Transcript: Law of Approach - The Protocol That Governs Reception Part 2

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Just like a soldier going to battle, Garrett himself with every armor needed for battle and for winning. So believers must guard themselves with the gospel of peace, the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. Join apostle Emmanuel as he teaches God's word to equip you for a victorious life on earth. This is believers equip. The laws of approach at two. Protocols at govern reception. You know, because we are new testament believers, I think it is important and expedient for me to to bring some kind of balance to our understanding. When we are talking about the laws of approach, especially because we established this from scriptures from the old testament into the new testament. And it is important that I show you that the way that we approach God in the old testament, the manner of approach in the old testament is not the same as the manner of approach in the new testament. From Genesis to Revelation, one thing is consistent and what is consistent is that God is always willing to draw near to man.

I mean, that is very very observable when you study Genesis down to Revelation. God is always willing to approach man. Difference between the old man, the old testament, sorry, and the new testament is not God's desire to dwell with man, to dwell with man. It is the system of approach. In the old testament, have to understand that sin had built a wall of separation between God and humanity. And so in Isaiah chapter 59 and verse two, the bible says, but your iniquities have separated you from your God and your sins have hidden his face from you. This was the reality that they were in in the old testament. And because of this separation, man could not come near without mediation, without blood, without rituals. So when God descended on Mount Sinai in Exodus chapter 19, his his presence was was visible but unapproachable. Are you with me?

And you have to understand that that is not the way that we relate with the presence of God in the New Testament. In Exodus 19 from... And and verse 12, the Bible says, take it to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. Now this was when the presence of God was manifesting in Mount Sinai. God was telling them that they should not approach him. God was telling them that they should not move near to the mountain where his presence was sitting down on. And the same God who wanted to dwell amongst them had to keep his distance from them and had to tell them not to even move close to him despite God wanted to dwell amongst them. And the reason was because sin and holiness cannot go a bit. The reality then was that sin had taken root in the people.

Their nature was sin. So the approach was fenced by ritual ritual purity. Are you with me? So the law of approach in the old testament, in the old covenant was based on ritualistic qualifications. Men approached God through sacrifices. Men approached God through cleansings, through washings, through through priestly mediation, through endless offerings. This was how men approached God in the old testament. And the book of Leviticus outlines that pattern very well. When you study the book of Leviticus, what you would see are rituals upon rituals. The sin offering, for instance, for atonement, the burnt offering for consecration, the peace offering for fellowship, and the priestly garment for consecration.

You see all of this in the old testament. Every access point to God was guarded by blood and ritual perfection. So much so, if they wanted to approach God, they had to go through these rituals, through these perfections, through these cleansings, these ings by the blood, sacrificing blood of... Sacrificing I... Sacrificing lambs, guinea pigs, fowls, different kind of animals. Are you with me? And even the holiest man could not even enter into the holy of holies. The holy of holies was where God eventually decided to find expression amongst men. He told them to build a temple, and then that temple had three different divisions. That it had the house of God, the inner court, and the holy of holies.

The inner court holy is also called the Holy Place. And there was a massive veil, a massive veil taller than this building. That veil that separates the holy of holies from the holy place or from the inner court is taller than this building in in in in length. It was such a massive veil when God was giving them how they would construct the tabernacle. And even the holiest man, even the most morally upright man could not approach the holy of holies, could not approach where the ark of covenant is kept. As a matter of fact, even the priests had to be extremely careful when approaching the holy of holies and otherwise, he would die. Are you with me? So in Hebrews chapter nine verse seven, the bible says, but into the second part, the high priest went alone only once in a year. So it wasn't even an everyday thing. They couldn't approach the presence of God every day.

It was once in a year. And whenever it goes, it goes with blood. Because he offers that blood for himself and for the sins of the people. That was the law of approach in the old testament. It was distance and it was fear. They were serving a God that they could not touch. They were serving a God that they could not reach. But you have to understand that that system was only a shadow. Are you with me? In Hebrews chapter 10 verse one, the bible says, for the law having a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of the things can never with these same sacrifices make those who approach perfect.

Can you see that? The law can never make those who approach perfect. So people were approaching, but the law limited how much or how far they could approach God. Are you with me? The sacrifices were prophetic symbols that was pointing to something greater that was coming. Something that we have now received. An access to God that is no longer built on ritual purity, that is no longer built on ritualistic ordinances. An access to God that is now built on the righteousness we have received by faith. And so at some point in history, there was a turning point. A point where men no longer had to approach God by bulls and bloods of lambs and bloods of animals.

In John chapter one verse 29, the bible says, are you are you with me? Am I to fast? Yes, sir. Are you with me? Yes, sir. We have to we have to move very fast because there's a lot to say in such a short period of time. I thought we would be able to have time to look at this series well, but we would not be able to have time because the the conference is next week. Glory to God. So in John chapter one verse 29, the Bible says, this was John the Baptist that was speaking. He says, behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

So at this point, the lamb of God had manifested. And he didn't come to take those sins away temporarily like the blood of bulls and goats. No. He came to remove the sins of the world permanently. So when Jesus died on the cross, the scripture says in Matthew chapter 27 and verse 51. It says, then behold the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. That veil was the barrier that separated the holy place from the most holy place. Are you with me? It was the barrier that separate the holy of holies from the inner court. And when that veil tore when Jesus Christ died on the cross, it was symbolic.

It was God that was saying access has been restored because that veil was what created a distance between God and men. Are you with me? That veil separated between the holy of holies and men. So when that veil tore, it was a symbolical event. It was God telling men that access has been restored. Are you with me? Access has been restored. Note that the veil was turned from top to bottom. It wasn't turned from bottom to top. Because if it was turned from bottom to top, it would mean that man was the one who tore it.

Remember that the veil was taller than this, taller than even this building. So it was not possible for man to have turned it from top to bottom. If man was to tear it, he would have had to go from bottom to top. So top to bottom meant two things. Number one, it meant that God was the one that tore it. One, and it's a symbolic of the fact that God was the one who came from top to bottom to reach down to men. It wasn't men that was reaching up to God. Salvation was an initiative of God. It was God coming from up, reaching down to men. Are you with me?

So God was the one breaching the gap. God was the one closing the gap. God was the one reaching out to man. Are you getting this thing I'm saying? So under the new covenant, you have to understand that the law of approach has changed forever. Man no longer needs a priest to stand between them and God. Because in first Timothy chapter two and verse five, the Bible says, there is one God and one mediator between God and men. The man Christ Jesus. He has now become the only mediator any man would ever need. Are you with me?

The sacrifices of bulls and the sacrifices of goats are ceased forever and ever because the lamb of God has offered himself once and for all. Once and for all. Under the new covenant, we no longer perform rituals to appease God. We align to receive from him. We are not striving for external perfection. We we are living from imputed righteousness. We are living from a place where righteousness have been put inside the believer. Are you with me? Yes, sir. Not by works, but by grace.

True faith in Christ Jesus. Hebrews chapter 10 from verse 19 to verse 22. The bible says, therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the holy of holies by the blood of Jesus. So we no longer have to come every year, We now have boldness to enter into the holy of holies that was once separated from top to bottom by a veil, but the veil has not been torn. The bible says we now have boldness to enter into the holy of holies by the blood of Jesus. Are you seeing this now? The bible downstairs in the next verse, let us draw near with a true heart. Next verse. Glory to God. Amen.

