In part one of this series, we started to look at the topic, provoking the oil of favor for our success and breakthrough in life.
We looked at what the Bible said versus what DSA is saying. Going by what the Bible said, it is obvious that what DSA said is false, misleading, or satanic.
In continuation of our discourse, therefore, I want us to look at the story of Daniel in the Bible as can be seen in Daniel 6:3. Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king gave thought to set him over the whole realm.
Why was an excellent spirit in him? The book of Daniel 1:9 gave us the reason for what was said of Daniel was so “Now God had brought Daniel into favor and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs”
Before going further, please, I will like you to take time and watch this video from the link below: captioned “Find The Thief 3 of 3” by Apostle Johnson Suleiman (Prof).
Toward the end of that video, you will see a practical demonstration of the favor of God in action. In that video message, there was a young man that came to church as usual.
The young man was a shoe cobbler and that faithful Sunday, Apostle Johnson Suleiman located him and said that God spoke to him to give that young man a car.
In addition to the car, he added the sum of N250, 000 which he promised to give the young man. What do you call such kind of experience of that young man if not the oil of favor that came upon him? He may have trekked to the church that day, but went or drove home with a car of his own.
King David said in Psalm 5:12 “For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor, You will surround him as with a shield”. All we need in our life is the oil of favor for our success and breakthrough in life.
According to Apostle Johnson Suleiman, “Favor does not choose the qualified, but qualifies the chosen. This oil of favor, when it rests on you, your helpers will lose their senses of reasoning. Equally, protocols are as well broken”.
Today we read and celebrate Mary, the mother of Jesus, but what made God leave all the other virgins in Israel to choose her? The answer can be seen in Luke 1:28-30 which says, “and the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
My friend, it pays to be clothed with the oil of God’s favor rather than follow the teaching of DSA. The reason is that following the teaching of DSA and failing to desire and pray to God for His oil of favor, you may struggle and die in your struggle if you lack this oil of God’s favor.
How To Provoke This Oil Of Favor
Having seen what the oil of favor will do in the life of a man/woman that carries this oil of favor. We also saw the implication or frustration that could follow men/women that lack this oil of favor.
We therefore should know that this oil of favor does not come upon a man who did not desire or pray for it. However, in addition, we need to go beyond desiring and praying for it by accepting and doing what God demands from us.
The first person we shall see is Solomon, as can be seen in 2 Chronicles 1:6-7 Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it. In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, ask what I shall give thee.
In the above reference, Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings, which is the same as saying that he sowed the seed of a thousand burnt offerings. This goes to prove what DSA said, “You Don’t Need to Sow Seeds to Prosper”
This DSA’s teaching is false and satanic because it is only a fool that will be expecting a harvest without having plated seeds. God said in Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remains, Seed time and harvest, Cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.”
The book of Ec 11:6 also says, in the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.
Look also at the story of Abraham, which we all know, as we can see in Genesis 22. Here, Abraham offered his son as a sacrifice (he sowed his son as a seed).
As a result of this seed sowed, God made a statement to Abraham as can be seen in Genesis 22:16-18 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
From all we have seen, it means that as a Christian, you can never prosper without the oil of God’s favor. When this oil comes upon you, you take delivery of God, blessings by sowing and reaping.
The choice is yours whether to believe the word of God and the teachings of Bishop David Oyedepo or to follow the teachings of a frustrated man in the person of DSA. Shalom!.