OPPOSITION TO MANIFESTATION OF PURPOSE.

  

Jeremiah 29:10 “For thus saith the LORD, that after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 29:11 for I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 29:12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 29:13 and ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 29:14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive”.

This is the declaration of God’s word and faithful is he who promised it who will also do it. God can not lie and he will do whatever he said that he will do. There is a plan which the most high God has for you and I. it is in fellowship that we will get to identify it and it is in fellowship and through fellowship with him that we will get to achieve it. Also, the devil cannot deceive a man who knows and have discovered the plan of God for his life, he will bring so many things on your way to lead you astray but the right understanding is what you need to overcome.

Ephesians 3:20 “recorded Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, and in Hebrews 6:17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec”. Our God is awesome and can do all things even things too good and great to comprehend.

Be it as it may, they are speculation I saw as wrong and inappropriate; that the devil can hinder the manifestation of Gods plan for us, no, he cannot, some say it is witches and wizard, some say it is money but all these things are too little to stop the purpose of God for us. They exist and has effect but cannot hinder it. “In Lamentations 3:37 it is stated that who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 3:38 Out of the mouth of the most high proceeded not evil and good? “

In another place, Apostle Paul clarified it in Romans 8:33 where he asked “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 8:34 who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 8:35 who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 8:36 as it is written, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”.

What then can hinder Gods plan for us or are they not? Yes, they are; the following are among the impediment and hindrances to the manifestation of the plan of God for our life.

1.  Sin; God is holy and of purer eyes to behold iniquities. We cannot fail with God behind us. But God frowns at sin and the presence of sin in a man’s life will make God to withdraw his presence. Psalms 99:9 stated; “Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy”. And in Proverbs 14:34 the wisest king recorded that” Righteousness exalted a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people”. Romans 6:20 put it “for when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 6:21 what fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 6:23 for the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

The lord God who is the originator of purpose is a pure God, he is holy and holiness is what it takes to partner and fellowship with him, in fellowship he will teach you the potency of the flesh and the danger inherent in obeying whatever the flesh ask you to do, God will make you to understand that the only thing the flesh will offer you is little happiness which last for few minutes and then an anguish for a life time. And every day and night, the flesh and the spirit of God is in conflict and contention on whom should be in charge of the man.

Paul in Galatians 5:17 stated “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

It is a pity that this generation has continued to reduce the power and weight of sin, even most preachers only mentioned the word sin without going all out to list it out in all its manifestation. Sin include but not limited to only liars and fornication, and it carries such weight as to make God to give you space and stay far from you so that he will not be associated with sin. Someone will ask if sin matters and has the power to make a man miss purpose. Yes it does, Even God detest and hate sin.

Isaiah 59:1 said” Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 59:3 for your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. 59:4 none calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.”

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2. Unbelief and doubt: Matthew 14:31 said” And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith”

There is so much incapacities and inabilities with man. He cannot do anything and does not have the potency to do everything. But the same is not applicable with God. The outcome of any mission with God involved in it cannot be the same with the outcome of the same assignment when God was not involved. There is a difference which is clear and can be easily noticed by all.

Luke 12:29 “And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. These are all Jesus words, and yet in Acts 10:17 Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, which made the holy spirit in Acts 10:20 to say Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. Paul also in 1 Timothy 2:8 declared I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”

Therefore in your relationship with God. One thing you will certainly have to remove is doubt and unbelief, it is a hindrance and has the potency to limit your physical progress in the journey of life, you are advised to stop that doubt and start believing in God, for with God nothing is impossible.

3) Wrong choice;” Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; 12:16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. 12:17 for ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.”

Yes, wrong choices made either in the area of marriage, academics, or ministry can limit or hinder the manifestation of Gods plan for you and me .and these are key areas where you may not be able to correct it after you have far in the journey, therefore in the journey of life as opportunities comes to you to make choices, do it graciously and responsibly because these choices no matter how small are determinant of our destination in life.

4) Wrong foundation: Psalms 11:1 “In the LORD I put my trust, how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 11:2 for, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 11:3 if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 11:6 upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup”.

Wrong foundation might be from choices our parent and caregivers made for us while we were still small, but God is usually a God of multiple chances. Therefore, whenever you discovered that your foundation was not right, you have to run to God who always gives a second chances and he will correct any abnormalities.