Let us draw near with a true heart. You see that? In full assurance of faith, having our heart sprinkled from an evil conscience. Let us draw near with the true heart in full assurance of faith, in full boldness of faith, in full confidence of faith. Something the old testament man never had. The old testament man could never draw near to God in confidence. He draws near to God in fear. Let me not die here today. That is how the priest approached God. Are you with me?

Yes, sir. In fact, he had to tie a rope to the waist of the priest just in case he dies. They tie a rope to his waist and tie bells to his waist so that as he walks into from the house of court, into the inner court, into the holy of holies, current sacrifice, the bell can be ringing. It is the ringing of the bell that makes them know he's still alive. So if at any point the bell starts ringing, that means he has misstepped and God has struck him dead. So the old testament man did not have revelation of coming to the holy of holies in confidence. That is only a reality present... A reality possible to the new testament believer. The old testament man does not understand what it means to approach God in boldness, to come with assurance of faith. That guy is afraid.

That guy is scared for his life. Are you getting what I'm saying, brothers and sisters? So the love approach is no longer ritual. Now it is more relational. It is no longer external ceremonies, sanctifications, and consecrations because, you know, it is important for me to lay this distinction because when we were doing this last week, and I was reading scriptures from the old testament and it is possible for believers to think that what they did and what God required from them is now what we have to do. So the believer can think that the way God said sanctify yourself, consecrate yourself, wash yourself with water, you know, and all of these things and all the things that believers must do in order to approach God. And it is important that I show this that it is different under the new testament. Are you with me? We are no longer slaughtering animals. We're no longer washing our clothes and washing garments with water.

We're no longer doing any other... Any of those things. We're longer lighting lighting incense just because we want to approach God. We no longer have to go to mountains, none of these things just because we want to approach God. Now it is all about the alignment of your hearts to God. The surrendering of your hearts to God. The system has changed, but the principle still remains. The system has changed, but the principle of approach still remains. Approach still determines reception. So the fact that the system has changed and the covenant has changed and the testament has changed does not mean that the law has changed.

The law remains. The principle remains. Are you with me? In the old testament, in Exodus chapter three from verse one, actually, Moses saw a burning bush. Is that not so? And in verse three, he said to himself, let me let me turn and see this great sight. Why is the bush not burning? This guy was driven by curiosity to know exactly why the bush that he had seen wasn't burning. And in verse five, I want you to see something very, very powerful. The bible says in verse five, God was the one speaking.

Do not draw near to this place. Can you see that? Do not draw near to this place. Take off your sandals For where you stand is holy ground. That was the law of approach. Distance. Don't draw near. Don't come near. Because Moses, despite he was used by God so powerfully, at this point, he was still a man of sin. Are you with me?

He was still under the old covenant. Are you with me? He was still under the old covenant driven by the signature at this point. Do you understand what I'm saying? And so at this point, he couldn't approach God. The law here was just I wanna communicate to you but you do not have what it takes to move close to me. Stay afar. Talk to me from a distance. But in the new testament, in Hebrews chapter four and verse 16, the Bible says, let us now come boldly to the throne of grace. In both cases, there is holiness.

But the difference is relationship. The old testament spoke of distance. The new testament speaks of access. Whereas the old testament man is told to stay afar. The new testament man is told to come boldly. Do you understand what I'm saying here? It's thought to come boldly. So the believer must decide to operate from the new covenant, which is where you are in right now. The covenant that is powering our relationship with God is the new covenant and not the old. And so when we study the laws of approach, our conversation must be from the perspective of the new and not the old.

There are laws of approach and reception in the new testament. Majority of which is about aligning your heart to God. So right now, it's no longer about what you do externally, it's about the state of your heart in alignment to what God is doing. It's about the state of your heart in alignment with where God is going, how God is moving, what God has given, what God has already given, and what God is giving still. Do you understand what I'm saying? Yes, sir. The believer must know that I still have a need to receive from God. Everything that God gives must be received, and reception requires posture. The fact that you were there when God was giving it or the fact that God had already given it to you doesn't mean that you have received it. Do you understand my English?

Every good and perfect gift comes from God. So God gives. God gives. But you must understand that the reason that many people attend powerful meetings like this and they go home unchanged is not because God did not move. It's not because God did not give. It is because they have not rightly positioned themselves to receive what God has given or to receive what God has given. John chapter three and verse 27. The Bible says, a man receives nothing unless it has been given to him by heaven. Do you see that? A man receives nothing unless it has been given to him by heaven.

So heaven gives. But the Bible says that if the man does not receive, even though heaven has given, manifestation will not occur. So the entire design of the new covenant is built on the transfer of resources. Heaven gives. Heaven gives wisdom. Heaven gives power. Heaven gives strength. Heaven gives favor. If... Do you understand what I'm saying?

From God to man, but it flows through the tunnel of correct posture. That a man must understand that it's not enough that God has given. It's not enough that God has given, but I must know how to posture myself and position myself under the new testament, under the new covenant to receive what God has given. Salvation has to be received. God has already given it. God has already sacrificed his son. But there's a posture a man must take to receive it. Do you understand what I'm saying? Do you get what I'm trying to say? The man must believe and he must confess, then salvation becomes his.

He receives what God has already given. Salvation is given. That's the same way the holy spirit is given. He has been given already, but he must be received by the believer. That's why there's no place in the New Testament where you see the baptism of the holy spirit happening, and what those that were allowed in the baptism said was, do you want the holy spirit to be given to you? No. What they said was, have you received the holy spirit? Have you received the holy spirit? Because they knew that the holy spirit had been given. Do you understand what I'm saying?

In act chapter one verse eight, what gods... What Jesus promised them wasn't that they will give them power, it was you will receive power. Two different things. You will receive power after the holy ghost has come upon you. Power must be received. Wisdom must be received. The bible says Christ has been made wisdom unto us. But the question is how many believers function in the wisdom of the Lord? That Christ is wisdom unto you, but do you function in that wisdom? Do you have access to that wisdom?

So the problem is not what is given. The problem is not what God is giving. The problem is not what God has given. It is the posture that the believer takes to receive what God has given. Am I too fast? Yes, sir. Are you understanding this? Yes, sir. Trying to be as simple as possible, so stay with me. I...

We must teach believers how to receive from God because everything that defines your victory in life comes by reception. Everything. Salvation is received. The holy spirit is received. Grace is received. Wisdom is received. Power is received. In this kingdom, what you receive determines what you can manifest. Not what God gives. What you receive.

What did I say? Is this strange to you? In this kingdom, what you receive determines what you can manifest. How much of what God has provided have you received? That's the question. So understand that when we come for meetings like this, we are receiving of what God has provided. We are receiving of what God has provided. In fact, do you know that that's the reason why many people who are sick come for meetings and they are not healed even though God is healing. Do you remember in Mark chapter six, the Bible says that when Jesus Christ was in that house, the power of God was available to heal. Do get...

There were many sick people there, but how many people got their healing? One. One person. Was it because power was cast? The bible did say that the power of God was available to heal, but only one person knew how to receive. That's what I'm saying. That believers ask... It's one thing for God to give. It's another to know how to receive what God has given or what God has given. So God gives favor.

Do you know how to receive it? God gives wisdom. Do you know how to receive it? God gives breakthrough. Do you know how to receive it? God gives power. Do you know how to receive it? Do you know how to receive it? This is the problem with many believers. And this is why a teaching like this is very important because it teaches believers how to receive so that we come for meetings and we are full and empty again before we come back.

