OAU SPECIAL DIGGING DEEP WITH PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

TEXT: PSALM 124:6-8

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He’s Lord Hallelujah
He’s Lord amen
He has risen from the dead
He’s Lord
Every knee must bow
Every tongue confess
That Jesus Christ is the Lord

He’s my Lord Hallelujah
He’s my Lord Amen
He has risen from the dead
He’s my Lord
Every knee must bow
Every tongue confess
That Jesus Christ is the Lord

OPENING PRAYER
Father we worship You, we are saying good morning to You Lord, thank you for waking us up, thank You for what you did yesterday, thank You for what You will do today, thank you because we have a glorious tomorrow, Please accept our worship in Jesus name, this morning Your children are here, You said in Your word that those who seek You early will find You, they have come early this morning to seek You, please manifest yourself, let everyone of us find You, let us have a divine encounter today and let this day be a day we will never forget. In Jesus' Mighty name we have prayed.

THE MESSAGE
Psalm 124:6-8
6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

The bible teaches that there are fowlers/hunters- hunting for souls, the chief among them is the devil. 1 Peter 5:8 For you to think that you have no enemy shows that you are ignorant, no one would have thought that Bartimaeus would have so many enemies until he began to cry for light, they preferred that he remain in darkness, when you begin to succeed your enemies increase, your enemies are few if all you have is a second hand bicycle and probably one or two pairs of trousers.

Whether the devil likes it or not you will prosper and increase because the plan of God for your life is to excel. In boxing if you are a featherweight your enemy will be featherweight, if you become a heavyweight your opponent will become heavyweight. If you decide to jump you will prepare for landing but if you are pushed the result will be different, to know that you are in a war will prepare you to fight.

1.The chief among the fowler is satan, Proverbs 6:26, an adulteress will hunt for precious life.
2.The fowler uses a snare Psalm 91:3
One of the evidences that you have fallen into the trap of a fowler is wild fear.
A prey is caught in the trap of the fowler, if you don’t pray you will become a prey. You are not as wise as the one who is laying an ambush to catch you.
Isaiah 49:24 The Almighty God will set free anyone of us in the trap of the enemy.

Job 18:10 The trap is always in disguise form.
The bait used for setting the trap must have three important things for it to be effective

1. It must be attractive to the eyes. Genesis 3:6 You will never see a man commits adultery with a woman he considers ugly, you will hardly see a man commits adultery with a woman older than his wife. Judges 14:1-2
2. It must be pleasant to taste. Judges 14:3
3. It must invoke pride of the prey- enemy catches the one who thinks he can never be caught. 1Corinthians 10:12, Luke 22:31-34 This message will protect you for the rest of your life from becoming captive. Judges 16:4-21, Samson was overconfident, don’t play a game with the devil, he knows a lot. Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 29:23
1.watch your eyes and the area of your pride 1John2:15-17
2.watch what you love and do a thorough check on your friends. As bad apple spoil good ones so the bad friends spoil good boys.
3.Don't toil with God. Proverbs 14:24 If you dont fear God you are capable of doing any evil and you will soon be prey of devil
4.Submit totally to God James. 4:7
5.Don’t misunderstand grace. 2Timothy 2:22 Grace will give speed to your feet when you are running from danger.
6.Pray without ceasing 1Thessalonians 5:17, Matthew 6:9-13, the mouth of a strange woman is a horrible pit. Your body is a temple of God and God will destroy anyone who defiles His temple. Watch your steps.

**How many times have you toiled with sin? James 1:13-15
PRAYER
***Lord, don’t let me be my own enemy.
The price of safety is unresting vigilance!