I am supercharged by the influence of the anointing of the Holy Ghost welling up from the inside of me.
Last night, I had an awesome experience of the presence of the Holy Ghost; FLAMES OF GLORY engulfed my entire being.
What a blissful experience; As I stood out there in the realms of the Spirit, basking away under the glorious light of His presence. Every single cell of my body permeated by the radiance of his glory. The Lord opened my eyes to see what was going on in the realms of the spirit.
As my eyes were opened to see "PEEPING and MUTTERING spirits" running a rampage against the body of Christ; they were looking like WILD BEASTS unleashed from hell, hopping allover the city and whispering lies against the people of God.
The Scriptures declares:
"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see
the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2. Cor. 4:4)
The days of deception are over; A new dawn has come; God is raising an army of believers that won't stop until the last drop of darkness is totally annihilated. We are the light of the world and the devices of the enemy is about to be exposed.
Today, I come to you in the power of the Holy Ghost, rise with me and lets take a ride into the world of scriptures and see God in action.
The cry of the enslaved Israelites' in the land of Egypt has caused a shaking right in-front of the gates of Heaven.
God is no longer at ease with the brutal treatment of Pharaoh towards his people. He sends MOSES as a messenger to deliver his people out of Egypt, just when they were about to have a breath of fresh air, here comes Pharaoh with 600 chariots trying to get them back to EGYPT.
My focus today isn't about how faith prevailed over fear but specifically on the how the devil played on the mind of Pharaoh; The scriptures declares:
"lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices..." 2. Cor. 2:11
A revelation on the "devices of the enemy" is as much needed as a revelation on a Faith that prevails. Ignorance is not an excuse for becoming a prey in the hands of the evil one. The Word has given us all that is needed to know about the evil one. We have an edge in life because of the victory we've got in Christ.
Jesus was not ignorant of the devices of the enemy; He wasn't an ignorant savior walking around saying "I have all power" and yet not understanding how the enemy functions. He was the master of all knowledge, he knew the devil from the back of his hand .
When the enemy showed up in the temptation, Jesus knew exactly what kind of games the enemy was playing; and he gave him the right answers.
Imagine facing an enemy you are totally ignorant about; even though you have all the weapons needed to throw an onslaught against him. The scriptures declares:
"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes..."(Eph. 6:11)
NOTICE: "...take your stand against the devil's SCHEMES..." (Eph 6:11). The Enemy got SCHEMES, he's trying to play tricks on you. The devil's bag of tricks hasn't changed much, it's the same old schemes from 2000 years ago.
Today, I feel the power of God all over me, oozing from the depth of my heart into every strand of my body. The anointing of the Holy Ghost is overflowing as my eyes of understanding is been enlightened to see these SCHEMES of the enemy, played hands down on Pharaoh towards the Children of Israel.
The Scriptures Declares:
"When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials
changed their minds about them and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites
go and have lost their services!" (Exodus 14:5).
NOTICE: "...What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!" (Exodus 14:5). Now that's ONE KEY: He said "lost their services!" as though they were offering services, when we all know the truth is; They weren't rendering services, they were enslaved.
SCHEME 1: Pharaoh whitewashes his evil deeds to make it acceptable in the society. These people are not slaves, they were rendering services. He turns the dark coin of slavery into a picture of free wages.
"...We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!" (Exodus 14:5).
It's like saying "Oh fellas! We've got an issue in our hands, we are not going to let the world see our dirt's, we are going to coined it backwards and say " Services for a contract not completed" so that we can calmly destroy our guilt and build more alliance in achieving our mischievous aims in getting those nonchalant back to Egypt.
How many times have you seen folks throw a twist into something that's totally wrong and then try to make it look right by blackmailing the victims or smearing their names, just to justify the acts of their evil deeds and gain trust and acceptance from the norm that is not normal.
The devil hasn't changed that much even today. He still uses the same game today on people's mind. He will tell you "Oh! don't worry, they deserve it anyway. You did nothing wrong, you were just trying to safe guard yourself or defend yourself, don't feel sorry for messing their life up".
