RESTING IN THE PROMISE OF GOD (II)

Resting on His Promises (II)

1. God loves us and this is in fact why He makes promises in the first place -- Out of love.

2. God has integrity. When He says a thing, He is bound to keep it.

3. God has the capacity to fulfill every promise He makes. That thing is within the reach of God.

 I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears. Psalms 34:4 AMP

When it feels like God has given you a word and it is not coming to pass, what do you do? The Psalmist said "I sought the Lord on the authority of His word." On the authority I know exists inside of His word. I sought the Lord because I know He has integrity enough to keep to His part. I sought the Lord knowing that He has the capacity to do this thing for me. It is not beyond Him. But how did I seek Him? I took His word back to Him. This is what you have said. And this is who you are. And guess what happened?

The Psalmist got an answer

Now I want to ask us a question

Question: How many of us have received a promise from God before?

Ayodele: Me

Tobi: Me

Question: What is a promise?

Omololu: Well popular saying that. Promise is a debt

Ayodele: A commitment to do fulfill something. It's like swearing an oath

Anointing: A description of what is already in store for a designated time

From the definitions we all gave; When God makes a promise, He is committing Himself to do that thing. When God makes a promise to Oluremi, He is saying “Oluremi, I now owe you a debt” and God doesn't owe men, so He will pay. When God makes a promise, He is assuring that He will do something for you in a designated future. When God makes a promise, He is not just saying I will do, He is saying this is what is in store for a time to come and I am just telling you ahead. God's promise to you is not just wishful thinking.

It is not "I will like to do xyz for you". God's promise is Him telling you what is already in store, what is already attainable. It is Him assuring you Himself that this is in store for you so now walk by faith now that you know what is in store. Imagine my dad telling me “Tomorrow, we will go to Afefeyeye.” This is a promise. If tomorrow comes and he doesn't have money. We will not go to Afefeyeye again. And that's why I shared those 3 things first . When God promises a thing, provision has been made for it already.

Look at the promise of the Messiah. Lamb He was, there even from the beginning. Rest in this knowledge: God is not just trying to put together details to accomplish His promise to you. In fact, the only reason He promised is that He already made a provision. God's promise is your own access code to what is already designated. And here is the thing about God. God never over promises, neither does He underdeliver and I need us to have a mind-shift concerning this. Go back to every promise God has made to you. Just go over them and remind yourself that this is God telling you what He has prepared already.

Not what He will prepare. What He has prepared and set for a time.

Then Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like a man who plants seed in the ground. 27 The seed begins to grow. It grows night and day. It doesn’t matter whether the man is sleeping or awake, the seed still grows. He doesn’t know how it happens. 28 Without any help the ground produces grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head. 29 When the grain is ready, the man cuts it. This is the harvest time.” Mark 4:26-29 ERV

Here, we see Jesus use a parable to explain how the word works. God's word/promise is more of a verb. It is always working to produce a harvest. Whether the man is sleeping or awake, the word works. Whether we understand how it is working or not, the word works. So for every time we are faced with unanswered promises, the problem is not the word. The problem is never God or His promise. As I said earlier, all things were already concluded as at the time of the promise. God tells me He will heal me? Everything needed for me to be healed is already available as at the time of this promise. He is not just scrambling around trying to fulfill this healing promise. It was done already.

There is something I believe we've been missing as believers. When we receive a promise/word, we do so with excitement but we tend to forget the devil. It's like a vampire and blood (How many of us watch vampire movies?) [Spill blood on the floor and you will draw a vampire lurking out. Every time the enemy sniffs God's promise/word, he runs after it. If he didn't have your time before, he will have your time because of the word. He did it with Christ, and he will do it with you. If anyone preaches to you that the enemy will not try, they lie. When the promise of the Messiah came, the enemy through Herod killed so many people just to ensure that the world will not have a Messiah. The devil always follows the word.

