This message flows from a time of intentional communion with the Holy Spirit, where He instructed how we as followers of Jesus must regularly revisit, study, trace and track through the words and themes Jesus has previously spoken over our lives.

This reflective practice enlarges our spiritual understanding, it sharpens our discernment of the times, and aligns us as followers of Jesus with present instructions that are essential for us walking in the preordained triumph of the Lord. This means that what had been spoken months earlier becomes freshly relevant, which guides us as followers of Jesus into accuracy and rightly positioning us in the very centre that is the “bullseye” of Jesus’ will.

From this foundation, the Holy Spirit brought a strong exhortation for us as followers of Jesus to identify and stand firmly against anything that seeks to rule, dominate, or oppress your life, because there are realities Jesus has already paid for that must never be tolerated again in our lives. This message anchors this truth in 1 John.3:8, declaring that Jesus was manifested in the flesh to destroy the works of the devil.

This is not a future promise but a completed work and present reality which we must embrace fully. Sin and all forms of bondage originated through satan when Adam yielded to deception, and since then have been tools of oppression against men. However, Jesus came specifically to render those works of the devil powerless. Therefore, it is inconsistent for us to believe that what Jesus destroyed can still rightfully dominate the life of a believer in Jesus.

This truth was further reinforced by Acts.10:38, which reveals the pattern of Jesus’ ministry which was going about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil. This clearly establishes that oppression in any form whether through sickness, disease, or any form of bondage comes from the devil, and not from the Lord. Consequently, as followers of Jesus we must refuse to accept or tolerate any form of oppression, by recognising that Jesus has already provided our freedom from the enemy.

A personal testimony in my life experience illustrates this truth in action: when I was confronted with physical symptoms, and the Holy Spirit prompted me to make a direct rebuke of those symptoms to leave my body, by declaring that such oppression had no right to remain on my body which is the temple of the Holy Spirit. As authority was exercised in Jesus’ name, the condition left instantly and when attempts of the symptoms attempted to return, I resisted them again until complete victory was established.

This has become my lifestyle in the Kingdom of refusing any ungodly trespasses against my body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit, thus resulting in me walking in sustained freedom from all oppression. The Holy Spirit also teaches us how to deal with ongoing spiritual opposition.

Through Psalm.2 and its fulfilment referenced in Acts.4, it is revealed that opposition, even coordinated resistance from the enemy will arise against the Lord’s work and anointing. Yet this understanding equips us as followers of Jesus to stand firm, recognising that such attacks are predictable and are already addressed in the Lord’s counsel for our lives.

The call is for us to be strong, courageous, and steadfast, by taking further spiritual ground rather than retreating from the enemy. The message emphasises that the anointing is given to make us as followers of Jesus Overcomers, Barrier breakers, Yoke destroyers, Burden removers, and Carriers of the Lord’s power on earth. Passivity in our faith must be strongly rejected as a sign of spiritual decline.

Instead, as followers of Jesus we are called to walk in continual forward movement, by pressing into what lies ahead. This is consistent with Jesus’ repeated exhortation in the book of Revelation to the seven churches where He insists that each disciple must overcome all obstacles in order to enter into greater authority and fulfilment of the Lord’s plan for our lives.

A key pattern was highlighted that every instruction from the Holy Spirit demands action because His guidance is never passive. It is always meant to re-engage us as followers of Jesus in purposeful movement that produces greater results and deeper alignment with the Lord. Drawing from Acts.13:46, where Paul and Barnabas grew bold, this revelation calls for a decisive shift to the place where there is no more passive endurance of oppression, no more complaining, but bold resistance to the works of the devil.

As followers of Jesus we must rise in the authority of Jesus, by verbally and spiritually rejecting every form of oppression and enforcing the victory Jesus has already secured for us. This includes us consciously choosing on purpose to walk in the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, which sets us free from the law of sin and death, and actively commanding every oppressive force to leave and never return.

The closing charge from the Holy Spirit is for us to hold firmly to this truth without wavering, regardless of the opposition. As we the followers of Jesus remains steadfast and immovable, by always abounding in the work of the Lord we will experience the rewards of freedom of the highest order, as we enter into the “glory zone” the Lord has ordained for us to experience.

Today in the name of Jesus, I declare that your eyes are opened to see every work of the enemy for what it is a defeated, powerless work, without any authority over your life. I declare that you will no longer tolerate oppression in any form, because Jesus has already destroyed its power against you.

I declare that you arise in boldness, strength, and spiritual authority, to enforce the victory of Christ in every area of your life. I decree that every sickness, every bondage, every oppressive force is commanded to leave you now and never return in Jesus name. I declare that you will walk in the law of the Spirit of life, completely free, triumphant, and unstoppable. I declare that you are positioned in the centre of the Lord’s will, advancing as an overcomer who manifests His glory daily in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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