Removing Reproaches I

Thursday 16 July
READ: Josh. 5:9
MORE LESSON: Psa. 137: 1-9

The Israelites were in bondage for over 400 years in Egypt. They were the children of the covenant of Abraham but adversities kept them below what God intended for them. They were living in reproach. Reproaches are things in your life that make you feel ashamed, doubt what God has promised you and make you less than what God has planned for you.

Until the reproaches of a people are taken away, they remain ashamed, enslaved and afflicted. That was what happened to the nation of Israel in the land of Egypt where they were slaves. Until they were delivered from slavery and the reproaches that came with it, they could not enter into their glorious inheritance. This is the reason God stretched out His hands to deliver them from slavery under Pharaoh. When they were about to enter Canaan God told Joshua to circumcise the children of Israel saying, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you: Josh 5:9.

In the same way Israelites were slaves, there are many living in the reproach of slavery today. Slavery is a condition of bondage that even if you know it exists, you can't help yourself out of it. It could be physical slavery where your body has a situation which you do not like but cannot rectify, or financial slavery when you are unable to foot your bills and sort to begging for food, clothes and shelter. Spiritual slavery is a life of sin, addiction, habits and demonic oppression which you can't help yourself out of. These are the reproaches that must be removed for your glory to manifest. To remove reproaches you must speak against the forces that sponsor the shame. Prophesy against everything in your life that God has not said concerning you.

You can also engage the forces of prayers to destroy every force of reproach over your life. I prophesy over you according to the Word of the Lord, this day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to roll away every reproach from you, your family and work today.
* Ask God to take away every mark of the Egyptian from your destiny.
* Ask God to beautify your destiny with evidence as you go out today.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
By the blood of Jesus today, I declare, I shall not continue in the sin and bondage of my ancestors, in the name of Jesus.

Blessed Beyond Curses II

Wednesday 15 July
READ: Num 23: 18 - 25
MORE LESSON: Num 24: 1 - 10

Balak made the mistake of trying to curse Israel whom God had blessed. Any man that curses you is making a costly mistake because he will carry the curse by his own head. Balaam, the prophet that was hired to curse Israel, took off on an ass motivated by greed. When he got to a place, an angel of the Lord stood with a sword in his hand to slaughter him. If not for his ass he would have died for nothing. The animal saw the angel and averted the death but a whole seer did not see anything. Any man who lives in disobedience to God is less than an animal before God; so the animal began to teach and rebuke the prophet. This ridicule happened to him because he wanted to curse Israel (Num 22: 22 -33). Any man that is out to curse you will experience the greatest ridicule of his life.

I want you to know that as a child of God you are too blessed to be cursed. Any man that curses you is deceiving himself; who can curse the one whom the Lord has blessed? God filled Balaam's mouth with blessing instead of curse and he released blessings upon Israel. He said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain: vs18-24. He gave a very prophetic blessing to Israel! Even Balak had to resign by saying that Balaam should just leave and stop blessing them instead of cursing them (Num 23: 25).

But by this time Balaam couldn't stop anymore as he went ahead to bless Israel the third time (Num 24: 1 – 9). All your enemies will give up over you today because you are the blessed one of God. No man can curse you, you are blessed beyond all curses.

Prayer/Action
* Declare your destiny is immuned against any curse in life and destiny.
* Ask God to cleanse you of any sin that could give a curse room in your life. 
* Release the blessings of Abraham upon your entire life and family.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, put me at the centre of a major breakthrough this year, in the name of Jesus.

