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[Music] Put your hands together and celebrate the Ancient of Days. [Applause]
[Music] [Applause] Put your hands together and celebrate the I AM THAT I AM.
[Music] The One who is able to change all things, even times. Give Him praise. Lord, we give You times. We appreciate You for Your steadfast love which never ceases. It is new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness.
[Music] So, [Applause] every seed they have sown, remember, remember today, remember, remember when You spoke. [Applause] [Music] Remember. [Music] [Applause] In Your kingdom, remember. [Music] Remember. [Music] Oh Lord, we thank You because You have already gone ahead of Your people. [Music] And that which I've long been waited for is settled today. [Applause] [Music] That problem will not take your life. [Applause] Today, the Lord puts an end to that problem. [Applause] Today is a day of divine promotion. Today is a day of divine empowerment. [Music] [Applause] Today is a day of divine restoration. You serve, and we serve, a just God. And today, the Lord shall open big and great doors. [Applause] A reward for the good seeds you have sown. You are not God privately. You honored God secretly. But from this day, the Lord is about to do something that will bring you honor publicly. [Applause] [Music] Your prayer for your father is answered. Your prayer for your mother is answered. That which doctors have not been able to solve, the Lord's subsidy today. [Applause] [Music] The same God who gave Hannah five more children to somewhere, that same God is handing over today sets of twins and triplets. [Applause] [Music] Lord, we thank You. Let Your word minister to everyone. And whoever are those persons that are not physically present, but You have already ordained that they must be touched and imparted by Your Spirit through this meeting. Lord, as the word goes forth, let Your word walk wonders for them. At the end of this day, Lord, let Your name be glorified. And we thank You in advance for the great testimonies that are coming. In Jesus' precious name, we have prayed. Put your hands together for the Lord, for the Lord, for the Lord. And please, please, go seated. You are most welcome to the presence of the Lord. Please open with me this morning to Ezekiel chapter 29. Ezekiel chapter 29, verse 18 to 20. Of Ezekiel chapter 29, I read from the Voice Bible version of the Bible. It says, "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has exhausted his army with a long siege of Tyre. His soldiers' bodies are spent, their heads are bald and shorn as a robbed roar, yet they have made little progress. The king and his army have not been rewarded for all of their hard work against Tyre. Therefore, the Lord God says, 'Look, I am going to hand the Lord the land of Egypt over to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon.'" God is about to hand over something befitting to someone listening to this message. "He will take away her wealth, her goods, and her population by force, and pay his army with the treasures he acquires. The Lord says, 'I have given him Egypt's land as his reward.'" God didn't say, "I will give." He said, "I have given." It's already done. Even before he takes possession, he's already today is your own day of a direct divine encounter. [Applause] You shall no longer move at snake speed. From now on, grace for divine speed is released upon you. And within a short time after now, you will catch up and you will overtake. [Applause] God will make you permanently among the top 10 in the world, top 10 in your field, among the top 10 in your area of calling. [Applause] The grace of God comes upon you to make this happen. The forces that stopped your parents will not stop you. [Applause] What God has started in your life shall be completed. And something definitely definite in your life has been completed today. By the time this meeting is over, it's a new dawn. A new dawn. You will not die before your time. [Applause] [Music] Any life-threatening experience for anyone here is divinely terminated. Cancer is terminated. That which they used to mock you, the Lord turns it around to become an object of testimony. [Music] [Applause] [Music] What belongs to you shall be given to you. God steps in to hand it over to you. In your spiritual life, in ministry, in your marital life, in your career, in your destiny, what belongs to you will today be handed over to you. [Music] [Music] Please sit in the presence of the Lord. The Lord said, "I'm going to hand the land of Egypt over." And then in verse 20, said, "I have given him Egypt's land as his reward, as his reward to compensate him." Hallelujah! For all the work he has done for me. I want you to understand the character of God. [Music] The man God is talking about here was not a child of God. He's talking about Nebuchadnezzar. God can use whosoever pleases Him to use at diverse times. [Music] And when God uses a man [Music] extensively and over a long period of time, 13 good years in this instance, God is not unjust. He's not unjust. He's a rewarder. He's a rewarder. It's part of His character. So, this man has worked tirelessly for me with his warriors and his army for 13 years and nothing. Some other versions would say, "and nothing to show for it." Nothing to show for it. [Music] And there's someone listening to me who has served God even longer than 13 years, and people are saying, "There is nothing to show for it." But God wants to do something that will baffle everyone. [Music] What would have taken you 20 years to put together, God is bringing it in the divine visitation now. Can I hear that man say, "Powerful amen"? Cannot the other sister say, "Powerful amen"? [Applause] Nothing will stop your breakthrough today. [Music] [Applause] "I have given him Egypt's land as his reward, as his reward." I am sent this morning by God to hand over to you prophetically His reward. Amen. There are direct cases of divine compensation where God Himself was the one in action. And there are some other instances of divine compensation where a stone one was used by God to bring forth God's divine compensation. In those direct cases, you see situations where God deliberately helped, empowered, favored, healed, delivered, restored, prospered, rewarded, or not promoted someone because of what the beneficiary of nothing or his parent had earlier done. So, be mindful of this. The moment of divine compensation for some is that is a time where you are going to enter into a reward for which the seed, the price, was paid by one of your parents. One of your parents. One of your parents had paid the price and didn't receive the reward, or partially received that