REPROACH means:
- DISGRACE
- SHAME
- DISHONOR
- DISAPPROVAL
- DISAPPOINTMENT
- CONDEMNATION
- DISDAIN
- DISCREDIT
- EMBARRASSMENT
- BIBLICALLY, WHAT IS REPROACH?
- Psalm 69 v 18 – 20
v.18 “Draw near to my soul, and redeem it;
Deliver me because of my enemies.”
v.19 “You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You.”
v.20 “Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.”
- Psalm 42 v 10
“As with a breaking of my bones, My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Psalm 74 v 10 (NKJV)
“O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
1. Reproach is anything that does not glorify God at all.
2. Reproach is anything negative affecting your mental wellness, emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, financial wellness.
3. Anything that makes you shed secret tears, anything depressing you.
4. Anything that makes you to lament secretly, anything making you to regret your existence.
5. Anything that reduces you, brings low self-esteem and low self-confidence.
6. Anything that does not add value to your life at all.
7. Anything that makes you overstay embarrassingly on a particular problem for too long.
8. Anything that delays your progress gruesomely causing bitterness.
9. Anything that makes you stay on the same spot for too long a time painfully.
10. Anything you cannot testify about, anything you are not proud of.
11. Anything that does not bring good news and hope.
12. Any problem sleeping and waking up with you, any negative situation aging with you.
13. Any bad habit you find hard to part with and it is eating you up.
14. Anything that slows down your speed of progress/achievement in life.
15. Anything that does not make you laugh and cheerful.
16. Anything that does not give you joy and happiness for a minute.
17. Reproach is a situation nobody wants to share with you.
18. Reproach is that thing breaking your heart, making you livid and despondent.
19. Reproach is that thing making you to bleed inside while trying to be cheerful.
20. Reproach attracts insults, avoidance, loneliness and mockery.
21. Reproach sponsors hardship, sweat & struggles, non-achievement and pains.
22. Reproach can make one to be a black-sheep in the family, or an odd-fellow.
23. Reproach makes one to be a bad reference, chasing good people away from you.
24. Reproach is anti-progress, anti-testimony, anti-breakthrough, anti-lifting, anti-elevation, anti-success, anti-promotion.
25. Reproach will always bow to the name of Jesus, Halleluyah.
- Phil. 2 v 9 – 11
v.9 “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name”
v.10 “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth”
v.11 “and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”
- BIBLICAL CASES OF THOSE GOD TOOK AWAY THEIR REPROACH
- THE PRODIGAL SON – Luke 15 v 11 – 32
- Careless lifestyle reproach removed.
- Rejection reproach removed.
- Opposing voice reproach removed.
- His sonship was restored.
- He received mercy, forgiveness and restoration.
- SIMON PETER – Luke 5 v 1 – 6
- Sweat and struggle reproach removed.
- Toiling without results reproach removed.
- Talent/Skill frustration reproach removed.
- Dashed hope reproach removed.
- Frustration and disappointment reproach removed.
- He witnessed a boat sinking and net breaking breakthrough.
- THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD – Mark 5 v 25 – 34
- Long time sickness reproach terminated.
- Treatment without any visible result reproach removed.
- Wasteful spending reproach removed.
- Rejection, avoidance and isolation reproach removed.
- She was made whole by Master Jesus.
- Her health was totally restored.
- RUTH & BOAZ – Ruth 4 v 13 – 17
- Widowhood reproach removed from the life of Ruth
- Inability to settle down maritally reproach removed from her life.
- Disdain & Mockery reproach removed.
- Her faithfulness and was highly rewarded by God.
- God settled her with a wealthy husband Boaz and blessed them with a son Obed, the father of Jesse, the father of David.
5. JEPHTAR – Judges 11 v 6 & 7
- Rejection reproach removed.
- Insult reproach removed.
- Abuse reproach removed.
- Shame reproach removed.
- Outcast reproach removed.
- Negative label reproach removed.
- Inheritance denial reproach removed.
- Hatred reproach removed.
- Honour was restored back to him.
- Those who insulted him, apologized and made him their captain.
6. NAAMAN – 2 Kings 5 v 1 – 14
- Naaman an outstanding Military expert.
- Captain of the host of the king of Syria.
- A great man, honourable with strength and vigour
- A mighty man in Valour.
