MFM HQ YOUTH CHURCH SUNDAY SERVICE (28/02/2016)- By Whom Shall Jacob Arise? - Pastor Wole Daniels

By whom shall Jacob Arise? By God only. 

Topic: By Whom Shall Jacob Arise?

Preacher: Pastor Wole Daniels

Text: Amos 7:1-2- Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

² And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small

From our anchor scripture, the swarm of locusts will come in after the king has taken his on portion of the harvest. So, more or less there isn't any left over.

Facts to note:

1.       There is a king who takes first i.e. the best (evil kings)

2.     Latter growth is something that may or may not come, whereas there is a king who has taken the best at the beginning.

3.      Locusts are insects that finish whatsoever they stumble upon

4.     Locust are powers that consume to a level where a man is not able to rise after the first portion has been taken away.

5.      There is also another time {i.e. the beginning of the latter growth}.

6.  The enemy prepares locusts to what is coming up. They can be likened to powers ordained to make an end of one's life.

What are Spiritual Locusts?

1.       Household Witchcraft

2.      Unfriendly Friends

3.      Envious Colleagues

4.      Demonic Neighbours

Signs of the Operations of the Locusts

1.   Prayerlessness- When God wants to help a person, He gives the individual a spirit of prayer to break doors. Therefore, whenever your prayer life is been attacked, know your breakthrough is close.

2.      Careless Living

3.      Love of the World (sinful life)

* The enemy knows they cannot attack a child of God until they break his/her defense. They make the individual to break his/her defense through sins, so the serpent can bite.

Way Out

1.       Repent and give your life to Christ.

2.      Draw closer to God deliberately.

3.      Submit yourself to God's plan i.e don’t stuggle with God

4.      Take your eyes off Men i.e focus on God

5.      Ask for prevalence in the place of Prayer.