reward. But now God is bringing full measure to one of the children. Can that child say, "Better amen"? [Applause] [Music] One of you may not be aware that that giant space of land that on which is situated is a Christian missionary school. And next door to that is a very, very large expanse of land that has, you know, a mega church structure there for many years. Now, you may not be aware that that place was donated to that mission by all your father, your grandfather. You may not be aware of your family history to that extent. And that seed was recognized in heaven. And God swore that there must be reward. And that reward has not yet come. But at this time, in God's own perfect timing, He has chosen to reward that family one more time. I ask you to say, "Better amen for your family." [Applause] Still in instances of direct, direct cases of divine compensation, you see God moving in because of what a particular person has suffered. What a particular person has suffered negatively. [Music] This is when you begin to see the restorative dimension of God's work in the package of divine composition. And then there are some indirect cases where you won't hear God speaking directly. You won't see God moving directly. But there is a man or woman of God that God uses. And the end result of that encounter is that the beneficiary receives something that man cannot do by human strength. In 2 Kings chapter 4, the Bible tells us about a woman of a woman who had been so much of a blessing to the man of God, Elisha. And it all started when this great woman of Shunem noticed that he was coming through their town now on a consistent basis. So the Bible says this woman, this great woman of Shunem, spoke to her husband, said, "This man, come. I perceive that this man is a holy man of God. Let's begin to receive him every time he's in town." So it was agreed. So every time Elisha came to that town, they hosted him. And then without anybody asking her, by her personal initiative, once again, she decided to step it up. And now she decided that when this man comes, instead of him just eating and then, who knows, where eventually spends the night when he's in town, why can't we just create, make a good room for him within a house here? And that was how this woman spoke to the husband. And the husband, of course, approved again. And then they made provision for a room, a table, a bed, everything he just needed to be comfortable. And the Bible tells us that when Elijah came the next time with his servant, [Music] he spent only one night in this accommodation provided by the generosity and kindness of this woman. And something happened in the spiritual realm. Elijah would not just allow this woman to remain the way she was without an impartation of the grace of God upon him. [Music] So Elijah told Gehazi, he said, "Send for this woman." And then she came. [Music] And then Elisha told her, "What shall we do for you? What can we do for you?" And then he suggested, "Can we, can I talk to the king on your behalf? Or can I talk to the chief of army staff on your behalf?" And this we were speaking to a woman that was very influential in her in that territory. And Elijah was in her territory. So she smiled and said, "Thank you, sir. I live among my people." She was a woman of influence. She already had that access. Elijah would not stop there. There is a way you touch the heart of God and it becomes impossible for God to just leave you the way you were before that impartation. God will be compelled to release something special into your life. You are right at that point. You are receiving a lifetime impartation from God through this encounter. [Music] What doctors have not found a cure for, the Lord will kill this morning. And then Elijah spoke to his servant again. He said, "What else can we do for her?" Okay, then they like the houses. Said the servant said, "Yes, sir. I believe there's something we can do for." I said, "This woman, her husband is old." Somebody say, "Impossibility." That symbolized an impossible situation. So even if, even if she is still thinking of having a son, even if, you know, God or someone is saying she will have a son, it's now naturally impossible. So the husband is very old, and she doesn't have a son. Now, take note, you can check your scriptures. Elijah did not even ask her. He didn't even ask her. Can I tell someone something this morning? God is about to give you now what you did not even ask for. [Applause] Joseph never prayed to become prime minister. David never asked to be made king of Israel. Solomon never asked to be made king of Israel. [Music] He sits in heaven. He does whatever pleases Him. [Music] And Elijah, the moment he saw that need in her life, he called her one more time and told her, I said, "Woman, by this time next year, you will carry a son." Not only did he declare, he was specific, knowing a heart desire. There is a couple present in this meeting. The Lord is giving to you today your very heart desire. [Applause] [Music] That which God already knows will make your joyful is given to you today. [Applause] [Music] And it was impossible to believe. Impossible to believe. And that's why I told you earlier that, you know, possibly what is coming is not even something you have enough faith to ask for. It's bigger than the best you could ask for. But without you having that measure of faith, you just please God to do what He has concluded. And He's doing it right now. He's doing it right now. He's doing it right now. By the time you are stepping out of this sanctuary, your position would have changed in the spiritual realm. [Applause] [Music] I saw the woman said, "Man of God, don't lie to me. It's not possible." Immediately, she would have begun to process it. And by the time she would also look at her situation, they remember a very old husband. But how, how can this be? Elijah didn't bother arguing because he knew the grace was present. And he knew she had paid the price. Elijah knew that God was happy with her. He knew God was happy with her. He knew God was happy with her. And so any pronouncement it was going to make, he knew God would honor that pronouncement. The same woman that was initially saying, "How can that ever happen?" The Bible tells a few months after, she was pregnant. The same woman that was bragging, you don't forget about that. Few months after, she was pregnant. [Music] And according to the time Elijah prophesied, that next year, she delivered. And when they checked it, it was a boy. A short time from now, you will look back at today's message and you will see that everything happened exactly the way it was spoken. [Applause] And for someone listening right now, something God is talking about