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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.
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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.
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