The benefit of dwelling in God’s presence makes us want to go into His presence more often as the power of His anointing keeps us going. In July Healing Service, we heard the testimony of Pastor Lambert and family, whom God delivered from a fire accident. He testified how when he returned from church, his wife instructed their daughter to put on the stove in the kitchen but in the process, there was an explosion from the stove. With a wrapper around his waist, he went into the kitchen and flung the stove outside their apartment, only to discover that that the fire had surrounded him. God’s mercy was sufficient, as the fire did not extend to the wrapper, nor the two filled gas cylinders which was by the stove, but was put off by water - which would have escalated it. Thanks to God no one was hurt.

As we thanked God in songs throughout the service, the Jubilee Voices ministered to our souls with a song titled “Restoring the Years” as well as “Your set time has come”. It was a soothing balm to everyone and we bless God for such uplifting ministration.  

God’s word was brought to us by His servant, Pastor Isaac Olori, the International Director. The topic for his sermon was “The Power of the Highest” (Luke 1:31-35)

Introducing the sermon, he pointed that there are Physical and Spiritual powers and they have hierarchy in their various spheres. Explaining spiritual power, he stated that it can be categorised into two (2), the power of God and the power of the kingdom of darkness. He said that the power of the highest refers to the power that supersedes both the physical and spiritual. Explaining the text, he also pointed that it took God to set aside the natural process of conception as it is humanly impossible for a virgin to conceive without intercourse. This however, is made possible because of the Power of the highest, which God wields. He also highlighted that when Mary asked how this conception would happen, heaven was ready to give her an answer. This thus points out the fact that, there is no question God has no answer to, neither is there any situation God cannot save.

Highlighting Luke 1:35, he said that the solution to any situation or problem is in the power of God through the Holy Spirit, as the Holy Ghost carries the power of the highest.

Some points worthy of note in this sermon are as follows:

1. When God wants to do anything even the impossible, He sends the Holy Spirit. This was evident in Genesis 1, during creation “…and the Spirit of the Lord moved upon the face of the waters”.
2. According to Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:18 and Acts 10:38, even though Christ was divinity, He operated because He had been anointed by the Holy Spirit.
3. The secret of the supernatural work in the life of any man is the power of the Holy Spirit.
4. When the Holy Spirit of God comes upon a person, the power of the Highest overshadows such a person. To overshadow is to cover absolutely or to make one insignificant. When a person is overshadowed, they are dwarfed and they do not possess their full potential anymore. This is what happens when the power of the Highest overshadows a person, they no longer become obvious but the Holy Spirit. Their situation becomes irrelevant but what the Lord says. Also, all other power gives way.
5. The power of the highest is unlimited, and is capable of changing anything. This happened to Mary because she believed God and opened up to the power of the highest. This same power is what Saul encountered on his way to Damascus, and his life was transformed (Acts 9:5).

Finally, when this power comes upon a person, it produces a holy thing. It produces something that glorifies God. The word of God will prevail in your life if that power visits you as it will set aside the work of the flesh.