WHEN A MAN IS IN SEED FORM, IT MAY LOOK LIKE HE IS SUFFERING MOCKERY AS PEOPLE (BIRDS) USE THEIR MOUTH AGAINST THE SEED.
LET THAT SEED BE PLANTED, IT’S A MATTER OF TIME THOSE WHO USED TO MOCK WILL COME AND DWELL UNDER THE SHADOW
– Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr at CHoP
Our father in heaven we thank you for the privilege of being in your presence. Lord for the answers to out prayers we say thank you. We ask that you speak to us again this morning by Your Word, in Jesus name we pray.
Our line of exhortation all through this week has been – DEDICATION A COVENANT PLATFORM FOR THE RISE OF GIANTS.
The end time agenda of God is to raise giants out of Zion( Obadiah 21). We also know our God is a covenant keeping God not a Father Christmas God (Psalms 89:34). The rise of giants is not a product of luck, it’s not a product of chance, it’s a product of keeping certain covenant terms, that when kept provoke God to fulfill His part.
One of those covenant pathways is the pathway of dedication.
John 12:23-26
Jesus was showing us the pattern to follow if we are going to experience glorification. If you look at Jesus you will see that not only was he dedicated, the outcome of his dedication was his ultimate glorification.
Philippians 2:9-11
Jesus’ elevation and glorification was the product of His dedication. If you and I are going to taste elevation and glorification, then the pathway is dedication.
Hebrews 12:2
Jesus is the pattern, he is the example that you and I should follow. We must follow his example of dedication.
Dedication has been defined as a deadly commitment towards a cause. It is been sold out towards a cause. When your life becomes a seed, then the glory of God is manifested through you.
It is important or us to know that a seed can be put into a pocket but a tree cannot be put into a pocket.
Psalms 22:30.
A seed can become a generational impactful entity, only when planted. There are trees that last for over a thousand years. Church Gist. One life can have generational effect only when it is planted. Dedication is the pathway of the ultimate glorification and impact that God has for us.
Mark 4:31-32
Birds eat seeds but birds lives in seeds. When a man is in seed form, it may look like he is suffering mockery, people are using their mouth against the seed but just let that seed be planted, it’s a matter of time those who used to mock will come and dwell under the shadow. Church Gist. That is what happens when a man’s life become a seed, plant the seed don’t hide the seed.
Plant the seed, it may look like it is decaying but it is a matter of time, those that used to consume the seed will begin to dwell under the shadow of the tree. It is just a matter of time.
Your life is your most precious seed, don’t hide it. Plant it
Let’s look at a case study – Paul the Apostle. Paul the Apostle was one of the individuals that expressed unparalleled dedication to the kingdom.
1 Corinthians 15:9
Paul started insignificant, and began to manifest dedication.
Philippians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 9:16, Galatians 2:20
Paul was a man dedicated with the entirety of his life. No situation was permitted to be an interjection to Paul’s commitment. Church Gist. No matter what happened, Paul was pressing. At a point he was locked up but he kept pushing the frontiers of the gospel. What was the effect of it? Paul became the greatest among the apostles. Paul went down in dedication and went up in clarification.
2 Peter 3:15
The one who came last wrote two third of the gospel because of dedication. It doesn’t matter your starting point, just get dedicated and the world will see your glorification.
Lift up your hands and receive grace for dedication. You make the choice but he gives the grace.
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CHoP is an acronym for Covenant Hour of Prayer