is going to happen at your workplace. [Applause] [Music] And when you look back, you will discover that it was exactly the same way it was spoken. [Applause] On this day of encounter, we've shared diverse reasons for divine compensation. And I want you to please take note of them. Take note of them. [Music] Can I please tell you something? [Music] Divine compensation is not so much about prayer. Divine compensation is not so much about prayer. Divine compensation has more to do with your actions, the things you have done, the way you have treated people, the way you have treated people, the seeds you have sown. And when God decides to compensate you over prayers, it has more to do with prayers of intercession, not necessarily prayers for yourself, but prayers of intercession. And that was what was being acknowledged in Acts chapter 10. In Acts chapter 10, verse 1-4. [Music] Divine compensation is about a price you have paid. There is always a reference point. There is always something to reference in view of what God now needs to do. On the other hand, divine compensation can come, like we said earlier, as a result of what someone has suffered. What someone has suffered. And it has more weight in the eyes of God when the person was even innocent. I'm telling you this because you would, you will see a pattern where certain people were visited, singled out by our Lord Jesus Christ without them asking Him. In Luke chapter 7, we tell, we hear, we see how Jesus, and this was not ordinary, God deliberately ordered the steps of our Lord Jesus Christ to that city of Nain. Check the scriptures. When Jesus left that city, He did not do any other thing. Jesus never did any other thing in the city of Nain. In verse 11, you begin to read how God led Him. How Jesus stepped into the city of Nain. By the time He left that city, only one thing happened. Jesus stepped into the city. And the Bible says, "And as He entered, He saw a procession going on, a heavy procession." The Bible says, "And everybody in the city were involved in that, in that position." What happened? The Bible says, "A, a woman there had lost her husband, and for a while, she was consoled with an only son. And there, now the only son died." And the Bible says, "The whole city." You know the implication. It's not possible for the whole city, you know, to mourn over the dead of over that kind of situation, over any kind of situation. Because in every city, you will have very, all kinds of people. You have all kinds of people. But for the whole city to be moved, then that shows you how painful and bad and tragic it was that even people who were hard-hearted felt for this woman. And so the procession was going on. Go and check your scriptures. This woman never asked Jesus to come in. There is no record of prayer. It was purely out of the mercy and compassion of God. God can decide to compensate people that have suffered something very terrible. And this includes unbelievers. [Music] And so Jesus stepped forward and told the woman, "Cry no more." He wasn't just encouraging her. Just, just like the words you are hearing from God today, I am not sent by God to just encourage you. I am declaring God's decisions to you this morning. And within any time after this encounter, there will be physical evidence of the words that God spoke to you. [Applause] Talk to your neighbor. Neighbor, and say, "Neighbor, you will hear my testimony soon." Turn to the neighbor on the other side and tell that neighbor, "You will hear my testimony soon." And so our Lord Jesus Christ said, "Woman, don't cry." [Music] She thought it was just an encouragement, not knowing that something was about to happen. Something was about to happen. Something was about to happen. So when someone calls you after today's meeting and they ask you, "How far?" Tell them, "Something is about to happen." [Applause] And then the Bible tells us that Jesus stepped forward on His own. This is a praying ministry, but we, you know, you don't have to, you have to declare things the way it is. There are times where what made that thing happen was not prayer. It was no prayer. It was just mercy. It was the compassion of God. And there was a reason. So many things are tied to prayer. But there are times where even with other person praying, God, out of mercy, out of mercy, just stepped in and changed everything completely. Your story is changing for good. Those who knocked you out, we welcome you back. [Applause] [Music] Those who knocked you out will invite you back. [Applause] [Music] Because of the false accusation you suffered, from the Lord is giving you double promotion. [Applause] And that was how the Lord Jesus spoke, and that boy was raised back to life. [Music] And the city scattered. It was an unprecedented day in the history of that town. [Music] As if that was not enough, in Luke chapter 13, review here, you see stories again where the Bible tells us again that Jesus stepped in to enter the synagogue. And behold, He saw a woman who was bent. This woman, her body was bent. And the Bible tells her, this woman had been invested for 18 years. Go and check your scriptures. This woman never prayed. This woman did not even recognize Jesus. Jesus stepped into the scene. But the compassion and mercy of God has singled out that woman for 18 years of suffering. 18 years. 18 years. What the enemy has twisted in your life, the Lord is restoring it back to normal today. That area of your life that has been turned upside down, the Lord heals and restores it today. [Music] Things are restored back to His perfect order. [Applause] God Himself is supervising this move. And so Jesus stepped under this woman. [Music] Spoke the word, and the miracle could happen instantly. Instantly. Instantly. And Jesus had to speak to some of the elders that were trying to challenge Him about the, the timing of what He had chosen to do. And He said, "Shall this woman, who the devil, who the devil had bound this 18 years?" So Jesus knew how long she had been in that state. So that was actually the point of attraction. That was what brought the compassion and mercy of God. And the last one I mentioned happened in John chapter 5, from verse 1. You'll see and you begin to read how Jesus, how there was a pool at Bethesda. And you know, at a point in time, an angel will come at intervals. An angel comes and when the angel comes into the pool and stirs up the water, whoever is the first to step in, whoever is a step first to step in, is miraculously healed of whatever kind of affliction. [Music] And this was going on over and over. So it was just natural with time, the news continues to spread. The news continues to spread. And the Bible tells us there was a huge crowd of