The pursuit of God 5

“And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.” Exodus 7:1

One of the greatest benefits of pursuing God is access to His wisdom, authority, and power. When a person truly seeks God and finds Him, life is no longer approached merely from human strength, fear, or limitation. God told Moses, “I have made thee a god to Pharaoh,” meaning Moses was empowered to stand before the greatest political power of his time with divine authority. This is what happens when a person walks closely with God: the impossible becomes possible, intimidation loses its power, and ordinary people begin to function with extraordinary grace. Scripture says, “The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Daniel 11:32). Jesus also reminded the people that the Word of God can elevate men into divine representation on earth (John 10:35).

The pursuit of God will cost you time, discipline, comfort, and sometimes separation from distractions, but it is always worth it. I remember during my youth service in Nigeria, I became friends with many people in the community. One of them, an undergraduate student, came to me with a mathematics problem he had struggled with for a week. When I looked at it, I told him I could give him the answer immediately without using a pen, and I did. I later taught him how to solve it. That experience reminds me of a spiritual truth: what others struggle with can become simple when you operate from a higher realm of insight. When you dedicate uninterrupted hours to seeking God, He can release wisdom, direction, and dominion that will bring a total turnaround in your life.

Prophetic Word: As you pursue God sincerely, receive divine wisdom, uncommon understanding, and supernatural authority. What has been difficult for others shall become easy for you. You will not live as a victim of circumstances; you will walk in dominion, clarity, and victory. Your season of total turnaround has begun in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Father, give me the grace to seek You with all my heart. Deliver me from distractions and shallow devotion. Open my eyes to Your wisdom, power, and authority. As I pursue You, let my life experience a total turnaround. Make difficult things easy for me, and cause me to walk in divine dominion. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen. 

The pursuit of God 4

 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33

The call to seek first the kingdom of God is a call to reorder our desires, priorities, and pursuits. When the reality of this scripture is not revealed to a person, such a person may live merely by human effort, chasing needs. Jesus teaches that when our hearts are fixed on God, His kingdom, and His righteousness, every necessary thing will be added. Therefore, whatever the need may be, the believer is not called to pursue things first, but to pursue God and His Word.

The world constantly presents many distractions, but the believer must not be carried away by them. What we truly need is a word from the Lord, because one divine word can settle what years of human struggle cannot resolve. Mary understood this when she sat at the feet of Jesus to hear His word, while Martha was distracted by many activities. Jesus declared that Mary had chosen “that good part” which would not be taken away from her (Luke 10:39–42). When we pursue God sincerely, we position ourselves to hear Him, receive direction, and walk in the provision that follows obedience.

Prophetic Word: As you seek the Lord above every need, desire, and distraction, may the Lord release a fresh word that will bring clarity, provision, peace, and divine settlement into your life. What others are struggling to chase shall be added to you by the mercy and favour of God.

Prayer: Father, give me the grace to seek You first above all things. Deliver me from distractions and misplaced priorities. Open my ears to hear Your word, and let Your word guide my steps, strengthen my faith, and release every blessing ordained for my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The pursuit of God 3

“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:  Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Isaiah 55:6-7

God is not far from you. He is near, and by His indwelling Holy Spirit, He lives in you. Therefore, do not neglect the God who is so close and so willing to fellowship with you. Prioritise daily conversation with Him, because He desires to speak, guide, correct, strengthen, and comfort you. Nothing should be allowed to keep you away from pursuing God; not even sin. Like the prodigal son, arise, repent, and return to the Father, for He is merciful and ready to receive you again (Luke 15:18; Isaiah 55:7). Fellowship with God must not be occasional; it must become a daily experience.

Do not become too busy for God. When a person puts activities, ambitions, worries, and personal plans before fellowship with God, it is like putting the cart before the horse; it cannot move. Seek the Lord early, before the challenges and uncertainties of life overtake you (Ecclesiastes 12:1). Learn from our Lord Jesus Christ, who rose early to pray and also spent extended time in communion with the Father (Mark 1:35; Luke 6:12). Because He lived in constant dependence on the Father, He could boldly say, “I can of mine own self do nothing” (John 5:30). Stop doing life on your own strength. Pursue God, depend on Him, and you will experience supernatural wisdom, divine direction, and God-given results in every area of your life.

Prophetic Word: As you return fully to the pursuit of God, every veil of confusion is lifted from your path. The Lord will guide you with clarity, restore your fellowship, strengthen your spirit, and cause divine results to manifest where human effort has failed. You will not miss God’s timing, direction, or mercy in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Father, I return my heart fully to You. Help me not to neglect Your presence or become too busy for fellowship with You. Forgive me for every way I have tried to do life in my own strength. Draw me closer by Your Spirit, teach me to hear Your voice, and guide me daily in Your will. From today, let my pursuit of You produce divine direction, supernatural wisdom, and fruitful results in every area of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The pursuit of God 2

 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6

The pursuit of God is not optional for anyone who truly desires to walk with Him. When you believe that someone has the power to help you, you naturally seek that person’s attention, spend time with them, and make room for their counsel. In the same way, anyone who truly believes in God must seek Him with sincerity, faith, and diligence. A person cannot claim to be a Christian and yet remain a stranger to God. Christianity is a life of surrender, fellowship, obedience, and daily communion with the Father through His Son and the Holy Spirit. Where your hunger and thirst are, there your pursuit will be also (Matthew 5:6).

