The students are not allowed to chew gum in school while teachers do it with impunity, but there is no such thing as exemption with God when it comes to accountability. Jehovah is known by the justice he executes without respect of person. In fairness and equal justice shall God deals with the poor and rich, student or teacher, church members or leaders, father, mother, son, daughter, master or servant. He will judge the world in righteousness to reprove with equity for the meek of the earth- justice and judgment are the habitation of his throne, and he will render to every man according to his works and fruit of their doings. What will God do if the adversaries are right in their reproaches wherewith they’ve reproached the footsteps of his anointed and his representatives on earth? He will defend and avenge the honor of his holy name against the man that will drag his reputation to the mud and distance himself from such act by the justice sent in portion and in righteousness. God is not unjust to shut his eyes and closed his mouth not to reprove and punish anyone without respect of person who will take or has taken his name in vain.
The just God who defended the appointment, position and honor of his delegates (Moses and Aaron) over the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land to punish and destroys the rebels (Dathan, Korah and Abiram) and their company in the wilderness to establish his authority and to confirm his anointing upon his servants is the same just upright who punished the rebellious sins of Moses and Aaron in their misrepresentations of him at the water of strife (Meribah) before the children of Israelites, and will not overlooked their offences but deprived them the right to enter the Promised Land. The God who defended and avenged David’s innocence against King Saul is the same God who defended and avenged Uriah’s innocence against king’s David (a man after his own heart) uncontrollable sexual lusts and wicked acts to commit adultery with his soldier’s wife- killed him with the sword of the enemy, and afterward took his wife to be his. David’s sin grieved God’s heart and he judged and condemned him and his household to perpetual warfare and restlessness-war shall never depart from your house. What a vengeance and punishment from a dreadful God? 2 Samuel 12:14.
How often have we misused, misinterprets and misquotes Psalms 105 verses 14-15 (he suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; saying, touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm) out of the main text to seek or claim spiritual impunity and false defence(s) when a pastor or a clergyman is exposed and rebuked for his erroneous teaching(s) and misconduct act(s). Those who have been bewitched and are ignorance supporters, disciples or followers of such pastor or leader expects everyone to keep their mouths shut and tight-lipped concerning iniquity and evil works. It is a hyperbolic claim, inconsistent with the word of God. If it be not so, where is the scripture that says have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them? If the salt loses its sweetness, wherein shall it be made sweet? It is good for nothing and men will trample it under foot. There is no such thing as exemption from righteousness at any time inconvenient or exculpation from guilt, blame and the consequences of sin in the word of God (every sin and transgression receive a just recompense of reward), but strange punishments are reserved for those who calls evil good, and bitter sweet for fear of man or whatever reason. The two sons of Prophet Eli were anointed priests of God who defiled and polluted the priesthood, took sexual advantages over the women that came to worship in the temple. Fearless-godly worshippers who were filled with the zeal of God’s holy house which had the knowledge of their despicable sins sounded the alarm and protested against such abominable – desecrated acts in the house of God. Eli’s failure to touch them by expelling them provoked God’s anger against him and his entire household and generation to remove them perpetually from the priesthood. Not only that, God cursed his generation after him with premature death: killed him and his two sons and the daughter in law the same day on different occasion for the sin of sexual immorality in the temple. ‘Judge not and condemn not’ does not mean that when you see evil in the church from the pastor or elder you should not talk until he leads you and the rest to hell with him.