people waiting at that pool. Everybody was waiting for a miracle. People with all kinds of health challenges, with their disabilities were there. Watch the moment Jesus stepped in. He singled out just one man out of the crowd. Take note, this man never called on Jesus. He never called on Jesus. I'm just emphasizing the, the role of God's mercy. The role of God's mercy in the realm of divine compensation. [Music] And so Jesus walked up to him and told him, he said, "Do you want to be healed?" He was, you know, giving you stories and all that. "I've been here for long, but when it's time for a miracle to happen, I have no one to help me." And Jesus, if he was to listen to this man's stories, his miracle will happen. So he moved. Today, God is determined to make something happen on your behalf. [Applause] And so Jesus ministered to him, and the man was miraculously healed. [Music] And what was the point of attraction? You will see it in the same story that this man had had that affliction for 38 years. 38 years. So you begin to see the reasons why the mercy of God had to speak on behalf of certain people. [Music] So take note as we just ran cap it up with these seven reasons we have identified. And it's been, it's been, is coming out clearer and better unto this day. The first reason for divine compensation is as a reward for your act of unconditional obedience to [Music] Genesis, God 22, verse 15 to 18. You see how God challenged Abraham, offer his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice on the mountain. And Abraham, Abraham obeyed God. At the point of raising a knife against Isaac, the angel of the Lord spoke from heaven, "Stop the air." So you are really going to do these things. That today, it is settled before heaven that you can indeed go to any length in your obedience to God. And that day, God swore. Think of the, of the topic, the irreversible will of God. And I found out that statistically, it, you know, God will never go to that extent to make anything irreversible. It happens less than five percent of the time. But that day, God did it for Abraham. God released an irreversible confirmation upon His covenant and blessing upon Abraham. He said, "I swear by Myself." That means nothing can ever change this from being fulfilled. And what was the secret? Unconditional obedience. Was a second reason, as a reward for your faithfulness and loyalty to God. The second major reason why God will bring you compensation, which can happen in diverse ways, is as a reward for your faithfulness, as a reward for your loyalty to God. In Psalm 18:25, He said, "You are always loyal to Your loyal people. You are faithful to the faithful." And in Daniel chapter 3, verse 30, we see how God orchestrated the immediate promotion of Meshach, Abednego, when they displayed exceptional loyalty to God, even at the risk of instant death. The moment God, after preserving them from that threat to life, is immediately the Lord influenced the heart of the king to immediately promote them. That wasn't supposed to happen. And if it was ever going to happen, maybe some years after. But God has to first track the major promotion to happen now, in reward for the exceptional loyalty to God. The third reason for divine compensation is as a reward for your service or gifts to God, His kingdom, or His ministers. This service could be directly to God. It could be in the house of God for God's purpose, for God's agenda. It could also be done, you know, towards the church, God's kingdom, God's ministers, God's vessels that He has raised in your time. In Luke chapter 18, Luke chapter 18, verse 28 to 30, you read something interesting there. We say Peter tried to regain. Peter, I was speaking to our Lord Jesus Christ. He said, "We left everything we owned and followed You. We left everything we owned and we followed You." And saying, "Yes, Jesus said, 'And you won't regret it.'" I'm speaking to every minister of God listening to this message who has been sincerely serving God. Those of you who have left certain things in order to serve God, don't say the Lord, you will never regret it. So Jesus said, "You won't regret it." He said, "No one who has sacrificed home, spouse, brothers, sisters, parents, children, whatever, whatever it is, maybe a job or certain types of opportunities that were laced with heavy temptation." Is there no one that has left any of these things? Will any of these things will lose out? And I declare to someone here by the Spirit of God, that you will not lose out. You will not lose out. You will not lose out. You will not lose out. Jesus said, "It will all come back multiplied many times over, many times over, many times." In Hebrews chapter 6, verse 10, Hebrews 6, verse 10, Living Translation, He says, "For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for Him, how hard you have worked for Him, and how you have shown Your love to Him by caring for other believers as you still do." And you couldn't understand the basis why God definitely honored the pronouncement of Elijah over the great woman of Shunem. You could then understand very clearly. Your service or your gifts to God, to His kingdom, to His servants, positions you for divine compensation. The fourth reason is as a reward for your kingdom commitment. Kingdom commitment. In Matthew chapter 6, verse 33, Matthew 6:33, New Living Translation, He says, "Seek the kingdom of God above all else, above all earth, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need." It is when you reflect on this scripture, you can then understand why God was so pleased with King King Solomon. Because in 1 Kings chapter 3, starting from verse 4, the Bible tells us how Solomon offered a thousand bond offerings unto God. God was obviously very pleased with that. And the Lord opened a door to him and told him in the night vision, "Ask me for anything." Now, obviously, from what God said, after you would have an idea of what most people, most people who have had that opportunity, but not in the records of the Bible, most people have had that opportunity, what they all would have asked for. And God also knowing the hearts of men, also knows ahead of time that if He was to give many other people the opportunity to ask the same way He gave the opportunity to Solomon, God could predict what they were going to ask for. And there were three things or four things: wealth, fame, fame, the death of your enemies, long life. Those were the four things. So God recognized that these are the four major things that people yearn for: wealth, fame, popularity, fame, the death of your enemies, a long life. These are the same reasons you see today why people join secret societies. [Music] These are the same reasons