18/02/2026
The Power of the Shout
In John 11:43, Jesus did not whisper. He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
He was confronting an unfriendly enemy. Death had taken someone He loved, and silence was not the response. Authority was.
When something precious has been stolen, peace, family, purpose, joy, vision, it is not a season to stay quiet in defeat. It is time to rise in authority.
Jesus did not negotiate with the tomb. He commanded it.
You must do the same.
Identify what has been stolen.
Refuse to accept it as final.
Speak with authority and call it forth.
The shout is not noise. It is conviction. It is faith refusing to bow to what looks final. It is the sound of authority confronting opposition.
Lazarus’ death was not the end. It was the setup for a greater revelation of glory.
What looks like darkness in your life may simply be the backdrop for God’s power to be displayed.
This is not the end of your story.
Keep believing.
Keep declaring.
Keep calling forth what belongs to you.
El Shaddai 2026
Pastor Eric Ansah