INTIMIDATED?
Memorise: Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may
devour 1st Peter 5:8
Read: 1st Kings 19:1-4, 19 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and
withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
2 Then
Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and
more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about
this time.
3 And
when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which
belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 But he
himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a
juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is
enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
Bible in one year: Matthew 21:28-23:39, Job
14:18-15:6
MESSAGE!!!
Discouragement is
usually defined as a lack of courage, a state of mind which is marked by fear
of failure and loss of hope. Discouragement is one of the powerful weapons
commonly used by the devil to keep children of God from fulfilling their
purpose. Satan used it against the Israelites to prevent them from entering
Canaan because they were intimidated by the circumstances surrounding
conquering the Canaanites; the Canaanite cities were very large, well fortified,
and seemingly un-defeat-able. These caused the heart of the Israelites to melt
within them to the extent that they lost faith in the Word of God, and could
not act on the promises of God.
Discouragement is
failure to live by faith because it usually leads to doubt, and an inability to
view circumstances around us from a divine perspective. Discouragement is
therefore a sinful state of mind that is unable to adjust to disappointments
and unfavourable circumstances in line with the Word of God and His promises.
It is important to
note that discouragement is a powerful weapon of intimidation
in the hands of
the devil. It usually comes whenever a person has an important objective to
achieve. For example, Israel had an objective given to them by God; the walls
of Jerusalem were to be rebuilt. As the people embarked on the project with
vigour and determination, they were faced with opposition from enemies and even
fellow Jews. The situations become intimidating to the point of demoralisation
as recorded in Nehemiah 4:10-23. At a point, some of the workers became
discouraged while the wall was yet half finished, then the opposition
intensified their attack using fear and intimidation as the chief weapon. All
these were masterminded by the devil to make it impossible for the Jews to
rebuild the wall of Jerusalem at that time. 1st Peter 5:8-9 says,
The Bible admonishes
us to be sober, vigilant, and watchful, always ready to resist and confront
anyone that may want to weaken our hands from doing whatever assignment the
Lord has committed to us.
By the grace of God,
the success story of the Redeemed Christian Church of God is being told all
over the world today, but when we first started, the steps that God used to
bring in the results that are being celebrated were terribly criticised both
within and outside the Church. I decree that all oppositions to your success
and breakthrough will be silenced today in Jesus’ name.
Prayer point
Father, don’t let me ever fall for
discouragement from satanic intimidation.
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