Double Honour

Thursday 28 July
READ: Isa. 61: 4-7
MORE LESSON: Joel 2: 25 - 27

The devil delights in putting shame on a man but God has provided a way of escape. In Isa. 61:7, the Bible says, For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. God has promised that instead of your shame, He will restore double honour to you. This means that in whatever area of life the enemy has made you to suffer pain, God will give to you double honour.

God is concerned with every situation that brings shame in your life because He has not called you to shame but to glory. 2 Pet. 1: 3 says, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue. God called you into glory and virtue. He has called you into grace and not disgrace. Therefore God desires that you enjoy double honour in life as compensation for all that the enemy has done in time past to afflict you, the Lord delights in compensating His children. According to Joel 2:25, The Lord is saying to you today, ...I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

All these He will do because of His name sake and His covenant. As a covenant child of God, the reproach that men put on you is actually a reproach to God. You must learn how to invoke the covenant of God when situations arise that want to put you to shame so that His name shall be feared among the Gentiles. As you live according to His covenant and remind Him of His covenant in the face of imminent shame, God will give you a full restoration of honour and make you to be satisfied in every area of your lack, And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name: Isa 62:2.

In every place where you have been called a name that is shameful, the Lord God will announce a new name for you in a glorious way. In the name of Jesus, wherever you have been disgraced, you shall now be embraced. Wherever you have been shamed, you will be celebrated. Rise up now and begin to prophesy honour, success, breakthrough, victory, prosperity and celebration to your destiny. Say it and believe it. It is God’s plan for your life and as you declare it, it will run speedily to fulfilment beginning from now.

PRAYER/ACTION
* As I step out today, I shall tread in pleasant places of celebration, in Jesus’ name.
* Oh Lord, give me laughter in place of shame.
* This year, those who look down on me before will look up to me, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I prophesy, today's goodness will reach me without fail, in the name of Jesus.