MIRACLE MONDAY:
THE DRESS DOES NOT MAKE THE MAN.
By: PASTOR DR. W.F.KUMUYI
It is good that he dresses well but tell him what he suppose to do with that good dressing. That’s why we need to emphasize 1 Corinthians 11:4 ….Every man praying” that’s the reason he should not cover himself that time. But let him pray the prayer. In Luke 18:1 …And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint. We have not connected that with the dressing. Most of us say: “ I must not wear a cap in the church”. You are right! But you must pray in the church and pray in faith, and pray to the father (the creator of the universe) and also pray for the fullness and fruitfulness the Lord has given us.
It’s not enough to say I’m in church now, I’m not wearing a cap, that’s alright. But the purpose is to learn how to pray and pray effectively. And it says “men ought always to pray and not to faint. In Luke 18:7-8. The Bible said: And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth.”.
It doesn’t say, shall he find cap covering them and not covering them. Not wearing the cap and not covering up when you are in the church, that’s alright! But the purpose is to pray “ Every man that prayeth” and if that prayer is not there, the rest is worthless. Cover the head and don’t cover the head, but you are not praying. You have the cap on, you don’t have the cap on. But you are not praying; then it’s useless.
The purpose of these chapters is to address our comportment and appearance mode when praying. In 1 Corinthians 11:4 “ Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head”. And now understands, here we are preaching. What is prophesying? What does it means to prophesy? There are people that know about what to have on the head and what not to have on the head.
But they don’t understand what praying and prophesying is. What does it mean to prophesy? 1 Corinthians 14:3 said: But he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation and to comfort”. That’s the purpose. What I’m saying is that. It’s good to have your dress on —you cannot come out of your house naked. But, you put on the dress for a purpose!
The purpose of covering the head or not covering the head by the man is because of praying and prophesying. And prophesying means: speaking unto men to edification, and to exhortation and to comfort. Let me ask you. You’ve been very serious about prophesying: edifying them, evangelizing them, exhorting them, and building them up. Are you developing yourself as you know about dressing, whether in the house of God, in the place of work or anywhere? And you’re very careful as to what to put-on and what you don’t put-on. Are you diligent? As to praying, prophesying in edifying other people? Educating other people, evangelizing other people and exhorting other people? I pray God will help us to be balanced in Jesus name…. Amen. Personalized it: My God will help me to be balanced in Jesus name. Amen….
In 2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word”. You see that many people concentrate on what they should wear. But the reason is to get you ready, equip and to get you energize, empowered; to preach the word: be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. In Verse 5: But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry”…. I pray the Lord accomplish that in your life in Jesus name. Amen.
MIRACLE MONDAY:
THE PROFITS OF THE WOMANS SUBMISSION IN HIS FULLNESS.
Again let’s understand that submission is not a bad word. It is not a negative word. There are some good natured sisters, mother’s, wives and women; they go along with you until you mention the word “submission”. They say: I don’t like that word. It gives me an idea of slavery. That I know, we don’t understand, in this community how a person should be by himself or herself and have the same authority, that another person has. “Submission”. No! No!! I don’t like that word. Hold on, the children have to submit to their parents; when they were born as little babies, who did they know? And they have to submit till the mother say. “We call this a clock, we call this a bell, we call this a table, we call this a chair; the child has to accept that. He didn’t know anything like that before he came to this world; and that is submission.
We sends our children to school and the children are expected to listen to their teachers, and when the teachers says 3+5 is 8; the child cannot shake his head and say: Sir, I don’t agree with that. How can 3+5 be 8; I believe that 3+5 is 12. It’s not what you believe. You see! In life, we have submits to those ahead of us. Now, if the child gets to school. And the principal draws the timetable and says: in the morning, we are going to have mathematics, then we are going to have science subjects, later in the afternoon, we are going to have history or Civic or whatever!!! The child cannot say: “I don’t accepts that timetable. What I want is that, when we get there in the morning; other students make their own choices, there will be no co-ordination, there will be no unity in that school. You cannot teach anything in that school. If there’s n submission of the students to the arrangements, organization of the heads of the school. Now we come to work, and as we come to work, we say this is what to do and this is when to do it. And everybody must toll the line; everybody must do it like these: I don’t like that, we are out of school already! I don’t want to be in slavery. Submission! Submission!! But you understand, JESUS CHRIST was submitted to the father as a son not a slave. And every man, as a child of God is submissive to the saviour ingratitude. “Look at what Christ has done for me, because, of that, I summit to him. Do you know, brothers and sisters, Is that submission inline in any area and every area that brings productivity, fruitfulness, joy, agreement and everything is working well? There will be fruitfulness, progress in your life, Amen. So, my sister’s, ladies, wives, mother’s; submission is a good word. Dust it off: all the dust that came on that word, that you were the king, that’s a bad word. No. You are not a slave. You are a real child of God. But God demands submission of the wife to the husband. And when things are inline like that; your family, life will bear fruit, Amen. The joy of the Lord will be the supports of every area of your life in Jesus name. Amen.
In 1 Corinthians 11:3, the Bible said: But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man………….” A particular man [that’s your husband]. Verse 5 said: But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head; for example: You know somebody is coming to our church. And she happens to be a lady, and as we see her, entering by that door, she has not covered her head. And so, somebody will run there and bring out an extra scalf, and give her and say “don’t enter yet, don’t enter yet, cover your head. Well!! To start with, we don’t know whether she is: born again, or she is not born again. We don’t know whether she even know anything about prayer or not. We don’t know, whether she knows anything about prophesying? Or not. And we say: “stay there by the door” we delay her there and say: You must cover your head. Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head; and there are people that will not even allow those ladies to get saved, to understand the word of God. And they confront them out there before they even enter the church. And they are not praying. Do they even know how to pray? They are not prophesying. Do they know him to prophesy? But we impose on them, you must have this now. And if that lady says: what kind of church is this? That me —a dignified woman coming from my place and I just want to fellowship here today; and they treat me like a primary school girl and say you must have this and they even brought something out for me to wear, that will not match my dress. That’s my last time, I’m not going there again….
