Speaks on ‘WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE?’
*I don’t care what nonsense grace anyone is preaching. No unrighteous shall enter the Kingdom of God.
*Don’t let insults deter you. Face where you are going.
*What have politicians done in advancing Christianity in this Country?
*The destiny of the Church is not in the hands of any government.
*When you stop building for God, you start building for the devil.
*Only men on God’s side can change the destiny of nations.
Praise the Lord. Thank You Jesus.
-For everyone celebrating with us on this occasion none shall die Young.
-No one here shall ever bury their children.
-No one here will know the burying place of their grandchildren.
-Everyone here shall enjoy a good old age in the Lord, still bringing forth fruits in old age.
Still relevant until the time appointed is over.
-Everyone present here today and everyone connected with us in this service, no one shall miss his place in Heaven.
-No one will fall aside in the race in the name of Jesus Christ.
-For all of our friends and co- labourers in the vineyard may your coming today add value to your life and ministry.
We shall together bring back the King Jesus as we take our place by faith and responsibility in Him in the name of Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father breath upon your Word this time and let no one return without a takeaway.
Let each one’s takeaway last a lifetime in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank You Father.
For the celebrant today, Jesus, grace to stay on in Your service till the end, let it be his portion, let it be the portion of his wife, let that be the portion of his family, nuclear and extended in the name of Jesus Christ.
For all of us who are here today, grace to serve the Lord till the end receive it right now in Jesus name.
Give the Lord a big hand of praise.
I’ll be speaking on a very interesting subject that applies to all of us. I like to use us when I’m teaching because the things we preach not only applies to those who hear it, it applies also to us. What we preach and do not do does not add value to our lives. The Word of God applies to everybody. He’s no respecter of persons. You can teach people to study but if you don’t study, you end up ashamed.
You can teach the people to be disciplined but if you are not disciplined it won’t add any value to you.
I’m not speaking to the celebrant, I am speaking to me at the same time with the big question
WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE?
Exodus 32:26
Who is on the Lord’s side? Let him come unto me. Who is on the Lord’s side let him come and prove it. Who is on the Lord’s side? Come over here and prove it.
Interestingly God’s side is the ever winning side of life any day, any time and anywhere as we found in Elijah.
The ever winning side. Choose ye this day whom ye shall serve. If God be God then serve Him.
Who is on the Lord’s side? Come and prove it. How long would you hoard between two opinions? If God be God serve Him. If it be Baal then follow him. And we saw that winning side exemplified in Elijah. He went up with the chariot of fire, the same way Jesus left and went up from Mount Olives.
Jesus is not in the grave, Elijah is not in any grave. Who is on the Lord’s side? Come and prove it. Elijah said when God asked him ‘What are you doing here? He said ‘Ive been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts’.
1st Kings 19:10-14
‘I’ve been very jealous’. The Bible calls it passion. I’ve been very passionate. Elijah is a man of like passion for the Lord God of Host.
‘Your people have forsaken thy law, they have killed thy prophets’. I’ve been very jealous.
He was passionately on God’s side and God gloriously and openly decorated him and got him on the first space craft to Heaven. Elijah got to Heaven in a space craft. The same way you see fire in the space craft , you saw fire came down and caught Elijah up and took him into space and into Heaven.
God’s side is the ever winning side, any day, any time and anywhere. You can’t be on God’s side and not know. You can’t be on God’s side without proofs to show. May each one receive grace today to make that choice. For those who are yet to make it and those who have made it grace to stay with that choice for life, receive that grace in the name of Jesus.
Joshua and Caleb were on God’s side. They were the only two that made it to the Promised Land out of the 12 spies. Being on God’s side guarantees your destiny, guarantees your future, guarantees your posterity. On God’s side you are always covered against all satanic assaults. May you receive grace to remain on God’s side.
David took sides with God, went after Goliath for defiling the armies of the Living God, brought him down and we saw David emerge as a national hero as a teenager. Being on God’s side makes you an ever winning believer. Being on God’s side guarantees your decoration.