today you are seeing young men engaging in human rituals. God gave this opportunity. Solomon, and surprisingly, Solomon asked God for something else, not any of these four. Solomon asked God for wisdom. And what kind of wisdom? Because there are different dimensions of wisdom. There is wisdom for this, wisdom for that, and wisdom for so many things. He asked for wisdom to govern God's people that God had committed onto His own hands. Like I told you earlier, Solomon never prayed to become king. He was not, he was not in the reckoning at all. Because first, his mother had a controversial, uh, circumstance of, uh, even coming into the palace before she got married to David, you know. And Solomon was not the first son. He was not the second son. So becoming king after his father David was something I never got. God chose him. And in fact, if you go and check the scriptures, you know, because a son came out of the relationship of David and Bathsheba, and but God killed that son that God killed that child instantly. And then Solomon was a nice child that came. And the Bible says God loved this child from, from the very beginning. God loved Solomon even as a child. [Music] And later on, God spoke to David that, "Solomon, your son, will be the one to succeed you." And now Solomon was now on the throne. And dear, this a lifetime opportunity from God. And take note, David was very wealthy. But David's wealth was not confident. Solomon, a lot of the wealth of David was handed over to Solomon for the purpose of building God's temple, which God did not give David the opportunity to do. The wealth of Solomon that you later read about came directly to Solomon, not from his father. It was wealth that God blessed Solomon with, not from his father. So Solomon could have asked for wealth. He could have asked for fame. He could have asked for glory. Cannot just ask for, you know, the death of his enemies or long life. He placed the kingdom, God's assignment for his life, above all of these things. And don't get it wrong. Even the Bible emphasized that these things are okay. He said, "Seek first, take you first, the kingdom of God, and then all these things will be added." The Bible never said these things are wrong. And that was why God Himself now gave it to Solomon. And He gave it to him in, in a heavy dose, not just small measure, not small measure at all. So the Bible says the moment God had Solomon, that God was pleased with Solomon. And I'm speaking to certain people who have done certain things that has really pleased God. And now God is coming down to do something definite to reward you, something definite to compensate you, something definitely to honor you. It's your time. It's your time. It's your time. Turn to someone beside you and tell that person confidently, "I am the one the Lord is talking about. It's your time." And the Lord said to Solomon, "I give you the wisdom you have asked for. And in addition, I give unto you great wealth. I give unto you fame that will be greater than the glory of any king that has ever lived before you." And take note, God was silent on the death of his enemies. He never promised him that. The third thing God mentioned was, "Okay, and if you behave, you are obedient to My words, obedience to My word and decrees, I will extend your life." That was the only one that was conditional. The first things He gave him: wisdom, fame, and wealth were unconditional. It was settled from that day of the encounter. Praise He the Lord. So divine confrontation can come as a reward for your kingdom commitment. Kingdom commitment. Kingdom commitment. And number reason number five. There are seven of them. Reason number five. Compensation from God can come as an act of God's mercy and justice for victims of severe trials, victims of severe trials, or unfair treatment. In fact, it was interesting when I looked through my ten favorite versions and I saw the exact word being used in Luke, in Luke chapter 4, verse 18. With this same factor, in Luke chapter 4, verse 18, Easy to Read Version. Easy to Reaction. He said, "The Spirit, Jesus was speaking here. I said, 'The Spirit of the Lord is on me. He has chosen me to tell good news to the poor. He sent me to tell prisoners that they are free, and to tell the blind that they can see again. He sent me to free those who have been treated badly.'" I repeat, "He sent me to free those who have been treated badly." Those who have been treated badly. And this starts from the home front. If you have really been treated badly by your husband, the Lord will compensate you. You have been treated badly by your wife, the Lord will compensate you. If you have been treated badly from the family cycle, now God Himself will compensate you. If you have been treated badly by someone you worked for so long for, wholeheartedly, harmlessly, and with all loyalty, God Himself will ensure that now you are not only compensated, you are rewardingly promoted in the name of Jesus. Can that person say, "Love thy amen"? So divine compensation can come as an act of God's mercy, justice, mercy for treatment, justice for severe, mercy for severe trials, and then justice for unfair treatment. [Music] In The Living Bible, same Luke chapter 4, verse 18, He says, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has appointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken heart." Hear the message. Divine compensation is a message for the brokenhearted. And it's not just a message of encouragement. It's a message, you know, coming with certain things that God would do to take them out of that previous state of mind. And so you see Psalm 30, verse 5, being fulfilled. [Music] You see Psalm 30, verse 11, being fulfilled. "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." The season of mourning, the season of sadness, the season of, uh, weeping, season of grief, is finally over. So someone here, and God is bringing you into a new experience. For some of you, it's even going to be a new relationship, a new environment. [Applause] Said the Lord has turned my mourning into dancing, into dancing. It's your time. In Isaiah chapter 61, verse 7, it talks about taking away your shame and ensuring that for the shame you were exposed to, you will be entitled now to double honor. Praise the Lord. And I said earlier that you could not understand why Jesus actually stepped into certain situations uninvited. It was act of the mercy of God for people going through severe trials. And I mentioned the cases of Luke chapter 7, the woman, the widow of Nain, mentioned the woman who had 18 years affliction, I mentioned the case of that man who had been afflicted for 38 years. But the Lord stepped into their situations. When the Lord