HAVE YOU noticed that what the enemy fights most is your purpose?
He tries to stop you from starting by corrupting your foundation. And when he can’t, he derails you through the wrong counsel.
Then, he challenges your home, businesses, finances, and other areas of life. The enemy does all he can to distract and destabilize you to reduce productivity.
WHEN CAIN sinned by killing Abel, Satan corrupted his foundation—and Cain was marked for life (Gen. 4:8).
HE TRIED to stop the Israelites from starting when Pharaoh would not let them go (Exodus 5:1- 5).
He tried to stop them from fulfilling their destiny.
SAUL tried stopping David from fulfilling his purpose.
The young man won a major battle for Israel, and the king felt threatened by him. So he tried to kill him.
A demon occasionally possessed Saul, but God used the grace of David’s life to give him respite (1 Sam 16:23).
He hated David, yet he needed his help. God will cause your enemies to need you.
JACOB’s SONS hated Joseph because of his dream.
The devil used them to try and stop him by sending him into slavery (Gen. 37:12-36).
They orchestrated their plan but did not realize God was in his story.
What they meant for evil, God turned it for good. God will turn every evil orchestration around for your good.
THE DEVIL had tried to stop Paul from making it to Jerusalem through the storm. But God told him he would stand before Caesar to testify (Acts 27:24).
The storm couldn’t stop him. Then, a viper latched to his hand, and he shook it off (Acts 28:3).
When God needs you, nothing can kill or stop you before your time.
THE TIME of a young prophet ended when he listened to an old prophet.
God had sent a young prophet from Judah to Bethel to speak against the altar, but God had told him not to eat in the place or return the same way.
When an old prophet heard what he did, he saddled his donkey and followed him to where he sat under an oak tree.
“I, too, am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the Lord: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water. But he was lying.
While they sat at the table, God gave the old prophet a word for the young prophet.
You have defied the word of the Lord and have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you.
You came back and ate bread and drank water in the place where he told you not to eat or drink.
Therefore, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.’” On his way home, he was killed by a lion (1 Kings 13:17-22).
My prayer is that God will help you discern.
THE FACT that God honours his word in a man's mouth does not mean he is right with God.
Does the word align with what God has said? If it doesn’t, don't take it to heart. You have a responsibility to FactCheck whatever word you receive.
WHEN PETER told Jesus he wouldn't die, Jesus knew he had spoken in a contrary spirit.
So, he said: Get thee behind me, Satan (Matt. 16:23).
ANYONE who tries to stop you from worshipping or walking in God’s purpose operates under a different spirit.
Don’t be fooled by their eloquence and niceness.
I DO NOT know where or what you’re struggling with, but I do know that if you call on God, he will answer you and show you great and mighty things you do not know (Isaiah 33:3).
So call on him today.
Bringing it Together
THE LIFE that God advances is one of commitment.
Find your purpose and stay committed to it.
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