TIME ALONE WITH GOD

Genesis 32:24(and Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled with him a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him 26 And he said let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed).

If you want your story to change, you need to do it alone with God. It is between you and God but it is your responsibility alone to take a bold step that will lead to your change of status. You need to think it through and make up your mind. Jesus Christ was with his disciple at the place called Gethsemane but he was left alone with God to pray his way to the cross (Matthew 26:36-45). At the cross he was not crucified with his disciples or his mother. He alone was given a name that is above every other name. Jacob was left alone and he wrestles with the angel for a change of story. Complaining will not change your story but action will do it. His name was changed from Jacob to Israel. You have to be uncomfortable and get tired of being on the floor while you are meant for the top. “There is no star without a scar, the scar in every star is the sacrificed” Bishop David Oyedepo. Jesus Christ’s blood was the sacrifice and the stripes in his body were the scar. Jacob’s hollow joint was the sacrifice he made to be a star. In the circular world the football stars and the wrestler have their scar to show for their name. Spiritual desperation is the key for a change of name. You need to be desperate for a change of story if not your situation will never change. Jesus Christ is our mirror and he was left alone and he prayed for the fulfillment of his assignment here on earth. His prayer was not a gentleman's prayer because the bible said that his sweat was like a great drop of blood. Luke 22:44(And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow). That’s warfare par excellence. Life is a battlefield and you need to do it alone with God (Matthew 11:12). Imagine the result Jesus Christ would have got if he relied on his disciple’s prayer for a change of name. The Angel appeared to Jesus and strengthened him because he was doing it alone. The Angel appeared to Jacob and gave him a new name because he was alone with God. Being alone with God is very necessary for a change of status. Friends, as you make a decision to be alone with God in this season I see your story changing in Jesus name. Today, we don’t need to get a hollow joint like Jacob and we also do not need to be crucified like Jesus. All we need to do is to believe in his sacrifices and follow him. Prayer and fasting is part of the sacrifice we need to pay for a change of story. We really need to deny ourselves some pleasure to keep pressure away from our lives forever. Jesus has guaranteed us results. John 16:33 (These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world). The first sacrifice that is expected from us is a decision to be saved.

Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.

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