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We came here to reveal God's word to you that you can take a hold of that word. Carry that word and go and use it for your life. Go and use it to change your home, your family, your job, your finances, your health. Use the message. The word has been delivered to you. Take it. That is where the power is. Take it with you. Take that message and apply it. Apply it again and again.
When a farmer sows a seed, if he notices that he didn't get a good crop that season, does he say, "I will never sow seeds again." No. The next season, he will sow more. Find out from a good farmer. He doesn't say, "Well, there was a flood last time or there was no rain last time. I will not sow anymore."
You said God gave, he sent them the law, it didn't work. He sent them prophets, it didn't work. Then he offered his own son and it worked. You know that was no ordinary statement. That's exactly what the Bible says. God said through the prophet he said, "I rose up early sending you prophets and you didn't hear me. He sent the law of commandments." They didn't produce results. The Bible says the law made nothing perfect. Then he sent his only son, not to preach, to die. He offered him as a sacrifice and the sin problem ceased. He offered his best. He offered that which was connected to him. When he did, sin, the problem of sin ceased. And then he said, "Sin shall not have dominion over you." With the voice of the prophets, sin had dominion. With the law, sin had dominion and the law made not perfect. But the bringing in of a better hope, the Bible says, did.
Turn to Second Kings. Second Kings chapter 3. The two things I'll point out to you because we're in our closing moments of our convention. This meeting and then the evening meeting, and that will be all for the year. So take these things seriously. Two points. This is one. He was a king. He was Mesha, the king of the Moabites. Mesha, listen. Mesha, the king of the Moabites. And I want you to know that through his biological connection to God's covenant people, he knew the power of covenants.
Now, there were three nations that allied themselves against Mesha, the king of Moab. Israel was one of them. You studied for yourself. And these three nations said, "Let us invade Moab and destroy Moab and make take the people for bondmen." So these three kings decided to consult God. Israel, don't forget, was there. So they prayed to God and said, "Oh God, will you deliver Moab into our hands? We are going out to war against Moab. Will you give them into our hands?" God said, "Yes, you will surely defeat Moab in battle. Go out against Moab." And they went.
According to this book, Moab had been a strong nation, but the battle was too strong for them this time. God was on the side of Israel and his allies, and they fought against Moab. They fought against Moab. They fought against Moab. Let me show you what Moab did. And this is something you know when a person was talking earlier about a lady whose father was in class three. Wonderful. As of yesterday night, I was still wondering what class 3 was. I found out finally. Okay. So, the father was in class 3 and she, being a Christian, was destroyed by the members of class 3. It still happens today. Satanic forces, chaotic forces war against Christians and defeat them. Yet these Christians have the message. They have the word of God. They know they are supposed to win. They even pray, "Lord, am I going to get that job?" And God says, "You will get it." And then they don't get it. I will show you why. Lord, they pray and fast. They are firing people in our office. Are they going to fire me? God says, "They will not fire you." And then they fire him, and he's wondering, "Has God lied or did I not hear rightly?" He's struggling for a position with a non-Christian. And that non-Christian, he knows that non-Christian to be a devil worshipper. And he says, "Oh God, let your name not be brought to shame because I represent you. I'm supposed to get the job." And that man is using evil means to prosper. Lord, he cannot outdo me. Thank you for giving me the power. And then he loses the job to that guy from the court. Why? Let's look at this.
God has told these three nations they will surely win. So they're out against Moab from verse 25. And they beat down the cities and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone and filled it. And they stopped all the wells of water and felled all the good trees. Only in Kaha Reese left they the stones thereof. Howbeit the slingers went about it and smote it. See the way they pounded Moab. They were bringing Moab to nothing. Why? Because God was with them. Watch.
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him, he took with him 700 men that drew swords to break through even unto the king of Edom. Now look at this. He looked for the easiest parts of the battle so that he will break through against his enemies. And he thought, "Okay, the armies of Edom are on this side. Let me take my strongest men and come through the Edomites." So he tried with his 700 strongest men of war. The Bible says they could not. You have put in your greatest effort. It has not worked. You have gone to the most powerful friends you know in the country. They have not helped you. You know so and so. You know so and so. You know so and so. They all made promises to help you, but they have not been able to help. Look at this man. He took with him 700 men that drew swords to break through even unto the king of Edom, but they could not.
