The original will always succeed

Abraham and his legitimate wife Sarah, Isaac came, but they were advanced in age.
It happened that as the sons of Abraham were growing together, the eldest began to inflict pain into the life of the younger one who was born of the promise.
Maybe the eldest could see more of the father’s love being channelled towards the younger one and it was difficult for him to handle it. Pride could also be another reason why Ishmael began to fight Isaac. He might have thought that since he was the eldest he deserved much of the attention.

From the book of Galatians 4 v 29, we can see also that Ishmael was Abraham’s son who came as a result of the flesh and impatience, whereas Isaac was his son according to the promise and by the spirit. From this scripture we see that the one who came as a result of the flesh is the one equipped to persecute the one whom the spirit had given birth to according to the promise.

It’s not the other way round. Isaac the Spiritual cannot fight back and cannot attack, but Ishmael the one born after the flesh is the one who is out to attack the young one. They are all one man’s sons, but their destinies and responsibilities are totally different.
We are all God’s children, but our assignments could be different and that does not mean that we should be jealous of each and start to persecute one another.

Ishmael came first before Isaac. It is always that the fake products come out first before the original ones. When the original product finally comes out, people would start to doubt their authenticity.

Even in the work of God, it is actually difficult for the authentic ministries to be established after the fake ones had gone before them. It would take the original ones time to be understood. The media all over and everywhere would start to herald it saying, chenjerai mbavha, because of the thieves who had robbed the people before. The fake church ministries and their ministers are the ones that persecute the original ministries.
If original church ministries put maybe their crusade posters on the walls, the Ishmaels, the fake ones, will come out in numbers to tear away the posters. Fake things are always intimidated by the originals, because it is a spiritual principle that if the original thing comes, the fake things will fade away.

Born of the same father, but with different assignments and different destinies, Cain could not contain the jealous he had for Abel his young brother and eventually killed him. Esau hated Jacob his young brother and inflicted pain upon him.
Ishmael persecuted Isaac and the list goes on until today, the big brothers are out to destroy their young ones. Good things are not only good when they are happening around you or are with you, they are also good when they are with others. It is the duty of the big brothers to protect the young ones, not to destroy them.

Even today the Ishmaelites (Arabs) are still fighting Isaac (Israelites). The flesh is fighting against the spirit, it is not the spirit that fights the flesh. The spirit thought the flesh is its temple where it could find rest, only to discover that the flesh is its greatest enemy.
It is the flesh of Adam that was created first out of the dust of the ground and the Spirit was breathed in by God. The Spirit came to assist the flesh to become a living soul, but the flesh, the big brother, fought the spirit and rebelled against God and man died because he followed the desires of the flesh.

It is the duty of the flesh, the fake, the big brother to fight the spirit, the younger ones and the originals. When God created you as the original one, it is not your duty to fight them, but to be fought. Isaac, even if you do good, you must know that Ishmael is out there not to compliment you, but to persecute you.

After having conducted healing sessions of those days, Jesus faced persecutions and resistance from the Pharisees, the elder brother church. After Jesus had restored people’s sight and healing them, the ministry of health of those days thought that Jesus was out to take away their jobs and began to fight Him and His disciples.

Jesus fought no one, He was fought, but He won the battle. You cannot fight the original and win.
Whatever you can do to the young brother remember that you are also touching the heart of the father and his wrath. The brothers of Joseph hated him and sold him in Egypt. Joseph never fought them back and yet at the end of the day he was the one who fed them in the days of drought.

You can fight the doctor today, but tomorrow when you fall sick you shall look for him. Hate the prophetic, fight the prophet today, but tomorrow you will be looking for his services.

It’s high time people and fellow Christians of this world should begin to fear God and respect each other. Assignments might be different, but at the end of the day we want to achieve the common goal and please our father who is God. Atamba ngaabhadharwe uye arima mutendereiwo akohwe!

It is the will of God and the law of the harvest that “whosoever soweth must reap”. Age ain’t nothing, it is just a number, what matters most is to know that Joseph has an established connection with the father.

Ishmael learns to respect the promises of God and you shall also live by His Spirit. Don’t hide the name of Isaac, don’t feel threatened, it is in that name that your promotion will come through.
Fellow Zimbabweans, may we continue to pray for our beloved nation and country.