Emmanuel Afiawari's Inspiration podcast

To have dominion is to simply dominate a territory by bringing other powers into subjection to yours. It is to exercise a superior power, unleash an unmatched strategy and wisdom that none can resist or gainsay. Whilst the world has approached dominion from a faulty point where people strive to dominate their fellows, we must understand and accept the fact that God didn't call us to dominate peopl...

One can only make sense of God's intention of asking you to subdue the earth when you cast your mind back on a nation, kingdom, territory or domain being overrun by a foreign military. Once that is achieved, they plant their flag as a symbol of authority over this new territory to show it is now a conquered territory. To subdue therefore is to conquer a territory and establish your own government...

To replenish means to refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity. It implies to make yourself, products and services readily available and not in scarce supply. There's a sequential order in God's plan: be fruitful - multiply - replenish. To replenish is to mass produce and make it fill the earth; make it available to everyone's reach. Thank God for the Internet that gives a wide...

You can't consider the multiplier effect as an isolated case away from the influence of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has the capacity and ability to cause exponential increases that defy mathematical projection. Jesus showed us this powerful effect when he took hold of five loaves and two fishes, gave thanks before breaking the bread. With each effort to break the bread into fragmented pieces...

There's an active mandate for every believer to multiply. However, a fruitless person has nothing to multiply as yet. Therefore, it is incumbent on you to ensure the mandate of fruitfulness stays active and running on your life. God will not multiply nothing. It has be something structured and tangible. To multiply is to mass-produce after the original prototype has been tested and certified appro...

Paul speaks eloquently that all creation earnestly waits for the manifestation of the sons of God (Rom. 8: 19). In other words, the world longs for your fruits. It'd amount to travesty to desire your fruits and find none. Reason is, God's word commanding you to be fruitful has already gone ahead of you like a prophecy that deposits in you every grace, ability and will to be fruitful. What's holdin...

The nature of anything determines its operational capabilities, especially, when left in its natural habitat. For instance, the nature of a bird is to fly, while a fish is to swim. Anything that takes a fish outside water, limits its potential to swim! The believer has a nature that sets them apart from all of creation. It is the nature of dominion, which establishes his mandate on earth. There're...

Those who look for a reason to praise God always wait for the spectacular to happen before they can show gratitude. But God is not a dramatis persona. He can't be boxed into any particular way. To look for a reason to praise God is to merely look for ways to justify your ingratitude. Our text says, "In every thing give thanks," suggesting that gratitude should be our nature. Whether in good or bad...

Growing up, there was this popular song we sang about praising God that says, "In my heart, I've a reason to praise the Lord!" This chorus, as inspiring as it sounds, leaves lots of rooms for it to be punctured. To have a reason to praise God suggests with an undertone that when and where you can't find a reason to, then you wouldn't praise. This notion puts an unhealthy and imbalanced responsibil...

In praying, the knowledge and acknowledgement that you're not sufficient in yourself should drive everyone to pray to God for His supply of their daily bread. This prayer goes beyond your lack or abundance, to establishing your humble dependence on God. Irrespective of what great possession of material goods one has, there would still be areas where only God's supply can mitigate and bridge the ga...

Teaching his disciples how to pray, Jesus instructs them to ask for their daily bread in prayer. In praying this, we must not limit ourselves to asking for things like food or money. The wisdom to deal with the many issues life presents daily is crucial. The skill to navigate tough choices, handle difficult processes, and the strength to go through the emotions of each day, falls in here. You may...

Romans 8:14 KJV [14] For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Psalm 23:3 KJV [3] He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Jesus's teaching on what is popularly called the Lord’s prayer, points us to a very salient issue: the need and source of our daily bread. One significant thing this teaching avails us is redirection of our minds away from thinking that our smartness, dint or hardwork, network connection or organisational acumen are responsible for the supply of our daily bread. Were it so, Jesus would never have...

Leviticus 6:12-13 KJV 12. And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. 13. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

Grace isn't just an enabler that gets the work done with ease, it saves us the troubles and struggles of trying to fix or figure out things ourselves. Grace is the bridge between where we are and where we should be. As interesting and plausible as this is, grace doesn't ever leave us where it meets us but pulls us up where we rightfully belong. Grace is an instructor that teaches us what we need t...

Most times when we talk about grace, we limit it only to unmerited favours from God. If asked anything else we know about grace, we become lost for words. Grace brings us salvation and helps us become all God designed us for. Grace restores us to our original position of sonship and dominion with God. Grace is the answer to everything we do, have or become. Grace is the best prescription; the comm...

One other way people go through self-inflicted pain is by comparing themselves with others. Whenever they do so, their own shortcomings are amplified above and over their areas of strength and successes. Self imposed discontent arises from unhealthy comparison, and it forces you to look down on yourself and belittle your worth. If you see yourself as having no worth, one wonders who else would pla...

There's a saying that the cut from a loved one or trusted ally is often the deepest. Many of us have not been cut by loved ones but by ourselves. Some of us have continued untrstrained on a self-sabotaging voyage. There're several ways one can consciously or unconsciously inflict pain on themselves, and sabotage their chances of turning out just fine. When we drown ourselves in getting our validat...

Flexibility and adaptability are the new order of the day. Anyone who's so rooted and fixated in their way that can't accommodate changes would soon fizzle out. Flexibility helps you appreciate, accept and apply new learnings. Adaptability will help you evolve following a proccess. Those who can't adapt to change break the sequence or get broken irreparably by the new order they didn't prepare for...

Our current reality calls for dynamic and more pragmatic approach to problem-solving if we must keep getting viable solutions and staying afloat. If you already have a winning strategy, you might need to consider rejigging its key operational requirements so as to stay relevant through the ever-evolving world of ours. This Psalmist counsels us to adopt a new and unconventional strategy: deploy pra...

The contrasting catch phrase, "...but when I became a man, I put away childish things" (1 Cor. 13: 11) sums up the idea of this text. Responsible adults know when to make that important switch! Now, observe the first person singular, "I" in that statement? It indicates nobody would make that decision for you. Being an adult in this context is not measured by age but by the things you're willing to...

There's a thinking and behavioural pattern that's only appropriate for a child that you cannot take into your adulthood. A child is dependent on others for everything; his thinking is needs-based and behaviour is to compel others to meet those needs. But with the passage of time, he soon learns to take up stuff for himself. He drops the feeding bottle for real solid adult food. Life will always pr...

One of the distinguishing hallmarks of maturity and adulthood is responsibility. Responsibility is not a title one wears as a toga, no. It is simply ability to respond to issues decisively, to be able to handle or take care of your business and show leadership. Responsibility, in this sense, is tied to one's knowledge and understanding of what needs to be done and how to do it. Hence, there's a li...

One way to stay unbroken in spirit is to always keep your eyes on the goal, knowing that faithful is He who has promised you (Heb. 10: 23). When your vision and mission are defined, and you're sold out completely to this cause, nothing can break your spirit. Be it delays, failures or any other form of setback. A clear goal has a life of its own that stimulates and motivates us regardless of our ou...

Anyone with an unbroken spirit can bounce back from any kind of setback. Reason is they've a different kind of mindset that doesn't entertain defeat. An unbroken spirit regulates your body and emotions such that it won't stay down no matter what; it doesn't take a no for an answer. Whilst some may look for reasons to not try again, it keeps getting up until it wins. People with an unbroken spirit...