- Serving God as a seed causes the giant in us to rise.
- You can’t be lost in God and not be found by men.
- Your dedication to God will enthrone you in life.
- Ask God what He wants to do through you this year.
DEDICATION: A COVENANT PLATFORM FOR THE RISE OF GIANTS
Giants are born of giants, giants don’t give birth to dwarfs. Your Father is called the Most High, so you are not into that family as the Most Low. You have a Most High Father that gives birth to most high sons and daughters. God is Light and so we are redeemed as the light of the world, the salt of the earth, a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden (1 John 1:15, Matthew 5:13-14). Gianthood is not your ambition, it’s your heritage; gianthood is not my ambition, it is my heritage. Jesus, the Giants of giants who came down from Heaven, one of the Godhead: as my Father has sent me so send I you. They had this exclamation about Him, “what manner of man is this?” He manifested unusual wisdom, generational impact. As my Father has sent me so send I you. It’s not my ambition, it is simply our heritage.
He went on to say that we have been redeemed as kings and priests out of every tribe, every kindred, every tongue, to reign on the earth (Revelation 5:10). We belong to royalty not slavery.
How do we realise this awesome heritage? Dedication is one of the platforms made available to us, to realise this awesome heritage in our lives.
Dedication is key to the rise in the giants in us (John 12:23-26). Serving God as a seed causes the giant in us to rise.
Psalm 22:30-31
“A seed shall serve Him”: it is a prophetic word about Jesus who humbled Himself to the death of the cross wherefore God also has highly exalted Him (Philippians 2:9).
A seed shall serve Him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation (Psalm 22:30). Serving God as a seed causes the giant in us to rise, that will impact on generations.
- I see men and women of generational impact under the sound of my voice today.
All you and I need is to serve God as a seed. Serve God dedicatedly, serve God selflessly, serve God unconditionally, serve God unreservedly and then the giant in you comes alive.
There is royalty in us, but we may choose to die as a slave because by wisdom kings reign; whosoever hears the sayings of mine and does them is a wise man (Proverbs 8:15, Matthew 7:24).
- By doing what the Word says, the royalty in you comes to life.
- By being dedicated to God, the giant in you comes to life.
Everyone shall fulfill their glorious destiny in grand styles among us.
Wherever you are hearing the Word all around the world today, I want you to know there is a giant in you. It is a deposit of redemption. It is not your ambition; all we need to do is to do what will cause the giant in us to come alive.
JOSEPH
Joseph’s dedication to God was upheld in spite of the great trials he suffered. We all know his story:
“Behold the dreamer cometh”: he was sold to slavery, he narrowly escaped death from his highly jealous brethren. He got to Potiphar’s house with the fear of God reigning in his heart, he suffered unjustly and found himself in the prison but favour was all over him because the Lord was with him (Genesis 39:9, 21).
Two cannot walk together except they be agreed (Amos 3:3). He was sold out to God in spite of his diverse challenges.
We saw how he escaped from the hand of Potiphar’s wife, “how can I do this thing and sin against God”; he escaped (Genesis 39:9).
We saw how he forgave his brethren as if they never offended him. Sold out to God all through his journey and now we are speaking about him. A seed shall serve Him, it shall be counted to the Lord for a generation, the people yet not born shall hear that he has done this (Psalm 22:30-31).
He saw them, he knew them, he never planned to hurt them. Joseph overnight by the raw hand of God emerged as the Prime Minister of Egypt. Yes, he suffered for 13 years, but he enjoyed the reign for 80 years (Genesis 41:40).
Dedication secures the future of any child of God. Church Gist True dedication to God secures our glorious future as children of God.
We also know that the moment a seed is sown, it is protected from the birds of the air. True or false? Dedication secures our protection against the assault of the wicked. The moment a seed is sown, the birds of the air cannot reach it anymore, so when we are truly dedicated, we are supernaturally secured from the assault of the wicked one.
- Throughout this year and beyond, you will never suffer any assault of the wicked on your life anymore. Amen. You will never suffer any assault of the wicked on your family anymore.
