The Mystery of the Highest Bidder

Prophecy is not Enough

Life is a battle. How do I know this? Revelation 12:9, 12 tell us:

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.” (Emphasis mine)

Let me briefly take you aback for a quick refresher. In Revelation, it is recorded that the devil is on a rampage to devour and wage war against mankind.

With this foreknowledge, you must be mindful of this: to win the battle of life, there are principles of battle you must embrace. Life’s battle isn’t won by physical arms or ammunition. Rather, it is fought and won on the wings of wisdom. The wisdom here is to learn the tactics or strategy to fight and win.

“and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.” Colossians 1:20 KJV (Emphasis mine)

Sacrifice gives you authority; it gives potency to your action. Sacrifice lends credence to your requests or heart desires. This is why even God could not save mankind from sin and destruction without sacrifice.

In the spirit realm, we fight by the rules (principles) and not by weapons. It doesn’t matter whether you are of God or of the devil. There is a universal principle, and it is the principle of sacrifice.

“...but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” Daniel 11:32b

This presupposes that as a child of God, fighting your battle and engaging the rules, in like manner, if the people of the heathen (who do not necessarily know God) engage the rules appropriately, they will be a formidable match.

Sacrifice makes spirits follow you. Having recognized that sacrifice is fundamental, the next step is to aim for the higher, or better still, the highest bid. To win whatever challenge you are facing, you have to be the highest bidder - to be ready to give up (or release) more than the enemy is ready to give up.

Consider the potency and efficacy of God’s word;

“For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” Psalm 138:2b

15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. 16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. 17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.” 2 Kings 3:15-19

This was the Word of God to the “children of prophecy”. From the scriptures, you will see that the first prophecy (of verse 17) was fulfilled in verse 20. Also, the second prophecy (of verse 19) was fulfilled in verse 25.

“...And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country. And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.” 2 Kings 3:22-25

Now, this reveals the connection between your offering and your supplies. Let’s make progress.

“And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.” 2 Kings 3:26

Why was the battle against him? Because there were forces against him. And why was the battle sore against him? Because there were two things against him, prophecy and offering. Take note, prophecy and offering, not sacrifice.

That you have a physical explanation for your problem does not make it a physical phenomenon. It definitely has spiritual grounding and undertones. And you must be quick in discerning if the battle is spiritual or otherwise. Stop approaching the battle of life logically or strategically. You must approach it with wisdom, applying the rules of engagement.

It is good when you have prophecy; it can be likened to a compass, but it is not enough. A compass cannot move you from one spot or point to the other; it can only give you direction. Despite having prophecy, you need “fuel” to move, to propel you to your destination.

“And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.” 2 Kings 3:26

The closing clause tells us he didn’t succeed, ‘but they could not,’ and very quickly he proceeded to the principle of the highest bidder.

Recall that the so-called “children of prophecy” had also previously given an offering before proceeding to battle, perhaps the reason the sacrifice of the Moabite king didn’t ‘gauge’ according to verse 26. And what did he do? It is good, in fact, necessary for one to be smart. The king of Moab showed that he is an old timer in matters of warfare. He is indeed a veteran. With the sudden turn of events at the battlefield, he realised he was not only losing his men, but he was fast losing out in the battle, and he had to engage the principle of the highest bidder. He immediately switched and sacrificed “his only son who was to reign in his stead”.

“Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.” 2 Kings 3:27

“…There was an outburst of divine anger against Israel, so they broke off the attack and returned to their homeland.” 2 Kings 3:27 (New English Translation)

At this juncture, he had broken the bar. His bid(ding) had surpassed that of the children of Israel, and that was his saving grace. The Bible says, there was an outburst of anger against Israel (the chosen), against Israel, the children of prophecy. They carried prophecy, yet there was an outburst of divine anger against them because their enemy (opponent) carried a bigger sacrifice.

Israel lost, not because they didn’t have the prophecy, not because their prophecy isn’t authentic, not because they lost touch with God, and not because God was not on their side, but because their enemy raised a greater sacrifice than theirs.

I have always taught that life answers, not to promises or prophecies, but to the highest bidder. It doesn’t matter whether the carrier is of God or of the heathen. It is simply a matter of principle. “And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.” Luke 16:8 KJV

What makes you more formidable than the enemy? It is your sacrifice, not your prayers. Here’s the difference between the Moabite king and that of Israel. If you are going to win that battle in the walk of the spirit, there’s something called the highest bidder. In the realm of the spirit, what matters is quality and not quantity. Despite his 700 men, he still was losing and couldn’t push through the opponent, until he sacrificed the life of his son, who was to reign in his stead. That, of course, had a greater point value (PV). In academia, they would say it had a greater credit unit.

Offering is a free will and given out of love. It has its limit in the realm of the spirit, but sacrifice is painful; it involves shedding of “blood”. The Lord didn’t pray or wish to have the world to Himself; He sacrificed what was most precious to Him - His only Son, Jesus Christ.

Offering is willing, but when you sacrifice, you command spirits. Spirits are at your disposal; things happen in your favor in the spirit realm.

Are you there, you have given up all hope in the battles of life, it is time to raise your game and switch to sacrifice. The enemy fighting you has sacrificed painfully, they have sacrificed blood but you are praying. Don’t be deceived, boy. It is not a matter of prayer, but that of the highest bidder.

Whenever you want to fight or engage in any spiritual battle, ask yourself these three questions;

👉 What am I ready and willing to offer in this battle?

👉 Am I ready to give it what it takes?

👉 Am I the higher (highest) bidder?

Receive wisdom and prosper.