1st Samuel 18:3-6
Being on God’s side makes you more than a conqueror.
We must all endeavor to remain on God’s side so as to make the most of our adventure both in time and in eternity.
Joshua said ‘Choose ye this day whom ye shall serve but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord’. It is not a gift, it is a choice.
Let’s look at some Biblical examples of those who remained on God’s side all through their lives. Anybody can make it to the end. Many have made it in Scriptures, many in our contemporary time.
You will make it.
We saw Abraham stood fast on God’s side for 100 years. He was called at 75, He went to Heaven at 175.
Genesis 24:1
Genesis 25:7
So he was there 100 years.
You will make it.
I will make it.
Do you know why we need to make it? He said if a man has been doing righteousness and he turns over to wickedness God will forget all righteousness that he ever did and in the wickedness he found him with that will he judge him.
So it’s a demand on every believer. Preachers inclusive. It is a demand on our lives to desire and be desperate to make it to the end.
We saw the man called Joseph. He began as a teenager at 17, and the Lord was with Joseph and he was a prosperous man in the house of his master Potiphar. Thrown into prison but the Lord was with him in prison and showed him fovour. After 13 gruesome years he landed in the palace. He went to Heaven at 110. He began his journey at 17, he made it.
You will make it.
Yes there are people that missed it but we are not one of them that draw back into partition. You keep faith with God, you will make it. It doesn’t matter how gigantic your ministry is, if you miss it, you miss it. ‘We did wonderful things in the streets, we prophesied in Your name’, ‘I know, get thee off my sight ye that walketh in iniquity’.
Matthew 7:21-23
So it’s a demand on every child of God to desire and be desperate to strive to make it. Moses got on God’s side because he got on God’s people’s side and he was desperate to see them set free. He was 40 years old when he fled from the face of Pharaoh. For 80 years Moses stood on God’s side. God buried him. There’s no burying place found for Moses on the earth. He stood on God’s side for 80 years.
My beloveth son in the gospel you are still young. The years I’m mentioning now were years higher than my own years and your own years. We all have a long way to go. It’s a marathon. It takes grace to make it. It’s a marathon without an end point.
Who is on the Lord’s side? Make your choice and come and prove it. There was this individual, satan just hauled attacks on him, he is by the name Job. He brought him down to zero level but Job won’t let go of God. He said ‘Even though He slays me I will yet praise Him. His wife said ‘Curse God and die’, he said ‘You are one of those foolish women, get out of my sight’. After God gave him the victory he gave him 140 years more to live. The man Job, we had no record as to when his early journey began but we know he began as a youth. We didn’t know when that attack came because we can’t calculate that but 140 years, he was swimming under the grace of Heaven. He remained on God’s side, the challenges notwithstanding. He remained steadfast, he remained strong on God’s side.
Many have some little challenges and they disconnect from God as if they have a better way of handling their life. Job stayed on. He had twice as much as he had before. He was twice about all others as he was before.
It is not unspiritual to be challenged, but it anti-covenant to be defeated. Job was a perfect man. He was grievously challenged but gloriously triumphed.
Somebody’s story is changing today.
Don’t specialise your issues. There is always a way out. Somebody is breaking forth right now. The stronger you stand with God the more glorious your end result becomes.
Joseph stood strong 93 years, Job stood strong 140 years, not counting the years before he was challenged, Moses was there for 80 years, Joshua and Caleb for 40 years. David for 53 years, began his journey at 17, he ended it at 70. 53 years of standing strong with God. We don’t have the age specifics about Peter but he began his journey in
Matthew 4
He ended gloriously, led the movement at Pentecost. It was awesome. He was an old man. Praise God. Now that you are old. It is awesome to make a choice and believe the grace of God to stay with it. You will make it.
Paul the Apostle we don’t have his age but the Bible calls him Paul the aged. Let me treat you to some contemporary examples that will help boost your faith because you must make it. You will never tell the story in life of when you used to serve God.
