Pastor Ishaku delivered a deep and multi-faceted message on Kingdom principles, commitment, and authority.
1. The Priority of the Kingdom
Defining Iniquity: Iniquity is the desire to achieve what the Kingdom hasn't given you (e.g., Lucifer's sin).
Kingdom vs. Carnality: Hunger for personal gain is the greatest opposition to the Kingdom. Carnality is feeling unsuccessful despite what the Kingdom has provided.
The Greatest Waste: Prayer centered around personal needs is a great waste of Kingdom time.
Absolute Surrender: A person's commitment to the Lord must be supreme; there should be nothing you cannot stop the moment God speaks. Security must not be bound to possessions. We must live expending ourselves on the Kingdom of God.
2. Authority and Faith
Finished Work: Everything desired in the new creation reality is already finished. The issue is not with God's will, but with the receiver (our faith and understanding).
Delegated Authority: Jesus’s authority is for His Body, the Church. Not using the authority in His name is a waste of His purpose.
Manifesting Authority: The Kingdom manifests through you only to the degree of your faith. God delights to see you living in the authority He won.
3. The Process of Making and Inheritance
Seeking the Kingdom: The Kingdom doesn't stumble into you; it must be vehemently sought and pursued. The proof of seeking is pursuit.
Kingdom Purpose: Health, prosperity, or soundness of mind only profit God if their strength and resources are channeled towards Kingdom purposes.
The Three Stages of Inheritance:
Admiration: Find a Kingdom cause and serve faithfully, emulating the leader's pattern of faith.
Service: Must be followed with faithful service.
Faithfulness: Serving another man as you would if the Kingdom were in your hands.
The Importance of Making: Making (the process of being developed) is crucial because God will not risk giving irretrievable Kingdom authority to an unmade man.
The cure for barrenness and unfruitfulness is making. We must grow well first, not just grow big.
Staying in the Storm: To survive trials, you must be conscious of the prophecies spoken to you and insist on saying what God says over what the enemy says.