After the death of Christ, the enemy remembered clearly that Christ said he'd rise after 3 days 

They said, “Sir, we remember that while that liar was still alive he said, ‘I will rise from death in three days.’ So give the order for the tomb to be guarded well for three days. His followers might come and try to steal the body. Then they could tell everyone that he has risen from death. That lie will be even worse than what they said about him before.” Matthew 27:63-64 ERV

You know the funny part? Jesus shared this a lot with His disciples and even they themselves did not remember. They were not even expecting Him to rise but you see the enemy, he keeps a record of such things. He follows the word hoping that he can in one way or the other cut it short.

Persecution will come because of that promise whether you like it or not or you gladly accept it or not because the enemy trails promises and words. He will follow it. If you pause and think of everyone with so great a destiny, you can agree with me that they all faced a lot of troubles. No, it is not God trying to test them to see if they are good enough for what He is set to do.

All of that trouble is usually the enemy hell-bent on them getting anywhere.

So what do we do, now that we have a promise, an enemy that has sniffed this promise and is now after it not being fulfilled?

1. Know the Promise

If the person fighting against the promise knows what God has promised you, how much more you the promise holder. Look at Israel, from generation to generation, they knew what God promised their father Abraham.

You have chosen them from all the peoples of the earth to be your own special people. Lord GOD, you promised to do that for us. You used your servant Moses to make that promise when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.” 1 Kings 8:53 ERV

This was Solomon at a time of need. He went back to what was promised centuries before. How Because he knew these promises. Israel had a way of passing down God's promises from generation to generation. So my first question for us is What has God promised you? Like I share with us, when teachings like this come, they are accompanied by a certain Graces. So here's an action point for you (I gave it as an assignment last week). Go back to your notes and write out all the promises God has made to you. Write out the instructions you got alongside them. Please don't joke with this word of instruction. Do it tonight. There are heavy pregnancies of testimonies in the air, just waiting for you to move so they be birth.

Write them out.

Read them to yourself 

This time around, in light of all that we have shared.

With the knowledge that the promise you received is an access code to what already exists for me.

Did He promise you a job? That promise is an access code to a job already provided for you in a designated time. Go over it all with this mindset.

2. Know the one who gives promises

This is exactly where we started from and it was important we did so. The promise giver is a promise keeper. 

Understand His person and nature. Remember the 3 things we shared:

- The promise giver promises out of love.

- The promise giver has integrity so He will keep His promises.

- The promise giver has the capacity to keep His promises.

Permit me to add one more; the promise giver has already kept His promise. You just need to access at the right time.

Start seeing God's promises as what has already happened.

Minister Dunsin says something; There are 2 days in the spirit. The day something happens and the day it manifests physically.

We celebrate the manifestation day physically but that's not when it happens. The promise is not just futuristic. It has already been attained, in Christ

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8 NKJV

When did Christ die? Was it from the beginning? But see what the bible says

The lamb was slain from the foundation of the world

Christ did not exactly die when we thought Christ died. The promise is a description of what is already!

Know the one who promised. Understand His person. It helps you navigate waiting times. When you know God, you will know that all things may pass but not His word. He can do what He has said He will do

So why will He not do it?

3. Put the promises in their right context

Some promises are conditional. There are promises that come with ifs. Know these promises and ensure that the ifs are done. See the ifs as the code. 

How many of us have seen my prayer/prophetic journal? It has a lock on it with a special code. If I promise to give you my journal, nothing inside of it can be accessed without my code so you will need the code. There are promises with such codes. Codes that we as humans will need to activate. Again, remember that God gives promises out of love. So He won't give you a promise with a code that you cannot access.

All that you need to access God's promise for you is already made available. Should there be an "if", know that the "if" is within your reach. Provision has been made for it too.

Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4 NKJV

Look at this scripture as an example. God will grant the desires of my heart but first I must delight myself in His word 

That is the prerequisite.

