DELIVERANCE FROM THE YOKE OF DELAY AND DENIAL

DELIVERANCE FROM THE YOKE OF DELAY AND DENIAL

By Rev. Samuel Arimoro

Main Text: Daniel 10:12-13

Supporting Texts: Habakkuk 2:3; Genesis 18:10-14; Exodus 5:22-23; Isaiah 60:22; Psalm 102:13

INTRODUCTION:
Delay and denial are powerful tools the enemy uses to frustrate believers and hinder divine promises. Delay is a prolonged waiting for fulfilment, while denial is the outright rejection or withholding of what rightfully belongs to you. These can manifest in various areas—marriage, promotion, childbearing, open doors, healing, or destiny fulfilment.

Oftentimes, the frustration caused by delay can lead to discouragement, doubt, bitterness, or even spiritual lukewarmness. When blessings are postponed or denied repeatedly, it can make a person question God’s faithfulness and ultimately weaken their faith. But in many cases, these are not just natural issues; they are spiritual battles requiring deliverance.

The good news is that God is never late. Though the vision may tarry, it will surely come. There is an appointed time for everything, and God has not forgotten you. As you engage in warfare and apply biblical principles, every yoke of delay and denial shall be broken. You will testify in due season.

1. UNDERSTANDING DELAY AND DENIAL

a) Delay Is Not Denial, but Prolonged Expectation Can Be Dangerous: Hope deferred makes the heart sick (Proverbs 13:12).

b) Denial Is the Enemy's Attempt to Block What God Has Approved: It is a form of satanic resistance (Daniel 10:13).

c) Both Can Frustrate Purpose and Dim Faith: They wear out the saints (Daniel 7:25).

d) Delay Can Be Spiritual, Environmental, or Self-Induced: Not all delays are from God (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

Biblical Example: Daniel’s answer was delayed for 21 days because of spiritual opposition (Daniel 10:12-13).

2. SIGNS THAT DELAY AND DENIAL ARE AT WORK

a) Long-Standing Promises with No Manifestation: You hear it often but never see it fulfilled (Habakkuk 2:3).

b) Watching Others Testify While You Remain Stagnant: No change in your own life (Psalm 6:3).

c) Constant Disappointment at the Edge of Breakthrough: Last-minute losses (2 Kings 7:1-2).

d) Feeling Forgotten or Rejected by Heaven: A sense of abandonment (Psalm 13:1-2).

Biblical Example: Abraham and Sarah waited decades for the fulfilment of the promise of Isaac (Genesis 18:10-14).

3. CAUSES OF DELAY AND DENIAL

a) Demonic Resistance and Warfare: Spiritual forces may block the answers (1 Thessalonians 2:18).

b) Ancestral Curses or Covenants: Evil altars may hinder manifestation (Lamentations 5:7).

c) Disobedience or Spiritual Slackness: Delay due to rebellion or carelessness (Jonah 1:1-3).

d) Testing and Divine Timing: God sometimes withholds for a season of training (Deuteronomy 8:2).

Biblical Example: The Israelites delayed their journey to the Promised Land due to unbelief and murmuring (Numbers 14:1-33).

4. DELIVERANCE STRATEGIES FROM DELAY AND DENIAL

a) Engage in Consistent Fasting and Prayer: Spiritual delay must be broken (Matthew 17:21).

b) Break Every Evil Covenant or Curse of Delay: Use the authority in the blood of Jesus (Galatians 3:13).

c) Declare and Decree Your Divine Speed: Speak acceleration into your life (Job 22:28).

d) Sow Prophetic Seeds and Serve in God’s House: Sacrifice and service provoke remembrance (Psalm 20:1-3).

Biblical Example: Hannah broke delay through fervent prayer and a prophetic vow—Samuel was born (1 Samuel 1:10-20).

5. LIVING IN DIVINE TIMING AND SUPERNATURAL SPEED

a) Stay in the Spirit and Be Sensitive to Divine Timing: Discern your kairos moments (Isaiah 60:22).

b) Trust God’s Calendar and Remain Patient: Faith and patience inherit the promise (Hebrews 6:12).

c) Avoid Envy and Comparison: Your season will surely come (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

d) Be Grateful While You Wait: Gratitude shortens delay (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Biblical Example: Joseph waited 13 years but rose suddenly to become a prime minister in a single day (Genesis 41:14-41).

CONCLUSION:
Delay and denial are not the end of your story. God is still working, even in the waiting. What seems delayed may just be divinely timed for greater impact. The forces that held you down are being judged, and the gates of release are opening now.

You will no longer be a spectator of others’ testimonies. It is your time to be remembered, honoured, and visited. God is fast-tracking your blessings, and every satanic hand slowing your progress is being cut off. Your season of divine speed has come.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Thank You, Lord, for Your faithfulness even in seasons of delay.
2. I break every spiritual yoke of delay and denial in my life.
3. Every prince of Persia blocking my answers—be destroyed by fire.
4. I reject the spirit of stagnation and slow progress.
5. O Lord, let every overdue testimony begin to manifest.
6. I break out of every ancestral limitation delaying my destiny.
7. I receive divine speed and acceleration in every area of my life.
8. Father, remember me and visit me for fulfilment.
9. Powers assigned to waste my years—your time is up!
10. My season of waiting is over—I walk into divine fulfilment now!

GOD'S WORD FOR YOU TODAY:
1. Your long-awaited answers are being released speedily.
2. The days of delay and denial are over—you are remembered.
3. Divine speed shall overtake every lost time in your life.
4. Doors that were shut are opening by divine force.
5. Your appointed time has come, and nothing shall stop you.