UNVEILING THE COST OF POWER BY BISHOP DAVID O. OYEDEPO

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.….( Psalms 63: 1-3)

There is nothing of value is ever free. In elementary science, power is simply defined as the ability to do wok. As a child of God, power is your inheritance. I mean the invincible power of god! Power is a spiritual virtue of inestimable value.

You need this power to live in this wicked, wild and hostile world. Note that the devil has no respect for your title, status, position, academic degree, size and influence in the society. The only thing the devil respects is the power of God! That is why God has made his power available to his people.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19)

It is impossible to triumph in the affairs of life without power, when the power of God is in place, you are in charge! When you are truly in power, you are enthroned for authority! This is the power era of the church.

You are born of power; you can’t afford to die as a weakling! It’s time to walk IN POWER!

                 DO YOU HAVE AN IRRESTIBLE APPETITE FOR POWER?

Do you want to be enthroned for authority? Do you want to be a devil’s tormentor and destroyer? Then read on

Nothing of value is ever free. Power is a spiritual virtue of inestimable value. Salvation has made us to be peculiar people.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: (1^st Peter 2:9).

Same salvation cost God the life of his only begotten son, Jesus. Truly, nothing of value is ever free. Everything of value carries a definite cost.

When you are truly empowered, you are enthroned to authority. Every truth revealed, delivers at a cost.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. (Proverbs 23:23).

That you have found what you are looking for in a shopping mall doesn’t make it yours. You have to pay for it before it becomes yours.

               WHAT DOES IT COST TO BE EMPOWERED?

Obedience of faith is your purchasing power for any revealed treasure in the word.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. (Mathew 13:44).

You don’t confess power, you acquire it.

The master key to empowerment is CONSECRATION. If the foundation be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3).

So, sanctification is what enhances your worth in the kingdom. That is why the bible says:

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10).

So, your level of consecration is what defines the level of unction you enjoy. Your level of anointing is a function of your level of consecration. Therefore, the capital cost for the empowerment is consecration.

Until you turn, it’s you r turn to be empowered. There are certain things you must turn from, before it becomes your turn. God will not put new wine into old bottles. If you wan t new wine, renew your bottles.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. (Luke 5:37-38).

Until your vessel is renewed you are not entitle to the wine. While no one is perfect except God, everybody must be consciously pressing towards perfection.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, (Philippians 3:13-14).

You must press for something to drop off you! Whatever that can stop your empowerment is the devil’s interest. Therefore, you are to press for perfection.

I will be continuing this topic next time on WHAT ARE THE KEYS TOWARDS PERFECTION? Don’t miss out. TILL THEN, REMAIN BLESSED IN THE WORD OF GOD.

UNVEILING THE COST OF POWER BY BISHOP DAVID O. OYEDEPO

THE COVENANT CHANNELS OF BLESSINGS! PART 2 BY BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO

4. Proclaimed priestly blessings:

Melchizedek was the priest of the MOST HIGH God. He blessed Abraham and the blessing of God rested upon him. By the proclaimed blessing, God brought Abraham out of poverty. Priests are commissioned to proclaim blessings, while God confirms it. The bible says God confirms the word of his servant and performs the counsel of his messenger (Isaiah 44:17).

5. Heartfelt prayers:

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

25:And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

26:And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

27:And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

28:And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (Genesis 32:24-28)

Jacob said he would rather prefer a broken leg to miss the blessing. He prayed heartfelt prayer and he had a change of destiny. He was blessed!

Jabez looked at his lineage and everybody was like cursed. He was cursed by his mother from his day of birth. He needed a change of story and God’s blessings. He prayed his way to divine blessings (1^st chronicles 4:9-10).

6. KINGDOM STEWARDSHIP:

Kingdom stewardship is your great channel for God’s blessings (Exodus 23: 25-26)

Stewardship provokes the release of blessings upon our lives. Everybody should be somewhere, doing something for God. Things like sweeping the church premises, ushering services, being the children teacher in the church. These things that you may see and think they are nothing are something that provokes God’s blessings on our lives. So, when you are in service, you are blessed.

