- Running with the prize in view is different from running for fun
- God gives us and awards us prizes based on the areas of needs in our lives.
- Engage with your heart.
- Avoid every form of distraction.
RUNNING WITH THE PRIZE IN VIEW
1 Corinthians 9:24-
“…but ONE receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.” – RUN, THAT YE MAY OBTAIN.
It’s my prayer this morning that we all shall obtain in Jesus name.
The word ‘Run’ simply means to move quickly; to move rapidly; to move with urgency; to move with speed. We are talking about running with the prize in view: moving quickly, moving urgently, moving hurriedly.
Why? Because we have the prize in view.
Life, we have been told over and again is a race and it is not everyone that receives the prize in a race. Even if you have not specifically run a race as a person, you have seen people running in a race. Running with the prize in view is a world of difference from running for fun. Those who run for fun don’t put in as much as those who run with the prize in view. Those who are running with the prize in view, they put in their best, go beyond their best, avoid every form of distraction because they have a target and at the end of the day, that distinguishes them from those who are running for fun.
-As you run this race, especially with the current operation, the Operation that is on, it is my prayer that at the end of this Operation, you will receive your prize.
Your prize of course will be different from my own prize. God gives us and awards us prizes based on the areas of needs in our lives.
Look at the testimonies we heard this morning, the first person that testified got supernatural healing (documented testimony). The second person got business breakthrough (documented testimony). So your prize will be different from mine, however, how you run is what makes the difference.
-Whatever the areas of your needs might be, before the end of this Operation, you will receive your prize.
Very importantly, we must ensure that we engage a cry of the heart on the Prayer Altar.
1 Samuel 1:13
We are all familiar with the story of Hannah.
“Now Hannah, she spake in her HEART…” – underline that word ‘heart’ in your Bible and because she spake in her heart, look at what happened in 1 Samuel chapter 1 verse 19: the LORD remembered her.
She prayed with her heart and at the end of the day, God remembered her.
-Therefore, as we run this race with the prize in view, let’s ensure that we engage a cry of the heart on the prayer altar.
The Testifier told us, among other things, that he was praying 4 hours every day. Engaging with the heart is critical.
NEHEMIAH
Nehemiah 1:3
He mourned, he fasted, he prayed, he wept before the God of Heaven. He engaged his heart. At the end of the day, we are familiar with what happened. The walls of Jerusalem were supernaturally and at the end of the day, Nehemiah ended up as a governor (Nehemiah 5:14). Church Gist. That was part of his prize.
-You are the next to receive your prize.
He engaged his heart. What a joy, today is Wednesday, we are waiting on the Lord, we are praying, we are fasting, why don’t you put to work some of the things we’ve been hearing over this period of time.
Spend some time during this day, pray concerning the ongoing operation.
You are waiting on the Lord, fasting: take advantage of this opportunity to advance the Kingdom of God.
-As you do that, engaging your heart, not just your lips; engaging your heart because God marks our heart: The God of heaven will reward you in Jesus name.
Very importantly: Seeking God with all our heart guarantees answers to our prayers (Jeremiah 29:13).
-You will find God as you seek Him in Jesus name.
When you seek God with all your heart, you will enjoy answered prayers.
-No matter what your prayers have been in time past, as you continue to seek God heartily, especially in this season, this ongoing Operation, you will receive Supernatural Answers in Jesus name.
Isaiah 38:1-5
-God will extend His blessings upon somebody’s life.
But as we engage our heart, it is important for us to ensure that we don’t lose focus of our returns. There are returns for us to enjoy, some of the returns on our spiritual stewardship include:
Supernatural Wisdom: We have been told over and again, especially this month that wisdom simply means Applied Knowledge.
Proverbs 11:30, Daniel 12:3
-As you engage in this Operation in particular, your season of shining is here.
-Those who have been looking down at you before, as you engage HEARTILY in this Operation, they will begin to look up before they can find you.
Supernatural Fruitfulness
-Every area of barrenness in our lives, this season shall receive a supernatural turnaround.
Exodus 23:25-26
We are all familiar with that scripture, “you shall serve the LORD your God, He will bless your bread and water. He will take sickness away from your midst.” Verse 26 tells us very clearly, “there shall nothing cast their young nor be barren.”
-Therefore, no more barrenness in your life.
-From this season, supernatural fruitfulness becomes your portion.
Therefore, grace to dive especially in this operation, receive it in Jesus name.
Prayer: Receive grace to begin to run more than ever before with the prize in view.
As you have declared this prayer, so shall it be for you. You will not miss your prize in Jesus name.
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