The knowledge of your spiritual identity is the key to pulling down a stronghold. No one can successfully pull down any stronghold and build up waste until he comes to the knowledge and the full understanding of who he is in Christ. It is the will of God for us to know who He has created us to be and that is why He advises us to give ourselves to the continuous studying of His word. The word of God is the creator´s manual in which everything concerning our makeup is documented.
Jeremiah 1:4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. 8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
This is so emotional, anytime I read about Prophet Jeremiah´s encounter with God it makes tears roll down my cheeks. Friends, this is the kind of God I serve, He is a God that pampers His children, He is a God that wants you to grow to the full manifestation of what you are meant to be; He is a God that will always be there for you. He is still the same yesterday, today and forever more, He never changes. And He is the God that I want to introduce to you in case you have not known Him.
So many times in my journey God has told m to focus on Him and ignores all the happening around me; and this He continues to say everyday when the going was turf. God became more real to me; sometime in 2016, my brother said to me, why do you act as if you can see God face to face, that anytime I hear the Lord says, it becomes a gospel truth. My response was, of course God is real to me and whatever He says is final. I have tasted His power and I have experienced His love and I am not ready to let go of Him. it will interest you to know that God is interested in everything concerning your life, no matter how minute that issue is. God wants to guide you the same ways he guided prophet Jeremiah until you come to the full understanding of who you really are. On the 1st of March 2022, I had an encounter with God after I prayed for His guidance concerning an apartment that I was to move into. He visited 2 days before my departure and gave me a new name and said to me that He will be with me and tend to me. I was so excited and moved into this apartment. First night scorpion, third night two scorpions paralysed; I fumigated and ran away to my friend's apartment. But guess what, the scorpion kept coming and I remembered the word of the Lord and I was strengthened but with a little fear; then the Lord spoke and said why are you afraid of something that is paralysed. And since then I became bold and the fear died. But before then My church members, my pastors, had prayed. One day the Lord said to me, stop calling people to come and pray. When your Pastor prayed the scorpion stopped coming for 6 days because I did not want you to think that your pastor does not have authority but the battle is for you to defeat the scorpions. He began to teach me what to do, how to make declarations and so many other things that I have learned from that experience. Some battles are meant for your spiritual growth not because the enemies are too powerful. God never leaves; He is always there; He is the master trainer; David says, He trained my arms to war. How did you think He train His children? He did not leave Jeremiah alone, He continued to walk with him, He asked him, what are you seeing? Jeremiah 1:11 (Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I saw a rod of an almond tree. 12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it). Until you come to the knowledge of who you are, and begin to see clearly what God is showing you, you will not be able to command the supernatural.
Read also (Judges 6:11-23) Gideon´s encounter with God is somehow similar to that of Prophet Jeremiah. Gideon looked down on himself and the LORD said no, that he is a mighty man of valour. Gideon came to the true understanding of his identity before he went on to defeat the Midianites. Friends, I know that God has destined you for greatness; but who are you? Are you still considering yourself to be poor and least among your father's house or do you still consider yourself as a child that could not speak like Jeremiah or are you still afraid of those things that are meant to be running away from you. God says you are a mighty man of valour, God says that you can pull down Nations and you can also plant and build them up. Which report are you going to believe about yourself? The devil's lies or the truth of God concerning your identity. The choice is yours; our examples clearly show how we cannot pull down strongholds by our own strength except we allow God to walk us through it. God will not invade your life, He needs your permission to step into your life and walk you through it; please allow Him by praying this salvation prayer below and be blessed, in Jesus name.
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 saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
NENE ISAH,
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