- But he was a leper
- Through the prophetic encounter with the Ministry of prophet Elisha, the leprosy reproach was removed.
- The reproach underneath his warrior’s garment was removed.
- Mockery reproach removed.
- He was made whole.
- His dignity was restored.
7. HANNAH – 2 Samuel 2 v 1 – end
- Taunting reproach by Peninah removed
- Misconception by Priest Eli removed
- Long time waiting reproach removed
- Shame reproach removed.
- Barrenness reproach removed
- Fruitfulness restored with more children.
8. MAN BY THE POOL OF BETHSAIDA – John 5 v 1 – 9
- Long time reproach removed.
- Impotence reproach removed.
- Lack of timely help reproach removed. Seeing miracles without receiving them reproach removed.
- Forgetfulness reproach removed
- Abandonment reproach removed
- Hope was restored
- Remembrance was restored
- Healing was restored
9. JABEZ – 1 Chronicles 4 v 9 & 10
- Pain reproach removed
- Longtime Sorrow reproach removed
- Reproach of Negative name removed
- God blessed him, restored him, kept him from evil, made him more honourable than his brother.
10. DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD – Numbers 27 v 7 & 8
- Inheritance Denial reproach removed
- Gender reproach removed
- Shame reproach removed.
- Benefits restored.
- Inheritance restored.
- Protocol broken for them, decrees changed to favour them.
- Their entitlement restored.
11. JOSHUA THE HIGH PRIEST – Zech. 3 v 1 – 3
- Filthy garments reproach removed.
- Iniquity reproach removed.
- Desecration reproach removed.
- Pollution reproach removed.
- Defilement reproach removed.
- Sanity restored.
- He experienced a change of Garment.
- Prophetic/Priestly elevation restored.
- SYMPTOMS OF REPROACH
- Psalm 119 v 22
“Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.”
- Eccl. 10 v 7 (NKJV)
“I have seen servants on horses, While princes walk on the ground like servants.”
NirV
“I’ve seen slaves on horseback. I’ve also seen princes who were forced to walk as if they were slaves.”
1. Born great but Tied down to a wrong location.
2. Anointed but Frustrated/Suffering/Not fulfilling purpose.
3. Hardworking but Poor, nothing to show for your hard-work and smart work.
4. Beautiful but no Marriage and age is weighing on you. Time is going.
5. Married but no Issues, medically ok but no issue, frequent pregnancy abortion.
6. Brilliant but no Success, people are wondering why you are not successful.
7. Making efforts but no Achievement, almost get there syndrome affecting you.
8. Investment but no Profit. Every investment ends in debts.
9. Always starting well but cannot finish well, failure at the edge of success is affecting you.
10. Inside a mighty ocean but thirsty, you are being denied of your benefits.
11. Inside massive opportunities but not making it, attention to help is not on you.
12. Trying so hard but always failing. It’s like failure has married your destiny.
13. Having helpers around but no Help received.
14. Talented but no prosperity. Prosperity just refuses to beckon at you.
15. Gifted and skilled but nothing to show for it, your talents are wasting away.
16. Having goods to sell but not selling. Embargo is ravaging your market.
17. Making money but no investment. You lack ideas, insights & creativities. You don’t know whether to be a business person or an investor.
18. From one problem to the other. Serial problems buffeting against you.
19. From one sickness to another. On and off sicknesses affecting you.
20. A member of the family is a reproach. His or Her problem makes the whole family sad. His life is just toxic. You are all trusting God to deliver him.
21. Your almost concluded transaction fails the very last minute.
22. You are now living the opposite of whom you really are. You are now a shadow of yourself.
23. Your breakthrough is always faced with HEAVY RESISTANCE and opposition.
24. Chocking frustration wherever you go, home and abroad.
25.Abnormal disappointment manifesting frequently in your life.
26 Frustrating and Embarrassing DELAY wounding your well-being
27. Unexplainable Hardship and difficulty noticed in your life.
28.Your helpers don’t want to see you again. They suddenly hate you for no reason.
29. Roundabout iron like blockages any where you turn to.
30 Wicked dream attacks attacking your breakthrough each time you want to make it.
31. You are victim of MANIFESTATION QUENCHERS – Each time you are about manifesting; something mysteriously quenches it.
32. You lack favour and recognition.
33 You suffer rejection and hatred.
34. You have become an object of pity, depending on people for survival.
35. Doors refuse to open for you especially when it is your turn to shine.
36. You miss opportunities always and wonder why.
37.You notice that all of a sudden your fortune is going down, desolation setting in.
