WEEK 4 : CONTENDING WITH UNSEEN FORCES: DELIVERANCE GUARANTEED BY THE BLOOD
Main Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 10:4 :- “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God for pulling down strongholds”.
The above scriptures talks about weapons of our Christian warfare, which presupposes that they are many. One of such weapon is the blood which is highly potent and cannot be resisted by any power on earth, in heaven or underneath the earth. Its effect on the camp of the enemy is extremely very devastating and fatal. It is God’s weapon of total deliverance for the believer. Its potency cannot be underestimated. When the blood was introduced in the struggle for freedom for Israel in Egypt all powers were incapacitated. The Egyptian magicians and their gods were judged. Overnight it transformed Israel from slavery to freedom, from penury to abundance, from beggarliness to being in command. See what the scriptures has to say about this. ” and they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it…………For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD…..Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. – Exodus 12: 7, 12-13. From the scriptures quoted above God not only dealt with the people of Egypt, He rendered judgment against their gods – the power behind Egypt’s dominion. God by the introduction of the Blood incapacitated the sources of their power and made them inoperative. Their gods were arrested and handcuffed. Their magician’s incantations was made ineffective and the shackles and yoke of slavery was broken that night. The Egyptians who the other day were their master now began to plead for them to go. God released the fear of the people on the Egyptians. They feared for their life. And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “we shall all be dead”……….. Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. And the LORD had given the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.” – Exodus 12: 33,35-36.
The contention for the liberation of human soul from the terrible grip of the wicked will definitely follow after the pattern of the liberation struggle of Israel from bondage in Egypt. The enslavement of Israel in Egypt and the subsequent divine intervention for their deliverance is a picture of the deliverance of humanity from the strong grip of the forces of evil. The vivid picture painted above about the introduction of the blood in Egypt is only talking about the blood of animal. If then the blood of an animal could result in such a devastating and fatal impact how much then will the pure and holy blood of the Son of God cause in the camp of the enemies when applied in battle. The Blood of Jesus that was shed at Calvary not only cleanses us from all unrighteousness but has the power to deliver us from the hold of the forces of evil. No power can resist the potency of the Blood of Christ Jesus. If God can use the blood of an animal to deliver Israel from 430 years bondage in Egypt you can then imagine what the blood of Jesus will be capable of doing to release you from that satanic stronghold in your life. Nothing the devil put together can withstand the efficacy of the Blood of Jesus. The Blood of Jesus Christ is divine provision for man’s freedom from every satanic dimension of wickedness. As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.” – Zech. 9: 12. All forms of bondage terminates as the blood steps in. It is what it takes to silence the opposition.
To be continued
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