Do you want to know what your purpose is in life? Then tell me who your enemies are.
A person with no enemies is a person with no destiny! Your enemies fear you at the place of your destiny. Do you want to know where your destiny meets your opportunity? Listen to your enemies; they know your purpose better than you know it.
Let me be clear, your enemies don’t necessarily fear your strength; instead, they tend to fear you at your place of purpose.
Gideon is a great example of this. God called him to lead a small troop of 300 men against a large and powerful Midian army. But Gideon was terrified. So God told him to go down to the enemy’s camp and listen to what they were saying about him. Here’s the account:
“Gideon came and overheard one man who was telling his dream to another. The man said, ‘Listen to a dream I had. I saw a dry cake of barley bread rolling into the Midianite camp. It rolled up to a tent and struck it. It fell, turned upside down, and collapsed.’ The other man responded, ‘This is none other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash the Israelite. God has given Midian and the whole camp into his hands.’ When Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshipped, returned to the camp of Israel, and said, ‘Get up, for the Lord has given the Midianite camp into your hands'” (Judg. 7:13-15).
The same dynamic was at work in the demonic realm when Jesus walked the planet. Check it out:
“In their synagogue there was a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, ‘Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are, the Holy One of God.’ Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent and come out of him!'” (Mark 1:23-25).
You have to love your enemies! They are terrified that your destiny is their demise.
Do your enemies fear your purpose? Tell me about it in the comments below.
Kris Vallotton is the senior associate leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, and co-founder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). Kris travels internationally training and equipping people to successfully fulfill their divine purpose. He’s a best-selling author, having written more than a dozen books and training manuals to help prepare believers for life in the kingdom. He has a diverse background in business, counseling, consulting, pastoring and teaching, which gives him unique leadership insights and perspectives. Kris has a passion to use his experience and his prophetic gift to assist world leaders in achieving their goals and accomplishing their mission.
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