Sermon: A Closer Walk With God to Experience Divine Visitation

Speaker: Pastor Stephen Asibuo
Micah 6:8; Genesis 32:23-32

The journey of life here in earth is full of Junctions

What is Divine Visitation?- Orchestrated by God with supernatural favours and breakthroughs.

Divine Visitation- Divinity, Humanity

Process of Divine Visitation: Human Activity
Divine Activity

Experiencing Divine Visitation

1. Purposes of the visitation

• Fulfilling “Missio Dei” – the ‘Mission of God’
• Specific Life assignment or task

1. Two needed requirements

• 1. Availability- (Isaiah 6:8)
• 2. Reliability (Job 1:8)
• God equips you with the abilities (1 Samuel 2:9b)

Divine Visitation: Moses and the burning bush
Reasons for Moses’ Reluctance

• Lack of Message (Exodus 3:11)
• Lack of Authority (Exodus 3:14)
• Lack of Success (Exodus 4:1)
• Lack of Eloquence (4:10)
  Divine Visitation: Anchor Passage(s)
• Jacob vs God (Genesis 32:23-32)
  4 Lessons From Jacob’s Divine Visitation

1. Termination of Struggles and Conflicts (Genesis 32:24, 30)
2. Transformation of his Life (Genesis 32:25)

• “The Lord touched the hollow of his thigh”(25)

1. Change of Identity (Genesis 32:27-28)

• His name was changed to ‘Israel’ (Abram-Abraham; Simon-Peter; Saul-Paul)

1. There was an Impartation of the Blessing (Genesis 32:26,29)

• The Blessing led to an end of every curse
  The Benefits of Divine Visitation
• the visitation of God brings right bearing to one’s life (Proverbs 16:9)
• The Visitation of God corrects the inadequacies of Man (eg Moses- Exodus 4:10)
• The Visitation of God brings a rescue of destiny (Apostle Paul- Acts 9:6-7)

Divine Visitation of Gideon (Judges 6:1-12)

• Conclusion- Be empowered for your life divine assignment
  The Visitation of Samuel (1 Samuel 3:1-6)
• The Lord is looking for your availability and reliability
• He would give you the ability and capabilities