Then everybody say, "Then."
Okay. Now, when they could not, did he go away? Did he go home? Debt was facing him. Death was facing him. He knew. He knew that the whole nation would perish if he didn't do something. They would take all of Moab for servants, for slaves. A whole generation would be destroyed. Look at it again. Read that last line. The no, the last one in verse 26. The last four words.
Again.
They could not. This was his last throw. They could not. Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. Listen, listen. This man wanted to save his nation. He was the king of Moab. Three nations are fighting against him. God is on their side. Are you hearing me? God is on their side. Study it properly. God told them to go and that he will help them and defeat Moab. But now they are warring. Watch this. They are warring against Moab. And they are pressing Moab hard. But the king of Moab does something which the rest of them could not do. God respects authority, and your authority is in your sacrifice. God respects it. You can see why God's hand can be stayed. A man from class 3 is trying to take your job, and you are praying, praying, praying. Everything seems like it's working out well. Everything seems like it's working out well. You're like, "Okay, everything is working out for you." Yeah. And you're thanking God and praising God that all is well, but from nowhere the tide turns against you. You wonder why. If you know why many Christians have been defeated in this life, some of them are using hopeless hope. You know what's called hopeless hope? "I know my Redeemer will do it. I know this is the 10th year, there's no change. I know. I know." But you are losing. You are losing. Your children are suffering. "I know. I know. I know. Nothing is changing." And you can't see. Don't you understand what we're sharing with you is for your life and future? Don't you like to be happy? Why this mystery? Why?
Listen, there are we're not talking to you because we are ministers. There are many ministers who are suffering because of this thing. This is their problem. Everybody gives except the minister. He pretends not to see the offering bag. He pretends not to know that he's supposed to give. And then he wonders why his life is the way it is. And in many cases, like minister, like people see, you are not responsible for my prosperity. You have to understand, I have to give my own seed. I have to give my tithes. I have to give my own offerings for my prosperity. Why? Because you must live as a man of prosperity since you have been born into prosperity by the word of God. But if, as a man of prosperity in Christ Jesus, you decide to live a stingy life, then the word works against you because you're not living the life of a Christian. A Christian is a giver. That's a true Christian. Are you in this place?
Look at it. Then verse 27, "Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel." The tide turned against Israel. Listen, when you said there was indignation against Israel, from where I've read through several commentators and what they wrote, and the commentaries, a lot of them seem to be confused about this portion of the Bible. If you are a giver, it'll be easy for you to know. If you are not, you'll be bothering writing rubbish. What was it? What do you mean there was indignation against Israel? From whom?
When the man offered his son, two things happened. First and foremost, everyone saw that this was a decision for one thing only: to win. It was a decision for one thing only. I remember the American general who burnt the bridge after they crossed it. He said, "Men, look this way." And they burnt the bridge. He said, "You know what that means? There's no going back. We do not retreat. We can only win." And the men knew they had to fight for their lives. No going back. The bridge is burnt. When he offered his son, it was one decision to win. And there was anger from God against these stingy men. Why does the Bible say, "May God remember your offering"? He says, "May God remember your offering." May he remember. That was a prayer of David for God's children. He said, "May God remember your offering." There are things that will happen in your life and suddenly, because of your offering unto God, and God remembers your offering, things will change in your advantage.
And look at this. Says, "And there was great indignation against Israel, and they departed from him and returned to their own land." Why did the man offer his own son? God said, "Don't offer human sacrifices." Why did this man do it? Get our tapes. The tapes from Port Harcourt from Lagos last year and listen to them. I give clear explanations on that and what God said about such things. But suffice it to say that the man did his best. This was the son who would have reigned in his stead. God is not asking you for your physical son today because he's not. He has shown us that human sacrifices should not be offered to him in terms of slaughtering them. You can't carry anybody and give to God. Can't put it in the offering bag.
Praise the Lord. Hallelujah. But when this man did this, the battle turned to his advantage. They departed from him. They departed. They departed. They had to leave him. God withdrew. And so Israel had to withdraw. At the end, they could not do what they came to do. God himself turned away because of that man's sacrifice. You know what? When God is challenged with a man who would give what only God can give. When God said, "Abraham, give me your only son." When the guy got his son and put him on the altar, he built an altar unto God, the Bible says, and set the fire on it. God his son. When it took his knife to cut through, God said, "Abraham, stop." Called him twice, to get him to stop. He said, "Now I know that you trust me." He said, "Now I know that you trust me."
