1st Service, Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland
*I said this in 1984 and I’m saying it again. Some are very upset about it, that’s their problem.
*Nigeria is a great country, it’s a great honour for anyone to be President but that’s not where I belong.
*I belong to ‘ABOVE ALL NATIONS’.
*Angry or happy, there are more than 100 nations now hooked on to this service; and we all belong there together. That’s where we belong. Some can see it; others can’t see it
UNVEILING THE BREAKTHROUGH POWER OF LOVE
We are a people of equal destiny, it is spiritual understanding that differentiates one from another (Romans 8:30). We are equally justified by the Blood of Jesus which implies we are redeemed to be equally glorified because we are members of the same household of God (Ephesians 2:19).
Redeemed by the same Blood as kings and priests to reign on the earth (Revelation 5:10).
We are a people of equal destiny, then why the gaps somebody may ask?
My people, equal destiny, choice vine planted on a most fruitful hill are gone into captivity because they have no knowledge (Isaiah 5:13). We need a working knowledge of the worth of our redemption to make the most of our adventure on earth.
…some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty (Matthew 13:23)
The only variable in that equation is understanding, they all had a good and honest heart. The same seed is sown into them and some bring forth 100-fold, 60-fold, 30-fold. Maybe some 10-fold, 5-fold, maybe some no fold because the variable (understanding) is what defines our placement.
Some of us may have been at the 10-fold realm, by the illumination of the Holy Spirit, you are moving forward this month.
A man that wanders out of the way of understanding…there won’t be any difference between him and the unsaved because of lack of spiritual understanding (Proverbs 21:16).
That’s why we need to pray, “open thou my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law” (Psalm 119:18); very vital, very crucial.
The most authentic, most valid book on successful living on this earth is the Bible (Joshua 1:8).
The most valid, the most authentic, I don’t care who that motivational speaker and what his sources are, this Book (Bible), behind the strange making of this Commission is this Book (Bible). It’s not Psychology, Philosophy, Management Expertise. If you don’t have any other book in your life and this is the only book you have, you will be a huge success. If you understand what this book says to make your way successful, you will be super successful, unexplainably, enviably successful. It will keep the devil crying and weeping; all his agents sobbing and wailing. In their presence, your cup will be running over.
A spiritual understanding of the truth contained in this book will turn any believer and every believer to a super success. I wrote and wrote and was just tired writing:
– Success buttons
– Success strategies
– Success system
– Exploring secrets of success
All in this Book. When ‘Success Buttons’ came out, a young man in Lagos, took hold of it and made his first 1 Million in business by following the buttons.
People will pray and pray for what God will never do. This Book, He (God didn’t say this prayer). Find what this Book says to do, commit yourself to doing it, forget about the devil.
As at today, we have crossed 7,500 new Churches this year. No offering raised, no telephone calls made. This Book!!!
We have not had power outage in Canaanland since 1999: this Book!
Water has never run dry in the pipes since 1999: this Book!
Everything works here. We announced specialized 3 days Bible School, they came from outside the country.
*Nothing fails in your hand from today ANYMORE!
‘Awamaridi ni o’ but to you is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom but unto them that are without, all these things are in parables (Mark 4:11).
“They are deceiving you. I wasn’t there when they wrote this Book so what’s my problem.”
Take it or leave it, it’s your choice but I’ve followed this Book for 51 solid years!
50 years ago, I saw from this Book that I have been redeemed as a king and priest to reign on the earth (Revelation 5:10).
Anytime I would go out, I would check, “would a king go out like this? No. David, go and change.”
When they make noise: would a king be making noise? No. David, quiet!
This Book showed me my royalty when I was a kid and it is coming to pass little by little.
Everything you need, everything I need, to make the most of our adventure on earth is in this Book. All things that make for life and godliness is in this Book.
Charity faileth not (1 Corinthians 13:8). It’s a failure proof virtue. The love of God at work in a man’s life launches him to a failure proof realm of life. The Bible is so simple that complex minds simply miss its contents.
John 2:7
I said, “we need wine,” You said, “fetch water.” What is the relationship between water and wine?
Well, be explaining grammar. You don’t fetch water, you will end up with shame.
Fill the water pots with water.
There was no cajoling: not that the water will turn to wine.
Fill the water first.
You want to experience a failure proof life? LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; For we know that all things work together for good to them that love God (Matthew 22:37, Romans 8:28).
