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| I will Bless the Lord at All Times! 
Adeyinka Wyse
You know, for a long time I've felt like I've been under a spiritual attack that has grown progressively stronger. But since my brother Akintola's death, something rose in me, and it's been building up and is about to explode. I think getting that news really woke me up from the spiritual apathy that I've been feeling for some time. Ephesians 6:12 states "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." We are not fighting against people…that's just what the enemy uses. We are in a battle for souls and it's a battle against "principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places". God took Akintola for a reason, and only He knows why, after all, His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts higher than our thoughts. But I know with all my heart that nothing is taken from us unless God allowed it. Just look at Job…Satan could not even touch him until God gave him permission, and even then it came with conditions. So, I don't know why Akintola is gone, but I trust that God knows best. Who knows what his death saved him from? We prayed for a miracle didn't we? Sometimes healing comes in the form of death, because there is no pain, no illness in Heaven. Akintola died in the presence of God, so I'm believing that they made peace before he was taken away from us. 
Anyway, as I was saying, something rose in me, and I'm tired of the oppression and being held down. I'm going after the enemy, and I'm taking back what he stole from me, from our family, plus more. This is not the time to lose heart, but to stand up and fight. I am not going to let the enemy get the best of me with this. I will not walk around with my head down, but with my head held up high like the Child of God that I am. This is the time where I show that I was not just playing Church, but really believed everything that the Bible says, and that I've been professing. That God is Lord of my life, that I trust Him with all my heart, mind and soul, and "though He slay me, yet will I trust Him!" 
My soul is anchored in the Lord. I realize that in this world, troubles are going to come, but I have been anchored, and He keeps me steadfast, unmoveable, and true. So, no matter what, I'm going to trust and believe in Him. I will fight for me, my family, and the generations to come. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord! God has promise after promise in His Word about how to weather the storms of life, about how He will save us from our enemies. Micah 7:8 says "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me." So I'm telling my enemy "rejoice not against me", I'm going to be fine, I'll make it through yet another trial and my promise is at the end of this trial! But first I have to make it through and God is going to confound the enemy….Psalm 35:4 - Let them be confounded and be put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. That's what I'm telling the enemy plus more. The whole of Psalm 34 says it all. When we feel beaten, down, and feel like we can't go on, then we need to fall on our faces before God, read His Word. There is no way you can feel down or defeated when you read the promises in His Book. Ps 30:11-12; Ps 31: 1, 3, 14-17, 19, 21, 24. Ps 32: 10-11; Ps 33: 20-22. These are just some of the verses I read this morning, including all of Psalms 34 that lifted my soul. Look in Isaiah, there are scriptures after scriptures talking about God being our strength, refuge, protector, provider, I mean the list goes on. Isaiah 26: 3-4; 30: 18, 20-21; 37: 16-20, 34; 40: 28-31; 41: 8-20; 43: 1-13, 18-19. Read these verses and tell me that you don’t believe that God is on your side and that He has it all under control? I don't know about you, but I know that my God reigns, and that no matter what it looks like in the natural right now, He has already provided for me in the spiritual and it just needs to be manifest, I can speak it into being with my words of faith, or I can hinder my blessings and provisions through my negative words and actions. What shall it be? In Isaiah 36 King Hezekiah received a letter from Sennachrib threatening to storm and take over his city. Hezekiah was scared, but what he did says it all….he brought the letter before God and laid it before Him, and in Isaiah 37:16-20 he brings God to remembrance. The Bible talks about casting/laying our burdens at His feet, before Him. King Hezekiah took that literally, and laid the letter before God. I've done that before a number of times, and I can tell you that each time God has shown Himself strong in my situation. So whatever it is you're dealing with, lay it before Him, bring Him to remembrance (the Bible tells us to do so) and leave it there. Then watch Him work. God is a show-off…He likes to show Himself strong on our behalf. Why not take advantage of that? Mind you, when He does it, it's in such a way that no man can take the glory for it. I love that! I'm believing right now for God to show Himself strong on my behalf, on our behalf. Show up and show out Lord. I love it! Because by the time He's done, my/our enemies are left in the dust with their mouths wide open wondering what just happened. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord! I've been reading a book (Enforcing Prophetic Decrees by Archbishop N. Duncan-William) that a friend gave me recently, and it addresses some things that need addressing in our lives and in our families. It's about enforcing prophetic decrees, and breaking curses, strongholds, etc. that the enemy may have erected in your life or family. I don't believe in the book just because of who wrote it or what it says, I believe in the book because it is based on God's Word and it enforces principles and commandments God Himself gave us. In Matthew He said that whatsoever we bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever we loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. I believe that, and this book helps one to do that. In specific ways and words that I would not have come up with or known to pray about. The author was indeed anointed by God to write this book to give us direction on how to pray and break the things in our lives that are holding us back. I pray that faith rises within each of you, and you join me in enforcing God's prophetic decrees for our families. Lift your heads up, walk proud, let faith arise!!!  We are children of God, and we do not mourn as others do, with no hope. I have hope, and I have a God that loves me and would do anything for me, including laying down His own life so that I could be saved and live in eternity with Him. I'm thankful for His salvation and saving grace and mercy, but most of all, I love Him. Even if He never did another thing for me, I will still love Him and praise Him, for who He is, not what He does. We are a proud people, but unlike before, our pride is not based on who we are, or on lineage, but it's based on whose we are…we are God's and we shall walk as His! I pray God's Word touches your heart and accomplishes that which it set out to do! ******************************************************************** | |
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