God rewards those who diligently pursue Him, and one of the greatest rewards He gives is the gift of Himself. When a person walks closely with God, their life is no longer lived by ordinary understanding alone; divine wisdom, direction, and favour begin to guide their steps (Galatians 2:20). God reveals His secrets to those who seek Him, surrounds them with His counsel, and causes goodness to flow into their lives (Job 29:4; Job 22:21). To pursue God is to pursue life, peace, direction, and divine intimacy.

Prophetic Word: I declare that you will pursue God intentionally. Your heart is restored to daily fellowship, and Christ is fully formed in you. As you draw near to the Lord, He will receive you, guide you, strengthen you, and reveal Himself more deeply to you. I decree that God has taken over your battles in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Father, help me to remember You in every season of my life. Deliver me from spiritual coldness, distractions, and every habit that keeps me far from You. Teach me to pursue You sincerely and to give You my time, my heart, and my obedience. Let Christ live through me daily, and let my life reflect Your will, Your presence, and Your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The pursuit of God 1

 “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

In a word of uncertainty, covered with darkness, only those who have encountered God can be bold and do exploits (Daniel 11:32). Any man can fail you, but God will not. The pursuit of God precedes the encounter with God. The pursuit of God begins with an undivided heart. God is found by those who seek Him sincerely, deeply, and wholeheartedly. If you have alternatives, you cannot find God. A divided heart cannot sustain a divine encounter. The psalmist declares, “My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord” (Psalm 84:2). This is a deep hunger of the soul for God’s presence. God is found by those who will not take no for an answer (Genesis 32:24).

When a person genuinely seeks God, God reveals Himself. He speaks, guides, strengthens, and fills the seeker with His Holy Spirit. Like the deer that pants after the water brooks, the soul that thirsts for God will never remain empty (Psalm 42:1–2). To find God is to find direction, life, strength, and destiny. His voice and His Spirit are the greatest necessities for a fulfilled life. The Bible reveals that if you find Jesus, you have found God (John 14:8-10; John 1:14, Hebrews 1:2-3).

Prophetic Word: As you seek the Lord with all your heart, you will find Him. The Lord will speak clearly to you, fill you afresh with His Spirit, and guide you into the fullness of your destiny.

Prayer: Father, give me an undivided heart that seeks You sincerely. Create in me a deep hunger for Your presence. Speak to me, fill me with Your Holy Spirit, and guide me into Your purpose for my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Who clothed you?

“Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.” Zechariah 3:3-4

There is a spiritual garment on which is determined by who clothed you. Joshua stood before the angel clothed in filthy garments, and those garments became a visible representation of accusation, reproach and limitation. But when God intervened, the filthy garments were removed, and Joshua was clothed with a change of raiment. When God clothes a person, shame is removed, resistance is broken, and divine acceptance is established. God clothes His own with favour, righteousness and power (Psalm 5:12; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 1:9).

How you are clothed determines how you are addressed. If a life is constantly resisted, molested, delayed or dishonoured, it is important to examine the garment operating upon that life. Joshua could not remove the filthy garment by himself; he needed divine help. But in Christ, we have been given authority to resist the enemy, and he must flee. We have power over the works of darkness, and our obedience positions us to pull down every opposition raised against the knowledge and purpose of God (James 4:7; 2 Corinthians 10:6; Luke 10:19). When you walk in the wisdom of God, strength and honour become your clothing, and your words carry dignity, grace and authority (Proverbs 31:25–26).

Prophetic Word: Today, every filthy garment of shame, delay, reproach, rejection and resistance is removed from your life. The Lord clothes you with favour, righteousness, honour, wisdom and power. From this day forward, you shall not be addressed by your past, your battles or your mistakes. You shall be recognised by the garment of God upon your life, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, I reject every garment placed upon me by the enemy, by error, by fear or by negative words. Lord, let my life reflect Your glory, let my destiny receive divine acceptance, and let every power resisting my progress flee before me. From today, I walk in the garment of wisdom, strength and honour. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Your head must be oiled!

 “Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.” Ecclesiastes 9:8 KJV.

Your head is the symbol of your destiny, authority, honour, direction, and spiritual covering. When the head lacks oil, life becomes dry, difficult, and vulnerable to unnecessary struggles. But when the head is anointed, favour speaks, joy flows, power is released; destiny receives divine acceleration. The oil of God upon a life is the mark of divine selection, empowerment, preservation, and victory.

David was anointed and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him from that day forward (1 Samuel 16:13). Jesus was anointed with the Holy Ghost and power, and He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed (Acts 10:38). The oil of gladness distinguished Christ above His fellows (Hebrews 1:9), and the anointing upon David gave him divine backing against his enemies (Psalm 89:20–24). Therefore, your head must not lack fresh oil. You need the oil of favour, the oil of gladness, the oil of power, and the oil of divine enablement every day.

Prophetic Word: Today, I decree that your head will not lack oil. Fresh favour, fresh grace, fresh joy, fresh strength, and fresh power are released upon your life. Every dryness around your destiny is terminated. You will not struggle where God has ordained you to shine. The anointing of God will distinguish you, preserve you, and announce you for divine opportunities. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, let my head never lack fresh oil. Anoint me daily with the oil of favour, gladness, power, wisdom, and divine direction. Remove every dryness, struggle, delay, and limitation from my life. Let Your Spirit rest upon me, empower me, and distinguish me for Your glory. From today, I receive fresh oil for a victorious, fruitful, and indomitable life. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.