By David Oyedepo

Last week, we studied vision, why we need vision, avenues through which God’s plans are unveiled and characteristics of true vision.

This week, I want to show you some fundamentals of supernatural breakthroughs. Vision is not limited to a call to ministry. Abraham and Isaac were neither ministers nor priests; but God showed them His plan for their lives. Your mission on earth is the opening up of your own assignment on earth.

Some scriptural examples: Abraham: Abraham was a businessman and he was a friend of God (Genesis 18:17). You can be a businessman and be highly spiritual. Abraham was a highly spiritual man. By operating the plan of God, he became very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold (Genesis 13:2).

Isaac: Isaac was a businessman. Suddenly God showed up and he had access to the plan of God for his life (Genesis 26:2). When Isaac saw the land where God asked him to dwell in, he became great and the Philistines envied him (Genesis 26:13-14)!

Job: Job traded only divine secrets to emerge the greatest businessman in his time (Job 29:4). Whether you are in business or in government, as long as you are in God’s plan, your breakthrough is unstoppable.

Fundamentals of supernatural breakthroughs: Your breakthrough in life is tied to a defined task. Your destiny is tied to your task (Psalm 100:3). We are products from God’s factory (Psalm 139:14). We are intricate products packaged for special functions (Jeremiah 1:5). So, your breakthrough is tied to your task. Until your own task is discovered, your breakthrough is not in view. When you are in pursuit of your own assignment, God goes with you, before you and through you.

Your breakthrough is tied to a place. God is a place-conscious God. He said to Abraham: “Get thee out of thy country…I will shew thee…and I will bless thee” (Gen. 12:1-3). God also showed Isaac where to dwell. As he located and settled there, he waxed strong, became very great, and the Philistines envied him. (Gen. 26:1-3; 13-14). Your breakthrough is tied to a place.

(a). Spiritually: You belong to a spiritual place. That is where your breakthrough is (Deut. 12:13-14). You have a defined spiritual location. So, your multiplication and increase are tied to the pastorate to which you have been assigned (Jer. 3:15-16). You shall flourish there (Psalm 92:13-14). Locating your place spiritually secures your destiny.

(b). Geographically: There are many covenant people who are strategically displaced by the devil. God is a place-conscious God. The moment you are displaced, you are disgraced! Some go to China when their geographical place for fulfilment of destiny is Europe. Such people end up being disgraced there. So, let’s stop going about like the horse and mule that have no understanding (Ps. 32:9). Let’s commit our ways to the Lord, trust in Him and He will direct our steps. Locating your place geographically guarantees your breakthrough.

Walking in revelation: Walking in revelation guarantees supernatural breakthroughs. That is why He said; “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6) and where there is no vision, the people perish (Pro. 29:18). The word ‘perish’ is to be stripped of honour and dignity. The word ‘destroyed’ means to be exterminated. So, you are dead without revelation.

Isaiah 60:1 says: “Arise shine for thy light is come.” Your shinning begins when your revelation comes. Revelation means being able to see what God is saying. Behind every supernatural breakthrough is access to clear revelation. You need your spirit to be able to access the things of God (I Cor. 2:14).

How do I locate my mission and my place?

By watching: “I will stand upon my watch…and I will watch what He will say to me…” (Habakkuk 2:1-3). Spiritual sensitivity is key to accessing divine plan. “I will watch. I won’t be rash.  I won’t rush. I will watch.”