EXCEPT YOU REFUSE TO BELIEVE, NOT ONE SOUL WILL REMAIN IN ANY FORM OF GRAVE AT THE END OF THIS PRAYER AND FASTING! – Bishop Oyedepo on testimonies
AS LONG AS YOU’RE LUSTING AFTER A THING, WALKING IN HATRED WITH THOSE WHO HAVE IT, YOU CANNOT OBTAIN IT
OUR MOTIVE IS AS IMPORTANT AS OUR CONTENT IN PRAYERS
ANYTHING YOU DESIRE FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE KINGDOM, GOD RELEASES IT AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT STRESS
GOD IS INTERESTED IN OUR FULLNESS OF JOY, ALL ROUND TRIUMPH, ALL ROUND REST.
I BEGAN BUILDING CHURCHES FOR JESUS IN MY HEART BEFORE I HAD THE FIRST ACCOUNT!
ANYTHING ABOUT SELF OR WHAT ONE DOES TO HARASS SOMEBODY ELSE PUTS GOD OFF!
GOD SUPPLIES THE MEANS WHEN YOUR HEART IS CORRECT.
YOUR SPECIFIC DEMAND WILL FIND MEANING WHEN YOUR LOVE FOR GOD AND THE THINGS THAT HE LOVES IS BEHIND THE SCENE.
IF YOUR HEART IS AFTER BEING A BLESSING, YOU CAN’T LACK BLESSING.
YOU CAN’T HAVE GOD AS YOUR MOTIVATION AND STILL SUFFER FRUSTRATION.
- Bishop David Oyedepo || 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Day 8 || Youth Chapel || 16th January 2023 ||
For answered prayers, give Him thanks. For opening the graves as he said, we saw 2 of them again tonight. Church Gist. They (referring to testifiers) came here to camp from Bayelsa and, “Now you have been appointed G. M. (General Manager)” 72 year young lady delivered from the pit of short breath. It means your grave has opened. For opening the graves of men and women around the world from yesterday prophetic release, give God thanks.
First time in the history of our ministry that we had to connect the entire world to our prophetic service. Church Gist. As commanded by Him and except you refuse to believe, not one soul will remain in any form of grave at the end of this Prayer and Fasting.
Jesus speak to us again tonight and let your name be glorified in Jesus’ name.
Jesus once said, “Hitherto you have asked me nothing. Ask and you shall receive that your joy may be full.” God is interested in our fullness of joy; all round triumph, all round rest. But, generalized prayer does not count much with God. Church Gist. He responds always to specifics in prayers. Bartimaeus cried out, almost cut his throat, but saying nothing. Mark 10:46-52. There are people who have not said anything. They pray so much but they have not said anything. God responds mainly to specifics. Ambiguities never fly with God in prayers.
A number have been specific yet they didn’t receive. What was the problem? Let’s get down the root. James 4:1-5.
Verse 2: The word, “kill” means to hate. 1 John 3:15. Church Gist. “It’s a lie there’s something they are doing behind; it’s not true” – you say. That’s why it never comes your way. As long as you’re lusting after it, walking in hatred with those who have it, you cannot obtain.
Verse 3: you are asking for what you will pride yourself with. “Yes, you will show them in this town.” Our motive is as important as our content in prayers. 1 Samuel 16:7b; Jeremiah 17:9-10. So he knows what you are going to do with what you are asking for. Church Gist. He knows you’re going to be pompous and arrogant and “Who is like unto me in town?” You see, people labour a lot and most of the labour are wasted labour because they have no idea of what it takes for their labour to be turned to favour. But no more for you!
- Your labour in the prayer room shall not be wasted! Your motive will not make your content of no effect in the name of Jesus.
James 4:4. You can’t be my enemy and expect me to send you favour. Church Gist. You can’t live your life anyhow and expect me to relate with you as a son and a daughter. You can’t be my enemy and line up for my help.
Verse 5-6: you can’t be on 2 sides at the same time. Exodus 32:26. Psalm 66:18-19. You don’t repent, forget it. You can be crying for eternity, nothing will happen. You know, anything you desire for the promotion of the Kingdom, He releases it automatically without stress. Church Gist. “Lord if you ever bless me, I want to be part of building you Churches.” I said that before I had the first bank account in my life. So it is not just revelation; it is revelation coupled with correct motive. “I want to be part of building you Churches” and I’ve been in it all my life since he began to bless me.