was speaking in Genesis chapter 29, verse 31, Genesis 29:31, New Living Translation, He said, "When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He enabled her to have children." He enabled her to have children. And then in Exodus chapter 3, verse 21 to 22, something interesting is mentioned there. As God was telling Moses everything that was going to happen, He said, "I'm going to do this to Pharaoh. I'm going to shake him. I'm going to do a lot of miracles." Then in verse 21, the Lord said, "And I will give these people favor and respect in the sight of the Egyptians." And it shall be that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed. Stretch out two hands, your two hands unto heaven. Stretch out your two hands unto heaven. I declare over you today that by the special intervention of God, you shall not go empty-handed. [Applause] You shall not go empty-handed. [Applause] [Music] In whatever circumstance your own case applies, God will ensure now that you do not go empty-handed. God will make up for your wasted years. God will make up for your years under oppression. [Applause] God will make up for those years of severe trials. [Applause] You will not be empty. You will not go empty-handed. God will ensure that something big enough to make up for all those years of trials is handed over to you this season in Jesus' name. Please sit as we close it up. Reason number six. The Lord also comes in the moment of compensation to restore the losses or damage suffered from the trial or the test of the innocent. The Lord restores. It comes to restore the losses or damage suffered from the trials of the testing of the test of the innocent. An excellent example was Job chapter 2, verse 3. Easy to Read Version. He says, "Then the Lord said to Satan, 'Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him. He is a good, faithful man.'" God is the one saying this now. God is the one saying this. [Music] "He's a good, faithful man. He respects God and refuses to do evil." God, who sees what happens in the secrets, is the one saying this now. But Job, he is still faithful, even though you asked me to let you destroy without reason, without reason, everything he has." So God knew about it before He started. God is the one that permitted Job to go ahead. And one reason why God just had to restore Job is on a job was always praying to God. Even when he suspected that his children could have done something that could offend God, Job is already in the spiritual trying to make peace with God to ensure that even the mistakes of his own children does not, you know, bring out any negative response from God. So the affliction Job was exposed to was, it had nothing to do with Job. It had nothing to do with Job. God, you know, it was, it was an unpleasant experiment. It was an experiment going on. And the victim of that experiment was not even aware. [Music] Satan came up before God and, you know, and then God was telling him from chapter 1 of Job. So, "Have you seen my servant there on the art? One, one man called Job. It's exceptional." Answer, "Dancer, I know him. Uh, just because, uh, you are the one that has prospered him so much, you made all things beautiful. I would, when men are in that situation, they will love God. And, and moreover, you have such a hedge of protection around about him." [Music] He said, "Let me afflict him, and you will see the other side of the same Job." And God said, "This can, is that true? Can that, can that, can that be possible?" Satan was so confident, and he succeeded in convincing God to allow him. And, you know, Satan is so destructive. He didn't even destroy a little. Job had 10 children. Satan killed all the same in one day. If it was just a trial, maybe it could be that Job's son or daughter died. But at least the other night in our life, Satan killed the hotel the same day. All his world. He was the richest man in his continent. The same way today, you are talking about Dangote being the richest in Africa. You know, Job was the richest in his continent at that time, not in this nation. Everything he had, he said, "I reduced it to nothing." And then when Job still would not speak against God, Satan said, "Okay, let me deal with his health." So chapter 2, they moved. He moved over now to his health. But in all of these things, Job remains faithful. So anytime this happens regularly, it's happening till now. People that are innocent, people that are righteous, people that are God-fearing, prayerful, and run away from all sorts of things that could offend God, are exposed to the worst. When this happens, it will never, God will never let it just end with damage and losses. It's a fair God. It's a just God. The trials of the righteous will always end with healing, with restoration. And then God now will also do certain things to enable you catch up and overtake. Because you were somewhere before the trial started. So when God now, the trials over, God will ensure that whatever was your best before that trial, you, you go beyond that level. Your today will be better than your yesterday. [Applause] In the name of Jesus. So in Job chapter 42, verse 12 to 13, you begin to see Job being restored. And not just restored, God gave him times too, double portion of the best he had before. Then God gave him 10 more children. And then made his daughters exceptional in the land. So he not only gave him 10 more children, this set of children were even more special than the ones that were left to lost through the trials. And the last one, reason number seven, why God brings compensation is that it is done as a reward for your kindness and good deeds to people. God brings compensation in reward for your kindness to people, a reward for your good deeds to people. [Music] In Galatians chapter 6, verse 9 to 10, Galatians 6:9-10, Contemporary English Version, it says, "Don't get tired of helping others. Don't get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right." And that right time is now for someone listening. [Applause] If you don't give up. So that cause for consistency. Be consistent. And it's God that is going to reward you. This God is going to arrange things to ensure that you are rewarded. So don't look up to the people you have helped. God can use them, but God is not bound to use them. In Good News Translation, He says, "So let us not become tired of doing good. Consistency. For if we do not give up, the time we come." And that time, I say again, is now for someone. When we will reap the harvest, we will reap the harvest, we will reap the harvest, we will reap the harvest. We will come to your house to rejoice with you later this year. [Applause] So then, as often as we have the chance, God will give