Saturday, 17th June 2023
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:13, Galatians 3:11
Memory Verse: And having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, I have believed, therefore have I spoken; we also believe, therefore also we speak. 2 Corinthians 4:13 (DRY)
Dr Paul Enenche once said, “What you see determines what God gives. What you see determines what you can seize. Many years ago, in the spiritual journey of my life, I carried Reinhard Bonnke crusade crowd pictures, the calendars, I put that picture on my office table, bedroom and everywhere, anywhere I turned, I saw the crowd, the crowd was endless, I was seeing it physically and it was entering my spirit, it was forming a template in my mind. It was becoming a basis of expectation, as it grew in me, it grew outside and then I began to write the number of my expectations.” Today his expectations has turned to manifestation.
When Doddie Osteen was told that she had just six weeks to live, she put a picture of her young self on her doors, on her fridge. In 1983, she was given the diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the liver. Doctors said she had 6 weeks to live. Spiritual giants such as Oral Roberts, T. L Osborn, and Kenneth Hagin prayed for her. John Osteen was also with them, but there was no healing. She then placed the picture of her nice-looking self when she was young all over the house and she said, “That’s me, this current body is not me, this body ridden with cancer is not me, that is who I will be.” For 6 weeks she kept on seeing that picture and declaring scriptures. 6 weeks turned to 39 years after! Today, she is 90 years! When you see it, you seize it. Whatever it is you’re trusting God, even though it tarries, wait for it. There are times He may delay in coming, it may look like you’re wasting your time, however, it will shall surely come to pass.
Another important lesson from Mrs Doddie Osteen’s testimony is that until you discover what God wants you to learn and do what God wants you to do, you may not have what you are looking. Look inwards. Ask God questions. Engage your spiritual mind. You have been moving from mountain to mountain. Different men and women have prayed and laid hands on you, yet your situation hasn’t changed. Perhaps it is time to develop your personal faith. See what God says about your situation, believe it, confess it, and pray it into manifestation.
Quote: If you can see it in the Word, believe it in your heart, confess it with your mouth then, you can seize it in your World.
Prophetic Decree: May your heart become a fertile ground for the Word of faith to grow, in Jesus name.
Prayer Focus
1. I break any barrier between my personal faith and the word of God, in Jesus name.
2. Holy Spirit, please build my personal faith, in Jesus name.
3. Every wall of partition between me and my destiny portion, crumble, in Jesus name.
4. O Lord, enlarge my heart for more of You in my mentality, in Jesus name.
5. Holy Spirit, empower and enfire my imagination. Provoke destiny shifting thoughts in my heart, in Jesus name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 25-26