Speed in the Face of Opposition

READ: Gen. 37: 8-11.
MORE LESSONS: Gen. 39:1-16
Bible Reading in One Year: Genesis 43-46

Whatever draws you back in life, is an opposition to your advancement. Opposition is usually aimed at reducing the speed of anyone in life in order to destroy his dreams. There are many ways a man can face opposition in life; it can come from family and friends. A man can face opposition from his closest friends, from an organization where he works, even from the brethren.

Whenever the devil wants to attack a man in life, he brings opposition his way and this might not be successful until he uses the vessels that are easily accessible for him to use. If you make yourself available, he will use you against your closest friend or even your own father or mother.

Whenever you face opposition in life, don't be afraid. It simply means that the devil recognises your speed and he wants to reduce it. Opposition is a ladder to your height if you manage it well.

In the book of Matt. 5:14, the Bible says: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Do you know that light travels at 300,000 kilometers per second? or 700 million miles an hour? If you are the light of the world then, there is no limit of the distance you can cover in any good thing of life.

There are many people in the Bible who faced oppositions but came out victorious; as the opposition was coming, they were increasing in speed. Joseph faced opposition with his brothers from the day he told his dreams: And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words: Gen. 37: 8. That was war from home but he came out fine.

Even in the face of opposition, Joseph was prospering; And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man... Gen. 39:2a. As the devil saw that Joseph was prospering in the face of opposition, he needed a vessel to terminate the ordained plan of God for him so he picked up a vessel from within not from outside: The Bible says: And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. But he refused...: Gen. 39:7-8. Every opposition and temptation you do not refuse in life will take you far away from your destiny.

The devil will never give up on you to bring you down; And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me:... v 12a Joseph did not stop at the point of refusing also, he acted. The Bible says: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. v 12 b. As soon as he ran out, the devil lost his plan in making an attempt to destroy his dreams. What became of Joseph? Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou: Gen. 41:40. May God empower you with the speed that you need to overcome the enemy of your destiny.

Prayer/Action
* Father, give me victory over every opposition that is organised against my destiny
* I receive wisdom not to eat the baits of the devil against my life for my downfall.
* I receive speed to cover the distances I need to cover in destiny.

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