The kingdom of God for all and sundry (each person, every person, each one, each and everyone) is about responsibility, stewardship, humility, good explanations and clarifications of things as children of light and accountability in the simplicity of Christ- submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Jehovah is a God of truth without iniquity to establish equity and execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob -against an elder receive not an accusation (1 Timothy 5:19) but before two or three witnesses. In other word, God is saying an elder (Bishop, Apostle, Prophet, Pastor, Evangelist etcetera) should only be judged and disciplined appropriately after thorough investigation under corroborate witnesses of two to three people to validate the case. Anyone (pastor or church member) that sin should be rebuked openly so that others may learn to serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 1Timothy5:20. If the head is sick, the whole body shall be impaired. Those who had sinned, especially from the pulpit should be sharply rebuked, corrected and disciplined in love to prevent others from falling into the same path of destruction. The honour, glory and dignity of anyone in the kingdom of God be it the clergy or the church member consistent in good performances of behaviour, honestly, transparency and diligent to the end. The spiritual man (the strong in the faith in an upright stand and walk) judges all things. Corrections and reproofs are meant to discipline for restoration and to send strong messages to others not follow after any wrong example from the top or bottom in the church –open rebuke which is better than secret love. Truth should be spoken in love- when a leader erred- stealing church money or misappropriate it lavishly and ostentatiously without accountability- having bowed down to another’s man’s wife- defiling young girls around- involves in sodomite act…evil and sinful collaborators should just keep their mouths shut up and stop misquoting ‘touch not my anointed and do my prophet no harm scriptures. If the saints shall judge the world, the angels and things that pertain to this life; t is therefore the responsible believers who are upright to speak out, judge and bring into account any wrong doing in the church? 1 Corinthians 6:2-3. Apostle Peter was not spared from Apostle Paul’s rebuke before the church when he walked in hypocrisy- Peter was to be blamed for living a double standard doctrinal lifestyle among the circumcision and un-circumcision. Galatians 2:11. That wicked and self willed Elder Diotrephes loved to have pre-eminence (dictatorship-tyrannical) in the church was not spared from open rebuked for his pride and wicked heart by Apostle John’s epistle’s confrontation. Diotrephes refused to receive strangers and forbids other brethren from exercising their right to help the homeless. He even went as far as to remove the compassionate brother who has hosted the strangers from the church because they will not be partaker with the evil doings of the church elder. 3 John 9-11. If your pastor is scripturally erratic and he refused to admit to repent, should you maintain submission to his leadership, you should be under an enchantment. Believers should judge them that are within and none from the pulpit or the congregants is above the word of God in the church. Sin is a reproach to any person and should be treated for what it is in any man for restoration and perfect walk with God if it is confessed in contrition and forsaken. 1 Corinthians 5:12-13. Believer’s justification in Christ is far beyond in dignity and honour because of the price paid by Christ for their redemption. Who shall lay any (ungrounded) charge or false accusation against the elect of God? Every tongue (excluding right claims) that shall rise up against the saints of the Most High in judgement shall be condemned, and all those who rise up (falsely) against them shall fall for their sakes! They are the beloved of their God to whom shall substitution be provided for their lives from trouble- the righteous is delivered out of trouble, but the wicked comes in his stead. Proverbs 11:8. Romans 8:33. Jehovah had once done this through Christ for our redemption and he will continue to do it for the deliverance of his people even as Peter was delivered from the prison of Herod and expectations of the Jewish people, and the soldiers assigned to guard him were slain for his escape.
A king is not saved by multitudes of horses….sometimes, those high ranking political government officials got killed by assassination, poisoning or strange sickness in spite of their luxurious and expensive lifestyles. They set up different security protocols; yet, they are not fully protected neither were they guaranteed hundred percent safety from sudden death or destruction from their enemies at home or abroad. It becomes worst for any one not to have Christ to trust and have him for shield and protection, even as Ezra boasted of his God before the king- I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, the hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. Ezra 8:22-23. God has given us several promises of protection such as this to embolden his children- to oppress their oppressors and to feed them with their own flesh, and they shall be drunken with their own blood as of sweet wine, if they venture to touch his beloved. Isaiah 49:26. Judging from the murmuring of the children of Israel and their complaints of the giants because of the evil report given by the ten other spies sent to spy the Promised land- considering the reaction of God and his judgement against the whole congregation and against the ten spies, one cannot help but to conclude that insecurity is a damnable sin in the kingdom- no fearful (coward) man or woman shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Revelation 21:8.
