On Running Lawfully: Catching The Spirit of An assignment.
City of God’s Delight Assembly (COGDA)
Buea, Cameroon
WHAT IS AN ASSIGNMENT AND THE SPIRIT OF AN ASSIGNMENT ??
An Assignment is every single aspect of God’s will that has to be fulfilled on earth.
God doesn’t just release the Holy Spirit. There are several of Spirits. Angels are spirits. The Spirit of an Assignment is actually the Angel of a Commission.
When an assignment is given by God, a spirit is released with that assignment. Assignments, callings, mandates are God’s way to enforce heaven’s agenda in a generation. It could be to solve an issue, build an aspect of the kingdom, correct a situation etc.
Before criticising a person, or church, ask the Lord to show you the Spirit of their assignment so you can understand why they operate the way they do.
You can be under an assignment and operate by the Spirit of another assignment, thereby breathing confusion.
By assignment, I am not just limiting it to church. There are different assignments that are not Church oriented. Every significant thing that has shaken history was sponsored by the Spirit that accompanied an assignment. Even the setting up of a company for kingdom functions must be done within the framework of the Spirit of that assignment.
To run the race lawfully, you must catch the Spirit of the assignment to which God sends you to either run with or assist in accomplishing. Imagine Jesus permitted John and James to call down fire in revenge to people who did not believe him, they would have succeeded but bridged the spirit behind His assignment, thereby running the race unlawfully.
HOW TO CATCH THE SPIRIT OF AN ASSIGNMENT
There are things that must be put in place to catch the Spirit of The Assignment;
1)Followership of The Sent Man; This is a keen following of the man given the assignment.
2) Observation: This is the law of observing to understand the Spirit in operation. Elijah said to Elisha, ‘If You shall See me go.’
3)Service: Joshua caught the Spirit by being the servant of Moses. Elisha was a servant of Elijah. These are the people that caught the Spirit of the assignment.
4) Submission: Submission is the Key:
Hebrews 13:17
It is possible to serve someone but yet not be submitted to them.
It is also possible to serve someone you are not observing. Submission not only enables you to catch the Spirit but also operates by the Spirit. Submission is Spiritual. Like every other principle God established, submission has a mission it accomplishes.
What Does Submission Mean ??:
-It means being subject to someone or something. When an army returns from war and says the enemy has been submitted. It means the enemy has been subdued. You have not submitted until you have been subdued by whatever you claim to have submitted to. Until you become a subject, you are not submitted.
Our generation claims to be submitted but we are not until we are subjected to those we claim to be submitted to. Don’t mix submission to God and that to man. There is what your submission to God does to you and what your submission to man does to you. Your submission to God is for the salvation of your soul, while your submission to man guarantees the security of your soul, Hebrews 13;17.
-To be submissive means you have come under the control of another.
-When someone is subdued by the Spirit, they are controlled by the Spirit.
Whatever you are submitted to begins to determine your operations. What you can do and what you can not do.
-Submission means surrendering your power, your will to another. Not that you are not powerful, but in your power, you choose to subject yourself under the rule of another.
-It is the condition of coming under the control of someone else. When you are truly submitted your will doesn’t prevail.
Elisha wouldn’t go where Elijah didn’t send him. Until you are willing to lose control of your will and yourself you can never be subjected.
To understand the depth of submission, look at Jesus and God. Jesus promised to do the Fathers will but didn’t understand the implications till He faced the cross and still said ‘Not my will but Yours’. Submission says, ‘I know what my will is but I give up my will for yours’
There is no way we would achieve the assignments God has given us if we are not submitted.
We must refuse to do things at our will and time. Before you claim to do God’s will check if you are submitted to God. You can never do the will of one you are not submitted to.
Have you lost control of yourself ? There was no other job Joshua had than to wait for instructions from Moses.
Gehazi was following but was not submitted to Elijah. You can follow but not submit. Submission is known when instructions are given. Gehazi went against instructions.
There are men who became all they became by the power of submission.
Timothy became all he became by submission. Your will might never change but you must have the capacity to subject that desire to the one you are subjected to.
You don’t do things when you want to, you don’t come to church when you want to but when you are asked to. That is submission.
Dr Paul Eneche was asked by Bishop Oyedepo, ‘Where are you?’ and his answer was ‘It depends where you want me to be’ This is the strength of submission.
Papa Morris Cerullo called Baba Ayo, ‘I need you to preach tomorrow.’ Without pre-booking any flight or transportation, Baba Ayo took flights from different angles to arrive. Even before his arrival, In his absence, Papa Morris Cerullo announced from the pulpit welcoming Baba Ayo on the altar to preach to the congregation and behold Baba Ayo made it to the pulpit, he had just entered. Our generation will lack resounding impact without proper permission.
When you truly start submitting. you will never find yourself where you were not sent.That is why there are several strange spirits operating in churches. You give those assigned to assist you microphones and their voices carry another sound.
BENEFITS IF SUBMISSION
– The security of your soul in the spirit is determined by your submission.
How well you submit determines the security and safety of your soul. There is a battle for souls in the Spirit realm. The only thing that guarantees security is submission.
Satan continues to seek souls even of believers. Though you are born again without submission, your soul is under attack from the spirit realm. Submission is what covers your soul in the spirit.
The security of your soul is dependent on submission to men. There are people satan cannot access.Some believers are under oppression for lack of submission.
God is the one who sent you but there is a certain recognition you can’t get from the spirit realm until you come under submission.We are dealing with affairs of the earth that transmit to the spirit.
Some human souls are exposed to every little attack. That is because, Yes Heaven is yours but as far as earth is concerned you will struggle until you submit.
You are spiritual, yes!
But the security of your soul is based on your submission to the man God sends you. If you like, travel from one country to the other. It wouldn’t change.
Some of us might have been dead without submission. Many times your prosperity has nothing to do with you but you are aligning to spiritual protocols.
Imagine you build a very beautiful house and leave the gate open without watchmen. Watch men are not invited until you are submitted. Even when your leader is sleeping his spirit is awake when you are submitted. They take responsibility for your soul .
The angel of this commission cannot play with your security.The angel of your assignment can not play with your security if you are truly submitted
Men cannot see the souls of other men, So how do they watch it as the book of Hebrews says, there is a spirit in charge.
Instructions from a spiritual leader come in line with the angel and the Spirit of that assignment.
Some of us play with submission because we don’t understand the depth.
Every now and then spirits ask for access to the souls of men. Satan asked to sieve the soul of Peter but Jesus had prayed for him.
All those arts and entertainment people who went to represent the church and are now lost in the world were never truly submitted. When you are submitted and sent to a place, you go fearlessly without wavering.The enemy cannot use you until he captures your soul.
Always ask yourself. Is this trial just a normal life trial or an arrow from lack of submission??
Accountability, and obedience are two watchwords in submission.
Jesus could say to the Father, ‘into Your hands I commit my Spirit’ because He is submitted to the Father.
Men don’t possess the power to save the soul but have been given the authority by God to watch over it.
I was praying for someone about a situation and the Lord told me, ‘adopt them and the case is over.’
You can be physically present but spiritually disconnected.
May God grant us the Grace to run lawfully!!
