🔥 SERMON TITLE:
“Your Future Is in Your Response”
— When Prophecy Meets Obedience”
📖 SCRIPTURE TEXTS:
- 2 Chronicles 20:20 (b)
“Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.” - Amos 3:7
“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” - Luke 19:44
“…because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.” - 1 Samuel 3:19
“And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.”
🗣️ INTRODUCTION:
Sons and Daughters, I came today not just to preach, but to warn, to stir, and to awaken you.
There is a kind of future that will never happen—until you respond correctly to a prophetic instruction. Destiny is not only about desire—it is about discernment. And it is not just prophecy that changes a person’s life… It is what they do when prophecy comes.
Let me tell you a story.
🧱 STORY OF THE SPA — A PROPHETIC MOMENT DISGUISED AS CASUAL FAREWELL
Some years ago, I used to frequent a particular spa. The owner and I had a cordial relationship. One day, as I was leaving, he escorted me toward the back exit. The space was modest—just the front flat in use then. As we stepped out, I found myself facing the wall of the upstairs flat behind the spa. Right there and then, without a script or plan, I knelt down and laid hands on that wall. And I said to him, “You will get this place. It will become an extension of your business.”
At the time of this prophecy, that space was already occupied by another tenant. Yet, I prophesied. No evidence. No signs. But I spoke as I was led.
Another time, my eyes caught the building adjacent to the spa. And I told him again, “This building will be sold. You will have the opportunity to buy it.”
Now hear this: Recently, I ran into the spa owner after a long time. His face lit up the moment he saw me. With joy, he said, “Sir, I never forgot those words you spoke.”
That spa now occupies not just the front flat, but also the very back flat you prayed over. It became ours—and business is booming. He now houses his staff there too.
But then he sighed.
He said, “Sir, that other building… it was sold just as you said. But I didn’t know until it had been sold for a meagre amount. I missed it. It pained me. The vulcanizer working there didn’t tell me until it had been sold.
And right there, the Holy Spirit whispered to me: Prophecies come to pass, but only obedient people possess them. He simply wasn’t on look out, hence he missed it.
POINT 1: PROPHECY IS A DIVINE INVITATION, NOT A GUARANTEE
Bretheren, hear me: When God sends a prophetic word, it is not a casual suggestion—it is a divine opportunity. But opportunity is time-sensitive.
Amos 3:7 says, “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret to His servants the prophets .” But the revealing is only one part. What you do after the revealing determines your result.
And let me be clear— it’s not just obedience that brings results. It is faith-powered obedience .
Hebrews 4:2 says, “…but the word did not profit them, not being mixed with faith.* ”
That means you can hear a real prophecy, from a real prophet, and still see nothing— because you didn’t believe.
Prophecy must land on the soil of faith. Your heart must say, “Lord, I believe this is You.”
Faith is what gives wings to the word. Without it, the word walks—but with it, the word flies.
That spa owner responded to the first prophecy with faith and action—and look what happened. But he missed the timing on the second—and that door closed. Prophecy doesn’t wait forever. There are windows in destiny—and they don’t stay open forever.
Someone in our ministry made up his mind not to pay tithe. He paid twice or so but after that, the tithe look big in his eyes. I was in my room when God showed me what was in his heart. I couldn’t call him because I was very careful of money related matters, so I told two of our Pastors that see what God said. God was about giving him a visa to Europe but his disobedience was about stopping it. I felt uneasy to tell him because I didn’t want to be misunderstood but eventually other Pastors said I should tell him what God said. As I told him, he breathed down and was shocked that I knew what he thought in his heart in his house. He said “Governor, you were right, I had determined in my heart because the tithe looks big in my eyes and I felt I have other things to do with money. He paid the tithe and the visa he had been looking for, for many years for the first time got approved miraculously and today he is in Europe. He almost missed it.
And again, when he got to Europe, same problem arose in his heart -the tithe also looked big, so he quickly disconnected. Looool.
