Bishop David Oyedepo at CHoP
*When God blesses, His blessings are SORROW-FREE!
“When you steal, every movement you notice:
‘Oh, have they found it? Oh, are they talking about me? Ah!!’
Every message in Church, ‘Ah maybe someone has told Papa.’
You are restlessly restless when you walk in evil.”
Within 8 weeks everything turned for that young man (documented testimony). It’s no big deal for this God to change any man’s story within a day. He has such an agenda that can bring about a massive turnaround in the twinkling of an eye; He said, “in a twinkling of an eye…we shall be changed, in a moment” (1 Corinthians 15:52). He is the same yesterday, today and forever; Church Gist so He has capacity to bring about a massive turnaround in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye (Hebrews 13:8).
*There shall be many, many TESTIMONIES after the same order, this year.
- somebody is going to say, “within a week, EVERYTHING TURNED!”
- Another will come and say, “within 3 days, EVERYTHING TURNED!”
He engaged fervently at any given opportunity praying Kingdom advancement prayers and EVERYTHING turned. How we engage matters! I pray that this year will make manifest the reality of your promised land. You don’t belong to the realm of struggles, you are created and redeemed to be a sign and a wonder to your world; that shall be your case in Jesus name.
ENGAGING THE GRACE FOR CONTINUITY IN STEWARDSHIP.
For the Spirit of God speaketh expressly that in the last days, many shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.
“It is enough, what is the matter? Are you the only one?” Just coming through the air… (1 Timothy 4:1-2).
We are right towards the end of the last days, we are in the latter end of the last days and so you find some departing from the faith in their numbers.
- You will not depart.
This is why we all need grace for continuity in our walk with God (1 Corinthians 15:58). But it takes grace to enjoy continuity in our walk with God. Paul said, “I continued to this day, witnessed both to small and great” (Acts 26:22). It takes help from above to enjoy continuity in our walk with God.
- Some depart because God is too slow.
- Some walked away because God was too fast.
- Some had some testimonies of turnaround and they flee until it becomes break down.
Continuity is by grace and no one here will lack it. Amen.
We have the testimony of Elisha: he continued until his death and mysteriously continued after death. A dead body was thrown into his sepulchre; touched the dry bones of Elisha and was quickened back to life. On his death bed, he was still prophesying, he continued to the end (2 Kings 13: 14-25). We saw his dry bones still carrying the effectual working power upon his life because the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance: It kept working effectually in him (2 Kings 13:20-21; Romans 11:29). He did not only continue to the end, it continued after the end.
- Grace is upon your life today. Amen.
The things that are written aforetime are for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of scriptures might have hope (Romans 15:4).
- We shall all finish strong; we shall all finish well
- Not one of us shall fall by the wayside.
- Not one of us shall depart from the faith.
- No one shall be a victim of seducing spirits in the name of Jesus Christ.
We have the testimony of this aged man called Simeon (Luke 2:25-35). What that means is God is able to save us to the uttermost, to the very end of our journey.
Here was a man before the Holy Ghost, he was moving heavily in the Holy Ghost: that’s his account. To the point that he said, “Lord I have lived long here. Let now thy servant depart in peace. My own eyes have seen what you said to me” (Luke 2:30).
- We shall, each of us, finish strong.
He was a devoted man. He was a man whose heart was panting after God to his extreme old age.
Gehazi: Here was Gehazi, the servant of Elisha who crashed through the love of money (2 Kings 5:20-27).
When Elisha told Naaman, “carry your gift away, this is not for sale.” Gehazi put his hand in his mouth, “What! Behold my master has spared this Naaman…”
I wish he knew what he was going for, he would not have gone for it. He thought he was going to collect money and garments, but he collected leprosy in return. Gehazi would have taken over from Elisha with double the spirit of Elisha upon his life, he lost it to leprosy through the love of money (2 Kings 5:26).
That’s why we need grace for sustainable walk with God!!!
Gehazi crashed (2 Kings 5:26-27).
There is the god of money, the Bible calls it the god of gold. People have committed a grave sin for they have made for themselves the god of gold. The god of gold is heavily ruining many lives today.
- No life here shall be ruined.
- Your life shall not be ruined.
For they that will be rich in this world fall into many diverse hurts, they pierce themselves through with many sorrows. They fall into many diverse and hurtful lusts that draw men to destruction and perdition; oh thou man of God, flee these things (1 Timothy 6:10-11).
People are running helter-skelter around the world today, all by the manipulation of the god of gold; they keep running into many diverse and hurtful lust. They pierce themselves through with many sorrows and they are drawn into destruction and perdition but not YOU. Amen
Jesus said, “you cannot serve God and mammon” (Exodus 32:31, Matthew 6:24). Mammon is the god of gold. You cannot serve God and mammon: you have to choose one and despise the other.
- In the name of Jesus, no one shall be trapped by the god of gold. You will make your journey to the end.
What I know is that the blessing of the Lord maketh rich and it adds NO sorrow (Proverbs 10:22). The difference between the blessing of the Lord and the one you went after is SORROW. When God blesses, His blessings are SORROW-FREE!
When you steal, every movement you notice:
- “Oh, have they found it? Oh, are they talking about me? Ah!!”
- Every message in Church, “Ah maybe someone has told Papa.”
You are restlessly restless when you walk in evil. Church Gist There is no peace to the wicked saith the Lord. The wicked man runs when no man pursues him, so that’s why their lives are pierced through with many sorrows (Isaiah 48:22, Proverbs 28:1, 1 Timothy 6:10).
- But as for you, with your determination and the grace of God upon your life, you will never be trapped.
I wish there was a record to show how many have gone to the grave prematurely because of the insatiable crave for money. But thank God, there are more in Heaven today than you may ever find in hell for Christ is able to save to the uttermost those who come to the Father through him.
- You will be saved to the uttermost.
Prayer: Receive grace for continuity in your walk with God. Lord I can’t help myself, Help me Jesus. I want to remain on course with you. Help me Jesus!!!
Lord deliver me from the trap of the god of gold: the imprisonment, the torture and the torment of the god of gold. I need your help.
Pray that prayer, believe it in your heart and receive it by faith.
Very Important Information: we have our Leadership monthly empowerment summit holding tomorrow across our various district centres and we are all expected to be there. We go through among other things what happens at the various cells this month. This shall be a month of growth and replication. On top of that we receive for effective stewardship all through the month, no one shall fall away. You shall not fall away.
Time: 7:00 am
That applies to all the people in that group: all the Cell Ministers, Assistants, Secretaries, Pastors and all service group unit leaders because we are set for an explosion. It is starting unabated this month. It will go through all the year and we shall all be blessed openly for it.
There is no one that serves God in truth this year that will not be openly blessed.
- Some will happen within 3 days!
- And many will have many, many 3-day modules. As you are recovering from one, the next one will happen.
SPEAK TO THE DAY: IT’S YOUR DAY.
No concerns today, no distractions today but testimonies.
- Your era of open reward has just begun! Amen
- Testimonies!!!
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