Psalm 66:3 ‘Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.’

DAILY READING – – Luke 5:1-26; Ezekiel 48; Isaiah 66

Maria Woodworth-Etter was one of the most influential Pentecostal Evangelists of the early 1900s. .She was an outstanding preacher of the Gospel and among the first women to emerge as a Holiness preacher.
Supernatural signs accompanied her ministry including people that fell into trances, and experienced visions of heaven and hell. Thousands were healed of a wide variety of sicknesses and diseases. Entire towns became positively affected by her ministry. The manifestations of the Holy Ghost attracted up to 25.000 attendees per night to her meetings.
However, as Maria’s fame grew, there arose critics and enemies who opposed her ministry. But those who came to condemn, or harass Maria, often ended up being stopped by God’s Power.
She often said “I have been in great dangers; many times not knowing when I would be shot down, either in the pulpit, or going to and from meetings…But I said I would never run, nor compromise. The Lord would always put His mighty power on me, so that He took all fear away, and made me like a giant…If in any way they had tried to shoot, or kill me, He would have struck them dead…”
One of the people stopped by God’s power was a man who came to her meeting intent on disrupting it. He headed for the altar shouting vulgarity and cursing. But ten feet from the altar, the power of God suddenly gripped his vocal chords, and his voice ceased and he couldn’t go any further.
Through such great manifestations of power, God effectively silenced all the oppositions against her ministry.
Maria’s commitment and dedication influenced such great heroes of the faith as Smith Wigglesworth, Aimee Semple McPherson, John Alexander Dowie, John G. Lake, E.W. Kenyon, F.F. Bosworth, and Kathryn Kuhlman.
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1 Corinthians 16:9 says ‘For a great door and effectual is opened unto me and there are many adversaries’.

Every great destiny will be confronted with great battles.
As a child of God you have a great position in Christ, and so naturally you will attract great oppositions.
However, whenever you are challenged, you need to know how to engage the Power of God to silence the enemy. The opposition is angry with your position, and you cannot afford to let them have their way. You must therefore fight the good fight of faith. The encroachment of darkness in this end times has made it necessary for Christians to be ready to do battle. It is only when you resist the devil that he will flee from you.
Our enemies are invisible forces[Ephesians 6:12]. Though they often use people as their agents, our real enemies are the invisible forces of wickedness. And because they are invisible, they can only be confronted with superior invisible force. This is why we need the power of God. The Holy Ghost is the carrier, and transmitter of the invisible power of God.

Isaiah.59:19 says ‘So shall they fear The Name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.’

The force of the enemy must bow to the superior power of The Holy Ghost. Wherever The Holy Ghost is in operation, no enemy can stand. Therefore we must engage The Power of The Holy Ghost so as to keep triumphing over every opposition.
And to engage the Power of The Holy Ghost, you must submit to a lifestyle of prayers and consistent Study of The Word. There is no shortcut to power.
To win in the battles of life, you must accept spiritual responsibility. Every man is limited to the extent of his spiritual commitment. Therefore make up your mind to increase your power level through renewed fellowship with the Holy Ghost.
As you do, certainly, through the great manifestation of God’s Power in your life, every enemy of your great destiny will be subdued.

PRAYER: Lord, by the power of Your Spirit, let everything contesting my glorious destiny be silenced forever in Jesus Name. Please grant me the grace to take spiritual responsibility, so that I can be victorious in every battle in Jesus Name.

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When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. WORDBITE 222.