“The slothful [or lazy] man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious” (Prov. 12:27).
The lazy man will not get the chance to partake of that which belongs to him. Because of his laziness, doors will be opened for the enemy to steal from him that which God has provided.
The time is gone for us to allow Satan to run over us and steal from us. We cannot be permitting him to win over the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The time has come for the Church to take its rightful place as the army of God filled with the greatest weaponry ever known to man. God’s army will move back the gates of hell and take away all the enemy’s wares. Those possessions were not really his to begin with; they belonged to God. Everything belongs to our heavenly Father, so it is time for the Church to take back what belongs to it!
It’s All About People
Now by “possessions” I do not mean material things, like gold and cattle (although they really do belong to God); I am referring to what really counts to God: men, women and children. They belong to Him.
“How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” (Rom. 10:14-15).
How can people hear without a preacher?
How can they believe on Jesus if they have not heard about Him?
How can they accept Him in Whom they have not believed?
God is calling us to use our faith to win others. He is calling us to spend time in intercessory prayer and break the power of the enemy—over our families, our churches, our cities, our nation.
Through intercessory prayer, we will be allowing the power of the Holy Ghost to work through us as we travail in the Spirit of Almighty God.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Keith Butler has been an ordained minister since 1974. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds diplomas from Canada Christian College and Rhema Bible Training Center.
He serves in ministry with the support of his lovely wife, Pastor Deborah L. Butler, and their children: Pastor Andre Butler (granddaughters Alexis, Angela, and April), Pastor MiChelle Ferguson and husband Pastor Lee (grandson Lucas), and Minister Kristina Jenkins and husband Pastor Joel (grandsons Andrew and Austin, and granddaughter Alyssa).