God knows where you’re going. You say, “God just try me first.” He doesn’t need to try you, he knows you in details. Church Gist. He knows what you’re going to think about in 10 years. God is not a man.
Let me show you a drama: somebody was going on a mission and I said, “Jesus, if I have a Peugeot car, I’ll like to give to this person so they can service that to where he is going.” Following morning, somebody brought me a Peugeot car. I called my secretary, “That’s the car I told you about yesterday. Church Gist. So package it, let’s give it to him.” I don’t know the number till tomorrow Sir. I didn’t hold the key in my hand once. You want it for his kingdom, speed like light. You want to help humanity with it, speed like light. You want to amass and kill yourself, no way! He said to that man, “You are not worthy to live.” “I have everything I don’t have to work again. It’s like dying.” He said, die now; somebody needs it. Somebody needs what you have collected.
“Ye lust!” When I get my Ph.D they will know in this family. That’s why you are there for over 10 years. It’s not coming. Your paper is lost. Church Gist. Your supervisor resigned. When you’re about to finish, the one that came said he doesn’t know anything about what you’re talking about. You start again.
Most of those junketing about doing politics, it is on their lust! They have nothing to offer sir. Zero! God saw the wickedness in their heart and He is going to punish them! Church Gist. Just let me get there, my God! I will steal! Haa! They are already planning it! They won’t succeed.
Now, let me see one prayer that bounced back. Mary, the mother of James and John was very close to Jesus, so she met with her two sons and said, ‘You can help us, you are very close to the Master’! Tell Him that the way you are sitting is not correct, let James sit on one side while I sit on one side, the way Peter is moving up and down… (Laughing). Church Gist. Mary was like 🎶 I worship you, Almighty God, there is none like You. 🎶 Jesus said, ‘This singing is too much oo. What is the matter? 🎶 Just grant me Lord, for my two sons to sit on Your right, the other on your left🎶 Matthew 20:21. He said, ‘Welldone, you don’t know what you are asking for’!
Anything about self, puts God off! Anything about what to do to harass somebody else puts God off! Whatever you desire in love and for love’s sake, it will come! Because of my religious background, I’ve been involved in 40 days of Lent (fasting) from secondary school. Church Gist. Sir, it’s not how long Sir but how much you know that makes these things work! Let’s respond. All these self things have enslaved too many people. If I bless you, what would you do with it?
Do you mean that we don’t have five thousand men and women in this Church who can build rural Churches? My God! Plenty! But many will never! It’s not in their thoughts. Church Gist. I think that I need a house and I need a holiday getaway place in Orlando. Sometimes, I pass through New York, I need one in New York and then I need to rent a permanent hotel in Dubai and I will go there with my team. God knows all those things, He knows them all, your heart is far from anything about Him!
So you start working and you begin to see losses here and there. Oh God and what’s happening and Papa prayed for me! Papa can’t change your motive. God’s blessings in my life have never suffered one downward trend for one day. So all this validating and other stuff to be blessed is not the way- Get on course! Lord if you blessed me this year, I’ll build you a rural Church, just bless me Lord Jesus! With all my heart!
I began building Churches for Jesus in my heart before I had the first account, I was building His Churches in my heart! It’s your heart, it’s not your means! He supplies the means when your heart is correct.
-Somebody’s story is changing!
So we are engaging the wonders of specific demands on our altar of prayer! But I have given you a background that will help your demand find meaning! Your specific demand will find meaning when love (your love for God and the things that God loves) is behind the scene. Church Gist. God is not a taskmaster, He is a loving Father but the covenant cannot be broken, so get back on the key with the covenant and watch out how things will click triumphing.
Now watch, Hannah prayed, ‘Give me a man child and I’ll give it to You all the days of his life’! And God said, ‘Eh! Ah! Hannah, oya get it! And Samuel came! And she gave Him. And God said, ‘This girl is very correct’! Take two, three, four and five children 1 Samuel 1:11-20. Would you ever ask anything from God and for His Kingdom sake and He delays it? He’s the one who said, ‘Seek ye first the Kingdom and leave Me to the rest and I will take care of it! Matthew 6:33. The platform upon which Hannah asked was what gave speed to the answer- I will give it to You all the days of his life!
