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  • [Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Get restless and remove the yoke

    [Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Get restless and remove the yoke

    Read: GENESIS 27:1-40

    Meditation verse:

    “You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But when you  grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck” (Genesis 27:40).

    Jacob had stolen his older brother, Esau’s blessings again by pretending to be  him. So, when their father Isaac blessed Esau, he told him that he would serve  his younger brother, until he became restless. Only then would he throw away  the yoke from his neck.  

    There are certain things that you tolerate in your life even though they are not  serving you. They could be conditions, circumstances, bad relationships, people  who are abusive and who put you down. Toxic workplaces, abusive marriage,  sinful habit, health issue, weight problems, financial difficulty, or some  degrading conditions. These things are undermining you severely, but you allow  them, you permit them even though you do not like them. These are yokes on  your neck. A yoke is a wooden piece fastened over the neck of two animals and  attached to a cart for them to pull. Scripturally, yoke depicts servitude, bondage,  and burden. There’s nothing good about a yoke. It will slow you down, cause  you to bend over or even disfigure you.  

    Change does not occur by happenstance. That situation is persisting because  you are not yet fed up with it. When you get fed up, you will find a way to break  free. Fed up with being a supplanter, Jacob wrestled with the angel, until  daybreak. He refused to let go until God gave him a new name and changed the  trajectory of his life. Fed up with being childless, Hannah prayed until she 

    mistaken for a drunk. Fed up with the life-draining disease, the woman with the  issue of blood, pressed through the crowd to touch the helm of Jesus’ garment.  Standing in front of a mirror several years ago, weighing over 100kg, I became  fed up and got into a weight loss program. After years of struggling with fear and  low self-esteem, I got fed up and broke free by the power of God’s word.  

    You are a partaker of God’s divine nature, and you deserve to live a fulfilling and  abundant life. Refuse to settle for anything less. Receive this life changing word  today and get restless. You are not as helpless as you think. You can break free 

    from poverty, abuse, sin, shame, disease, lack oppression, or whatever yoke has  been placed on your neck. Call that situation by name and say “I am fed up with  you, I can’t take it anymore. I break free from you in Jesus name. Now, call the  opposite of that condition and say I am now entering into health, riches,  prosperity, peace, favour, love, in Jesus name, Amen.

     

    IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

    For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

    or call +2348155525555

    For more enquiries, visit: www.rockteachingministry.org.

  • [Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Break loose from that yoke

    [Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Break loose from that yoke

    By Oke Chinye

    Read: Genesis 27:30-40

    Meditation verse:

    “By the sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother. And it shall  come to pass, when you become restless, that you shall break his yoke from  your neck” (Genesis 27:40).

    Yokes represent burdens, servitude, or bondage and are usually placed on us  by others. There is nothing pleasant about a yoke. It weighs you down, slows  down your pace and causes you to exert more effort in any accomplishment.

    Jacob had stolen Esau’s blessings by pretending to be him and as Esau pleaded  with his father for a remnant of the blessing, Jacob told him that he would be in  servitude under his younger brother but when he became restless and fed up,  he would break loose from the yoke.

    There are certain situations and conditions that you have permitted in your life  and allowed to go on, even though you don’t like them because they are  weighing you down or making you feel less than you were created for. They may  even be there legally, but they are hindering your progress and advancement in  life. Sometimes these yokes are not visible to the naked eye, they can only be  discerned spiritually. Today’s reading helps us understand that they will remain  yokes on your neck if you permit them to remain. The moment you get fed up; you will find a way to break loose.

    After years of battling with fear and low self-esteem and missing out on the  many opportunities that God sent my way, I knew it was time to break free from  the yoke of fear. The bible says that fear hath torment. God has not given us a  spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind.

    What is that yoke that you have continuously tolerated in your life? Lack, sin,  marital issues, abuse, persistent pain, excess weight, or a sense of  worthlessness? Call that yoke by its name and announce to it that its time is up.  God’s power is available to back you up. Job 22:28 says “you shall declare a thing  and it will be established for you, so light will shine on your ways”. Get restless  in the place of prayer and break loose today.

     

    IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

    For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

    or call +2348155525555

    For more enquiries, visit: www.rockteachingministry.org.

  • [Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: When you get restless, you will break the yoke

    [Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: When you get restless, you will break the yoke

    By Oke Chinye

    Read: Genesis 27:1-40

    Meditation verse:

    “By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; and it shall come  to pass, when you become restless, that you shall break the yoke from your  neck” (Genesis 27:40).

    Jacob had pretended to be his brother Esau, and their father, Isaac gave Esau’s  blessings to him. As Esau pleaded with his father to bless him with whatever was  left, his father said to him, “behold your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the  earth, and of the dew of heaven from above. By your sword you shall live, and  you shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you become  restless, that you shall break the yoke from your neck”.

    There are certain conditions or situations that we have tolerated in our lives,  and these have become yokes unto us. We allow them to remain even though  we do not like them. A yoke is a wooden piece fastened over the necks of two  animals and attached to a cart for them to pull. Naturally these animals would  exert much effort and their pace would be slow. Scripturally, a yoke represents  bondage, servitude, or a burden. Anything that diminishes your chances of  succeeding in life is a yoke. Anything that slows your pace or causes you to be  weighed down has become a yoke in your life. A yoke could be a bad habit, a  persisting challenge, sin, servitude under a wicked boss, an abusive marriage,  excess weight causing health issues, negative mindset, or any other thing that is  taking away value from your life. Today’s scripture is saying, ‘you are only  tolerating it because you are not fed up with that situation. When you can’t take  it anymore, you will break loose and run free.

    Standing in front of a mirror several years ago, weighing over 100kg, I knew I  was fed up with the yoke of excess weight that was reducing my quality of life  by affecting my self-esteem. After years of struggling with low self-esteem and  fear, I knew it was time to break free. It is time for you to break free too. Do not  settle for less than what you know you deserve in life because of the burden of  a yoke. We only live once on earth, and we are not gifted with the knowledge of  how long we will be here. Make the most of your today; become restless and  remove that yoke from your neck. Determine what you need to do to move  forward, and then get going.

     

    IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

    For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

    or call +2348155525555

    For more enquiries, visit: www.rockteachingministry.org.