Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Overcoming the Siege




Introduction 
Anchor Scripture: 2 Kings 25:1-3

Israel was a United Kingdom at creation, but after the reign of Solomon, it became a divided kingdom, we now had the Northern Kingdom with Samaria as the capital and the Southern Kingdom with Jerusalem as the capital, but the Promise of God to redeem the whole world was on Jerusalem, that shows that the city is glorious, wonderful, honorable and powerful in the plan of God

The book of Isaiah is the only book of the Bible that has the same structure as the whole Bible: 
- The Bible has 66 books and this book of Isaiah has 66 chapters 

- The Old Testament talks about the fall of man and his punishment by God, man's woes and tribulations, the first 39 chapters of the book of Isaiah talks about the punishment of Israel by God in the hands of different nations

- The New Testament talks about the fulfillment of God's plan to redeem man and bring an end to his sufferings and miseries, the last 16 chapters of the book of Isaiah also indicate the comforting of Israel by God after all their sufferings in the hands of the enemies, beginning with Isaiah 40, which is our main chapter of discussion in this convention

Therefore in this general lecture I'll be looking at this topic: The Siege is Over from these perspectives: 
* Definition of siege
* Origin of siege
* Reasons for siege
* Going through the siege
* After the siege

Definitions of Siege
This is defined as the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack it, it can also be called Besiege which means to surround so as to force to give up - in other words, siege is not against a person or place that is useless or inglorious but rather against a person that has glorious, honorable and wonderful destiny, so if you are under any form of siege, whether you know it or not, it's because you have a glorious destiny

Origin of siege
When God created man, he was created to be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth, subdue all things and be in dominion in other words, God made man His sole representative on earth. Man was in a perfect union and relationship with God until a day, when the enemy came in and sever the smooth journey of man with God - Gen. 1:28, 3:1-19. 
From thence, man became a toy in the hands of the enemy, but when Jesus came to redeem man, he escaped from the trap of the enemy, but a lot of people are still ignorant of this fact, but today you are been set free in the precious name of Jesus Christ

Reasons for the siege
You are under this siege in your life because of any of the following reasons:
~ You carry a glorious destiny - God created man to be glorious, so it is expected that everyone coming into this world is coming with glory
~ You are a destiny changer - You are created to be a person that will be used by God to touch and transform the destinies of others
~ You a person of impact - You are meant to be of impact on your generation and the ones to come
~ You are a sought after person - You are meant to be a person that people will be seeking for help and assistance
~ You are a person of authority - You are meant to speak and live as a person of authority
~ You are a person in dominion - You are supposed to dominate wherever you are or may get to in life
~ You are a sinful person - You are created to be in the image of God, which according to a school of thought comprised of: True knowledge, Holiness and Righteousness, but if you are not living as an image of God, the devil will lay siege against you - 2 Kings 24: 3 - 5

The first six points indicate your original status, the real you, but the enemy has seen all these things inside of you, unfortunately, you did not know and gave the enemy access into your life through sin, that is why the enemy laid siege against you so that you will not be able to fulfill your glorious and wonderful destiny

Types of siege
Academic siege - students can be under the siege of reading and not understanding or evil-minded lecturers 
Career siege - some people will find it difficult to make a headway in their chosen career due to the siege of the enemy 
Life siege - some people face siege in all areas of their life, they push and strive in all areas of their lives, unfortunately many have died I though making it through
Marital siege - many people are going through marital siege in the area of lack of marital breakthrough - no serious partner or even calling off relationship close to introduction or wedding, some are going through siege in their marriage. 
Spiritual siege - many people are under the siege of the devil in their spiritual life, someone who is meant to be setting people free is seeking freedom from different sources, to the extent that people are advising of going to herbalist
Financial siege - many people are undergoing serious lack and abject poverty, despite that Jesus died to make us rich, it is the siege of the enemy that has caused it. Remember that when a place or person is under siege, there won't be going out or coming in, in other words, you will not be able to access the help and assistance of people, no matter who you contact for help, nothing will come out for you
But God brought you to this mountain to cause a change in the situation of your life, I therefore speak as an oracle of God that your life shall encounter the mighty hand of God to provoke the required solution in Jesus name

Going through the Siege
What you should understand is that, your siege will last as long as you are ignorant of the solution.
As long as you refuse to acknowledge the finished work of Christ on the cross as the solution to your overcoming the siege of life, you remain under the siege
Every siege has a time lapse, 1st Peter 5:10 says "But the God of all grace, He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, He will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." The KJV says after ye have suffered a while...in order words, the siege is not meant to overcome you, you are meant to go through and afterwards become a better person
In the process of going through the siege you have to be doing the following: 
- Wait on the Lord for strength i.e. Seek God for divine direction
- Identify the type of siege you are going through - this is what will help you to know how to approach and overcome the siege
- Fast and Pray - pray in line with the direction and instruction you receive from God
- Request for Grace - it takes grace to go through the race of life, if the grace of God is not on your life, you will not scale through the siege of life
- Rejoice and be glad - you may think that frowning and complaining will help when going through siege, but it will not, but rather make it worse. You should be glad because you have God on your side
- Allow God to do what He wants to do - Siege sometimes come because God wants to teach you something, you should therefore learn what He wants you to learn in the course of the season
- You must have Faith - you have to see yourself going through the period of siege successfully and without the enemy prevailing over you - Hebrew 11: 29

After the siege
This is actually where we are going, we only went through those other points in order for you to know that siege has season and you can go through it successfully. 
When God was telling Jerusalem that her siege was over, it simply meant that she went through a stressful period, but had now overcome, in this final part of the lecture, I'll be talking about what you begin to enjoy when the siege is over:
Comfort - When you have overcome the siege of life, you begin to enjoy the comfort of God and you will also be able to comfort others - 2nd Corinthians 1:3 - 4
Blessing - After the siege is over, the blessings of God begin to flow into your life ceaselessly 
Glorious manifestation - you begin to manifest the glory of God that your life is meant to show forth
Peace - when siege comes to an end, peace will begin to reign in your life
Progress and prosperity - siege makes a person to be stagnant in life, it also provokes lack, but when it is over, you begin to move forward, because there is a place called forward anud it is meant for the children of God, you also gain access to the prosperity that Jesus purchased for believers through His blood when siege is over
Breakthrough - when siege is over, you enjoy breakthrough on all sides - Isaiah 54: 3
Favor - when your siege is over, the favor of God locates you and people will begin to favor you on all sides - Psalm 102:3
Health - when your edge comes to an end, you begin to enjoy divine health - 1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:4-6

You have come to this convention to learn that there is no siege without an expiry date, today marks the date and what you begin to enjoy from this day forward
Thank you all for listening and I pray that God in His infant mercy will transform your destiny for good today in Jesus name
I will like us to pray the following prayers:
Oh Lord, let every siege causing stagnancy in my life come to an end upon this mountain
Oh Lord, let me begin to enjoy the fruits of an over comer from today
My Father, let my life begin to show forth your glory and honor
 
Pastor Alo Olatokunboh Akin 
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