It teaches believers how to receive. That's the purpose of meetings like this so that meetings will not become wasteful. Have you studied f chapter one from verse one to verse eight or nine thereabout that shows the typology of what happens when a feast like this is called? What is happening here is a feast. Whenever we gather like this, God is the one throwing a feast. A feast of the word, a feast of wine. The bible says not being drunk with wine wearing an excess, but being filled with the holy ghost. What happens when people go to feast? They they are drunk with wine. What happens when people go to the club?

They are drunk with wine. It means whenever they come to the presence of God, wine is being distributed. The holy ghost is being... It's a feast. The holy ghost is being distributed without measure. Exodus chapter one shows us this. It is according to the abundance of the king. That is... The bible says wine was available according to the generosity of the king. Are you with me?

Yes, sir. According to the generosity of the king, that was how much wine was available. Are you seeing this in your bible? Yes, sir. So when we come like this, wine is always available, always available according to the generosity of the seed, but there is a law. What is the law? Next verse. The next verse says, in accordance with the law. Are you seeing this? Yes, sir.

The law of approach, the principles that govern reception, that the wine is available, but there is a law. The law is that drinking is not compulsory. That's the law. The law is that what you receive is receiving is not compulsory. You get my point now. He said, wine is plenty, but drinking is not compulsory. Drinking is not compulsory. Drinking is not comp... Please give me my scripture. Compulsory.

For the king that saw all that all the officers of his household that they should do according to each man's pleasure. The question is, how much can you receive? What do you want? You get my point. So it's not a matter of what God can give you. And some believers, some believers can be frustrated because they come to meetings everyday. And they have they have what they want God to give them. Is that not so? And then they go back frustrated because they feel as the God has not given them. Whereas, the problem is reception.

When Daniel was praying, The Bible says that he didn't see the answer to what he was praying for twenty one days. Is that not so? And then kept on praying for twenty one days, fasting and praying. And on twenty first day, another angel was sent to go and investigate what had happened. Then they found out that the first angel that was sent with the answer had been ambushed by the prince of passion. And the prince of passion stayed him from giving Daniel the answer to his prayers. Now you would think that the reason why Daniel had not received the hand of his prayer is because God had not given it. But when the angel appeared to Daniel eventually, the angel said on the first day you prayed, God gave. So the reason why it lasted twenty one days was not because God had not given it. You have to understand what I'm trying to teach you here.

And if you get this thing I wanna teach you, there is no meeting you come for. Hey. Not even... It doesn't stop at meetings, I hope you know. Even even listening to messages, even studying the word of God, the principle is the same everywhere. But just that my context in this conversation, like I said last week Tuesday, is when we come for meetings. But the principle goes a long way even into your personal communion with God. Even even though you're studying the bible, even until you're listening to messages, even into every relationship you have with God, how to receive. Are you with me? Yes, sir.

God gives. And in the wisdom of God, God has channeled his resources not only directly from heaven, but through men. That's why in second Chronicles 20 and verse 20, the bible says, believe in the Lord your God, you will be established. Believe in his prophet, you'll prosper. Establishment comes from believing God, but prosperity comes from receiving through a man. It is the order that God himself created. What did I say? If you check for the Hebrew word of the word established as used here, if you had a concordance and you check for it, you will find that that word means to plant. The word established there means to plant. It means to grow roots downwards.

When bible says, believe in the Lord your God, will be established. It means to be firmly rooted, to be planted, to be stable in the ground. Are you with me? Yes, sir. Like you plant something on the ground and it begins to root root downwards, grow root downwards so that it is firmly rooted. Are you with me? The word prosper, when you check it in the Hebrew, means to shoot out. It means to come out of the cloud. You go and check it by yourself. It means when you believe in God, you are planted.

When you believe in man, you are shut out. To believe in God alone, you will... It is in the wisdom of God that it is through a man that advancement comes. It is through a man that progress comes, that manifestation comes. Even when God was going to redeem the world, he did not send an angel. He came as a man. John one and verse 14. Every divine agenda on earth requires human vessels. So when God wants to bless you, he blesses you through a man. That is why to dishonor men is to dishonor divine systems.

To dishonor men is to dishonor the order of God by which he gives to you. Do you understand what I'm saying? Yes, sir. Ephesians four verse 11 to verse 12 shows this. He himself gave some to be apostles, some to be teachers. And the bible says he gave gifts to men. And these gifts he gave to man are men are the apostles. He gave men to men. The believer who refuse to receive from God through a man will remain stunted. Because grace always flows through divine order.

That's why I've met many... I've... You know, I met a man recently. And a man of God who came to me and and as he was speaking to me, I could tell that he was he he he was established in doctrine. He knew the word. And then he... But he was concerned that things are not moving in his ministry. Ministry was about was about at that time, I think it was about twenty two years old. But had little more than 25 members. For twenty two years.

And I begin to wonder, is it, is it one member per year? That is, that, that growth is too slow and stunted. But when I was speaking to him, it was clear that his faith was family wanted. Are you with me? Usually, this becomes the problem. There's establishment, but there's no prosperity. Are you with me? Yes sir. That's why Matthew chapter 10 and verse 40, Jesus was the one that was speaking. He says, he who receives you.

Who are the you there speaking of the disciples? He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who has sent me. Look at that divine train of transmission. The father sends the son. The son sends men. And those men now become the conduit of grace. If you skip the vessel that the son has sent to you, you will break the flow. Do you understand what I'm saying? Yes, sir. So if you are a balanced believer, you must understand that to receive from God everything that God has planned for you, you have to receive vertically from God and horizontally from men.

And heaven will test your humility, not just by asking you if you can pray. Heaven will test your humility by knowing and by seeing how well you can receive from those he has placed over you. Your pastors, your spiritual authority, even your peers. And in this kingdom, both channels matter. You receive from God and you receive from the men that God sends to you. Are you with me? Yes, sir. You receive from God and you receive from the men that God sends to you. But the bible say this men are the gift of God to you. As a matter of fact, you know how much God loves you by how he invested in the man that he sends you.

Is a reflection of the love of God for you. How many people don't know this? Thank you Lord Jesus. Thank you Lord Jesus. So what are the laws of approach under the New Testament? I told you this, it is quite different from the Old Testament. And we studied it number one last week, which is what? Faith. If you were there, echo it loud. Number two, the law of approach is humility.

Humility. Humility as the pathway that draws grace. Humility as the pathway that hosts power. Humility. You see, you have to understand that everything that God gives to men travels on the highway of humility. Everything. Everything. That's number two, humility. Remember I told you that this thing is about aligning your heart. It's no longer about wash your body wash.

That was what they had to do. Now it is about aligning your heart to receive from God. Aligning your heart to receive from man. There are two dimensions of what you receive from God, and these two are very important. And these laws also govern how you receive those two dimensions as long as it comes from God. The bible says every good and perfect gift come from God. Every. So there are many gifts that come from God. Are you with me? There is what God has given to you already based on the death of Christ on the cross.

Man isn't the one. God doesn't use man to give that to you. He has already given it to you through his son who died on the cross. And the bible calls these things your inheritances in Christ Jesus. They already... Are you with me? Receiving of those inheritances also comes by these laws of approach. Also comes by these protocols that govern reception. And so when we say protocols now, we're not talking about rules that you have to follow as the way they follow 10 commandments in the old testament. That will mean that you're still under the law.

