1 Peter 5:10 – NLT (Read)
Today we are going to look at different areas of our lives that we might be looking
unto :-
i) God for settlement.
ii) People who He settled.
iii) How He settled them.
iv) What they did to earn his settlement.
We will be looking at different lives so that our faith in God will rise up and be
well positioned to believe God for our own settlement as well.
We are in the last day of February, don’t miss this opportunity for God to settle
you.
Some Areas of Life that man needs settlement:
1) Marriage: Genesis 2:18–23
(a) God settled Adam with Eve, though he had all animals to play with, he wasn’t
quite satisfied until Eve was brought to him.
- Is there any looking unto God for marriage? The Lord will satisfy and settle you
in Jesus’ name.
b) Ruth – Ruth 3:1–5; 4:1–8,13
Ruth was married to Naomi’s son, lost him and became single again. Then Naomi
taught Ruth how to get a husband after returning with her to her village and she
eventually married Boaz. - Is any looking unto God for a husband? Whether single or widowed, the Lord
who provided for Ruth will provide for you in Jesus’ name.
c) Isaac – Genesis 24: 3-4, 12-15, 48-51
The Lord settled Isaac with Rebekah by giving Abraham’s servant favor to find
him a wife among his people. He prayed and the Lord answered him precisely. - The Lord will answer your prayers concerning marriage today in Jesus’ name.
2) Fruit of the womb:
The Lord settled so many women with the fruit of the womb. In fact, all women
who came to Him. The only one He did not attend to was Michal, the daughter of
King Saul, wife of David (for obvious reasons).
- I don’t recall that it was written in the Bible she came to God to plead her
case.
Those whom God settled.
(a) Sarah: Genesis 17:15–16; 18:1–10; 21:1–3
God settled Sarah as promised. The book of Habakkuk 2:3 says: Though it tarries,
wait for it; it will surely come to pass.
- Are you like Sarah, age is far gone, yet the promise of God looks like, will it
still happen? Don’t bother yourself, it will still happen, you will still carry that
child. Hospitality will open the door that has been closed for long.
(b) Hannah: 1 Samuel 1:7–8, 9–10, 19–20
Are people taunting you and calling you names because you have not brought forth
children? It is your time for settlement.
- The Lord who settled Hannah will settle you in Jesus’ name.
(c) Shunamite Woman: 2 Kings 4:8–17
Hospitality opens the door that was closed to the Shunamite woman. The Lord
settled her by way of doing good.
- I pray for anyone looking unto God for the fruit of the womb, the Lord who
answered the Shunamite woman will answer and settle u speedily.
3) Anointing for God’s work:
Are you a man or woman of God doing God’s work and you desire God’s power to
carry out His duty? or you are just one who loves God and want people to see the
demonstration of the power of God that he is able to do all things?
- The Lord will settle you with His anointing in Jesus’ name.
Examples of those God settled with His anointing:
(a) Elijah: 1 Kings 17:1, 10–16, 17–24, 18:1, 12, 36–39, 41, 43-44, 45-46; 2
Kings 1:2–15 (special anointing). The anointing of God upon Elijah was powerful.
God settled him with so much anointing;
– He blocked rain from falling.
– He caused famine in the land, yet God met his needs.
– He caused fire to fall on his sacrifice and captains.
– He caused rain to fall again, unlocked the heavens.
– He outran a chariot – what manner of anointing.
(b) Elisha: 2 Kings 2:19–22, 23–24; 4:1–7, 8–17; Vs 20–21, 25–26, 32–36;
2 Kings 5:1–14.
The Lord settled Elisha with so much anointing to do exploit for him.
- He purified the water and unproductive land of Jericho.
- He cursed the group of boys mocking him and 2 bears came out of the woods to
tear 42 of them in pieces. - He solved the problem of the widow by way of provision supernaturally to
solve her problem. - He spoke a child into the life of the barren woman.
- He brought back to life, the dead son of the Shunammite woman.
- He restored the leprous skin of Naaman by spoken word.
- He didn’t have to see or touch Naaman, yet he received his healing (Power of
the anointing of God).
Are you here today and you are believing God for such anointing – receive it in
Jesus’ name Amen.
(c) Apostle Paul:
His conversion was miraculous, so did he do so many miraculous things in Jesus’
name.
- In Acts 13:9–12; the anointing of the Holy Ghost, no preaching before believing
action speaks louder than voice. (Struck with blindness). - Acts 14:8–10; crippled man healed miraculously.
- Acts 16:16–18; demon possessed fortune teller girl
- Acts 16:25–28; prison doors open as they prayed and sang to God and chains
fell.
(4) Political Settlement Either in Government or in your Organisation:
Have you been long due for promotion but denied? This is your season of
upliftment in Jesus’ name.
Examples of people God settled politically:
(a) Joseph: Genesis 37: 5–11, 18 – 20, 28, 39:7–9,10- 16, 19–20, 22–23; Genesis
40:5–9; Gen 41:1–14, vs 37–41, 44.
