
A Vital Requirement For Profitable Stewardship.
Love is the master facilitator of fulfilment of prophecies. This is how that plays out: we know that every prophecy delivers on faith.
“And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.” Luke 1:45
But our faith delivers according to our level of love; faith works by love.
“And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:2
Thus, all faith equals nothing without love. Every reaction in the laboratory remains dormant until the relevant catalyst is applied. Love is the catalyst that activates faith for delivery, and our faith will never deliver beyond the level of our love for God. It is not about believing, but about believing on the right platform. Our faith will fail without the love of God functioning actively in our lives.
As it is written, “But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.” Luke 22:32
There are many victims of faith failures; their faith doesn’t deliver because the required back up is missing. Every true lover of God walks without sweat into realm of fulfilment of prophecies.
It is not faith that brought us to Canaanland; it is the love of God that won’t let me go or try to adjust His commandment to suit myself. I said, ‘I will rather sink following Jesus than shine without Him’.
The devil tried to destroy God’s agenda in the life of Joseph, but love is indestructible. He loved his master Potiphar; he never took anything that was not his and he would not touch his wife. This man loved the prisoners; he loved his brethren who sold him into slavery and he wept on their necks.
“The Bible records, And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.” Genesis 45:14-15
As long as the love of God remains burning in our hearts, we continually experience fulfilment of prophecy. Joseph walked into the fulfillment of prophecy without sweat. The love for God did intoxicate him. 1 we are truly walking in love, we will not need to struggle to see prophecies fulfilled
Maintaining hot love for Jesus in our hearts is the master key to our change of levels in life. Solomon loved the Lord, and he became the wisest man on the planet earth.
“And Solomon loved the LorD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.” 1 Kings 3:3
Also, it is written, “And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.” 1 Kings 4:30
Concerning David, the Bible says, “And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.” Acts 13:22
He was shot up into the sky; he became a national hero at seventeen and chief of defense for the nation at eighteen. What eyes have not seen nor ear heard is the lot of every true lover. You do not know my secret until you discover my heartbeat for God. Everyone with a genuine heartbeat for God ends up a wonder to his/ her world.
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9
Speaking to Peter, Jesus said, “… Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.” John 21:15
If we are a genuine lover, we cannot be a beggar at the same time. Righteous people do not beg; it is forbidden; but if we do not love God, we will be begging for eternity.
God has reserved amazing treasures for His lovers, and He unleashes them one after the other to them. Prophecies have inbuilt power for fulfilment, but love is what activates the fulfilment. Just love Jesus and love Him with proofs; you will see prophecies coming fulfilled time and again in your life.
To experience a change of level in our finances, we understand giving as gateway to it, but its realisation requires a love back up.
Scripture says, “And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3
So, our giving delivers according to our level of love for God. If we do not love Him, our giving is of no effect; it is our love for God that gives value to our giving. We have entered into our Kingdom financial prosperity era; God is releasing the treasures of heaven to run the affairs of the world.
The Bible says, “Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LorD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LorD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.” Zechariah 1:17
Also, it is written, “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LorD of hosts.” Haggai 2:8
But it takes our love for God for our giving to deliver real value; not for things, fame or position, but genuine love for God and the affairs of His Kingdom. Prayer is a vital force in clearing the barriers on the path of fulfilment of prophecy, but if we do not forgive those who offend us neither will our heavenly Father forgive us (Matthew 6:14-15).
The Word of God says, “Behold, the LoRD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Isaiah 59:1-2
Love is a requirement for our prayers to deliver. Therefore, we must wake up and enter into a covenant of love with God to let go of all that hurt us, to demonstrate our love towards the promotion of His Kingdom with utmost delight. This is a mystery and love is the greatest of all mysteries in the Kingdom…
This text is an extract from the book “WONDERS OF KINGDOM STEWARDSHIP” written by David O. Oyedepo.
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