DIVINE IMITATION 1

We are not natural people. We are supernatural people because we are born of God. We're born into the realm of God- the supernatural realm. Supernatural realm is our natural habitat. Supernatural life is our life because God gave us a never ending life in Christ Jesus.
It is written: “And this is the testimony that God has given us eternal life and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not life” (1 John 5:1-12)

The eternal life in us is the supernatural life because it is the life of God. It qualifies us to live and walk in the supernatural. It empowers us to move in the realms of God and have within us creative power.
See, if you're born of God you're born to live supernaturally in the world. That is why we have to learn the ways of God and begin to walk in His ways. It is written:

 “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.” (Ephesians 5:1)

“Jesus said to them, “truly, truly, I say to you, the son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the Son does likewise.” (John5:19)

See, children of God must imitate God like our Lord Jesus. Jesus Christ copied the Father and did what no man had ever done. To get God kind of results in our life we must learn and follow his ways of doing it. For example, when God wanted to create the earth He created material things from material things. It is written: “And God said, “let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruits tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed was in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.” (Genesis 1:11, 20)

In the school of supernatural anything that has the ability or capacity to produce can be commanded to bring forth. God knew that the earth had the capacity to bring forth trees and plants so He commanded let the earth brought forth trees and plants, and it was so. He knew the water could bring forth different types of fish and birds so He commanded water to bring them forth in abundance.

Since we have been charged to imitate God (Eph.5:1; John 5:19-21), we can command anything that has the ability to produce what we desire to bring forth in Jesus name. Your career or business has the ability to produce; therefore you can command it to bring forth money in abundance, automobile, house, and whatever you expect to gain from it.

Are you a husband or wife, and you're looking for fruit of the womb?  Husbands you can command your wife to bring forth kings and queens for you because she can. And wives you can speak to your womb to bring forth children of destiny because your womb has capacity to bring forth by divine ordination.

See, you have to understand that you are biological microphone of God in the world. You are God’s mouth to change your life and change the world (Matthew 10:27). Your mouth is God’s vehicle of creation in the material world. The creative power and life of God is released to create on earth via the mouth of His children.

In essence, God needs your mouth to speak over your life. God needs your mouth to change your life. God needs your mouth to establish His counsel and purpose in your life. When I begin to say what God has said about me in His word, my voice becomes the voice of God. Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones was merely repeating what God had said to him to the bones. The dry bones came together and became a host of mighty army. Ezekiel prophesied according to the revealed will of Go (Ezekiel 37:1-10)
Therefore prophecy can be defined as saying what God has said to you or what God has revealed to you in His word, or saying what God is saying about a particular situation or problem.
When do I prophesy? I begin to prophesy when I begin to say what God is saying or has said about a thing. In prophecy God's mouth and a man's mouth come into agreement or alignment to achieve or accomplish God's intention or purpose.
Consequently man's voice becomes God's voice which all creations must obey. Prophetic utterances cannot be resisted by any force on earth and in heaven because they are the voice of God. We know that according to the scripture, the voice of God is powerful and full of majesty. The voice of God gives forth the flames of fire and breaks the cedars (Psalm 29:4, 5&7).
This is how powerful your voice would become when you begin to say what God is saying or has said about a thing or your situation.

Moreover, logos (the written word of God) are God's intention, agenda, plan, blueprint, settled will of God and real desire for your life. Logos also is the sword of the Spirit i.e. the sword which the Holy Spirit uses to fight on your behalf. It is written: “Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heaven” (Psalm 119:89) and “And take the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God” (Eph.6:17). The written word of God is settled forever in heaven i.e. the logos is reliable, dependable, immutable and eternal. It is the genuine will of God and God’s intention for His own.
See, when logos become revelation to you, it becomes your prophecy. In that instant you have to turn the revelation to words and begin to prophesy it in order to bring it to pass. This is how to prophesy over your life daily. You don’t need to wait for a prophet to prophesy over your life. Get the word of God into your heart and now begin to speak it for out of abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Any word of God that gets access into your heart becomes a prophetic word to change your situation. When you begin to speak the word of God, your voice becomes the voice of God.

Friends, it is time to imitate God in the school of supernatural and this is what I call Divine imitation. Doing it the way God does is the easiest way to live supernaturally every day of your life. Watch out for DIVINE IMITATION 2

THE POWER OF RESPONSE

It is crystal clear that many people are dying in their problems. This is not God’s plan for any man for God is love. The major reason why many people are dying in their problems is because they fail to respond correctly. Response is a spiritual power that makes or mars you in any situation of life for your response in any given situation controls spiritual forces you will draw to yourself whether negative or positive forces. It is written: “Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, “arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he cried, “Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” and people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them. When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did not do it.” (Jonah 3:1-5, 10)

According to our Bible passage, the judgment of God was hanging upon the nation of Nineveh and they were informed by God through Prophet Jonah. Instead of mocking the prophet of God as it were in the days of Noah, they responded well by repenting of their sins and forsaking their sins. Their response appeased God and God changed his mind. They were forgiven by God and impending judgment of God was aborted.

