Pastor Victor Iruobe:The Prophetic Nature of God's Word(part 2)

Two sundays ago we began a series......last Sunday our subtitle of the series was 'Awakening the Prophet within you'. In that part of the series, we were introduced to a foundational truth or truth principle:

1. We are not j-u-s-t believers in Christ ready to go to heaven, N-O-W!


2. We also have an identity in Christ which we need to recognise.

It is important that we recognise a) Our status as believers and b) Whom we are as believers. Two Sundays ago we explored the truth principle that we have been made priests by God.Revelation 6:10: says 'He has made us unto Himself Kings and Priests' and verse 10 says' Because we have been made kings and priests we shall reign on earth'.
Affirmation: In Jesus' name may you reign on earth. halleluah!

Summary of Last Sunday: Every believer has a prophetic ministry. This is a spiritual truth and reality even though that believer may not bear the title prophet or be known by that title in a wider setting.

Today's Message: Please be patient with me as we seek to attain the following SPIRITUAL GOALS OR LEARNING OUTCOMES today through our message:

1. First of all I would like you to become informed about the principle of truth that as a believer you can decree things and they happen.Once again a useful illustration is that of the computer being ordered by my wife Ann. I usually overhear her asking the salesperson if the computer that she was ordering would have any preloaded software with it. Amen! The kind of software my wife is referring to include 'operating systems software' e.g windows XPP.



2. Using the illustration of the software package, i would like you to become informed about another principle of truth that as a believer you were created and restored with packages already deposited in you. In other words as a believer you came preloaded. What do i mean? In a nutshell i am referring to the fact that you are 'a prophet', 'a king' and 'a priest'. Amen. ALL THESE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY YOU, PLACES YOU IN A ROLE OF AUTHORITY.
   Furthermore we also have a number of learning objectives to achieve today in our study of God's word.

To help you know about your God-given authority,

1. Help you understand this authority AND


2. Help you exercise this authority by practical application of the insight you have gained.

Now we need to define this authority. This was a subject we also explored during our Friday weekday meeting.Read Mark 16 which gives us some examples of the God-given mandate that 'believers' in Jesus Christ are given . They include the following 'In my name:a)they shall cast out devils b)They shall lay hands on sick people and they will recover c) If they drink any deadly things it shall not hurt them. ......

Exercising Our Prophetic Function

Through Our Words:

• The Bible says in Proverbs that 'Life and Death are in the power of the tongue'.


• The Bible states that we will decree a thing and it shall be established unto us. Glory to God!

Through Our Acknowledgement and understanding of our identity:

God has placed us in a tremendous place of authority. The more we understand our role through the study of scriptural truth the more we encourage our chances for exercising that authority.

• Understand that as PROPHETS WE CAN CALL THINGS INTO BEING.The Bible says Life and Death are in the power of the tongue.


• Become knowledgeable about scripture verses such as Romans 10:10 'With the Heart a man believes unto righteousness and with the Mouth Confession is made unto righteousness.' Such key verses should improve our understanding of actions we need to carry out in exercising our authority.

The more we understand the better we can be at effectively carrying out Godgiven assignments. This is especially true if such assignments involve going against the odds.

Let us go to Ezekiel 37 and exercise your authority based on the lesson you learnt today in this teaching.At the point Ezekiel said 'thou knowest' he said unto him 'prophesy' . The totality of the solution was 'prophesy' ,
v 4 And said today OH DRY BONES HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD'. Very often the words we speak are not God's words. We often hear words which are not God's words. They may be our neighbour's words but not necessarily the word of God for our situation.
'Alternative'...is what is killing tofro........i will pour my spirit in you(verse) v11 ' then he said to me son of man these bones are the whole house of Israel..........saying that in this day our hope is lost.......

Comment: In the next few minutes you are going to do something ....that will change your life.
Affirmation: Speak to your destiny! Every barren destiny must arise! Speak to your destiny saying, 'destiny arise'.Speak to your hope! 'hope arise!'.Command life to every dry bone'!Declare that you are healed, if your need is in the area of healing.Alter your destiny before December 31st(prayer)In Jesus name.
A DESTINY THAT IS BURIED IS A DESTINY THAT WILL CAUSE FRUSTRATION
Prayer: Lift your voice in prayer and address your destiny saying....destiny wherever you are i command you to arise......grave that is holding my destiny open up so that my destiny would be released from you.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue. You are now on the verge of 'declaring death' to certain situations Decree death on every situation that you would not want to carry beyond December 31st 2007. Decree death on a life of struggles..............
Prophesy to the situation that needs change !
The same thing which happened to Ezekiel can be effected in your own life experience.....that stubborn situation in your marriage CAN BOW! .......(Pastor victor leads in further prayer as he prays in the spirit).... In Jesus mighty name, Amen!
begin to bless yourself
The Bible says 'say unto the righteous, it shall be well with' .Place your hands on yourself and begin praying blessings.