Career is working, profession is working, family is working, children are working: ALL THINGS work together for good to them that love God. NOT them that come to Church; NOT preachers ohh: to them that LOVE GOD and are doing what God says to do, to prove that they love Him.
You know there are people that can succeed in one area and they just fail in all other areas. God has a plan for you and I, to enjoy breakthroughs in all areas and that will be your portion.
You want a meaningful and impactful adventure in life, embrace the first and great commandment that makes men and women great in the Kingdom (Matthew 22:37-38).
There are 3 ruling forces in the Kingdom: Faith, Hope and Love. The greatest of them is love (1 Corinthians 13:13).
My prayer is you will be visited this month and irrecoverably so!
1984, reading from Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 1: He (God) said, “my son, there is a place for you on top if you are interested.”
I said: Lord, I am interested.
God: Then whatever I tell you to do, DO IT.
Don’t run around: whatever I tell you to do, do it.
Don’t muse about: whatever I tell you to do.
Don’t do what they do: do what I tell you to do.
1984! Do you know that’s what led me to say, “I will consider it a demotion…” and I’m saying it again, some are very upset about it, that’s their problem.
I will consider it a demotion if I were invited to be the President of this great country. It’s a great country, it’s a great honour for anyone to be President but that’s not where I belong. I belong to ‘above all nations’.
Angry or happy, there are more than 100 nations now hooked on to this service; and we all belong there together. That’s where we belong. Some can see it, others can’t see it:
They say, “I don’t believe it, I just need food, water and eat, drink and die. I don’t need above all nations.”
I’ve said it before, “the highest concentration of giants in this generation will emerge from this platform.” If you are one of them, let me hear your loudest Amen.
The same way, this Church did not need any human help to get to where we are, you won’t bow to any devil to scale any height in your life.
Watch, if I’m the one to lift you, I can only take you to where my hand can reach. Imagine the everlasting arm of Jesus, He picks you up, scaling everlasting heights. I can’t get you there. There is no help from man under heaven no matter who that man that will compare with help from God.
– You are going somewhere!
He may send anybody but don’t go and cringe under anybody, hiding your Bible behind, “yes sir”
Where are you coming from?
I just went somewhere and you are coming from Church.
You will miss the help from God and the help from man will disappoint you.
There is nothing in man to harass your life.
Whatever God cannot do, let it remain undone.
*Somebody is scaling new heights.
Don’t get caught up by the running philosophy in our land, “who you know is what matters.” ZERO, Paul said, “I know no man after the flesh” (2 Corinthians 5:16). Who do you know that compares with knowing God?
Many believers including in this Church are hunting for who to know!
“Oh Lord, send me somebody”
Did God say He has a problem helping you directly?
God built this Church without sending anybody to us.
“I hope God sends us somebody.”
Don’t send us anybody: send us help oh God for vain is the help of man (Psalm 60:11).
Somebody testified this morning (documented testimony): down and out, no colour, no beauty, no nothing. He held on to the Word of God and was turned to an amazement. He said, “the year is like 50 years put together.”
*There are many people that this month will be like 50 years put together.
WHAT IS LOVE?
1. In our context, love can be defined as giving one’s heart to God unreservedly (2 Corinthians 8:5).
“God, you own me, take the central stage of my life. What you say I will do, where you send, I will go.”
Proverbs 23:26
You will make your marks that no effort can make happen
…give me your heart and you will start making your strange marks on the earth.
2. Loving whatever God loves (John 3:16, John 21:15-17, John 10:16).
Loving what God loves the most, that is the salvation of the souls of men, is a capital proof of our love for God.
3. God’s first lifestyle (Matthew 22:36-40).
God First, every other thing may follow.
4. A Kingdom priority lifestyle (Matthew 6:33).
All these things shall be added unto you: success realms beyond Solomon’s realm shall be added to you.
5. Placing God above all else including one’s self (Luke 14:26-27).
There is no one operating in this realm that will ever be branded a failure and what we are doing now is trying to find out what is in love that engenders breakthrough in the adventure of life.
1. Love enhances access to revelation (John 15:15). Revelation is the platform for supernatural breakthroughs (Isaiah 60:1). What love does is to provide access to unlimited revelation that provokes supernatural breakthroughs in our journey. Love makes you His friend, so you have access to his heart. He reveals Himself time and again to us.
