Jeremiah 1:19 ‘And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.’

DAILY READING –1 Corinthians 6; 1 Kings 19; Amos 3:3-4:3

For many years, William Seymour prayed to be used by God to start a revival. He refused to be hindered by his physical limitations of being a one-eyed, uneducated black man who was the son of former slaves.
Seymour hungrily pursued after God until he had a divine encounter that ignited a revival in the city of Los Angeles in April 1906.
As the fire of revival spread through the city, many people flocked to 312 Azusa Street in downtown Los Angeles, to receive the Holy Ghost baptism and speak in other tongues.
This new spiritual movement drew much criticism from the media. In describing the speaking in tongues at the meetings, the Los Angeles Times ran a front-page story titled, “Weird Babel of Tongues.” The story reported of people “Breathing strange utterances, which it would seem no sane mortal could understand..’
The article insulted Seymour as “a one eyed, illiterate, Negro”
The fact that the Azusa Street congregation was multiracial, during a time of rampant segregation and discrimination in America further angered the media. Times magazine denounced them as “disgraceful intermingling of the races.”
But while the press bayed, Seymour prayed. He remained focused on his call.
Interestingly, the negative reports in the media became free advert for the revival as many hungry souls were drawn to experience the power of God.
The Azusa Street revival became an international movement that revolutionized Christianity in several ways and eventually led to a worldwide explosion in Pentecostalism.

For many years Apostle Paul had waited and prayed for a revival in the extremely pagan city of Ephesus. Then finally a great door for the Gospel opened up as previous resistance started to crumble and the Gospel message began to spread through the city.
While still in Ephesus Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthian Church, he said concerning the revival that was beginning in Ephesus “For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. [1 Corinthians 16:9].”
The word “great” is the Greek word mega, which always speaks of something that is huge or massive.
Indeed the revival that swept through the city was so massive that the church of Ephesus soon became the largest and most influential church in the first century.
But while celebrating this great open door, Paul also noted in his letter that there were adversaries just waiting for the opportunity to strike and stop the work!

The truth is that anytime we find ourselves standing before a great door of opportunity, there will be people with impure motives, waiting for an opportunity to stop our progress.
These people have a way of showing up whenever you are being blessed. That is why it is important to be discerning. They sometimes may act as if they are for you, while they secretly work against you. Others will openly criticize, gossip, speak ill of you or spread false rumours all in a bid to hinder your forward movement.
But be assured that whenever God opens a door before you, no man or devil has the capacity to shut it.
As long as God is for you, no adversary can prevail against you.
God told Jeremiah ‘And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.’ [Jeremiah 1:19]

To defeat the adversaries to our open doors, our primary concern should be in walking closely with God through maintaining a spiritually fervent lifestyle. As long as God is with us, certainly, no one can successfully be against us.

PRAYER: Lord, by the power of Your Spirit, let everything resisting my open doors be uprooted from my path. Please grant me the grace to take spiritual responsibility, so that I can be victorious against every adversary in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
God knows how to work everything together in your life for your own good. WORDBITE 222.

Shalom!

@GOODHEART- EKWUEME .

PLS FEEL FREE TO SHARE IF THIS BLESSES YOU!🔥
(I would love to hear your testimonies via WhatsApp +2348052234444 / Email: apostlegoodheart@gmail.com)