I was sharing God's word with you to deliver you from what is keeping you back, not to collect your money, to deliver you, to let you understand that he is a God, not a man. You are born again, you pray, you ask God to do things for you. Then during offering time in church, which is to you part of the formality and ceremony, you dip your hand through to find your change and cast it there and walk away. What kind of life do you really think you are living? Do you really think you have a God? Where is your worship? You think worship is "I love you, Lord"? No, sir, that is not worship. Jesus said, "God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." He said, "Except your righteousness would exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no wise see the kingdom of God." It has to go beyond this that you're doing here in your house. How many times do you as a person worship him? Do you do it on your own? I'm not talking about you washing clothes and you're singing. I'm not talking about you are cleaning the louvers and you're singing. Anybody can do that. It's a way to pass the time. You can. And of course, the spirit of God can be upon you and cause you to sing. But worship has to be more than that. You can become a devout person. There has to be a change. When you're coming to God, coming to church with an offering, it should not be, "Um, the change I'm looking for." Take a definite offering and come to the house of God and give it in a way that you know you have actually offered something to God. Don't deceive yourself because the life you are living is different from the rest of the world. This is what we are sharing with you to let your life take become richer, have a deeper meaning.
Secondly, and lastly, tell somebody close to you, "Are you listening?"
Are you listening? Are you listening? Are you sure you're listening? Are you sure you're listening? Many times in a church like this, both in churches, um, in the main churches and so on, you're going to find this to be a fact. There will be certain people. Let me read this to you. Acts chapter 4, very quickly, because I'm asking God to do this for you. Have you seen it? Acts chapter 4. Okay, I want to read to you from verse 32. "And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul. Neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common. Amen. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Neither was there any among them that lacked. For as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles' feet, and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. And Joseph, have you seen that? A man named Joseph, who by the apostles was so named Barnabas, who by the apostles, the apostles called Joseph's what? Barnabas, meaning what? Says, which being interpreted the son of consolation, a Levite and of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. Barnabas, a son of consolation, a son of consolation."
If you are finding yourself, stop. You won't suffocate. Stop because it's not helping you. It's disturbing you. If you sweat, just sweat. Don't worry. When you leave here, you will go and bathe. Now listen. What was the man's name? Again.
Joseph. And then he was called what?
By the apostles. They called him a son of consolation. Why? I want to tell you, God is looking for sons of consolation today. And I'm glad I'm one of them. Yes, he's looking for sons of consolation. You can decide whether you're going to be one of them or not. A son of consolation. What happened? Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." And they, they were in Jerusalem. And while they were in Jerusalem, people began to bring things to the altar. They were bringing things to the altar. Their shoes, their clothes, their, you know, their shirts, all these things they were bringing to the altar. Bring into the altar. Bring into the altar. And as they brought them before the apostles, they made distribution to help those that were in need, and then the rest to run what was going on in the church. And and this was happening, but they could not move to another city to preach. So much need in the church. Many needy people in the church as well. Then a man named Joseph went and sold his land. Listen, his land was a very expensive land because some other people sold lands too. The Bible just said so. But this man's case was special. Why? It was the the the size of what he brought. The size of what he brought was so different that it was specially mentioned in the Bible. Let me, let me give you an example. Sometimes there is a need in a church. They want, say, the, the need of 10 million to do certain things, and then you have people giving their best, and their best, as the minister is praying and expecting that the miracle will take place. Okay. So people are giving their best, 20,000, 50,000, and these people are doing their best. They're doing everything they can do. 50,000, 100,000, they're trying. The need is what? 10 million, but everything they all gave together added up to 2.3 million. Then one man says to himself, "If it takes only me to do this thing, I will do it for Jesus." Instead of looking around to say, "Yes, by the time I give this and that gives that and that, we