GOG - 19 - 254 - 2019: Conquering New Grounds (Part 2)
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Conquering New Grounds (PART 2)
PASTOR CHARLES OMOFOMAH
41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing
51 Therefore David ran and stood over the
near to David, and the man who bore the
Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its
shield went before him.
sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with
42 And when the Philistine looked about and
it. And when the Philistines saw that their
saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a
champion was dead, they Hled.
youth, ruddy and good-looking.
1 Samuel 17: 41-51
43 So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your Hlesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the Hield!” 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have deHied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” 48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.
In the previous article, I pointed out the need for you to conquer new grounds as a believer. God wants you to move forward because stagnation is not God’s plan for you. Irrespective of how wonderful your testimonies of yesterday were, God wants you to expect and receive even more visitations from Him. I pointed out two things that will position you to conquer new grounds. The Hirst was your mentality and the second was your method. Let’s look at more things that will help you to conquer new grounds in every area of your life.
Your Motive Matters Motive can be referred to as motivation. Your motive should be to glorify God. David said in verse 46 that all the people of the earth shall see that there is a God in Israel, the Almighty God, the covenant keeping God. Someone may want to have a big church, the question is, why do you want to have a big church? What is your motive? Some others may want to have a big school, why do they want to have a big school? What is their motivation? Yet another wants to have the best hospital, why does that one want to have the best hospital? For some, it may be to start winning contracts in millions, why do you want to win contracts in millions? What is your motivation? Is it so
that you can join the class of big boys and big girls in town? Why do you want to own a house in GRA? God is not against all that but if you want to get to GRA and the last thing on your mind is how to minister to the people, then that does not give glory to God. You may say, “If I begin to drive this car and my wife drives that car, I shouldn’t be living in just any place.” Some people wear certain kinds of dresses even though those dresses are repulsive and repelling, they still wear them because when they wear them, they are associated with certain class of people. Anything you want to get that does not primarily give glory to God is rubbish! The truth is this, if your motives are right, you will have more than enough. I want to raise the best Christians. I do not want to do it so that I become popular. I want to change lives. I want to be like David who will kill his Goliaths and giants and his men will kill giants also. They will walk through a troop and will accomplish the feat that David accomplished and much more. That is the kind of people I want to raise. I want to raise men and women who will build big schools and run them in integrity.
Your Motion Matters 8 You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.’ 9 So Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God.” 10 And Joshua said, “By this you shall know
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that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites: 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan. 12 Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe. 13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap.” 14 So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the
one place and say, “God do it now. Show me that you are God.” Move and you will see the handwork of God. Move and see the glory of
move. Go and buy baby things. Just move. You say, “I have already bought them,” then look for something else to do concerning
God. Move and see the power of God. Move and see the anointing of God.
that. Some of you sisters just sit and quote the
The Bible says that at that time, the Jordan overHlowed its banks. Do you know what that means? This means that when you are about to move, all the negative forces begin
Bible, “He that Dindeth a wife Dinds a good th i n g a n d o b ta i n e th fa vo u r o f th e Lord” (Proverbs 18:22). You are waiting for the brother to Hind you. Make yourself
to surface. You hear comments like, “If you try it, you will die.” Nobody has done this. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness
Hindable. If you keep yourself dirty and unapproachable, no brother will Hind you. As for the brothers, do not despise the days
thereof… (Psalm 24:1). God has already defeated the enemy and has given you the victory.
of little beginning but just move. Poverty is not an excuse to be dirty and untidy because it’s either you are poor or you’re
When I Hirst came to Port Harcourt and I began teaching God’s Word in its undiluted
d i r t y. I ro n yo u r c l o t h e s a n d l o o k presentable. Don’t say, “It doesn’t really matter.” It matters. Praying for long hours or any length of time you choose
priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,
to pray will not take the place of getting busy. The movement you need could be to iron your
15 and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the
clothes and get busy with your hands.
ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overHlows all its banks during the whole
The Bible says that as soon as they stepped into the water, even though it had over Hlown its banks, the water parted. The
time of harvest), 16 that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is
Philistine Goliath knew this principle and he said, “Look, you will see what I will do to you,”
beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. 17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood Hirm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan. Joshua 3: 8-17
When you read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, you will Hind out that it is the same principle that exists all over. When did God say that the waters would move into a heap? When the priest with the ark and the people stepped into the waters. One of the greatest forces upon the face of the earth is the force of action. The Bible says that the moment they stepped into the waters, the waters moved into a heap. Don’t stand in
form, some people did not approve of it. I was told that if I want to be a successful preacher, I must preach deliverance and see some of the men of God who have made it. Deliverance is in the Bible but not in that way. I believe in respect for those who have gone before you but not worship. If the opportunity arises, I give them the respect that they deserve but after that, I move on. I actually came to Port Harcourt on a Friday and before I settled in, it was already night. By Monday, I moved. I went to look for a place of worship and I got a nursery classroom. The people in charge said we cannot use it any other day, so we settled for Friday. I went there the following Friday
and David said, “I am not even going to wait for you. I will not be on the defensive,” and the Bible says that David ran towards the Philistine, he moved. Can you imagine if David didn’t move but tried to hide himself, Goliath will come there and defeat him. Stop hiding! Take steps of faith and be on the offensive. Go forth; show that the mark of the new birth, the mark of redemption is on you. Move! It is time for motion, time for mobility. When you begin, it might appear very mechanical, but just keep moving and you will conquer that new ground.
and we started church. I had to move. I had to be mobile. I had no car then but I moved. Just move! Are you trusting God for a child,
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