Every true revelation is revolutionary in nature!
Who are these that fly as a cloud (Isaiah 60:8). No longer grounded! Revelation turned them to high flyers. Through the power of Revelation, accessible by a genuine heart for God (Isaiah 60:22).
It was the secret of God available to Job that made him the greatest of all men in the east. A heart for God.
Even though He slay me, I will yet trust Him (Job 13:15).
A heart for God gave him access to the secrets of God that made a star out of him (Job 29:4)
– Somebody’s story is changing.
You don’t beg to access revelation, when you are genuinely in love with God. It’s natural. He just unveils Himself time and again
God is the one that reveals to whosoever He considers qualified for it (Deuteronomy 29:29).
So, revelation is not a product of rigorous, exertion, No! it’s God just saying, “ohhh, that is the way to go.”
I came out of that 5 day fast 1981 (October 1st to 4th). I call it Mountain of Transfiguration. Everything He showed me on that mountain is here. Amazing things.
Daniel 11:32
You don’t need to know no man, just know Me my son. You can’t tell what liberty that did to my life.
“My son, your path is ordained to shine more and more. So no better yesterday.”
Thou shall not borrow! Why?
Because a borrower is a servant to a leader (Proverbs 22:7). You cannot serve two masters (Matthew 6:24). He sat me down and told me; I entered into a covenant with Him.
*You will be surprised this month. Every burden of debt shall be broken in the name of Jesus. You will never be trapped by it anymore.
*No one here will leave indebtedness for their children.
2. Love empowers our faith for maximum delivery (1 Corinthians 13:2, Galatians 5:6)
Our faith will only work according to the level of love for God.
Elijah:
…I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts (1 Kings 19:10,14).
He would pray fire down at will, not only on Mount Carmel (2 Kings 1:10).
Faith delivers at a fearful frequency when you are genuinely in love for God. Faith delivers fearful results when one is genuinely in love for God; your faith will deliver maximally.
You can’t love God and not know! Can you?
You can tell the food you love and the one you don’t.
“Only God knows those who love Him”: it’s not true, you should know.
I once shared with you: you may have read all the books that I wrote but you have not found my secret until you discover my heartbeat for God. My secret is in my heartbeat for God.
I said to God one day, “won’t you even wait for someone to pray before you answer?”
God: No. There is a company of people before they call me, I will answer. While they are yet speaking, I will perform.
You think something and He does it. You’ve not said a thing. That’s your new realm.
A lot is loaded in our love for God, we will not miss it anymore in the name of Jesus.
3. Love facilitates answers to our prayers
There was an interesting incident in the life of David. He had an opportunity to stab Saul and kill him. He said No, he cut the skirt part of his robe and cried out to him, “what have I done that you are pursuing me.” He forgave his enemy totally. That’s why before he is through with any prayer, answers have come!
God turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his ‘mocker’ friends (Job 42:10). They were adding salt to injury all through his ordeal. They were holier than Job in their sight. Job was undergoing a punishment from God, that’s what they said.
Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10).
Our demand for breakthroughs will require love for delivery.
You want the way forward? Forgive your offenders and go forward. Don’t let their offence tie you down at the same spot. Let them go, so you can go (Matthew 6:12, Psalm 66:18, Proverbs 28:13).
Let go your mockers and then you are on your way to your next level in the name of Jesus Christ.
4. Love enhances access to wisdom from above (2 Samuel 14:20)
…as wise as an angel of God!
Why? A heart for God gave him access to wisdom from above and turned him to a wonder on the earth.
Jesus came and the exclamation was, “whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works?” (Matthew 13:54).
Wisdom from above is not in mighty words but in MIGHTY WORKS (Psalm 104:24).
The love of God in our heart gives us access to wisdom from the Lord.
…and Solomon loved the Lord (1 Kings 3:3, 1 Kings 4:29-31,34).
Wisdom from above is validated by mighty works. Talk is cheap. The wisdom from above is creative, innovative. So watch out for it.
*Lots of creativity will start manifesting in your life. Lots of innovation beyond what you ever imagine will start showing up in your life.
The same way Abraham found the first cattle ranch business, God will show you something that the world around you has not found.
The same way, Isaac founded irrigation farming and became the greatest man among the Philistines, God will show you what next to do.
The creativity of Jacob that could breed the cattle of his own colour, it came from heaven.