all make it." He comes and he alone drops 8 million. That was what Joseph did. And the apostles were consoled, comforted that now we know we can move to other cities. And they named Joseph the son of consolation. The man's name is written in heaven. A son of consolation for all generations of the church to notice. You remember what that woman did when she broke that alabaster box? Jesus said, "This woman and what she has done, she will continue to be remembered." And that's exactly what has happened. You remember her with joy. But this Barnabas was a son of consolation. Ask the spirit of God to choose you, to bring you out from among the crowd, that in your giving you will become in the house of God a son of consolation. Because let me tell you, it is so important. These are those for whom the spirit of God works mightily on their behalf. There are people who used to give, you know, a lot, and then they allow the devil to stop them, thinking, "Is he, am I the only person? Let some other people also rise." And they shifted backward to say, "Let some other people." Not knowing that there is a promise for the son of consolation, and they shifted backward. But like John said, "If you will not worship him, he will raise up stones." To their amazement, while they were saying, "Let some others also rise up, am I the only one?" God began to raise people, and as he raised those ones, he kept multiplying them, multiplying them, and they now remained at the back. You that used to be the biggest giver, you have become one of the small ones. What has happened to you? Instead of growing by your giving, you corrupted your giving by your complaining. "Am I the only one? No. Let some other people also rise up. Is it only me?" They'll be talking about joy all the time. Every time somebody's looking out to see me, you are a son of consolation. That's why the apostles till this day are still looking at the Bible says they are up there at the grandstands of glory watching us. The Bible says we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. These are the apostles and the patriarchs of old. They are watching us. Pray for yourself. Check Hebrews 12. They are watching us. Barnabas himself is watching us. And they are still naming people today. They are still calling, calling sons of consolation when they see you. Yes, they cheer up in heaven. And they said, "Father, that is a son of consolation." It is a name given by the apostles. It is still going on today. May God locate you and make you a son of consolation. Amen.
Where the ministers of God, while they are thinking, "Yes, how do we do this? We have to move to the next level." And then instead of them to go and start looking for the money, as they pray and release their faith, the spirit will minister to you in your house, a son of consolation. See, let me tell you something. Turn to 2 Corinthians quickly. I was reading that scripture to you the other day and I stopped somewhere. Let me finish it for you. You need to know it. I pray that God will locate you today as a son of consolation. It doesn't matter with how much you start, but you become. Listen, I have several of them. These are young guys. These are young guys who give in millions. They are young guys. They are not caring for whether they have a car, whether they have a house, whatever. Theirs is when it's time for anything we require, they are giving will be seen. If they have to deliver a car for sale for it, they will do it. Whatever they have to do, they will do it. Anything. A guy moved out of his duplex and moved into a flat. Why? He said, "Because we have total experience coming." He had to give the money for his duplex and packed into a flat. Listen, it takes the Holy Spirit to be able to give. Your giving of the flesh will not help you. You say, "Holy Spirit, direct me now. Let me know what to do." And the Holy Spirit will unction you. By the anointing of the Holy Spirit, you will take that offering which no man will give in his head, in his senses, and you'll be able to do it. How can this guy move out of his duplex into a flat because we have an outreach coming? You think he's a fool today? He's a millionaire. Then what he needed, what he wanted to give was 200,000. We have the. If I see when people come into our church in Lagos, they start looking around for, "Where are all the big men?" I laugh at them. It's not by might. When you see the young guys, you say, "Huh? Why they are into this thing?" You see people, listen, you see them in the congregation who are making up their minds, "Their first million is going to God." They are rugged in the spirit. When someone's thinking that, "Well, when I get that million, what I'm going to do?" No, no. That's not the way. This guy's reason. Many of them are looking. They they want to give in tens of millions. Their minds have gone over there. Not you. See, you can give several. You can give a 100,000 in five checks, 20, 20,000 naira, you understand? But it takes faith to make it in one check. All right. So young guys, they are there tormenting the devil. That's why people cannot understand this word is working in their lives until they are sowing. The guy who was a 20,000 naira giver 3 years