Genesis 13:14: and the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him “lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are – northward, southward, eastward and westward.
Bible text: Genesis 13:14-17
In Genesis 12:1-3, God gave Abram three instructions; obedience to them will bring seven major blessings. He told Abram to get out of his country, from his fami
ly and from his father’s house and in
return He will make him a great nation , bless him, make his name great ,
make him a blessings, bless those who bless him, curse those who curse
him and through him all the families of the earth will be blessed. Abram
got out of his country, his family but not from his father’s house
because he took Lot with him. Because of this, the promises of God could
not come to fruition in his life. Just like Abram , there are many of
us who the Lord have made big promises to that are yet to come to
fruition. Many of us think maybe the Lord has forgotten us. The Lord has
not forgotten you. According to Isaiah 49:15 , it is possible for a
woman to forget her nursing child and not have compassion on the son of
her womb but our Lord will never forget his children. One of the reasons
why we are yet to see the manifestation of the promises God has made is
because of the hindrances on our path. For Abram it was Lot. While Lot
was still with Abram, God did not speak and Abram began to run into
trouble everywhere he went to.
For Peter it was fear. The fear of losing Jesus made him to cut the ear of Malchus in John 18:10. It was also the fear of persecution that made him to deny Jesus in John 18:15-27 .He denied Jesus not only once but thrice. Proverbs 29:23 says the fear of man brings snare. For Thomas it was doubt, when they told him that Jesus was raised he said I will not believe unless I see His hands the print of the nails, not only that and put my hand into His side, I will not believe –John 20:25.James 1:6-7 says no doubter will receive anything from God. For others it is anger. They get angry easily. Once they are angry they speak to anyone anyhow, they can do and undo. Proverbs 30:33 says the forcing of wrath produces strife. Stubbornness could also be a hindrance. The parents of Samson pleaded with him to marry from his people he refused; he stubbornly married from the Philistines. He later died in the hands of the same philistines. Another hindrance to manifestation is refusal to evangelize. Jesus has said in Luke 11:23, He that is not with me, is against me: he that gathereth not with me scattereth. When we do not evangelize we are pitching our camp opposite the camp of Jesus and scattering what He is gathering. Immediately Abram recognized the hindrance, he removed it and God spoke again.
PRAYER POINT: Father, everything hindering You from blessing me please help me to recognize them and give me the grace to remove them.
For Peter it was fear. The fear of losing Jesus made him to cut the ear of Malchus in John 18:10. It was also the fear of persecution that made him to deny Jesus in John 18:15-27 .He denied Jesus not only once but thrice. Proverbs 29:23 says the fear of man brings snare. For Thomas it was doubt, when they told him that Jesus was raised he said I will not believe unless I see His hands the print of the nails, not only that and put my hand into His side, I will not believe –John 20:25.James 1:6-7 says no doubter will receive anything from God. For others it is anger. They get angry easily. Once they are angry they speak to anyone anyhow, they can do and undo. Proverbs 30:33 says the forcing of wrath produces strife. Stubbornness could also be a hindrance. The parents of Samson pleaded with him to marry from his people he refused; he stubbornly married from the Philistines. He later died in the hands of the same philistines. Another hindrance to manifestation is refusal to evangelize. Jesus has said in Luke 11:23, He that is not with me, is against me: he that gathereth not with me scattereth. When we do not evangelize we are pitching our camp opposite the camp of Jesus and scattering what He is gathering. Immediately Abram recognized the hindrance, he removed it and God spoke again.
PRAYER POINT: Father, everything hindering You from blessing me please help me to recognize them and give me the grace to remove them.