I know some of you folks listening to me right now have once in your life time acted just like Pharaoh towards someone else.
Today! I pray that you don't become an instrument in the hand of evil one, playing the same scheme upon those given to you by God to help.
SCHEME 2: The same scripture opens our eyes into another scheme:
"When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled,
Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them..." (Exd 14:5)
NOTICE: He was told that the people had fled, as though it wasn't His decree that gave them the freedom to leave Egypt. this is the SCHEME of "REINFORCEMENT". The enemy is good at using reinforcement to achieve his mischievous goals on believers today.
How many times in life, have you seen a fear, a doubt, a sorrow, a thought been REINFORCED continually against you. The devil uses the same scheme on JESUS during the temptation. The scriptures declares:
"After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said,
“If you are the Son of God, turn these stones into bread.” (Matt 4:2)
NOTICE: The devil already knows that JESUS would be hungry at this point, but then he reinforces the issue of hunger with a bait of turning stones to bread.
Now, that's thousands of years after Pharaoh, the enemy still played the same scheme to JESUS and he still playing the same schemes to believers today.
My GOD, Help ME! I hear the voice of the Spirit saying "AN ONSLAUGHT OF THE ENEMY HAS BEEN AVERTED TODAY"
Anytime you see any form of reinforcement in your life, brother you should remember this words today, "SCHEME 2 is not working, DEVIL! we are not ignorant of the devices of the enemy.!
I need someone to scream "Hallelujah!!!! Glory be to God." That thought of darkness that wont just go away is the devil playing the scheme of reinforcement.
Have you ever lost something and somehow everyone around you have suddenly become a counselor to you and all they can say sounds like this:
"Oh! my friend, am so sorry, you had to go through it; ain't that so sad"
"WOW! just wow! I can't even believe it, you had to go thru all of it and you still standing here as though it's nothing"
"I won't give them a chance in a day to even talk to me again"
"That is totally unacceptable, I would have showed them a piece of my dark side"
When everyone around you starts talking like they are on your side, only to reinforce the LOSES, REGRETS, HEART BREAKS, DISAPPOINTMENTS ! Yes you should watch out, the devil is already on the road playing the scheme of reinforcement.
I pray that you don't change your mind like Pharaoh and end up in the red sea. If Jesus had changed his mind and turned those stones to bread, his entire mission would have been a failure.
The doors of glory are opened upon you! God is saying My SON "I am your defense, I am your exceeding reward, I am the lifter of your head, I AM ALL THAT YOU NEED! Hallelujah!!!
Let the song of joy break-forth from your heart and the voice of thanksgiving in all situation be the response of your mouth to the enemy's scheme of REINFORCEMENT.
Jesus uses the scriptures "IT IS WRITTEN"; Today, those words have become embed in our hearts. We are no longer move by our feelings but by THE WORD.
I see VICTORY everywhere you go, INCREASE all around you, FAVOR in everything that you do! God is on your side.
When the enemy comes at you saying "You must be a whim, look at how weak you've shown yourself to the world, God is saying " ... for my power is made perfect in your weakness..." (2. Cor. 12:9).
I pray that you look beyond the physical and see what the Word declares:
"For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (Eph. 6:12)
It's wasn't a fight of hunger for JESUS; It was a fight of submission. Would you submit to Pharaoh or would run wild in freedom, regardless of the wilderness, the red sea, the uncertainties out there, would you dare God's word even when everything seems impossible to your eyes.
I charge you today by the mercies of God as the word declares:
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then,
and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (Gal. 5:1)
The devil wants you in bondage but you have freedom in redemption thru faith in Christ. When the devil comes against you with those schemes, may these words today be in your hearts and may the Holy Ghost raise a standard against the wicked one in JESUS NAME.
WATCHOUT FOR PART 3 OF THIS SERMON, as we continue to unravel more SCHEMES OF THE ENEMY.
