Text: 1 Samuel 4-6.
©Evang. Oluyemi Stephen Beloved and wife.
A. In chapter 4, the ark of God was captured and the enemies prevailed.
*Note* 1. Israel fought a war without God in the center of the battle. It was like war of carnal men - the struggles of immoral and Godless people.
2. When they noticed that the enemy was gaining upper hands, they sent for the ark of God. The ark was brought by fornicator, rapist and armed robbers. The army of Israel became ungodly. They shouted for joy but God was not in it.
3. The enemy found out that God was away from them because *a living weapon in the hands of immoral sons and daughters of God is as good as dead weapon*
4. They were all defeated. *note* - God cannot be bribed. - Noises of ungodly sons/ daughters of God cannot move God. - Jubilation of sinning Christian shall not last forever. - Your sin will always cash up with you. - A day of reckoning will always come.
B. In chapter 5, the enemies of God were overconfident that they defeated the people of God by the divine back up of their God. So they went to present the ark of God as gift to their chief idol - Dagon.
1. The victory of enemies over a repentant Christian is momentary. It will not last.
2. Enemies may mock Christianity due to the deeds of immoral, sinful and defiled Christians parading themselves around as faith army. However, God will not allow his name to be mocked.
3. Placing the ark of God in the shrine of Dagon was the worse mistake did by the Philistines. *Now you see, any achievement made by sinners is simply a mistake.*
4. When men of faith failed God, God fought for his name. The angels gave Dragon a dirty slap. He was punished all night.
5. When the enemies of God pushed their gods to fight against our God, their god fumbled, crumbled and went on holiday for all eternity.
Note: chapter 5 was battle of God vs gods. - Do not over rate yourself. Never exalt yourself as the almighty hero. Only do it if you want The Almighty God to discard you shamefully.
C. Chapter 6 was the account of the losses of the enemy and their repayments of all they owe, taken and stolen. I pray for you this month, the enemy will repay all he has stolen from you by a 1000% times in Jesus name.
Pray now
1. Ask for a repentant heart and spirit of humility.
2. Lord help me to see myself and to humble myself.
3. Say, holy ghost fire purge me thoroughly and cleanse me totally. Make me ready as a living weapon.
4. I refuse to fight the battle of life without God in the center of my battle.
5. November hear the word of the Lord, swallow the noise of jubilation of my captors in Jesus name.
6. Let the shout of joy of the enemies of the gospel of Jesus in Nigeria be disgraced in Jesus name.
7. Noises of business prophets/pastors handling our churches over to the enemies without, be shut up forever in the name of Jesus.
8. Shout of intimidation and harassment targeting my home, fade off disgracefully in Jesus name.
9. Enemies will have no cause to shout for joy over my life in Jesus name.
10. Spiritual armed robbers stealing our victory be arrested by holy ghost fire in the name of Jesus. Amen!!!!.
*Continue to prophesy on your life, home, church and business that the shout of jubilation of the enemies shall not be heard. It shall be disgraced.