4. Don't be passive about the promise of God

You can't just sit back after receiving a promise. You can't be indifferent towards the promises you have received. Don't just live with the "if e happen, e happen" mindset. Some of us have not looked over God's promises for us in a while. We are just crying about things not happening. 

5. Promise in mouth, Faith in Heart

We see how much Faith you have in the way you talk about God's promise for you even when the devil is shouting to your face that it will not happen. And there is a plot twist I have found to this: The faith in your heart is also boosted by the promise not leaving your mouth.

but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. Hebrews 4:2b NKJV

The minute you exercise Faith to the word you receive, it becomes personal. Faith, even on days the enemy is showing you shege as regards that word

So the Lord gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. Joshua 21:43 NKJV

The land was promised but access was by faith. They could only dwell in it after taking possession of it by faith.

that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you. Hebrews 6:12-14 NKJV

Do not be sluggish. 

Don't allow the enemy to shortchange you. I like the verses that follow so much

There was nothing greater that God could drop as collateral than Himself

His name.

His word.

This is all the collateral you need. It is your certificate of ownership.

Not what is happening in your life. Not the situations opposing what has been promised. You have a certificate of ownership. God has sworn these things to you with the greatest oath binder.

God has sworn with himself! His word is enough. Why are you still wallowing in unbelief? Crying and living on the streets when you have a C of O. I feel like jolting someone from their sleep

Enough of that pity party jamboree. Stand up with your C of O in your hand

Are you not tired?

Stand up in Faith. Stand.

The enemy doesn't get to dictate to you the terms of this contract. Your faith is not dependent on the happenings of your life. It is on the word and word alone, even when it seems like it is all falling apart.

The word and the word alone.

The person that promised is Faithful. His word is the C of O you need

If Obama gives you C of O for land in the US and someone comes to tell you it is not yours, will you not fight them?

Will you not call them a liar? Will you not be willing to go to court with your C of O in hand?

Will you not fight back? So why are you allowing the enemy? Why are you letting him dictate terms for that which you already have a certificate of ownership? Why are you relinquishing your ownership? Because this is exactly what you are doing when you stop believing. 

You are saying this word is not mine anymore.

Why?

WHYYYY?

I say wake up.

Stand up. Stand in Faith!

6. War with the Word

Resting is not just inactivity.

It is trusting.

It is leaning.

It is a constant reminder of what you have received and who gave it and then it is going to war with it.

For the devil doesn't fight fair 

He plants weeds.

We take them out.

In Mark 4, Jesus spoke of 3 types of weeds the enemy plants:

Worrying

Desire for things not of God

The love of money

You see that worrying, I need you to see it as the enemy that it really is. It is an enemy the body of Christ has not clocked. The minute you start worrying over a word, weeds are being planted by the enemy. I am focusing on worries tonight cos God has pointed it out to me as a disguised enemy. Worrying and resting are 2 contrasting positions. If you find yourself worrying, it means only one thing, you are not resting inside of God's promises. God wants you to rest. Satan wants you to worry.

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. John 14:1 NKJV

This is Jesus saying to someone here tonight. Let not your heart be troubled. Faith is a choice. Fear is also a choice. Fear pushes you to want to perform, to force God's hand concerning that word. God wants you to break free from that. Today, choose to rest! Tonight, I believe God is calling us all into Rest. Rest in His word and promises

And I see a strong, widespread activation of promises coming from here.

RESTING IN THE PROMISE OF GOD

Question: I want everyone to pause and think about all God has promised us individually and as a family. Is there anything you've heard that has yet to come to pass? Or any that your Faith is shaking on and you are just not sure the universe is disposed favorably towards you as regards this promise?

Sumi: Yes

Boluwatife: Yes

Omotola: Yes, there are pending promises.

Tobi Wilson: Yes

Tosin Agbaje: Yes

Nkiru: Its doing like this and is doing like that.

Question: Do you think these promises will still come to pass?

Sumi: Yes, I believe they will.

Bola: By his grace, it will.

Mojola: I honestly doubt most times.

