- TODAY'S BIBLE TEXT
Text: Matthew 27:50 – 53
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
- WEDNESDAY 10TH JANUARY 2024 DEVOTIONAL
Wednesday, 10th January 2024; Day five of the 21 days fasting.
THE VOICE FROM A SACRIFICE
Text: Matthew 27:50 – 53
Memory verse: Jeremiah 31: 29 In those days they shall say no more, the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Whenever a sacrifice comes on God’s alter, it attracts His presence. And when He comes, He speaks, in Gen 8:20 – 22 the bible says when Noah and his children came out of the ark, he raised an alter and offered a sacrifice to the Lord which attracted God’s attention. What kind of sacrifice did Noah raise? Sacrifice of appreciation, Sacrifice of mercy and humanity. And when the voice of the sacrifice cried out to God, God spoke and enter a covenant; Never again will he destroy the earth with flood. And he gave rainbow as the sign of the covenant. This year 2024, as you raise an altar of sacrifice unto God, your need shall be granted in the name of Jesus.
It is important to note once again that there is a spirit behind every voice. Also, every voice has its significance and its own agenda. When you hear a voice, the intention is to draw your attention and give you direction. “Every man’s future is determined by the voices he hears and obeys”. We shall be focusing on satanic voices and the various types. The first of them is the voice from an evil sacrifice. In Gen 4:10, we see the case of two brothers, Cain, and Abel. Cain killed Abel and anywhere blood is spilled, an altar is established. The blood of Abel began to speak. Also, in 2 Kings 3:26-27, we see a king who went to battle with seven hundred skilled soldiers on iron chariots, yet the battle was going against them. He then realised that only a sacrifice could give him the desired victory. He could have used animals or any of his best soldiers for the sacrifice, but he opted for his first son, the heir apparent to the throne. Something that will cost him most and he offered him upon the wall for all to see. Immediately, the voice of this costly sacrifice spoke, and the battle turned in their favour.
We are fighting battles that seem not to end and you don’t know that someone, somewhere has offered an evil sacrifice against you. You struggle in life, yet you cannot get your breakthrough because that same sacrifice is still potent, and the voice is crying against your destiny. A lady who had lived in the US for a couple of years returned home to Nigeria to get married. On her return to US after the wedding, she ran mad. She was flown back to Nigeria and as soon as she landed, she became well. After observing her for a few weeks, she returned to US and as soon as she landed again the madness came back. This dramatic occurrence continued for a couple of times until they took her for prayers on a higher altar with the blood of Jesus as the offered blood. The priest behind the Altar during deliverance heard, a voice that spoke from within that her father killed a young girl some time ago and so the blood of the innocent girl is asking for vengeance. The evil sacrifices the father made to get power had cost him the death of some of his children while this one was battling with madness.
Jeremiah 31:29 says, “the fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children’s teeth are set on edge.” Thank God she was set free after the prayers and returned to the US. I pray for you, every voice of sacrifice saying No! to your breakthrough, your marriage or progress in life, be silenced permanently in Jesus’ name. Amen.
- TODAY'S HYMNAL
CGDS Hymn 15; SS&S 607
I AM THINE, O LORD, I HAVE HEARD THY VOICE
1. I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.Refrain
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.3. O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!4. There are depths of love that I may not know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee. - TODAY'S PRAYER POINTS
Prayers
1. Almighty God, frustrate every power that wants me to suffer for the mistakes or sin of others, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Jesus.
2. Father, stop every battle re-occurring at the edge of my breakthrough, by fire in Jesus’ name. Amen. Jesus.
3. Every power assigned to donate my blood to an evil altar, donate your own blood in Jesus’ name.
4. Almighty God, waste every enemy going from shrine to shrine to report me in Jesus’ name. Amen.
5. O Lord, fight for me and give me all round victory and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen.
6. O Lord, make my life indestructible to the wicked in Jesus ‘name amen
7. Lord God Almighty, I destroy every evil destroyer around me in Jesus’ name amen.
8. Lord God Almighty, I scatter every evil sacrifice that has been offered against me in anyway in Jesus’ name amen.
9. Lord God Almighty, I refuse to suffer for another person’s mistake, been it my parent in Jesus’ name amen.
10. Lord God Almighty, I use the sacrifice that Jesus Christ offered on the cross to overturn every evil sacrifice against my life in Jesus’ name amen.
11. O Lord, give me the willingness and help me to offer powerful sacrifices to You, when it is required of me in Jesus’ name amen.
12. Almighty God, enable me with spiritual power to overcome the wickedness of the wicked in Jesus’ name amen.
13. Lord God Almighty, always show me the paths that leads to life and not destruction because of my enemies in Jesus’ name amen.
14. Lord God Almighty, use my life to always display Your power against my enemies in Jesus’ name amen.
Declarations
I plead the blood of Jesus Christ offered by God on the Altar of His Church over and over every sacrifice on any altar crying for your destiny and the life of any member of your family in Jesus’ name. every blood crying for your life is frustrated in Jesus’ name. the LORD use your life to demonstrate His powers against your enemies for the world to see in Jesus’ name. The LORD will empower you this year to overpower and overshadow the powers of wickedness in Jesus’ name. Amen. The sacrifice that Jesus Christ offered on the cross will overturn every evil sacrifice against your life in Jesus’ name amen. Every battle re-occurring at the edge of my breakthrough, end by fire in Jesus’ name. Amen. Jesus. Every altar arrangement to donate your blood to an evil altar is frustrated in Jesus’ name. Amen.
