The Nature Of A Godly Dream (Part 2)

www.thecarpenterschurch.org

GOG - 18 - 239 - The Nature Of A Godly Dream (Part 2)

The Nature Of A

GODLY DREAM (Part 2)

Pastor Charles Omofomah In the preceding article, we found out that a

the level of success that you may have

you for a purpose. That is what happens

godly dream is a God-given vision that is

experienced, if it is not of God, you will not

when you have a godly dream.

birthed in the place of fellowship with God

have joy. Therefore, if there is no joy, there is

and will always come with an identity and a

When I Oirst came to Port Harcourt, I used to

really no need for you to start. It is only a

wish in my heart that God would send a

God-given vision that can bring you joy. If

paralyzed man from a very wealthy

In this article, we are going to look at more

your dream is of God you will have joy even

background, so that when I lay my hands on

things that will further reveal the true nature

when you are told that the dream will not

him and he gets healed, his wealthy family

of a godly dream.

succeed. Each time you think of it, joy will

would sponsor my ministry. However, I am

A Godly Dream Will Bring Joy And Peace

bubble from the inside of you, and you will

sense of purpose.

17 “For the kingdom of God is not

know that you are going to succeed no matter how long it takes.

eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy

This joy is not based on the things that you

Spirit.”

see or feel; it is centered on what God has put Romans 14:17

in your heart. Moreover, the Bible says that

happy that it never happened like that. The vision I had when I came to Port Harcourt came to pass, progressively, without gimmicks, and that is what gives me joy.

A Godly Dream Brings Promotion And Greatness 13 “But the angel said to him, “Do not be

FulOilling your purpose in life is not about

such joy in you will be your strength

afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard;

eating and drinking and getting satisOied. It

(Nehemiah 8:10). Joy will strengthen you to

and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a

goes beyond that. The Bible says that the

pursue the purpose that God has called you

son, and you shall call his name John.

kingdom of God is not about meat and drink,

to fulOill. Can you imagine the joy of the Lord

it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy

strengthening you to fulOill the purpose He has called you to fulOill? It’s not whether a

Ghost.

14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor

man gave you one million or not; it is about

strong drink. He will also be Oilled with

The acid test for any God-given dream is the

the joy that bubbles up on the inside of you

the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s

presence of joy and peace. It does not matter

every time you remember that God has called

womb.

The Carpenterʼs Ministry: All rights reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other, without the prior permission of the above.

www.thecarpenterschurch.org

GOG - 18 - 239 - The Nature Of A Godly Dream (Part 2) 16 And he will turn many of the children

The truth is that, “Promotion cometh neither

greatness in all that you do as you fulOill

of Israel to the Lord their God.

from the east, nor from the west, nor from

your godly dream.

17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of

the south” (Psalm 75:6 KJV); it comes “from the Father of lights, with whom there is no

A Godly Dream Will Always Make An Impact

disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to

variation or shadow of turning” (James

The nature of God’s vision is that it makes

make ready a people prepared for the

1:17). God is faithful and He is constant!

impact in the world, in your generation, and

Lord.”

Now, our story has changed because

in whatsoever God has called you to do.

the fathers to the children,’ and the

Luke 1:13-17

Another wonderful characteristic of a godly

promotion has come and it can only get better for us.

17 “He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the

dream is that it brings about promotion. The

hearts of the fathers to the children,’

then Royal Evangel Church, now

and the disobedient to the wisdom

known as The Carpenter’s Church,

of the just, to make ready a people

started in a nursery school classroom.

prepared for the Lord.”

Luke 1:17

Sometimes, I would get to church, and some of my committed members,

From here we can see that John was

either due to their work, or other

prepared from the womb to make

reasons would not have come to

an impact in the world during his

church. The whole place would be dirty, the chairs and tables would be

time. He was Oilled with the Holy

scattered. I would sweep the entire

Ghost right from his mother’s

classroom, arrange the tables and

womb, so that he could do everything by the power of God and

chairs and make sure that everything is in order for the service. Sometimes, when it is time for the service to start and the “old”

The angel told Zechariah, “He (John) will also go before Him in the spirit and power

members still had not come, I would begin

of Elijah” (Luke 1:17). This means that

to pray in my mind that they would come

Elijah stood for righteousness in the midst of

before the new ones so that the new

the corruption and chaos in his time. He

members will not be discouraged.

stood for the Word of God when it was not given top priority in his time. Elijah brought

Worse still, sometimes we would come for

reformation and a new move of the power

service and Oind out that for no reason

of God during his time (1 Kings 18:36-40).

according to the standard of the Word of God.

The very nature of a godly dream is to cause you to succeed in life so much so that you will make an impact in such a dimension that you do not even have control over who is blessed by it. That is the extent that a godly dream can take you to.

people in charge of the nursery school would lock us out and we would have our service under a tree. Those were challenging times, but because I knew in my heart that this was a God-given dream, I did not relent, and to God be the glory, things did not remain that way.

The angel declared that John would operate

Do not be afraid to dream in God. Your

in such spirit; and this was a manifestation

dreams may look huge and larger than life,

of greatness. When you stand for the Word

but if you remain connected to God in

of God against every odd you may face in

fellowship, you will be able to draw strength

life, there will be a manifestation of

from God to fulOill that dream.

The Carpenterʼs Ministry: All rights reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means- electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other, without the prior permission of the above.