Christian Living

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JESUS CONSTRAINED HIS DISCIPLES

The Bible says that Jesus constrained his disciples to go to the other side while he went to the mountain area to pray. And as they were going, a contrary wind came. Jesus constrained… Constrained here denotes; to force somebody to act: to force somebody to do something, especially through pressure of circumstances or sense of obligation. Let me tell you what the master was saying:

“Where you are is not acceptable by me and where you are is not the best for you. There is another place in life that is already prepared for you. That is where I want you to be but you have to go through the process- the pathway to the new place, the otherside. Now I charge you to leave the place you are and go ahead to the place I have prepared for you. You may be suffering in your present position but I want you to go through to the other side where there is no suffering but grace and enjoyment. You have laboured here without any benefit but I want you to go through to the other side where there is profit and good reward. Since you were born, you may have been restlessly fighting and struggling to survive but now, I want you to go through to the other side where there is resting”.

Yes, that is the master’s desire for you. He knows that you are made for such a time like this. He knows that the other side is made specifically for you. He knows that the precious stone you are really looking for is right at the other side and there is need to go through the processing of life. GOLD IS NATURALLY REFINED IN FIRE.

Jesus constrained the disciples and faithfully they obeyed but… in the midst of the sea, a strange attack came. The Bible says that the devil is seriously looking for whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). He visited to devour their pursuit in life. He came to abort their dreams and to push them back to where they’re coming from, but he lost out because Jesus appeared. Hear this! This season, in your case, He will lose out because Jesus will appear. He will lose the battle. He will not succeed to take away your crown. Right from ancient times, he had been a looser. He’ll perpetually lose in your case in the name of Jesus!

The Bible says in verse 25 of Matthew 14 that Jesus appeared in the scene walking upon the storm. The very storm that was their immediate problem, surprisingly they saw their master walking upon it. Where was Jesus coming from? He just finished processing Himself through prayer so He was coming from His prayer closet. The disciples weren’t living a lifestyle of prayer so they were unable to address the storm, but prayer is the Master’s lifestyle so He was able to address the storm. THE WAY YOU PRAY DETERMINES YOUR PAY. TO BE PRAYERFUL IS TO BE POWERFUL. LIFE WITHOUT PRAYER IS A POWERLESS LIFE. Our Lord Jesus returned from prayer and the storm became a walkover for him. May be there are different kinds of storms troubling your life. It may be financial storms, marital storms, spiritual storms which include direct demonic attacks, strange happenings that cannot be explained logically or humanly. It could also be sickness, collapse of business and gross misconduct in the face of challenges. All you need is prayer. There is power in prayer. You can always pray to program your pay. God’s word says you have to pray without ceasing; therefore you have to open your mouth wide and begin to cast down every wall of storm from the pit of hell grinding them to powder intoto.

In the book of Luke 8: 22-24, Jesus rebuked the storm and immediately it ceased; but in the case of Matthew 14, He did not give special interest to the storm rather, He walked upon it. You can walk on the storm. You are more than the storm so you can rebuke it and it will obey you and calm down. But this season, the storm is not going to be your problem and you will not give it special interest. Any kind of storm that will try to blow contrary to your destination, I see you walking upon it in the name of Jesus!

The devil is always out to resist God’s plan from been fulfilled in your life but the foundation of the truth stands sure that this season, instead of the devil resisting you, you will resist him. Instead of the devil hindering you, you will hinder him. Pray without ceasing and see what will happen in and around your life. If there is a witch in your house, courtyard, or environment, I charge you to open steady fire through prayer. If they survive your attack, they will relocate because of you. Don’t ever give the devil chance to stop you from doing what the Lord has asked you to do. Learn to be always on the attacking side. It is never right for you to play always a defense game. You don’t know what will happen the next minute. Always fight as if that is the last and only opportunity you have. The devil is used to attacking the saints so if you want to keep him off your coast, don’t give him chance. Don’t allow the dog to lie around your house. Even the children meat is not supposed to be given to dogs. Chase him out.

UNTILL YOU ATTACK, YOU CAN NOT OVERCOME. IF YOU ARE NOT DEAD, THEN YOU HAVE NOT LOST OUT SO DON’T EVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT. IT IS EITHER THEY LET YOU GO OR THEY LOOSE THEIR LIVES. IT IS EITHER THEY MOVE OR YOU MOVE THEM.

Do not be afraid. The Bible records in Luke 8:22-24 that when the storm came, though their master was in the boat, they were afraid. Don’t you know that those things which you fear most are also afraid of you? Open fire against them and see how they’ll take off. Until you compromise or negotiate, they cannot win you. UNTIL YOU AGREE, YOUR GOD WILL NOT AGREE. Don’t say quit until you win. That is the divine nature you carry. Every storm must obey you because you are the image and the representative of God. This was the knowledge Eve never had when the devil came and used her head. This was the understanding Job never had when the devil launched a strange attack on him. (Job 1:6-22). Job lost his children, wealth and was afflicted in his body. Instead of Job to open fire against the enemy, he said, “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Job 19:25). Who is it that does not know that your Redeemer lives? Your enemies know that your Redeemer lives before they afflicted you with that strange sickness. They know that your Redeemer lives before they could have nearly killed you in road accident. Yes, they know that your Redeemer lives. You don’t even know that the enemy may be saying that this man, this woman, this Christian do not even know that the Redeemer lives. If he/she knows that the Redeemer lives, we may have been attacked back. And if really, you know who you serve and that the Redeemer truly lives, why not you consult your Redeemer and put your Redeemer against the storm? You must show forth that your Redeemer lives by standing boldly against the storm. You must confront and keep on confronting until you conquer the enemy. Don’t stop confronting. Life is a battle field and for you to maintain your crown, you must confront, conquer and keep on confronting. Satan is a persistent fighter and you must be persistent in handling him. And in this season, I charge you to let the devil know that your Redeemer really lives. Show the enemy that you are indeed the one in charge. Hear this,


“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it: and have dominion over… every living thing that moveth upon the earth”. (Gen 1:26)

Satan is a living thing for we already know of him that he walks to and fro looking for who he may devour; and if the revelational truth says that God has given you dominion over every living thing that moveth upon the earth, that simply means that Satan is not an exception. You have dominion over sin and Satan. Let this truth sink into your consciousness so as to enable you always be on the control. Know your redemptive placement in Christ Jesus and handle him as your subject. Satan is your subject. He is under your charge. You are more than him. If he likes, let him gather up all his demon forces; you are still more than him. That is the raw truth. Haven’t you heard the revelational truth that “we are more than conquerors through him (Jesus) who loved us? You have been placed far above Satan and his cohorts and they don’t have anything to say rather than to obey you. You are not the least. You are the best for Jesus Christ and this season, whether Satan likes it or yes, he must take orders from you. Imagine what he did to the disciples when the Master constrained them to get to the other side. He can do it to anybody you know? Are you aware that he even tempted the beloved Son of God, Jesus Christ as was recorded in Matthew 4? Praise God, Jesus Christ handled him. Enough is enough of this nonsensical nonsense. It is time to handle him. Now is the time!

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