Making Miracles Happen
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New Released Book: Making Miracles Happen
This book put in your hands the power to overturn circumstance, put you in authority over the affairs of your life.
An excerpt of the book is as displayed below:
Chapter 1
Whosoever Shall Call
Romans
10:13-14a
13 For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14a How then shall they
call on him in whom they have not believed?
Whosoever shall call
on...
Whosoever
shall call on what? First off, it’s imperative to underscore here that there’s
a great deal of difference between to know and
to call. The former entail perceiving
the truth, via your senses, concerning a thing empirically and mentally, while
the latter entail to shout aloud. It could also mean to yell; to hollerto
make a loud sound with the voice.
As
a matter of fact, when you know a thing, you’ll almost act in accordance with
the knowledge you have of that very thing. But when you call on a thing, that
very thing will almost invariably act in accordance with the purpose for which
it was called. Consider, for illustration, say you have at this very moment an
Alsatian dog [German shepherd] as a pet; you know the potential of that dog as
a large-sized breed of dog used as a guard dog or police dog.
Let
us assume the name of that dog is Major. However, knowledge of the potential of
Major does not make it act and demonstrate its proclivities. Rather it’s when you
call on Major that’s when it’ll demonstrate its abilities of affection and
protection for your delight.
Scripture
says in the book of Daniel 11:32, “...But
the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.”
In
other words, you shall be strong, and do exploits because you have knowledge of
your God. In this verse of scripture, the emphasis is on the person with the
knowledge, that is, you!
On
the other hand, in the book of Romans 10:13, scripture says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of
the Lord shall be saved.” In this verse of scripture the emphasis is not on
the person with the knowledge, rather on the Lord.
In
the former text, when you know, you do/perform the act. But in the latter text,
when you call, the callee [the person/thing who/that is called by the caller]
performs the act. Put slightly differently, when you have knowledge of the Lord
and in the power of his might, the responsibility is on you to act in the
knowledge of what you already know. But when you call upon the name of the
Lord, the responsibility is on the Lord to act for you and for the purpose for
which he was called.
A
number of times, it is not the knowledge you have about the Lord that gets the
job done, rather the job is done by simply calling upon the name of the Lord.
Why? Because you might be knowledgeable at God’s Words, but fears and doubts
could prevent you from acting on what you already know. Having the knowledge
put the responsibility on you to act. But calling on the Lord relieves you of
the responsibility and put it on the Lord to act on your behalf.
Matthew
8:23-26
23 And when he was
entered into the ship, his disciples followed him.
24 And behold, there
arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the
waves: but he was asleep.
25 And his disciples came
to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26 And he saith unto
them, why are ye fearful, o ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the
winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Now,
the disciples were on the same ship with the Lord Jesus when a great tempest
arose and beat about that shipabout
to capsize it. The disciples know the capabilities of the Lord because on that
selfsame day they saw him put forth his hand, and touched a leper. And
immediately his leprosy was cleansed. A couple of hours later, they saw him
heal the centurion servant who was sick of the palsy. In an hour time or less,
they saw him touched the hand of Peter’s mother in-law; and she arose almost
immediately and ministered to them. And when evening came they also saw him
casting out devils from those that were possessed and healing all that were
sick.
So
it stands to reason that the disciples were not in anyways estranged from the
miraculous working abilities of the Lord Jesus. And yet, when the storm and the
waves beat upon that ship, they were sore fearful to be confident of what
they’ve seen and heard of the Lord. But thank God they called, saying, Lord,
save us!
Romans
10:11;13
11 For the scripture
saith, whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed
13 For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
The
13th verse of the above text did not say whosoever shall be holy and call on
the name of the Lord shall be saved. Nor does it say whosoever shall be
righteous and blameless, and call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. No.
But what does it say? Whosoever, including believers, unbelievers, thieves,
prostitutes, drunkards, gamblers, occultists, witches and wizards, shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
So
the disciples decided to call on the Lord who was having quiet forty winks
onboard the ship, saying, Lord! Save us: we perish. At that instant, they
devolve themselves of any responsibility to save their lives, but bequeath
their safety onto the hand of the Lord.
So
the Lord Jesus regained composure and act in accordance with the purpose for
which he was awakened: he rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great
calm. Bless God you too can be saved in the midst of storms when you call on
the name of the Lord.
Luke
23: 36-43
36 And the soldiers also
mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
37 And saying, if thou be
the king of the Jews, save thyself.
38
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and
Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the
malefactors which were hanged railed on him saying, if thou be Christ, save
thyself and us.
40 But the other
answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the
same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly;
for we receive the due reward of our deeds but this man hath done nothing
amiss.
42 And he said unto
Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto
him, verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
The
first malefactor, in the above text, which railed on Jesus, knew and had heard
of the miracles Jesus did, but he went ahead to probe, with some degrees of
unbelief, whether he was the Christ. In his most excruciating dilemma on the
cross, with eyes raised invokingly to Jesus, he unreluctantly quipped: “If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.”
