Pastor Jimmy Odukoya @ Sunday service
Sharing from the biblical account of the widow whose debt was supernaturally paid and whose sons were rescued from being taken away, as recorded in 2 Kings 4:1-7, Pastor Jimmy Odukoya, speaking at the December 21 Sunday service, addressed the reality of shame that can accompany indebtedness, noting that shame can come to believers regardless of being God’s children, but affirmed that God always has a way of bringing His people out of every form of shame.
“God never denies the shame; He uses the shame as a stage for restoration. If God allows the shame, that means there is a purpose for it,” he said.
Pastor Jimmy further explained that shame often leads to isolation but emphasised that no matter what one thinks has been lost, whatever remains is more than enough for God to multiply. Drawing parallels from Scripture, he referenced the five stones and the sling in David’s hands and the little jar of oil the widow possessed, noting that both were used by God to bring about miraculous outcomes. “A little in your hand means nothing; a little in God’s hands is a multitude. Whatever you have left is more than enough for God to multiply,” he said.
Expounding on the significance of the oil used to pay the widow’s debt, Pastor Jimmy explained that oil represents the Holy Spirit (1 Samuel 16:13), healing (Psalm 23:5), consecration (Leviticus 8:12), and provision (Deuteronomy 8:8). Using that, he urged the congregation not to define their strength by what they see, but by the divine capacity they carry through the Holy Spirit. “You carry the Holy Spirit; you carry oil,” he declared.
He concluded by encouraging the congregation to stop worrying about whether God is able to work miracles in their situations, but instead to focus on increasing their capacity. “Don’t base your future on what you can see. Enlarge, expand; the God we serve is limitless,” he urged.
Earlier in the service, Pastor Toluwani prophetically declared the promise of the week, taken from Psalm 92:12-15, over the congregation, exhorting them to embrace their identity as the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and to walk in thriving and prosperity. “You will thrive. You will bear fruit, and you will prosper even in old age. That means you will live long,” she declared.
She encouraged the congregation to continually claim and stand on the promises of God in Scripture, affirming that their lives would speak of the faithfulness of God. “Everything about you will reflect the supernatural. Your life will be a testimony,” she concluded.
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