You are of God little children and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4)
Born-again christians are dual personalities; we are God’s sheep and also His battle-axe. We relate with God as sheep, tender, pliable and obedient to Him. And we relate to satanic entities and the challenges of life by the lion nature in us. While sheep travails (or struggles), lion prevails (conquer). A woman in labor is travailing, when she delivers the baby, she has prevailed. To really fulfill our potential in Christ, it is not enough to travail, we also have to prevail. For Jacob to become Israel, he both travailed and prevailed (Genesis 32:22-32). On the cross of Calvary, Jesus travailed. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He travailed (agonized) in prayers, but as resurrected Christ He prevailed over death, hell and the forces of darkness.
It is God’s will that the giant(s) in us is awakened. We need the giant nature to prevail and fulfill His purposes here on earth. The following are the giants we have to awaken in order to represent God appropriately on the earth:
The Giant of Revelation: Revelation simply defined is having a divine perspective. Until Gideon had a revelation of who he was, he couldn’t manifest his destiny. When he heard what the enemy thought about him, the giant in him rose up and every reluctance and hesitancy in him about his assignment disappeared (Judges 7:9-15). When we have God’s perspective on the issues of our lives, courage will rise within us and faith will automatically be imparted. The scriptures say by the anointing of God within every born again believer in Christ, we can know things supernaturally concerning ourselves, family, assignment, etc (1 John 2:20, 27). This anointing within must be stirred up for us to be beneficiaries of its wonders.
The Giant of Compassion: Divine love/compassion is a potent force that defines God. The force of love is as the force of death (Songs of Solomon 8:6). It is irresistible and also compelling. Every time Jesus was moved with compassion, great miracles ensued (Matthew 14:14; Mark 1:41). Divine love is a giant force because anyone who truly loves manifests God (or brings God to the scene). We will see more divine manifestations as we are motivated by the love of God. It was God’s love for mankind that moved Him to offer His son (Jesus) as sacrifice for the sins of mankind. We are to stir up the bowels of compassion within us which is deposited in us by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5).
The Giant of Righteousness: God’s throne is established on righteousness and justice (Psalm 97:2). The Bible says righteousness exalts and sin is a reproach. Habitual sinners don’t win the battles of life, they do not prevail. Righteousness is an implanted seed (potential) or force within the spirits of born again believers (1 John 3:9). When this seed is properly nurtured, protected and cultivated, it germinates into fruits of righteousness. Kindly note that God is always on the side of the righteous, fighting for them and making them prevail over adversities. The force of righteousness will outlive falsehood and wickedness every time. Truth always prevails. We are told to awake to righteousness and sin not (1 Corinthians 15:34)
CONCLUSION: For us to really prevail and operate the supernatural in our lives and ministries, these trio giants of revelation, compassion and righteousness have to be awakened again in our lives. These giants can only be awakened as we recognize the Lordship of Jesus and cooperate with the Holy Spirit resident within us. Have a blessed month!
Ade(Gboyega) ESAN
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