Victory over the voice of opposition, by Pastor Wole Oladiyun

WHAT IS A VOICE?

• A sound coming out of the mouth
• An opinion
• A view
• A comment
• A desire
• A wish
• A vote
• An input
• An expression

EXHORTATION

1. THE VOICE OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD CREATED THE WORLD Genesis 1 v 1 – 3

v.1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

v.2 “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

v.3 “Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.”

• John 1 v 1 – 3

v.1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

 v.2 “He was in the beginning with God.”

 v.3  “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”

• Words have power.

• Words are a creative force.

• The very world we live was framed by the word of God.

• Hebrew 11 v 3

“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”

• Good things as well as bad things come into being through the words spoken.

2) WHAT YOU SAY CAN PRESERVE LIFE OR DESTROY IT

Proverbs 18 v 21

NKJV

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.”

MSG

“Words kill, words give life;  they’re either poison or fruit, you choose.”

GNB

“What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.”

• Positive words create good things, valuable things, progressive things.

• Negative words are a potent weapon in the hands of the dark kingdom to create negative impact.

3) BIBLICAL CASES OF NEGATIVE VOICES

1. JESUS SPOKE TO THE FIG TREE

Mark 11 v 12 – 14  & 21

v.12“Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.”

v.13 “And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.”

v.14 “In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again. And His disciples heard it.”

v.21 “And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”

2) JOSHUA AT JERICHO

• Joshua 6 v 26

“Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, “Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates.”

The fulfilment was in 1 Kings 16 v 34

“In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation [j]with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the Lord, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun.”

3) ELISHA VERSUS THE YOUTHS AT BETHEL 

• 2 Kings 2 v 23 – 24

v.23“Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

v.24 “So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.”

4) JACOB VERSUS REUBEN 

• Genesis 49 v 1 – 4

v.1 “And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days”

v.2 “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father.”

v.3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.”

v.4 “Unstable as water, you shall not excel, Because you went up to your father’s bed; Then you defiled it He went up to my couch.”

4) SCRIPTURAL NEGATIVE VOICES

a) VOICE OF THE ENEMY

• Psalm 55 v 3

“Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked;

For they bring down trouble upon me, And in wrath they hate me.”

b) VOICE OF HIM THAT REPROACHES AND BLASPHEMES

• Psalm 44 v 16

“Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles, Because of the enemy and the avenger.”

c) VOICE OF THE OPPRESSORS

• Job 3 v 18

“There the prisoners [f]rest together; They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.”

d) VOICE OF LAMENTATION AND BITTER WEEPING

• Jer. 31 v 15

“Thus says the Lord: “A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.”

e) VOICE OF WEEPING

• Job 30 v 31

“My harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the voice of those who weep.”

f) VOICE OF CHARMERS

• Ps. 58 v 5

“Which will not heed the voice of charmers, Charming ever so skillfully.”

g) VOICE OF WEEPING, VOICE OF CRYING

• Isa. 65 v 19

“I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying.”

h) VOICE OF WAILING

• Jer. 9 v 19

“For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How we are plundered We are greatly ashamed, Because we have forsaken the land, Because we have been cast out of our dwellings.’ ”

i) VOICE OF TREMBLING, VOICE OF FEAR

1. Jer. 30 v 5

“For thus says the Lord: ‘We have heard a voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace.”

j) VOICE OF STRANGERS

• John 10 v 5

“Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

5) SCRIPTURAL POSITIVE VOICES

a) VOICE OF JOY/GLADNESS (BRIDEGROOM/BRIDE)

Jer. 33 v 11

“the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: “Praise the Lord of hosts,

For the Lord is good, For His mercy endures forever and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.”

b) MARVELOUS VOICE OF GOD

• Job 37 v 5

“God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.”

c) VOICE OF THE LORD

• Psalm 29 v 1 – end

v.1 “Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.”

v.2 “Give unto the Lord the glory [c]due to His name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”

v.3 “The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders;

The Lord is over many waters.”

v.4 “The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.”

v.5 “The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.”

v.6 “He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.”

v.7 The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire.”

v.8 “The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.”

v.9 “The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

v.10 “The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever.”

v.11 “The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.”

d) VOICE OF THANKSGIVING

• Jonah 2 v 9

“But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving;

I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.”