See, your response determines your destination. Your response to situation determines your victory or defeat in every situation of life. Your responses to negative situations determine whether you will come out of it or sink in it.  You can stop evils from coming to pass.

No matter what you are going through you can come out of it clean and as a winner. But this depends on your response whether it is negative or positive. The reason why two are in the same bad situation one emerges a winner and the other dies in it is simply their response. The winner responded positively while the loser responded negatively.

Beloved, God is not a respecter of person. He does not have a favorite. He only responds to people’s attitude in any given situation because He has given every man free will to choose. He does not go against His principle. He cannot force himself on anyone or into any situation until he is asked to do also. It is written: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, he with me.” (Revelation 3:20)

God respects your privacy as a person. He does not impose Himself on any man. He wants you to choose Him without compulsion. He wants you to believe in His ability to assist you in every situation of life but it is up to you, not to Him. God has said in the scriptures: “Call unto me, I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you do not know. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.” (Jeremiah 33:3, Matthew 7:7)

See, God is always ready to help those who trust in Him and call upon Him in truth. God cannot help negative people because negative people do not believe in God’s ability to help them out of their predicament. That is why they always die in their situation.

There was a man in the Bible who knew the power of response. In his own case, he responded well to God and His prophet.  He made God to change His mind concerning his life.  The Bible says; “In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amos came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, set thine house in order: for thou shall die, and not live.” (Isaiah 38: 1)

This was God’s message to Hezekiah the king by His anointed prophet; Isaiah the son of Amos. I think, in this case, Hezekiah had no choice than to set his house in order as God had said.  He had no choice because God made him and gave him life.  And now behold He had come for His life.  He had no choice than to bow to the will of his Creator. 

Ironically, Hezekiah said NO to God; “I’m not ready to die now”.  The Bible says; “Then Hezekiah turned his face towards the wall,  and prayed unto the LORD, and said, remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee,  how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.  And Hezekiah wept sore.  Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying, Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years” (Isaiah 38: 2-5).

Wow! Hezekiah responded well, rejected the prophecy and got 15 years added to his life span. He used the right God gave to him and God had to change His mind.

Friend, this can happen to you now. It can happen about that bad situation in your life, marriage, business, career, academic and finance if only and if you will say No to it.  To change that situation now, all it will take you is to open your mouth wide before God and say No Father. It is settled in heaven; open your mouth wide and I will fill it, says the LORD God (Psalm 81:10).

In essence, God is saying: ‘I am standing by what you say not by what somebody has said about your case’. You may be sick, say No to it now. You might have had bad dreams, say No to it now. You may be jobless now, say No to it now.  Your marriage may be going through hell, say No to it now. Your business may be going down, say No to it now. Whatsoever you are going through now, say No to it now.  If you don’t say No to it, God won’t say No to it. If Hezekiah had accepted the word of God through prophet Isaiah, he would have died in that sickness.  But he said No to it. 

There was a woman in the New Testament that responded well even though she was called a dog. It is written:  “And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying; Send her away; for she crieth after us.  But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.  And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.” (Matthew 25:22-28)

The response of Jesus to this desperate woman was negative. Jesus’ response was enough to put her away but she refused to give up. The woman would have thought: “You called me dog, yes I agreed with you but I still wanted what I want from you”. Did she win? Yes, she did because she responded well in the face of denial.

The Bible says; “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come” (1 Cor. 10:11).

What happened to Hezekiah is a good example to follow.  God is impartial and He doesn’t have a favorite.  He has given every man the power of choice to decide his fortune here on earth.  I mean whatever you allow in your life is what God allows either good or bad. You have been single enough, it is time to say No to it.  You have been poor enough, it is time to say No to it. Until you say No to evil, evil won’t cease around you.  You’ve got to pray prayer of ‘Nos’. You’ve got to make list of things you want to say No to in your life and say No to them vehemently in Jesus name.  The creative power of God is upon this message.  Anything you say No to or reject in your life, God that put this words in my heart will make it happen in your life; in Jesus name.