ago, today he's giving 1 million, 2 million. That side is they moved sons of consolation. When God locates you, he will tell you, say, "Now he has blessed you with 20,000. He will tell you, 'I want you to take only 500 naira for yourself. Give out the 19,500.'" He has tested you. He said, "No man that puts his hand on the plow and turns back is fit for the kingdom." The spirit will leave that one. He said he cannot go because for a son of consolation, anything can happen. You can be driving like this in your car, and God will say, "Turn right, turn right." You turn. You say, "Turn." You turn. You say, "Okay, now park the car there. That car you are driving belongs to Mr. So and so. Give it to him." And you walk out of the car. "Thank you, Jesus." Sons of consolation. They're tough. There are guys that come to church, they just they they drove to church. After the service, they are to go home. What happened? They just sent in their key there. They will not remain like that. In a few weeks, there'll be such a change. You see them again. What happened? Say, "I can't explain to you. It's amazing. I got to my office on so day, and I was just given a raise, and I got this. It's amazing. The miracles just continue." That's why they can do it anyhow, anytime. Anyhow. Pastor Toyo told me he was given that's that should be the fourth car. Pastor Toyo, he has given three before, that's the fourth one. That's these are pastors. There are others in the congregation. I'm telling you about now. See, they are fools. Relax there. God is looking for you. And I pray, may God locate you. Say, "Amen." Not the guy who is trying to calculate his tithe to the cobble. Oh, no. Sons of consolation are more than that. When you see sometimes he will give, he will call it his tithe. I'm talking of a son of consolation who by faith is making money for the kingdom of God. He comes in and he says, "Two 2 million naira, this is my tithe." You would think, "Ah, that means he had 20 million." No, he had decided by faith in the name of Jesus. Says, "Father, this 2 million that I've received, I'm giving it at my as my tithe. That means I have 18 million with you right now. I have 18 million with you right now, and I receive it in the name of Jesus." Why? For the kingdom of God. That 2 million was everything he had. Meanwhile, a flesh-minded pastor or leader will be seeing the 2 million and think that if he's giving 2 million as his tithe, that means he had 20. No, he didn't get 20. He is getting 20. These are sons of consolation. They look at, they look at, "Look, what we need is more than this." I was told the love program we had yesterday was on the internet live. Pastor Ken in South Africa said he watched it on the internet. Pastor Ken in London said he watched it on the internet. God only knows how many. Total Experience was live on the internet. Why? Because we have a son of consolation who made up his mind and said, "This thing, I want to put it live on the internet." And we got calls from Israel, from America, from distant lands, people who were watching Total Experience live and being blessed. When they told me how much it cost them to put it on the internet, that was when I, ah, that was when I respected what happened. Sit down. This thing we are into. This thing we are into. This thing. What you are seeing. Don't go backward in your giving. Keep pressing. Keep pressing. There's more in God. Keep pressing. Keep pressing. Keep pressing. Before long, you see God using you to buy up hotels. But look at this gentleman in in Port Harcourt who's is one of our deacons who has today petrol stations and hotels. Ask him how is that? He was in Lagos as a son of consolation. If I needed to do anything, he was, "Pastor, we are there today." He has a hotel. He has several petrol stations. When he was moving to Port Harcourt, I don't what mean he's not here. When we get to Port Harcourt, talk about it, he'll be there. It's what I'm teaching you. You see young guys, they have, they almost begin to have problems because they have given, given, given, and God keeps blessing, blessing, blessing. They have to eat some, and things are just happening. Young guys being promoted. Anyhow, some of them, their own businesses. The same thing with some of our pastors. The way our pastors are developing and moving, you'd be amazed. You'd be amazed. Why is it like that? Because what we are teaching you is what we are doing. What we are teaching you is what we are doing. I saw a check yesterday, 1 million naira from the the young lady at the back there. That's as I saw a check addressed to me. 1 million naira. Ask her where will she get it? Because there is a God in heaven. Look at evangelist here. I saw a check yesterday. Maybe he doesn't know. I've seen it. 6 million naira that's written on it on a check. You think they are not wise? [Applause] No, you think they're not wise. This is what brought us to where we are, and this is what will take us from where we are to the next level. And we know the secret. So we are only passing it on to you so that you will learn it. God is looking for sons of consolation. Sons of consolation. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Thank you, Holy Spirit.