Kenneth Hagin was born August 29 1917 and wet home September 19 2003. 50 solid years in ministry. Something very unique happened about this man. Two weeks to the time of his departure the Lord said to me ‘Someone close to you is about to come over’, and I said ‘my biological father? He said ‘No Hagin’. So I told my wife, ‘The eagle is about to fly, we must rush to get there’. We rushed to Tulsa he was gone to Toronto for a crusade. He left two weeks after. He was on his feet strong and agile, no missing parts in his body. Autopsy showed perfection. He just stepped out of here into glory.
Every one of us here will finish strong.
You will finish strong.
I used to tell those around me if I miss Heaven at this point, I must be one of the most miserable persons on the earth. For I have not had any personal life of my own. I’ve been on this day and night, year in, year out. I was up this morning at 2:30 am to do my bidding, to stand before His presence, to receive of Him. To now miss it makes that individual a big fool. I stepped into my house here yesterday and I don’t know whether it’s been two years since I stepped in there last. No one here will miss this thing. Heaven is more real than the earth. This earth has been grossly polluted. Heaven remains intact.
My beloveth son you will make it.
Don’t buy people’s applause. Don’t let people’s insult deter you. Face where you are going.
One by one we will answer for ourselves. For every man shall give account of himself to God. Because others have made it you will make it too.
TL Osborne followed through for 71 years. Born in 1923, went home 2013. 71 years strong on his feet. I saw him 2012, first week of December. He went home February 2013. He presented to me a book that he published October 2012. What is the book about? ’52 reasons why you must be Born Again’. He kept his focus all through his life. He shared with me that he was in Malaysia or somewhere and that a woman that received her sight 60 years ago when he went for a crusade came out and said ‘Sir I got my miracle when you came here 60 years ago. I was blind but have been seeing well since that year. 60 years of active engagement.
‘Whatever you do is okay’, it’s a lie. Don’t be deceived. Know he not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? He that doeth righteousness is righteous. It is not appropriated, it has to be put to work.
You won’t miss it.
Now my question is what have you got to show?
Shout I must make it.
Who is on the Lord’s side? Billy Graham was born in 1918, went to Heaven in 2018. Was in ministry 79 years without losing relevance.
My beloveth son in the ministry the journey is just starting, fasten your seat belt. Tie your trouser. Life is not a playground, it is a battle field. Tie your trouser. The agents of the devil are all over the places in and outside Church. If you must make it you must fasten your seat belt.
We did some teaching last Sunday, successful parenting or something, carry your family members along. They don’t allow you to weep in Heaven, so if you look for them you can’t find them. You and your household must make it.
If it’s only Abraham and Joseph and Gideon that made it you’ll say okay those are Bible names. These are present names and we can see it happening.
You will end well.
You will end strong.
Reverend Samuel Sadela born in 1900, went to be with the Lord in 2014, lived for 114 years and 82 years in ministry. Still breaking new grounds. I was privilege to be close to him, I was with him on his death bed. He makes you enjoy old age. You come in, he just begins to pour out blessings. I was there one day He said my Father came to me on my couch, he said ‘You asked me for old age and I gave it to you’, he said I now asked him ‘What of your son David? He said ‘Apostle he made it to Heaven’. He was literally living between Heaven and here. Many are here today if Jesus tarries you will be older than that and you’ll still be pouring blessings at that age.
You will not be carried to the bathroom.
No one will bath you all the days of your life.
At 114 Abraham was trekking three days.
You must make it.
So we find people in Bible days and people today who stood firm on God’s side burning for Jesus, no corruption, no defilement, up till today and tomorrow.
You will make it.
We shall make it.
We have some living legends today, the like of Kenneth Copeland, the like of G O Adeboye who are causing waves for the Lord. Make your choice, Ask God for grace and stay with your choice.
Take responsibility. Disconnect from every association that can Rob your life and crash your destiny and face your God. We shall make it.
