IT IS NOT JUST HOW FORCEFULLY YOU PRAY, BUT HOW EXPECTANTLY YOU PRAY.
-Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr at CHoP
- God is a God of speed, but expectation is God’s wisdom for securing divine intervention through the altar of prayer.
- What pregnancy is to birth, is what expectation is to intervention
Father, in the name of Jesus, we have come this morning to give you the glory for all that You have done, for Your faithfulness. Thank You for Your mighty acts in our midst, these testimonies are your finger at work and we give You all of the glory. For answering our prayers, we say thank You.
Again, this morning, our eyes are upon You, we ask that You speak to us again. Let Your Word transform our lives, in Jesus precious name we have prayed.
Our line of exhortation for this week has been:
ENGAGING THE GOD OF SPEED FOR THE FULL DELIVERY OF OPERATION BY ALL MEANS.
We established yesterday that our God is a God of speed and that speed can be seen in the act of creation. He created the entire world in 6 days and that tells you that there is nothing that is difficult when it comes to God.
Jeremiah 1:11-12
God is in the habit of giving haste to His performance. That means, there is nothing that God says that God cannot execute on the basis of time restraint. God is never restrained by time. We said yesterday that we serve a timeless God of timely intervention.
Isaiah 60:22
Whenever it comes to the timing of God, He is in the habit of executing His Word with speed.
Joel 2:11 – the word ‘strong’ there, really has to do with His ability.
Ephesians 3:20 – there is nothing any man can imagine that is up to the ability of God. In other words, the best of man’s thoughts is less than the worst of God’s ability. God’s ability far supersedes the best of human imagination. That is what you must never compare the ability of God to man.
Numbers 23:19 – whatever God has said, He is up to the task to deliver.
Mark 10:27
I’ll like us to take note of the fact that God never runs out of time. When it comes to the execution of His Word, God never runs out of time.
When it comes to the fulfillment of the Prophetic agenda that He set out, God never runs out of time.
The reason is that He is a God of speed.
Romans 9:28
Say with me, “I serve a God of speed.”
We look at an example this morning:
Elijah: Elijah believed the God of speed that answers by fire and He manifested Himself.
1 Kings 18:21-25
We come across this incident that Elijah came; spoke and said, “how long will ye halt between two opinions?” He said, “if the Lord be God, then follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him.” The Bible tells us that the prophets of Baal, 450 of them went and cried and cried, until the time of the evening sacrifice and there was no answer.
Then Elijah came and prayed a prayer of about 2 sentences and the fire of the Lord came down, consumed the entirety of all of the sacrifices. The Lord answered by fire.
He said, “let the God that answers by fire, let Him be God.”
That word means who is the God that will manifest instantly. God manifested Himself instantly. That is the God that we serve, He is a God of speed. The whole tumult that had gone on in that nation was settled in a moment by the intervention of God. That tells you that when it comes to the execution of God’s Word, time is not a factor!
What do I mean by time is not a factor: God never runs out of time.
You know when you come to man, it gets to a point that man can do nothing. But when you come to God, there is no point where God can do nothing. God never runs out of options, God never runs out of channels, God never runs out of time.
Elijah believed the God of speed and He manifested Himself.
It is important to understand, however, that expectation is God’s wisdom for provoking divine intervention through the altar of prayer. Expectation!
God is a God of speed: Yes; but expectation is God’s wisdom for securing divine intervention through the altar of prayer.
Proverbs 24:13-14
Expectation is God’s wisdom for securing divine intervention.
What does that mean? It means God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we can ask or think but our expectation determines the limits of His manifestation.
It is what you are expecting that God will be performing.
That is why our expectation must be in place. You must ensure that you are not just praying empty prayers. You are praying expectation loaded prayers, because expectation is what sets the pace for divine manifestation. This is so important.
God can do anything. Yes.
God can do everything. Yes
But man must expect something.
It is what you expect that determines what you experience. Church Gist. That is why expectation becomes a potent instrument for effectiveness in engaging with God.
What are you expecting? It is not just ‘what are you praying?’ but ‘what are you expecting?’ while you are praying.
Mark 11:24 – That word, ‘desire’ means Expect.
Without a desire, your prayer is impotent. Expectation will always set a pace for divine manifestation.
Hebrews 11:1 – The word, ‘hoped’ means Expected.
We must understand that the force of expectation is a most potent force in our engagement on the altar of prayer. It is not just how forcefully you pray, but how expectantly you pray.
Expectation is what gives birth to manifestation.
Just like no woman gives birth to a child without a pregnancy, no one receives intervention without expectation. What pregnancy is to birth, is what expectation is to intervention.
You and I must ensure that we are always loaded with expectation that is what brings about divine manifestation.
What are we saying therefore:
When you are praying, ‘Lord, let this Church be minimum double, the highest monthly Sunday attendance since this Wonder Double Agenda began’: Expect it.
When you are expecting it, then you are positioning for the manifestation of it.
As we conclude this morning, we must take note, it is no big deal for God to double the attendance of this Church on or before August 1st 2021. It is no big deal!
Deuteronomy 2:36 – not one city too hard. God does not know difficulties.
Human difficulties are divine simplicities. God does not know difficulties.
I will like each one of us to understand therefore, that for God to double the Church is too cheap. As far as God is concerned, it is too cheap.
For somebody here, we shall see the hand of God supernaturally in this Prophetic season in the name of Jesus.
Never forget, as God multiplies His Church, He glorifies His saints. So expect your own testimony of decoration in this prophetic season.
It is a combined visitation: visitation of multiplication along with glorification.
Therefore, in this season of multiplication, expect to experience God’s supernatural glorification in your own life.
Prayers: Lord, I receive grace for effective engagement on the altar of prayer. I can see now that you are the God of speed.
You are not restrained by time, You are the God of speed, therefore, I look unto You.
Why not engage Him? He said, “for I will cut it short in righteousness, for a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.”
Engage Him right now!
You are the God of speed, you are the One that cuts it short in righteousness. Bring Your Word to pass, hasten it in our midst, in the name of Jesus.
Begin to give thanks. Blessed be your holy name, in Jesus precious name we have prayed.
Now listen, your own transformation will come with speed.
-As the God of speed visits us a Church and causes this Church to be minimum double the highest monthly average Sunday attendance since Wonder Double Agenda began, He will visit you with speed.
-The kind of speed that took Joseph out and overnight made him the Prime Minister of the land of Egypt, that kind of speed will come your way. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Never forget that it is the intensity of your engagement that determines how brightly His glory shines upon you. Let us therefore engage with all that is within us and the glory of God will bellow upon you in a way that you have never experienced before.
Give it your all and He will give you His best.
Be expectant in the name of Jesus Christ.
SPEAK TO THE DAY
Make your decrees concerning the day
Brand-new day, brand-new opportunity, loaded with benefits.
Speak to the day right now.
Thank You Father, in Jesus precious name we have prayed.
This day is declared blessed, a day of testimonies in the name of the Lord Jesus.
-All through this day, God’s hand shall remain upon you.
-It will be a day of heavenly favour in Jesus precious name, we have prayed.
It is done.
Don’t forget, we have our Morning and Evening Prayer raid sessions: 8 to 9 am and 5 to 6 pm. Take advantage of them.
You can take advantage of every personal opportunity in the course of the day to keep advancing the Kingdom of God and He will keep decorating you in the name of Jesus.
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