little instrument goes haywire and says: ‘Hey, you just told a lie.’

Reality can be pleasant or unpleasant.

We have no difficulty in coping with the pleasant side of reality; we need to find a way of dealing with those realities that comprise what one poet called ‘the ugly side of life’.

 Our maturity as people can be measured by how well we cope with the “ugly side of life’-those harsh and threatening things that happen to us all at one time or another.

There are basically two ways we can respond to unpleasant reality: we can face up to it, or we can look for a way of escape. Naturally, there are some forms of reality from which we should escape.

For example, we may be threatened with or experience violence at the hands of another. This is a reality which should not be endured. Our discussion here is about those realities which can, and ought to be faced and which we need not attempt to avoid. Escaping and escapism are quite different matters.

What is it that makes people, in general turn away from unpleasant reality and look for ways of escape?

The answer is: they do not know the one true reality – God. 

The more we know the one true reality – God, the less afraid we will be of any other form of reality, no matter how threatening it may be. This is not to say that a close relationship with God will make us immune to the hurts and difficulties of life. Unfortunately, many Christians expect to be exempt from difficulties, but that expectation is a false one- it does not reflect reality. Problems will always be with us, but so too wills God.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. {John 16:33}

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee {Isa 43:2}

Life can be extremely hard, that is reality. But the clearer your perspective of God, the better equipped you will be to face up to all the unpleasant reality and deal with it.

This generation has invented more ways of escape than any other. And the major reason for this is because it has lost its belief in God. When God goes, then everything worthwhile goes with Him, everything lacks basis, permanence and ultimate meaning. This generation has hung everything on the wrong nail- the insecure nail off money and economic prosperity and a fall is inevitable. One day the nail of materialism will give way, and then everything men and women have hung upon it will come crashing down. The nail should have been God, for when He holds everything, everything holds.

 Basic Facts about Reality?

 -  Knowing God is a prerequisite for knowing ourselves. We cannot be real people until we come in

contact with the ultimate reality – God. For to the extent that we know Him, to the extent will we know ourselves and be more real, more honest human beings.

 - How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? (Hebrews 2:3) 
- We can never be fully human until we know the great reality – Jesus.

-  Those who ignore Jesus are not fully human and fully alive.

-  There is no deception as great as self-deception.

-  All Christians have an escapist mentality. Only the Holy Spirit, unfolding His truth through the scripture, can cut through our subterfuges and show us our real motivation.

 - Our worth as humans is not depended on not finding any defects or inadequacies within ourselves. The reality is that although God longs for us to become more and more like Him, He accepts us as we are, even though we are not as He wants us to be.

 -  God is not against us for our sin, but for us against our sin.

 To be continued . . .

Remain Blessed

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