Why are you being Specifically Targeted? | John Giftah | Inspirational Christian Sermon

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0:43 Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. Do you feel like you're being targeted? Are you wondering why you feel like you're being weaponized? You're always being targeted. You're you're getting the shorthand of the stick. You're you're always the one on the receiving hand in any negative thing, you know, the blame is on you, or You're you're the one who's always you know, being put down, and you you feel like, oh my gosh, why is it that, no matter what you know, I'm the one is always feeling like I'm being targeted?

1:21 Is that what you feel? Why? Why are all these weapons always being formed against me? Why? Why? Why? And I want to share a scripture within I want to take this forward, um, and it is a very familiar scripture, but I want to share this revelation that the Lord is put in my heart. I feel this is so powerful and you guys will be encouraged and blessed by this. And it is found in Isaiah fifty four. You know this words which most of you know by heart. I guess it is no weapon formed against you will prosper.

1:50 In verse seventeen, no weapon formed against you will prosper. Now it's a very familiar words, but the Lords just reminding me of this. It says no way formed against you will prosper. The Bible does not just say no weapon will prosper or no weapon formed will prosper. It says no weapon formed against you will prosper, Which means that I want you to understand there will be specific weapons that will be formed against you, not against the whole world, not generalized weapons. I hope you're getting what I'm saying.

2:31 It's not a general statement of weapons being formed. It's not a general statement that everybody goes to trouble. Everybody goes through persecution. Everybody goes through hardships and turmoils. You know, that's not the point here. It says that there will be specific weapons that will be formed specifically against you. Also, I want you to understand when you read through these entire chapter, Okay, you have to understand that this is not just an ordin very You know, one verse that you take out of and say, you know what this is for me or whatever?

3:04 You know, if you read through, for example, one of these verses I want to remind you is if you look at Worse, then it says where God is saying, my covenant of blessing will never be broken, and you know God is giving certain things. Even before that, he was saying, I swear and I make a covenant. You know, as I swore in the time of Noah that I will never let a flood cover the earth. Now I swear you know I will never be angry or punish you. And you know God gives it like a covenant. Okay, So what I want you to understand year is this particular worse when you look at it, when you look at the word you, it is it is talking about those in particular who are inside the covenant that God has.

3:45 Are you getting what I'm saying? It's it's like, if you've accepted the free gift of salvation, if you've accepted Jesus as the Lord and savior of your life, when you're living, you know, in line and in accordance to God's will and God's plant for your life, you are under that covenant of God. Then for you, you need to understand, because you've made the choice to follow Christ, there will be some weapons formed against you. You know, I want you to understand the reason you're being weaponized. The reason why you're being targeted is because you're under that covenant.

4:22 And when you feel like you're being targeted, because you're under that covenant, because you're doing what God wants you to do. You're in line with this will and his plan and this purpose for your life with you who have given your life into the Lord's hands, and you're you know, in the plan of salvation. I want you to understand, when you're under that covenant, there will be some weapons that are formed specifically against you. You feel like you're being targeted, you feel like you're being ostracized, you feel like it's all coming against you you feel like you're being blamed all the time.

4:57 I want you to understand those weapons are not formed against everybody. They're formed against those under that covenant. But the good news years, those weapons will not succeed, Those weapons will not prevail, those weapons will not be able to do its job. That's the hope. So today I want you to understand the reason you've being targeted, the reason you feel that you know you're being blamed all the time, or you're always the constant end of receiving the negative things, is not because there's something wrong with you.

5:33 It's not because you're you're you're done something wrong. Sometimes, you know, sometimes it's just because you're a child of God. Just because you're under the covenant of God, the enemy cannot tolerate you being a blessing to other people. You know, That's what Jesus said, right like you know, um, when you when you say yes to God's God, I want you to understand, remind you of this. You know, you're not going to live a life where you're not going to have any challenge. You're not going to have any weapons formed against you, you will not have any persecution, you not have any troubles.

6:03 That's not the Christian life that Jesus promised. He said, in this world you will have troubles. And he also specifically said, you will be hated for my name. You will be hated because of Me, for righteousness sake. You will be hated because you choose to follow God. You will be hated. You will be targeted by the good news is that weapon formed against you will not prosper today. I want you guys to be encouraged. If you feel down and discouraged wondering why are being targeted, this is a word for you today.

6:42 Those weapons that are formed against you will definitely will not prevail against you a man. God bless you. You've been listening to Fuel for the soul with John Gift. We hope you were blest and inspire to live the life that God has for you. Make sure to subscribe to the John Gifted YouTube channel for regular uploads of sermons, skits, interviews and more. Follow John gifta on Instagram for regular inspirational posts, and don't forget to check out the best selling books written by John GIFTA Who Am I which will help you understand your identity and the latest number one bestseller Unveil Your Purpose, helping you discover your purpose and to start walking in it.

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