7. A HEART FOR GOD:

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him (1^st Corinthians 2:9).

God has special packages for those who love him. He is not a joker! He means everything he says, and he says only what he means. You can always count on God! A heart for God is one of the major channels of God blessings. Just as David seek after God with his whole heart and God said “I have found David my servant …a man after my heart”. David tried his best to please God always. The same pathway he told Solomon to go through when he was on his dying bed. And Solomon did same  thing. Solomon loved God and he was mightily blessed (1^st kings 3:3). It’s is your turn to experience the reality of God’s blessing in your life. YOU SHALL BE BLESSSED THIS WEEK IN JESUS NAME’S …AMEN…..

If you are not yet born again, note that without being born again you are not entitled to God’s blessings. Making this decision will make you have instant access to God’s blessings. Please pray this prayer with all sincerity and confidence:

Lord Jesus, I come to you today! I am a sinner, I cannot help myself. Forgive me my sins. Cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan, to serve the living God. Today, Lord Jesus, I accept you as my personal lord and savior. Thank you Lord Jesus, for saving me! Now I know I am born again!

If you just say that prayer, Congratulation!!! You are now a child of God. Welcome to God’s family. Try to find a bible believing church in your area as God's spirit leads you OR You can contact us to help you to know and grow in God.

TILL THEN, STAY BLESSED AND MEDITATE IN HIS WORD.

THE COVENANT CHANNELS OF BLESSINGS! PART 2 BY BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO

THE COVENANT CHANNELS OF BLESSINGS BY BISHOP DAVID O. OYEDEPO.

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

(Isaiah 51: 1-3)

God desires that we enjoy Abrahamic blessings. This is why he enjoins us to look unto Abraham. Unless we do the works of Abraham, we can’t access his blessings. Abraham was an embodiment of divine blessings which made him great! Nothing distinguishes like divine blessing (Malachi 3:17).

Divine blessings differentiate between the believers and unbelievers. The blessings of God make the journey of life great!

When you are blessed, it is acknowledged by many people. God’s blessings in the live of his people are never hidden. They keep speaking as long as God is in charge! This is because his blessings make one rich and they add no sorrow to the blessed (Proverbs 10:22)

Also, God’s blessing make one prevail. Abraham’s blessings are being celebrated till date because whatever god does lasts forever (Ecclesiastes 3:14). The gates of hell cannot controvert this truth! It is the blessings of God upon your life determines the level at which you will be distinguished.

That is why in today message, God’s servant, Bishop David Oyedepo reveals to you, the covenant channels of blessing!

Abraham was essentially a product of divine blessings.

…Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee:

2: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shall be a blessing:

3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12: 1-3)

The predominant word in the above three verse is “blessing”. So, blessing is the secret behind the making of Abraham nothing distinguishes destiny like blessings. No person prevails by the strength; but blessing is what causes men to prevail (Genesis 49:26)

So, we prevail by the blessings, not by strength, skill, power or by might. The level of the blessings at work in your life determines how distinguishes your journey on earth will become. The blessing of the Lord is what enriches and add no sorrow to it (Proverbs 10:22).  Nothing distinguishes destiny like blessings.

Let Us See Some Covenant Channels Of Blessings:

1. OBEDIENCE;

   Obedience is a non-negotiable demand! Everyone that wants to enjoy the blessings of God must embrace the law of obedience. Man was a blessed creature (Genesis 1:26-28). Man was put in the garden of blessings and retained there, as long as he was obedient. So, it takes obedience to retain God’s blessings.

   If you are a tither, you must continue to be a tither to retain God’s blessings. For instance, to be paid in your work place steadily, you must keep working! So, obedience is the gateway to the blessings of god.

