To illuminate means:

  • to radiate
  • to brighten up
  • to stand out
  • to shine
  • to glow
  • to be sparkling

Reading:

  • Genesis 1:14-19
  • 2 Kings 9:1-13

Why do we need oil to illuminate?

Reference scriptures

  1. Isaiah 25:6-7 God has prepared a banquet for his people
  2. Genesis 1:14-19 - God created the light and placed it where it could not be cover so that it can shine brighter
  3. Matthew 5:15 - we must be like both light and a city. THE IMPLICATION ~ you're not permitted to radiate from the background
  4. Exodus 2:2 - How Moses was born and mother saw that he was a special child

Outstanding eternal Facts about Life

  1. You were created to shine at the point of your creation - Gen 1:16 |1:26
  2. You were commanded to shine - Gen 1:14 | Isaiah 60:1
  3. You are blessed to shine - Isaiah 60:2. DECLARATION: I am created to shine, commanded to shine, blessed to shine, I must shine
  4. You're commissioned to shine - The issue of shining is not a choice but rather a mandate - 2 Kings 9:5. DECLARATION: I have been commanded and commissioned to shine, I must shine
  5. You're chosen and appointed to shine - Psalm 89:20
  6. You're redeemed to shine - Isaiah 60:16. DECLARATION: I have been commissioned to shine, chosen and appointed for shining, redeemed to shine, I must shine.

It is important to note that:

  • Shining becomes a mere illusion without prosperity - Zechariah 1:17
  • Anointing without money equals to annoyance
  • The devil uses poverty to destroy destinies
  • Isaiah 29:17

Keys to illumination

  • Alignment to the King of kings - John 8:8, 12. when you're aligned to Jesus, you begin to radiate his glory
  • The breaking of enemy's limitation - Micah 2:13. The termination of captivity is the foundation of opportunity, authority and opportunity - Zechariah 1:21
  • The release of inherent potentials (content). God can't be demanding for something out of nobody. God is calling for the withdraw of that light. David was highly loaded with potentialities but was hidden until he was anointed, provoked a voice in the palace.
  • Dissatisfaction with the status quo. I Samuel 16:18 - It means that you're not comfortable with what is happening around you - Deuteronomy 1:7 | 2 Kings 6:1-2
  • Supplication for illumination – Nothing works out without it being backed up by prayer – 1 Kings 18:42. Prophecies are made out (manifest) at the place of prayer
  • Being economical with your secret - 1 Samuel 10:14-15. Some information out to be kept until they have manifested