2023/2024 OPERATION 18-18 – (SUPERNATURAL EMPOWERMENT TO LIVE ABOVE STUBBORN CHALLENGES 1E)

The next stubborn challenge that God confronted and did not shy away from was sin. Someone said that sin is an acronym for satan in (our) nature. That is exactly what it is. We know how it all started in a perfect environment, after the creation, God decided to create a perfect man, placed him in the Garden and gave him one law which man could not keep. Man abdicated his role and allowed a snake to creep in. One snake in the garden is all it takes for any tragedy to occur.

The devil is not omnipresent but he has the ability to network. If you are not careful, the snake may enter into your bedroom. You must therefore fence off the snake. The devil is a creator of challenges and one of such is stubbornness. Stubbornness plus ignorance produces stupidity. Nobody can help a stupid person. It is a very terrible spirit.

The first garden is the heart. You must ensure that there is no snake in the garden of your heart for you to walk in comprehensive dominion over darkness and over stubborn challenges. Every challenge that wants to rubbish your testimony shall dissolve and disappear in the name of Jesus. You must have your eyes on the ball; be observant. Seventy percent of what is required in discernment is observation.

Where was Adam when the snake entered into the garden? You must not abdicate your responsibility. Leadership is direction, not title.

In the field, there are giant snakes – pythons, anaconda and so on. They are insatiable; they just continue to swallow things. Be vigilant. Don’t allow any snake in your domain. That is why Christ has given you the crushing anointing.

“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

Luke 10:19, KJV

Receive that empowerment. Don’t spare the snake!

Go out there and crush every snake. Fence off the snake. Don’t fraternize with the snake. Receive the crushing anointing. The first sign that should follow believers is casting out devils, crushing every snake and ensuring that they don’t encroach. Every handshake with the snake produces death. Every tragedy in life is traceable to one instruction disobeyed. Why should a beast of the field be found in the garden where Adam was in charge? This year, do not allow any snake around you, crush them.

These are the problems that God confronted and he expects us to do the same.

“Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” 

Matthew 18:18, KJV

In Greek, the word bind means to forbid, loose means to allow. You have allowed so many things. You must ask God for mercy and step into the responsibility of occupying where God has placed you.

Do not allow anything to go wrong where God has placed you. Don’t be like the first Adam. Where was he when the snake entered and engaged his wife in a conversation? Abdication of responsibility manifested leading to gross incompetence. The snake took over and there was a marriage: man’s will became unified with the will of the snake contrary to the purposive will of God.

It was a very delicate stubborn challenge but this is where the wisdom of God supersedes. This is where the manifestation of the grace of God supersedes. What was the divine prescription? The seed of the woman! The Cross!

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heels.” 

Genesis 3:15, KJV

This was the first messianic prophecy and it was fulfilled on the cross.

TO BE CONTINUED.