Pastor Darlington Orji
The result of any believer’s life is as a result of their faith, Habakkuk 2:4; Galatians 3:11. It is critical as a believer to build our faith because our life is tied to our faith, Romans 1:17.
Living without faith is living without impact. This is because faith is key to spiritual impact and relevance on earth. Hebrews 11, also known as the Hall of Faith, chronicles those that have made impact by faith. Hebrews 11:4,5. Scriptural, faith is the foundation of a life of impact. The fruitfulness in the life of a believer is a function of their faith. Hebrews 11:11, your fruitfulness is a function of your faith. Fruitfulness is not a coincidence but a function of faith in God’s command, Genesis 1:27,28. To be blessed means to be empowered to succeed. The first thing after the blessing is fruitfulness; and the first thing after fruitfulness is to multiply. You need faith to be fruitful. Psalm 128:1. No one is ordained to be barren. Fruitfulness is being productive. It is a divine mandate. Every divine mandate requires faith. It is not a promise. It is not limited to the fruit of the womb. It covers every aspect of our lives. Deuteronomy 7:13, it is about all round fruitfulness.
Fruitfulness is not synonymous with only women; men can also be barren. But by redemption, no child of God is permitted to be barren. So, fruitfulness is beyond the fruit of the womb; it covers the work of our hand, Deuteronomy 28:4. But it takes faith to experience fruitfulness.
Because we are seeds of Abraham, we are ordained to be fruitful. We are not permitted to be barren. We must however use our faith. Faith is our divine connection to our fruitfulness. No matter what the medical report says, you are returning fruitful.
What must I do to be fruitful?
Commit yourself to a lifestyle of serving God and the interest of His Kingdom
Exodus 23:25,26, Your business is your bread and water. Your Kingdom stewardship empowers you for fruitfulness. If you are not seeing your fruitfulness, ask if you are still serving God, Psalm 127:1,2. Everything you do without the assistance of God is a waste of time. When we do what He commands, He will commit His integrity to perform.
Believe in the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, Luke 1:28-35,45. You don’t need a sperm to be fruitful but the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Do you believe that the Holy Spirit can empower you with the idea of what to do to be fruitful? 1 Samuel 16:13; Isaiah 32:15, you are leaving the service as a fruitful field; and if you came as a fruitful field, you are leaving as a forest.
John 6:63
Maintain a lifestyle of joy and rejoicing. Frowning will make things tight. 1 Samuel 1:18, until Hannah’s countenance changed, her story never changed. If you maintain a posture of sadness, people stay away from you. We must maintain an attitude of joy. Joel 1:12, only the joyful can be fruitful. Psalm 113:9, you need to be joyful to become a joyful mother of children.
Walk in love. Everything in this Kingdom works by love, Galatian 5:6. If faith is the foundation of fruitfulness, it means that without faith, you won’t be able to bear children. Where forgiveness is lacking, fruitfulness is not in view. Matthew 6:12, when we are still carrying grudges and not walking in love can be a trap. We must walk in love, Genesis 50:20, Joseph never retaliated. Genesis 41:51, instead he saw the good in the harm his brothers intended for him. Don’t wait for them to apologise; let them go. What made Joseph fruitful was his ability to walk in love.
What is faith?
It is a display of confidence in God until our desire is obtained, Hebrew 10:35,36. Many believers don’t have patience. But understand that, in this Kingdom, your patience will be tried. Faith is the confidence in the faithfulness of God. It is born out of the deep knowledge of the character of God. Numbers 23:19; Psalm 89:34,35. Your confidence is in His character, 1 Samuel 15:29. Don’t give up on God. It is our faith that is yet to be strong enough to believe it.
How powerful is faith?
Faith is a story changer. You need your faith to activate your change of story, Acts 3:1-10. Wake up everyday and expect a change of story.
Faith has the capacity to strengthen a believer to command the supernatural. Faith must be in place, Hebrews 11:11, Sarah had her baby despite a seeming medical impossibility. The hand of God is made manifest through the faith of men.
Whatever faith makes possible, faith is able to maintain. We must thus continue to build our faith. You don’t need to beg God to make your business fruitful or to have a child.
Everything child of God that wants to operate in faith must speak ‘arrogantly’.
Altar call
Galatians 3:22-26, without Jesus Christ, you cannot have faith. Until you come to Jesus, you cannot see His hand in your life. Say this prayer to receive Him into your life:
Jesus, I come to you today. I receive you into my life as my Lord and Saviour. I accept your forgiveness. I am now born again. Thank you for saving me.
Addendum by the Resident Pastor
Never allow your age to deceive you. Never allow your age to put embargo on your life. God called Abraham at the age of 75. That you are retired doesn’t stop you from being fruitful.
In this covenant day of fruitfulness, there is absolutely nothing God cannot do. We serve a God of possibilities.
God gave Moses specificity instructions on the pattern of the tabernacle, it is was down to the specific details. Same with Noah and the Ark.
God is the creator of all the things. Even though God is not the Father of all, He is the creator of all.
Luke 1:26, Zechariah met with his wife and she conceived despite being well stricken in age.
The same angel came to a virgin and told her she would conceive and the name of the son to be born, Luke 1:33. This is to fulfil a prophecy given 700 years prior.
When it comes to God, natural laws are suspended for the supernatural to take its course. Luke 1:35-37. We serve a God of impossibility; who turns impossibilities to possibilities.
The oil is not the Holy Spirit but the Holy Ghost uses the oil as a medium to manifest the power of God.
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