But
the second malefactor rather than probe the saving capacity of Christ, went
ahead to plead guilty of their heinous crimes; he decided to cast all his cares
and anxieties on the Lord, saying: “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy
kingdom.” He called upon the Lord! And Jesus said unto him, “Verily I say unto
thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Bless God he called on the Lord
and was saved. Hallelujah!
I
don’t know about you, but the greatest miracle I’ve ever received from the Lord
is the miracle of salvation. In the book of Romans 10:9 we were meant to understand
“That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
up from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” The repentant thief confessed with his mouth
the Lord Jesus, and believed in his heart that Jesus is the Christ; and that he
will come again in glory. Expressed somewhat differently, the repentant thief
so much believed that God will raise Jesus from the dead. Small wonder that he
said, “Lord, remember me when thou comest to thy kingdom.” This thief exhibited
great faith. Blessed be God, in the end, he received the greatest miraclesalvation.
A
number of years ago, the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa in one of his myriad
seminars, narrated the story of one of his good friends who is a minister; and
that he needed loan from the bank to complete a church project. “This minister
met with the managing director of the bank and demanded for US 20,000$ loan to
pay back on an agreed date. As this conversation was going on, another man
walked into the office and sat down with a view of obtaining loan from the bank
also.
As
fate may have it, in the presence of this other man who had only walked into
the office; and listening in on their conversations, the manager signed the
loan for the minister. He arranged the money in his briefcase and decided to
take his leave. No sooner had this minster take a step toward the door than the
other man told the manager he’s on his way out: he dashed past the minister and
waited for him outside the banking premises.
The
minister who was carefree and vibrating to abundance decided to open his car
and start off when the other man who was lying in wait, came from behind and
graced his face with a thunder bolt lightening slap: he grabbed the money from
the minister and decided to start running to his car.
As
the minister regained composure, and saw the other man running toward his car,
the minister said in a loud voice: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I command you
to bring back that briefcase. Bring it here now!”
Almost
immediately, the other man frolicked back to the minister with the briefcase in
hand; and knelt down, handed the briefcase over to the minister. The minister
then opened his car, took-out one of his complimentary cards and gave it to the
other man.
Today,
that man who attempted to steal the minister’s money is an ordained deacon in
his church.” Praise God! The name of the Lord saved both the minister and the
criminal. Hallelujah!
It
is pretty evident in the story that the minister has quite an understanding of
the wonder working power of God; that God has given his angels charge over him;
and will deliver him from evil: see Psalms 91.
But
had the minister not called on the name of the Lord: exercised authority in the
name of Jesus by commanding the man to bring back his briefcase that man
would’ve carted away with the money.
Friends,
knowledge of the Word of God alone won’t get the job done. Rather, exercising
your legal right and authority by calling upon the name of the Lord Jesus will
always get the job done. Praise God!
Matthew
20:30-34
30 And, behold, two blind
men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out,
saying, have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
31 And the multitude
rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more,
saying, have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
32 And Jesus stood still,
and called them, and said, what will ye that I shall do unto you?
33 They say unto him,
Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 So Jesus had
compassion on them, and touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received
sight, and they followed him.
Now,
those two blind men in the above text knew and had heard of the miraculous
working power of Jesus Christ because it was accounted for them to have heard
that Jesus passed by. But ‘till they yelled and called on the Lord, both men
remained blind as a bat even with the knowledge they had.
A
man who is well vast in the Word could be afflicted and weak in strength; and
yet, not act on and/or confess the creative power of the Word to his body because
of doubts. He looks at bodily condition and physical appearances, instead of
professing the Word.
On
November 10th 1980, Kenneth E. Hagin teaching on God, the Covenant and the Contradiction said: “Having divine light
upon conditions and circumstances, why give a moment thought to deceptive
appearances. Under such circumstance, they should be utterly ignored.”
Our
thinking and confession ultimately should be based on what the Word says.
Scripture
says in Joel 3:10, “Beat your plowshares
into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears: Let the weak say. I am
strong.” When you confess this divine truth to yourself that “I AM strong,”
you are actually magnifying God in your body because the word exactly says: “I
AM strong,” that is, God is strong. Consequently, as you continue in this
consciousness of I am strong, even in the face of apparent contradictions, you
will receive divine strength. The Psalmist put it best, “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is
the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
Therefore,
all that is necessary for this man to do is to act on the Wordto
say “Lord you are the strength of my life; and according to your Word I call my
body strong.” And he should go about his normal business. And the strength of
the Lord shall come upon him at the time of need.
But
no! Many Christians want to receive strength first before confessing the Lord
as the strength of their life. That is ignorance and unbelief. And the worse
form of ignorance is arrogance. Remember, scripture says in Mark 11:23 “For verily I say unto you, that whosoever
shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;
and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he
saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”
In
other words, you shall have it [strength], after you have confessed it [that the
Lord is the strength of your life; and that I am strong].
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