Our first transport seed in my family to this place was ten brand new buses. We were blessed forever and always, but somebody can’t pay for someone else just one thousand naira 🎶 Bless me Lord! Bless me! Bless me Lord🎶 He’s changing his tone and making very sound melody but it’s not making meaning. Somebody is dying of hunger, you have the food but you won’t let go! How would the food multiply?
Nobody lacks what he gives, people only lack what they keep. Those who know their God, they shall be strong and they shall do exploits. “I will give him to you all the days of his life” and he did. You saw the way they took that boy and handed him over to Eli and God began to speak through that boy on the spot. Direct, genuine gift from God. Church Gist. That is what you will have. There is no blessing from God that will constitute a weight on your life but a refreshing. Every blessing will move you forward. So she had number 2, number 3, number 4 and number 5. Give me a man, okay I will add more to it. Seek ye first my kingdom and I will add other things to you. She caught it. Somebody’s story is changing.
Solomon prayed this prayer in his early days when he was God’s darling – 1 Kings 3:5-10. Watch this prayer. Anything that is Godward will please Him. This boy was dying not to displease God, not to misrule the people. He needed God’s wisdom to judge His people correctly. Church Gist. The speech pleased the Lord. These things are written for our learning. 1 Kings 3:11-12. The motive was acceptable to God. God was behind the scene in his demand. 1 Kings 4:29,34.
- May the content of your prayer please God.
- May your heart be turned back to God so your specifics will just find straight expressions.
That’s life. What you are asking God for to show others you won’t get. What you are asking to exalt Him will drop with speed. It is your turn. Now we have this commandment that this church will be four times its current size like all our churches in our various nations this year. I don’t believe in all those things. That is why the things you believe in don’t come to pass because His things don’t move you. I don’t believe that. Nobody is asking you to believe, your opinion is irrelevant to God but learn to respect God and His agenda. Learn to have reverence for God and His purpose. Did you believe in 75 nations? How did it come to pass? Did you pray for it in your life? Did you believe in 21000 cells being created in one year? He did. Anybody without a heart for God no matter how specific your prayers are, it won’t fly. Let God be at the center of your crave, those things won’t need any cry. I have proved Him, I have found Him so. I have been there by His grace for years and it has never failed once. You can’t have God as your motivation and still suffer frustration. Your passion can’t be towards God and still be in lack and want. We have a right to be specific. Church Gist. Jesus you have commanded through your promise that this church shall be minimum four times its present size this year to the glory and praise of your name. Confirm your word and at the same time, you are taking responsibility on your part. You are a cell minister, I can’t replicate anymore. We have replicated so many times in the past. Let other young boys be replicating. Well done! New graduate. God who could multiply this church network twice in one year, don’t joke with Him. 32 years of church planting endeavour beaten in one year, don’t joke with Him. 28 years of cell ministry endeavour doubled in one year, my God! Don’t judge with Him. So the four times is no big deal. Watch your mouth, watch your thoughts. You are not interested in His thing, He is not interested in your things. This year God will demonstrate interest in all the affairs of your life as you choose to give Him so. Jeremiah 30:19.
Be thankful for the reality of the delivery of minimum four times. Intercede and give thanks. If you are a cell minister, say no! I can’t wait before the end of this first quarter this cell has multiplied. Your passion for God will secure your position in the kingdom. Church Gist. Well, that is okay, Papa has a way of driving people. It is the word that is driving you. If you despise the word you have made your choice. I am sure you got it right. Anything you truly desire with God behind the scene is guaranteed. With your love for God and the needy around you, it is guaranteed. Anything you desire, with God at the back of the scenes it is guaranteed.
Prayer: lift your two hands and give God thanks for light. Everything you ask now is guaranteed.
I think the revival is taking place. Is there revival in your heart now? Is your soul being revived?
Jesus came to give and He gained everything. You are never on the losing side with a giving heart. If your heart is after being a blessing, you can’t lack blessing. If your motive is Godward you will never be in want. Psalm 34:10.
If you are sure something has broken loose in your life give Him thanks.
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