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Sermon #27: THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD

  “But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand …” Exodus 3: 19-20 I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him,” God said to Moses. I rephrase this statement as follows: “I know that the devil will not leave you alone unless a mighty hand compels him.” That sounds totally true. Satan has to be compelled to leave you alone, to let you go. He will never willingly let you go. This goes to show the determination that Satan has when it comes to constraining the children of God; he wants to keep them in bondage forever. Christians, therefore, need to be more determined than the devil to free themselves from his shackles. Unfortunately, a number of Christians are too lukewarm or absent-minded to even think of getting their freedom; such Christians, therefore, remain under Satan’s bondage in various areas of their lives. The devil is determined to bind you forever. If the devil i...
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Sermon #2: WITH THE LORD ALWAYS


“I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” Psalm 16:8

Believers sometimes act as though they are absent-minded; they act like they don’t care much about the will of the One they follow. But one thing is certain; all believers seek the hand of the Lord when they face difficult situations and circumstances.

Yet there is a formula that makes it easier for one to achieve victory; surprisingly, it is a formula that some believers tend to take lightly.

The Psalmist understood this well. I want you to pay close attention to the opening verse of this article.

The Psalmist started by making a bold decision, which is not only to set the Lord before him but to do so always. That’s an excellent starting point.

You need to set the Lord before you, always. The Lord should be your focus at every breath of your life. Let not your mind wander. Never fall into a drunken stupor. If you gave Him your life, you should never be found acting like you did not!

If you do not want to set Him before you always, then what was your intention when you gave your life to Him?

Because the Psalmist set the Lord before him always, the Lord remained at the Psalmist’s right hand, every second of the Psalmist’s life. What a wonderful state of affairs!

This got me thinking.

I have heard many believers cry out, “Lord, why have you left me!” I believe this is a misplaced cry arising out of a wrong diagnosis. Has the Lord really left you? Have you placed Him before you always, like the Psalmist did?

The opening verse clearly shows us that if we set Him before us always, if we make Him the apple of our eyes, He in turn will always be at our right hand. Sometimes it is better to improve one’s walk with the Lord than to claim that the Lord has forsaken them.

Here is the beautiful part of the opening Bible verse: “… because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” Psalm 16:8

How true!

If your focus is 100% on Him, He will remain at your right hand. If and whenever He is on your right hand, nothing in this world will move you, not even illness, death, and poverty. You will never fall hostage to fear, insecurity, discouragement, and depression.

Sounds like the way to go; doesn’t it?

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