*Solutions bearing innovations will start manifesting in your life.
Lift up your right hand to Heaven: ask for grace to sustain your love for God; and if it’s not there already, “Lord, grant me grace to possess a heart for you and sustain the same.”
Love is the platform for all round breakthroughs in life.
Help me to love You till the end. Come and take the central stage in my life. Lord Jesus, become my reason for living. Help me to keep loving what you love most, both on the prayer altar, reaching out to the lost.
COVENANT DAY OF FAVOUR
Please note: favour is your heritage in Christ. Favour found you in the first instance. We are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). Favour brought you into the Kingdom. You and I are products of His favour, they call it grace (Psalm 5:12).
New birth brings us into favour with God.
The disciples came up, they were having favour with all the people (Acts 2:47).
It is interesting to know that while it is our heritage, we have to intreat it, trigger it to experience it (Psalm 45:12).
One of the ways to intreat His favour (Psalm 105:13-15).
– They favour matters of the Kingdom, so the time to favour them has come. So, the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord through the dimension of favour that is upon your life (Psalm 105:15).
1. Serving God makes God take pleasure in your prosperity (Psalm 35:27). Serving God and the interest of His Kingdom moves Him to take pleasure in your prosperity.
We don’t sit down there, waiting for favour, we engage in things that intreat, trigger favour and that’s what many people in this Church are enjoying today.
Your serving God and the interest of His Kingdom has been bringing favour your way; you keep wondering, “I didn’t know them.” You don’t need to know anybody.
You don’t wait for healing, when your health is attacked, you react to enforce your healing right in Christ.
You see your life is running dry on favour, you respond by taking responsibilities in engaging in things that intreat His favour.
1987, we had one first Church planting experience in 5 different places up North.
I said, “Jesus, why is there no offering coming in for this Church planting.”
It’s like He smiled: Give me that car. He pointed to my car and joy welled up in my heart; our office was in the house so there was no problem.
I went to my wife, “God just asked for that car.”
She said: Praise the Lord.
On my way home, hear this! “my son David, even if you don’t want to be rich, it’s too late.” That’s what they call a sworn blessing.
How much was the car? My God. Zero but my heart gave it, heavens received it and a sworn blessing landed before the car was sold. When it is in your heart, it is over.
Before the car was sold! Will I need a car now for God’s sake? Okay, what kind of car? (A car) with no tyres!
If I stand by the road now, anywhere in this country
In the world (No don’t talk about the world, talk about this country)
From the North, to the South, If I stand on the road…
Is that Papa?
The number of cars that will park.
“Please enter!”
“Please take this car, take it”
You can’t love God and be lost.
I didn’t do anybody and I’m telling you the truth, to make 7,500 new churches happen this year. I give just offerings, the way we give offerings. I’ve not said this is ‘Church Planting’ seed, so I don’t have a say in it.
5 Churches in major places: Azare (that is major, Mubi, Biu, Maiduguri
– Somebody’s story is changing.
Yesterday was 3rd of October. 3rd of October 1984 we were looking for 3,000 Naira to pay for the Church rent in Kaduna. I told our friends that we were together:
“If I had this money, God will not appeal to me to give it. But now that we are all at the same level, understand what I’m saying because a time is coming when some of us will take off in the air and you would start murmuring and grumbling, ‘we don’t even know what they are using’. Let me tell you before the time; I AM SOLD OUT TO GOD. IT’S THE GREATEST CHARM in case you are thinking of charm, to be charmed by God.”
I knew when we were all on floor 1 that a number of us would take off in the air shortly. Please understand what took them there, they are sold out to God.
If you will take that challenge today, how many witches are in your father’s house, your mother’s house and in your village can’t stop your way up (Psalm 23:5).
*You are in your running over level. Favour is looking for you. Favour is finding you. Favour is changing your story in the name of Jesus.
You can’t be about your Father’s business and not enjoy favour both with God and man (Luke 2:49,52).
– Favour must find you and it is starting from after this service!
No one ever runs out of favour running after God and the interest of His Kingdom (Psalm 34:10, Matthew 6:33).
2. Sacrificial investment of our financial resources in promoting the Kingdom procures favour (Haggai 1:3-13)
You want to scale new realms of financial fortune? Learn how to invest of your financial resources in promoting the interest of the Kingdom.