Tosin Agbaje: Yes, I strongly believe. Except the promises aren’t from God, except I didn’t hear correctly or it was just my wish sha…I too stubborn 🤣🤣🤣

Creativity: From range of 0 to 10. My faith level for those promises is 6. Cos I feel there no time... but when I pray, I tend to see ways and possibilities...thank God for praying in spirit sha.

Rita: I sometimes feel maybe if they don’t, it’s best, God knows best at the end of the day yea.

Molola: At this point, I don’t have a choice but to believe.

Lola: My faith goes from 100 to zero and zero to 100 sometimes. Currently, it's on zero. Not because He has not done it before, but most of the times I am believing him for seems unrealistic from a human perspective.

Precious: Sometimes I lose faith and I begin to use the phrase “if this will happen...” when I talk about these promises, just in case it doesn't happen as God said it will.

Emmanuel: God made the promise so He's faith to keep it.... Though it may tarry but we stay on here till I receive every of it.

When it comes to the promises of God, I'm one of the most stubborn persons ever. I run with instructions even when I don't understand them. I think those that have worked closely with me have seen this play out a number of times

There are times even as I'm running with the word, I don't know how or when it will happen. I am sha moving sha 😭 Then in my head sometimes, I'm moving really fast because if I stop for a moment to think on it, omo, I may just be discouraged and stop

So I carry the word. I carry His promises, on days it makes sense and on days it does not and just move

How shall these things be?

I'm not sure there is any believer that has not asked this before. That has not sat down with promises and just wonder.

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV

No matter how many promises God has made. They are all YES!!!

All of them. Not some.

I need us to note the progression.

No matter how many promises God has made, everything is Yes in Christ. Christ is our access code to all of these promises. So through this access code, "the Amen" will now be spoken by us.

Amen simply means So be it. Our duty is actually very simple.

To stand on the So be it. To keep proclaiming that it will happen exactly as it has been said.

“Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.” Joshua 21:45 BSB

Question: Now I need us to pause and ask ourselves. Why did God keep all the promises He made to Isreal?

Mojisola: Because they’re his people. He chose them & they’re his favs even though they have coconut head.

Bukky: He made a covenant with Abraham.

Emmanuel: Cos of His love for them the covenant he had with Abraham.

Precious: Because his promises were mostly covenants he made with Abraham.

Jane: Because he is a God of His word.

Tosin Agbaje: And EVERY of his promises MUST come to pass!

Creativity: Because He is God and not men that he should lie or repent.

Sumi: I believe he kept all his promises because God will always stay true to his nature. It is not in his nature to say something and not do it.

Anointing: He is not a Man that He should lie nor Repent.

Omolara: For his name's sake. He values His words

Omololu: Cus He His God and He fulfills all His words and because none of His words falls to the ground without being fulfilled

 

“For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Deuteronomy 7:6-8 NKJV

God made it clear here to the Israelites that it wasn't because of their desirability Or even their righteousness or uprightness that He was doing this for them.

First,

God keeps His promise to us because He loves us. We are the beloved of God and this doesn't change regardless of anything we do. Because we were loved even before we existed

At the bedrock of every promise of God is love for you. And what this means is that, God will only change His mind about His promises when He stops loving you.

"Will it happen?

Maybe it will not"

Only admissible when God stops loving you.

An example of this is Christ Jesus

Christ was first a promise of God to man 

And He fulfilled this

But the bedrock of this promise is love 

For God so loved the world...John 3:16

So for every time you see a promise of God,  look at it from the lens of His love

If you try to view it from elsewhere, your faith will shake and fail

I have prayed so much

I fasted so much

So God promised me xyz...

On the days you are not fasting, the enemy will remind you.

Secondly,

God will keep His promises because He has integrity. God is bound by oath always. He doesn't lie. I made promises here earlier tonight before we started the teaching.

Why did you believe that I will buy you ewa agoyin or any of the things promised? 

Because you know me as one with integrity. 

Because you do not think I will lie.

