Jesus said that there
are mysteries of the kingdom and these mysteries are for the children of the
kingdom to seek out. Anyone who accepts Jesus as Savior and Lord is given power
to become the son of God. A good ‘son’ would take time o study and know the
family he has been born into. Inc Mathew 13: 11 where Jesus said that it is
given unto us to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
The understanding of the
mysteries of the kingdom is very is very important for a child of God who
wishes to keep on standing until the coming of Christ because only the violent
prospers in the kingdom. The following are some of the mysteries include:
creation, marriage, The fall of man, the relationship between man and woman
etc.,
Compared to God, the
devil and his cohorts do not possess great power. But compared to men(in
flesh), the devil is very powerful indeed. Without the presence of the Holy
Spirit in our lives, we will not be better than a well- dressed soldier without
any weapon against the onslaught of the power of darkness. According to the
writer we are to thank God for the Lord Jesus Christ who is seated at the right
hand of the Father and who ever lives to make intercession for us. We are also
to thank God, for the precious gifts of the Holy Spirit and prayer. The Lord
has graciously given these to us. But none of these gifts will do us any good
if we are not able to understand the scheming of the powers of darkness.
The devil is very much
involved in human affairs at all levels. He is involved in causing physical
wars, making man to commit fornication, adultery, murder and other sins in
order to destroy God’s plan for man. How he is able to do this in spite of the
enormous spiritual power available to man in Christ is a mystery.
To be ignorant is not
an excuse in spiritual battle. God has made provision for abundance of life for
you, your poverty is only an effect. The cause of your
condition should be
discovered. This is your duty to do, not God’s. it was at the place of prayer
that God revealed the power behind the force that stopped the building of the
Temple to Zechariah the prophet. Joshua, the high priest was clothed with
filthy rags to prevent him from entering into the presence of God, thereby
blocking his prayers effectively. Whosoever is desirous of the glory of the
Kingdom must be ready to break through valleys, mountains and hills. God has a
master plan for every man that he has made and sent to the world. The writer
asked this vital question: with a detailed master plan by God why is it that man
toils always and many times become fruitless in his endeavors. The power that
hindered Adam is still very much active today. For we are fighting not against
people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of
the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world,
and against wicked spirits in heavenly realms. Stop battling blindly with life.
It is your duty to study the manual of the manufacturer of life, which is the
Bible. There you will find what you need to achieve success in life.
Wisdom is the principal
thing. We must understand that without the Holy Spirit we can do nothing. It is
not how hard we can pray or how long we can fast , but our total reliance on
the Holy Spirit for the work of ministry. This absolute reliance is what we
refer to as faith.
Every man is like a
book, with each passing day, month and year representing the pages and chapters
of his life. Every human being is a book of destiny being authored by God.
However, the devil often smuggles some pages and probably, chapters from the books
of destiny of some people.
We read of some books
of destiny in the Scripture, such as Adam , Eve, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Esau,
Job, the woman with the issue of blood and the mad man of Gadarene, to mention
a few. The devil came at various stages of these lives to alter their written
destinies. However the writer lets us to know that there are strange authors:
Parents- strangely ,
through ignorance some parents write, with their tongues, evil verses in their
children’s book of life. Jabez’s mother opened a chapter of sorrow in his life.
Ancestral spirits-these
sprits plant trees that produce fruits irrespective of the season. These trees
are well secured and nurtured by thelandlord spirit that ensures the fruits are
distributed from generation to generation. Examples of fruits of this ancient
trees are, limitation, retrogression, set back, debts, evil carry-overs,
barrenness, failure, insufficiencies, closed doors hard labour, etc.
Self-authored: some
satanic verses are self authored. With his own mouth, Jacob put himself in the
bondage of slavery for 20 years.
Spouses- It is very
common for women to curse their husbands during labour, especially when they
are under intense pains. It is an evil tree that such women are inadvertently
planting.
While you have to make
conscious effort to bring your destiny to fulfillment, satanic verses do not
need any effort from you for them to fulfil. In fact, your passivity is like a
catalyst. One of the main duties of the landlord spirit or familiar spirit is
the enforcement of the negative chapters in the book of life. The worst of this
is that the landlord spirit ensures you do not open to any chapter, except the one
According to the writer
when we give our life to Christ there benefits which include:
-coming of the kingdom
is the beginning of the destruction of satan’s rule on the earth.
-Deliverance of mankind
from demonic power, influence and sin is another benefit of the kingdom
-there is also power to
work miracles and heal that everyone who is truly in the kingdom is supposed to
enjoy etc.
Only the violent take
it by force and prosper.
The writer also
enlighten us into some places of operation of the enemy:
High places- are a
spiritual powerhouse, the ancient gate, and the devil control room.
The landlord
spirit-these are errand spirit that enforces ancient covenants, curses,
territorial authority and control. The landlord spirit is often referred to as
the spirit of dedication.
Spiritual gates- these
gates are often erected at night. And as physical gates are made of different
materials, so also spiritual gates are made of different materials. However you
know spiritual gates by their manifestation. Curses, covenants and dedication,
pictures, images (like an effigy) or animal.
Gateman-as a gateman is
employed to man the physical gate, so also the devil deploys his demons to man
spiritual gates; these are the demon spirits referred to as landlord spirits.
According to the writer
the zero hour is 12 mid night it is the time of spiritual exchanges: the hour
of strength, the hour of battle, the hour of war, the hour destinies are
changed, the hour of conflict, the hour that determines what happens at dawn,
the hour of demonstration of power, the time of the cross over, the time of
utmost alertness. According to the writer unfortunately this is the hour that
men decides to sleep. The mid night is an ordinance, which cannot be broken .
it is the doorway to the coming day, week, month and year. The night shuts the
door against another day and opens the door into another.
Works of the night:
evil deposits, cutting the edge of mans destiny, removing man from his place of
destiny, conspiracy, wars and conflicts, peace of man is taken away from man at
night, etc.
Finally the writer
concluded by telling us how to deal with the powers of the night:
-personify your
problems
-determine the end from
the beginning
-confront the powers of
the night
-make use of your
authority in Christ Jesus
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