Divine Opportunities

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Pastor Charles Omofomah

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23:1-6

In this article, we are going to look at what divine opportunities, or opportunities that come from divinity or from God are. I will focus more on verse 5 of our text.

Divine opportunities, in this case, mean that

God took out time to prepare a table for you.

God is going to provide occasions that will offer

Let me tell you without mincing words: the

you possibilities. No matter what the situation

opportunities that God is providing for you, He

may be, God will provide occasions that will

has taken out His time to prepare them so that

offer what I refer to as “limitless possibilities”.

they will be suited for you as an individual.

God Always Provides Opportunities

Maybe as a businessman, you bid for a contract

Verse 5 says that God prepares a table before

in one of the Oil Producing firms and God told

you in the presence of your enemies. A “table”

you that the contract was for you. However,

or a “feast” is that occasion that offers limitless

you got to know that some other “bigger” oil

possibilities because it is God who prepares the

service company also bid for the same contract

table. This tells me that God will always provide

and you got worried and begin to complain,

opportunities. I am so sure that God will always

“Lord, I thought You told me that You prepared

provide opportunities because “...the earth is full

this contract for me?” Yes, He did. He prepares

of the goodness of the Lord” (Psalms 33:6). The

opportunities before you in the presence of your

goodness of the Lord are divine opportunities.

enemies. Go ahead and do what He asked you

Maybe you don’t want to stay in Nigeria, or

to do. That is how God operates.

wherever it is you live, anymore because things are too tough. Instead of focusing on the things

Don’t be afraid of oppositions because

that are considered to be tough, choose to

oppositions only help to take you where you are

believe the report of the Lord.

going. As a child of God, you should never be afraid of challenges. Rather rise up to the

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

Psalm 23:5 5 You treat me to a feast, while my enemies watch. You honour me as your guest, and you fill my cup until it overflows.

Psalm 23:5 (CEV)

So, what the report of the Lord says to me is

challenges that confront you, knowing that it is

that the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

an occasion for limitless possibilities to be

This means that there are opportunities in the

displayed in your life.

earth for all. As long as you are on the earth, the goodness of the Lord is provided for you irrespective of where you live.

Divine Opportunities Do Not Rule Out Oppositions

The fact that there are divine opportunities does In Psalm 23:5, the word “prepares” shows that

not rule out the presence of enemies. When God

God takes out time to prepare those

wanted David to shine, He created opportunities

The word “opportunity” is derived from the

opportunities for you. God has taken out His

for him when he was just seventeen years old (1

word “opportune”. “Opportune” means

time to prepare the job, the contracts or

Samuel 17). The initial opportunity was to have

occurring at a fitting time; conveniently or timely

whatever it is you desire, for you. Preparation is

him face the lion and the bear. The next one was

presented; suitable. “Opportunity” means rare, or an

not something that is an after-thought. It is

when his father sent him to take food to his

occasion offering possibilities.

something somebody gives their thought to.

brothers at the battle field. He did not know that

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an opportunity for him in the presence of the

When God provides opportunities for you, you

all sufficiency you can abound unto every good

enemy called Goliath. “Goliath” means the one

shouldn’t focus on the enemy because it is not

work (2 Corinthians 9:8) You cannot abound

that denudes. He strips his enemies naked.

the strength of the enemies that will determine

unto every good work if you always have

However, that day, the story was turned

whether you make good use of the opportunities

insufficiency.

around. It became an occasion for God to make

or not, rather it is His favour. God feeds you

David shine. I can imagine David going over Psalm 23 in his mind. Even when King Saul thought he was not old enough to be a soldier, David perceived that it was an occasion for limitless possibilities and he was going to rise

not because you deserve it, but because you are

What Jesus always does is that when He starts

righteous and His favour came upon you when

with you at the point of insufficiency, He

you got saved. It is His favour, not the enemy

finishes with you with more than enough. At

that determines whether or not you make good

the feeding of the five thousand, He told the

use of the opportunities.

disciples to gather up the remnants so that nothing will be lost (Matthew

to the occasion. This is one

14:20). He will lift you to the point

example of an opportunity God

of limitless possibilities. Like the

provided in the presence of the

lepers who went into the camp of

enemy.

the enemy, and after they had eaten and taken the spoil of the

Imagine God providing a feast of

enemy, went to the king and told

assorted food for you; then, as you

him the good news so that

begin to eat, you start considering

everyone in the nation could

the enemies that are gathered

partake of the abundance. So, God

around you. Then, you begin to

is taking you to the point of

cry to God about the enemies.

overflow (2 Kings 7:9-16). Someone

That is what a lot of Christians

may ask what you are going to do

and some pastors do. They always

with all the wealth. You need to

make you fight with your enemies

understand that there are people

when God is telling you to stop

out there preaching the gospel.

looking at the enemies and eat!

That is why God wants to take you to the point of overflow. If

What do the enemies have to do with the feast God has prepared for you? Jesus spoiled

Realise that you are the righteousness of the

you started with thirtyfold, God wants to move

principalities and powers many years ago

Lord, you are surrounded with favour. When

you to sixtyfold. If you started at sixtyfold, He

(Colossians 2:15), but the enemy will always

God looks at you on all sides He sees favour.

wants to move you to a hundredfold, and if

want to find out if you know who you truly

When people who are supposed to give you

you are at a hundredfold, He wants to move

are.

what God has prepared for you look at you,

you to the point of overflow!

instead of seeing you naturally, they will see If you are in business and you think you can’t

the favour of the Lord on you. Whichever way

God creates limitless opportunities before you.

succeed without giving bribes, because the

you turn, they will see favour all around you.

They will say, “I don’t know why, but I just like

He is the One who teaches you to profit (Isaiah

country is corrupt, then you are facing the enemy rather than the table set before you.

this man.” It is God’s favour. Walking in the light of God’s favour is a great weapon against

48:17). That means He is the One who holds you up. Have you ever heard that anyone turned God’s hands when He reaches out to

Focus On The Favour Of God

the enemy. Proverbs 16:15 says, “In the light of

In Psalms 23:5, the psalmist says, “...You anoint

the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a

my head with oil; my cup runs over”. In the Old

cloud of the latter rain.” The latter rain is the rain

Testament, there were two main types of

that falls just before the harvest. It brings in the

might become tired and drop you but God will

anointing. One was the Oriental perfume

harvest. When God’s favour is upon you, then,

hold you up. He never gets tired.

anointing and the other anointing was the

you will experience the end result of the seeds

anointing with which priests and kings were

you have sown, which is your harvest.

hand towards you. If a man lifts you up, he

Be ready for and be sensitive to opportunities that God is bringing your way in this season

anointed. The anointing the psalmist speaks of here is the first one: the Oriental perfume

favour you? No man can turn His outstretched

Experience The Overflow

because He will surely bring them your way.

anointing. It is the type Jesus was anointed

The result of God’s favour is that your cup

These opportunities will offer you limitless

with; the precious ointment from the alabaster

overflows (Psalms 23:6). God cannot host you

possibilities that will result in your plenty and

box (Mark 14:1-6). There are two things that

and you have insufficiency. There will always be more than enough. The psalmist says “...my

prosperity in overflowing measures, hallelujah!

this anointing shows. It shows favour and excellent hospitality.

cup runneth over”. The Bible says that by having

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