Because I am human, I can lie.

But somehow you still trust that i am not lying.

How much more God?

Thirdly,

Another reason God keeps His promises is that He is able to. God has the capacity to keep His promises. In fact, He makes promises based on His capacity.

Now, back to my own promise.

I made a promise to you guys.

And while I'd have really loved to keep the promise, I currently do not have the capacity to.

So I will come back here and apologize; Sorry guys, I can't afford to buy ewa agoyin for 3 people and the plenty other things I mentioned.

Not because I don't love you guys.

Not because I don't have integrity.

But simply because I do not have the capacity to.

I'm owing one person ewa agoyin though (because I have the capacity for this). And this is how the promise of man is.

Sometimes when someone promises you something and they don't fulfill it, it is not because they don't love you or would not love to. It is sometimes because they just do not have the capacity.

Even humans are able to jump through points 1 and 2, but you see this point 3, most humans can't. The only person that has the capacity and ability to give all things and anything is God.

Why? All things belong to Him.

Question: Now, I want to ask us another question. Do you think if I had the capacity to, I'd have fulfilled my promise? Let's answer honestly.

Mojisola: Absolutely

Samson: I think so

Sumi: Yes you would have

Cynthia: Yes, you would have. The reason is that there are times you make promises within your capacity and you fulfill them.

If you know me well, you will know that I will even increase the giveaway promise. I will add to it, should I have the capacity.

Now, how much more God?

If Remi can fulfill promises within her capacity because of cos I am not a wicked person. How much more God?

So tonight, I need you to go back to your note. Look at every promise God has made. Then ask yourself: Does God have the capacity to fulfill this? Will He have to beg another person or need help from someone else to fulfill it?

If your answer is that God has the capacity, it means we've checked every box for God to fulfil that promise.

His love is everlasting

His integrity will never be up for question

He owns all things so He can give everything He promises

Now that we've checked these boxes, we can conclude that God's promises for us stand

Question: Which moves us to the "we" part. Resting in the promise of God. Please can someone quickly check up on what it means to Rest?

Creativity: freedom from activity or labor.

Mojisola: 

a: freedom from activity or labor.

b: a state of motionlessness or inactivity.

c: the repose of death.

d: a place for resting or lodging.

e: peace of mind or spirit.

Olamide: cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Omolola: In a state of inactivity or repose, either physical or mental.

 

To rest also means to depend on. To place hope, trust or confidence in something or someone. To go to bed knowing that the one who gave the promise is able to do it

How do we rest in His Promise?

1. Know the promise

You cannot hope to receive a promise that you first do not know.

What has God promised you? Start with what is written in scripture.

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV

Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. Genesis 18:10 NLT

But the Lord says, “Can a woman forget her baby? Can she forget the child who came from her body? Even if she can forget her children, I cannot forget you. I drew a picture of you on my hand. You are always before my eyes. Isaiah 49:15-16 ERV

God cannot forget me

He has me tattooed on his hands 

I am always before His eyes

“Family of Jacob, listen to me! You who are left from the family of Israel, listen! I have carried you since you left your mother’s womb. I carried you when you were born, and I will still be carrying you when you are old. Your hair will turn gray, and I will still carry you. I made you, and I will carry you to safety. Isaiah 46:3-4 ERV

This was our scripture at the vigil on Friday and I love it so much. I am carried by God, till my old age

“Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”” Luke 1:45 NKJV

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for protection. Proverbs 18:10 ERV

“But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.” Jeremiah 20:11 NKJV

Jacob, the Lord created you. Israel, he made you, and now he says, “Don’t be afraid. I saved you. I named you. You are mine. When you have troubles, I am with you. When you cross rivers, you will not be hurt. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not hurt you. That’s because I, the Lord, am your God. I, the Holy One of Israel, am your Savior. I gave Egypt to pay for you. I gave Ethiopia and Seba to make you mine. You are precious to me, and I have given you a special place of honor. I love you. That’s why I am willing to trade others, to give up whole nations, to save your life. Isaiah 43:1-4 ERV

And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you. Galatians 3:29 NLT

God's promise to Abraham belongs to me.

