By Pastor Jerry Eze
“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.” (Luke 19: 12)
That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.
The noble man in our Focal Scripture was to go and receive a kingdom for himself, and to return. The word ‘return’ as used in that scripture comes from the Greek word ‘parousia’, which means “the arrival of the owner to punish the wicked”. So after the noble man received a kingdom, the wickedness in his domain was dealt with. The negativity that wanted to exist side by side with his rule was dealt with after receiving a kingdom.
Friend, as God positions you to possess new territories, every negativity that wants to exist side by side with your greatness will crumble. Every work of darkness that wants to prevail over your advancement will crumble. Every seat of Satan that wants to prevail over your rising will go down. Every messenger of darkness that wants to cast a satanic cloud over your destiny will go down by fire.
The return of the noble man after receiving a kingdom was meant to coincide with the punishment against the wickedness against him. Hear me as I hear the Lord: as you rise, the wickedness around you will crumble. As you rise and break old limits, the satanic enforcers of negativity around you will go down. As you rise, the gates of hell will crumble. As you rise, the seat of Satan will go down. As you rise, negativity will fall.
The noble man may have had opposers who didn’t show their true colours; but the moment he was to go and receive a kingdom, they went public with their opposition. His rising caused his haters to speak up with their hatred. Every hater that has manifested because of kingdoms that God is putting under your control, let the earth arise and fight the opposition. Let the elements of nature crush the wickedness that has arisen against you.
No longer shall your destiny exist side by side with negativity. Every negativity that wants to accompany your rising, we decree, it goes down now.
Matthew 15: 13 says: “But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.”
Declare With Me: No negativity will exist side by side with my rising, in Jesus’ name!
• Pastor Jerry is the Lead Pastor of the Streams of Joy International.