2. GIVING:

    In genesis 8:20-22, the bible said Noah built an altar unto God and offered a burnt offering on it. God smelt a sweet savor, and he converted the curse on the earth into a blessing. Giving is one covenant gateway to blessings the bible also says: (proverbs 28:27). Giving is one of the principal channels of blessing

3. ASSOCIATION WITH THE BLESSED:

     The company you keep is what determines what accompanies you. Genesis 13:5 said: And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. Lot went with the blessed (Abraham), and he was blessed. Association with the blessed gives you access to God’s blessings.

I will be dropping my pen here but will continue this great topic on Saturday 19^th of June, 2010. Till then, stay blessed in the Lord God. Thank you

THE COVENANT CHANNELS OF BLESSINGS BY BISHOP DAVID O. OYEDEPO.

THE LORD'S PRAYER...JESUS PATTERN OF PRAYING AND ITS MEANING.

Welcome to another interesting topic. Our today's message will be on "WHAT THE LORD'S PRAYER MEANS". But first, let's treat the issue of prayer from the base. Let's start with "WHAT IS PRAYER?"
TO YOU MY FRIEND, WHAT DO YOU THINK PRAYER IS ?

According to Oxford mini-dictionary, prayer is a solemn request or thanks unto God. In my new king James version of the bible in the concordance, it is said to be words addressed to God. Another place it is know to be the communication between God and man.There is a definition that I love most which seems to describe what prayer is. According to Bishop David Oyedepo, he said and I quote,

  "Prayer is one of the God's ordained channels for the restoration and recovery of your destiny"     (1 KINGS 8:15)

Everything has its root answer in prayer. Do you agree with that? Definitely Yes.

HOW TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY.

Thought our Lord Jesus prayer is a very known and common passage of the bible but only some believers know how to pray it effectively because they know the meaning and translation of it. We shall be looking into the Lord's prayer verse by verse to unveil every meaning.

         And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven,  (Luke 11:2 NKJV)

The above phrases signify that you are praying to the father, the supreme head of the holy trinity.

      Hallowed be thy name.

Being the next phrase in the verse 2, it implies that you have to worship the father to gain access to his presence.

       Thy kingdom come.

God's kingdom is not his word BUT IN POWER. The book of 1 Corinthians 4:20 validates that.

       Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

God wants his will to be done because his will is the best. Man will cannot be done because it's far different from God's agenda. Man will is always be contrary to God's will. When Jesus came to the world, he came to do God's will and he is glorified till date.

           34:  Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.                                                       (John 4:34 NKJV)

Jesus did the will of the father and he lives forver more.do god will and you shall live.

          17:  And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.                                                  (1 John 2:17 NKJV)

 So, pray according to God's will for instant result. You can't ask God for something and he withholds it. NO! God wants the best for his children so he know the best and accurate time for everything. The scripture validates it that if you request for anything in his will, he will do it.

       3: Give us day by day our daily bread.

Most people think that this particular verse is talking about the physical bread garnished with butter or a bowl of rice with fried chicken laps. NO! It's not "God, give me house", "God' give me car", "God, give me trousers". NOT AT ALL ! . It simply means  " Grant Us Access To The Word For Today ". When Jesus rebuked the devil during his temptation, the bible said

            4: And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.                                                                                                                                     ( Luke 4 :4 NKJV)

In other words, you need God's word to live. You need God's word to survive.  You need God's word to stay active and agile. You need God's word to be vibrant in your spiritual  well being.
 
           4: And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.

God can easily forgive anyone but can you easily forgive someone? Some people do keep malice  which is a bad habit to cultivate. if you don't forgive , how do you expect God to forgive you? because unforgiven is a sin before God. The book of Matthew 18: 23-25 shows us where Jesus spoke about the parable of the unforgiving servant.

         25:  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
         26:  But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.                                                      (Mark 11: 25-26 NKJV)


             And lead us not into temptation;

Job was a very rich man but when the devil saw his his prosperity and God's protection around him. He went to God and he required permission from God to test Job. Job was not tested beyond what he can endure. No temptation is new under the sun that you can not bear. Temptation are there for you to teach, learn and develop you. Job said "even if he slay me ...I will curse him". That's Job saying if God kills him , he will still be for God. See the below verses in the holy word of god for clarification.