Do you know how much God loved Abraham. 

How highly God rated him?

We have been brought into this same lineage and now have access to every blessing.

 

Assignment number 2

Go back home and write out all the promises of God 

Write it out with your name on it.

Fix your name where necessary

Copy it in a doc or write it in a book.

For the ones that you know speaks to you in this season, get a stick note (it's just #400 thereabout) and paste it around you.

Wake up every morning to it. Declare it as you go about your day

"Oh my God has supplied all my needs not even according to how I ask but according to his riches in glory"

Come back home and take it again till it becomes your reality.

Please, if you've ever suffered unanswered prayers, I am begging you, don't miss these assignments

Don't postpone them and not do them. You are about to see something open up for you.

Carried by God

Key Scripture: Is. 40: 31 “but those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” (NLT)

 We’ve been praying on this scripture for over a week now. “those who trust in the Lord…” Waiting on God is trusting in Him.

God is demanding trust from us. See, the enemy will tell you things. The Bible says that he comes by reason of the word that you have received. It is the minute you receive a word and believe it that the enemy comes. The promise for April, down to the end of the year is ‘manifestation and fulfillment.

At some point we were taking that confession, Luke 1:45 “blessed is she that believed for there shall be a performance…” The Lord said to me right there, “you’ve been saying this for two years now, and in your mind you think you have seen but I am about to put on a live show but it will require your trust.”

When you pay for a show and you sit down, even if the stage is empty and there is no one there, you know that the show will still go on. If they decide to put off all the lights, it does not mean that there is no live show that day. So whatever happens I need you to approach life going forward with the mindset that God is about to put on a live show with your life.

There is something I love so much about stage plays, at the end of the play everyone stands, every single person; you like it or not, everyone stands to clap. Even if you don’t want to clap, peer pressure will make you stand and clap. I’ve been to a lot of stage plays and I’ve never looked around and seen anyone who says they won’t clap.

There’s a level of attention you give when you watch this stage plays because you can miss anything at any time.

God is saying tonight, I am doing something with you. It is performance season. It is not you performing, no, it is God. Imagine God doing a performance, I need you to let your imagination run wild, what will the stage look like? Take your time and imagine it.

While these things (your imagination) may seem outrageous, I need us to know that we are in the season of the Acts of the Spirit.

God is in the season where He wants to show off Himself. It is not about you. God wants to show forth Himself. Now here’s the thing, God dwells inside us so there’s no way God is doing a show off that He will not involve us because we are the ones hosting Him. So you are God showcasing Himself and we are in that season where God is particular about showcasing Himself in every way you can think of, every possible way, but still beyond every way you can think of.

We are seeing men rise, men that history will hold in high places. Men that will walk exploits greater than the days of old. It’s not because we know how to pray or because we have done something that the generation before us did not do but because God has set up a live show.

I beg of you in the coming months, let consecration be key. Do not leave the secret place, do not leave the secret place, die there.

My dad came to my room one midnight and said, “se o fe pa ara e ni?” (do you want to kill yourself?)  I said yes and went on to continue my prayer.

Hold on to God with your life. Like if you don’t hold on to Him this year, you will not have next year to hold on to Him.

It is about God. It is not how well you worship or how well you pray, this is all God.

So I beg you again, don't think there’s tomorrow. "I have time. I’ll do it tomorrow, I'll make time tomorrow". Listen, there's really no time. I said something when we were entering this year, that if we dare miss certain seasons this year, I’m sorry, I’m not God o but I know that there are seasons in this year you cannot buy back. You miss it, you miss it, and the trajectory, the course and direction your life is going to take for the next seven to eight years lies heavily on the decisions you make this year. By decisions I do not mean physical decisions, I mean decisions you make by staying in the place of prayer.