• Psalm 26 v 7

“That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works.”

e) VOICE OF TRIUMPH

• Psalm 47 v 1

“Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!”

f) VOICE OF REJOICING & SALVATION

• Ps. 118 v 15

“The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”

g) VOICE OF MELODY

• Isaiah 51 v 3

“For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places;

He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.”

h) VOICE OF MERRY

• Jer. 30 v 19

“Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.”

i) VOICE OF THE ALMIGHTY

Ezek. 1 v 24

“When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.”

j) A PLEASANT VOICE

• Ezek. 33 v 32

“Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them. 33 And when this comes to pass—surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

k) VOICE OF HIS WORDS

• Dan. 10 v 9

“Yet I heard the sound of his words; and while I heard the sound of his words I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.”

l) VOICE OF SALUTATION

• Luke 1 v 44

“For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.”

m) VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD

• John 5 v 25

“Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live”

n) VOICE OF MANY ANGELS

• Rev. 5 v 11

“Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands”

• Psalm 55 v 3

“Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.”

• John 10 v 27

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me”

• John 10 v 16

“And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd”.

• Psalm 44 v 16

“For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger”

• Job 3 v 18

“There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor”

• Mark 14 v 55-56

(55) Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none.

(56) For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.

• Luke 3 v 21-22

When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. ²² And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

CONFESSION

“Who is he that that says a thing against me, and it would come to pass, when the Lord has not commanded it?” (Lamentation 3:37)

EXHORTATION

We live in a wicked world! Many beautiful destinies have been messed up because an opposing voice sounded at the edge of a life-time opportunity or turning point. Many people have died wretched with their lofty dreams and aspirations unfulfilled because an opposing voice spoke at the very place of their breakthrough, to attack, discredit, disqualify, manipulate, oppose or frustrate them at the very point of favour.

Practically everyone born of a woman, irrespective of race, tribe, creed or religion – is subject to attack of opposition voices. But a voice of approval is also needed at the appropriate time and place in order to get a commendation, recommendation, validation, endorsement, promotion or support that we need to progress.

In Luke 3:21-22 the Bible makes clear something unique about the ministry of Christ. It says: “… it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him and a voice came from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased”.

Jesus of Nazareth succeeded in his earthly ministry because he received validation from heaven. The voice came to authenticate, approve, support, validate, confirm, establish, recommend, endorse, and favour him and his ministry. No wonder then that the Sadducees, the Pharisees, the Sanhedrins and others could not triumph over him in any matter. Why? Because a voice from the Father in heaven, had spoken to give approval of him.

In like manner, a voice could sound and a person’s destiny would be destroyed or truncated for life. Why is it that very many people that have special talents, skill and intelligence are not given due recognition? Many youths with great and unbeatable intelligence and talents are without due recognition because the voice of approval, validation, recommendation, endorsement and support that should bring about the right and desired manifestation is yet to sound. Several other persons are loaded but stranded in the journey of life because what they have has not yet received the thunderous voice of approval from God. Your situation shall receive the voice of endorsement from God in Jesus name.    “Any voice of opposition from your foundation is hereby silenced forever in Jesus name”.

Sometime ago, I was ministering in the city of Maryland, USA. One of my sons-in-the-faith came from Indianapolis to join me in the ministration. He made a reference to the statement I made during my ministration concerning strange voices and he affirmed that strange negative voices actually do exist, but that one should not be so unfortunate to be a victim of any such a voice. Continuing, he said: that many years ago, a woman was brought to his father (who was then an herbalist but later became an evangelist). According to the story, the woman was bitten by a black cat in her dream and when she woke up, she noticed that the very spot she was bitten in the dream had developed a small sore physically. Not long after, the sore began to expand and she started going from hospital to hospital, traversing almost all the then known hospitals but the wound could not be cured; instead it kept on spreading. When all medical treatment had failed, the woman was then brought to his father for herbal treatment. As soon as his father began treatment by applying some herbs, the wound started to heal. Then one night, he was suddenly awoken from sleep and an opposing voice warned him never to continue the treatment of the woman, because (according to the voice speaking) she was their ‘meat’ (in the witchcraft coven); or else, he was going to substitute the curing of the woman with his precious child – meaning that his precious child would die in her stead. On hearing that, he immediately stopped the treatment and asked the woman to go. She went home and eventually died. An opposing voice sounded at the very nick of time; at the point of favour that she would have been delivered.

