Breaking Barriers I

Saturday 2 July
READ: Psa. 66: 1 - 8
MORE LESSON : Isa. 40: 4-5

A barrier is anything that reduces, inhibits or altogether stops your advancement. Enemies delight in placing barriers on the way of God's children to prevent them from making progress. There are signs that show that a man's path has been barricaded in life. When a man experiences consistent delay or remains stagnant for a protracted period of time, it shows there is a barrier. You must deal with every barrier and obstacle so that you can move with the speed of the Spirit, which is faster than the speed of light.

The first step in dealing with barriers in destiny is to make a decision and develop the determination to breakthrough all barriers. Everything in life starts with a decision; make a decision that come what may, you are moving forward. The power of human will, backed by the power of the Holy Spirit, will overcome any obstacle. When you are determined and refuse to give in, obstacles will give way, and you will cross. Determination is perseverance till opposition gives up. When you refuse to give up, the enemy will give up.

Lasting determination is made possible by having a possibility mentality. You must have a mindset that believes that there is always a way out. Some people are fond of saying, 'it can't work; it is not possible.'' Such a person has already built a barrier in his own mind. Jesus says, ...Everything is possible for him who believes: Mark 9: 23 (NIV). Don't quit because you tried and it didn't work. It is still possible.

However, endless possibility is only in connection to God, the source of power. Motivation talk seeks to teach possibility by human will power but if you want to base it on human power alone, there are many things that will never become reality to you, But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible: Matt 19:26. The truth is that there are some barriers that will never bow until they see the demonstration of power. They are like Pharaoh that would not let the children of Israel go until he saw the hand of God. It is the power of God that delivered Israel from Egypt. When the Red Sea stood as a barrier, it was the same demonstration of God's power that dealt with that obstacle, say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee: Psa. 66: 3. Barriers will submit, obstacles will surrender at an encounter with the power of God. Remain connected to God in prayer, worship, Word and fellowship. Authentic power is from God and today that power breaks every barrier set on the path of your destiny, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER/ACTION
* By the greatness of God’s power, let every barrier bow to me, in Jesus’ name.
* I declare that barriers along my pathway of life be cleared-off now, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, thank You because Your power that kept me from January to June will keep me from July to December, in the name of Jesus.