Some men are known today, well-known and doing exploits but their names may disappear and I pray for such people, because it bitters my heart every time I see that, that they will not labor so much and get to this point and that is it. I pray for you too that you will not miss out. The help you need to do what God has required of you, you receive it

Let’s read Is.40:31 in NKJV, Amplified and MSG.

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint."  Is. 40:31 NKJV

“But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired.”  Is. 40:31 AMP

“But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind.”  Is.40:31 MSG

Definitions of ‘Soar’:

·        To climb with little effort

·        To maintain height in the air without flapping wings or using engine power

It does not need any engine power from you, this is what it means to be carried and helped by God. He doesn’t need your contribution, you’ve contributed enough and it has not brought you anywhere. Your contribution has brought nothing to your life. If it is by contribution I have seen men that have done so much, labored so much and there’s nothing to show for it. But God is saying it is time to pause on laboring.

·        To increase rapidly above the usual limit

To increase rapidly, Accelerated Speed. Increase rapidly beyond what has been your normal, what has been your regular playing field.

“Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” Is.46:3-4 KJV

It says, “I have made and I will bear…” I have made you and I will bear the burden of you not that I will bear your burdens. I will bear the burden of you, everything that you are, all that comes with you, the total package. I don’t take them in bits, I bear you as my burden, not in a bad way. Imagine being God’s burden that He carries.

“You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I [a]bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself” Exodus19:4

No help from God is not sustained by God.

As I speak, I believe God is breaking the words down to everyone; what it means to each person.

So what does it mean to be carried by God?

To be carried on Eagle’s wings. What is the implication?

I am going to share some of the things the Lord laid in my heart to share with us.

The first thing here is that; what happens to men carried by God is that we overcome weariness. We are no longer tired, and I do not mean physical tiredness. I mean the same kind of tiredness that made David cry out in Ps.69:3

“I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.” PS.69:3 NKJV

“Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.” Ps.69:1 NKJV

I don’t know what we’re going through individually but I want us to know, and this is for everyone going through suicidal thoughts, hopelessness and helplessness are tools of the enemy. Do not let him box you up or make you feel like you are without help. Before David mentioned that anything was wrong with him, the first thing was, “help me!”

I said something when we were praying, the plan was fire prayers but the Spirit of the Lord redirected our prayers.

No one called on Jesus for help, not one person in the New Testament called on Jesus for help and was turned back. Not one person.

God has come to carry people like this, tired people. So if you’ve been feeling tired before now, if you’ve felt hopeless, you’ve felt helpless, this is your season.

In fact, God created this season for you specially. To be carried by God means that you overcome tiredness and weariness.

Secondly, what happens to men that are carried by God, carried on Eagle’s wings: Clear Vision.  When you are tired and weary, you cannot see and I don’t mean physically.

One of the marks of the Eagle is that the Eagle has clear sight, more than any other.

”Does the eagle mount up at your command, And make its nest on high?

On the rock it dwells and resides, On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.

From there it spies out the prey; Its eyes observe from afar.” Job39:27-29 NKJV

For men we see like five meters ahead of us, that’s the farthest any man can see. But the Eagle can see up to twenty meters away, from ground level. Now imagine that this Eagle is standing and seeing twenty meters away, covering both the height and all that is below. This is a promise of God for us, clear vision beyond what is normal for humans; precise instruction, you know what is coming. No maybes, everything is sharp, crystal clear. There is no doubt whatsoever.

Let me tell you. In the olden days, they have mountains surrounding cities.  The city walls are usually higher than the city itself. If you watch movies also, and it's not just Africa, but all over the world. If you watch movies, you will see that the city walls are higher than the cities.  They can see everything coming close.  

A clear vision is not just seeing clearly, but seeing clearly at an advantaged distance. When you mount up with wings like eagles, you are able to make advantaged decisions. You know exactly what to do to stop what’s coming.