We're talking about posturing yourself to receive every good and perfect gift that comes from above. And we said number one is faith. The bible says whoever comes to God must believe that he is and that is a reward of those who diligently seek him. That without faith, it is impossible to please God, not difficult to please him, impossible to please him. The bible says, if any man, give me that scripture that says, when you ask, believe, and you receive. Yes. It's Michael on. One, two, three, go. This is faith. Did you see the operation of faith?

Sir. Does it say believe that God will give you? Do you realize that the protocol here is of reception and not of God given? It's consistent all through scripture. And if a believer does not know this, the believer will think that God is the one to heal you. Do you realize that God is not the one to heal you? Do you realize that your healing is already in Christ, secured and given to you already? Baptized by his stripes, you were healed. By his stripes, you were healed. Oh, I'm excited for the manifest conference.

I'm excited for that. I really am. Believe me. I really am. I really am. God is gonna do so so... Hey. There are... When you study scripture, I think either the book of Mark or the book of Mark or Luke there about. There are 19 healings that were recorded that Jesus performed.

19 healings. When you study each of those healings one after the other, you would find that 12 of them came through... I mean, when you study how they happened, we find out that 12 of them came through the faith of those who wanted to receive. Seven of them came by the healing anointing upon Jesus. In other words, those ones did not have to have faith. It was solely based on the operation of the healing anointing that was upon Jesus. It was a ratio of 12 to seven. And we begin to study why. Why? Why was it a ratio of 12 to seven?

What is God trying to teach us there? The first thing you see that it is possible to heal by the gift. You can have the gift of healing, and you can heal by the gift. Especially as a man of God who has a gift of healing upon your life, working very strongly, you can heal by the gift. It's possible. Seven times in scripture, Jesus heals by the gift. 12 times however, he heals by the faith of the men who came to him. He told them your faith has made you whole. Your faith has made you whole. Your faith has made you whole.

How does faith come brothers and sisters? Faith come. How does hearing come? So what is Jesus teaching us? Jesus is teaching us that you will see more miracles teaching people than using your gift. Doesn't mean that you will not see healings when you use your gift, but it will be a ratio of 12 to seven. It means that you would always heal lesser people when you use your gift than when you teach people. It means there would always be more that can happen if we teach people. However, it was five loaves and two fishes because the bread always has to be more than the manifestation. And we'll see more results when the bread is more than the manifestation.

That's why water has to be turned to wine because the cleansing of water by the world has to come before the manifestation by the spirit. Am I too deep? Do you understand? Am I speaking to mature people? Just as I'm speaking in Greek. Do you understand what I'm saying? Yes, sir. We'd see more when we teach people. It means that a believer can listen to the word of God. And as he's listening to the word of God, jump up and he's healed because because he he heard heard the the word.

Word. Jump up and he's delivered because he heard the word. That's why you'd find out that ministries... And I don't say this to mean that I don't believe in the power. I believe in the power of God when we are 90 years old. Power is still been breaking out. So you'll start with us. I love the power of God. I love what it does to me. I love what it does to men.

I love what it does to me and me and mine. Myself and those God that I love the power. When we we still say that there are 100 people here, Power of God is coming upon you. What am I saying in essence? What I'm saying is that that is the only thing we do. There will be more people in the church who are not blessed than there are who are blessed. That's the reason why you would find that if you are someone who have understanding, say you are someone who is a bit mature and you're... And you study the body of Christ very well, you would find that churches where they rarely have manifestations of power, physically speaking, have more miracles. And by that, I mean, the... Not miracles in terms of spectacular events happening in people's lives.

I'm talking about miracles in terms of in terms of the quality of the life of the people. The quality of the life of the people are better than those who the only thing they do is power. You study it very well. I don't wanna mention names, but you study it very well. You can find 10,000 cowpits coming to church for twenty five years, and they come and do all kind of calisthenics in church. Prophesying and doing all kind of things, and they come every Sunday and every Friday. They have Friday vigils, Wednesday meetings, Monday meetings, Tuesday meetings, and they gather in their numbers and power, power, power. And the quality of their life does not reflect the power that is coming upon them. Because if it is solely based on the operation of the gifts upon the man, what you would see would always be lesser. In terms of those who receive, it will always be lesser than when you teach people.

But it's better to have both. So that the 12 are healed and the same two are healed. You understand what I'm saying? Because if I can open your understanding to see, if I can open your eyes to see, you will receive that whilst you're in your seat, you will you will... Oh, Jesus Christ. That's why I'm expecting is as though the manifest conference will start tomorrow. I'm telling you. Because I've already seen the kind of break deliverances and breakthroughs that would... Not because I'm not because I'm ministering to people, not because I'm saying, oh, get out you devil. Not that.

We'd only dedicate one one one day to that, which will be on the Friday. Glory to god. Where we'll bring the sick and heal and and miracles and all these things. But I tell you that the miracles and the healings will begin even on the first day. Yes, sir. Without without nobody ministering to anybody. You just realize and receive it. That's all. Jesus says when you pray, believe that you receive. It doesn't even say believe, you will receive.

Doesn't say believe you will receive. Because if that is how you understand it, you don't even know faith yet. It says, believe you receive. In other words, believe you have received. Believe that you receive. And the bible says you have them. So there's the believing, there's the receiving, there is the having. It's it's three different things. Because many times you will receive and you don't have it. But if you understand faith and you understand receiving, you will realize that the having is already secured the moment you have received.

Those who don't understand faith will not know. They will think that it is until they have that they have received. Let me explain what I'm saying to you. So because you have received, not because you will receive. Because you have received, your emotions are altered. Like someone who has had, like someone who has touched, even though you don't have yet, but you have received. It's the word in the Greek. Your emotions are altered. You have not yet seen it, but you have received. Your actions are like that of a man who have sinned.

There's no difference anymore because when you have been touched to receive, you realize that the... It only has to click in your heart. You That's where that's where this thing happens. It only has to be something you have seen on the inside. At that point, you start living your life like someone who has everything. So when you see a believer who is too downtrodden because what the prayer is about has not manifest physically, he does not know how to receive. Those are the kind of people that will stay long in affliction. So when people come to me like that, you get my point. I I know that the burden of the man of God here is not to pray for you, it's to bring you to a point of understanding. Because whatever it is you're going through, believe me when I tell you I've been through worse.

Someone messaged me and told me some things that happened with them, and I I just gave them a word. And I spoke once, that was it. I'm gonna speak again. I spoke. You receive. You receive. But the steps that the person is taking from the point where the word came shows that there was no reception. So what should have happened fast keeps on being delayed because there is no reception. So it wouldn't be because God has not given. It will be because there is no reception.

Still bothered, still worried, still anxious. The bible says faith is the substance. I'm not teaching faith today, but I want you to understand this thing well before the manifest purpose comes. Faith is the substance of things hoped for. Faith is this... You are substances. Substance. This is substance. Substance is matter. Soft...

It exists, yet you are open for it. You're open for it. Would suggest that it's not yet real. But when faith comes into the equation, what you hope for, faith substantiates. That's why the bible calls it the evidence of what we have not yet seen. So faith is like a receipt of a purchased product even when the product has not arrived. Faith is... You're not getting the word, and I'm saying. I told you I'm gonna give you 100,000,000 naira. And then I I I gave you 100,000,000 naira, and then your phone goes boom, and then check it.

