STAY HUMBLE:
IT’S THE WAY TO SCALE GREATER HEIGHTS AND SOAR SAFELY.
THERE IS NOTHING YOU MAKE HAPPEN BY YOURSELF THAT HAS A FUTURE. IT’S ONLY WHAT GOD DOES THAT ABIDES FOREVER
“GIVE ME, GIVE ME” IS THE PRIMARY LEVEL OF PRAYER, “CHANGE ME, CHANGE ME” IS WHAT PUTS YOU IN COMMAND
- Bishop David Oyedepo
Day 8 Morning Session,
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting (10th to 30th January 2022)
The gospel is sent primarily to the wise, not to the mighty but to the common. Thereby turning them into uncommon citizens of the earth. That no flesh may glory in His presence.
- No one here shall end up being called common.
For that to happen we must diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord and observe to do all that He commands and He will take us from below the bottom (zero level) to the top most top, from the realm of pity to the realm of envy. Paul said I am not even worthy to be called an Apostle and yet he became the chiefest of the Apostles. Church Gist. Gideon said I am not fit, I don’t think you have my records. I belong to the order of the least, there is no single person or renown in my lineage. He said “I am empowering you to smite the Midianites as one man” (Judges 6:16). He always turns the common to the uncommon.
- You are the next in line.
Mark 12:37
The common people heard him gladly, that’s what turned them to uncommon citizens. 1 Corinthians 8:2.
Lift up your two hands everyone “I choose to be among the common that you desire to make uncommon. I choose to remain common in your sight so I can fulfill your ultimate glorious plan for my life by receiving gladly the things you show me as I study your word. As I listen to messages in services, teaching from the various platforms available, teachings from books. Help me to remain common in my sight”.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29
He delights in the common because they will gladly hear Him and by hearing and doing what He says, He turned them to the envy of the world and because of the source of their rise, the source of their lifting. They have more grace to manage success than others who came in with their so much wisdom, so much might in their own eyes. Many won’t just learn, and by pride unconsciously lose their place in God. You must have heard me say “who dash monkey banana” many times. Church Gist. Oral Roberts’ mother told him “stay small in your own eyes”. It is what enlarges your walk with God and your destiny. There is nothing you make happen by yourself that has a future. It’s only what God does that abides forever. May God remain at the center of everyone’s heart. May we be glad to be called God’s pikins. May no one become God’s uncle in His own eyes. So we keep having more and more light and we keep shining brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
I have the nudging of the Holy Spirit to share that with us this morning. For those who are hooked to this service this morning, stay humble. It’s the way to scale greater heights and soar safely. There are few people in scripture that successfully managed success. That should teach us some lessons.
The altar of prayer is the altar of transformation, change of level. It’s not the altar of Father Christmas, “give me give me”. Church Gist. The altar of prayer is the altar of transformation that is supernatural change of level of believers’ spiritual authority. Luke 9:28-29 said as He prayed the fashion of His countenance was altered on the prayer altar and then his garments were white and glittering. Then verse 35 – “this is my beloved son, hear ye him”. Change of level of authority. That’s what makes the prayer altar, an altar of supernatural transformation. What happened? The people saw the mighty power of God as that demoniac was set free who could not be held by chains, saw Jesus, ran to Him and bowed. Change of level of authority.
- May that be the outcome of every one of us in this 2022 Annual Fasting and Prayer.
Our exhortation is captioned PRAYER DOES NOT ONLY CHANGE THINGS, PRAYER CHANGES PEOPLE. They saw Elijah, they saw Moses, they said Sir, let us stay here. He prayed until He brought heaven down. After the cloud lifted, his garments were still white and glistering. Reach out for that transformation power from the altar of prayer. Today is the second day of our third three day module. Church Gist. God I want to see you, I want a transfiguration experience on the prayer altar. Many of us here must have heard one kind of encounter or another from the altar of prayer. I have heard quite a bit. I am in fact inside it now. Awesome God. I have heard heaven sing while I prayed, never heard any such rich music in my life. I have heard Jesus come “Stand up” from the altar of prayer “and follow me” and I did. Did you see him? No! No one shall see him and live but what he told me and I responded is still here today.
- You must return with a lifelong encounter in this prayer time.
“Give me, give me” is the primary level of prayer, “change me, change me” is what puts you in command. Everyone should expect to return transformed at the end of these 21 days of Prayer and Fasting. “For at the end it shall speak and thy expectation…”, your expectation is what determines your end.
Every one must return in command of the issues that are currently challenging your life. You will say “go” and it goes. Church Gist. You will say to the things you lack “come” and it comes. Just line up with His word and don’t feel smarter than what His word says.
- No one here shall be listed among ex-breakthroughs, ex-frontliner, ex blessed believers in the name of Jesus.
Abraham, a passionate intercessor, heard God consistently and responded promptly. Unusual transfiguration, the man gave birth to his son at 100, was trekking 3 days at a stretch at about 114 years of age and was kicking at 175 because he called all His sons and blessed them one by one. Prayer changes people and it changes people by changing their level of authority. Level of authority implies a product of change of level of empowerment. In Luke Chapter 9:43 the people saw the mighty power of God.
- That is our portion, that is your portion as individuals.
God is still in our midst and He will hear you and make you partakers of this transfiguration season.
How many common people are here? The agenda for you has good news. God is set to turn you into an uncommon, enviable citizen of the earth. Stay small in your eyes. Church Gist. Some fellows are just about one inch above sea level, they don’t write anything in church. They already know everything. “Bro David and I were friends when we were in primary school” stay there! There are only classmates in school, not in life. Each one finds his class in life.
Lift up your two hands and ask for grace to pray your way into the realm of transfiguration during this awesome time of prayer and fasting.
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