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And The Yoke Shall Be Destroyed Song: 1. Blessed be your name, oh Lord (x2) 2. Satan shame unto you 3. He has broken every fetter (x2) Introduction “In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.” (Isaiah 10:27). A yoke is any form of oppression, bondage, burden and repression. Types of yokes 1. Yoke of affliction This is what the LORD says: "Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be cut off and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no more. Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away." (Nahum 1:12-13). 2. Yoke of bondage 13 "Go and tell Hananiah, 'This is what the LORD says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get a yoke of iron. 14 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will put an iron yoke on the necks of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I will even give him control over the wild animals.' " (Jeremiah 28:13-14). 3. Yoke of oppression “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.” (Leviticus 26:13). 4. Yoke of diseases and destruction “Therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.” (Deuteronomy 28:48). “The LORD will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.” (Deuteronomy 28:59). 5. Yoke of sin and iniquity (wickedness) Of course sin is also an act of wickedness "My sins have been bound into a yoke; by his hands they were woven together. They have come upon my neck and the Lord has sapped my strength. He has handed me over to those I cannot withstand.” (Lamentations 1:14). 6. Yoke of false religion “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1). How to break the yoke 1. By prayer and fasting “And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.” (James 5:15). 2. By binding and loosing "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 18:18). 3. By the authority of the believers “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” (Luke 10:19). 4. By the power of the Holy Ghost “But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” (Matthew 12:28). 5. By the presence of Christ “You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” (Psalm 16:11). 6. By the Blood of Jesus the Lamb “The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13). 7. By the sword of the Spirit And the sword of the Spirit is the word of God: “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Ephesians 6:17). Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Matthew 4:4). “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4). Exhortation “See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant." (Jeremiah 1:10). 13He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.” (Matthew 15:13). God bless you Evang. John B. Oseh |