If you check therefore through Genesis chapter 37, we saw that he (Joseph) was sold into slavery, he escaped death. We saw how he was unjustly imprisoned by the lies of Potiphar’s wife. We saw how he found favour and God was with him in the prison (Genesis 39:21-22). We saw how God rescued him from the prison by his raw hand as they invited him to interpret the dream and proffer the solution; the king said, “there is no one as wise as you are.”
You saw him tied to God, they said, “you know how to interpret dreams.”
He said: No, not me. The Lord himself will give Pharaoh an answer. Who am I? I don’t know anything (Genesis 41:15-16).
He was just lost in God and you can’t be lost in God and not be found by men. He was just lost in God and God brought him to the limelight.
- In the same vein, many shall be brought into limelight this year.
- Your dedication will distinguish you in your endeavours.
- Your dedication will locate you for honour.
- Your dedication to God will decorate your destiny.
*Your dedication to God will enthrone you in life, in the name of Jesus Christ.
No seed can be sown into the earth on behalf of another. Every seed that must change level must be sown. The Mustard seed is the tiniest of all seeds, but when it is sown, not another one is sown on its behalf: when it is sown, it grows up and throws up great branches; the birds of the air come to make their nest in it (Mark 4:32). Nobody can be saved on behalf of another. In the same way, nobody can be dedicated on behalf of another. Every seed that must change status must be sown into the earth and watch: it will suffer the heat; it will be broken up. Heat and moisture will work on it and make it look like decay but then suddenly, life will surge out. It is that process that we hate, that has kept most of us at the same spot. We hate to endure the heat of being sown. We hate to look like ‘messed up’ because you are status men. It’s after that, the life in you surges. Every seed must go through that process or it will abide alone. But when it dies, it brings forth much fruit.
Paul said, “I die daily” and you saw how much fruits he is still bringing up till now (1 Corinthians 15:31). For how long? Maybe 120 years but see how many years have passed and we are still saying, “Paul said”, as if we met him yesterday. But Paul said, “I die daily”. Deadly commitment to the cause of Christ makes Paul to keep impacting his generation up till now.
No one here shall be stranded. God is not looking for who to use, He is looking for who to bless.
Prayer: Call for grace for dedication. Call for grace for Tireless Dedication to God. Pray in the Spirit and pray in your understanding. Don’t pretend to be planted, ask for grace to be planted.
“Those that planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God
They will bring forth fruits in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing
To show that the Lord is upright” (Psalm 92:13-14)
That is You.
- Receive this morning grace to remain planted.
- Receive this morning grace to remain dedicated to God in the name of Jesus.
Put your right hand on your forehead:
Grace to be dedicated to your God for life, receive it now.
Grace to remain dedicated to the cause of Christ, receive it now.
Grace to see the giant in you, come to light, receive it now.
So shall it be.
SPEAK TO THE DAY:
It is your day, this is the day the Lord has made, you shall rejoice and be glad in it. No distractions, no concerns. Give Him thanks and praise.
Our Spiritual Week of Emphasis begins today: it will be an awesome time in God’s presence. Engage with a heart of dedication.
What do you want to see Jesus do through you this year? He never asked you to do what you can do, He is asking us to do what He wants to do through us.
What will you want Jesus to do through you this year towards the delivery of the Church Growth Mandate, the Cell Growth and Replication Mandate: package them all and make demands for them in these fasting days. It shall be an unusual time for you.
- I call for blessings upon your household, blessings on the work of your hands. Fearful favour upon your life.
- It will be your most awesome year and it is starting right now.
This will be again another week of harvest of testimonies.
- Your spiritual labour will find results and the name of the Lord shall be glorified. So shall it be.
Keep inviting people to Jesus. Never get tired of doing that.
Keep sharing those tracts, “why are you asking us to come to Winners?” Christ is here, confirming His Word again and again. Doing that with smiles all over you. Be a smart marketer of Jesus.
Don’t feel no shame, it is foolishness to be ashamed of what is gainful. Jesus will decorate your life.
- It is your year! This 40th year will restore everything that you might have lost. It will bring your way whatever that is hanging, that is yet to be released in the name of Jesus.
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