OVERCOMING SPIRITUAL SABOTAGE PART 1 (ZACHARIAH 3:1-10)

Spiritual defilement is real but more real is the cleansing and the transforming power of God in Christ Jesus. Spiritual sabotage is a deliberate act by the devil to stop an individual from achieving his or her purpose here on earth; that is, someone intentionally wants to stop you from moving forward to achieve something great. Spiritual sabotage can come in the form of defilement, contamination, or pollution; they are deliberate and well-calculated acts of the enemies of your progress. Contamination occurs when an impurity has contact with the purity; it is a clean vessel that got contaminated by having close contact with the unclean. Contamination means pollution and defilement; someone intentionally wants to stain you by throwing dirt at you. The reason why many ministers are not manifesting to their full capacity is because of spiritual contamination. Some made themselves available to be defiled out of ignorance. At the same time, some happen because the devil has marked the individual as a target knowing very well that if he allows him or her to manifest the full glory of God his kingdom will suffer a great loss. Satan knows very well that God cannot stand uncleanness and that is  why he is constantly throwing dirt at God's elect to make them unworthy vessels. Satan is the chief saboteur, and that is why the scripture says that we should be vigilant because your adversary the devil is walking to and fro the earth looking for a clean vessel to defile but you will not be his victim, in Jesus' name. 

Zechariah 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

Our example today is Joshua the high priest; Note, that he was already a high priest, and yet Satan will not allow him to manifest his full capacity in the office of the high priest. He was standing at his right hand to resist his manifestation by polluting his anointing. Satan himself was stalking Joshua, there are people that satan made an agenda to stalk and sabotage them every step of the way; you just have to be sensitive enough and get rid of him. He has his monitoring spirit all over the individual looking for every opportunity to strike. But why is Satan resisting Joshua´s manifestation? Joshua has a great assignment that will usher in the coming of the Messiah (Jesus Christ) which will bring freedom to the whole world. As soon as Joshua received a change of garment, God crowned him raised him, and delivered his assignment to him. His life began to have meaning immediately after his deliverance from the spiritual saboteur, For someone reading this message right now, your life will begin to have meaning from today, in the name of Jesus. 

Zechariah 3:6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying, 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. 8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

The reason why they are not respecting the anointing of God upon your life is because of spiritual pollution. When Joshua was wearing that filthy garment the Angel stood by but as soon as the transformation came the Angel had to lie down on the floor to deliver his message to Joshua. That is what the transformation and cleansing power of Jesus Christ will do for someone today in the name of Jesus. Those who despised you before will be attracted to you. You will rule in the midst of your enemies; the great men and women that God wants you to Shephard, you will shepherd them, in the name of Jesus. You can do more than you are doing now, but until you get rid of the saboteur you will not be able to excel. The blood of Jesus is your best weapon in this kind of situation. The bible says; that Jesus has blotted out the handwriting of ordinance that was against you and also contrary to you and then nailed it to his cross (Colossians 2:14). Don't allow Satan to be throwing wrong accusations against you and staining your garment; stand up and contend with him using the weapon of the blood of Jesus and the word of God. Revelation 12:11 (And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death). God is ready to pluck another brand out of fire right now and decorate him or her; if you are the one, please quickly pray this salvation prayer below and be rescued, 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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THE FASTEST WAY TO RECOVER YOUR STOLEN GLORY

Proverbs 3:35 (The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools). Proverbs 11:30 (The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise).

Daniel 12:3 (And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever).

Matthew 6:33 (But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you).