And you see a bank a lot, and you see multiple zeros. 100,000,000 naira. What do you do, brothers and sisters? Now listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me. What do you... What... Can you explain to me what your emotion would look like? Can you explain to me how your...

What your action would look like? Would you still sit down there and be thinking I'm not eating today? Listen. Listen. But you realize that what you have not seen that equation, they have not seen the money yet. Your hands have not touched the money yet. You have only seen a receipt. You have only gotten an alert. Yet, your emotion has changed. Your actions have changed.

Your psyche has changed. Your... Everything about you has changed. That's why Jesus says, I am your manner of feeling. I am your manner of thinking. I'm your manner of deciding on life. It is when you believe in me, I become how you feel. Because how you feel about things are different. That's why there can be nothing in the house, but you're excited as though you have everything. Because you have received something on your inside.

Reception. Reception. Reception. This is just summarizing faith with thought. Number two is humility. A posture of the heart, humility. And I said everything that God gives to man travels on the highway of humility. Humility, have to understand is not weakness. Humility is strength. Humility is understanding and also efficiencies of God.

It is a posture that acknowledges that without him, you can do nothing. And every time scripture speaks of men who received from God, either they receive grace or they receive wisdom or they receive power or they receive lifting, humility was always the gateway by which they received. Always. Isaiah 57 and verse 15. The bible says, you know, God himself was the one that was defining the kind of vessel that he dwells with here. What did he say? For thus says the iron, lofty one, who inhabits where? Who inhabits where? Whose name is holy? So the bible already says, he inhabits eternity.

And so God now says, I dwell in high... In the high and holy place. With him who has a contrite and humble spirit. So God dwells in two places. God dwells in eternity, and God dwells in humility. Meaning, the same presence that fills the throne of heaven is at home in a contrite spirit. Is at home in a humble heart. The bible says the bible says, a contrite and a humble spirit. To revive the spirit of the humble, to revive the heart of the contrite ones. James chapter four and verse six, when you compare the scripture.

You see? The bible says in John four and verse six and in first Peter five and verse five, same thing really, God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. God resists the proud and give grace to the... The same spirit that inhabits eternity. The same spirit that inhabits... Do you know how vast eternity is? It was in the believer's equip I was trying to show you the magnitude of this God. Do you remember? How we tried to conceptualize the size of this God. And we're trying to explain to you when that God says that I think about you.

Can you can you now imagine for a moment that God resisting a man? Can you can you bring that same logic into this? And think about the magnitude of the God that inhabits eternity standing in the will of a man. Because pride and the presence of God cannot coexist. Pride is the displacement of God in the soul. Humility is the enthronement of God in the soul. When pride entered Lucifer, heaven became hostile to him. Heaven resisted him. He was sent out of heaven. In Isaiah 14 from verse 12 to verse 15.

Look at the language of Lucifer. All he was saying is I will exalt. I will ascend. I will be like the most high. That's what pranks. That's what that's what pride sounds like. I will. But when humility clothed Jesus, heavens opened for him. The bible says in the book of Philippians chapter two, when you read from verse five to verse 11, that he makes... He made himself of no reputation.

The bible says he humbled himself. Therefore, God has highly exalted him. That God dethroned one and exalted the other. You see this law in Lucifer, and yet you see the same law in Christ. Both of them show the eternal law of the spirit. How that pride bring resistance and humility brings exaltation. Humility brings exaltation. That's why Matthew chapter 23 and verse 12, the bible says, whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. It's not admissible. It's a law.

If you ascend by yourself, if you think yourself more highly than your heart, the bible says you will be brought low. You'll be brought low so that you recognize your loneliness. But if a man bowels himself and bowels his heart, heaven will raise that man up. I'm telling you that a man who had exalted himself more highly than he ought faces resistance from divinity. And when a man begins to face resistance from divinity, the question is, how does that man receive anything God will give him? When the God who is given is the one resistant. Now look at the progression of this thing. Isaiah 57 verse 15. The bible says, God dwells with the humble. God dwells with those who are contrite at heart.

Those who are humble in spirit. Is that not so? In other words, humility attracts the presence of God in the life of a man. The manifest and the revealed presence of God in the life of a man is regulate... Is attracted by humility. Are you with me? So humility draws the presence of God to a man. Now you proceed on to James chapter four verse six. The bible says, God gives grace to the humble. Are you seeing the progression here?

Humility brings presence. When the presence of God is in the life of a man who is humble, what happens to that man? Grace. What does that grace now do? First Peter chapter five and verse six. Therefore, humble yourself under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time. So humility brings presence. Presence brings grace. Grace brings exaltation. But every dimension of lifting follows this sequence.

Every dimension of lifting. When you study the life of Jesus, you find that humility was the technology for hosting the fullness of God. It was technology by which himself received of the fullness of God. Verse eight to verse nine of Philippians two, the bible says he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted him. His exaltation was God's reaction to his humility. Because the bible says therefore, therefore is a consequential statement. It means this is pristine something. What does it precede? He humbled himself.

Therefore, God has highly exalted him. No wonder the bible says humble yourself under the mighty hand of God. Then he would exalt you. It's a law in the spirit, and Jesus himself exemplified this law. Are you with me, brothers and sisters? This is how the economy of the kingdom works. God measures a man's height by how low he can bow. And when you interpret all of this through the length of John 13, your eyes even becomes open the more. From verse three, the bible says Jesus, knowing that the father had given all things into his hands. Hey, God.

Jesus, knowing that the father had given all things into his hands. John two verse five. Now you agree with me that Jesus knew that all things was in his hand. Now look at the posture of him that knew that all things was in his hand. The bible says after that, after he knew, what happened? He poured water into a basin and began washing his disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel with which he was gathered. Did you see that? How does a man know that all things have been given to me? And with that much authority, you bow yourself to a point where you take your disciples' leg and you start cleaning it for them. Why does this follow all things have been given to me?

Because the bible wants you to know that the renewing authority expresses itself through service. It takes takes revelation of humility to bow when you already know that all power has been given to you. Humility is not ignorance of greatness. It is restraint even in the awareness of it that you know you have power that you can serve. You see, humility should be the problem of a rich man or someone who has some things already. But you'll be amazed that this is not the case because of the nature of pride. Pride is so subtle and so deceptive that you would think the people that should be affected by pride are those who have who have amassed something like Nebuchadnezzar, who was the king of Babylon and had conquered many territories. And you would think because of that territory he had conquered and the power he had, he would look at himself and say, oh, he's greater than I am. But that is not always how pride work. As a matter of fact, pride affects the simple.

Pride affects the poor more than it affects the wealthy. That's why you remain poor. Pride destroys the poor. Those who don't... Who you would look at, and you would not find any reason for them to be proud. Because they've not amassed anything. You don't have money. You don't have power. You don't have influence. You don't have results.

You don't have exploits. But you are proud. And you would never know that what is operating within your heart is is is is pride because of the subtlety of pride. Pride can be very subtle. It creeps into the heart, and they will use to massage the ego of a man, And they will not know that something is pressing upon you. They will not know. Many people think that pride only manifest itself in Lucifer. And when they study pride, they study Lucifer and the operations of pride in Lucifer. But you find that pride has many fruits. And it can operate in many ways.

And you would have to study people that this pride has influenced to see how it would express itself in them. To know that what you might be experiencing might also be pride. Just not the one Lucifer had. Because somebody can say, well, me I'm not desiring anybody's office. I mean, Lucifer was was all about how he will exalt myself. I'm a pastor, I'm a worker. I don't want to be apostle. I don't... I mean, even I know that I don't have that grace or whatever. But...