No, next year. Next year, man of God, you know what? Between last year, this time last year when we're here and this year, huh, I have moved financially by more than 2,000%. I say 2,000. No, no. 2,000 fold. That is what was to me 2 million last year is 200 million. Are you in this place? In one year. And between that year, that last year and the previous year was also the same geometric progression. How? Like this seed I'm telling you, just like that, like that, like that. The flesh will say, "Ah, no." He say, "Bind the sacrifice with cords." Why? Because the sacrifice will be said, "No, no." He say, "Bind it with cords." And drag it to the horns of the altar. He said, "Parrot." [Applause] Those of you that have been shouting, "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!" Let me tell you something, because I don't understand your "Hey!" What I expect in your "Hey!" is that when you say "Hey!" you sign the check. That's my own "Hey!" It's the truth I'm telling you. When I say "Hey!" my mind is, "Where's my checkbook?" "Hey!" I put my hand inside. Whoosh! Pull out the offering. See, the devil likes taking advantage of everything that the spirit of God brings. What happens? The spirit of God begins to move on people to come forward to give their offering. After some time, in every service, you will see that those who are moved by the flesh will now come forward and drop five naira. What moved him from the back to the front came to drop 10 naira or how much? This, what are these notes? Because these old ones, I don't know. What is it? 15 naira? What's the smallest there? 10. Okay. 10 naira. Put it there. So when you saw that guy coming forward, you thought the spirit of God has really touched him. But when you look at the altar and see that they dropped, you even he will be discouraged. So you don't go. Some, when they, when they want to go home, they're tired of waiting. Say, "I better go and give my offering and go home." Just come to the front. Watch her. She will take her bag straight to the back, turn left and to the gate. You say, "Ah." So, Satan now discourages others who are genuinely moved of God. Whereas it started with the move of the spirit, and have the fleshly guys coming forward first to make mockery of God's spirit. When you know you're not a poor man. What, what moved you to come to the front and drop 20 naira? Not 20 at the front. What was that thing? You are not a poor man. You're not a little boy. Why don't you just keep it? When you are moved to the altar, you come to the altar with something that matters to you, not your change. Be careful of the altar. Hey, then you keep quiet. What does it? We are dealing with finance. We're not dealing with being filled with the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues. Hey, the "Hey!" must shout out of your pocket. The "Hey!" must shout out of your checkbook. That is the real shout because the shouting that must take place here is financial shouting. This is what this meeting is about. Look at it. Prosperity. Where is the paper? You wrote it somewhere. It's prosperity convention. We said, not tongue only. Shout it with your checkbook. Tell somebody, "Shout it with your checkbook."
No, this is serious. It's important. Hallelujah. All right. Let me read that scripture to you so that I'll pray with you. It's in 2 Corinthians chapter 7, talking about sons of consolation. Are you a son of consolation? Let me show you about this gentleman. He's one of our pastors. Less than a year in the Luring. Before we sent him there, there was another pastor there who physically is supposed to be more dynamic. Are you hearing me? Yes. He's more dynamic. Speaks a lot of English. But the guy was there for 4 years. When we asked him to give 20,000 naira, he was offended. He left that church and carried away the generator. And for the four years, he never had up to 30 members. 30, 30 for the four years that he was there, and among the 30, several of them were students from the nearby school. 20,000 naira he was asked to give, he was offended, carried the generator of the church. That's some time ago. That's just about a year ago. We now sent this gentleman. Less than one year when he got there, the first thing he did, all the offerings he received. Some of you just heard my voice. Ah, is his voice so small? Thank God for the microphone. All right. So, he got his offering together. All the tithes and offerings, put them all together and came to Lagos. But everything he received for such and such a time, this is it. We never saw the one from the previous guy. Nobody asked this man to bring the money. No. He said he was coming to sow everything. Now they have a television station on there. They have a a program on TV, one station, and they are negotiating for the second station. They have their telephone line in place in less than one year from a church that he met about 15 people. Yes. He received a car earlier on this year. Was it no, latter part of last year? Latter part of last year. And when Tom just suddenly blessed him with a car. We were in Lagos when my eyes were watching a miracle take place. The last time we having a finance program in Lagos, that pastor came from. He wouldn't miss meetings like this. Every one we have attended, that's the way he has landed. And you see him giving, giving, giving, tea, everything. Why? Because he knows that the man who was before him for 4 years did not do anything, and he doesn't want that same thing to be upon him. The car he was given. During the last program, he delivered that car. My mind was shaking. I started praying to God that, "What do I do with this car?" By the time the spirit of God told me what to do with it, who to give it to, I knew that he had his miracle. Yesterday night, the day before yesterday night, he came to meet me. He said, "Pastor, first he told me about the church and all the miracles taking place there, and how he miraculously got another car, a better one, a bigger one, a finer one." That's the way God is. He never leaves you without. But he always needs you. Tomorrow when you see that guy giving mega bucks, you say, "How did he get there?" That is how that is how. Maybe you are selling grinding tomatoes. Go ahead grinding. But as you receive, the little you get, begin to sow it. Begin to sow it. Begin to sow it. You get bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger. And the quicker you sow, the quicker your harvest. Are you listening to me now?
