EXHORTATION
WHAT IS OPPRESSION? It means:
- Prolonged abuse
- Continuous cruelty
- Persecution
- Maltreatment
- Ill treatment
- Tyranny
- Malicious treatment
- Unjust treatment
- Despotism
- Affliction
- GOD WILL DELIVER YOU FROM OPPRESSION
- Psalm 34 v 19
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”
- Psalm 119 v 134
“Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.”
- Acts 10 v 38
“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”
- Luke 4 v 18 – 19
v.18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
v.19 “To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”
- YOU SHALL BE FAR FROM OPPRESSION
- Isaiah 54 v 14
“In righteousness shalt thou be established, thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear, and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.”
- Psalm 9 v 9
“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”
- Psalm 119 v 107
“I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.”
- Nahum 1 v 9
“What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.”
- GOD EXECUTES JUDGEMENT FOR ALL THAT ARE OPPRESSED
- Psalm 103 v 5 – 6
v.5 “Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
v.6 “The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.”
- Psalm 146 v 5 – 7
v.5 “Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:”
v.6 “Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:”
v.7 “Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”
- GOD WILL FRUSTRATE THE PLAN OF THE WICKED BEHIND OPPRESSION
- Psalm 14 v 6 (NLT)
“The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people.”
- Rom 12 v 19
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
- Isaiah 38 v 14
“Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.”
- Psalms 146 v 7
“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”
- GOD WILL BREAK IN PIECES THE OPPRESSOR
- Psalms 72 v 4
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
- Psalm 119 v 121 – 122
v.121 “I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
v.122 “Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.”
- THE LORD IS A SHELTER FOR THE OPPRESSED
- Psalm 9 v 9
“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”
- Isaiah 54 v 11 – 17
v.11 “O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.”
v.12 “And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.”
v.13 “And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”
v.14 “In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.”
v.15 “Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.”
v.16 “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.”
v.17 “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”
- OPPRESSION CAN MAKE ONE TO MISBEHAVE
- 7 v 7
“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.”
- DESCRIPTIONS OF OPPRESSION
- Isaiah 38 v 14
“Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.”
Oppression is:
- Anything that distresses you.
- Anything that depresses you.
- Anything that troubles you.
- Anything that worries you.
- Anything that frustrates you.
- Anything that gives you sleepless nights.
- Anything that makes you sad.
- Anything that challenges your God.
- Anything that robs you of your joy.
- Anything that shakes your faith.
- Anything that takes away your Peace.
- Anything that limits your potentials/progress.
- Anything that makes you labour for another to eat.
- Anything that challenges your well-being.
- Anything that inflicts diseases on you.
- Anything saying where is your God (Ps. 42 v 3 & 10, Micah 7 v 10)
- Anything that wastes your efforts and Investments.
- Anything that makes you to labour without results.
- Anything that makes you to fail at the edge of success.
- Anything that harasses your welfare.
- Anything that delays your manifestation.
- Anything that denies you of your election, selection and appointment.
- Anything that draws you back always.
- Anything that makes you to see success without achieving it.
- Anything that makes you age without substance.
- Anything that makes you to struggle too much achieving little success.
- Anything that stagnates you permanently for a long time.
- Anything that stands like a Jericho wall that you are not going anywhere.
- Anything that stops your progress suddenly.
- Anything that works against the purpose of God in your life.
- Anything inflicting stubborn hardship on your life.
- Anything limiting you in all ways.
- Anything troubling your star.
- Anything boasting that you will not succeed.
- Anything pressing against your speed.
- Anything representing the rod of the wicked smiting you.
- CHANNELS OF OPPRESSION
- Eccl 4 v 1
“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”
- Psalms 66 v 18
“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:”
Oppression comes in different shapes and sizes. Listed below are some of the channels:
- Sins – Jeremiah 5 v 25
- Lack of intimacy with God – John 15 v 1 – 5
- Disobedience to God and man.
- Grieving the Holy Spirit – Eph 4 v 30
- Lack of Restitution where and when necessary
- Wrong location
- Taking steps without being led by God
- Bitterness, wrath, unforgiveness, heresies, jestings that are not convenient – Eph. 4 v 31 – 32
- Sexual vices
- Destructive characters like Gambling, Alcohol consumption, Smoking, Drugs intake, etc.
- Illegal businesses – Jeremiah 17 v 9 – 11
- Laziness
- I have arrived attitude
- Complacency
- Wrong companionship – 1 Cor. 15 v 33
- Unhealthy family lifestyle – 2 v 21 – 22
- Discouragement and Distractions
- Lack of quiet time with God, lack of retreat, lack of enough rest, lack of vacation, lack of me time & we time.
