FAVOUR
UPROOTS OBSTACLES – Saturday August 15th 2015
Memorise:
Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my
spirit. Job 10:12
Read:
Zachariah 4:6-9, 6.So he answered and said to me:“This is the word of
the Lord to Zerubbabel:‘Not
by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’Says the Lord of hosts.7‘Who are you, O great
mountain?Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!And he
shall bring forth the capstoneWith shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”
’ ”8Moreover the
word of the Lord came to me,
saying:9“The hands of
ZerubbabelHave laid the foundation of this temple;His hands shall also
finish it.Then you will
knowThat the Lord of hosts has
sent Me to you.
Bible
in one year: Genesis 19:1-21:7,
Genesis 19:1-21King James Version
(KJV)
19 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom :
and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and
he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
2 And
he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house,
and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on
your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
3 And
he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his
house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did
eat.
4 But
before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the
house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
5 And
they called unto Lot , and said unto him, where
are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we
may know them.
6 And
Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut
the door after him,
7 And
said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold
now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring
them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these
men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
9 And
they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn,
and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.
And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot ,
and came near to break the door.
10 But
the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot
into the house to them, and shut to the door.
11 And
they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both
small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
12 And
the men said unto Lot , Hast thou here any
besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast
in the city, bring them out of this place:
13 For
we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the
face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
14 And
Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and
said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as
one that mocked unto his sons in law.
15 And
when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot ,
saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou
be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And
while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his
wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought
him forth, and set him without the city.
17 And
it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape
for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape
to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
18 And
Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19 Behold
now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy
mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to
the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20 Behold
now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape
thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21 And
he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I
will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
John 13:31-14:14
31 Therefore,
when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is
glorified in him.
32 If
God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall
straightway glorify him.
33 Little
children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said
unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
34 A
new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another.
35 By
this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to
another.
36 Simon
Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I
go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
37 Peter
said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for
thy sake.
38 Jesus
answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe
in God, believe also in me.
2 In
my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And
if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto
myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And
whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas
saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the
way?
6 Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me.
7 If
ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye
know him, and have seen him.
8 Philip
saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus
saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known
me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou
then, Show us the Father?
10 Believest
thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak
unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth
the works.
11 Believe
me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the
very works' sake.
12 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he
do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
13 And
whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son.
14 If
ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Message
In the journey of life, the enemy can
place obstacles in the way of a man to prevent the actualisation of his
destiny. Zerubbabel was a man commissioned by God to rebuild the ruins of Jerusalem and to restore
the worship of God at His temple. The Word of the Lord concerning this came
expressly to him through several prophets and scribes, including Zechariah,
Haggai and Ezra (Haggi 1:1-2, Zechariah 4:9, Ezra 2:1-2). In spite of these
facts, the enemy still put difficulties along his way to prevent him from
fulfilling God’s divine destiny for his life (Ezra 4:3-5). However, Zerubbabel
found favour before God, and the unmerited favour of God was sent to uproot the
obstacles the enemy placed in his way (Zachariah 4:7). This season, the Lord
will remove every obstacle the enemy has placed in your way in Jesus’ Name.
A
particular sister trusting God for marriage attended one of our Holy Ghost
services, and a word came from God that there was a lady present, whose mother
was obstructing her from getting married. The Lord said if this mother
continued to stand in her way, she would die within a week. On getting home,
this lady told her mother the word she had heard from God. Her mother later
stormed angrily into my office saying: “You are the one teaching people wrong
things, and saying that I am going to die!” “When did I say that, mama?” I
asked. “My daughter returned from your programme and came to tell me so”, she
responded. To pacify her, I told her that I did not mention any names, and
added, “Don’t mind her. That is how they claim what does not belong to them.” Pacified,
she excused her daughter from my office. When we were both alone, she turned to
me and said “Pastor, is it true that the mother in question will die?” “Mama,
it is not you, but God’s word must be fulfilled. If the person in question
fails to release her daughter to be married, within seven days, she will be
buried”, I replied. She then confessed, “It is not that I don’t want her to
marry, but the challenge is that if she marries, who will take care of me? She
is the only one looking after me now.” I told her “Mama, if that is the issue,
there is no problem. I will tell her husband that whatever your daughter has
been doing for you before she was married should be sustained.” She then
responded, “Alright, she can marry.” Within a week, after several years of
waiting, a man looked in her direction and said she was the right woman for
him. Today, the favour of God will turn God’s search light in your direction
and completely flush out everyone standing between you and your expectations,
in Jesus’ Name!
Prayer
Point
Father,
by Your favour, remove every obstacle frustrating the fulfilment of my destiny.
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