- Going Higher Part 7 at RCCG Special Sunday Service with Pastor E. A. Adeboye.
1 Kings 17:1-3
The Word of the Lord came to Elijah, you need the Word of the Lord coming to you regularly as you continue on your journey to higher ground. The Lord said three major things to him:
- Get thee hence
- Turn eastward
- Hide at Cherith
God said move, turn and hide. God is a God of details, when He is giving instructions, His instructions are in details.
Examples:
- In Joshua 6:1-21, He told Joshua what to do in details.
- In 2 Kings 4:1-7, Elisha gave the widow instructions on what to do.
- In 2 Kings 5:1-14, Elisha sent a message to Naaman with instructions.
The problem with many of us is that we do not wait for details. If God asks you to jump, you need to know how high. You need to pay specific attention to God for details.
The first thing he said to Elijah is ‘get thee hence’. This means some blessings are for you alone.
In Genesis 12:1-4, God told Abraham to move specifically, Abraham took Lot with him but God said no.
Genesis 12:1-12
Genesis 13:1-15
In Ruth 1:8-18, not only Ruth followed Naomi, but Orpah followed as well. The blessing was for Ruth and Ruth alone. In Ruth 4:13-17, Ruth’s Generation brought David and our Lord Jesus Christ. There are some companies you are not going to keep if you will ever reach the goal God has separated for you, there are people you are to separate from if your dreams are going to be fulfilled.
In Genesis 35:5-28, a dream was given to Joseph, his brothers wanted to kill him but God separated them. You need to be separated from dream killers.
My prayer for you is that those people who will kill your dreams, God will separate you from them.
- Move could mean something entirely different. It could mean enlarge your vision.
Genesis 13:17-18
I believe God is speaking to someone right now, don’t stay stagnant. There is a difference between contentment and stagnancy. Thank God for what He has done for you, He has more.
In Genesis 26:12-14, Isaac waxed great, he went forward, grew till he became very great. Keep moving. God is not interested in just being good, there is better, best and better than best.
When we got to Redemption Ground, the total land we had was approximately 2 hectares, 4 and a half acres and then God began to enlarge our coast until we had close to 30 hectares, roughly 14 acres and some people said this is enough compared to where we were coming from. Unfortunately for me, l listened to them until the Almighty God sent His Word to me in a dream, ‘who told you to stop?’
I challenge all of you today, from this moment onward, you will keep going higher and higher, no matter how great you are now, you will become greater and greater until the Lord comes.
Mark 4:3-9, the Bible made it clear that there is thirtyfold, sixtyfold and a hundredfold. There is a promise of God that says He will multiply you a thousand times than you are. Don’t stop at a hundredfold, go for a thousandfold. Keep moving.
2 Corinthians 9:6
I pray in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ for those of you who are tenants, a day is coming when your own landlord will see your house and he will open his mouth wide because God will move you higher and higher.
Proverbs 11:24-25, keep scattering and keep increasing.
- God told him to turn meaning to change direction. This is why you need to hear from God constantly. He knows what project is not good anymore.
Luke 5:1-7
God knows where your fishes are gathered. I pray God will turn you in the right direction today.
Matthew 17:24-27
God can give you a single idea that will reduce all your present projects to very little. Learn to listen to Him so that when He tells you to turn, you will turn.
Proverbs 14:12
God knows that there are certain things you are doing which may look right now but will lead to your destruction so when He asks you to turn, you turn. He told him to turn eastward, why? Malachi 4:2
Revelation 22:16
God is saying focus on the Author and the Finisher of your faith, Hebrews 12:2. Turn! Pay attention to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:8
Spend more time doing the work of the Kingdom and see yourself expanding, turn in the way of the Lord.
My greatest ambition was to become the youngest Vice Chancellor of Africa, that was what l wanted and l was making progress until the Lord said turn and let’s do things my way. l did and have no regrets. Spend more time doing His will and you will find yourself going higher.
- Hide: This is a man who had ministered before a king and God said ‘Hide’. The Bible says there is time for everything, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.
In Luke 2:4-14, when Jesus was born, the Hosts of Heaven came to sing but in
Matthew 2:13, the Lord told Joseph to run and hide with Jesus. What happened to the angels?
1 Kings 16:15-23, after David was anointed, he went back to looking after his flock.
1 Samuel 17:15.
The higher a building is going to be, the higher the foundation must be. If you are going to go high, there will be a time of hiding.
Genesis 39, 40, 41, Joseph was kept in hiding for years. There is always a time when God will want you to grow quietly so that when you finally come up, no wind will be able to blow you out.
Someone asked me several years ago when he came and saw the crowd, he asked how come we have never heard about this in the West? I told him, when l used to go to the farm with my father, whenever he lights a fire in the bush, when the flame is small, he will shield the flame in his hands until the flame becomes big enough to push away his hands. When l asked why, he said because if he removes his hands, the little wind can blow it out.
I pray for you my beloved children, the Almighty God will shield you in the hollow of His Hands until you become too big to be blown away by any wind.
Why will God tell Elijah to go and hide after a brilliant demonstration before a king?
I believe God wants to find out, can l really trust this boy with power? Can you listening to me today be trusted with greatness? Can you obey instructions from God even when the instructions seem foolish?
1 Samuel 15:1-35
Listen to me very well my children, there is nothing as terrible as being an ex-champion. I am praying for everyone of you in the Name that is above every other name, once you start rising, you will never fall.
You must be obedient to God, God wants to know if He can trust you with greatness.
Matthew 7:21, Jesus Christ said not all who say to me Lord, Lord, will enter into the Kingdom of God, only those who will do the will of the Father, only those who will obey the instructions of God. As your journey to greatness begins, l pray that, that rugged determination to obey God, it doesn’t matter what He says, may God give it to you in Jesus name.
For those who have not yet given your life to Jesus Christ because you don’t want to obey Him, you know that refusing to give your life to Him is not hurting Him but hurting you, that is why we keep saying surrender to Him, let Him takeover your life and you will never regret it. Say Lord l surrender my life to you, I will serve You all the rest of my life, be my Saviour.
Cry unto God to give you directions, tell you what to do, where to turn, where to hide, when to stand up and He will do it and your journey to greater heights will be accelerated in Jesus name.
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