Don't Short-Circuit The Power Of God

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen (Ephesians 3:20-21)

God can do anything. He is the Lord, the God of all Flesh, and there's nothing impossible with Him. His power is unlimited. Yet, many short-circuit that power and make it ineffective in their own lives because of doubt and unbelief. Some others try to "help" God by dictating to Him how they want Him to do what they want Him to do.

I'll explain with this example: Let's take it that you want the Lord to give you a house, a car or any other thing in the physical realm and you know its monetary value. When you pray, don't ask Him for the money; rather specifically ask for what you want. You might think, "But I can't get it without money!" But who told you that? God isn't limited by your situation or any circumstance. When you tell him what you want, He'll give it to you.

Many don't get answers to their prayers because they ask amiss (James 4:3); not knowing the Word of God. To get the right results, you must ask according to God's Word. Some will pray, "O God, use so and so to help me... " Such prayers will limit the influence and power of God on your life. Always remember that God is your help, not man. The psalmist said, "I will lift mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth " (Psalm 121:1-2).

Of course God will use people to bless and help you but He doesn't have to do it through a particular person as you have it in your mind. He doesn't want your attention to be on any man! He can use anybody and anything to fulfill His Word in your life. Many people have God all figured out. They pray but nothing happens, meanwhile they're responsible for limiting God in their lives. Once they expect things to happen in a certain way, all their attention and focus is toward that direction, which mostly is away from God and His Word. Don't be that way.

Quit looking up to man for help, look to the Lord; for your help is in the Name of the Lord!

CONFESSION

For the Lord my God is great and greatly to be praised, and my face have I set towards Him, my eternal Helper. In you Lord have I put my trust, confident that you're able to do today, exceeding, and abundantly above all that my heart can fathom, in Jesus' Name. Amen.


Rhapsody of Realities February 22, 2011
-Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Trelan's notes:

This may be late in coming but I'll say this: Don't focus on HOW God will give you that thing you desire, instead simply SEE that thing you desire IN YOUR POSSESSION. As Pastor Chris said, God is not limited by circumstances. Let Him figure out the how. All you need to do is receive the end result.

See It Inside First!

And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever (Genesis 13:14-15).

When God told Abraham to "Lift up his eyes and look," He wasn't referring to his physical eyes, but to the eyes of his spirit. He wanted the man to look into the realm of the spirit and see the realities of God's Kingdom. That's the realm where seeming impossible situations in this earthly realm become possible. However, the only way to see into this realm is through prayer and study of the Word.

The Word of God is "Light" (1 John 1:7); when you start walking in the light of God's Word, the realm of the spirit will come alive to you and you'll start functioning from that realm, just like your heavenly Father. I remember the story of a certain woman and her six year-old daughter, who both had polio and were brought to a healing meeting with a certain minister. After a session of prayers for the sick, the six year-old girl got healed immediately, but her mother wasn't and wished she had been healed like her daughter.

About four years later, after listening to some tapes by the same minister on healing, she got healed! How? As she listened to the Word of God, she was able to see into the realm of the spirit and saw that there was no sickness or disease in her body! Soon as she got a hold of that PICTURE, nothing could stop her healing from manifesting in the physical. That's living from the inside out! You need to see that miracle you desire first by your eyes of your spirit.

You can live free of sickness, poverty, failure, and suffering if you'd only turn the light of God's Word on your life. That way, you'll see the real you, and the realities of the glorious, prosperous and successful life God has called you to.

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for your Word, which is a light unto my path and a lamp unto my feet. As I study your Word today, let the eyes of my understanding be flooded with light, that I may see, understand and take advantage of all you've prepared for me in Christ, in Jesus' Name. Amen.



Rhapsody of Realities September 6, 2008
-Pastor Chris Oyakhilome


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