Greater things 1

“Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” Matthew 9:17KJV

To experience new and greater things, you must be willing to embrace new thinking, deeper faith and greater responsibility. New wine requires new wineskins because yesterday’s capacity may not be sufficient for tomorrow’s blessings. Therefore, refuse to remain trapped by either past successes or past failures. Celebrate what God has done, learn from your experiences and keep moving towards the greater things ahead. Like Paul, forget what lies behind, reach forward and press towards the goal of God’s higher calling in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13–14).

Enlarge your capacity for God to work in and through you. Think beyond your present limitations, speak faith-filled words, sow meaningful seeds and take Spirit-led steps of faith. God entrusts opportunities according to each person’s capacity; therefore, develop and faithfully use what He has placed in your hands (Matthew 25:15). Above all, seek a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit. Jesus fulfilled His divine assignment through the power and presence of God, doing good and bringing deliverance to those who were oppressed (Acts 10:38). As you surrender yourself afresh, God will prepare you for greater influence, greater fruitfulness and greater testimonies.

Prophetic Word: I declare that God will enlarge your capacity and prepare you for the new things He is bringing into your life. Every limitation associated with your past is broken. You will receive fresh strength, fresh wisdom, fresh opportunities and a fresh anointing. Where others see impossibilities, God will create pathways for you. You will experience new and greater testimonies, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: O God, renew my mind, enlarge my capacity and anoint me afresh for greater things. Give me the courage to release the past and step faithfully into the future You have prepared for me. Bring honey out of the rock for me and cause blessings to arise from unexpected places. Let my life overflow with undeniable testimonies, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Just press through and touch Him!

“And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.” Mark 5:25-29 KJV

The woman with the issue of blood had endured twelve years of suffering. She had consulted many physicians, spent everything she had, and yet her condition became worse. However, when she heard about Jesus, she refused to allow the crowd, her weakness, her disappointment, or her past failures to stop her. She pressed through and touched His garment in faith. Her touch was not casual; it was an expression of desperation, expectation, and complete trust in the power of Christ. The moment she touched Him, her long-standing affliction came to an end. This account reminds us that no situation is beyond the reach of God when we approach Him with persistent faith.

Your situation may appear impossible, and you may have exhausted every human option available to you. Nevertheless, do not surrender to discouragement. Press into God through prayer. Elijah persisted in prayer until the promised rain appeared (1 Kings 18:41–46). Cornelius continued in prayer and giving until his prayers came before God as a memorial (Acts 10:1–4). Jacob wrestled through the night and refused to let go until he received a blessing (Genesis 32:24–28). Hannah poured out her soul before the Lord until she received peace and eventually obtained her testimony (1 Samuel 1:10–18). Whatever battle you may be facing, continue to seek God. You cannot genuinely encounter His presence and remain unchanged.

Prophetic Word: I declare that every long-standing situation in your life is coming under the authority of Jesus Christ. As you press into God in faith, every barrier resisting your progress will give way. Where you have experienced repeated disappointment, you will receive divine intervention. Where doors have remained closed, God will make a way. Your season of tears will give way to a season of testimony, and the power of God will bring restoration, peace, healing, and breakthrough into every area of your life in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, I come before You with faith and expectation. Give me the strength to press through every obstacle, disappointment, and delay. Help me to remain steadfast in prayer and to trust You completely. As I reach out to You today, let every burden be lifted, every chain be broken, and every impossible situation receive Your divine intervention. In Jesus’ name, amen.

You cannot be powerless!

 “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.” Psalm 62:11 KJV

Power belongs absolutely to God, and He makes His power available to His children. Jesus declared, “Behold, I give unto you power… over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19). Therefore, a believer is not designed to be powerless. Through the Holy Spirit, God empowers us to overcome opposition, resist the enemy, serve effectively and become witnesses of Christ (Acts 1:8; Ephesians 3:16). However, possessing spiritual power requires prayer and a deliberate relationship with God.

Before beginning their public ministry, Jesus instructed His disciples to remain in Jerusalem until they were “endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). Jesus Himself prayed before the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him (Luke 3:21–22). Jacob persevered in God’s presence until his identity and destiny were transformed (Genesis 32:24–28), while Jabez cried to God for enlargement, protection and divine intervention, and God granted his request (1 Chronicles 4:9–10). Therefore, set aside time daily to seek God. When you are dissatisfied with the fruit your life is producing, do not merely complain; seek the power of God that enables you to access His promises, overcome limitations and fulfil your divine assignment.

Prophetic Word: I declare that every yoke of powerlessness is broken in your life and destiny. The power of the Holy Spirit will come upon you afresh. You will receive strength to overcome every resistance. From today, your life will produce evidence of God’s presence, power and glory, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Father, I acknowledge that all power belongs to You. Please forgive me for every way I have neglected prayer, Your Word and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Fill me afresh with power from on high. Strengthen me in my inner being, break every limitation opposing my destiny and empower me to live victoriously. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Through God!

“Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.” Psalm 60:12 KJV

There are many things that become possible when we depend completely on God. Through Him, we receive victory even in situations where we feel weak, inadequate, or incapable. Our limitations do not limit God. When we surrender every area of our lives to Him, He supplies the strength, wisdom, courage, and grace required to overcome. Paul confidently declared, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13). David defeated Goliath in the name of the Lord (1 Samuel 17:45–50), while Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah experienced victory when they sought the Lord and trusted Him to fight their battle (2 Chronicles 20:12–22).