We are warned to labour to enter into God’s rest by faith as we appreciate to tap into, and to walk in the frame of divine security details and protocols elaborate for our security till the end of our sojourn on earth. We may have trials of Job for a reason, but the Lord will never allows the devil to go beyond his permission-see that you take not his life-you are indestructible. The security and protection around a born again-Spirit filled child of God is stronger and extraordinarily large in size, extent or degree and hundred percent guarantees beyond measure from the security around the president of the United States of America or any strong security money can put in place for the rich among the sons of the mighty of this world. ‘I will encamp about my house (the household of faith, the church or the believers washed by the blood of the Lamb) because of the army (gates of hell and demons) because of him that passes by, and because of him that returns: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes’. Zachariah 9:8. (I). Think about the abiding presence, guidance and protection of God’s angels watching over you day and night in all your ways. (ii.) Think about the divine protective wall of fire in the night and the pillar of cloud in the day around you, ever since your translation from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear son. (iii). Think about the abiding presence and irresistible power of the Holy-Spirit within you – the greater one that lives in you, than he that is in the world. (iv). Think about the protective eyes of God over you as the Shepherd that keeps Israel who does not sleep nor slumber -the eyes of God run to and fro the earth, to prove himself strong on those whose heart is perfect towards him. (v). Think about the name of the Lord as your strong tower – including the authority of the name of Jesus in your mouth to bind and loose at pleasure. (vi). Think about the blood of Jesus to protect and cause evil to pass over you at anytime you plead to release it upon you (vii). Think about the warnings and revelations from the Lord by his Spirit through prophetic revelation and dreams sent to guide, to protect and causes you to escape any imminent danger through timely preventive action by means of prayer and adjustments made but led by the Holy Spirit, a-head of the enemy’s plans to frustrate the tokens of the liars. 2 Kings 6:9-12. Psalms 32:8-9. Matthew 2:13-15.
The clue to safe guard the entrance door of our spiritual life that is well secured, hid with Christ in God and fortified against any unlawful infiltration or penetration of enemy’s successive or sudden attacks is to be submissive to God in simple and continual obedience to his word and will for our peace and tranquility. This simple principle (but difficult for many to abide) shall grant us an aggressive boldness with victory against Satan. If you will submit to God, it means that you have chosen to walk in his ways, and not yours. It also means that you’ve accepted to ignore your ideas and thoughts for his guidance through his word and spirit in you without resistance to the Holy Ghost. ‘Submit yourself therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you’. We know that whosoever is born of God sins not, but he that is begotten of God keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not. James 4:7. 1 John 5:17-18. The moment you come to Christ, there is an edge of protection set up around you as God’s elect. An edge is the protective wall of God (for I, says the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. Zachariah 2:5) through different divine agents of protection over his children to ensure their safety and protection to facilitate the accomplishments of divine purposes (at my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.2 Timothy 4:16-18) from start to the end – and the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. Isaiah 4:5-6.
Though, Satan will hinder and attempt to disrupt the works of the Lord and to destroy the men and women of God; but thus hath the Lord spoken, like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. Isaiah 31:5.
We should not shy to ask (Matthew 26:53) the heavenly Father for divine reinforcement and protection as one of the promises to claim and to live for-even the angels came to strengthen the Lord when the battle for the cross was fierce for him to handle. You can’t do it alone and may be this is all you need to come through. Why not ask the Father for additional warring and protective angels for your plights?
The redeemed of the Lord are his blood bought precious jewels. They are in covenant relationship with God because of their allegiance to Christ and the word of God. Like the prophetic blessings Moses pronounced on Benjamin the little brother of Joseph, the believer (beloved of the Lord. Ephesians 1:6) shall dwell in safety by the Lord; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders’. Deuteronomy 33:12. Believers of all ages are the remnant of the seed of woman which keep the word of God and the testimony of Christ. With fortitude and determination, felicity and faith in the power of the greater one that lives in them shall they mock at the rod of the wicked as the one enthrones in heavens laughs at the rage of the heathens against his people. The rod of the wicked shall not fall upon the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. The righteous will resist and endure any rod (persecution of the righteous-affliction of the gospel according to the power of God) because they know it’s just a temporal test of character. No present calamitous event shall so overwhelm to derail them from firmness of purpose from the King’s highway of holiness. They will hold fast to their righteousness in Christ and will not let it go: and their heart shall not reproach them as long as they live –righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner. They will move around with valour and in the spirit of more than a conqueror. For by God shall they run through a troop; and by their God shall they leap over a wall – unstoppable. They are the remnant of Jacob that shall be in the midst of many people as dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass that tarries not for man, nor waited for the sons of men. They shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down, and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.Their hands shall be lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off. Micah 5:7-9. Job 27:6. Psalms 125:3. Proverbs 13:6. Believers in Christ Jesus are empowered to be unstoppable in growth and transformation from one image of glory into another by the Spirit of the Lord- to receive grace from grace from the fullness of Christ who has set them free from the hands of their enemies and from those that hated them, that they might serve God in righteousness and holiness without fear (of restlessness, uncertainty, panic and anxiety attacks and of the fear of evil spirits and of Satan) all the days of their existence on earth.
