TAKING IT BY FORCE

I remember the doctor telling me that there was no medical explanation on how I survived what happened to me then.

Hell had determined to kill both me and my baby boy on the very day he was born, but my God was not asleep. On the day Danny was dedicated, I said, like Hannah, that for this child I prayed and the Lord granted me my heart desires. Danny is the icing on my cake.

So you can imagine how I felt when he took ill during our first few weeks in the mission field. Hell was out once again to snatch my son, but again my God was not asleep. Danny would cough for an extended period and then throw up. Nothing he ate was retained. The agony of watching him in this torment was terrible for me.

Mathew 11:12.says, And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

I finally got violent with that ugly situation. I had a self-talk. “The Bible says that whatever Adam called anything, it was upheld by heaven. I therefore name this cough a mirage. Just like a mirage, cough, I will look for you and see you no more.” “ Cough”, i continued, “I name you a vapour, I will look for you and see you no more.” I sat by my son. Each time he coughed, I released a scripture against that cough. I used every relevant scripture I knew in addition to the blood. It was a whole day business. I mean that for the whole day, I wrote nothing and cooked nothing. I sat by my son and took a violent stand against that demonic cough. Do you know what happened? In the night, my son slept through the night without coughing once and that was how the cough became a mirage indeed.

Later that night, my eyes were opened to see one ugly creature with blisters all over. I took authority over it and cast it out. Life is spiritual and our God does not lie. His Word remains the truth forever.

I saw a man cutting a small tree a few days ago. I took note of the fact that he was cutting a particular spot consistently. With that, the tree was brought down in a short time. Imagine if the man was exerting the same effort but cutting at different parts of the tree? The Word is a sword and it cuts just like physical swords. Decide to choke hell through your confessions. Give him no breathing space until he releases what rightfully belongs to you.

I listened to a young man tell about how he got tired of having no babies in his marriage. Having known that their problem was not medical, they decided to get violent. He said that they spoke to that mountain day and night until the devil loosened his hold. He said that they took turns to sleep. When he was in bed, his wife was awake talking to their mountain. The next month, the sister conceived.

The scriptures say that with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. Give no place to the devil. Refuse to tolerate him and the circumstances he induces.

Remember once again that the violent taketh it by force.

You are blessed.

Ngozi Okure