We have right now about 7,000 rural churches that God will give us the privilege to build as many as are enabled in this Church. How much is one? They will tell you! If you are interested. If you are not interested, it doesn’t matter, it will still be done because He has His budget set for any agenda on the earth.
Those churches in the villages will be built, God’s people will worship with dignity and God will also change their story. I can see some of those villages building other Churches because God is no respecter of persons. Where you are is not what matters, where your heart is, is what matters.
I just shared a testimony with you. It’s the way it works. It works that way all the time. I separated God’s money from my own since inception so I have my own proper good like David did.
I showed one of my sons this morning, when I give anything on any organisation under my care, I say, “on behalf of.” That’s not my tithe, it’s on behalf of that. This is my tithe Jesus, that one is ‘on behalf of’.
Somebody’s story is changing. How you look is irrelevant! If you are walking with Jesus, it must show in your life and it will start showing from now. He has not asked the seed of Jacob to seek him in vain. It will start showing from now!
*Nobody serves God at a loss, it will start showing from now.
There was a man that built them a synagogue and his servant was sick (Luke 7:1-6). You win favour with God advancing His Kingdom.
– You won’t miss His help when you need it. He will be very present with you in the time of need in the name of Jesus Christ.
3. Favour here covers issues such as Marital Settlement, Supernatural Promotions, Supernatural Fruitfulness.
*Whatever Favour delivers, is following you home today.
Nothing flies like favour. Daniel and his colleagues found favour with the chief of the eunuchs, that’s where their journey to strange heights began (Daniel 1:9). So when they were to kill all the wise men, that favour gave them access (Daniel 2:16, 19, 46).
Favour found him in Daniel chapter 1 verse 8; then chapter 2 verse 46, the king bowed down. He exceeded the realm of the king. He exceled above the king and that favour kept trailing him for 65 years.
– That’s how favour will re-package your life. Where you never imagine anybody knew you, they will send for you.
They sent to one of our sons here, “we saw your CV on the website. You are a perfect fit for this job.” International job; no interview, nothing.
“Your travel documents are available. Be on your way, you and your family”
Whether the picture he showed there is different from him or not!
That’s how favour found him, favour will find you
Psalm 44:3
We didn’t get this land by our own strength, not by our own might, we never raised an offering to buy this land (Psalm 44:3).
– Favour is following you home, favour is trailing your steps in the name of Jesus.
What we know does not change us. It is what we do with what we know that does. Grace to be doers of the Word and not hearers only, receive it right now.
The things we write in our notes are okay but what we do with them is what determines the results that we obtain. Grace to engage with the Truth as He reveals them to you: in your private devotions, church services and fellowships. Receive that grace now in the name of Jesus.
I pray that it shall be a month of destiny indeed for everyone of us.
Light will break forth in the dark areas of your life.
By your renewed heart for God, you will never lack the way forward anymore in the name of Jesus.
For everyone engaging hitherto in the ongoing prophetic season, as the Lord lives, before this season is over, you will come under your sworn blessing.
Can I tell you this? When God swears a blessing, it is everlasting
…By Myself have I sworn, He said to Abraham and the oath is still working till today (Genesis 22:18).
Before this season is over, everyone Winner worldwide will encounter a sworn blessing from the Lord.
Concerning your family, you will encounter a sworn blessing from the Lord.
Concerning your business and career, you will encounter a sworn blessing from the Lord.
Sworn blessings are real, I just shared one with you:
“My son David, even if you don’t want to be rich, it’s too late.”
I’ve never begged, I’ve never called anyone on the phone in my life. Sworn blessings are real.
My God will swear a blessing on you.
Someone brought some fellows into Church this morning: you will see the effect this week.
What you do that our provincial pastors, district pastors, zonal ministers don’t know, so how can I know, nobody knows but God said, “I see it and I will reward it openly.”
Maybe some fellows have hired some buses, some have even bought buses in carrying people to Church: God sees it.
Don’t let anybody tamper with your personal walk with Jesus.
Don’t let anybody discourage the steps you are taking: “I’m carrying palm oil, lest someone carrying gravel spoil my palm oil. Carry your palm oil, guard it jealously.” I’ve done that since 1979. I am so conscious of who I talk to and who talks to me. I’ve been running with this madness and the result is here. Don’t let anybody discourage you, you have your own life to live and one by one we shall answer back to God.
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