           13:  Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
           14:  But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
when you are facing a challenge,sit down and dig deep into the word of god for counsel and advice concerning that challenge.                                                                                                        ( James 1:13 NKJV)

                 But deliver us from evil.

No wonder, God said " touch not my anointed" because you are too percious in his eyes. You are the apple of his eyes, too.

            8:    For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. ( Zech. 2:8 NKJV)

So, when you say this, you ask for the God's heavenly security that cannot be tampered to secure you. No demon can harass you, No plague can come near your dwellings.

               7:    A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.                                                                                   ( Psalms 91: 7 NKJV)
             

              17: No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.                                                                                  (Isaiah 54: 17 NKJV)

I shall be dropping my pen here. I trust today's episode has been a great blessing to you. I really appreciate your coming and reading. Please endeavor to come again and tell this blog http://www.wordofgodguide.blogspot.com/ to your friends and loved ones.  GOD BLESS YOU.

THE LORD'S PRAYER...JESUS PATTERN OF PRAYING AND ITS MEANING.

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THANK YOU  FOR COMING. I TRUST YOU WILL ENJOY THE POST FOR MORE SPIRITUAL EDIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDING . -BABS OMOT.

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Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.



I believe we have all stepped into the realms of Abrahamic blessings by reason of the light that God has brought our way all through the month of May.



It is my prayer that the grace for sustainable covenant practice be the portion of every one of us, Amen and Amen.







However, we have discovered that it takes divine wisdom to access divine blessings (Pr. 8:18), but it also takes power to preserve the blessings!







Why one may ask? The bible says,







"the wicked shall see it (that is, the blessings of God on the lives of the covenant practitioners) and gnash their teeth (that is, be angry and be mad at us but) the desire of the wicked shall perish (by the power of God at work in our lives)." Ps. 112:8 see also Ps. 92:10-15







May the anointing that empowers us to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the powers of the enemy that nothing shall by any means hurt us be our portion this month. Amen (Lk. 10:19)



We all know that the only language the devil understand is the language of power. As it is written ,







"Thou through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee". (Ps. 66:3)







This is why we shall be taking an adventure into the realms of power this month.







We also understand from the scriptures that power is in degrees and anointing is in levels. (Ezek. 47:1-10, Ps. 45:6-8). I believe we shall all be changing levels in the school of power for the following reasons among others:







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      To fulfil our mission on earth (Lk. 4:14-18, Acts 1:8)

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      For protection (Ps. 105: 13-15, 1Pet. 1:5)

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      For victory over the battles of life (Lk. 10:19, Ps. 66:3)

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      To command dominion (Ps. 100:1-3, Is. 45:1-3)

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      To preserve the blessings of God on our lives (Ps. 112:1-9; 92:10-15)



     



But power is always released at a cost. However, it does not cost money, but nit cost something much more demanding.







"And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because that hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money " (Act 8: 18-20)







Again in the parable of the ten virgins, when the five foolish virgins asked if they could be spared some oil,







"But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves" (Matt. 25:9)







Do you want to see more of God's power in your life? Do you want to grow in power? Then it will cost you the following:



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      More consecration - (Ps. 45:6-8, Lk. 5:37-38, Pr. 1:23)

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      A genuine thirst - (Ps. 63:1-3, Is. 44:3-4, John 7:37-38)

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      More of fasting and prayer - (Lk. 4:1-14; 9:28-43, Matt. 17:20-21)

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      More attention to the word  - (Lev. 6:9-13, Acts 6:1-2) etc



     



Therefore, the prophetic focus for the month of June 2010 is:



"I HAVE POWER WITH GOD" . (Gen 32:24-28)







Recommended books of the month authored by me include:



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      Anointing for Breakthrough

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      Understanding the Anointing

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      Anointing for Exploits

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      Release of Power

YOU CAN ORDER THESE BOOKS ONLINE AT WWW.DOMINIONBOOKSONLINE.COM

     



Welcome to a season of supernatural empowerment in Jesus name.

Remain Blessed!

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