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COMMITMENT AND REWARD Lessons: GENESIS 26: 1 – 14, LUKE 5: 1 – 7 In life, there is no one that is not committed to anything, it’s either you are here or you are there, so today we want to look at commitment to God and the reward that is obtainable from such act of belief in the Almighty, who does not employ without giving the appropriate reward In this sermon we will see: - What commitment is Facts about commitment Examples of those who were committed and rewarded How to get committed and The rewards for being committed to God What is commitment? - Commitment is your decision not look back from following Jesus Commitment is your decision to do whatever God sends you to do Commitment is your resolve to stay on your assignment in God’s kingdom Commitment is a pact (mutual agreement: an agreement made between two or more people or groups, either formally or informally, to do something together or for each other) between you and God’s kingdom - Commitment is not just saying what you want to do, it is doing what you are saying without any external force pushing you Commitment is a deadly resolution you make to stand by, for and with God forever Your commitment is your service, duty, responsibility or assignment in the kingdom of God Facts about commitment Understand that if you are not committed to God and His kingdom, He cannot be committed to your destiny and without His commitment to your destiny, it cannot be fulfilled, in fact, your destiny can be wasted or destroyed without God’s commitment to you - When you are committed to God you don’t listen to backbiters It is your commitment that can hasten the fulfillment of your expectation What do you want to commit yourself to in the House of God? Understand that when you stop your commitment, you stop God from working in your life I said earlier that “your commitment is your service, duty, responsibility and assignment”, if it therefore is a responsibility in God’s kingdom and you stop it, then God’s responsibility to your own life and destiny is stopped as well Understand that if it is an assignment, there is empowerment to carry it out Note that the devil will use a lot of tricks, gimmicks and strategies to get you off your commitment but you must remain on the line of no return You may be distracted but don’t look back, you may be challenged but don’t be afraid, when you are committed to your sender, He will be your defender When you have attackers coming against you because of your commitment, your sender will be your defender It is possible to attach a condition to your commitment, but after the condition has been fulfilled you must not forsake your commitment – commitment is a chain that must not be broken, you cannot compel God to do anything for you Examples of those who were committed and rewarded Isaac was committed to God and he enjoyed supernatural supplies in the time of scarcity – Genesis 26: 12 – 14 Peter was initially committed to his personal effort but it was fruitless, until he committed to the Lord Jesus and His kingdom, he also encountered the power of God in his business. He also gave up everything because of Jesus and his life never remained the same – Luke 5: 7 How do I enter into commitment to God? - - You start by committing your life to Christ as your Lord and Saviour You then continue in Him by reading and learning His word from the Bible When you are exposed to the Word you will be able to choose what area of commitment you want to enter into in the kingdom – It could be a service like: cleaning the church, washing the toilet etc. It could be an assignment like: hosting a service e.g. Transformation Hour, Shiloh service etc. It could be a responsibility like: praying for pregnant women, job seekers etc. It could be a duty like: burning incense, shouting hallelujah during worship etc. Keep on doing it and let people know what you are committed to doing What then is my reward for commitment? For every commitment, there is always what to gain, so when you are committed to God, you can enjoy these rewards from Him: - Your healing is sure – this is the promise of God we will be exposing to our lives in prayer today Your health becomes a no go area for the devil i.e. you will not be a candidate for sickness, and it is the actual plan and purpose for us as His children You enjoy divine direction, which provokes supernatural supplies – Genesis 26: 2 You are favored by God and man You overcome any challenge that may come your way You become an envy of the people, though they may not tell you to your face You will have long life You become a role model for others to follow - You become a celebrity God’s promises are fulfilled in your life, because He will want to make you a show to others Whatever you are committed to will be evident in your life Prayers on the fulfillment of God’s promises God said we should be praying about His promises directly from His word and each member should hold on to it, confess it and expect its manifestation For this month, we are praying about the health and healing promises by God Jesus gave us power to heal all manner of sickness and disease: Matthew 10: 1, Luke 9: 2; 4: 18 God is interested in healing the sick if you believe in His power and if you are ready to commit your life to Him, He will reward you with His healing power – Deuteronomy 32: 39, Jeremiah 33: 6 The Lord has also promised us health i.e. the body system that is not prone to sickness – 3rd John 2, Jeremiah 30: 17 Sound health is the promise of God for the redeemed; anything that is therefore short of this promise in your life and my life is terminated today! – Isaiah 58: 8 – the Hebrew word for health here is ‘aruwkah’ – which means “wholeness, perfected, health” for you to maintain this your light must keep shining forever and God will keep your health stable Prayer Points - Every sickness that has been wasting my money and energy is removed from my life today! Every form of sickness hindering my progress in life, be healed today Every financial sickness in my life is cured today! Every spiritual sickness causing helpers not to locate me be destroyed today Oh Lord, let the fire of healing burn through my body today! Every unseen sickness causing setback and failure in my life, be cast out by fire - As the oil of God comes upon my head and enters my mouth, I flush out every power of sickness from my body and life Take this confession with me: I connect to the healing promise of God for my life today! I declare that my house shall not be turned to the counter of a chemist with different types of drugs; I shall not become a prey to doctors in my life I receive the reward of healing and good health, I renew my commitment to God and I enter into a higher level of commitment to my creator, nothing shall by any means set me back! Healing is my portion from today henceforth, so help me God! Amen Alo Olatokunboh Akin (ASM) Transformation Hour Network Strategist, Pastor, Website Designer, Transformational Speaker, Spiritual Strategist, Teacher, Life Coach, Personal Development Expert, Dynamic, Intelligent, and Spiritual Young man Telephone: +234-8036506376, +234-8052930044 WhatsApp: +234-8052930044 Website: http://tokunbohalo.com / transformationhr.wordpress.com Mail: [email protected] or [email protected]