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Meditating in God’s
word- When Moses was
about to die and he was handing power over to Joshua, he gave Joshua a strict
commandment which was actually his success secret. He told him:
“This book of the law shall not
depart out of thy mouth but thou shall meditate therein day and night, that
thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein, for then
thou shall make thy ways prosperous and have good success” Joshua 1v8.
This is the greatest secret of good success, meditating in
God’s word tirelessly day and night. The bible is the latest book with the
latest news. It keeps you refreshed always. You will always know the next step.
You can’t have God’s word inside you and still be taunted around by the enemy.
That’s when you can boldly declare that greater is He that is in you than he
that is in the world. When you approach doors with God’s word, they open on
their own, Act 12. The devil will naturally leave you alone, Matthew 4v11.
Consecration- God demands that we be Holy even as
He is Holy without which we can’t have a cordial relationship with Him.
Scripture says that we should not conform to the ways of the world because we
are not of the world even though we live in the world.
The book revelations describe God as good as fire and you
know what fire does of course. It will expose impurity, burning them off living
alone the pure. So it is wise to make sure you are pure before approaching Him
because He will burn you if you are not. This makes consecration a password to
accessing any of the kingdom keys.
Knowledge- King Solomon says in Proverbs 10v14,
that those who acquire knowledge are wise and Daniel 11v32b goes further to
affirm that they do exploits at will. Any feat in life is a product of
knowledge acquired. In Luke 11v45-52, Jesus rebukes layers for keeping away the
key of knowledge from the people and making them to go astray.
In Hosea 4v6, God laments on how His own people are perishing
for lack of knowledge. He wasn’t talking about unbelievers but Christians.
Being born again wouldn’t do it all; you’ve got to acquire the knowledge of how
things work in this your new kingdom. Knowing that the rules that apply in
Nigeria don’t apply in the U.K it is your sole responsibility as an immigrant
of the nation to know the rules that apply there so as not to be victims of one
offence after the other.
Obedience- Isaiah 1v19 happens to be a very
popular but with little use. I have come to discover that what people seek God
for is magic and not miracles. Because they don’t want to follow procedures but
they want the results. God is one of plans and processes in other words for you
to access various things in the kingdom there is what to do.
The scripture above states that obedience is one vital key to
unlocking the goods of the land. Prophet Samuel goes on to say that it is more
preferable to any magnitude of sacrifice.
Willingness- Prophet Samuel says that obedience
is incomplete without first of all a willing heart. You must first of all show
your interest the results you are gunning for. In John 5 when Jesus wanted to
help the man at the pool of Bethesda, He needed his permission by his shown
interest in his deliverance. So you must first of all show that you are really
interested in Him helping you.
In other word, make known to the Master which doors you want
Him to open for you and why you want those doors open or how it affects both
yourself and Him.
Giving- The subject of giving has been
misinterpreted by so many preachers today. You need to be persuaded to give has
it has become the subject of almost every sermon today. We are made in the
image and likeness of God for crying out loud. We bear His seed in us. The
bible records that God so loved you and me that He gave His only begotten son.
Please don’t rush off, lets reason together.
God gives as a nature so also we are to give as a nature
because we have His seed in us. You need not to be pushed. Let it become a part
of you. Do it with joy and enthusiasm. However let’s see what happened to a
very conversant example in 2Chronicles 1. King Solomon gave so much that God
paid him a courtesy visit that same night. The end result was that he became
the wisest and richest king that ever lived. That is how far giving can take
you. Be ready to give anything any time.
I told God one morning when He gave me insight into that I
will be ready to give Him anything anytime He needs it, even my pride. And I
did one which I knew myself that something was leaving me but trust me He let
me off the hook. Try this and you will see that God is faithful. Give without
trying to do business with God, no. Do it as a nature. We can go on and on but
you can find out more in my series on “The
seed of purpose”.
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