The man Kenneth Copeland has been there 55 years in ministry. He is still bouncing. Every one here will make it. We shall all make it in grand styles.
The good news is there is hope for everyone who truly desires to finish strong. There is hope for you.
We have a list of some that missed it and that again calls for caution.
We are told Uzziah missed it after 52 years.
2nd Chronicles 26:3
Pride and arrogance set in and he tried to step out of his office to another man’s office. That was it. He was struck with leprosy.
In the name of Jesus no one will miss his step in this race.
Eli the High Priest missed it after 40 years because he just let loose his sons. They became sons of Belial and that destroyed the reign of priesthood in Israel. Mind the ways of your children so you don’t destroy your posterity.
Saul missed it after 40 years. He was rejected from being king after 40 years. There are many many dangers, Christianity is not politics. It’s not social clubbing. Don’t we have Christians in politics? Stay with God. Elijah stood there and destroyed the worship of Baal.
God will never require a man to keep His Kingdom going. Whoever is on God’s side let him come and prove it.
The destiny of the Church is not in the hand of politicians. God is too big to put his agenda in the hands of man.
The destiny of the Church is not in the hand of any government. I’m saying that with the understanding of God’s agenda. They locked down Churches last year but we still planted 10,000 Churches. Shame on the devil. 10,404 . Glory to God. Only those on God’s side can change the destiny of nations.
Am I against you going for politics? No that’s your calling and stand for God there. If you don’t stand for God He will turn His back on you as if He never knew you before.
Solomon was an addicted lover of God, he served for 20 years, after 20 years he shifted ground and loved many strange women. Sorry case. Vanity upon vanity. Solomon became vanity. Vanity upon vanity all is vanity. He married 700 wives, that’s demonic. 300 concubines on top, that’s diabolical. There is no explanation to that. No psychological explanation to that. Even if you’re mentality derailed. To know 700, except they carry number. ‘Hello your Royal Majesty, I’m number 211’, ‘When did you come here last? Last week. No it’s too early. If you divide 700 by 2 that’s 350, you can’t see your husband more than once in two years. Now there are now 300 concubines that are now competing. He will see the concubines more because they are not resident. So it reduces the chance of the women to once in three years. With a slot for his concubines.
He built one temple for God and 1000 shrines for his strange wives. Now let me tell all the people that have been blessed. When you stop building for God you start building for the devil. He missed it after 20 years.
Paul the Apostle showed us the secret, he said by the help of God, I continued till this day, without the help of God nobody has capacity for continuity.
Lift up your right hand and receive grace from above for continuity to be steadfast. Receive help from the Lord. You will make it to the end.
Let me conclude with these lines.
Proofs of being on God’s side.
1- Passion for God and the interest of His Kingdom. As we saw in Abraham interceding for the rescue of Sodom and Gomorrah. As you saw him pursuing after the captors of Lot and his household. Others include Nehemiah, Daniel, Job, David and Peter. Passion for God and the interest of His Kingdom.
2- Passion for the well being of others as we saw in Moses, Nehemiah, Paul and in Job. In your own comfort you are passionate to see the suffering masses enjoy their own life to the level that grace has kept you. Passion.
Job was dying for the needs of others, God was lifting him. Nehemiah will not eat and drink and would rather prefer to die than to watch the reproach of his people continue In Jerusalem and God made a governor out of him.
3- Passion for fellowship as we saw in David and the early Church. The early Church was meeting daily both in the temple and in every house. They were fellowship addicts, God’s presence was heavy. Favour was following them everyday. Passion for fellowship. You see a believer who is no longer moved when it’s time for fellowship, who feels to big to fellowship, who is a managing director and chief executive officer, business tycoon, he is on his way gradually.
No lion survives in isolation. Every lion secures his destiny among his company which they called pride. He has to stay within the pride to be safe. You need to see a Lion fidgeting when he loses his pride. But when they are together, all the eyes are looking in all direction to know where they are going. They know who to attack.
No one lion can stand a buffalo. When a buffalo picks you with his horn, he throws you six meters high, you will crash and break your back.
