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Day 11 of 21 Days of Breaking Limits
[Exodus 12:37-38 KJV] “And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. [38] And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle”.
Nothing limits the progress, prosperity, and the sanctification of a church or a people than a mixed multitude. When a people are one and speak a common language, whatever they decide to do progresses steadily.
When God wanted to stop the building of the tower of Babel, He came down and confused their language. When God wanted to build His kingdom, He came down and gave His workmen a common language.
Now the devil also wants to stop the building of the kingdom, so he has sown tares among us to confuse our language and vision.
The real dangers of engaging with mixed multitude is distraction from the core vision and business of the team and community. The mixed multitudes have their own agenda, and are enemies of the cross.
From Nehemiah 13, you can understand some of the effects of the mixed multitude on the church;
1. Profaning of the temple:
The mixed multitudes profane the temple. Really, the temple does not mean to them what it means to us. They desecrate it and careless, beware!
2. Intermarriage with unbelievers:
When we allow the mixed multitude to thrive, our daughters and sons end up falling in love and marry them.
3. Backsliding of the Levites and priests:
Because of the cutting of tithes. Many of the priests and Levites returned to their secular vocations because the people were not paying their tithes.
4. Profaning of the Sabbath:
The mixed multitudes profane the Sabbath and find their pleasure in it. The mixed multitude play down on our assembling together.
Prayer Points
#1. Strange Personalities;
Dear Lord, deliver me from strange personalities. Deliver me from the strange woman or man who flatters with his or her lips and words (Portiphar’s wife)
#2. Wicked and Unreasonable men:
Father deliver us from wicked and unreasonable men; Let the gospel have its free course with others as it has with us
[2 Thessalonians 3:2 KJV] “And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith”.
#3. False Bretheren;
Dear Lord, deliver us from the sleight cunningness of men who lie in wait to deceive;
[Ephesians 4:11-16 KJV] “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; [12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: [13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of th.e knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: [14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; [15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: [16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love”.
Deliver us from ravenous wolves that creep into the church
[Acts 20:29 KJV] “For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock”.
Deliver us from brethren who say perverse things to draw following and disciples after themselves.
[Acts 20:30 KJV] “Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them”.
Deliver me from friends and acquaintances who try to turn me from the truth and from the faith.
[Acts 13:7 KJV] “Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God”.
Deliver me from those who cause division and offenses contrary to the doctrine.
[Romans 16:17 KJV] “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them”.
Deliver me from followers and acquaintances who love the world; and often forsake me in tough times.
#4. Jealous and Envious men;
Deliver me from those who hate me for no reason; Let me not trust any man who is jealous and envious of my favour (like Cain).
#5. Satanic Messengers;
Deliver me from any messenger of Satan sent to buffet me. I speak grace and deliverance from satanic messengers. I declare a new day over my life.
Be blessed; I love you!
Noah Simpe Bediako
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Praise the Lord!! I’m blessed by today’s teaching’ dealing with the mixed multitude”.
I now seem to understand why our Lord Jesus Christ spent the last days on praying for the oneness of the the believers.
May we receive boldness to deal decisively with any mixed multitude that real its head or be planted amongst us.
God bless you, Bishop.
I receive this teaching on mixed multitudes and pray o father deliverance from them.I orat for the anointing of Nehemiah to keep the Sabbath and drive out all trading and marketing activities in the church. Hallelujah.
Amen.