OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-15/8/2015-FAVOUR UPROOTS OBSTACLES-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
FAVOUR UPROOTS OBSTACLES
Memorise
Thou
hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
Job 10:12
Read
Zachariah
4:6-9
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Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto
Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the
Lord of hosts.
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Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain:
and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace,
grace unto it.
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Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
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The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall
also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto
you.
KJV
MESSAGE
In
the journey of life, the enemy can place obstacles in the way of a man to prevent
the actualisation of his destiny. Zerubbabel was a man commissioned by God to
rebuild the ruins of Jerusalem and to restore the worship of God at His temple.
The Word of the Lord concerning this came expressly to him through several
prophets and scribes, including Zechariah, Haggai and Ezra (Haggi 1:1-2,
Zechariah 4:9, Ezra 2:1-2). In spite of these facts, the enemy still put
difficulties along his way to prevent him from fulfilling God’s divine destiny
for his life (Ezra 4:3-5). However, Zrubbabel found favour before God, and the
unmerited favour of God was sent to uproot the obstacles the enemy placed in
his way (Zachariah 4:7). This season, the Lord will remove every obstacle the
enemy has placed in your way in Jesus’ Name.
A particular sister trusting God for
marriage attended one of our Holy Ghost services, and a word came from God that
there was a lady present, whose mother was obstructing her from getting
married. The Lord said if this mother continued to stand in her way, she would
die within a week. On getting home, this lady told her mother the word she had
heard from God. Her mother later stormed angrily into my office saying that I
am going to die!” “When did I say that, mama?” I asked. “My daughter returned
from your programme and came to tell me so”, she responded. To pacify her, I
told her that I did not mention any names, and added, “Don’t mind her. That is
how they claim what does not belong to them. “Pacified, she excused her
daughter from my office. When we were both alone, she turned to me and said
“Pastor, is it true that the mother in question will die?” “Mama, it is not
you, but God’s word must be fulfilled. If the person in question fails to
release her daughter to be married, within seven days, she will be buried”, I
replied. She then confessed, “It is not that I don’t want her to marry, but the
challenge is that if she marries, who will take care of me? She is the only one
looking after me now.” I told her “Mama, if that is the issue, there is no
problem. I will tell her husband that whatever your daughter has been doing for
you before she was married should be sustained.” She then responded, “Alright,
she can marry.” Within a week, after several years of waiting, a man looked in
her direction and said she was the right woman for him. Today, the favour of
God will turn God’s search light in your direction and completely flush out
everyone standing between you and your expectations, in Jesus’ Name!
Prayer Point
Father, by your favour, remove every obstacle
frustrating the fulfilment of my destiny.
Bible in one year
Genesis 19:1-21:7, John
13:31-14:14
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