Serving God and aligning yourself with His will and His word is the fastest way to recover your glory and also to preserve it. Do you actually believe that Joseph and Mary could have been able to stop Herod from harming baby Jesus at that initial stage. If they are not in tune with the voice of the living God they would not have known what to do. Many of us have found ourselves or born into a family that has no genuine relationship with God and thereby making us vulnerable to the glory hunters which took advantage of our parents' ignorance to pounce on our glory. Growing up in this kind of setting will make people not to manifest to their full capacity because their glory has been tampered with. I mean an environment where men give the place that is meant for God to idols; they worship gods that cannot hear nor speak, a god that needs to be carried by them. Exodus 34:14 (For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: 17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods). God cannot be mocked, the curse of the law is real and every man will pay dearly for replacing God with something else (Deuteronomy 28:15-68). God is aware of this ignorance and that is why He sent His only begotten son Jesus Christ to show man the way by reconciling man with God (2 Corinthians 5:17-20). Every man will answer for himself because as an adult you will not be allowed to use your parents' ignorance as an excuse for not following the true God. Our saviour Jesus Christ even though he was born into a godly home yet he finds the need to develop a personal relationship with God while growing up. Luke 2:46 (And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?). You need to know God personally for yourself so that you won't have to blame anyone for your mistake. Adam blaming Eve for his mistake does not exempt him from the punishment of disobedience, so playing a blame game will not exempt one from the wrath of God. Luke 2:52 (And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man). Your genuine relationship with God and partnering with him in His business is the fastest way to recover your stolen glory. The code is (Matthew 6:33), Jesus Christ has given us the access code to recover our stolen glory.  The above verse said that Jesus' increase in wisdom and the scripture also says that the wise shall inherit the glory; you can see why He is called the king of glory. The scripture says, that the wise shall shine as brightness of firmament and they that draw many to righteousness shall become a star for ever and ever. Jesus Christ learned this principle of kingdom service while growing up, I believe it was part of the question he was asking those Doctors of the law at the synagogue. If you follow his footstep, you will definitely emerge as a star for ever and ever (Hebrews 12:2).

The glory of a man is like a garment of different colour and texture; what the devil does most of the time is to take away the new garment and leave his victim with a rag just like what he did to Joshua the high priest. Joshua was able to get a change of garment because he aligned himself with God. He did not depart from the service of God, he kept serving until his deliverance came and he was restored to his full capacity (Zechariah 3:1-10). Dreams and revelation are pointers to the reality of the happening around us; both bad and good dreams. Friends, don´t ignore your dream, seek interpretation from God and work on it. I don't know who this message is for but I know that someone somewhere reading this message needs to make a U-turn today; you are destined for greatness and you cannot end up a nonentity. You may say, but Nene, I am not worshipping an idol; I know right; but if you love anything at all more than God, that thing has become your idol. Nothing should take the place of God in our heart; God should be your priority (Seek him first). Friends, no assumption in this race of destiny; make a bold decision to mend your relationship with God today 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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WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE NAKED? GENESIS 3:11

Genesis 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

 

When a mature man or woman suddenly discovers that they are naked in an open place the next thing is to hide themself from others and to look for how to cover up. A naked man or woman does not have the confidence to face others and to face life and that is exactly the target of the devil. When Adam and Eve found out that they were naked they lost the boldness to appear before God. The question is; who told you that you are naked? How did you find out that you are naked? The same way God asks Adam and Eve, He is going to ask every believer who chooses to listen to the outside voice and gets their glory stolen. Every believer is clothed with the glory of God and they are not supposed to feel nakedness. The same way a child doesn't know whether she is naked or not, as a believer we are to be like little children before God Almighty. At times you may not be naked but the devil will be showing the wrong image of yourself to you  in order to steal your confidence and prevent you from moving forward. One needs to be vigilant in order to know when what you are going through is just a trial and not as a result of sin. A child does not prove to know anything, they just depend on the parent and guidance for everything and that is exactly how we are designed to be as the children of God in order to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Adam and Eve lost it because they trust the devil and shift their attention from God. Please don't prove to be wiser than God and you cannot blame anybody for your ignorance. No one is born naked in the realm of  the spirit; you are not sent to this world empty; you came clothed with the glory of God; glory hunters like Herod will know exactly what I am talking about (Matthew 2:1-22). Your relationship with God as you continue to grow will determine whether your glory is going to be revealed or not. When man sin and the glory departed they suddenly felt empty and naked. Job said naked I came out of my mother's womb and naked I returned but God proved him wrong by restoring a double portion of his glory that the devil stole (Job 1:21-22). Job´s case was different because the glory of God upon him was secured by a wall of fire. Job refused to sin against God and the devil could not touch him until God permitted him. So, if you are in Christ and it seems as if you are not manifesting to your full capacity, don´t worry it is just a matter of time, your glory will soon be revealed for all to see and glorify your Father in heaven. Colossians 1:27 (To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory): The difference between you and those who are not in Christ is because you have a hope of a glorious future; you are just waiting for an appointed time. 

