Ministering: Bishop David O. Oyedepo.
Title: Handwork, A Covenant Platform for Greatness.
Hardwork is God’s covenant platform for global impact. No short cuts.
Luke 12:49 “I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?”
Prov 22:29 “Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.”
Your strongest connections is in Dedication to your assignment. Work is not a curse but a covenant tool for your profit.
No Labour, No Favor. in productivity of our labour is our favor.
Eccl 5:10. “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.“
Wealth gotten by doing nothing will diminish.
Jer 17:11 “As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”
The Bible is God’s Manual for profitable living.
This is God’s Covenant Platform for Global Impact.
Luke 12: 49-50 “I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
hardworking is a demand of sacrifice for Global Impact.
Pro 12:24 “The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”
To be diligent in our endeavors today , stop standing before kings tomorrow.
Your strongest connection is in your dedication to the assignment.
Every truth of scriptures is valid for all time.
Only those who are prepared to be stretched out make an impact upon your generation.
In all labour there is profit.
Work is not a curse but a covenant responsibility for profitable living.
No Labour, No Future.
No inheritance of any man guarantees your future.
In the productivity of our labor lies our future.
Eccl 5:9 “Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.“
Nothing enhances worth like labour.
Pro 13:11 “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
Pro 10:4 “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich”
Nothing dashed to you will make you rich. wealth gotten by doing nothing shall eventually diminish.
Nothing dashed to you by papa or mama will make you.
Labour is the only way to take your allocation.
Riches gotten by fraud destroys the future.
Jer 17:11 “As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”
Nothing stolen has value or adds value.
Never touch whatever isn’t yours or you cut down your lifespan.
Stealing is the act of taking what is not yours by force.
Those who do not work are bound to steal.
if you don’t work, you will steal.
Eph 4:28 “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.“
Those who refuse to work today will definitely steal tomorrow.
If one is not a worker today, he will end up as a liability tomorrow.
Pro 13:4 “The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
Prob 20:4 “The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.“
If you don’t know what to do then think about creative capacity. You will decay if you have nothing doing.
Schooling is about Enhancement of Creative Capacity.
If you are waiting for your father’s property, you have subscribed to poverty.
If you are awaiting on your father’s inheritance, you have subscribed to poverty.
Work is not a misfortune but a covenant platform for high favour.
Gen 39:1-5 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.”
Labour is a facilitator of favour.
Gen 21:22 “And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:”
You cannot get out of life more than you’re willing to put into it.
Gen 8:22 “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
2 Cor 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:”
Any dream that lacks drive will never deliver. Any vision you don’t work on will not work.
No Commitment No Accomplishments.
Acts 20:33-35 “I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Nothing is a substitute for hardwire in the adventure of life.
Prov 24:13 “My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste“:
Pro. 24:30-34 “I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man“
Gen 35:5 “And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.”
Everyone’s worth in the future is embedded in your work today.
Gen 26: 13-30 “And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
15 For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth
16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
19 And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.
30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.”
Working with your hands secures your tomorrow.
Gal 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
There is nothing in doing nothing.
The quality of our investment today determines our reward tomorrow.
You cannot be creative and not be productive, you cannot be creative and not be successful.
Stop having fun with business, let business be business.
One can not be given a given task and not be creative in his approach.
Gen 13:1-2 “And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.“
All of our covenant fathers were hard workers.
- Abraham. Gen 13:2.
Age is not an excuse for labor.
Gen 30:27/37 “And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.
37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.“
Isa 41:1 “Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.“
We must do the work of Abraham to the partakers of the blessings of Abraham. Isa 51:3.
He turns your Wilderness to Eden through Labour.
He turns your Deserts to Gardens through Labour
Heb 6:12 “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.“
What God blesses is the work of our hands.
Psa 1:3 “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
We live in a pleasure seeking world.
Don’t put pleasure before labour or you will live in pressure all the days of your life.
Labour First, House Next.
Prov 24:27
Pleasure seekers end up dying under pressure. It is paying the normal price that makes a world changer. No world changer possesses a normal habit. When work becomes like eating for you, you are on your way to high places. All world changers in history have passed through sacrificial labour.
No world changer runs a normal schedule.
No world changer possesses a normal habit.
No world changer lives a normal life.
No man can make the most of his life without coming out of his comfort zone.
Not that Jesus has Revelation, He is the Revelation.
John 3:34 “For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.”
I Cor 1:24 “But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.’
Jesus is the wisdom and power of God. Jesus, our perfect example of Hardwork.
John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
He had the Holy Spirit without measure, yet anointing was not a substitute for hardwork.
He is the wisdom of God personified, wisdom is not a substitute for hardwork.
Sanctification is no substitute for hardwork.
You can be sanctified and still leave a frustrated life.
John 4:32-34 “But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.“
John 9:4 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.“
You are in your day time, bend down and work!
If your parent left you a hundred houses, it doesn’t define your worth
Know matter what your parents left for you it doesn’t define your worth, it your handwork that define your worth
Your personal wellfare demands work
The answer is in the Book, no matter the question
Everything that works demands work!
Prayer
Receive the Grace for Labour
CAUTION!
Nothing stolen adds value.
Work is not a misfortune but a covenant platform for God’s favour.
Gen 33:4 “And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.,“
Gen 31:1-4. “And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,“
“Gen 8:22 “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.“
2 Cor 9:6-7 “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.“
No…
Stop confessing it, profess it.
Prophetic Declaration
Place your right hand on your forehead
You won’t beg tomorrow!
No more down time in your life!
No more down time in your life!
I decree an endowment of the spirit of grace for productive is released upon you!
IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME WE HAVE PRAYED
AMEN!
JESUS IS LORD!
