Marriage is not a gamble, nor is destiny an accident. They are presented in Scripture as good gifts, not lucky breaks. The real question is not whether one desires marriage, peace or breakthrough, but whether one understands the protocol of access. Kingdom priority is portrayed as the master key. When faith takes the driver’s seat, inheritance loses its illusion of power. Bishop David Oyedepo’s message is usually blunt: it is not unspiritual to ask for blessings, but access flows from alignment. Heaven is not a marketplace of noise; it is a system governed by order.
The claim is theological and practical at once. Marriage, described in Genesis as a remedy to human aloneness, is not framed as a luxury but as a good thing. And if it is good, then it falls within the scope of divine generosity. The revelation of Matthew 7:11 is simple and piercing: if flawed parents give good gifts, how much more a heavenly Father. The metaphor is striking. Prayer becomes a hotline, not to manipulate God, but to communicate with Him. When the line is clear, requests are not desperation but covenant conversations.
Yet access is not automatic. The argument insists that salvation is not a badge but a lifestyle. Love for God is not theoretical affection but demonstrated loyalty. Scripture repeatedly ties manifestation to obedience. To love God is to delight in His Word, to guard His commandments, to align one’s rhythm with His house. A river cannot complain of dryness while refusing its source. When devotion thins, destiny flickers. When devotion deepens, direction sharpens.
There is also a confrontation with modern pride. Ambition that sidelines worship is described as subtle arrogance. Planning one’s week while ignoring the Giver of time is like polishing a car without fuel in the tank. The warning is clear. Human expansion without divine anchoring is fragile. Empires built on self importance often collapse under their own weight. The testimony of consistent devotion since 1969 is not nostalgia; it is presented as evidence that constancy in worship sustains enlargement more than corporate strategy ever could.
The rejection of inheritance at twenty five becomes a metaphor for spiritual maturity. Turning away from family wealth in pursuit of divine treasure signals a shift from dependency on human provision to confidence in divine supply. Wealth gathered without depth is compared to vapor. Labor anchored in covenant increases. The message to young people is direct. Hanging on parental estate without personal encounter is like leaning on a fading wall. Kingdom pursuit builds internal substance that no external transfer can replicate.
Ultimately, the message returns to love. Love for God is the engine that keeps the system running. Without it, prayer becomes ritual and marriage becomes pressure. With it, peace settles storms and good things flow without corrosion. Kingdom first is not slogan but structure. It rearranges priorities, clarifies identity and secures destiny. When love burns hotter each day, life moves from striving to alignment. And in that alignment, marriage, peace and provision cease to be distant stars and become present realities.
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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