I know a man* who challenges me. This man is definitely one who believes with all his heart that there is absolutely nothing his God cannot do. This man is also of the school of thought that as long as you can conceive a thing in your mind, that thing is possible. His is such a bold demeanor, almost proud, but it is a pride that rests on his knowledge of who he is as a child of God Almighty. He understands that he is royalty, and that whatever he wants he can get from his Father. Whenever I encounter him, his voice is always booming, especially when he is talking about his God. When he talks to his God, it’s a different story altogether. It’s almost as if his boldness escalates to a new level. He prays declaration prayers, not pleading prayers. From the way he goes about his Father’s business, one can tell that he is passionate about his God. In serving God he strives for excellence always. He is of the opinion that God deserves nothing less. I admire that in him; his ability to want to give his best in all that he does for God, regardless of what it may cost him. He is someone who knows that it is God who brought him to where he is today and it is only God that will take him where he needs to be tomorrow, so he serves God with all he’s got. That’s commendable.
We have something in common, him and me. We seem to be great dreamers. We both imagine things that are out of the sphere of normalcy, and we believe it is possible for these things to come to pass. When he prophesies, he says things that some people may find difficult to believe will happen. He utters words so daring, and he says them with such boldness that I am amazed. To some, his prophecies and prayer points push God to the limit of miracle-working, but I believe that he of all people understands God well. It takes someone with a good understanding of God to know that what may seem so great and monstrous before us is really not much to Him. It takes someone who knows God well to know that when God asked us to cast our entire burden on Him, He really meant it. It takes a good understanding of God to see the greatness of His power which is available for us His children at any time t. It also takes someone with a good knowledge of God not to be afraid to throw certain demands before Him, believing He is able to do. So, I say it again that this man really understands his God. A lot of people pray “safely”, only asking God for what they believe He can do, and keeping away daring prayer points because their minds just can’t grasp the reality of such things. It’s easy to pray to God for a job for which you know you meet all the qualifications. It’s tougher for some people to pray for jobs for which they know they are not qualified. Such prayers to them cannot be answered because God cannot do that! They analyze in their heads all the reasons why God cannot do it. They forget that He is El Shaddai, and that He can do and undo for the sake of His children. They fail to realize that He can make the chosen qualified, and not choose the qualified. God cannot be measured, or put in a box, or completely analyzed or rationalized. He does what He pleases. This goes to show that there are many Christians who are yet to really understand this God that they worship. The man I speak about in this article is not one of them.
So, when this man prophesied to me today, some voice in my head (I call that the devil speaking) tried to make me disbelieve all the grand declarations he made concerning me. Are these things truly possible? Will they really happen? This is too much! The voice went on and on…I shook it off. The voice failed woefully because the things the man said to me were things I had seen in my mind’s eye myself! So, they were not new to me. He also mentioned things that other people had prophesied to me at earlier times, all of which resonated within me because these are things I spend my alert (not sleeping) moments dreaming about. So I received his prophesy as I received all the others before it and the ones God revealed directly to me—with joy. I am a product of revelation. Where I am today is where I saw myself in my dreams long before they happened; when it seemed impossible for them to happen. So, I know that the rest of my life shall also be a product of the revelations I receive now. I will not put God in a box, or limit his abilities in my mind. I will magnify him, not the way a microscope does but the way a telescope does. A microscope makes things that are truly small appear larger than they are, while a telescope makes things that are truly large and grand and magnificent appear just as they really are.
This man challenges me. He challenges me to bring my best foot forward in my service to God regardless of cost to me, and he challenges me to keep dreaming big and not shoot myself in the foot by restricting God’s powers over my life.
If you are the type that prays “safely”, I pray that you let go of your fear and allow yourself to understand that God has infinitely enormous power. Get to know the God you serve a little better.
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV, emphasis added).
*The man I refer to is Pastor Victor Akinyemi; Associate Pastor at Daystar Christian Center, Lagos, Nigeria.
We have something in common, him and me. We seem to be great dreamers. We both imagine things that are out of the sphere of normalcy, and we believe it is possible for these things to come to pass. When he prophesies, he says things that some people may find difficult to believe will happen. He utters words so daring, and he says them with such boldness that I am amazed. To some, his prophecies and prayer points push God to the limit of miracle-working, but I believe that he of all people understands God well. It takes someone with a good understanding of God to know that what may seem so great and monstrous before us is really not much to Him. It takes someone who knows God well to know that when God asked us to cast our entire burden on Him, He really meant it. It takes a good understanding of God to see the greatness of His power which is available for us His children at any time t. It also takes someone with a good knowledge of God not to be afraid to throw certain demands before Him, believing He is able to do. So, I say it again that this man really understands his God. A lot of people pray “safely”, only asking God for what they believe He can do, and keeping away daring prayer points because their minds just can’t grasp the reality of such things. It’s easy to pray to God for a job for which you know you meet all the qualifications. It’s tougher for some people to pray for jobs for which they know they are not qualified. Such prayers to them cannot be answered because God cannot do that! They analyze in their heads all the reasons why God cannot do it. They forget that He is El Shaddai, and that He can do and undo for the sake of His children. They fail to realize that He can make the chosen qualified, and not choose the qualified. God cannot be measured, or put in a box, or completely analyzed or rationalized. He does what He pleases. This goes to show that there are many Christians who are yet to really understand this God that they worship. The man I speak about in this article is not one of them.
So, when this man prophesied to me today, some voice in my head (I call that the devil speaking) tried to make me disbelieve all the grand declarations he made concerning me. Are these things truly possible? Will they really happen? This is too much! The voice went on and on…I shook it off. The voice failed woefully because the things the man said to me were things I had seen in my mind’s eye myself! So, they were not new to me. He also mentioned things that other people had prophesied to me at earlier times, all of which resonated within me because these are things I spend my alert (not sleeping) moments dreaming about. So I received his prophesy as I received all the others before it and the ones God revealed directly to me—with joy. I am a product of revelation. Where I am today is where I saw myself in my dreams long before they happened; when it seemed impossible for them to happen. So, I know that the rest of my life shall also be a product of the revelations I receive now. I will not put God in a box, or limit his abilities in my mind. I will magnify him, not the way a microscope does but the way a telescope does. A microscope makes things that are truly small appear larger than they are, while a telescope makes things that are truly large and grand and magnificent appear just as they really are.
This man challenges me. He challenges me to bring my best foot forward in my service to God regardless of cost to me, and he challenges me to keep dreaming big and not shoot myself in the foot by restricting God’s powers over my life.
If you are the type that prays “safely”, I pray that you let go of your fear and allow yourself to understand that God has infinitely enormous power. Get to know the God you serve a little better.
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV, emphasis added).
*The man I refer to is Pastor Victor Akinyemi; Associate Pastor at Daystar Christian Center, Lagos, Nigeria.
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