- Violating Health principles
- Ingratitude to God and your benefactors, Stubbornness, Pride and resolution not to make peace when you should.
- Procrastination, wasting opportunities, Deceit, Lack of the fear of God, Lack of faith in God, Carelessness, Knowledge gap, Lack of success mentality, Lack of focus, Giving up too soon, Lack of self-control, Lack of self-discipline, giving up too soon
- Foundational attacks, dark activities, witchcraft activities, occultism, evil covenants, reporting one on strange altars, worldliness, patronizing dark practitioners, evil family pattern, Bloodline battles, parental bondage, dream attacks, voice of opposition, strange battle
- BIBLICAL CASES OF THOSE WHO OVERCAME OPPRESSION
- Psalm 34 v 19
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”
- Mephiboseth – 2 Sam. 9 v 1 – end
- Jabez – 1 Chro. 4 v 9 – 10
- Hannah – 1 Sam. 1 v 5 – 20
- The man at the Pool of Bethesda – John 5 v 2 – 9
- Peter the Fisherman – Luke 5 v 1 – 11
- Blind Bartimaeus – Mark 10 v 46 – 52
- Woman with the issue of blood – Mark 5 v 25 – 34
- Daughter of Abraham – Luke 13 v 11 – 17
- The man born blind – John 9 v 1 – 7
- Daughter of Zelophehad – 27 v 1 – 11
- Paul & Silas – Acts 5 v 19
- The Lame at the Beautiful gate – Act 3
- Jeremiah regained his freedom – Jeremiah 40 v 1 – 4
- Jonah in the belly of the whale – Jonah 2 v 1 – 10
- Daniel in Lion’s den – 6 v 16 – 23
- INDICATORS OF OPPRESSION
- Constantly being pressed down in your sleep.
- Uncontrollable anger, sleep, sexual urge, gambling, drunkenness etc…
- Always feeling inferior and empty.
- If you don’t remember very important things.
- If you find it very difficult to trust in God.
- Your mind is always filled with evil thoughts.
- If you are always depressed and unhappy.
- Repeated sex, eating, fighting, flying in the dream.
- Spiritual backwardness and dryness.
- Some parts of your body are cold or they seem dead.
- Always having suggestions in your mind to carry out evil actions life jumping from a great height etc.
- Irrational and bizarre fear, depression, panicky attacks, timidity.
- Going about with sad and heavy countenance, no smile, no joy, no happiness.
- Doing things against your will, you are often very restless and violent.
- You hate Bible study and get angry and quite uncomfortable during prayer session.
- Whenever you make up your mind to do anything good or great you end up not being able.
- The time is fast running out and your situations remain the same.
- You see strange things that others around you do not see and you sometimes communicate with invisible beings.
- Your life’s activities and operations have been pegged at a particular level; any attempt to rise above it is to invite trouble.
- You always think that you will go to Hell, evil thoughts generally.
- HOW TO HAVE VICTORY OVER OPPRESSION
- 1 John 3 v 8
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
- SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURES ALWAYS –
- Joshua 1 v 3
“Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.”
- Get Biblical details on the issues at stake
- Programme the word daily into your spirit
- Stand on the word of God
- SEPARATION UNTO THE LORD (Retreat) Luke 9 v 28, 29
- Luke 5 v 15, 16
v.15 “But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.”
v.16 “And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.”
- Make regular retreat a habitual exercise. Don’t go to the mountain ONLY when you have problems. Let it be a regular spiritual exercise.
- Separation unto the Lord released power unto you over any oppression.
- HOLINESS –
- Romans 1 v 4
“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:”
- You will be known with enduring power if you are possessed with the spirit of Holiness. The devil fears people who are holy, eschewing sins.
- Sins will open the door for the enemies to steal, kill and destroy.
- Sin weakens the power over oppressions.
- Oppressions will be re-occuring as long as you don’t live Holy.
- BE CONSCIOUSLY DISCIPLINED – Eph. 4 v 22-25; Eph. 5 v 1-32, 6 v 1-end
- Do everything moderately ( 4 v 5)
- Control your eating habit, Emotional habit (1 Cor. 9 v 22-27)
- POSITION YOURSELF FOR VICTORY THROUGH
- Obedience – Job 36 v 11
- Humility – Proverbs 15 v 33, Psalm 147 v 6
- Service – John 12 v 26
- Giving – 2 Cor. 8 v 9
- Preparation – Ezekiel 37 v 7
- Discipline – Matthew 21 v 12 – 13
- Forgiveness – Matthew 23 v 34
- Self-Control – Galatian 5 v 22
- Compassion – Roman 5 v 8
- Patience & Endurance – Col. 1 v 8
- Maintain a lifestyle of Prayer – Luke 18 v 1
- Holiness – Hebrews 12 v 14
- Hard-work/Smart-work – Proverbs 14 v 23
- HAVE THE RIGHT MINDSET
- Proverbs 23 v 7
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.”
