Genesis 15:1-18 (please read)
Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”
One of the favourite tools of the devil is delay. To delay means to defer, to postpone, to suspend, to pause. The devil uses delay to distract, discourage, and destroy. Whether it’s delayed marriage, childbearing, education, breakthrough, or promotion, delay is painful and can lead to frustration and depression. The ultimate aim is to deny or deprive you of what you badly need to make your life comfortable and happy. Disappointment is the difference between expectation and reality. There is pain in unmet expectation.
There are three sources of delay. God can sometimes delay a particular manifestation until all the factors are aligned. For example, Pharaoh’s cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph until Pharaoh had the dream that required interpretation.
But most delays are caused by Satan. Angel Gabriel was sent to deliver a message to Daniel, but the Prince of Persia delayed him for twenty one days. God had sent the answer, so He was not the reason for Daniel not receiving it. It was the devil. It was the operation of territorial spirits. Operations of Forces of delay and frustration- e.g. Witchcraft manipulation. Delay is a spirit. Lateness is a spirit and is transmissible. Daniel 10:12-13. Would it have been wise for Daniel to get angry with God? NO! In 1Thessalonians 2:17-18, Apostle Paul revealed how they were hindered by Satan.
Ourselves. Unconfessed sins and unbelief. God promised Abraham a child from his wife Sarah, but that child did not come until after 25 years. Isaac took 20 years to have his own kids, Rachael, the one loved by Jacob took many years to conceive. Could there have been generational curses? You see a pattern clearly. It was a family of late starters.
In this case, it was childbearing. In most cases it is finance.
Two factors were responsible for delay in Abraham’s case. First, Abraham’s destiny was compromised by a faulty foundation. He came from a family of idol worshippers. Joshua 24:2, “And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.”
Secondly, it took Abraham several years to believe God especially when he and his wife become old and was now physiologically impossible for them to have children. And God had to do a miracle to reverse the situation. God will do a miracle today to reverse delay in your life, in the Name of Jesus! Somebody, get ready for a miracle of divine acceleration, in Jesus Name!
3 Things The Enemy Is Trying To Deprive You Of
1. Territory
2. Treasures
3. Legacy- family. Genesis 15:2-3, “And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? [3] And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.”
In the case of Daniel, it was a territorial spirit. In the case of Abraham, it was an ancestral strongman. The aim of both is to limit your influence on earth. It’s a battle for the control of territory. Not just the territory but the treasures in it. Not just the space, but the substance in it. Many are occupying space but have no substance. Why do you think Landlords are so powerful?
What’s happening in Ukraine today is a battle for the control of that territory and the substance in it.
The third thing the enemy is trying to deny you is family. God promised Abraham family, territory and treasures. If you don’t have children, someone else will inherit your land and your properties.
How did Abraham overcome delay?
Romans 4:20, “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God…”
(AMP) “No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God…”
It takes faith to celebrate God in the midst of delay. And it takes praise to demolish the forces of delay. Abraham praised his way out of the valley of delay. If you are experiencing delay in any area of life, start giving God praise.
As you praise God from now on, every delay in your life shall be terminated. You will gain new territory, and God will give you your family, in the Name of Jesus!
Ezekiel 12:28, “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done,” says the Lord God.’”” (NKJV)
God will hasten His word to perform it in your life, in Jesus Name! There will be a rapid manifestation of God’s promises in your life, in Jesus Name.
All ungodly delays in the manifestation of your miracles are cancelled, in Jesus Name.
I bind very strongman delegated to hinder the manifestation of your miracles, in Jesus Name.
I speak against every mark of delay in your life, let it be erased now, in the Name of Jesus.
Every authority delaying your matter will have no rest until they do the right thing, in Jesus Name.
Every ancient door slowing down your progress, receive thunder and fire now, be destroyed, in the Name of Jesus.
Anything delaying your miracle gives way now, in Jesus Name.
Your waiting is over! Start celebrating now!
Bishop Dr Charles Olowojoba is the General Overseer of Dayspring Bible Church Worldwide with HQ in Abuja, Nigeria & President, Dayspring Christian Ministries Int’l.