Blessed Beyond Curses I

Tuesday 14 July
READ: Num 23: 7 - 12
MORE LESSON: Gen 12: 3

As a seed of Abraham through Jesus Christ, there is a covenant of blessing over your life. This covenant also makes provision for judgment against those who get angry with you because of God's blessing over your life, And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed: Gen 12:2-3. You are blessed and no one can curse you.
This is portrayed in the story of Israel and Balak, the king of Moab. Israel came out of slavery in Egypt and was on the way to the Promised Land. Balak heard the news of their conquests and he decided to terminate them. Sometimes people hear of your blessing and promotion and they start working against you out of envy. But whoever goes against a man that God has promoted is taking a great risk because he is actually fighting against the God who promoted the man. Whoever rises against you will fall for your sake, in Jesus’ name.
Balak went to hire Balaam, a prophet, to curse the children of Israel. Balaam had a reputation that whatever he declared happened, so Balak employed him to curse Israel powerfully so that they would not be able to make progress anymore. God warned Balaam that he should not go with them to curse His children whom He had blessed beyond any curse (Num 22:12). Balaam went back and told the king of Moab that Israel was blessed by God and could not be cursed by man but he was pumped with money and enticed to go with them and curse Israel. Eventually greed took the upper hand over Prophet Balaam and he saddled his ass and followed them to go curse Israel. It was because of money that he went against God's instruction and he later paid for it with his life (Josh. 13: 22, Jude 11). It is better to stay a poor man than to allow the spirit of greed and love of money to make you go against God and do evil.
When Balaam got to where he wanted to curse Israel, he opened his mouth but God turned the curses to blessings. He found himself saying, How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied? Num 23:8.
You are blessed by the Lord, nobody can curse you and whoever opens his mouth to curse you, God will hijack that curse and turn it to blessing for you. From today, any curse that has been placed on you is turned to blessing. You are the blessed seed of Abraham, you are blessed beyond all curses.

Prayer/Action
* Reverse every unknown curse over your life.
* Reject every evil prophet and prophecy seat against your destiny in the name of Jesus.
* Prophesy against evil word ever spoken against you even if it was a joke.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, today, grant me the wisdom to know the battles to fight, postpone and the ones to ignore this year, in Jesus’ name.

Except the Lord Builds the House

Monday 13 July
READ: Psa. 127: 1
MORE LESSON: Heb 3: 4

It is important that we learn to trust in the Lord than in our own might. No matter how strong or able a man is, he can't get anything done except by the help of the Lord. In fact, God takes it upon Himself to frustrate a man who wants to show that he can live without Him.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm: Psa. 20:7-8 (NIV). Those that trust in their own ability fall but as many as trust in the Lord will stand firm. Our text says, Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain: Psa 127:1. This tells us that only God, and not the labour of his hands, can give a man success. There are many people that are labouring, so it is not labour that can distinguish you; it is favour from God.
There are people who didn't go to school who are living well and there are educated men begging. Many people can be in the same business and one has his bank account fat from the proceeds of the business while others are bankrupt. There are people who ordinarily are qualified and are overlooked and some that are not but are making progress. I know people who have 3rd class and got good jobs while 1st class graduates walk around jobless. People work and it is like they are fetching water inside a basket; they have nothing to show for it. These prove the truth of the Scripture that except the Lord builds a house, the builders build in vain.
There is a building whose foundation has been laid for well over 20 years near Zion House where I live. Before I started building Zion House the said foundation had been laid, with stones, sand, laterite and many other building materials at site, one would think they would soon build the house but it stayed there for years. I started building, finished and moved into my house and the building remains undeveloped. I concluded that, of a truth, except the Lord builds a house, it can't be built because here is the foundation of a house that looked as if it had everything for it to be built but has remained unbuilt for more than 20 years.
I want you to invite God to build your life, home, business, career or ministry. Do not leave your life to chance and do not attempt to do it by your own power and might. God is the Master Builder who builds all things (Heb 3: 4). You will build successfully when He builds with you.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to help you trust in Him than your labour and strength.
* Ask God for divine favour to succeed in life.
* Pray for divine approval for unprecedental breakthrough before this year ends.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
In 2015, I shall be decorated with medals of testimonies to the shame of my enemies, in Jesus’ mighty name.