By the unction of God upon my life as His Prophet, I command all problems in your life, marriage, business and finances that you have said No to, to vanish, in Jesus name.  That sickness, disease and pain in your body, I command it to go out now, in Jesus name. I command anything that is not good, not sweet, not praise worthy and not of good report to disappear with all its traces in your life, in the precious name of Jesus. I declare that henceforth in your life and anywhere you are, every labour of the enemy over you shall be in vain, in the name of Jesus. 

THE SECRET OF WALKING IN SPIRITUAL DOMINION

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n the beginning man was originally the master of the universe under the lordship and kingship of Almighty God. God gave man a dominion mandate over the earth and the fullness thereof. Man was made to have dominion over all things in the universe.  It is written: “And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:26)

Dominion is a birthright of every man. As a man, you’re born to walk in absolute dominion in the earth. But we have to understand that dominion begets dominion. To walk in dominion man must submit to him who gave him dominion. We know through the scriptures that the first man lost his dominion over the world to Satan and this is why Satan is called the god of this world or the prince of the world.

Man refused to submit to divine authority via disobedience to divine instruction. As a result, he lost his spiritual dominion over his world to the devil but still retain physical dominion. But thanks be to God that through our Lord Jesus Christ, man’s dominion was restored back to all men who recognize Him as their Lord and saviour.  It is written: “Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,” (Hebrews 2:14).

In person of Adam, humanity lost spiritual dominion over the world to Satan but in person of Jesus Christ, spiritual dominion was restored back to men who submit and accept Christ as their head.  

Consequently, to walk in spiritual dominion every man must come under the headship of Jesus Christ and submit to His lordship. Authority begets authority. Dominion begets dominion. Therefore you must have a spiritual head to walk in dominion and authority. You must answer the question of who is my head for every authority or dominion always has a source or root. Your head is your spiritual covering for you function in the authority of your head. Your head determines your height in life for every man stands upon the shoulder of his head to see and go farther in destiny. Your head is your source. Your head is your judge. That is why submission to your head is second requirement to walk in absolute authority and dominion. It is written: “You are complete in Him who is the head of all principality and power” (Colossians 2:10) Also it is written: “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matthew 28:18)

Jesus Christ is head of all principality and power. He has territorial authority over the heaven and the earth. Why? He was given by almighty God. Territorial authority of Jesus over the heaven and earth was given Him by the Father because he submitted to divine authority. It is written: “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow , in heaven, and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil.2:5-11)

Jesus submitted Himself to the authority of God and He was given divine authority over everything God created in heaven and on earth. You must identify your head and submit for it takes submission to authority to walk in authority. If you can’t submit to authority you can never walk in authority or exercise authority.

Walking in spiritual authority demands a total submission to a higher authority-divine authority. Your absolute submission to divine authority is a condition on which to exercise authority which results in dominion. Partial submission produces partial authority and dominion. Because you argue with God- divine authority, demons and life situations will argue with your authority. Mountains or challenges bow to men who have submitted totally to divine authority.

Being ready to punish all disobedience when your own obedience is complete (2 Cor. 10:6). You say the name of Jesus is not working for you, what is your relationship with him. God only honour those who honour Him. It is time to walk in absolute obedience to His authority to walk in absolute authority and dominion in the spirit realm.

Born to Rule your Circumstances

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n the beginning God gave man a dominion mandate over the earth and the fullness thereof. Man was made to have dominion over all things in the universe.  It is written: “And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” (Genesis 1:26)

God originally made man to walk in dominion in the earth realms. What is dominion? Dominion means government, ownership, control, kingship and headship. In essence, man has a mandate from God to govern and exercise His authority over the earth realms. All things on earth are subjected to man by divine order. God put all things under the feet of man as it is written: “What is man that thou art mindful of him and the son of man that thou dost care for him? Yet thou have made him a little less than God, and dost crown him with glory and honour. Thou has given dominion over the works of thy hands; thou has put all things under his feet,” (Psalm 8:4-6)

Dr Glory Adeola

See, by divine order and plan, nothing was made to have dominion over man. Everything was made to be a subject to man. All things are put under your feet as a believer. Sun, moon, stars and all elements such as wind, rain, fire, etc are made subject to man. In Old Testament, we saw Joshua exercising his dominion over the sun and the moon (Joshua 10; 12-14). Likewise Moses talked to the earth and the earth opened and swallowed his enemies.  That is why you must know that circumstances on earth must not control you but you must control them. Every challenge is subject to you. Every mountain is subject to you because you have dominion over them by divine order.

Beloved, there is no problem or challenge that is greater than you in the world because you are born to rule and reign over problems of life. Hear this, problems or trials are steppingstones to your greatness in life. They are not meant to overcome you but to catapult you. They are necessary for your greatness because problems you solve become your life message. You are greater and more than any challenge of life. You are more than conquerors. That is why Jesus said that truly, truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, “be taken up and cast into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. (Mark 11:23).     