you the chance. God will continue to give you the opportunity to be a blessing, a blessing to your father, a blessing to your mother, a blessing to your siblings, a blessing to your family, a blessing to people out there, a blessing to widows, a blessing to orphans, a blessing to the poor. God will continue to give you the opportunity. He will give you the resources. It will give you strategic positions to occupy. [Applause] You will never go down. You will continue to go higher as you remain a blessing. And I told you earlier about Acts chapter 10. God is aware of these things. An angel came to this man. I was telling him, said the angel said to him, "Your prayers and your generous gifts to the poor have come up as a sacrifice to God. Have come up as a sacrifice to God and have been remembered by Him." And have been remembered by Him. Your generous gift to the poor, your prayers have come up as a sacrifice. Good News Translation, He says, "He stared at the angel in fear and said, 'What is it, sir?' The angel answered, 'God is pleased with your prayers and your works of charity and is ready to answer you. Is ready to answer you.'" Finally, God is ready to answer you now. And in Acts chapter 9, verse 36 to 41, you read the story of a woman called Dorcas. The Bible says this woman was so kind to people, to the poor, and especially to widows. Unfortunately, she fell ill and she died. The moment he died, fortunately, Peter was just in the town nearby. So they quickly sent emissaries to him, "Please come, come quickly." And thank God, when Peter heard the testimony of this woman, he came. And when he came, the Bible says he saw the widows, you know, all the widows were there weeping, and they were showing him evidence of this woman's kindness while she lived, why she lived. The woman in question, as we was dead, dead. A time will come in your life where if anything good is still going to happen for you, you are not going to have a say. You will not have a say. Your previous deeds, your previous actions, the things you have done in the past will be what will be speaking for you. The things you have done in the past is what will fire upsetting people to say, "A particular thing must be done for you." Now, this woman was dead. This is what I was saying. But there were people insisting that there could still be a divine intervention. And so Peter was convinced that this looks like a case, one of those cases that God will respond to. So he, he knelt down and he prayed. And to the glory of God, as he prayed for this woman, God answered that prayer. He took her and He gave her back to the people. Laban could tell Jacob, he said, "I have discovered from my investigations that God has been prospering me and blessed me because you are living in this house with me." Genesis 30:27. Genesis 30:27, New Living Translation, He said, "I have become wealthy, for the Lord has blessed me because of you." In some other versions, you see different narrative, all in the same direction, that "I have learned or discovered by inquiry that God has actually been blessing me because you are living with me in this house." And you see the same narrative happening with the house of Potiphar. The moment Joseph came in, in Genesis chapter 39, verse 2 to 5, the Bible says, "God began to prosper Joseph and give him success in everything he was asked to do." Then Potiphar observed this, and in verse 5.
Of Genesis 39, Potiphar appointed Joseph and put him in charge of his house, having recognized the grace of God upon him. Then the moment he did that, the Bible says from that moment God blessed the entire house of Potiphar and made everything to begin to prosper.
The moment he promoted yourself, everyone that has genuinely been a channel of blessing and appointment to your life in this season of divine compensation, the Lord will greatly remember them. It shall be well with them. God will highly favor them. For your sick, for your sick, for your sick, for the sake of Jacob, God prospered Laban. For the sake of Joseph, God prospered Potiphar. It is a pattern.
So in closing, take note of these seven points, these seven reasons, these seven reasons. Wisely apply your knowledge of these seven reasons for divine compensation. Wisely apply them going forward. So continue to sow these seeds, and you will see the hand of God in action. Praise ye the Lord.
The responsibility to bring forth your reward is not in the hand of man. That responsibility is ultimately in the hand of God. I am sent by the Lord today to bring His word, and that word, He says, will act with is a key that will open the door for many things to begin to happen.
Stand on your feet in the presence of the Lord right now. Stand on your feet. Stand on your feet. Stand on your feet. Stand on your feet. [Music]
One prayer that comes in in the context of divine compensation is a prayer that is intercessory in nature. And one of those kinds of prayer is when you stand before God, and you are praying like those widows that we are touched by the kindness of doctors. And you are praying, "Lord, every man, every woman, every family, every organization that has been a blessing to my life, that has been a blessing to my family, Lord, in this season of Your divine compensation, remember them and grant their heart's desire." That prayer will be pleasing in the ears of God, and God will answer that prayer.
As God used someone to support you, has God used someone to empower you, has God used someone in your journey so far in life to bring you to where you are now? You are going to lift up such persons before God. And today, as God is visiting you directly, He will also remember that man or woman that has allowed himself to be used by God to help you. God will also help them in return.
Are you ready to pray? Heavenly Father, You can do better. Every man or woman, [Music] every family, every organization that has been a channel of blessing, a channel of support, a channel of favor to my life, to my family, or to my loved ones, oh Lord, bless them in return and grant their heart's desire in the name of Jesus.
Lift up your voice in prayer. Lift up your voice in prayer. Lift up your voice in prayer. Lift up your voice in prayer. Every man, every woman that God has used, some of them had to make a great sacrifice. They had to give up certain things in order for you to advance, in order for you to go to school, in order for you to sit for one professional exam, in order for you to achieve certain landmark achievements. God used someone. God, You said in people, "Lord, remember them. Lord, remember them. Bless them in return. Grant their heart's desires. Grant their heart's desires. Grant their heart's desires. Grant their heart's desires."
