22/09/2017
SURE VICTORY OVER ADVERSITIES
NATURE AND CHARACTER OF TEMPESTS
Tempests express themselves in the subversion of divine destiny. They are satanically programmed into a person’s life to shut him down. They cause maximum devastation in the shortest time. Such devastations express themselves in decline in physical health, mental health, spiritual health, business performance, professional attainment, family cohesion, social status etc.
Satan’s grand plan concerning a Christian is to steal or win him to his side. If he can’t take him to his side; he tries to destroy or kill him. Jesus Christ put it this way: “The thief (devil) cometh not but for to steal, and to kill or to destroy” (John10:10). This implies that any challenge that diminishes our faith intends to continue to diminish us to the point where we will not have faith in God, and turn away from Him.
Our enemies build their strength around our challenges and they work consistently to diminish our strength. As Christians, holiness and faith are our strongest weapons. No matter where our adversaries appear to be directing their attack, their main object of attack is our Faith (our confidence in God) and our holiness.
THE CASE OF JOSEPH
God had given a prophetic summary of Joseph’s life in Genesis 49:22–26. “Joseph is a fruitful bough even a fruitful bough by a well: whose branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him. But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob: (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel) even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee: and by the almighty who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breast, and of the womb: The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.” In paraphrase, there was a very high wall, which signifies very difficult challenges, which Joseph needed to overcome or would otherwise obscure him forever. He was sold by his own brothers. Even though they could not silence him as they had desired, they caused him much anguish and devastation for many years as a slave and as a prisoner. He prevailed because he held on to righteousness, and would not even surrender to the seemingly attractive demands on him by Potiphar’s wife. He had chosen to be upright, no matter what. Therefore, God rescued him from his adversities, blessed him above all his progenitors, and glorified him before the whole Egypt. God hates the subversion of destinies. God’s position is highlighted in lamentation 3:35-36. “To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most high, to subvert a man in his cause the lord
approveth not”. Every adversity has an expiry date.
ASSURANCE OF REPOSITIONING
God’s plan for you is better than the path you have chosen. Return to God through Jesus Christ his son, and let God, your father reposition you. For those who are already walking with God, I assure you that you will not miss your sure reward. God says he has kept something special for you which no human eyes have seen, and no human thought has conceived. Your blessing is already waiting. Keep loving God, keep serving him, keep loving righteousness and hating wickedness. Your destiny is honorable and enviable. God bless you.
Some of us have suffered adversities and plagues because we cooperated with the devil when he came attacking. We walked contrary to God. We chose our own ways and followed paths which are ungodly. We have been trying to help ourselves in the wrong ways. God says in Jeremiah 3:12 “Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the lord: and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the lord, and I will not keep anger for ever”. God never leave us. We are the ones who leave him. Jesus is calling: Matthew 11:28 says “come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest; rest from sickness, diseases, poverty, shame, reproach, madness, alcoholism, robbery, imprisonment: rest from every satanic bo***ge. If God gave king Nebuchadnezzar rest, why will he not give you rest if you repent. Repent now and accept Jesus Christ as your saviour.
God’s plan for you is better than the path you have chosen. Return to God through Jesus Christ his son, and let God, your father reposition you. For those who are already walking with God, I assure you that you will not miss your sure reward. God says he has kept something special for you which no human eyes have seen, and no human thought has conceived. Your blessing is already waiting. Keep loving God, keep serving him, keep loving righteousness and hating wickedness. Your destiny is honourable and enviable. God bless you.
PLEASE IDENTIFY WITH A CHURCH AND SERVE GOD.
Richard s. Bamfo
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