You see, because we do not understand how to position the word of God. We drive a lot of people away. I pray God will give us the understanding in his word in Jesus name, Amen. And then, even for us who are inside, now that you are a child of God. And you are a sister. Already you know that you cover your head, when you come to the church. And when you are suppose to pray, prophesy. But then your emphasis is on covering, covering, covering!!! You might not even be praying, you might be doing and sleeping while the rest of the people are praying. But you know, I have fulfil all righteousness. I have covered my head. You know what the scripture is saying. The scripture is about the purpose of covering the head. For the woman, it is when you pray or prophesy. Are you following? And, let me open everything to you; there are sisters that cover their head and would stay at least 20hours of everyday. In church, they cover! On the street, they cover! While eating, they cover! Anything they are doing, anywhere they are going, even inside their own room, they cover! They are not praying, prophesying but they cover, cover, cover…. Eventually, because of the heat with the emitting roll-on………. I’m I right? [Members: Yes…...]>. Some members will say, What kind of Pastor is this? This is a kind of Pastor that will tell you everything you need to know. Praise the Lord [members: Hallelujah]. There are some people, even when they are taking their bath, because they are not going to wash the hair at that time; the coverings still there.
Now, you put yourself in such bondage because you never read the word. Verse 6:” For if the woman be not covered,” remember, when praying or prophesying,……. Let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered; Verse 9: Neither was any man created for the woman, but the woman for the man! Look up here, if I don’t tell you, maybe nobody else will tell you. There are some wives, they don’t make themselves clean, beautiful, attractive to their husband. He has married me, he has married me. He cannot divorce me and so there’s nothing he can do. And they dress shabbily. And they will not present themselves attractive to their own husbands. It says “the woman was made for the man”. There are some singles, and we are going to have a single seminar, on the 5th of June (Saturday). I pray you will be there. Because, anything that has hindered you, from getting bone of your bone, flesh of your flesh, we are going to cancel everything in Jesus name. Amen. But you know, my brothers and sisters, here we are; there are single sisters who are not presentable. You can see their problems on their faces. And the way they carry themselves, you know, anybody that even knows the will of God would say: if I bring this one in, I’m bringing another load. I have enough load for myself”. You cheer-up! You are a child of the king. And as you cheer-up and you present yourself properly as you ought to do. I pray, everything you’ve been praying about, the Lord will answer in Jesus name. Amen.
Now, it says “Every man that prayeth or prophesieth, every woman that prayeth or prophesieth”. That means, that the reason why we are covering the head as a woman is because either you are praying or you’ve having your quiet time, either you are praying for a specific thing, in the house or anywhere you are. You are teaching the word of God. You are evangelizing. That’s when it says: “you bring a cover on your head”. And I pray; that God will help you with the power to pray and the promises to stand upon his word, the Lord will grant you the heart to abide in Jesus name.
In Acts 2:17:18. The Bible said: “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream… And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy….” When a sister receive salvation, she has the eagerness to tell other people about salvation. When she receives sanctification, she has the passion or desire to do exactly. Now, when you are filled with holy ghost baptism, you also have the urge the desire the passion [it becomes an habit now] to tell other people. And then at that time, you cover your head. It doesn’t mean that when you’re on the road, you must keep the cover-on. And when you are cooking in the kitchen, you’re not praying or prophesieth , you must keep the cover-on. Everywhere, even when you’re sleeping, you keep the cover-on! I know there are people who do it like that, but that’s not doing the scriptures. That’s just following their own personal understanding or their personal dedication that God has not required from them and I pray that the word of God, we have heard today, will bear fruit in your life, Amen. 1 Corinthians 11:16, “But if any man seem to be contentious [if any learner is not submissive and seems to be contentious], we have no such custom, neither the churches of God….” Somebody say, praise the Lord [members: praise the Lord]. Now, today is Miracle Monday [members response: Amen]. How many of you have come for the power of God in your life? The power of God will move in your life in Jesus name. Amen…. As we look at these passage, I want to show you some things before we pray.
1. Is to recognize the head: it says “Christ is the head of everyone and God is the head of Christ”. And you recognize that anytime you open the Bible, study the word of God, recognize the head. The head contains the “thinking faculty”. It controls every members of the body. And if your life is going to have directions, you must recognize God as the head.
2. Reference the head [honour him]: when you are praying as a man remove the covering , and when you are praying as a woman, put your covering on. And you honour the head [Christ the head of the church].
3. Rely on the head: The hand cannot do anything without relying on the head. And the eyes cannot focus unless the eyes rely on the head. And the mouths cannot speak appropriately, unless the mouths relies on the head. And the breathing cannot function very well except to rely on the head. Similarly, every member of the body of Christ, we need to rely on the head. We rely on him for salvation, healing, deliverance, answers to prayers; and I want to tell you today as you don’t rely on your own thoughts but on the Lord Jesus Christ, he will answer your prayers in Jesus name. Amen.
4. Respect the head
5. Reconcile with your head
6. Realize your own headship: realize who you are. I am the head and not the tail. Amen.
7. Renounce all headiness.