The pleasures of sin, and the love of the world and entanglement therein is the red line that should not be crossed over. If we cross over the red line by acting outside the word of God (by sowing to the flesh- ploughing iniquity (to reap vanity) and conforming to the world, we shall be exposing ourselves to demonic successful assault because we’ll be untraceable under divine radar beacon protection clouded by sin against devastating demonic collision.
Has the scriptures not warned us not to give place to the devil? We must not break the edge, lest the serpent bite us. We must come out and separate from the world of unequally yoked with the unbelievers and friendship with the world lest darkness come over us. We must not cross the red line to keep yourself unspotted from the world in pure religion and undefiled before God, lest you be convicted of guilt by association and give access to the wicked one to touch you. Ecclesiastes 10:8. James 1:27. The Lord is the confidence of his people; their saving strength and will not suffer their feet to be moved. He will give peace always by all means and will stretch forth his hand against the wrath of their enemies to save them by his right hand. ‘Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shall beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. Zachariah 9:8. Micah 4:11-13. All the blessings and divine benefits we got by grace were fully paid for by Christ precious life and blood. We dare not take divine presence and protection for granted. We should endeavour, as a matter of necessity, let our eyes look right on, and our eyelids look straight before us to ponder the path of our feet, and to establish our ways before God. To break the edge is to cease yielding submission to God and to relinquish the authority and security code of our protection volunteering to the enemy of our soul that he might strike us (and it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;that he told her all his heart, and said unto her, there hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazareth unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, come up this once, for he hath showed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he did not that the Lord was departed from him.But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house) by our stubbornness and disobedient to the word and will of God. It is the edge broken, when we chose our path and will instead of God’s, whose ways are not our ways –to obey the thoughts differs from God’s. Ecclesiastes 8:5 (10:8) Proverbs 1:33. Judges 16: 16-21.
Satan is madly envious of us and outrageously angry of our precious salvation and liberty in Christ Jesus. The purchased believers are peculiar and highly valued above all the people on earth because of their love and faith for the Lord and their devotion to God, though they passed through the fire or water, they shall not be burned or touched; the flame shall not kindle upon them and the flood of the ungodly and troubled waters of trials shall not sweep them away. Everything else is of secondary importance to God while the safety and security of his children comes first before him. They shall be kept forever under the shadow of God’s wings – as an eagle stirs up her nest, fluttered over her young, spread abroad her wings, takes them, bears them on her wings:so the Lord alone will lead them. The Lord is always with them as the Omnipresent- he is in them as their hope of glory- he is around them as mountain is round about Jerusalem- he is before them as the Lord of hosts, ordering and fighting their battles to victory- he is behind them as the living God who went behind the Israelis in the middle of the red sea to give cloud and darkness to the Egyptians armies, but light by night to the Israelis, so that the one came not near the other all the night. The righteous were made to be fearless in Christ Jesus, daring and valiant in God and glorious in their goings –bold as lion. They shall be strengthened in God to walk up and down in his name, and through God they shall do valiantly (gain the victories and wrought exploits, obtain promises, quench the violent of fire and out of weaknesses be made strong and turn to flight the armies of aliens) for it is God that shall tread down their enemies. They are called by his name and saved by his grace, and are forever preserved by his redemptive power – kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:5.
