Date: 27-Aug-2024
Name: Lakers Komaiya
Topic: SPEAK TO AHAB Part XII
Content:
Discernment: Recognising the Operations of Darkness
1 Kings 17:1 - “And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”
You need to serve the kingdom of darkness notice so that the kingdom of God is established. So make yourself a landing space for the will of God.
Hebrews 5:14 - “But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
Deceived by Ahab: When your realities do not align with God’s promises or kingdom outcomes.
Genesis 27:23 - “And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.”
There are principles that maintain the operations [patterns] of physical and spiritual kingdoms.
Genesis 8:22 - “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night shall not cease.”
Recognition of Principles
Isaiah 55:10-11 - ““For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Matthew 8:8-10 - “The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.”
John 6:63 - “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”
Recognition of Powers/Patterns
There is a type of ‘rain’ that comes down to water the seed of operations of physical or spiritual kingdoms that make their operations efficient once some requirements are satisfied.
Doing A Deep Dive
Operating with the spirit of discernment in the place of prayer. James 5:17
1 Corinthians 2:10,12 - “…For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God…Now we have received the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.”
Locating the Source
The first thing Elijah did was the disrupt the ‘rain’ (or reign) responsible for the operation of worship of Baal in Israel. 1 Kings 17:1
Prophetic Utterances
Becoming an oracle of God: giving prophetic declaration. 1 Kings 17:1
The Effect
1 Kings 18:5 - “And Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, so that we will not have to kill any livestock.”
In conclusion,
1 Corinthians 2:10,12 - “…For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God…Now we have received the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.”
Prayer Points:
In conclusion,
1 Corinthians 2:10,12 - “…For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God…Now we have received the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.”