Romans 5:12 (Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one may be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous).

Even though God made a cloth out of the skin of an animal for them, it was not their full glory, their glory was cut short because of sin and for man to manifest their full glory they need to be connected to God through Christ. Romans 3:23 (For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God); As the redeemed child of God you are not naked you are just passing through a trial and you will soon cross over to your glorious triumph; but you think you are naked because your glory has not be revealed. Now, back to our question; who told you that you are naked? The devil, Satan, the thief himself who has stolen man's glory is the one telling you that you are naked and to be clothed that you need to be taken instruction from him. That is exactly where men get it all wrong. Man began to have a divided attention the day he ate the forbidden fruit. Listening to external voices is what led to the disobedience in the first place and it is still happening right now. In the world today many voices are contending with the voice of God in our hearts; so, it is wise to focus and tune your heart to only listen to God and obey his voice. The job of Satan is to remind man that he is naked constantly but in reality you are not naked. As a redeemed child of God, you are not supposed to feel naked except you have taken your eyes off God and started looking the other way. If you focus on God you will feel fulfilled and clothed with His glory. We are ordained to move from glory to glory, which means the more you prove your genuine love for God the more the level of your glory increases. Our Lord Jesus Christ himself received his full glory from the Father at the end of his assignment here on earth and that was how he purchased our full redemptive package for us (John 17:4-5, Revelation 5:10). Friends maintain a genuine relationship with God by constant fellowship and studying of His word. Focus on God by obeying every of His instruction and stay away from sin so that your glory level will not drop or vanish. Remember, the whole world is waiting for your manifestation so keep moving forward because you are the next in line to be announced to the world, in the name of Jesus. In case you are in the category of those who need to recover their stolen glory, I have good news for you; quickly pray this salvation prayer below and Jesus Christ will help you to recover all.

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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THE GLORY HUNTERS

The glory of a man is like a spiritual magnet; it attracts both good and evil men. When the king of glory himself was born and his star was announced to the world, the wise men from the East came in search of him to present a gift to him likewise the glory hunter like Herod  went in search of him to kill him. Your existence, your glory is a threat to the kingdom of darkness and therefore they are out there hunting for it to capture it or cut it short. The good news is that they will not see you, in Jesus name. God is hiding it from them until the appointed time; though it may look like nothing is happening but don 't worry when the time for you to be revealed comes you will be unveiled to your world. 

Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

Obedience to the word of God is one of the greatest ways a man can preserve his glory. Do you think God is too weak to protect his own son? No, He is not but yet he instructs the parent of baby Jesus to take him away to the Land of Egypt until when the time for him to be brought back to the Land of Israel comes. Friends, why are you so much in a hurry to come out prematurely? Be patient and complete your training. You need spiritual maturity to protect your glory that is why God is hiding it for now, it is not because the devil is all powerful, no, not at all. Satan the chief hunter was hidden somewhere in the garden hunting for Adam and Eve´s glory until he captured them, but now that Jesus Christ has restored your glory the devil will not capture it again, in Jesus name. Satan is the master hunter, he has been hunting before you were born so don't engage him in conversation, stay away from the forbidden fruit. Don't go and start analysing what God has clearly instructed you to stay away from; it is the fastest way to enter the trap of the chief glory hunter. The same way fisherman set a trap for the fish and hunter set a trap for the animals to capture them; Satan also has set his traps everywhere looking for those with a glorious destiny to capture, but you will not be his victim, in Jesus name. Satan has his agent everywhere hunting for glory with the forbidden fruit in their hands; it may not look harmful but be careful. Serpent does not look harmful until he strikes at his victim; his venom is deadly and you don't want to encounter it.

Genesis 3:1 (Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil).

