Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Jesus therefore
again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay
upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away the
stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this
time he stinketh: for he hath been [dead] four days.John Chapter 11 verses 38
to 39.
Lazarus is an abstraction for the name Eliezer
meaning God has helped. This means that instant help at all times from God was
available to Lazarus yet he fell sick, died and was buried because Jesus Christ
did not show up when Lazarus was sick. Eventually, Jesus arrived and was taken
to the tomb where Lazarus lay almost beginning to rot. The stone covering the
tomb blocked entrance into the tomb therefore no one could access Lazarus. Jesus
then ordered that the stone should be rolled away. The stone constituted a blockade. Until the
stone was removed, Jesus could not intervene and when the stone was removed at
the command of Jesus Christ, Jesus intervened. The stone was blocking Lazarus’
exit from the tomb which explains why Jesus commanded the stone to be rolled
away.
Beloved, this implies that open gates grant access
to miracles. Miracles of course differ but for this article, the focus is on
the miracle of abundant wealth to people who hitherto had never known or
accessed wealth. Please see Isaiah Chapter 60 verses 11 to 13 for an
understanding of how open gates translates to the transference of wealth.
Wealth cannot be transferred if the gates that the wealth will pass through are
barricaded by a stumbling stone. Stumbling stones may not necessarily be
physical. They could be spiritual and mental or either.
Unbelief and doubt can constitute great stumbling
blocks to wealth if they are not rolled away like the stone at the tomb. This
is because unbelief makes people doubt the word of God and therefore disobey
God’s instructions to make wealth. Additionally unbelief denies people the
precious presence of the Holy Spirit Who helps people make wealth by directing them
on what to do with regards to who to associate with and where to be or go to in
order to make wealth. In Luke Chapter 1 verse 45, the Bible records that the
word of God to Mary was performed because she believed. The performance of
God’s word and His promises on abundant wealth is therefore a function of your
belief. To roll away the stone of poverty, whether generational or not, it is
your responsibility to drop the filthy garments of unbelief so that your faith can
become stronger.
Fear can also constitute a great obstacle to the
creation and management of wealth if not rolled away. The enemy uses fear to
paralyze creativity, a much required ingredient for success. Please see 1st
John Chapter 4 verse 18 and 2nd Timothy Chapter 1 verse 7 on how to
deal with fear. Therefore, roll away this evil stone that immobilizes to hinder
from making progress.
Another stone that should be rolled away is the
stone of inferiority complex. This is usually a poor estimation of oneself that
culminates in poor or low self esteem and absolute lack of confidence in one’s abilities.
Therefore have a right estimation of yourself like the Biblical Caleb and
Joshua. Believe in yourself that you can do it and ask God for help. God will
help you with all the procurement processes required to make your business or
career succeed. Do not be like the other ten spies and the Israelites who had a
wrong estimation of themselves and missed out on entering the Promised Land.
Please see Numbers Chapter 13 and also Proverbs Chapter 27. Be confident and do
what you have to do confidently.
Bitterness and unforgiveness can constitute
barricades to wealth. These are extremely heavy spiritual weights that have the
capacity to slow you down so that so that it takes forever to make quality decisions
regarding wealth. Please see Mark Chapter 11 verse 25 and Hebrews Chapter 12
verse 15.
Another major stone that should be rolled away is
the stone of idolatry. Idolatry differs in forms and practice. For instance,
turning to people for direction, advice and emotional comfort instead of God
constitutes idolatry because ultimately, you may begin to worship the people
who give you direction even when the direction they give you is contrary to the
word of God. Also putting your trust in material acquisitions and
wealth at the expense of obedience to God is also idolatry. Additionally, putting
trust in your physical beauty, strength, good health and uncommon intellect can
be idolatrous if you do not return the glory to God and serve God with those
divine qualities.
Beloved, God desires to give you great wealth.
However, you must remove these satanic blockades and oppositions.
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