And there are those who who actually want that one. There are those with that heightened level of delusion who are not comfortable in their own office. They desire what is on the life of another. That is the expression of what was upon Lucifer. That's the pride on Lucifer. A pride that is never comfortable with where God has placed you. A pride that makes you feel as though you can do something better than the owner. A pride that makes you feel as though who you should receive from, you can give to. A prayer that makes you offended at how someone in office is administering responsibilities and makes you feel as though you are better positioned to administer the same responsibility and that makes you almost rebellious. Have you not seen that thing?

There's someone that's worshiping here, and somebody sits down from there and say, ah, if it were me on that microphone, that's the pride of Lucifer. I will exalt myself. And we are both in the presence of God. Somebody's reading prayers, and they call the scripture in the sky. Didn't even call that scripture very well. If it was me on that microphone, your eyes begin to paint pictures whilst the power of God is moving, whilst people are praying and focused on God. What you are seeing is what you would have done if it were you on the microphone. That was what was ruling the heart of Lucifer. Do you know that God did not know? Sin was not a thing until pride made it so.

Sin was birthed by pride. That's why God hates pride. That's why the bible says there are six things that the Lord hates. Yes. Seven, an abomination unto him. And you will think the first one will be fornication. It is what? A proud look. How would that be the first thing on God's hatred list? He says I hate pride because pride cost God one third of his angels.

Pride. Pride. It birthed sin. So sin has a mother. Sin does not manifest until pride births it. That's why... Listen. That's why when... This was what happened with Lucifer. Lucifer did not sin until pride birthed sin.

So when Cain and Abel were in the Garden Of Eden, and then Cain had the idea, beautiful idea by the way, to sacrifice to God and Abel saw him and did the same thing. The bible says that Cain's offering wasn't accepted because Cain was not accepted. Abel was accepted and so his offering was accepted. And so Cain became embittered. Look. Let's study this thing. But he did not respect Cain and his offering, and Cain was very hungry and his countenance fell. Now you would think that this is a problem of anger. Is that not so? You would think that Cain had anger issues, but the root of this is pride.

That even anger is birthed by pride. That an angry man is a proud man. Why are you hungry? By the time you hear why you are hungry, you realize that pride was your problem. Why are you hungry? You are hungry because ah did not call me. Could you not have called? What makes you feel so important that they have to call you? Do you understand what I'm saying? They did not greet me.

Could you not have greeted? What makes you feel so important? Did he call... Have you... I've not seen men of God who are hungry. They come for meetings like this, and they are hungry because the apostle did not recognize that he's a pastor. Enough to give him some kind of honor to say, ah, we have the president of this place. Am am I supposed celebrate him? And because they did not honor him, mixed service, he becomes angry and leaves. That has happened before.

You will be amazed that men of God are the ones who are most disturbed by pride. All men of God. But mostly, young ministers. And you have to tell God to help your heart. Because it deters you. That's why the greatest men are always humble. Have you not... Have you had the privilege to sit down with a great man and you are shocked by their simplicity? Or a man who controls power, who obviously has some level of influence or works in the miraculous at great levels or the prophetic or some heights you are hoping to get to. And you would see this level of simplicity that they demonstrate, and you will add...

Their simplicity will dodge your own pride. Because you begin to wonder, with this man's influence and exploit and result, how how how? Because there is no man who God had exalted that humility did not precede exaltation. I don't care what you call me. I don't care. I don't care anything. I don't care. There's nothing you would do to me, to me as a person, to me as a person, person, as a human being. What made me so angry with you? Nothing.

That aside, king was hungry. And the moment... What did I tell you is the mother of sin? Amen. The moment God... God is so loving. He said, father, indeed. Look at this. Look at this. Next verse.

So the Lord now came to Cain. And God says, why are you hungry? Why are your countenance falling, my dear son? This was after the fall of man. Next verse. If you do well, if you are done well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, listen, sin lies at the door. It means even even sin had not been birthed yet. Yes. Yes.

Sin had not entered yet. Sin was not yet in the picture. The bible says, the desire of sin is for you. But you have to rule over sin. And this was God speaking to Cain. You know that God was the one instructing Cain. God was the one counseling Cain. And God was the one telling Cain that, see, sin is at your door. Look at the next verse. The bible says, now Cain talked with Abel his brother and it came to pass.

When they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. Question, immediately after God had spoken. Cain left that place and was talking to his brother. And then that thing came again. Sin was not yet there. And immediately he allowed that thing into his heart. Sin was birthed. Do you know that pride was a problem with Cain? And that's the reason why even God could not correct. That's why nobody can correct the proud man.

A proud man is on teaching. You see it in the life of k. A proud man is the most unteachable man you'll ever find. He never sees anything wrong with himself. Never sees. That's the reason why the word of God cannot profit a proud man. The nature of the word of God is to reprove, to instruct, to correct. And so the proud man who does not see anything wrong with himself cannot allow the word of God to correct him. It's all no pride. That's why you cannot receive from God.

I've counseled people for over three hours. And when I was done, they left me, and one of them went and said, apostle did not understand me. If only apostle understood me. In other words, three hours of investment in the word of God was an absolute waste. What somebody was thinking as I was teaching scripture was you don't understand me. However way you are feeling, does it have more authority than the word of God? What a proud man. You don't know, it is pride that makes you place undue emphasis on your circumstances above the word of God. As though you are the one facing the most problem in this life, it's pride. It's why the word of God cannot bless you.

It's why you cannot receive from God because in your mind, your problems are beyond what anybody can understand. And you have brought yourself to a point where the word of God is no longer capable. You can no longer receive. Not because God does not want to give, but because reception is dead. You understand what I'm saying now? God is saying, listen. Listen. This thing is yours. Receive it. But no.

Pride says no. No. How can he do something like that to me? How can he... Do you know that unforgiveness is bettered by pride? Do you do you know? Unforgiveness. How can he do something like that to me? How can he do something like that to me? What did they do to you?

That is more than what they did to Jesus. That's verse eight of Philippians two we're reading. The bible says that he humbled himself. Do you know how that Philippians begins? Because verse eight says, being found in the appearance of a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death even the death of the cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted him. Do you know how that scripture begins? It begins in verse five. Let this mind be you that was in Christ. You would think it is the mind that made him work many miracles.

It all is the mind that made him humble himself. Look at the next verse, verse six. The bible says, who being in the form of God did not consider robbery to be equal with God. That is the mind that should be in you. Verse seven says, but made himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond servant despite he was in the form of God. He says, let that mind be in you. You know, you don't just read it down. You don't just read it down. I'm coming in the likeness of men. And the bible says he didn't consider it robbery.

That means he didn't look as though God cheated him. You feel you were robbed of an office. The bible says, yet you are not God. The bible says, it was in the form of God. He didn't consider robbery to be stripped of this and and and he willingly took the form of a bond servant. The word of God can no longer correct you. There's an arrogant young lady right now that I've left to her demise because pride has swollen up the heart. Pride has swollen up the heart. Pride has made you bigger than your than your sin. And when I was collecting that pride outside there, the young lady was hungry.

