Jacob went to Egypt to see his son Joseph, whom he believed was dead. He then relocated to Egypt with all his family; he joined Joseph and his two sons, and there were a total of 70 people. “The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons’ wives, was sixty-six. In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy members of Jacob’s family in the land of Egypt.” Genesis 46:26-27 (NLT)

Notice that I said good advisors. Surrounding yourself with many advisors or counselors will give you victory when you heed the good advice, but not all advice is good advice. You will need to have a spirit of discernment to discern which counselors are giving you the best advice for victory or success.

“Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. He said to his people, ‘Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.'” Exodus 1:8-9 (NLT) So they decided to enslave them. For 400 years, they were slaves in Egypt. “So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king.” Exodus 1:11 (NLT)

After the people cried out to God because of the brutality of the Egyptians, God sent them a deliverer. Through much difficulty, Moses led them out of slavery and out of Egypt. Because of disobedience they are forced to wonder in the wilderness for forty years. Moses the great deliver is now dead, and Joshua is about to lead them to the Promise Land, but first God has to roll away the shame of slavery before they can possess the land.

“Then the LORD said to Joshua, ‘Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.’ So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.” Joshua 5:9 (NLT)

Like the children of Israel, you are about to enter your promise, but you cannot enter your promise with the shame of your past. Some of you have been prepped for surgery. God has you on the operating table, performing surgery, cutting away the pain, memory, stigma and shame of your past. Now it is time to rise and move into your promise, knowing that the shame of your past has been rolled away. As you read this article, I want you to know that the Lord has rolled away the shame of your past. You can enter into your promise.

Anytime someone wants to remind you of your past or the enemy wants to throw your past in your face, just say this one word, “Gilgal.” It means my shame has been rolled away!

Your shame has been rolled away!

Be Blessed,

Bishop Jemmott

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