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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  TERRITORY

God told the children of Israel, wherever they set their feet he would give them for an inheritance. He will give us new territory if we believe him for it. I am not talking about physical ground but spiritual. There are times we need to believe for land and he will give us that too, if we are building his kingdom.

We all are in different places every day, but how many of us have claimed that territory for the kingdom? Our jobs, our city hall, anywhere we go, we should pray for God to move on that territory. We must pray over our workplace, the neighborhood and even the post office and grocery store before entering. Pray over everywhere you go. Ask God to be a guide. He can point his people to those that need an encounter with Jesus.

There are seven mountains of influence that shape a society. Right now, the enemy has strongholds in all of them. It is time to pray for God’s chosen people to take back these territories. They are as follows: business, education, family, media, religion, arts and government.

It used to be when a king would conquer a land, he would plant his flag, with his crest at the palace of his enemy. This let everyone know they were under a new ruler.  He would hang banners showing he was in control.

God is our banner. One Hebrew word for God is Jehovah Nissi means the Lord our banner. God is the one we can depend on in battle. We go into battle under his flag, under his anointing and authority, we will be victorious.

1Chr 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Several years ago, it was a popular thing to pray the prayer of Jabez. Bible studies and books were written about it. Then some new thing came along in Christian culture and it was forgotten about. God honored Jabez and answered his prayer. He desired for God to increase his territory. If we ask God to increase our territory, he will honor our prayer too. But before we pray this prayer, we need to be sure we are ready to have our territory enlarged.

When battling an enemy, in their territory it was a little more difficult because of the strongholds. They may have had an advantage of being fortified. Maybe they were high up and could see an army approaching.

Today our enemy has strongholds in many territories. He has created a network of sin that traps people. There is only one way out of the trap. His name is Jesus. God can give us new territory, but we must be willing to battle for it.

2 Cor 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Our weapons are the word of God and prayer. Not a little five minute, patty cake prayer. Not a ritualistic prayer with fancy words but a deep intercessory prayer. We can pull down strongholds of the enemy. We can take territories if we are brave and bold enough to step out of our comfort zone.

The place we have already won and is our current territory may feel comfortable. But we do not want to get too comfortable, because complacency will soon follow. We will not win against our enemy unless we are growing the territory of God’s kingdom. This will also at the same time shrink the territory of our enemy until he has nothing left.  

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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