Jesus believed in man’s dominion over every situation of life according to the bible verse above. He taught his disciples to exercise their given dominion over issues of life but it depends on their dominion consciousness or mentality. To use or demonstrate power you must be conscious of power. Similarly, to walk in dominion you must be conscious of dominion.

The question now is how to exercise your dominion over problems of life. According to Mark 11 verse 23, your tongue or mouth is the instrument through which you exercise dominion. God rule by His words. Jesus Christ our master ruled over everything by His words. He spoke to the stormy wind and it calmed down immediately. He cast out demons by his words. He raised dead people by his words. By His words He exercised dominion over death and grave. He said to the dead Lazarus: “Lazarus, come forth” and he came back to life after 4 days in the belly of death. He also spoke to the fig tree and it withered off completely. He told disciples you can do it. He said whosoever shall say to mountain to move and mountain will obey. Glory be to God.

Whoever means anybody can do it. Anybody can speak to mountain to move and it will obey. Why? Because man has a dominion mandate from God to rule and reign over everything on earth. But his mouth is the instrument through which he will exercise his dominion. There is power in your mouth. There is dominion in your mouth. There is authority in your mouth. There is breakthrough in your mouth. There is healing and deliverance in your mouth. It is written: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21)

See, there is authority in your tongue. The authority to kill or make alive is in your tongue. God expects you to use the authority and dominion in your tongue to dominate every circumstance of life. He expects you to use your mouth to kill that sickness, disease, poverty and anything you don’t want in your life. He expects to use your mouth to kill and destroy anything or anyone that stand as obstacles to your fulfillment in life. Hear this; it was the mouth of David that killed Goliath not the small stones.

Friends, it is time to release death in your mouth against anything contrary to God’s will for your life. It is time to speak healing, deliverance and health to your body, soul and spirit. It is time to speak prosperity, success and progress to your career, ministry, business and finance. It is time to speak peace to your relationships and marriage. It is time to speak up for God will not speak to your mouth for He has given your dominion over all issues or problem of life. It is whatever you bind on earth that is bound in heaven. It is a spiritual protocol for new covenant believers.

By the grace of God upon my life as a prophet of God, I speak death to every sickness, disease and moving object in your body in Jesus name. I speak death to poverty in your life, family and generation in Jesus name. I speak death to bareness in your marriage in Jesus name. I speak death to joblessness and singleness in your life in Jesus name.

This day I decree and declare life over your life and destiny in Jesus mighty name. I speak life to every dead potential, virtue, ability and gifting in Jesus name.  I speak life to everything that is dead in your life, marriage and body in Jesus name. I speak life and prosperity to your bank account and business in Jesus name. I command miracle money to locate you now in Jesus mighty name. I decree and declare let your life and destiny receive life, progress, direction and prosperity in Jesus mighty name. Amen.

See, One of God’s plans for you to escape the lake of fire is by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and saviour. It is written:

 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” (John 3:36)

Beloved, anyone who does not recognize Jesus Christ as a saviour makes himself a candidate of hell fire. Accepting and believing in Jesus Christ as your saviour is your escape route from hell fire prepared for Satan and his angels. Don’t make yourself a waste. God has not created you to be a waste, refuse to follow the devil. He did not create you for the lake of fire. You are the one that will determine where you will end it either with Him or with Satan.  Satan has nothing to offer you now than temporal comfort but eternal sorrow and pain eternally.

You are from God and you are expected to return to Him after your assignment in the earth. You have a temporal abode here on earth. You are from above; refuse to perish with the devil below.

 Honey, if you think it is too late, God thinks nothing is beyond redemption. No matter how cruel and wicked you are, you are not beyond redemption. Jesus Christ died for the wicked and bad people like you if you think you are one. He didn’t die for good people.  It is written: “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

When He came to the world, he was looking for the wicked people in order to turn them from their wickedness to righteousness. Don’t allow the devil to brainwash you that you are not redeemable. It is only people in the grave that are beyond redemption but as long as you are alive, you aren’t beyond redemption. Give your heart to God today through our Lord Jesus Christ. If you want to give your life to God through our Lord Jesus Christ, please say this prayer along with me:

Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ. I recognize myself today as a sinner that needs your mercy, I now ask that you forgive me all my sins and wash me clean in the blood of the Lamb of God. I take you at your word. I confess that Jesus is Lord and I believe in my heart that you raised Him from the dead. Thank you for coming into my heart, for giving me your Holy Spirit as you have promised, and for being my Lord. Amen