- Be positive in your approach to life.
- Have success mentality
- Don’t give up too soon
- Be resilient
- Be Gusty
- Be passionate
- Be well focused
- Keep the right company
- Be curious
- Always declare to yourself
- Phil. 4 v 13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me”
PRAYERS
Song: 1. Enough is enough,/2ce
- Holy Ghost I need a change by fire
- O! Lord elevate me,/celebrate me,/ increase me,/ defend me,/ lift me up…. You are my Lord and Saviour
- Confess Isaiah 54 v 14, 15 & 17 (Loud and Clear)
v.14 “In righteousness, I shall be established: I shall be far from oppression; for I shall not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near me in Jesus name..”
v.15 “Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against me shall fall for my sake.”
v.17 “No weapon that is formed against me shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against me in judgment I shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”
- Every agenda of oppression in my life, home, work, scatter by fire in Jesus name.
- Every weapon of oppression attacking my progress, paralyse in Jesus name.
- Every installation of oppression in my life, home and work, scatter by fire in Jesus name.
- Every Barrier of oppression on my highway to breakthrough, be removed in Jesus name.
- Altars of Oppression raised against me, my family and work, scatter by fire in Jesus name.
- Arrows of oppression fired at me, my family and my work, backfire in Jesus name.
- Every dark chain connecting me to any oppression, break in Jesus name.
- Any gang-up of oppression against my advancement, scatter by fire in Jesus name.
- Agents of oppression delegated against my rising, be disgraced in Jesus name.
- Every prediction of oppression against my destiny, be cancelled by the blood of Jesus in Jesus name.
- Oppressions in my life through dreams, be terminated in Jesus name.
- All household oppressions against me, scatter by fire in Jesus name.
- Anything my enemies depend on to oppress my life, home and work, fail now in Jesus name.
- According to Deut. 7 v 5, All the altars and covens of oppressions fashioned against me, catch fire in Jesus name.
- From the warehouse of oppression, my ordained benefits that have been seized, be released in Jesus name.
- I command the tenure of oppression in my life, home and work to expire in Jesus name.
- Coven conspiracy behind oppression in my life, home and work, scatter by fire in Jesus name.
- The underlisted oppression, disappear from my life/Home/Family/Work in Jesus name.
- EMBARRASSING AFFLICTIONS
- TERRIBLE MISFORTUNES
- CHRONIC BACKWARDNESS
- INADEQUACIES
- REPEATED DISAPPOINTMENT
- DISGRACEFUL FRUSTRATION
- CODED UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS
- WICKED EMBARGO
- HORRIBLE LIMITATION
- RESTRICTION
- MANIFESTATION POSTPONEMENT
- UNLIMITED SUFFERING
- SUFFOCATING DELAY
- PAINFUL FAILURE AT THE EDGE OF SUCCESS
- EMBARRASSING ATTACKS
- CHOCKING DIFFICULTIES
- REPEATED DISAPPOINTMENT
- WICKED SANCTIONS ON YOUR PROGRESS
- SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF PROGRESS
- ARROWS OF DOWNFALL
- HORRIBLE BATTLES ON ALL SIDES
- TERRIBLE SIEGE ON YOUR GROWTH
- ROUNDABOUT MANIPULATIONS
- SERIOUS LACK OF HELPERS, HELPS AND PLATFORMS
- DAMAGING SICKNESSES
- CHRONIC FINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT
- SLIPPERY BREAKTHROUGH
- UNEXPLAINABLE HATRED, DISLIKE AND REJECTION
- INABILITY TO MAKE PROGRESS AGAIN
- AFFLICTION AND HARASSING DREAMS
- ADDICTION TO EVIL HABITS/SINS/BEHAVIOUR
- SWIMMING IN THE EMBARRASSING OCEAN OF POVERTY
- BIZARRE SWEAT & STRUGGLES
- BREAKTHROUGH ABORTION
- GOOD THINGS PASSING YOU BY
- STRANGE ACCIDENTS/UNTIMELY DEATH
- DESOLATIONS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER
- LACK OF MARITAL JOY
- PATHETIC DISFAVOUR
- USELESSNESS AND FRUSTRATION
- I confess my Calvary victory over oppressions in Jesus name.
- 21. By the power in the blood of Jesus, oppression is no longer my portion in Jesus name.
I am free in Jesus name.