2 Corinthians. Let me read it to you. Say, "Sons of consolation."
I have a son of consolation here. Where's the guy? The guy on the instrument. Where is Brother Alfa? I'm hearing of testimonies concerning you. Mighty testimonies. We were in need. We were We're having problems with our sound for a long time. A long time. Suddenly, this gentleman showed up. God brought him in. And I said to him, "You came in like an angel." And so, he began to work on our sound. Work on our sound. He's a businessman. He's a minister by train. But he committed himself into what we were doing, connected himself to it. And God began to bless. God began to bless. I understand now. You have rights for EV in South Africa as well, and this side of the world. That's the guy. [Applause] No, you, you think he's just someone hawking loudspeakers. No, the guy is walking in millions. That gentleman there, he's a millionaire. The guy you are seeing in that place with his t-shirt. No, he lives in several places. He lives in Canada as well. He has a house there. He travels around the world like you are going to New Market. That guy. No, sit down. Are you a son of consolation? Is God locating you today?
We will see when I, I'll read this to you. What does God do to a son of consolation? He will always come to you. Every time there is a need. Don't get tired of him. Don't get tired of him. When he keeps, he will continue to come to you. If he has made you a son of consolation, he will always come to you. You say, "Give me this. I need this." Every time the spirit of God has a need, he will come to you as a son of consolation. He will always come to you. If you get tired of him, he will shift. The Holy Spirit is a perfect gentleman. He will shift away. The Bible says they resisted the Holy One of Israel. And then he was forced to fight against them. Don't resist him. If it keeps coming to you every time, every time the spirit of God keeps telling you, "Do this, give this," let people of the flesh begin to talk against you. Don't mind them. Don't mind them because they don't know the anointing that is following you. You are a son of consolation. The apostles in heaven recognize you, and they are introducing you to the apostles on earth. They're taking notice of you. They are taking notice of you. I've already been told, Reverend Tom told me about some people he says he wants me to meet here. Are you a son of consolation? Get to that point in your life. Keep doing it. Keep giving. Doesn't matter how much you start with, I'm telling you. But start and do it quickly. Grow fast. Grow quickly. Quickly. I'm a son of consolation. I, I don't have to tell. I, I should I tell you? Maybe I should just keep my mouth shut in that one first. Let me read this to you. Did I say chapter 9? Chapter 9 from verse 7. 2 Corinthians chapter 9 verse 7. I don't know how many ladies here are sons of consolation. Daughters, of course. Are you a daughter of consolation? Do the apostles know you? Thank you, Lord Jesus. Verse seven, "Let each one give as he has made up his own mind." Okay, I should read it to you in your King James first. Huh? Okay. "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver." Now, the amplified translation gives us the picture that it gets from the Greek. He renders it for us and lets us know exactly what is written in that scripture. So, I want to read it to you. That scripture ought to read it this way: "Let each one give as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart. Not reluctantly." He says, "Not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion." Are you following this? When you feel under compulsion to give, you are angry, but you are giving it, you're upset, you tell stories, God says, "No, don't do it that way." He says, "For God loves," then he explains that to us. He takes pleasure in, he prizes above other things such a person, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without a cheerful. He's unwilling to do without that person. That's what the Bible says. God is not willing to do without you. Anything he's doing, he wants you to be involved. Unwilling to abandon or to do without a cheerful, joyous, prompt to do it giver, prompt to do it giver whose heart is in his giving. See why God always wants you. I'm asking today that God will increase in this place the sons of consolation. Yes, the sons of consolation, daughters of consolation. May God locate you. May God raise you up. May God show you the blessings of such a calling. Say, "Thank you, Lord Jesus." Lift your hands up high. Talk to him by yourself now.