Overcoming the spirit of Delay by Fortune Nwaiwu

Overcoming the spirit of Delay

A sermon preached by Fortune Nwaiwu on Wed. 20/03/2019

There are forces that are responsible for delaying peoples' blessings, keeping them from progressing, such forces are also responsible delaying some people from receiving Christ as their personal Saviour. With the help of God, those forces hindering your success will stop. 

1. The Ethiopian Eunuch overcame the spirit of delay by receiving God's salvation – Acts 8:36  As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptised?”   He had accepted to follow Christ but was not yet a born again because he was yet to be baptised. His baptism delayed a little, and he wondered what would stop him from being baptised since there was a river to do so. So being a serious minded person to embrace Christ as his Saviour, he was then baptised by Philip. Never you allow the power of darkness to stop you from receiving God's salvation. The Ethiopian Eunuch overcame the spirit of delay by his anxious desire to follow Jesus Christ. As he was enlightened about the man(Christ) who was led to the slaughter, who was silent before his shearer, he was moved in spirit and needed no delay to become a Christian. 

2. Jacob's blessing delayed for 14 years (Gen.29:21) 

The spirit that was responsible for the delay of Jacob's blessings was the spirit of servitude. Such  a spirit made him to serve over and over amounting to 14 years in the course of marrying Rachel. When he had worked for his uncle -Laban and expected Rachel to be given to him, he was disappointed. Another woman was given to him - Leah. Thus, when one is under the spell of delay, it makes one to work over and over again. Such a person when he gets to a level of receiving something, he would be told another story. "Sorry,” “another person has taken it,” “you can try again," “come again," and/ or “next time". These are perhaps words used to comfort anyone who is under the influence of the spirit of delay- "there is no harm in trial".

Note - those who have earned money to buy a car, but the person they gave money to buy it for them squandered the money, the cause of it is the spirit of delay operating to delay you from progressing, doing something in your life. The only one who can help you out is Jesus Christ- the hope of the nations.

3. Daniel's answers to his prayers delayed for 21 days because of the Prince of the Kingdom of Persia ( Dan. 10:13). The angel who was sent to answer Daniel's prayers was troubled by the spirit prince of Persian Kingdom. But Daniel was able to overcome this problem by the aid of God sending the archangel Michael to fight the battle for him. The same God will fight for you. The prayers you have prayed for years, if there is any power from any Kingdom of darkness withholding your prayers, destiny and blessings, we command them now to release them in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Altar call 

If you receive Jesus Christ now as your Lord and personal Saviour, there Will be no more delay in getting what you have longed for to possess.

Read Rev.10:6= He swore an oath in the name of the one who lives forever, and ever, who created the heavens and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said - " there will be no more delay ".

Prayers:

a. There will be no more delay in achieving my dreams and ambitions, this I believe in Jesus’s name, amen.

b. There will be no more delay in the pursuits of my business and academic careers, in Jesus' name. Amen.

c. I shall delay no further to possess my possessions, in the name of Jesus.

d. Every spirit of delay in my life, causing a delay in my marriage, and conceiving of babies get out of  me. I reject and denounce you for ever. You can no longer rule my destiny. Jesus Christ has come to rule and reign in my life and over me. 

e. You spirit of misfortune, you are cast into the bottomless pit where you will no longer have upper hand in my life in the name of Jesus.

f. Any spirit that empties my pockets, dwindling my financial strength thereby delaying me to do exploits I command you to exists no more in my life, in Jesus’s name, amen.