Commanding Supernatural Victory! -Bishop David Oyedepo

The devil is not only after your physical and mental well-being to corrupt it; he is also after your spirit. Socially, too the devil is after you. From Job 1:14-18, we see how he devastated Job’s social life – he killed his sons and daughters, his sheep, oxen and servants, his business, etc. Therefore, spiritually, mentally, physically and socially, the devil is all out for you!

Also, we looked at the Word of God as what it takes, to subdue the enemy, devil.

This week, I will be teaching on how to process the Word of God to lay hold on your desired victory this new year. The first thing is to discover the appropriate Word of God relevant to your situation. Let God know that you’re really in touch with the actual truth that will guarantee your deliverance. I’m not talking of just one scripture, as it is out of the mouth of two or three witnesses that the truth is established. Until the truth is established, God will not move.

You establish the truth by scriptural integration – you locate the appropriate Words, weave them together to present to God, as you are presenting your case. He tells us in Isaiah 41:21 to produce our cause, and bring forth our strong reasons. Settle down, take your Bible, listen to anointed tapes that address the issue of concern, take anointed books also, to find what is missing, and in no time, you’ll walk into your freedom!

The next step is to believe God’s Word. It is your faith that converts God’s Word into power. The Word of God is not power until you believe it, because like Paul said: It is the power of God unto salvation for them that believe (Romans 1:16). Faith has to be there before the profits can be delivered (Hebrews 4:2). Discovery is not the end, it’s just the beginning of the processing. You discover the Word, then you believe it to convert it to power, which compels its profit to be released to you.

Having found God’s Word and believing it, the next thing to do is to pray it.You then say in prayer: “It is written: You took my infirmities, so it cannot be there. I lay hold on my freedom from this sickness and affliction today, in the name of Jesus!” This is how to pray with the discovery you have made in accordance with your faith. When we ask anything in accordance with what we have discovered in God’s Word, He hears us, and then we know that we have received our petition (1 John 5:14). He that asks receives (Matthew 7:8).

After you have prayed, believe that you have received what you asked for. Then go with that mentality to confront the situation. Mark 11:23 says: If you shall say to this mountain… Not, “If God shall say to this mountain…” Return to the situation and address it, with an overcomer’s mentality. Why? You have sorted it out with God, you have the backing of heaven, and you are operating in the realm of the supernatural.

Many people are waiting for God to talk to the mountain for them. When you pray, what God does is to justify you so you can have your victory the way you want it. Then you go to the mountain and address it by yourself. You have to say it first before you can see the victory, for life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). Victory and defeat are in the power of the tongue. You must mind what you say. If all you are saying is victory, all you will see is victory.

Next, begin to act like you have the victory already. Look like you have the victory already and talk victory. Let everything around you begin to reflect that your victory is here. Ensure that your actions are in line with your declarations. Don’t look like nothing has happened, look like something has happened! Your actions either buttress your faith or betray your unbelief. Therefore, don’t only declare it, also demonstrate it. Let your actions fall in line with your declarations. Then, you’re set for supernatural victory.

The final step is to refuse to quit. The Bible says: Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward (Hebrews 10:35). These are the seven scriptural strategies for supernatural victory: Discover it, Believe it, Pray it, Confront the Opposition, Declare your victory, Demonstrate your victory, and then Refuse to Quit. This is how to process the Word for the victory you desire. Friend, don’t disappoint destiny; accept responsibility, and it will enhance your dignity in life. Stop looking for who can do it for you! If you refuse responsibility, you’ll die a liability.