I said, is it because you have plenty followers that you feel as though you have become bigger than apostle that can no longer talk to you? The young lady became angry and said, didn't even like the followers that I have. How would you be thinking that because of followers? Noting I have my own problems is pride that is making your problems bigger than the word of God. Whenever authority corrects you and you feel as though you are right above the correction, you have the problem of pride. And you know the of That pride will never allow you to believe you are the one that was right. So you were corrected because you did not greet. And they say, couldn't I have greeted that person? You know what pride does to you? Pride, so subtle, comes and whispers to your heart.

Don't you understand that you are depressed? Don't you understand that you have your own problem you are going through? Is it not this money you have in societal thoughts? Don't you understand that you have your own problems too? Can you see? They don't even get you. Now, if they're able to name to you, they even ask... They they they they may even ask you, how are you fine? How are doing? Oh, you're feeling?

The only thing they are covered about is you did not greet. You did not greet. You know, they correct me up and down. You you you you don't greet. You greet. Don't greet. See, if they really care about you,. That's how pride pride. I'm showing you how this bastard works. A feeling of overemphasized importance, overemphasized problem, overemphasized situation, overemphasized circumstances.

Do you know why Peter had to say there is no temptation that that is befalling you that nobody has ever... That is new? I would think as though, oh, this thing, I'm the only person that that is going through this nonsense. I was correcting somebody. The person went and told a 100%. I said, but you to think, our postal brought this matter. Is he okay? Is he okay? Is he okay? Listen.

Listen. Listen. Listen. Listen. Listen. The the young lady that he was speaking to now said, man, I don't really know. I don't really... You know, he's apostle. Anything that he says, he goes. If both of them are foolish together.

The only difference between their foolishness is that one is one is an audacious fool. The other one is a timid fool. Both of them are fools. Audacious fool, timid fool, the same problem. The same problem. Do you know that this thing that we do is by grace? Do you know? Let's not boast in our labels. Because if we were to boast in our labels, some of you would not be here. You would not even be able to think you are doing anything.

I bought four books. I bought four books in the past two days, in the past three days. I bought in in a day actually, actually. I bought them. It was a lot of money. All the books, I finished. In about ten hours or so. Now somebody feels as though because we do not boast in labels. The little revelation they saw in Matthew, they are more than apostle. Listen.

Listen. Listen. Listen. I told people to finish their bible. January to August. Did not only finish it along with them. I have finished the New Testament more than 15 times after. But we do not boast in labors. A person feels as though because you've listening to one man of God. Who told you that that when when Jesus...

When the bible says, it is not good for man to be alone. The bible was not talking about marriage. Bible was talking about Christophany. And so he was talking about the appearance of the Christ. And then you say, so you feel as though you have revelation. Now begin to dispute what apostle has taught you from scripture contextually because you heard you are stupid. In all humility, I put it across to you. Sounds funny, but it is not. Sounds funny, but it is stupid. And I've left that lady to the arrow guns of her heart.

I say, you know what? Go on. Let me see how this life will turn around. Chibi, we don't know scriptures. You think that you are the one who is right in your eyes. I see. I see. All I have to do is give me five years. Just give me five years. Run your life the way you think it's okay to run it.

But I've corrected this severally severally over the same issue. But it looks as though you are wise in your own mind. And do you know what pride does? Pride takes your ears from the voice of correction. And now put your ear in the mouth of rebellious people like yourself, who when they hear what has happened, they will now begin to support your foolishness. And they will begin to say, ah ah, you mean that was what they did? Ah ah. What kind of church does that? And you don't know that you have found yourself in the companion of fools. That's what the bible calls companion of fools.

Somebody was collected here in church. They went home and met companion of fools. And the companion told them, uh-uh, in church, leave that church. I don't care who the companion is, even if it's your sister. Doesn't change the father is a son. In all humility, I put it across to you. Somebody took the teachings. I was listening to it, and someone was listening to what the person was listening to and said, this man is not saying what is true. How can he be talking prosperity in the church? I do not know that prosperity is not the way of the church.

And the lady was listening. There was a time when I was in a series on prosperity. So the the young man came to church and heard me talking about prosperity. And then left and say, you know what? You must not call me again. I'm schooled his sibling who is coming here. The reason why pastor should not talk about prosperity. And the sibling decided that he would leave church. Did Jesus... Jesus said something.

Jesus said, can the blind lead the blind? Why not consider the life of them speaking to you? Because it is even pride in the heart that makes you esteem the opinion of a man over the word of God. I don't care who the man is. It's pride. I was speaking to someone, and I told the person, I said, this is not what the bible says. The person told me, I know. I know. But when a prophet has said, God said, who am I to dispute it? Now listen, this is not what the bible says.

I know. But when a prophet said, what the Bible says is what God says, who am I to dispute it? A foolish person. You know, you mean it. Why are you to dispute it a foolish person? And you don't know as well that pride is a mother of folly. I've not seen people that cannot be happy for others. That the moment results, somebody come to share testimony. Be happy. Be joyful.

Offense and bitterness. Instantly, what they begin to feel in their heart is why is it not happening for me? Whenever they hear good things about others, the thought in their heart is why is it not happening for me? There is... It is just difficult to be joyful for another person. God is doing something in the life of my brother. I celebrate what God is doing. Oh, glory to God. Thank you, Lord Jesus. You can even give to him and pray for him.

But you know, some people can be so bitter so bitter as to even take offense over the innocent person just because God has blessed. The Bible says that Jesus, when he knew that he had all power, what he did was to wash the disciples' feet. That's what I did. All power. How many of you can know that you have all power? And you would not surrender your feet till you come and wash my feet full. You know I have all power. That's how some people feel when you give them a small position. They immediately have an overemphasized feeling of importance. Just small position you have given them.

Small position. And it gives a matter of why he's speaking like that. Why can't he be talking like that? I was addressing me like that. Who are you? Who are you? How can he talk to me? How can he correct me? Even if anybody will correct me, should not be a pastor. Can somebody like that be great?

And God wants to lift you, and you want to receive exaltation. The bible says don't exalt yourself. Don't exalt yourself. The bible says whoever exalt himself will be brought down. It means God has given exaltation, but there's a way you receive it. The way you receive it is in humility. And humility does not mean that you are weak. Humility does not mean you have no power because Jesus had all the power, but what? It said. Are you with me?

Humility does not mean think less of yourself. That's not what humility is. Humility means think of yourself in the right proportion to God. But you know that every good thing that came from you comes from above, and you know that even the voice of correction is love to you. But you know that whom the father love, the father church, the father the father chastises and receives correction in love and in sincerity of heart. How many people come to church and when apostle is speaking, something in their heart tells them it's not in all of these things. Is it now in what? People are excited. Have you not seen people like that? Arrogant in the presence of God.

People are excited, and they are dancing, and you will see someone just looking like a protocol that nobody made them. Just just looking. And the funny thing is the funny thing is, even those who act as protocols for me, when it is time to praise God, they praise God. When it's time to pray, they pray. When it's time to receive, they receive. And then you'll find someone who nobody has elected anything. Who just feels as though it is his responsibility to stand guard over everybody here. Just in case any thief walks in, and people are receiving from God, and people are shouting and saying, hey, man, and you see his big eyes wide open. Looking around and counting the ceilings and counting everywhere. That is when he will know how many African are in church.

That's when he will know. He just stands at the back somewhere and he begins to I wanted to post a video on my status of the worship team when they were singing praise to God, and I and I saw a part that I loved. I wanted to just screenshot that part and then put it on my status. And as I was recording that part, then the video panned to the audience, and I said, Kai, one person could not... Was the reason I could not post the video. I said, because how how is it heard now that this intense anointed warfare priest is happening? And the camera pans at this young man. And the pride so stands him out, so stands him out. But if you if you saw the clip, you would not even look at people that were dancing. You are the first person you would see was the man.