Believer (s) victory in the battles of life is not an option-but guaranteed and settled issue- thanks be unto God that always gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. One of them shall chase one thousand enemies and two of them shall chase ten thousands because the Lord fights for them. It doesn’t matter where the battle is set in array against them because the God their salvation fills the heaven and earth and by him all things were created (including the adversaries and their weapons- behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.Behold, I have created the smith that blows the coals in the fire, and that brings forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…Isaiah 54:15-17) they are therefore undefeated, indestructible and untouchable. God is their healer in sickness and the health of their countenances to keep them healthy. They are made kings and priests unto God by Christ, and are under the royalty and priestly covenant as those born from above -whatsoever is born of above is above all – no evil shall befall thee, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. This position and privilege of their relationship covers them against sicknesses, diseases, serpentine poisonous bite, destructive and ferocious power of lions, adders, scorpions and from all evil-they are indestructible. Psalms 108:13. Zachariah 10:12.
The enemy may throw several punches every now and then, but the children of the Most High will never be knocked out, neither shall they be defeated-the gates of hell shall nor prevail over them- they are untouchable for the hairs on their heads are numbered and secured by God himself. They are not saved to fall before their enemies or be defeated by the enemy, but to sing forth the praises of God’s faithfulness and of his power. God commanded that Balaam should be killed for his evil scheme and plot to defile the Israelis by sin. None that seduces to defile and touch the saints of the Most High shall be guiltless to be spared from God’s wrath. They shall be recompensed swiftly and forcefully like the entire household of Haman who taught to destroy Mordecai and all the Jews people were instead destroyed for their sakes….in that day sing unto her, a vineyard of red wine. I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it and day. Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. Isaiah 27: 2-6. Deuteronomy 33:29. Exodus 19:5. Deuteronomy 14:1-2. Acts 28:1-6. Esther 9. 1 Corinthians 15:57.
Mr. Kadjo has been paralysed and bedridden for more than two years before he was brought to our church at Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) for salvation, healing and deliverance. After one of the night prayer in the church, he found himself in a revelation with three men in black robe to take him away unsuccessful because of the light around him. They dialogued and asked him the reason they were not able to touch him. He answered them, because I serve God and put my trust in Christ his son. They confronted him again by asking, but if your claim is true, why do you have our material in your possession? Whosoever serve God will not walk in darkness nor keep what belongs to darkness in his possession. He then answered, but God made herbs for the service of men- what I have is not to harm anyone but to help myself to recover! They responded, but you came to our servant (witch doctor) who gave you those herbs you claimed was meant for your healing and protection, therefore we have right to take you away. On this revelation he awoke from his sleep and narrated his spiritual conversations about the three evil men in black robe. He was asked if there is anything at home he has in his care for protection. He affirmed and sent home to be brought to the church those bracelets for neutralisation and destruction by the blood of Jesus. Mr. Kadjo got his health back and the Lord was glorified in his situation. If we keep any unclean thing in our possession, we shall be cursed and vulnerable to demonic attacks. The tight security and the unbeatable protection of God over us are conditional and unlimited if we walk in the light as he is in the light. It is conditional in the sense that the promises of our safety stands and binds as long we do not break the wall of divine protection around us. If our heart is perfect before him, God will show himself strong in our life. If we make a hole in the wall that is separating us from the enemy, the serpent shall crawl in to bite and wrought a great damage – he that keeps the commandments shall feel no evil thing. Continual obedience to God’s word and walking in his will is obliged to keep the promises of our safety unbroken. Note: every act of obedience is the breath of life and any act of disobedient is a step to die.
Believer’s immunity and liberty is never the freedom nor security from evil if he willingly commit sin or act wickedly – they that (whosoever) sow iniquity, shall reap vanity. Ecclesiastes 10:8. Joshua 7:1-13. Daniel 6:19-22. Numbers 23: 20-24. Job 4:8. Proverbs 22: 8. Jeremiah 50:6-7. Believer’s immunity is unlimited on earth until God received or take them to heaven. Either against a single man or against the multitudes, no man shall be able to stand against the elects of God. Whenever the enemy, even the wicked shall come to eat up their flesh, they shall stumble and fall. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. In the furnace of fire and in the den of lions- in the cave and on the open field- on the mountain and in the valley- inside the airplane or in the ship- in the hole or in deserts places- in the wilderness or in the cities and remote villages- in the night or at noonday, whenever the enemies may chose to come from, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up the standard in them to put the enemies and their forces at bay.
