Breaking The Power of the Past | Breaking The Power of The Past by Dr. D.K Olukoya

Breaking The Power of the Past

The past has great influence on the present and the future. Your past can affect your destiny. Your past can imprison your future. Your past can render your future useless. Your past can rise up like Goliath and stand in the way of your future. Your past can subject you to terrible harassment. If care is not taken, the arrows you received in the past can render your tomorrow impotent. You must deal with your past if you want to succeed

in life.

THE STRENGTH OF THE PAST

Until you realise the strength of the past, you may not be able to successfully secure the future. The past is so stubborn that it can trouble your present and your future persistently. No one can afford to underestimate the power of the past. The past may appear gone and forgotten but the grim consequences will continue to linger. No one may know what happened in the past, but, by looking at your present situation, it is possible to detect what probably took place in the past.

The stories of your ancestors might have been long forgotten, but what is happening in the present generation is a clear reflection of your ancestral past. Trees form an important aspect of vegetation in our environment whether it is a Mahogany tree or an Iroko tree, the same features are retained for a very long time. The lesson from the foregoing is that every human being on earth belongs to an ancestry. You are part of a family tree that dates back to hundreds of years.

What is characteristic of family trees is that members of the family share something in common. The trees are made up of branches and each branch is very important. There is a root that holds the tree together. Without the root there will be no tree. As stated earlier, trees do not change their features. Hence, the evil deposits in your branch (life) brought in by your family tree will remain there unless something is done about it.

The battle with the past must be fought and won. Unless you paralyse the power of the past, it might paralyse you. You must come up against the power of the past spiritually. This is one of the toughest battles to fight. I want you to prepare yourself for the battle. Make use of these powerful confessions. It will set the battle in motion. You will become a winner. It will unleash the spirit of a champion upon you. Lay your hands on your chest and make this pronouncement.

YOUR PERSONAL CONFESSION

I am Daniel Olukoya (put your own names here). I stand here today and I decree by the decree of heaven that I shall arise by fire and shine. Any power pressing down my head I bury you alive, in the name of Jesus.

By the blood of Jesus and by the fire of God, I shall not carry over any evil thing, in the name of Jesus. Holy Ghost, come upon me. Power of the Most High, overshadow my life. Say amen seven times.

The miracle that will make you to be celebrated shall suddenly manifest, in the name of Jesus.

I decree that the breakthrough that will announce your celebration shall break forth through this book, in the name of Jesus. The celebration and thanksgiving that will announce the power of God in your life shall start today, in the name of Jesus. Your enemies shall be put to shame. Anywhere the enemy has closed any door against you, the power of the God of Elijah shall open the door, in the name of Jesus. As you continue to read this book you must pay attention so that you can achieve a good grasp of this important topic.

STAGES OF LIFE

The life of a man is divided into three stages

1. Your yesterday.

• Your today.

• Your tomorrow.

For the sake of clarity you can also look at the life of man in these three dimensions.

1. Your past.

• Your present.

• Your future.

Yesterday is a total embodiment of your past. Today is a description of what is happening in your life at the moment. The future is a promissory note. There is no human being who has power over the past, present and future. There is no great man anywhere who can control the past, the present and the future. There is not much anyone can do about the past. The realities of today are difficult to handle. The future is so unpredictable that no one can have a firm grip of it. But beloved, I have good news for you. There is someone who can take absolute control of your past, your present and your future. The Bible declares; Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Jesus is the only one who knows your past, your present and your future. He remains the only one who can go into the three realms of your life and boldly declare “Son/daughter I am the same yesterday today and forever”. Jesus speaks with authority. Your past can not frighten Him. Your present cannot make Him afraid. Your future cannot intimidate Him. He is the only one who can break the power of the past. He is the only one who has surveyed your past and your present and can tell you that your tomorrow will be alright. When Jesus is in charge of your life, all shall be well.

A SCRIPTURAL SURVEY

Let us examine the power of the past by reading some scriptures.

1 Samuel 2:30-36:

“Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the am of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. And the man of thine, whom I

shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.”

Eli had caused a great deal of trouble. He had children and grandchildren. He caused trouble in his family tree. The curse placed on him went down to every member of his lineage. There was a power in the past of the children of Eli that was responsible for cutting people off in the prime of their age.

I pray for you that you shall receive deliverance now from the enemy that is plaguing your family with untimely death in the name that is above every other name, Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God.

PRAYER SECTION

1. Blood of Jesus, invade my past and consume every demonic yoke in the name of Jesus

• Ancestral limiting chains, break by fire in the name of Jesus

• Any evil flow from my past, be cut off by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus

• Evil effects of my yesterday, on my destiny, dry up in the name of Jesus

• Jesus, the same yesterday, today and forever, repackage my life by signs and wonders in the name of Jesus