Wherever they are, many of them are far away, Lord. Wherever they are, that man You used to help me, that man You used to save me, that man You used, oh God, to deliver me, that man You used, oh God, at that point in time where help was not coming from anywhere. [Music] Lord, those who have used to add value to our lives, those who have used, oh God, to move us forward, make us better people, those who have even used, Lord, to draw us closer to You. Lord, today remember them. [Music] Grant their heart's desires. Grant their heart's desires. [Music] Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray. [Music]
As God answers this, when God answers this prayer, the answer to this prayer will affect certain people even in this meeting positively. Because even in the same meeting, there are certain people that God had used in the past to answer your prayer, to meet your need, to add value to your life, to draw you out of darkness and draw you closer to God. Pray for them. Pray for them. Pray for that couple. Pray for that family. Pray for that platform. Let's not be ungrateful to forget where we are coming from and who God has used at different stages. Let's remember them before God. [Music] In Jesus name we pray. [Applause]
Now, how many reasons did I mention today? How many? Now, out of those seven, [Music] was there at least one of them that you believe qualifies you for divine compensation? If you are, if you are sure, wave your hands unto the Lord. Wave your hands onto Him. [Music]
Your name is Yahweh. [Music] Your name is Yahweh. Your name is Yahweh. Your name is Yahweh. [Music] You are a miracle walking God. [Music] [Music] Yes. [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Baby. [Music] Oh. [Music] [Music]
Today, the Lord wipes away your tear. Receive the help of God. Receive the help of God. Receive the help of God. That which people that love you cannot do for you, receive it from God today. [Music] That's what you have long waited for. Receive it from the Lord. [Music] You were treated unfairly at your previous workplace. Today, receive your divine compensation. [Applause] [Music]
You are still single today, not because God never made the opportunity come your way. But when the opportunity came, wicked forces moved and cut short a relationship that was already headed for the marriage altar. [Music] And that exposed you to pain, to tears, to shame. But Isaiah chapter 61 verse 7, the Lord says that for the shame you suffered, now He will give you double honor. [Applause] And what God is giving you now is even better than what you lost. Receive a new one in the name of Jesus. [Music]
Compensation can come in the form of salvation. That was what happened in Acts chapter 10. Yes, when God decided to compensate Cornelius, He opened the door of salvation unto him and his household. Because you have been praying and serving the Lord diligently, whosoever is directly connected to you that is yet to be saved, now the Lord bring them to Himself in the name of Jesus. [Applause] The Lord bring your spouse unto genuine salvation. The Lord bring all your children unto genuine salvation. Your father, your mother that you love so much, the Lord bring them unto genuine salvation. That very close friend of yours, the Lord bring him, bring her unto genuine salvation in the name of Jesus. [Music] [Applause]
Compensation manifests in the spiritual and in ministry. When God wanted to compensate Elisha for answering the call and for faithfully serving under Elijah, even though he asked for something unusual, uncommon, that even the prophet Elijah acknowledged as a hard thing to ask for, God still gave it to him. God gave him a double portion of that great anointing that was already upon Elijah. Today, be for a reward for your seeds of steadfastness, your years of consecration, your years of service, kingdom commitment unto God, genuinely. Today, the Lord releases upon you a greater anointing. [Applause] Every gift of God that has been dormant in your life is activated today. The Lord Almighty gives you a higher platform in ministry. [Music] The Lord opens new doors from today in the name of Jesus. [Music] [Applause] You will see answer to your prayers more than ever before in the name of Jesus. [Applause]
Compensation of God brings healing. Please put both hands upon your head. And as you are doing this, God is also using you as a point of contact for someone you have been praying for to God for healing. Today is a day of good news, and that good news includes God's package of divine healing. Whatever is that sickness that has persisted unto this eye, that sickness, that affliction is terminated now in the name of Jesus. By the stripes of our Lord Jesus Christ, you are healed and made well now in the name of Jesus. [Applause] Your father, your mother, that child is healed in the name of Jesus. That loved one is healed in the name of Jesus. [Applause] [Music]
What you lost will be giving back to you. [Applause] [Music] Even with divine increase. [Applause] Receive access now to your own portion of divine restoration. God makes all things new. God makes this new season far better than the past seasons. Everything you lost in the year of COVID 2020, in an unbelievable move of God's intervention, you receive them back now in the name of Jesus. [Applause] Your losses of 2020, 2021 are divinely restored. [Applause] You will catch up and you will overtake. You will catch up and you will overtake. [Music]
Lift open hands onto heaven. Every prayer point, every prayer point that you have raised unto God from the beginning of this year, every prayer point that you have fasted and prayed over, every prayer point that you have joined hands with a fellow brother, sister, minister of God to pray over. [Music] Today, God gives to you the answers to those prayers. Your prayer is answered. Your prayer is answered. Your prayer is answered in the name of Jesus. [Applause] [Music] You will return with testimony. [Applause] [Music] You will return with testimony.
For those eligible singles, the Lord Almighty this time around deliver you from strangers in marriage. The Lord connects you to your truly ordained partner in marriage, and the Lord moves you now to the marriage altar. No more delays. No more delays. No more delays. For that expectant couple, today the Lord makes you fruitful. Those that have asked particularly for a boy, like Hannah, your prayer is answered today. You have asked for a girl, it is answered today. You asked for twins, for triplets, it's answered today. Every project God has helped you to start, the Almighty God release all it takes to bring that project to speedy completion. Can that man or woman say loud amen? [Applause] Your children will make rapid progress. [Applause] [Laughter] [Music]
We receive God's visitation upon our nation, Nigeria. We receive God's visitation. We receive God's visitation. We receive God's visitation. [Music] [Applause] In the Southwest, in the South South, divine visitation. In the Southeast, the North Central, North West, North East, divine visitation. Divine visitation. [Music] We receive from God a new team of leaders. [Applause] At the federal level, at the state level, in all the key sectors of this nation, to better the new Nigeria. [Applause] Thank you, Heavenly Father. In Jesus name, we have received. [Music] You.