Removing Reproaches II

Friday 17 July
READ: Gen. 15:13-14
MORE LESSON: Josh. 5:9

When God made a covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15: 12, He told him, . . . Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs and they shall afflict them four hundred years. That was a reproach that was going to come upon the nation of Israel who were the children of Abraham. We can see that the reproach of slavery that the Israelites went through in Egypt was known by God even before it happened. It is comforting to know that the pain you are going through is known to the Lord. God knew in advance that Israel was going to be in slavery in a strange land and He even knew the duration of the slavery.

The greatest consolation is that the Lord also knew the deliverance that He would give them. So 400 years before their slavery, Jehovah had made a covenant with Abraham, And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance: Gen 15: 14. God had sworn that He would put an end to their reproach, judge their oppressors and bring them out with great substance. The covenant of God with Abraham that He would bring them out of slavery, judge the nation that held them captive and give them great wealth were all seen to be fulfilled in scriptures. So in the Bible, we see how God struck all the first born of Egypt, parted the Red Sea and did many other wonders in order to fulfil the covenant that He made to Abraham that the reproach of Israel will be removed. This shows us that God knew about the reproach, knew the deliverance He would wrought and has all the power to do whatever was needed to bring that deliverance to be.

I want you to know that God sees your reproach and He has made a provision in His covenant that the reproach would not be forever. He has sworn to put an end to your reproach and He has the power and might to do whatever it takes to see that your reproach is removed. If you have given your life to Jesus Christ, you are a partaker of the covenant of God with Abraham (Gal 3: 14) and so God will do everything it takes to see that your reproach is removed. If you are not part of God's covenant, today is the day you should accept the covenant through the blood of Jesus. For a born again child of God that is still experiencing a reproach in any area of your life, you must stand, claim and engage the covenant of God against every form of reproach against your life. Today remind God of His covenant to put an end to all reproach in you. I declare according to the word of the Lord that this day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you in Jesus’ name (Josh 5: 9).

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to terminate every negative name that describes or defines your name today.
* Ask the blood of Jesus to end now, every old negative order in your family line that connects you with any reproach,
* Ask that the power that terminated the reproach of Israel in Egypt will visit you today and repeat that miracle.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Oh Lord, use my present circumstance as a ladder to my greatness by your power, in Jesus’ name.

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.