In church, in church, it is not the posture that govern receptivity. It is the heart of a child. In receiving from God, he said let the little children come unto me. When Jesus disciples, one, wish and gloriousness and gave authority, the bible says that when they came back to him, were excited and they were telling everything that happened. Demons bowed down and they casted out in your name and blood. And Jesus told them, don't be excited that all the things Be excited because your name has been written in the book of life. Then Jesus went alone somewhere and looked up to heaven. And almost in all sincerity says, father, I thank you because you have revealed these things onto babes. What things? Read in context.

They came explaining the exploit and the power that they worked in. It means the secret to exploit and power in this kingdom is revealed onto bibs. Childlikeness, childlikeness in the heart. I corrected someone sternly. Until today, the person does not talk to me but comes to church. If you correct the child, in less than one hour, the child will run back to you. Hug your leg and be shouting, daddy, I want to drink because children has no capacity for offense. You say, thank you for revealing this unto babes. Children are the ones you correct, and they love you more for correcting them. You will almost think that, is this not the same person I just wipe pancreas on minutes?

Because he's already playing and joking almost as though he has forgotten everything that has happened. But he remembers the correction. Because if you not give him high, he's the the second time. In other words, in other words, the memory of the correction remained enough to understand even you now deeper by perception. They don't have come that deep with... For him again. Yet it does not affect the purity of his relationship and his communion with you. You know condemnation is bright. That is the reason why a proud man cannot receive from God. Do you know condemnation is an insult to the cross?

Are you aware? Are you aware that condemnation is an insult to the cross? Are you aware that suicidal thought is pride? Who told you you can do with your life as you wish? As you are the one that owns the life. As to think that you have some kind of authority over your own life. What deludes you into thinking like that? Paul says it is my place. Are you aware that to refuse to thank God for what he has done is pride? That is the utmost heart of pride.

There are people that come and shared testimonies here when they meet me. Apostle, you prophesied. And the first question I asked them is, have you shared in church? And the person said, no. I can tell that that might be the last time they would meet me for fourteen, for the next three months, for the next six months, for the next one year. Because ungrateful people are foolish people. You have left the protocol of approach. You have left the protocol of reception. You want to see someone who is always at the right hand of God's gift of reception. As God gives, the person receives.

Words never fail in their life. It is people who are grateful. Their their heart is like children, so malleable that they are grateful. God does something apostle. You won't believe what God has done. And they speak about little things as though it means the world to them because sincerely speaking, it does. Can you imagine what was in the heart of the nine lepers? That their leprosy was healed, but the limb was still lost. You don't understand what I've said. Because leprosy means that their limbs have been eaten.

Sometimes they they are missing entire toes, entire limbs, entire body parts eaten out, eaten out. And then it will be bruised and and then disgusting and all kind of kind of things. And as they went, the bible says they were healed, all of them. It means the wound dried up. Doesn't mean the limbs appeared back. But the wounds dried up. It was longer rotten and disgusting. And they looked at themselves, and they felt as though, ah, it has happened. Look. But they still felt ashamed because it was as though even though it have been healed, I'm still I'm still useless.

I can't... Who will who will employ me like this? Where will I get a job like this? How would I take care of myself like this? And then nine of them went away. One saw that he have been healed, and he ran back to Jesus. And Jesus said, k. Now be... Were there no nine people who were healed? And you were the only one who came back.

And Jesus said, your faith has made you whole. It means healing is different from wholeness. What they all received was healing. Wholeness was the going back of the limb. Wholeness was everything they had lost. And they were not whole just because Jesus healed them. They were whole at the point of gratefulness. He was whole at the point of coming back to say this was what you did. I return all glory to you. Who am I that I would think that the open door came with my own strength?

Who am I? How high have you brought your intelligence? How... What kind of emphasis have you given to your common sense as to think that the reason why God is elevating you is because you are so sensible. I do not at any point think as though what is happening with me, and what God is doing with me is by my effort, by my labor. That's why I don't hold what God does. Men of God called... In fact, not even... Several men of God has called me, and they would ask me, apostle, how do you do these things you do? Can I sit down with you for a moment?

And they begin to ask questions. I'm not afraid of telling them this is what we do. These are the principles because I know I know it's not in that. We are not the only ones doing that. It will be... So I don't have any reason to hurt what I'm doing because I'm not the only one doing what I'm doing. So how come I'm the only one getting results? If no... It it will be foolishness to think that, oh, let me keep it. Let me keep it.

Let people not know. Know as much as you want to know. If it's not on you, it's not on you. And for that, we have no reason to pride over it because we don't... I don't believe that God is the one behind the scene. God is the one on the scene. He is not... I I have not put him behind. The reason why Emmanuel has any running man is because God is on the scene with me. Man, how would I...

How will I see you at the one behind this? It even looks somehow in my heart. My my heart will be dotting me by saying I came to the sea and left God behind. So when you see God consistently elevate us, there are mysteries that govern this thing. That's why graces are not difficult for me to replicate. If I dare a grace upon a man, it does not take me long before the grace lands on me. Doesn't take me long for me to see realities in scripture and jump into it. Doesn't take me long. I have never thought of myself as more important than the word of God or my circumstances as more important than the word of God. What is my problem that one word from God cannot change?

I now carry my problem and weight on my face as though I don't serve a living God. In second Chronicles chapter 16 and verse nine. The Bible says, by the eyes of the Lord moves across the whole earth. To show himself mighty to those who are loyal to him. That God wants to show himself mighty. He wants to reveal his might in your life. But look at what Isaiah chapter 66 and verse two says in collaboration with this scripture. It says, for all those things my hand has made and all those things exist, says the Lord God. It then says, but on this one will I look. Remember where we are coming from, that the eyes of the Lord is looking for those to whom he would show himself mighty.

And then Isaiah now tells us those that God will show himself mighty too. It is on this one will I look on him who is poor and of a contrite spirit. Who trembles at my word? I wish I had time to show you what it means to tremble at his word. I wish I had time. Tremble at my heart. Can you pray that God should help you? Can you... That's the only prayer. When it comes to matters...

Let me tell you something. When it comes to matters of pride in the heart, there are two things that happens. God helps you because God has to help you. The second is that you will humble yourself. That is what the bible says. It says Jesus humbled himself. It says humble yourself. The bible says be humble. So it does not say God will humble you. That's a dangerous thing.

You will need to ask Nebuchadnezzar. What happens when God humbles men? The the instruction is humble yourself. What God does? The assignment of God in this equation is to help your heart. Is to help your heart. Is to perform a surgery on your heart. That makes your heart malleable and flexible like the heart of a child. Like the heart of a of a child. Innocent.

That's what God does to you. It's now your own responsibility to humble yourself, to look at the symptoms of pride from what the word of God has revealed to you now and say, kind, this one is in my life. Humbling yourself will now mean intentionally or putting this. Humble would mean, if there is somebody you are holding at heart, humble yourself would mean go to the person and end it. That's me or humble yourself. Don't be an arrogant person. Humble yourself. Thank you for listening to this message. We trust you have been blessed. You can get more life transforming messages from apostle Emmanuel Boluatife on our Telegram page at DCN media channel.

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