And I need you to note these things. This is how the Lord shared it with me.  What it means for you when God says he is carrying means no more tiredness. God is exchanging your weakness for his strength. You can now see clearly, just like the eagle, from an advantaged position.

Thirdly, you are Singled Out. The eagle is such a unique, special bird. And the Lord is saying; I single you out.

The fourth thing the Lord shared with me, he says Speed. The eagle is very fast. We shall mount up with wings like eagles. It means there is a speed attached to these things. We need to know the advantages we have.

The Lord says Accelerated Progress. The grace to get things done within the shorted possible time. This is what we have received and will be working with for the rest of the year.

Things that would have taken 10, 15, or 20 years, things you would have labored and labored to get, you will get in the shortest possible time.

The next thing, Ease. Because we will not need to rely on our own strength. God does everything with ease. When he said let there be light, there was light. Effortlessly. Our not tarrying in warfare prayers tonight is an indication of the season of ease we have entered.

There are men that get things so easily. They don’t believe in God, but they believe God for certain things and it works for them because faith has a principle. Those who wait upon the Lord, who trust in the Lord, those who believe they are carried, they enjoy the blessings of ease. The Syrophoenician woman got what she wanted, how much more we that are children of the promise.

This is your testimony this season; ease. And I declare upon you that you allow yourself to be carried by God.

Sometimes we get used to certain weights pulling us down and we just want to stay there. God is the push and he is the one who propels you. Again, I speak to you, that you allow God.

The next thing is that we are hidden in the rock. (Isa 44:8) The eagle finds its dwelling place on the rock. They don’t live on land, in bushes or in forests. God is our rock. When the Lord is saying that I am carrying you, it means you are hidden inside of God. He is our strength and shelter. It is from this dwelling place that we attack.

Finally, when we say we mount up with wings, it means we will get to where we are going. (Deut 1:31)

God did not stop carrying the Israelites. Even though the children of God might have delayed via their disobedience, but he ensured they got to the Promised Land. With God, your destination is assured.

With God doing the carrying, you are assured of getting to your destination.

We have entered ease.

You have entered that stage of your life where if the enemy calls you into warfare, you don’t show up. Save yourself from unnecessary warfare this season. Do not bother fighting. Allow yourself to be carried by God. Trade your weakness for his strength. Trade hopelessness for hope.

God says you should come, buy and drink at no cost. He says you should be merry. God says you should eat and drink and be merry at no cost.

The word for this quarter and the rest of the year:

A season where we are carried by God

The season of the help of God     

And the backing of his mercy

Where we are carried by God and helped of Him

What flows out of this is ease, fulfillment and a performance of everything that the Lord has said. A fulfillment of everything that is due.

For someone, seasons are fastened for your sake. What it takes men 10 years to do, you do in a short time.

I do not just push you up, I keep you up!

The Lord gave us some words which I am going to read out;

Peace that surpasses all understanding.

Favor that causes men to do things for you

No I do not speak of luck, I speak of God, I speak of Me.

For the Lord carries you completely,

He’s not just lifting or pushing or propelling us into new levels,

He’s giving wings, we’re soaring into new levels, above the usual level

You will not have to overdo anymore

Ease has come because I JEHOVAH am doing the carrying.

I am carrying you into destiny

The right people will look for you

Look around you, eagle’s wings are here, eagle’s wings are here

I see the struggles, I see the lonely nights

Look, strength like no other is here,

Sustenance like no other

I do not just push you up, I keep you up

This is the mind of God and it pleases God to do these things for us. We are in a season where we are carried swiftly by God. You are in the season where your prayer time is changing to fellowship and not just warfare.

I pray that you understand in-depth this season that you have entered.

I pray for you that from today April 1, you begin to have experiences that can only be traced to this time. Your testimony will be that “God carried me”.

I tell you, you have received a cheat code.

When the enemy comes, remember, you are carried. That help has come for you.

See the rescue mission I saw in the vision. See the plane coming in droves. Remind yourself that help has come for you.

Remember, men that will be carried will have to let go completely.