Exodus 7:1 ‘And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I acommand thee:’
DAILY READING; •1 Corinthians 15:35-58; 2 Kings 11; Micah 2
Despite facing constant persecutions, Chinese Churches have remained indefatigable because of their strong resistance to oppression.
Over the years , they have devised different ways to defend their churches from government demolition. One of these methods is having people join hands to form a “human wall.” They also call this the “snail strategy,” where they stick to a place just like a snail until it becomes difficult for the government forces to break through their human barrier.
There’s also the strategy of piling up stones to block the road leading to the church. This is used quite often in rural areas. There was one location where Church members even destroyed a bridge to block the demolition.
The Chinese Churches also use banners and loudspeakers in broadcasting legal-education toward the people who come to tear down their Churches or remove the crosses.
In what they call a “honeybee strategy,” they gather together and so pester the government forces with words for several hours until the government officials get tired and leave.
Several churches will hire lawyers to sue local officials, if they feel their rights had been breached. Pastors and believers also use social media to broadcast latest development and photos of the scenes. A single post can get reposted tens of thousands of times. If it gets censored, another post gets put up again.
Any church that had their crosses torn down, will usually put up new crosses immediately after. Believers also manufacture a large number of crosses out of both wood and acrylic glass and put the crosses on their cars, homes, on the side of the road, on mountaintops and anywhere they can.
Indeed the resilience of Chinese believers has made it impossible for the communist government to crush Christianity in China despite years of incessant persecution.
The truth is that a time comes when you need to rebel against the forces of oppression.
All over the world, Christians are often confronted by the spirit of pharaoh that tries to hold them in bondage and keep them in limitation and captivity. But through the Blood of Jesus we are overcomers. By the power of God we can resist the oppressor and break free from every yoke of bondage.
The Israelites suffered under bondage for 430 years until they decided to do something about their condition. As they started crying out to God, He moved through mighty signs, judged the gods of Egypt and dramatically delivered the Israelites.
The truth is that you don’t have to keep tolerating the bondage of the enemy in your health, finances, business, career, relationships etc.
Jesus has paid the eternal price for our liberty by His Blood, and empowered us to break free from every bondage.
If you remain spiritually docile, the enemy will continue to take you for a ride. It is the spiritually violent that take it by force because the only language the devil understands is the language of power.
We need to study God’s Word to the point where we are able to see our superior covenant position in Christ. This is what will embolden us to act with faith and authority.
In Exodus 7:1, God said to Moses, “See I have made you now a God to Pharaoh”. This statement changed Moses’ disposition and made him react with authority towards Pharaoh.
In the same way, hearing God’s Word will build up your faith and give you a superiority mentality against everything trying to hold you in bondage. Faith comes by hearing the Word and faith is the victory that overcomes the world. When you are a person of faith, you will speak with audacity and act with authority.
Faith is what awakens your lion-heart and delivers to you your lion share.
Today, it is time to exercise our faith by speaking against the forces of oppressions in our personal lives, families , communities and nations. It is indeed time to react with spiritual violence against the barriers to our open doors and progress. Because we are born of God, we are truly born to overcome the world.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for victory by the Blood of Jesus. Please enable me to meditate constantly on your Word so that my heart can be filled with the faith to break free from limitations and oppressions and possess my possessions in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
Your present frustrations are God’s opportunities for manifestations. – WORDBITE 222
Shalom!
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