UNDERSTANDING THE TIME OF FAVOUR – BY PASTOR SHILOH IYKE


Psalm 103:13-14, Luke19:41-44, 1Chronicles 12:32, Ecclesiastes 9:11

What you don’t have understanding of cannot be beneficial to you. It takes a proper understanding of the set time of favour to enjoy divine favour. Your ability to discern the time, brings you in the realm of divine favour.  "I return, and saw under the sun, that the race is not for the swift, nor the time battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11". Time is an integral part of eternity. The Hebrew  word that translated eternity is bin,it means to be cunning, diligently, eloquent, have intelligence, a primitive root to separate mentally or distinguish.

The Hebrew word that translated the TIME and the SET TIME are et and moed respectively.

Et – means:  NOW, WHEN, AFTER, ALWAYS, CERTAIN, CONTINUALLY, SO LONG AS, (DUE SEASON), etc.,and

Moed – means: APPOINTED TIME, FIXED TIME, OR DUE SEASON, AT AN APPOINTED, PLACE ASSEMBLY. 

Et and Moed joined together, meaning the Appointed Time, Fixed Time, or Due Season is now and continues as long as you have a proper understanding of the time and season of divine favour .

Divine favour is not as a result of your Skill, Swiftness, Ability, Strength or muscles, etc., but as a result of your understanding of the time and season of divine favour. Jesus wept over Jerusalem because they did not understand the time of their visitation -  Luke 19:41-44. Job was troubled because he did not discern the time. He never knew he was in safety, so he became afraid and evil came upon him. Job 3:25-26. Every divine appointment ends up in divine favour. You cannot keep appointment with God and be kicked out of divine favour.

FACTOR THAT ENHANCES YOUR  UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIME OF FAVOUR

1. Engage the spirit of revelation and knowledge. 1Corinthians 2:9-12, Ephesians 1:17-20, Colossians 1:9-12. Understand that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of revelation. There are things that accompany salvation – Hebrew 6:9. They have been freely given to us, but it takes the Holy Spirit to reveal them to us(1 Cor.2:10-12). Until our eyes are open unto them, we can’t partake or take delivery of them; favour inclusive. Every blessing of God is fulfilled in Christ. 2Corinthians 1:20. It is the Holy Spirit that reveals them to us. No wonder Apostle Paul always pray for his converts that they may be filled with the spirit of wisdom and revelation and knowledge.

2. You must have discernment of the spirit. Psalm 102:13. You must have the ability to know that it is your time to be divinely favoured. It is your responsibility to recognize and understand the hour we are in. “If a car that has security system can detect an intruder, how much more you that have the Holy Spirit”. Discernment of spirit means – supernatural ability to know, recognize or understand the hidden things supernaturally. Your spirit man must be trained and tuned well to receive divine signals at all times.

3. By deep study of the word – Daniel 9:2, 2Timothy 2:5, John 1:8. The word makes the simple wise – 2Timothy 3:15, Psalm 19:7. God’s plans and purpose are in His book, accessing the book (Bible) is accessing His plans and purpose for your life. It takes wisdom to understand what is written concerning you in His book – Daniel 12:10, but the wise shall understand. And God’s word is a carrier of divine favour.

Difference between Daniel’s era of captivity and Moses’ era of slavery in Egypt is that, Daniel had deep understanding of the time appointed for their release from captivity through study (He prayed), but Moses did not have such understanding (and he fought) which led to additional 30 years in Egypt.

4. Always be at the appointed place – Psalm 102:13. Moses saw God’s face at the appointed place. Exodus 33:21-22. Jesus was transfigured at the appointed place. Matthew 17:1-2. You must always be in Zion (Church), for the LORD has commanded His blessings now and forever in Zion. Psalm 133:3. Every appointment has an appointed place that is the meeting point. You can’t be at the appointed place and miss your blessings, when you are in a wrong place, God cannot meet you with His favour there. Abraham was asked by God to leave his country unto a place appointed by God for an encounter with divine blessings – Genesis 12:1-3. If you are in a place that is polluted, arise and depart to your appointed place and God will surely meet you there. Micha 2:10.It’s your season of divine favour and you will not miss it, in Jesus’ name.



GOD BLESS YOU 

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