Encounter with the Peace that Passes all Knowledge – Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr

Every prophetic Word demands warfare 1 Timothy 1:18

We war in the Spirit by engaging praise 2 Chronicles 20:14-16/20-24

To see prophecies fulfilled, we must continue to give glory to God as a lifestyle Jeremiah 13:16-17. Honouring God in our heart above all else

Always praise His Word Psalms 56:4 1 Corinthians 10:10 — beware of the tricks of the devil. The best of God is always kept for the last. The conclusion of the year is the perfection of the year Psalms 65:11

God cut a covenant of peace with mankind through the shed blood of Jesus Christ Colossians 1:20 Romans 5:1-2.

Great peace put man at rest in the midst of the storm Acts 12:4-10 — Peter understood that you don’t struggle with the storm, you remain at peace in the storm. Great peace put man at rest in the midst of the storm. This peace passes all Knowledge Philippians 4:7

Peace is one of the fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22 — we have been redeemed from the Kingdom of turmoil to the Kingdom of peace Romans 14:17 — a believer is not to be agitating.

Wonders Embedded in Peace

1. Its the medium through which God takes over our battles Exodus 14:14 Psalms 46:10 — That is the way you hand over your battle. You maintain your peace and keeping your calms. Whatever is fighting You, God wants to fight it, hold your peace
2. God’s ever abiding presence allays all fear Psalms 46:10 — one of the prerequisite of divine presence is peace.

Covenant Requirement to Operating in Peace

1. Be born again: Salvation is the foundation Galatians 5:22 (The fruits of regenerated spirit). There is a fruit of peace that paralysed the storm and it’s only available in Salvation. You are designed by God to control your environment with what is inside you, you are not a barometer for the environment.
2. Engage the power of Faith: why are he so fearful o ye of little faith…
3. Be filled with the Holy Ghost: Romans 14:17/15:13 — Any situation you find yourself unsettled, just switch over to the language of the Spirit, He will help you to gain automatic command. The Holy Ghost stairs the gift of God in us.
4. Be committed to the study of the Word: This is because peace multiplies by knowledge – 2 Peter 1:2 — The more we grow in the Word of God, the more we grow peace Psalms 119:165 (nothing shall offend them) Luke 6:26/2:34 — Develop yourself to enjoy persecution (not to endure it but to enjoy it). Consume your life with the Word of God. When a life is inoculated with the Word, that individual can not be easily offended. The Word of God is able to rule our heart. If the Word is not guiding your steps, you are not spiritual. Spirituality is scripturality. Anything outside the Word is not worth following, if not, you can lose your peace.
5. Continue to keep your heart on God and His Word for continued perfect peace Isaiah 26:3 Acts 27:20-25 — Your peace is a product of where your heart is fixed. When your heart is fixed on problems, you have no access to peace. Don’t allow your mind to stay on any dirt things, let your mind stay on God (The Word of God). Let your affection be set on things in Heaven not things here
6. Be committed to following the leading of the Spirit Isaiah 48:17-18 — So many people are in great calamity because they had not yielded for the leading of the Spirit. When a man ignores divine leading, he is entering into calamity Psalms 23:1-6. He leads primarily by His Word Psalms 119:105
7. Engage the alter of prayer to secures the Peace that Passes human explanations Philippians 4:6/7 — You don’t come to prayer and you are shedding tears, you came to exchange your own burden. Matthew 11:28
8. Stay committed to serving God and the interest of His Kingdom with all our hearts 2 Chronicles 15:15 — The covenant of stewardship is the guarantee for the covenant of peace — Matthew 6:26-33

Continue to see your future in the scripture. You can’t see the future in your future and still lose his peace. For example, I am redeemed as a priest and a king, there is a throne waiting for me Hebrews 12:2

Beware of the things too high for us because it robs people of their peace — Psalms 131:1-2 — Pleasure without labour will put you under pressure. The blessings that last is the one that pays. Be real with yourself. Your peace will be lost when you put yourself under pressure. Whatever I cannot afford now is not Good for me now. No one is born a giant, whatever that has no beginning has no future. You don’t start climbing a tree from the top, you start from the bottom.

Every great story has a small beginning — Psalms 132:1-2 Proverbs 30:13/21:17/24:27 — Stop dreaming a house, dream your work and beautify your destiny. Put your labour before pleasure and your labour will be profitable 1 Timothy 5:6

Life is in phases and men are in sizes. Enjoy every phase per time. Maintain your line. At the end is when it will speaks. Stay your course, this is one of the greatest secrets to great peace.