Prepare Ahead

Text: Gen.1:1-12
More Lessons: Psa.91:1-11

There are many reasons why people fail in assignments given to them by their superior officers or even when they, on their own set targets for themselves. Most often we hear people make New Year resolutions that they hardly ever keep even for a couple of days into the year. Part of the reasons why we fail is because we enjoy procrastination rather than endure the pains of commitment to our goals. We should not wait till the day of to start fasting and praying, fast and pray now.

We should not wait until the day when we have financial crisis and begin to look for how to open the windows of heaven; open the windows of heavens now. Don't start looking for financial principles to deal with all manners of financial debt; open the windows before you start having the crisis of lack on the ground. Open the windows with your tithes, offerings and everything that is available in you that can open the heavens. Open them ahead of any loop hole, open it up. Open the windows of the heavens. Put certain authorities of God on ground, that if anything attempts to hit that ground, what you have done ahead collects the weapons and throws the shell on the ground. That is what the Bible means when it says, with your eyes you will behold the work of the wicked and it shall not come near thee. This means that though you see it happening around, it cannot reach you because you have put certain things in place. When we are this guided by the Holy Spirit, whatever God has promised us will come to pass exactly as He promised. If you give up fasting and prayer and begin to live a reckless life, you move out of God’s cover and consequently expose yourself to crises.

The Bible tells us about the faithfulness of God that is new every morning. This means yesterday's faithfulness is not sufficient for today, hence you need His fresh faithfulness for every day. This is exemplified in His provision of fresh manna for the children of Israel in the wilderness enough for each day. Therefore, whenever you are thanking God in the night for the day just ending, get ready for the next morning breaking forth with His mercies available for you even before you wake up. God’s faithfulness and mercies are endlessly provided for us. All we need to do is to remain connected to Him and tap into this ever increasing care from our loving, tireless Father.

Prayer/Action.
* Pray that throughout lifetime He who created the heavens and the earth will w over you.
* Ask that no matter the plans of the enemy, you will be victorious in Christ Jesus.
Take a decision under God today never to procrastinate over that project and assignment anymore.

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Destiny Refocusing

Text: Exo.13:17-22
More Lessons: Joel2:21-27

One of the lasting lessons about the deliverance of Israel from Egypt is that there was a change of location. First they moved from Egypt to the wilderness from where they got to Canaan, the Land of Promise. Every location that is contrary to your destiny, any location that is against you, any location that is uncomfortable and is satanic infested, by the power of God that took Israel out of Egypt, you are brought forth in the name of Jesus. When brought them forth the first thing to note is change. There was also a refocusing of destiny and a change in finances thereby changing them from the position of being slaves to great people. Anything from your ancestors to your grand children, whatever they are called that enslaved you, I break that slavery by the power of the Holy Ghost in Jesus' mighty name.

Many Israelites perished in Egypt in slavery. Those who were alive the day God took them out of Egypt should count themselves privileged because some people died there. Even the man who took them there died there. Today, there are several believers that are dying in slavery. They are believers, tongue talkers, they know God, but the chain over them has not been broken. Some lived and died inside it. That will not be your portion. As some people lived and died in slavery in Egypt, some people were born into it but they did not die there.

They were born in the land of captivity, the land of the enemy, the land of affliction and slavery, they were born in it but they didn't die inside it. I declare that you are part of the numbers that didn't die inside it. Nobody has a choice of where to be born and which family to come through. The Israelites that were born in captivity had no choice. They had no choice over where they were born but they had a promise on ground to take them to where they ought to be. As the Lord God Almighty lives, whatever you have no choice over in birth, you will have a choice in living.

You will not live in poverty and affliction. The Israelites by living Egypt had a change of destiny; they were changed from a people called slaves and strangers to a land where they were no longer strangers. The Bible says, “He brought them forth also with silver and gold” Psa.105:37. 2013 is indebted to you with silver and gold. I command 2013 to pay you what it owes you. 2013 owes you money, breakthrough, and good health, take it in Jesus name.

Prayer/Action.
* Ask the Lord to change every location of evil where you have found yourself.
* Ask God to change your status and give you substance with silver and gold.
* Declare that by the grace of God, you will not be feeble any more on all levels.