38. Your work refuses to grow, there is a cruel stagnation noticed.
39. Each time you conceive an IDEA to do great things, it fades away, you only remember when it is too late or no urge to do it.
40. It seems as if you are a victim of a battle that does not want you to MANIFEST THE WONDERS INSIDE OF YOU.
- CAUSES OF REPROACH
- Sin – Jeremiah 5 v 25
- Disobedience to God – 1 Sam. 15 v 22
- Enemies – Psalm 55 v 12
- Progress attackers – Nehemiah 4 v 1-4
- Stubborn destructive Adversaries – Isaiah 37 v 17-24
- Worldly Lifestyle – 1 Tim 5 v 14
- Lack of testimonies – Luke 21 v 13
- Unanswered Prayer – Psalm 27 v 7
- Barrenness – Genesis 21 v 1 – 7
- Inability to settle down martially – Isaiah 4 v 1 & 11
- Chronic afflictions & oppression – Psalm 119 v 134
- Laboring without results – Isaiah 65 v 21 – 23
- WHAT TO DO TO OVERCOME ANY REPROACH
- Psalms 57 v 1 – 3
v.1 “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.”
v.2 “I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.”
v.3 “He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.”
- Luke 1 v 25
“Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”
- Nehemiah 4 v 4
“Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity!”
- Consecration; Genuine repentance – Proverbs 14 v 34
- Restitution – Genesis 20 v 7
- The word of God – Joshua 1 v 8, Psalm 119 v 41 – 42
- Trust God, Don’t display unbelief – Jeremiah 17 v 5 – 8
- Deliverance Prayer – Job 22 v 28
- Don’t be lazy – Proverbs 12 v 24
- Retreat to hear God – Jeremiah 29 v 13
- Sacrificial Giving – 2 Cor. 9 v 7; Proverbs 11 v 24 – 25
- Obey God’s instruction – Psalms 32 v 8
- Don’t give up on yourself – Joshua 1 v 9; Romans 8 v 28
- Be hopeful – Jeremiah 29 v 11; Romans 15 v 13
- Don’t procrastinate – Proverbs 13 v 4; James 4 v 17
- Always be thankful to God – Psalm 9 v 1; 1 Thes. 5 v 16-18
- Put God first in everything – Matthew 6 v 33; Proverbs 3 v 6
- Spiritual Warfare – James 4 v 7
- Wisdom – Proverbs 4 v 7
- Be proactive – 1 Peter 1 v 13; Proverbs 22 v 3
- Be sincere – 2 Corinthians 1 v 12
- Serve God with all your heart – 1 Samuel 12 v 24
- Have penchant for knowledge – Proverbs 11 v 9
- Fear God – Proverbs 19 v 23
PRAYER
- Joshua 5 v 9
“Then the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day.”
- Psalms 119 v 22
“Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.”
- Exodus 2 v 23 – 25
v.23 “Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.”
v.24 “So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”
v.25 “And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.”
Songs:
- O! Lord my God how excellent is your name.
In all the earth, How Excellent is your name
- Fire of God, fall upon me 2ce
Let my problems vanish away.
- Anointing that cancels reproach, fall upon me in Jesus name.
- Anointing that turns reproaches to testimonies, fall upon me in Jesus name.
- Power of God that breaks the yoke of reproach, fall on me in Jesus name.
- Every Altar sponsoring reproaches in my life, family & work, burn by fire in Jesus name.
- Every invisible garment of reproach in my life, burn by fire in Jesus name.
- Evil attachment of reproach in my life, home & work burn by fire in Jesus name.
- Any campaign of reproach against my life, be cancelled/nullified by the blood of Jesus in Jesus name.
- Every statement of reproach ever issued against me, my work and family, blood of Jesus, cancel it in Jesus name.
- Arrows of reproach programmed against my life, my home and work, backfire in Jesus name.
- O! Lord my father, take away my reproach in Jesus name. (7x)
- Any agent of reproach around me, be exposed and disgraced in Jesus name.
- I command the source of reproach in my life, home and work to dry up in Jesus name.
- That reproach mocking my salvation, be nullified in Jesus name.