You are too big to attend fellowship, then you are on your way going gradually. I am 52 years in the faith so I know what I’m talking about. The further a believer is from Church and from fellowship the weaker he becomes. But we grow from strength to strength as you appear before the Lord in Zion. I’ve see many rises and many crashes in my simple life. In business and in career when you begin to ignore God you start going down. When God’s principles are becoming ordinary to you, you start going down.
Are you on God’s side? You are eager to connect with fellowship. You go to the pastor ‘Please can I have a cell in my place? You go to ask. You are interested. Before the ogboni people will come to your house. ‘I don’t like that banner they put in people’s houses’, Winners satelite fellowship, okay put devils satelite fellowship.
Some armed robbers raided here in Abuja some years ago, they were not play boy robbers, they shot somebody in the eyes. They left the house that carried Jesus mark on it. That’s how evil will be leaving your house.
I think I should stop here. Whatever remains go and find out. We are all in this race. I’m eager to see this sustained in my life and I hope you are eager too. We will all make it together. No one here shall be missing when we get to Heaven.
4- Walk in the fear of God. When the Word of God no longer moves you, your life will no longer move God. Why do you call me Lord without doing what I ask you to do. Joseph said but I fear God. He was on God’s side all through his life. Thank You Jesus.
Passion for prayers, prayers become like your new breath. You literally preach prayers, you breath prayers and pray Kingdom advancement prayers. It becomes your new lifestyle, all to prove you’re on God’s side and then lastly
Passion for Kingdom promotion endeavors through your financial stewardship. You are passionate to see God’s business going on. You are in your local Church and some chairs are broken and you have enough grace from Heaven to replace them, put it there. You can’t build a Church but you can put a number of chairs there, very surely you’ll be building a number of Churches.
It’s all about you being committed to the things of God.
In conclusion every truth of Scriptures endures for life but applicable to only those who believe. Every truth of Scriptures is valid for life.
If you look at these four points they become like active tests to show which side you are, whether on God’s side or on your own side.
Anyone can tell what the future holds for him or her by what he does with the Word that God has revealed to him.
May you be willing and ready to put these tests to work.
My prayer for the celebrant today is, you are 60 today you will soon be 70, after 70 you’ll be 80, after 80 you’ll be 90, after 90 you’ll be a 100 and for as long you so desire to be without losing relevance, without going out of favour with God.
Your identity will not be lost in the crowd.
Your humility will not fade.
Your meekness will be on the increase.
You and your family will be on God’s side till the end of time.
Leaders in the Church, family members, grace for everyone to remain firmly on God’s side till He comes or until our time here is up after a good old age, you’ll never cease bearing fruits.
Finally it is never late to be right, incase you know you are not on God’s side today you can get there. It’s never late to be right. God spoke those beautiful Words to me in 1985 from
2nd Chronicles 25:9
Incase you have sold up your destiny for a morsel of meat you can turn a new leaf today. He can restore anybody at anytime. I can tell you this, being on God’s side is beautiful. I have vowed and I’m trusting God’s grace to remain on His side forever. I’m going with God straight, no negotiation. Amen. If God says this is where to go, I don’t care your theology, I’m going there.
Grace to remain on God’s side receive it in the name of Jesus.
Thank You Father.
I hope I have not laboured with my stories. They are the stories of the Word, Jesus Christ Himself.
Lift up your two hands and ask for what you desire of the Lord from what you have heard today.
Grace to stay on, to remain fruitful. Remain productive
In Jesus precious name we have prayed.
Heavenly Father we all look up to You for the sustaining grace, to remain on fire for You all the days of our lives, to remain firmly on Your side without ever looking back. Let that Grace be granted everyone this morning and especially for our celebrant, what an excellent testimony of the dealings of the Lord in his life. Lord I pray today that this grace shall be sustained in increasing dimensions to the glory and praise of Your name in Jesus precious name.
Help me give Jesus a big hand of praise.
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