And few days ago, the Lord told me his situation over there which was also hanging on obedience.
POINT 2: WHEN YOU OBEY, GOD BACKS YOUR STEP
Let me share another experience that still humbles me.
Some years back, I went toward Lagos-Ibadan expressway to inspect a project. As I proceeded on my journey, my spirit became uneasy. Something wasn’t right. And immediately, I knew it. I called one of my close friends working with an organisation on the same road and asked him “when are you closing today” . He answered me but i gave him time he should close with a clear instruction. ” – Leave that road before evening.
On getting to the site where i was going, I turned to the engineer in charge and said, “Make sure you leave this site before 5pm today.”
He hesitated.
I didn’t argue. I walked him straight to the Chief Security Officer on site and said, “Make sure this man leaves. I’m not just advising—I’m instructing.” I saw death on this road.
Brethren, by that evening, chaos erupted. A tanker carrying fuel fell on the road. Heavy traffic trapped lot of vehicles and over 56 vehicle went up in flames. 56!
But guess what? The two people I warned escaped. Because they obeyed.
Now imagine if they had doubted. If they had delayed. If they had said, “This doesn’t make sense.” They would have died in the fire of unbelief.
Obedience is not just about agreement; it is about urgency.
POINT 3: YOU MUST DISCERN THE TIME OF YOUR VISITATION
Luke 19:44 says, “…because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.”
Many are living under fulfilled prophecies but unclaimed promises. The word came—but they missed their moment.
Brethren, some of you are surrounded by your next miracle, but it looks ordinary. It’s hidden behind a wall. It’s in a casual handshake. It’s in a location that doesn’t look like expansion. But if you can discern it… if you can act on it… your life will turn.
Let me also say this clearly — the WhatsApp platform we operate as a ministry is not ordinary. You may see just messages and voice notes, but in the spirit, it is a prophetic gate.
God wrote the Ten Commandments on stones with His own finger, and today He still speaks—through teachings, writings, and even prophetic declarations on platforms like this.
So when a word drops, don’t scroll past it—catch it. Don’t commonize it—honor it. Someone’s long-awaited breakthrough can be birthed from a single instruction shared on this altar.
The prophetic is not always dramatic. It may come through a post, a prayer, a voice note. But if you’ll move with the word, the Word will move your world.
POINT 4: THE PROPHET’S WORD IS A LIFELINE — IF YOU CATCH IT
2 Chronicles 20:20 says, “Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.”
Some of you are established but not prospering—because you only believe God, not His mouthpiece.
Prophets are not ordinary men. They don’t just carry messages—they carry mantles.
They see what others don’t. They speak what others fear.
You don’t treat fire like furniture—and you don’t handle prophets like peers.
To dishonor a prophet is to disqualify yourself from the prosperity of the prophetic.
When God wants to save your business, your family, your very life—He sends a word. The future doesn’t just happen. It is prophesied and responded to.
🛑 CALL TO ACTION: MOVE NOW, NOT LATER
Stop waiting for conditions to be perfect. Prophecy is not about evidence—it is about obedience.
The wall I laid hands on was not empty. It was already occupied. But now that space belongs to the spa. Why? Because prophecy doesn’t care who is currently there—it looks for who will believe.
🔥 PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS:
I speak over you now:
- You will not miss your time of visitation.
- Your obedience will unlock strange doors.
- May every word spoken over you find performance.
- May your ears be quick to hear and your feet quick to obey.
- Every danger on your path shall be diverted.
- You shall not bury your prophetic destiny.
🎯 CLOSING THOUGHT:
When prophecy meets obedience, miracles explode.
When prophecy is met with delay, destiny detours.
When prophecy is ignored, opportunity dies.
But when prophecy is met with faith and action— the future is born.
Today, make up your mind:
I will not just shout “Amen.” I will believe. I will act. I will move.
Your future… is in your response.
Dr. Governor
Kings Teem Ministry
bmopportunity@yahoo.com
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