Guardian

WE want to see how God used the apostles prophetically. You know we have been trying to show that there are situations and problems that will only and always require prophetic intervention to solve.

Paul was sailing to Rome to appear before Caesar. They were 276 people on board with cargoes. And suddenly, the weather changed, the storm arose, the sea became very unfriendly and they were in real and serious danger of perishing in the water. God!

Permit me to quote directly some of the fearful words used to describe what Paul and his fellow travellers went through: “We had several days of rough sailing, and after great difficulty, we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed down to the leeward side of Crete, past the cape of Salmone. We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. We had lost a time. The weather was becoming dangerous for long voyages by then because it was so late in the fall. The typhoon was so severe that it blotted out the sun and stars and all hope was lost. Terrible!

Let’s bring out those fearful negative phrases from that situation: rough sailing, great difficulty, against us, struggle along, lost a time, becoming dangerous, so late, so severe, blotted out and all hope was lost. Wow!

Satan raised such a formidable chain of obstacles. The journey was that important to the forces of heaven and hell. God had told Paul that he would take the gospel to the gentiles, and going to Rome was a very important part of that mission. He would (through his trial) release the good news to the ruler of the empire and other Roman citizens. And reaching these people meant getting the heart of the then world. The enemy would have none of these. But, you know very well that the real target was the word of God. And this is exactly what the enemy is doing to you.

He is throwing all those arrows and obstacles to you just to see that you don’t fulfill God’s purpose of bringing you to into this world. The fulfillment of your destiny is sure going to deal a deadly blow to Satan and his dark plans. Let him do all he can, but God’s purpose will always prevail! I can hear you say, “But my challenges are so tough”. Yes, they are, because your destiny is great.

When all hope was lost that anybody or the ship could be saved from this imminent disaster, Paul suddenly woke up to declare the intention and the intervention of heaven in the situation. He was in perfect control of the situation. Why? He had seen, believed and declared what others were not seeing at that moment. And that is what the prophetic is all about. Getting an exclusive from God and declaring same to help men on earth. His message cheered others up. It brought life and hope back into them. And this is what this message is intended for. The word of God has come to you. There is still hope for you!

Divine intervention will always bring a breaking forth. No matter how gloomy, no matter how dark the situation, once the word of God comes, light will begin to show again.

I command your day to break forth in the mighty name of Jesus! Let there be restoration in your life. Let your sun begin to shine again.

Pastor Agbo is of the Assemblies of God Nigeria. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it