Genesis 32verse24, 26-28, 30 ‘V24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. V26-And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. V27-And he said unto him, what is thy name? And he said, Jacob. V28-And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. V30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.’
I trust that you are really enjoying this series of teachings on change of stories encounters! God wants you to experience a change of story in your life! He is still the same God and what he did for others; he can also replicate for you if you are willing to meet his conditions! And guess what? His conditions are not grievous. It is something you can do if you apply yourself to it wholeheartedly! I have been sharing with you some of the principles that provoke a change of story encounter and today, by his grace, I will be sharing with you another powerful truth that will lead you to a change of story encounter! If you are ready for this, here we go!
3. Sacrifice. Yes, it takes sacrifice to experience a change of story encounter! Nothing goes for nothing! If you want to go up, you must be willing to give up. This simply means that you cannot get something you want without giving up something in return. Ps50v5. So my dear reader, what kind of sacrifices are you ready to make in order to experience a change of story? The higher you want to go, the higher the sacrifice! This is what it takes in order to experience a change of story encounter!
To attain something of greater value, you need to give up something of lesser value. My dear friends, without sacrifice, there can be no improvement!
So what is sacrifice, by the way?
-It is giving out things that are precious and valuable to you. Ps126v5-6
-It is giving something that will cost you something. 2Sam24v24
-It is depriving yourself of certain things in order to have a better Life.
These sacrifices cut across various areas of your life, such as in your finances, service, devotion, diligence, work etc. And the sacrifices that everyone needs to make differ from one person to another but the bottom line is that without sacrifices, your change of story encounter may elude you! So my admonition to you is to begin to make sacrifices like Hannah did (1Sam1v11,17) and Abraham also did on Mount Moriah (Gen22v1-18). When you do this, I guarantee you that:
-Your Testimony will be Undeniable. 1Sam1v26-28
-Your Supernatural Turnaround will be Visible. 1Ki17v8-16
-The Curses will be Reversed. Gen8v20-21
As you engage this principle of sacrifice, may your change of story be evident for all to see in Jesus name, amen.
Other Scriptural References: 1Ki3v3-5:8v63; Heb13v16; 1Chro21v24.
Prayer for Today: Lord I receive grace to be a doer of this principle in Jesus name, amen.
CONFESSION: I wholeheartedly receive all these wonderful truths about a change of stories encounters! I believe it with the whole of my heart. It will work for me as I work it. Things won’t remain the same for me anymore because I am changing levels in Jesus name, amen
Yemi Adeoti is a pastor, teacher, life coach and mentor & also a prolific writer.
Amen