I remember an incident that occurred during the early part of this ministry (CLAM) in year 2000. God gave me a vision concerning a top government official (the same person who later facilitated my travelling to Israel). On our way back, some of my congregation members then decided to buy a rug for my sitting room; at least to make the place look a bit better and presentable than it was. Sadly, one of the very ministers on my entourage heard of the good gesture and immediately discouraged them from buying it; rhetorically asking them: “can Pastor maintain it? A voice attacking what could have made me happy. I pray “whenever and wherever you are to be favoured and a contrary voice comes up; let heaven release counter voice to nullify it in Jesus name”.

VOICE OF OPPOSITION AGAINST ESAU  –  Gen. 27 v 1 – 43

There is a story in the book of Genesis 27:1-43 that is somewhat strange. Isaac was the father of both Esau and Jacob, and Rebecca was their mother. One day, Isaac called and asked Esau to go and get him some bush meat so that he could bless him before he dies. Immediately Esau left for the forest to hunt for animals, his mother Rebecca called his brother, Jacob and planned how to out-smart Esau and get the blessings for Jacob instead. At some point, Jacob would raise questions on what he thought could possibly betray or truncate their plan, but Rebecca would quickly assure him by saying: “obey my voice”. What has happened here? Esau’s very mother was the contrary voice that diverted the benefits of her first son to the second.

What Rebecca’s  Opposition Voice Did to Esau’s Destiny – Genesis 27 v 8, 13, 43 –         ( Rebecca repeated ……. Obey my voice in these three verses).

• Rebecca’s voice vehemently opposed the glory and destiny of Esau;
• Rebecca’s voice caused Esau’s glory to being exchanged;
• Rebecca’s voice perverted Esau’s destiny forever;
• Rebecca’s voice manipulated Esau’s wellbeing when it mattered most;
• Rebecca’s voice drowned the first born glory when he was to receive mercy;
• Rebecca’s voice diverted the life-time benefit of Esau the first son;
• Rebecca’s voice conspired against the glory of Esau for life.

Any intimate voice that is opposing, disturbing, hindering, attacking, antagonizing, rejecting, and campaigning against you when you are to be promoted; such a voice shall die in Jesus name.

VOICE OF OPPOSITION AGAINST BLIND BARTIMAEUS-Mark 10v46– 48

• Blind Bartimaeus cried unto Jesus for mercy.
• Many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out the more.
• God gave him victory over opposition voices.

VOICE OF OPPOSITION AGAINST MEPHIBOSETH  -2 Samuel 9 v 1 – 3

• David asked for anyone in the house of Saul to be shown kindness.
• Ziba mentioned the deformity in Mephiboseth to discredit him from the Royal kindness.
• But the covenant between David & Jonathan prevailed and gave Mephiboseth a victorious restoration.

VOICE OF OPPOSITION AGAINST THE PRODIGAL SON–Luke 15 v 11-32

• The Prodigal son wasted his possessions on prodigal living.
• Having realized his folly, he returned to his father asking for another chance.
• His brother was angry opposing his restoration but the counsel of their father prevailed; the prodigal son was restored.

Some people are not doing well in life because some voices are speaking against them at the point, place and time of decision that could benefit them. There was a case of a lady who was promoted to be a Director in her organisation and she had even been given a letter to that effect. However, a contrary voice opposed the promotion and said she couldn’t possibly be a Director, but should be made a Deputy instead and that was final! The earlier Letter given her was withdrawn and that was how she was subsequently given a Letter as a Deputy Director. Sometimes, you can have a spouse who would diabolically copulate with the partner in order to exchange or take his or her partner’s glory.

WHEN DOES AN OPPOSITION VOICE APPEAR?

• When you are about to be rewarded for excellent deed;
• When you are about to be announced globally;
• When you are about to be awarded a life-changing contract;
• When you are at the peak of your career;
• When you are at the verge of a major breakthrough;
• When you are about to be compensated for great achievement
• When you are about to eat the fruit of your labour.
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SIGNS OF AN OPPOSITION VOICE SPEAKING

• When you are to showcase your talents, gifts, natural endowment.
• When you are always opposed when you want to go abroad – either for a training or course;
• When you are to be nominated to a political position and a dissenting voice rises up;
• When you are to be promoted, elevated or lifted and a voice shows up to say “no”;
• When anytime someone wants to bless you; he or she changes his or her mind;
• When you are to be recommended for a marriage partner and someone starts to speak evil of you to your intending spouse;
• When you always suffer last-minute disappointments;
• When your organization is to be recommended for a major contract; exhibitions, shows, demonstrations.
• As from today, the Lord will terminate all contrary voices rising up against your life and wellbeing in Jesus name.

