There is no crown without a cross, and there is no destiny without a death warrant signed in the spirit. Every man who carries the seed of divine purpose walks under invisible crosshairs, and the first target is always the head. The ancient serpent has no interest in your feet, for your steps mean nothing without the mind and mantle that guide them. Scripture warns us in John 10:10 that “the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy,” and this is not poetic excess — it is an intelligence report from heaven. Dr. Hassan Achimugu once noted, “The greater your assignment, the earlier the enemy tries to abort it — because killing potential before maturity is the oldest war strategy in history.” From Joseph in the pit to David hunted like a partridge on the mountains, from Moses hidden in a basket to Jesus as a child fleeing to Egypt, the story is the same: great destinies attract great danger. The Igala say, “A tall tree invites the axe.” Every generation has its axes sharpened against its tall trees, but only the wise wrap their roots in prayer and their heads in the helmet of salvation.
In the chessboard of life, your head is the king — lose it, and the game is over, no matter how many pawns you have left. Apostle Paul understood this when he urged believers in Ephesians 6:17 to “take the helmet of salvation” as part of their armour, because the first strike of the enemy is mental — to confuse, to corrupt, to cause you to self-destruct before the external enemy fires a shot. Bishop David Abioye warns, “If the devil can capture your thought, he has captured your life. The head is not just for carrying the crown — it is for carrying direction.” A broken head can make a whole body useless, but a guarded head can rally a broken body back to victory. This is why David did not face Goliath with bare scalp and bravado, but with a spiritual covering far stronger than bronze — the covenant of the Lord of Hosts.
History is littered with the graves of men who could have changed nations but could not survive the assassinations of their focus, integrity, and faith. Prophet T.B. Joshua often reminded his listeners, “Your enemy is not after your money, but after your mind, because your mind is the factory of your destiny.” Brother Gbile Akanni echoes this warning: “If you lose the battle of the mind, you have already lost every other battle, no matter how prayerful you sound.” The kill-him/her order may not always come as a sword — it may come as a seductive deal, a false friend, a fatigue that makes you drop the guard, or a whisper that convinces you to doubt what God said in the beginning. Even Judas did not kill Jesus with a dagger, but with a kiss — proving that the greatest wounds to the head often come from hands that once fed it.
To be a man of destiny is to live with the knowledge that you are a moving target in both the physical and spiritual realms. The Yoruba say, “The head is the crown of the body; if it rots, the whole body perishes.” In our times, guarding the head means saturating the mind with truth, refusing to bow to the idols of compromise, and surrounding yourself with people who sharpen your sword instead of dulling your discernment. It means waking up every morning and wearing the helmet of God’s word before you wear the cap of your ambitions. As Bishop Abioye also counsels, “Cover your head before you cover your need, or your need will expose your head.”
The crown is nothing without the head that carries it, and the head is nothing without the God who anoints it. The kill-him/her order may be issued in the shadows, but the preservation order was signed in the blood of the Lamb long before your birth. This is why the wise live under that covering until their assignment is done. Like the farmer who guards his seed until the harvest, a man of destiny must guard his head until his testimony is complete. For the devil does not fear your possessions or your titles — he fears the day you fully become who God intended you to be. That is why your first victory is not over the world, but over the war in your own head.
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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