PROMOTION OUT OF DIVINE BLUE PRINT

A Message by Pastor Henry Arikpo 

Text: Judges 8:22

“Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.” John 6:14-15 “Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, this is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. [15] When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.”

No man can succeed out of his/her divine destiny but it is a tragedy for you not to fulfill your destiny. God is interested in your destiny because that is his purpose for creating you; so if there is anything the enemy likes to attack more in your life is your divine destiny because he knows that once he succeeds in destroying your destiny, you are going nowhere and if Satan grasp your destiny, it will amount to zero. This is why many lives are failing.

What The Enemy Can Do To Stop Your Destiny:

1. Attack from the womb: prayers become difficult when the enemy attacks your destiny from the womb and failure is always part of your body system or life.

2. The enemy will make you ignorant about your destiny and purpose.

3. Attack on your health. At times this attack can cause premature death.

4. Diversion: the enemy pushes you to the wrong places.

5. Through the spirit of seduction: this way, many are seduced out of their destiny.

6. Wrong marriage: the kind of marriage you go into, determines your success in life.

7. Unprofitable location: The enemies will remote control a person from where he will be blessed to where he will not be blessed.

8. Confusion: a confused person does not know what he wants to do at a particular time.

9. Wrong foundation.

10. Evil promotion: you should understand that ‘majority’ is not always right. God used Gideon to deliver Israel and majority of the people gathered together to make him rule over them, meanwhile God never asked Gideon to rule over Israel but Gideon rose from the cage of fear to a national hero. Looking closely at the life of Gideon, you will see that he was a victim of sincere majority; many people are dying because of this reason.

Let us read from Judges 6:14 “And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?” you can see the divine blueprint of Gideon from God. The blueprint was to deliver his people, not be a ruler or head of state; the call to rule that came to Gideon was from the people of Israel and not God. This promotion put Gideon in trouble as can be seen in Judges 8:22-27 “And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! For, because I have seen an angel of the LORD faces to face. [23] And the LORD said unto him, Peace is unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. [24] Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. [25] And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: {even: or, and} [26] And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. [27] Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”

 Eventually he summersaulted and failed; his promotions eluded in a free flow of idolatry in the land and destroyed every aspect of his life.

I pray for you that every power that wants to promote what God has not commanded in order to destroy you shall die.

You need to also understand that for a person to be an instrument of deliverance does not confer on him leadership. Aaron made the same mistake according to Exodus 32:22-35. He was a very good priest but a bad leader; he was given evil promotion while in reality it was a demotion. So it is possible for you to be persuaded into a big thing that is not the best for your destiny. Jesus faced the same promotion when he fed 5000 people. Jesus realized it and had to go to the mountain because that was not what he came for. This is reason why you need to know why you are here on earth. Some promotions are meant to divert you from your destiny.

Implications of Evil Promotion:

1.      The enemy may promote you out of divine relevance. You must understand that when you are not promoted it is not a time to cry but a time to wait on the Lord to show you your destiny.

2.      The enemy can give you a masquerading breakthrough to make you lose your salvation. When God has blessed you, pray hard to be sustained in that position.

3.      The enemy can also give you a visa to get you out of the way of your divine destiny; a times it could be a visa to your suffering.

4.      It is possible to become an instrument of leadership distraction.

5.      The only valid promotion is that from God. When God has promoted you, the heavens will be your limit and your enemies will even celebrate you. So you need to allow God to promote you. Do not promote yourself or allow others promote you.

6.      It is also possible to be carried away by your gifts and talents. You must not over-rate yourself no matter what God has deposited in your life. Humble yourself if you want to see yourself succeeding.

7.      The enemy will use any weapon at their disposal to remove you from your place of destiny. That is why you must not show yourself, allow people to showcase you and also allow God to lift you up.

8.      There are some promotions you should flee from just like Jesus did. In those days when we were young, you will see elderly people being made chiefs but now you can see young boys aspiring and fighting to be chiefs and traditional rulers of which they eventually die at the end. It is demotion to be a chief as a child of God or to worship idols. Demonic positions have been used to tie them down many destinies and some promotions can also lead someone to hell fire.

9.      When the enemy considers your destiny risky to their kingdom of darkness, he carries out research in order to terminate your destiny because the enemy is desperately wicked and cannot allow you to destroy his kingdom.

I will like you to pray this prayer violently: every power assigned from the kingdom of darkness against my destiny, die in the mighty name of Jesus.

When Does The Enemy Consider Your Destiny Risky?

1. When he sees that your life will impact generations.

2. When he sees that many destinies are attached to yours, he will kill your destiny because he knows that when he destroys your destiny the other destinies become nothing.

3. When he sees that you have been raised as a battle axe to destroy him by God he will fight you.

4. When he knows you are programed or created to be great.

5. When the eagle of your destiny is flying high.

6. When the enemy realizes that they cannot kill you, they try to destroy your destiny.

You need to also know that reward is never given to those who started the race and never finished it but reward is for those who started the race well and finished it well. Everyone has a destiny in God so it is a good prayer to ask God to show you the picture of your destiny in order to work towards it.

Pray these prayers violently for yourself:

1. Any wicked power summoning my star, die in Jesus mighty name of Jesus.

2. Wicked powers of my father's house assigned to waste my destiny; you are a liar, die in Jesus name.

3. Witchcraft cage, satanic cage; caging my destiny, enough is enough break by fire.

4. Household Goliath that has vowed that I will not move forward hear the word of the Lord; die in the name of Jesus

5. Any power that wants me to live a second hand life, you are wicked; die in the name of Jesus.

6. Satanic hunters hunting for my star, die in the name of Jesus.

7. Pharaoh and Goliath assigned against my destiny hear the word of the Lord; be disgraced in Jesus name.

8. You the spirit of demotion I am not your candidate; catch fire in the mighty name of Jesus.

9. You my colorful and glorious destiny that God has created me with, I recover you in Jesus name.

10. Any power in my foundation that has vowed that I will not climb to the mountain, hear the word of the Lord; fall down and die in name of Jesus.

God Bless you.