PROVOKING SIGNS & WONDERS I
MEMORISE
Jesus
saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou
shouldest see the glory of God?
John 11:40
READ
Matthew 8:8-10
Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am
not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and
my servant shall be healed.
Matthew 8:9
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this
man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant,
Do this, and he doeth it.
Matthew 8: 10
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say
unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
MESSAGE
You must follow some spiritual principles if you
want signs and wonders to become daily occurrences in your life. God is so
generous to all that He has made it easy for all men to provoke His signs and
wonders. Every record of signs and wonders in the Bible and in modern times can
be traced to certain factors which were responsible for their occurrence. One
of such factors is prayer. Prayers come in different forms. The prayer of the
centurion is the model I want us to consider as a typical prayer that provokes
signs and wonders. If there is an example of a prayer that was answered
instantly with commendation, it is the prayer of the centurion. The prayer of
this man made the wonder-working Saviour to marvel! This prayer manifests
something I must draw your attention to: it was a prayer of humility. The man
said: “I am not worthy”. When you listen to some people praying to God, you
begin to wonder whether they are talking to their houseboy or maid. With every
sense of arrogance, they begin to issue commands after listing the reasons for
which they believe God must answer them! May your prayer-life receive a fresh
sense of humility, coupled with an assurance that will provoke signs and
wonders in Jesus’ Name.
Another spiritual principle that provokes signs and
wonders is the principle of praise and worship. When I see some people who
think they are too good to worship the King of kings I begin to wonder what
they think themselves to be. Do you know that even if God wanted to say no to
your request and you worship Him, the ‘no’ can become ‘yes’? The Syro-phenician
woman in Matthew 15:21-28 came to Jesus and said: “Have mercy on me; my
daughter is grievously vexed of the devil”. Jesus didn’t answer her a word.
This woman persisted in asking, yet Jesus seemed not to pay attention to her.
He even said He was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The
Bible says the woman came and worshipped Him saying: “I know I don’t qualify
for a miracle but look at me, I am on my knees”. At the end of the day, she got
her miracle. So when you hear me eulogising God with names such as: Rock of
ages, Ancient of days, the Lion of the tribe of Judah etc, I know what I am
doing. I am provoking signs and wonders. How many people get up in the morning
and say: “Thank you Lord” on a daily basis? When you do so, you are provoking
signs and wonders that will greet the day you are going into. As from today,
learn how to use the weapons of prayer, praise and worship to provoke the
needed signs and wonders in your life.
ACTION
POINT
Before you begin to bombard God with your requests,
thank Him, worship Him and praise Him for all His benefits you have received in
the past.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
1 Corinthians 8:1-11:16;
Psalm 9:11-20
Lord I 'll always thank you everyday of my life.
ReplyDeleteLord, I thank you for today's message and I also say a big thank you for Preserving me and my family till date.
ReplyDeleteThank God for this insightful words. His praise will always be in my mouth.
ReplyDeleteThank u jesus cos u're my all in all.halleuyah!
ReplyDeleteThank you GOD for the gift of life
ReplyDeleteLord I want to say thank u 4 ur word this day, I thank u 4 been there for me all this years and most of all Lord for the gift of life, may ur praise never leave my lips in Jesus Name Amen.
ReplyDeleteDear Lord, in humble adoration ℓ̊ worship u. Am very grateful for all u av done, what u r doing n dt wc u wld do. Thank u heavenly father. ℓ̊ come to u wif a broken @ n a contrite spirit. Pls accept me IJN. Thank u Pst for ds revelation.
ReplyDeleteFather I thank u for todays message,for u hav review ur mind to us,lord I thank u 4 d miracles of slpin and wakein up.I luv u lord
ReplyDeleteFather,I am not worthy to request for much but please have mercy on me and my household In Jesus Name
ReplyDeleteThank You the Arugbo-ojo,oba adagba ma paro-oye,Emmanuel,I LOVE YOU LORD.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jesus.
ReplyDeleteThank you lord
ReplyDeleteGod give me a humble Spirit,expecially to receive from youzm
ReplyDeleteGracious Father of light, we like to say a very Big thank you the beautiful life you have blessed us with and for revealing your purpose to us so early. We also thank you because we know you have empowered us to complete the work in due time. Thank you soooo much O Lord.
ReplyDeleteThank you faithful redeemer not for anything, but For EVERTHING!!! I exalt you agbanilagbatan. Kabi o kosi ooo..
ReplyDeleteFrom the bottom of my humble heart, I want to say Ese Baba. Thank you LORD for my life. You are worthy to be praised.
ReplyDeleteHeavenly father, this morning I and my family are saying a very BIG thank u for visiting us in ur mercy 14yrs ago by delivering our lives frm sudden death in dat serious motor accident, u spared our lives till dis day 4 ur signs & wonders, thank u JESUS.
ReplyDeleteLord, I humbly say Thank You Baba for my life and all that You given to me and have made me to be. I worship You majesty. You are awesome Lord.
ReplyDeleteThank u lord 4 this mesage, Daddy am so sowi 4 not thnking u 4 the gift of life
ReplyDeleteGod I give u praise 4 all u have done 4 me and my family.THANK U JESUS
ReplyDeleteI will enter Your gate with thanksgiving in my heart! I will enter Your court with praise! I will say this the day that the Lord has made..... I will rejoice.. Heavenly Father! I thank You for the word today. I will continue to praise You Lord everyday of my life.... I bless you Lord! You are the Indescribable, Unchangeable, Unshakeable and Unstoppable Lord...
ReplyDeleteGOD i thank you for today's message i will always praise u, worship u, and thank u for what u av done,doing and the one u wi do
ReplyDeleteLord I thank u for everything u have done in my lyf n my family. I give u all d glory
ReplyDeleteWorthy is. Your name Lord! Thank you for everything you done!
ReplyDeleteGlory to God I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ the highet..
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