- Joseph dreamed about greatness.
- His brothers sold him into slavery, killing his dreams so to say.
- Found short lived Favor with Potiphar.
- Confronted with temptation to sin against God, which could truncate his destiny
(overcame but landed in prison for not yielding to her). - Used his talent to help another and that was brought to the king’s knowledge and
eventually got him elevated to the 2 position in Egypt.
A foreigner ruling over every citizen, next to the king — it can only be God.
(b) Daniel: Daniel 1:17 — Do you know your gifts and talents?
- How prepared are you for the elevation you are seeking?
- What capacity do you possess for that assignment or job you want God to settle
you with? Daniel 2:1–3, 10–12, 14–19, 27–29, 36, 46–49. - Nebuchadnezzar had a dream he couldn’t remember.
- The astrologers told the king point blank the king’s dream was impossible.
- The king said to kill all sorcerers and interpreters of dreams.
- Daniel asked the king for more time to seek God.
- God revealed the secret to Daniel and he tells the king.
- The king bowed before Daniel and worshipped him.
- He appointed him to a high position and gave him gifts.
Do you seek elevation in your place of work? May the Lord who settled Daniel
settle us too in Jesus’ name.
(c) Mordecai: Esther 2:21-23 (What Mordecai did for the king).
- Esther 6:1–3; God took away the king’s sleep to reward Mordecai.
- Esther 6:4–9; Haman his enemy was the executor of his elevation.
- Esther 7:6–8, Haman met his doom, he was executed.
- Esther 8:1–2, Mordecai was elevated and settled.
May we be settled for life this season in Jesus’ name.
(5) Financial Settlement:
(i) Peter: Luke 5:1–6
- Have you been toiling all night and day in your business and you haven’t made
any headway? - Have you done all you know to do?
- Have you yielded your boat to Jesus or you are still hanging onto it?
- What laws of wealth do you obey? Do you take all you get or release your seeds
so it can multiply?
God is able to settle you the same way He settled Peter in Jesus’ name.
(ii) Abraham: Genesis 12:1–3, 4 (Obedience)
- Genesis 12:16; Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts.
- Genesis 13:2; Abram was rich in many gifts.
- Genesis 20:14; Abimelech gave Abraham many gifts again and kept enriching
him.
May the Lord settle you financially as He did Abraham in Jesus’ name.
(iii) Isaac: Genesis 26:1–2
- Genesis 26:12-14 (God blessed him exceedingly). Why? He followed God’s
instruction – Obedience.
How obedient are we to God? - Genesis 26:28–29
(iv) Jacob (Israel): Genesis 30:25–27 ;31-33
- Genesis 30:41–43 (vs 43 – Jacob became wealthy).
- Genesis 31:10 – God even gave Jacob strategy for wealth accumulation to
settle him financially.
(6) Health:
Are you sick in your body, in your mind or spiritually sick? God is able to settle
your health conditions.
Examples of people He settled:
(a) Naaman: 2 Kings 5:1–3, 8–14
(b) Hezekiah: 2 Kings 20:1–6, vs 7 (Hezekiah recovered)
(c) Lame man at the pool of Bethsaida: John 5:1–8
(d) Blind Bartimaeus: Mark 10:46–52
(e) Madman of Gadara: Mark 5:1–8, 18–20
(f) Bleeding woman: Mark 5:25–29
(g) Jairus daughter: Mark 5:35–43
The Lord who settled all these sick people will divinely settle you today in
Jesus’ Name.
- Every part of your body that needs replacement, the Lord will replace.
- Every part that needs healing, the Lord will heal.
- All dead parts will come alive again in Jesus’ Name.
So what do we need to do to earn God’s divine settlement?
a) Come to Jesus – John 6:37, give your life to Him.
b) Ask Him for help to change the situation, Bartimaeus shouted for help,
Hezekiah cried for help.
c) Wait on Him for the appropriate time for your change – Habakkuk 2:3
d) As you wait, be hospitable and kind to people around you, you never know who
God will use.
e) Believe Him regardless of what you are seeing.
f) Be thankful and grateful whilst still waiting on Him for your settlement.
g) Whatever He tells you to do, please do it. Be obedient, don’t rationalize it like
Naaman, if he didn’t eventually do it, he might never have received his healing.
A lot of people have missed their blessings because they were rationalizing it,
which is disobedience.
h) When you receive your settlement, testify about God’s goodness in your life.
Like most examples did, speak of God’s goodness, to spread the gospel.
Before we pray:
Call for salvation – If you are here today and you want God to settle you divinely,
don’t miss this opportunity as today is the last day of this divine settlement
program. Please come out to settle your standing with God so He can hear us when
we call upon Him in prayers.
Romans 10:9–10
Let us pray, I don’t know what you’re believing God to settle in your life, begin to
tell Him.
We have heard about many people today. If God settled them, He will settle you
too; He is not a respecter of persons.
Written By: Yetunde Oriolowo