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Divine Wealth

Text: Exo.12:35-36
More Lessons: Matt.6:31-34

There are several passages in the Bible that prove very clearly that God's ways are not our ways and  neither are His thoughts our thoughts. How do you explain a situation where a group of people enslaved for years will, on the last night of their freedom, come to you and borrow precious items from you and you willingly give them? You lend items to people who will end up refunding, not to people who are leaving you forever. The children of Israel were leaving Egypt and they were borrowing precious items from the Egyptians. What kind of law is this? Somebody is leaving forever and that is when he/she is borrowing from you, and he/she is not borrowing because he got a good job, he is borrowing because he is going to the forest. What kind of economic wisdom was that? The Bible explains that God gave them favour. By favour this year, you will not beg, favour will go ahead of you this year. By favour you will find money. Those who have said no to you in destiny will return to give to you that which you were denied in the mighty name of Jesus.

The Bible says concerning the children of Israel that God brought them forth, which means it was by His doing in a mighty way. For 430 years, Israel was groaning, praying and begging under slavery that God will take them forth out of Egypt. Joseph was the first person in Egypt to prophesy. Abraham was told by the Lord that his children will be strangers, they will go to a strange land, they will sojourn there, but by mighty power He will bring them forth out of that place to another land.

When Abraham died, Joseph stood up and told his brethen about their deliverance ahead and how that they should carry his bones with them to Canaan. 430 years of prayer, prophesying and of labour but it eventually happened one day by power. There are instances that because of how long a matter had lasted; we get discouraged in the place of prayer. It should not be so because every day takes you closer to the appointed day of your answer than the previous day. God will bring you forth this year and by His power you will break through the evil of every month. You will not receive an evil report and evil report will not be reported about you. You will not send an evil report. The power of God will take you from where you are to where you want to go.

Prayer/Action.
* Ask the Lord to mark you now as one of the people that shall come forth.
* Pray for sufficient power to deal with the evil of the day.
* Declare that the evil you hear about will not touch you.
Make up your mind that you will not walk by your own power but that the power of God will walk you through.

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Fasting

Text: Matt.4:1-10
More Lessons: Isa.58:6-9

Fasting is one of the fundamental pillars of the Christian faith. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ gave us a sound example in fasting when He did so for forty days. What do you think Jesus was looking for? Power? Which power? It was not for power and I think it is erroneous when people tell us that Jesus fasted for forty days and it was only after then He was able to begin to manifest power; that is an error. Jesus didn't need a fast to move the earth. At 12 years of age, He sat down with doctors of the law answering questions to the amazement of His hearers. If on that day He wanted the earth to shift, it would have obeyed Him. It is not to say that we don't find power when we fast; there are a lot of manifestations of the power of God when we fast.

Jesus taught us two basic lessons by His fasting; first to give us a pattern that fasting is one of the ways we can touch the heart of God and bring things to happen on the surface of the earth. And secondly, He wants us to see the connection between prayer and fasting. Prayer is easier in the place of a fast. You have less energy to pray but you have faster penetration when you fast and pray.

There is what is called power habit, power habit means, the kind of things a particular person does to have the power of God move upon his life, and it differs from person to person. For some people, they cannot preach a major message except they have run three days fasting and prayer. That is how they are activated. There are ministers that if they have not sung songs, they can't push out, so when they get to the pulpit, they must sing and worship, then you kick- start them. Don't copy people any how; just find out which one is your own. It is the same thing about fasting. In the Old Testament days, people fasted and got wonderful results. Moses fasted for forty days twice, Esther and the entire Jews in exile fasted for three days (marathon) kings and prophets fasted and they all got God's attention.

In fasting, you are not bribing God by staying off food for a while; rather, as my father in the Lord once said, you are telling God that you desperately need His attention over certain issues so much that what flesh needs do not matter to you but the spiritual communion with Him. If God answered people in the Old Testament, you are better placed today for answers if you don't give up. May God grant speedy answers to your prayers and fasting.

Prayer/Action.
* Pray for strength to seek the LORD's face in fasting
* Ask God to increase your strength through fasting and prayer
? Take a day or two this week and fast over any matter that has bothered you for long.
? Isaiah 58:8 gives us certain things that we can use a fast to achieve, list them out from this verse and ask God for them one by one

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