Delayed on Purpose_Yetunde Arise ebook 2021

the training is achievable. This new location was
actually where she grew up, because of
certain unpalatable experiences she had there,
she never wanted to reside there again. So, she
could not just hear or see what God was saying
about her shift to that environment. It took God’s
mercy to be activated over her life. How?
God in His mercy had to stir up everyone against
her where she stayed until she had to forcefully
leave that location one fateful day. still struggling
with God, she went somewhere else but she
wasn’t settled until she came to this particular
place where her help has been waiting for her that
same day. It was a terrible experience for her but
she is ever grateful to God for that shift. It was a
turning point to greatness in her life. So, God still
go a great length out of His love for us, to see us
align to His will for us but we can save ourselves
the stress and waste of time by seeking and
yielding willing to His will, because on the other
side lies something beyond pain.
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep
fell upon Abram; and lo, a horror of great
darkness fell upon him. And God said unto
Abram… Genesis 2:21-
And it came to pass, that when the sun went
down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace
and a burning lamp that passed between those
pieces in the same day the Lord made a covenant
with Abram, saying unto thy seed have I given
this land. Genesis 15:17-18
Abram needed to know that he would have land
and descendant but all would not go well with His
descendants in the future. This was a dreadful
aspect to an amazing story. God spoke of the
slavery and hardship Israel would endure in Egypt.
Exodus 1;1-14, yet after four generations they will
return and possess Canaan. So, God passed
through the sacrificed animals in the covenant
ceremony himself in form of smoking oven and a
burning torch. It is based on who God is and what
he can do. This covenant will not fail because God
cannot fail. God is so patient with us, he had to
make covenant with Abram to help him believe
even though before the covenant he had already
given the land to his seed that was why God said
‘unto thy seed have I given this land’. this was
actually a shadow of things to come. It was
pointing to the covenant God will establish with us
through the blood of the lamb, Jesus which we
only enter by faith.
CHEST OF TREASURE
And Sarai said unto Abram, behold now, the Lord
has restraint me from bearing: I pray thee, go in
unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain
children by her, and Abram hearkened to the
voice of Sarai. Genesis 16:2
One key attitude I deeply cherished in all these
characters we are exploring, which is also a lesson
we must urgently imbibe, is that they never
attribute their delays or barrenness to the devil or
any man rather they confess it was God. She knew
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