Open Heaven 21 January
MEMORISE: Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. Deuteronomy 11:24
READ: DEUTERONOMY 11:22-25
22. For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
23. Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
24. Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours; from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
25. There shall no man be able to stand before you; for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
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But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me… –Daniel 10:13
In the kingdom of darkness, territories are allocated to princes – also called principalities.
Regardless of this, God commands us to dominate the earth (Genesis 1:28).
Thus, as Christians, we are to take charge of any territory we find ourselves in.
It is sad however, that many live in bondage and fear of the devil within their territories. This should not be.
Some have not been succeeding since they moved into a new environment. Don’t be ignorant of the devices of the devil.
Once a demon sees that you are ignorant, it will exploit that loophole and launch continuous attacks.
One of my sons who moved to a new apartment was once confronted by a wizard after his usual praise and prayers.
The wizard threatened to kill him. My son ran to me and I followed him to his house. .
I asked for the direction of the wizard’s house and he pointed it to me.
I stretched my hand towards that direction and decreed a quit notice on the wizard in the name of Jesus.
When I turned to leave, my son asked “Daddy, is that all?” I said “Yes, I have done what I came to do”.
Within seven days, a huge tree in the wizard’s compound dried up and seven days after that, the wizard died.
Ephesians 1:21 says you are seated at the right hand of Christ far above principalities and powers.
If you do not exercise your power in Christ, the devil will make you tremble at his presence.
You don’t beg the devil, you issue decrees.
I must warn you however about what happened to the seven sons of Sceva in Acts 19:13-16.
If you are not standing strong in Christ and decide to face demons saying “As Adeboye taught us in the Open Heavens Devotional, I decree your quit notice in the name of Jesus”, the demon will say “Jesus I know, Adeboye I know, who are you?” God forbid that the devil uses you for food.
Therefore, make sure that there is no sin in your life, ensure that you are a fervent Christian, filled with the Holy Ghost before you face any demon.
You will be victorious, in the mighty name of Jesus.
It is better not to make any sacrifices to God than to do so in disobedience. You should not pay your tithe and refuse to pay your tax.
For example, when you knowingly break traffic laws because you want to get to Church early, God will not accept that kind of sacrifice.
No matter how big you are, you have a leader.
If you are the General Overseer of your Church, the President of the association of Christian leaders to which you belong is your leader.
If you are the president of the Christian Association in your country, there is a president of the land who (1 Peter 2:17) says you must honour.
If you are the president of your country, there is a union of Presidents in your continent and that union has a leader you are expected to obey.
On the other hand, a President can have a Father-in-the-Lord he is to submit to, just like the King of Israel who called Elisha “My father” In (2 Kings 6:21-23).
The Father-in-the-Lord too could have leaders he must continue to honour, no matter how great he has become.
If you look very closely, you would see that there is an authority figure you are to submit to even if you are a ‘big man’ in your own right.
If you rebel against those God has put in authority over you, then Christ cannot dwell and operate in you as He would want to.
KEY POINT: Don’t be Ignorant of the devices of the devil in your neighbourhood.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: DEUTERONOMY 28:1-68
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – Taking Territories – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 21 January 2021
