E2022_S2E10 - Your most Vulnerable time

Apostle Joseph Simwela

My daily light - 10 February, 2022

Your most vulnerable time - Times to watch out for Satan

*Text*

During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

*Matthew 4:3 NLT*

After Jesus had fasted for 40 days and nights, he was hungry and this was the perfect time to be visited by Satan.

Your biggest external temptation comes when you are in need:

Be very careful when you are hungry, Esau lost his birthrights because he was hungry.

*Text*

“Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”

*Genesis 25:32 NLT*

I am dying, what good is my Christianity?

I am dying, what good is my integrity?

I am dying, what good is the Jesus in me?

Satan will hit you so hard in those times when you are in want.

He will bring to you what you want but in exchange of your Soul. Be very careful when you are in season of lack.

In your financial struggles, he will come with good ideas and skills so you can steal from the group/company/Organization money you are keeping.

It's true that you are in need but not every Source will be right before the Lord - you must maintain your integrity at all cost.

Each time you choose to satisfy the flesh, you are losing out a blessing in the spiritual realm and Every time you deny self, you are being blessed Spiritually even if you can't see it. Esau lost it all because of hunger. Jesus was tempted the time he was hungry.

As Christians, we are more vulnerable to the attacks of Satan when we hungry.

Be very careful, the times you stay away from your partner

*Text*

I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”

*Genesis 42:2 NLT*

If you did not know, this is what led the Israelites to be captives in Egypt - they had no food to eat and did not want to die.

The same thing happened to Jesus, but how did he respond?

That there is no food in the house, is not the reason enough to start being unfaithful to your partner.

Be very careful when money is not available because in Egypt it's there

Be very careful when you can't find a job - there is a job in Egypt

Be very careful when years keeps going without driving - your dream cars are in Egypt

Be very careful when all your age mates are getting married - beautiful and handsome partners are in Egypt

Be very careful when all your friends are building houses and only you seem to be struggling - there are great mansions in Egypt

You go to Egypt exchanging your own Soul with a temporary blessing.

*Text*

They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

*Exodus 7:12 NLT*

Miracles too are in Egypt, healing, deliverance and prophecies - be very careful when your deliverance, healing or breakthrough is taking long - you will settle for a cent in Egypt thinking it was a million dollar.

Be alert in times of luck, learn something from Jesus.

*Text*

But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

*Matthew 4:4 NLT*

Bread is to the flesh just as the word of God is to the Spirit man.

A man - the living soul is both in fresh and in Spirit. Fresh and Spirit both have the cravings and Jesus was only illustrating that you must satisfy the cravings of the Holy Spirit and not the flesh.

What are you lacking? Will it benefit the flesh or the spirit man?

*Text*

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

*III John 1:2 NKJV*

It's true that God wants us to be prosperous both in our health (flesh) as well as the Soul but there is formula - seek the kingdom of God first and these other things will follow.

*Text*

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

*Matthew 6:33 NKJV*

*I pray for you, may the good Lord open your eyes on those times of insufficiency- in Jesus mighty name!*