Revelation 12:11 ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death’
DAILY READING Luke 11:29-54; Genesis 20; Psalm 13
In 2007, Guinness World Records certified a specie of pepper in India as the world’s hottest chili pepper. This pepper called ‘Bhut jolokia’ is 400 times hotter than its next rival, and it is rated at more than 1 million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)
In 2009, scientists at India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced plans to turn this pepper into a weapon. Consequently they produced ‘chili grenades’, which is a non-lethal weapon used by the police to disperse mobs and also as pepper sprays used in self-defence. Then in 2015 the Indian Army began using ‘Chili grenades’ as part of their weapon against terrorists.
In one such instance in August 2015, it was successfully used when the army flushed out terrorists who were hiding in a cave. According to the report, Indian Army’s technical intelligence had picked up signals about a group of terrorists from Pakistan who had infiltrated through a restricted area into Indian territory on the night of August 25th 2015. When attempts by the Indian military to locate these infiltrators proved abortive, a crack team of various units was formed for a search operation. During the operation, a natural cave was found in the area. But as the military team approached this cave, the terrorists who were hiding within opened fire on them. And in the ensuing fierce gun battle that lasted for almost 20 hours, some of the terrorist were killed. The Indian military, in a bid to capture the rest alive then fired ‘chilly grenades’ into the cave to flush them out. When the ‘chilli grenade’ detonated in the cave, it was so peppery to the eyes and choking to inhale, that the shooting stopped. And when the army eventually went into the cave it was to find one surviving terrorist, who was weeping bitterly from the pain inflicted by the effect of the chilly grenades. He was immediately arrested and sent to Joint Interrogation Centre in Srinagar, India for thorough questioning.
Spiritually speaking, there are times we need to ‘pepper’ the strangers that try to infiltrate our territory. Diseases and demonic oppression are part of these infiltrators. Everything not planted by God in our lives is a stranger and infiltrator. As long as there is nothing resisting them, they will comfortably hide inside the body, causing afflictions. But it is God’s desire to uproot everything not planted by Him in us. And through the Blood of Jesus God has provided us with a weapon to flush out every intruder. When the Blood of Jesus is introduced into our body, the effect is so devastating, that every stranger and infiltrator is forced to flee.
Every time the blood is invoked it brings destruction to the camp of the enemy. In Egypt when the Blood was invoked, vengeance descended on Pharaoh and his people. The blood of Jesus is one weapon the enemy has no defense against, his only reaction to it is to flee. We understand that the life is in the blood, and we also understand that the root of most diseases is demonic. So when we partake of the blood, we are introducing the very life of Jesus into our body. And just as demons used to scream and flee at Jesus’ appearance during His earthly ministry, as they see His Blood appear, they also flee.
In this end-time, we need to invoke the power in the blood more than ever before. We are in the days of fierce spiritual battle against the forces of wickedness. Our winning weapon in this warfare is the blood of Jesus. Daily plead the blood over your life, your household, business and all that concerns. If you are confronted with sin or temptations plead the blood. If you find yourself faced with any contrary situation, plead the blood. By the blood, everyone born of God is bound to overcome.
Revelation 12:11 says ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death’
It doesn’t matter the battle you may face, through the Blood, you are more than a conqueror. Jesus has assured us that the gates of hell shall never prevail against His church. Therefore by the blood of Jesus, we are certified winners. Our overcoming weapon is the Blood. You can decide to ‘pepper’ the enemy every day, by daily partaking of the Blood of Jesus. You don’t have to watch diseases or demonic afflictions run rampage in your body. You have the weapon to overcome them. As we engage the mystery of the blood covenant every intruder will be cleared away from our territory. Indeed through the Blood of Jesus our victory over every affliction is continually guaranteed.
PRAYER: Lord I thank You for the winning weapon of the blood of Jesus,. Through the mystery of the blood, every impossible situation around me is turned to a testimony today, in Jesus Name.
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The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222.