CASES

You need Approval voice, Recommendation voice, Endorsement voice, Validation voice, Support voice.

1. At a place of FAVOUR
2. At a point of starting a NEW VENTURE
3. At a point of MAKING PROGRESS.
4. At a point of GETTING GOOD CONTRACTS.
5. At a place of PROCURING VISA.
6. For your IMMIGRATION/PAPERS SETTLEMENT.
7. At a point of PROMOTION/ELEVATION/LIFTING.
8. At a point of RECEIVING BLESSINGS.
9. At a point of TURN AROUND.
10. At a point of BREAKTHROUGH.
11. At a point of MOVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
12. At a point of a MAJOR DECISION.

PRAYERS

SECTION  A

Song:  Come down O! Lord and manifest your power/2ce.

1. I reject any opposing voice at the place of favour in Jesus name.
2. Any opposition voice from my foundation attacking my ELEVATION IN LIFE, fade away in Jesus name.
3. Any strange voice from my foundation opposing my GLORY IN LIFE, fade away in Jesus name.
4. Any witchcraft voice attacking my endorsement for great things, die by fire in Jesus name.
5. Any opposition voice in the spirit realm, issuing strange commands against my destiny be silenced in Jesus name.
6. Any opposition voice in the spirit realm, issuing strange commands against my work be silenced in Jesus name.
7. Any opposition voice from Hell disturbing my manifestation, die by fire in Jesus name.
8. Any Opposition voice at work, marriage be cancelled in Jesus name.
9. Whenever you get to A PLACE OF PROGRESS, A PLACE OF STARTING A NEW THING, A PLACE OF FAVOUR, A PLACE OF VISA, A PLACE OF IMMIGRATION PAPERS, CONTRACTS, JOBS –
   1. Every Voice of Opposition awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Disturbances awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Hindrances awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Disqualification awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Antagonism awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Rejection awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Attack awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Demolition awaiting you shall expire in Jesus name.
   1. Every Voice of Manipulation, awaiting you shall be cancelled in Jesus name.
10. Voice of the Lord for recommendation, Glory Elevation, Favour, Endorsement, Divine Advertisement, Enlargement, Victory, to Start New Things, thunder in my life in the name of Jesus Christ.

SECTION  B

1. Any voice of opposition against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
2. Any voice of discrimination against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
3. Any voice of disturbances against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
4. Any voice of hindrances against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
5. Any voice of disqualification against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
6. Any voice of disturbances against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
7. Any voice of antagonism against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
8. Any voice of attacks (physical and spiritual) against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
9. Any voice of demotion against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
10. Any voice angry against at my comfort, promotion and success, expire in Jesus name.
11. Any voice of downfall against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
12. Any voice from unsuspecting quarter against me and what I stand for; expire now in Jesus name.
13. I reject voice of opposition at the place of favour in Jesus name.
14. Any voice from my foundation opposing my destiny, glory, elevation, family and work, die by fire in Jesus name.
15. Any witchcraft and occult voice attacking my rising up and campaigning against my manifestation, you are a liar! Die in Jesus name.
16. Any negative voice saying “No” to the “Yes” of God in my life, my work and family, be silenced forever in Jesus name.
17. Any strange voice that appears whenever I am to be blessed, expire now in Jesus name.
18. Any contrary voice that sounds louder when you are to be remembered for something great, be silenced in Jesus name.
19. Any voice raging and roaring against me in the dream, i challenge you by the blood of Jesus in Jesus name.
20. Any voice from hell disturbing my manifestation, burn to ashes in Jesus name.

JESUS IS LORD!

Pastor Oladiyun is the Senior Pastor of the Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry (CLAM), Omole, Lagos, Nigeria, with prayer centres in Lekki (Lagos), Abuja, Houston (USA), Toronto (Canada), and London (UK). For more prayer bulletins, visit www.prayerparliament.com; to buy any of his over 100 books, visit www.woleoladiyun.com or www.clamgo.org. For prayers and counselling, contact pastorclam@yahoo.com.