INSTRUCTIONS

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs 8:33

Divine direction come as instructions from the Lord. Dignity in life, ministry and every endeavour calls for clarity of vision. It calls for vision with precision. When heavenly vision lacks heavenly instructions, it ends one in frustration. That is why He said, "Take fast hold of instruction, for she is thy life." The reason many are frustrated in ministry is because they celebrate vision, without instruction. They have the mandate but don't have the approach. God is an orderly God. No matter how hard you try, whatever God has not commanded can never come to pass.That is why I believe that one's greatest asset in life and ministry is an unbroken connection with heaven, from where instructions are received daily. The world will only hear those who hear from God.

Until you give attention to God's instructions, the world will not pay any attention to you. It is those who hold on to His commandments that become commanders.The difference between success and failure is light, not luck.

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 6:23

Many are genuinely called, but because they lack access to divine instructions, they are frustrated. This need not be. Every decision you take in life and ministry should be traceable to specific instructions received from God, for instructions are the highways to distinction in life. So much has been said about vision, with very little being said about instruction. Consequently, everyone pursues and goes about his vision the way he thinks best. And when things don't work as they should, they begin to doubt if God really called them.

Blessed be that day in May 1981 when I heard the voice of heaven say to me, "The hour has come, to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil, through the preaching of the Word of faith; and I am sending you to undertake this task."

I heard Him speak to me as a man would speak to his son. I stayed with Him for eighteen hours! I saw things and heard Him very clearly. That's why I can never be snared in any hole, nor be hid in any prison house. That's why I cannot be a prey to the devil. That's why wherever I step, I dominate. When you hear from heaven before you act on earth, every barrier will be turned into signs and wonders. I don't do things simply because somebody else is doing it or because it is the vogue. Until I hear from heaven, I don't move; I'm so busy carrying out the last instruction I received.

BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO

President/Founder, Living Faith Church, Worldwide