Personally, from the day I make a decision to follow God completely; I have been in several situations that seem not harmful but I know the danger of having a serpent as a pet. Remember, we cannot live in isolation because we are serving God; we will still need interaction and socialization but all you need is to set a boundary in your relationship with your pears. They will say, Woman of God, it is just a harmless hangout and birthday get together, just smile and move on. There is nothing wrong with attending a birthday party or hanging out with people but choose what to attend wisely. Stay away from every appearance of evil, traps are not obvious, you are not meant to see it; But if you are spiritually sensitive you will always see it. I may choose not to hang out with my own blood but that does not mean that I love him or her less; not at all but it is called wisdom. 1 Corinthians 15:33 (Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame). I love this man called Paul, his epistle always gives me joy. The fear of the glory hunter is that you will outshine them. Satan was jealous of man because man´s has outshine him; Herod was afraid that the birth of a King will make him irrelevant. The reason for their hunting has not changed; it is the same; they don't want you to outshine them. The good news is that they cannot stop your star from shining. You need to dwell in the secret place of the most High God where they would not be able to tamper with your glory. Hurry up and enter into His secret place 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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THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD

Every promotion comes with a trial; there is no free promotion anywhere. As a believer, bear it in mind that every great door has their adversaries waiting to stop you but the one who opened that door for you is also waiting for you to trust him and enter boldly. 1 Corinthians 16:9 (For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries). As soon as you pass one another one will be waiting for you because your life has been ordained to move from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). God's faithfulness shows in how He honours his covenant in the lives of his people; He is ever faithful and true. His faithfulness cannot be over emphasis despite our unfaithfulness, God is always committed to His word (Psalm 24:7-10). 

Psalm 89:30 (If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips).

When God says go I will be with you always he means it but that does not mean that challenges will not come; the work of challengers is to stop you and makes you doubt the faithfulness of God. If there is no challenge in view God will not tell you to go that he will be with you, he will just let you continue because there is no need for his presence. One of the mistakes we believers often make is to misinterpret God's instruction. I personally was preparing to embark on a Journey on March, 4th, 2022 and the LORD visited me on the 1st of March, 2022 and He called by my name and said to me, I will protect  you, I will tend for you, do not be afraid. It was a direct encounter. One may ask, but Nene, did you face any challenges? Of course, yes. The Journey that looked so harmless to me came with a lot of challenges as soon as I stepped out. My first night there I was welcomed by a very big scorpion (smile), and they kept coming in numbers but I was not hurt by any of them. I always find them either paralysed or dried up. That is one of his faithfulness without numbers  that I am talking about. In the midst of those challenges when fear wants to creep in; I always remember those words from the LORD and have my peace.

Isaiah 43:1 (But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life).

God said when you pass through the fire he will be with and will not allow the fire to burn you; He also said that the sea and rivers will not overflow you because he will be with you always. Friends, that fire in front of you will not burn you if you dare to enter and the river will not overflow you if you dare to put your feet. Your promotion and lifting is tied to that trial of Faith. You just have to believe every one of His words. Shadarch, Meshach and Abed-nego went through the fire and came out unhurt (Daniel 3:1-30); the children of Israel passed through the red sea and river Jordan and came out without any record of them being drowned (Exodus 14:8-31). The enemies of Daniel were devoured by the Lions and the fire slay those who put Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego on fire and the King confesses seeing the son of God as the fourth man in the fire with them. What more proof do you want in order to know that God is committed to His word concerning you. He said that He will kill men because of you and that happened in the life of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. The Pharaoh and his armies all perished in the red sea. Friends, dare to believe God and you will see His salvation in your life today. All the above examples of his faithfulness are the reason why I know that He is fully aware of your situation. It is because of his faithfulness that you are still alive today, if not the enemy would have finished you up quickly when their wrath was kindled against you (Psalm 124:3). It will be sad if you are not aligned with God, that means they will be no end to your tunnel. Friends, make up your mind to enter into his covenant of faithfulness today by confessing Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Pray this salvation prayer below and engage the fourth man in fire in your battle and you will continue to win all through your journey here on earth and also secure eternity with him in heaven. God bless you; I am waiting for your testimony.

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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