Scripture repeatedly shows that those who depend on God are never abandoned (Psalm 125:1). Peter experienced an extraordinary catch of fish when he obeyed the instruction of Jesus despite his previous disappointment and exhaustion (Luke 5:4–7). Therefore, we must learn to wait upon God until His promises are manifested in our lives. Job declared that he would wait until his appointed change came (Job 14:14), while Isaiah affirmed that those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31). Do not attempt to journey through life in your own strength. Engage the Holy Spirit, meditate on the Word of God, obey His instructions, and trust His timing. Through God, you can overcome obstacles, fulfil your purpose, and accomplish what appears impossible.

Prophetic Word: I declare that you will not be defeated by the battles before you. Through God, you will rise above every limitation and accomplish great things. The Lord will strengthen your weak hands and give you victory over every obstacle. Through God, you shall do valiantly, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that I cannot succeed by my own strength. I surrender every area of my life to You. I ask You to lead, strengthen, and empower me. Help me to trust You completely, wait patiently for Your promises, and obey the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Tread down every opposition before me and grant me grace to accomplish everything You have called me to do. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Choose your fight!

 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12 KJV

Human beings are instruments in the hands of spirits, either for you or against you. If you are physically strong but spiritually weak, your destiny is not guaranteed. This is because your oppositions are not humans; they are spirits. Even when you think you are dealing with humans, you are actually dealing with spirits (1 Kings 22:20-22). Thank God you can deal with the spirits that want to use humans against you (Matthew 16:19; Job 22:28).

Stop fighting like human fights; engage God in your fights (2 Corinthians 10:4). Then you can rest amid the battle and enjoy a more than conqueror victory (Romans 8:37). Remember that the enemy is against your destiny and the purpose of God for your life. You must be discerning and choose your fight. Reply the enemy and not the instrument (Mathew 16:23, Acts 16:18)

Prophetic Word: Every hidden power operating through people to frustrate your progress shall be exposed and defeated. The Lord will grant you discernment to recognise the true nature of every battle and wisdom to respond correctly. You will not waste your strength fighting the wrong enemy.  In Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for revealing that my battle is not against flesh and blood. Give me spiritual discernment to recognise the true source of every conflict and the wisdom not to respond in anger, bitterness, or fear. Strengthen me with Your power and clothe me with the Your whole armour. I take authority, in the name of Jesus, over every spiritual force working against my life, family, purpose, and progress. 

Securing your land of inheritance!

 “Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.” Genesis 13:11-12 KJV

Your land of inheritance must be spiritually discerned, not merely selected by physical sight. Lot chose the well-watered plain of Jordan because it appeared prosperous and attractive, but he failed to discern the spiritual danger associated with Sodom. What looked like an opportunity eventually brought loss, conflict, and emptiness into his life (Genesis 13:10–13; 19:15–29). In the same way, Elimelech left Bethlehem because of famine and moved his family to Moab, but the journey resulted in painful losses for his household (Ruth 1:1–5). These accounts remind us that an attractive environment is not necessarily an appointed environment. Decisions based solely on present conditions may take us away from the place where God intends to establish and bless us (2 Corinthians 5:7).

Isaac, however, received a clear instruction from God not to leave the land during a time of famine. He remained in Gerar, sowed in that land, and received a hundredfold harvest because the Lord blessed him (Genesis 26:1–3, 12–14). Although opposition arose and the Philistines repeatedly contended with him over the wells, Isaac refused to abandon God’s promise. He continued digging until God brought him into Rehoboth—a place of enlargement and fruitfulness (Genesis 26:19–22). Do not leave your land of inheritance because of temporary hardship, delay, opposition, or contention. Neither should you permit fear, discouragement, or the schemes of the enemy to drive you out of the place God has assigned to you. Remain sensitive to God’s direction, walk in divine wisdom, and depend upon His power to possess, cultivate, and secure your inheritance.

Prophetic Word: I declare that God is granting you spiritual discernment to recognise your appointed place and secure your inheritance. You will not be deceived by appearances or pressured into making decisions outside God’s will. Every force attempting to uproot you, intimidate you, or drive you away from your place of promise is defeated.  In Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the inheritance You have prepared for me. Give me the spiritual discernment to recognise the place, assignment, relationships, and opportunities You have ordained for my life. Deliver me from making decisions based only on appearances, pressure, fear, or temporary difficulties. Help me to remain faithful wherever You have planted me. IN JESUS NAME.

Breaking satanic oppositions!

 “Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.” Psalm 2:8-9 KJV

Satanic oppositions and barriers are real, but you have authority over them. Several years ago, a man dreamed that he was moving ahead of his contemporaries until he encountered a major barrier. While he struggled to overcome it, those who had been behind him caught up and passed him. It was only when the dream became a reality that he started dealing with it. Sometimes your dream can give you prayer points, don’t neglect them, take authority over satanic barriers and oppositions.

When something God has placed in your heart appears surrounded by resistance, you must break through to take it. David’s mighty men broke through the enemy’s camp to obtain water for him (2 Samuel 23:14–16). Similarly, the Church prayed earnestly when Peter was imprisoned, and God opened the prison doors and brought him out (Acts 12:5–10). God promises to go before His people, level difficult places, break gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron (Isaiah 45:1–3). Our text says God gives it; you take it. How? You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a broken vessel, then you can have your inheritance and possess your possessions. You pray through to break through. No devil can stop you without your permission.

Prophetic Word: I declare that every barrier standing between you and the fulfilment of God’s purpose is being removed. Every cycle of delay, frustration, limitation, and repeated disappointment is broken. The Lord will go before you, make crooked places straight, open doors that no one can shut, and lead you into the inheritance He has prepared for you.  in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank You because You are the God who gives victory and causes Your people to triumph. Arise on my behalf and remove every spiritual, physical, institutional, and personal barrier standing against Your purpose for my life. Go before me and make every crooked path straight. Break every gate of bronze and cut through every bar of iron. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.