The Lord will plead the cause of his people to avenge his elects of all evil done against them in the days of vengeance and visitation. Those that are loved and pitied by the Lord shall he prevent from touching any of his precious children; and they shall be restrained from hurting or doing any harm to his beloved. King Abimelech of Gerar wasn’t a bad monarch, but one that rules over his people and dealt fairly with strangers with good conscience, fairness and transparency. Sarah (Abraham’s wife) was recommended to be his wife and she was taken into the palace but was cold blooded before Sarah for the good God has caused temporal impotency to prevent him from touching and having any carnal knowledge of her. God appeared to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said unto him, behold, you are a dead man, for the woman which thou has taken; for she is a man’s wife. But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Said he not unto me, she is my sister? And she, even she herself said, he is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this. And God said unto him in a dream, yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shall live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shall surely die, thou, and all that are yours. Genesis 20: 1-7. After many years of service and many dishonest changed of wages, the Lord led patriarch Jacob away from his uncle Laban. As soon as Laban learnt of Jacob’s unannounced departure, he armed his servants to pursue after him with the intent to harm and possibly bring all his children and everything Jacob had gotten from him back again to subject and prolong his servitude. But the night before he got to where Jacob pitched his tent, before the dawn of the day, the Lord appeared to Laban who has never dreamt in his life. For the first time in his life, he understood the voice of God and was instructed in a language that he could well understand that Jacob should not be touched, neither should he hurt him. He was further instructed to overlook Jacob’s action, and nothing good or evil should be spoken to him, but to leave him to continue in his journey. The following morning, Laban expressed his dissatisfaction to Jacob of his unannounced departure: but added this interesting testimony of God’s power and unlimited stretch to protect us- it is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spoke unto me yester night, saying, take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. If our line of duty is in the path of righteousness, God will defend his interests and purposes in everything concerning us, so that we might live to fulfil divine pleasure at all cost. Acts18: 9-10. Genesis 31:22-29. Genesis 35:5. Isaiah 43:1-2. Acts27:21-37.
At the same moment king Jeroboam stretched out his hand towards the young prophet was sent by God to prophesy against the altar at Bethel to arrest him for the instant fulfilment of the prophecy delivered from God against the altar, his hand stiffed and could not bring it down again until he implored for mercy and forgiveness before the young prophet- and he prayed to God to restore his hand.
Has Christ not promised to embolden us, saying, I will never leave thee, neither forsake thee? God will declared unto man his thoughts, and when he that searches the heart saw the spirit of intimidation prevailing in the heart of his beloved apostle Paul, he spoke to him in a vision and encouraged him not to fear and that no man shall hurt or do him any harm because there are lots of souls to be won in that city. 1 kings 13:1-6. Acts18:9-11. Isaiah 27: 2-6. Psalms 27: 1-7. The root of the righteous shall not be moved. We are blessed through Christ righteousness as long as we are walking in it beyond the curse of divination, enchantment or witchcraft spells- curse causeless shall not come to pass. Was Balaam not stopped and suffered not to curse the Israelites in the wilderness when Balaak the king of Moab hired him to do so; but God sent an angel that stood up against him on the way because sin was not found in his people. Numbers 23: 20-24. Proverbs 12:3. Proverbs 26:2.
Who is it that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good? Did not God hid Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the scribe, and protected them from the wickedness of the oppressive by the king for doing the will of God? If you are led through the paths of righteousness, though walking in the valley of the shadow of death, what evil should you fear? ‘And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear you not therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. Jeremiah 36:26. Matthew 10: 28-31.
Were Shadrack and others hurt by the fire set up by the king which was meant to destroy those men of God because they refused to bow down to his idol golden image?
Was Daniel touched and hurt by the lions when he was thrown into their dens because he will not cease to pray unto God even though they tried to stop him from his regular prayer life? Didn’t God sent his angels to shut the mouth of the lions for his servant’s sake to disappoint the expectations of his enemies? Daniel 6:19-22.
The Lord which brought the Israelis out of Egypt without any feeble among them is able to keep, spare, protect and shield you from the epidemics, sicknesses and diseases in the world if you shall hearken diligently to the voice of him that heals them- For thus says the Lord of hosts; after the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that touches you touches the apple of his eye. Zachariah 2:8.