Good Success

READ: Josh 1: 7 - 8
MORE LESSON: Psa. 115: 13 - 15

When we talk about good success, it is absolute and complete success that God represents. God is an epitome of excellence and success and so everything He created is to be successful. You are created by God and you should have good success because you are fearfully and wonderfully made (Ps. 139: 14). Good success is a character of God's kingdom. Salvation doesn't only mean to be free from sin, it also means freedom from all mentality that is not coherent with the mindset of the kingdom. Failure is not part of the kingdom lifestyle: you will find it difficult to successfully witness to people to accept Christ when your life does not have a symbol of success. As believers, we should make a success of our work, businesses, careers and academics, then, we will have a solid basis for telling the unbelievers to follow us to Church.

Good success has some characteristics. It is progressive and involves continuous addition. A successful man may start small but he doesn't remain small. The way water drops little by little until it becomes a mighty ocean, so does success accumulate till it becomes good success. Little success, a little more and a little more and you become great. Another characteristic of good success is that the continuous progress is made by means that are pleasing to God and approved by Him. This implies that a doctor, who performs abortion to accumulate money, even if he builds houses and buys cars through his abortion specialist practice, it is bad success. It is a bad success when you put charm in your shop to draw more customers; you may be making money, but the source is wrong.

God gives good success. The psalmist in Ps. 121 understood that his help was from nowhere but God and He had to lift up his face unto Him. God is never against good success for He expects His children to be successful and live in this reality (1 John 1:2). God spoke to Joshua and told him of what he needed to do so that he will be guaranteed good success. It is the Word of God that gives good success by renewing our mind and making us live by the principles of God. Therefore, good success comes when you receive the Word of God, allow it to change your thinking, start to live according to its principles and continue steadfastly in it. Good success is yours in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Command the forces of success to begin to work for you.
* Lift a standard against the spirit of failure in all its ramifications.
* Invoke the spirit of excellence upon your destiny with evidences following by the power of the Holy Ghost in Jesus’ name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Every force of sin, error and mistake that the accuser is using against my open door, be broken to pieces now, in the name of Jesus’.

Greater Works

Monday 24 August
READ: John 14: 10-14
MORE LESSON: Heb 11: 39 - 40

There is provision for greater achievements for us today than men of old ever had. If there is any great thing done by ancient men in the scriptures, there is opportunity for every man who is in Christ to do greater things. We know about the faith of Abraham; we have celebrated the exploits of Moses at the Red Sea and in the wilderness, we know about the conquests of Joshua and miracles of the prophets but none of these men are as great as Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God. Now Jesus Himself said, Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. John 14:12 NKJV. If Jesus, The Greatest, gives us room to do greater works than He did, then we automatically have provision to do greater works than all ancient men of renown.

As you study the Bible, you should do so with the consciousness that you have a greater opportunity for greatness today than the men of old. We are living in a privileged era- the era of the fulfillment of all the promises that God made to the fathers of faith. This is expressed in Heb 11: 13, 39 – 40; These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. . . and all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise. God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. What they had were promises but we have the fulfillment which is Christ. It was recorded several times in the Bible that the Spirit of the Lord came upon men of old and they did exploits.

It was the Spirit of God that came upon Samson that gave him strength; it was the Spirit of God that came upon the prophets and they prophesied, it was the Spirit of God that visited Solomon and he became the wiset and richest man ever. That same Spirit of God doesn't just come upon you today but He is resident inside you. This is the reason Jesus said to you as His disciple, Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see; for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it. Luke 10:23-24 NKJV
You have the Spirit of Christ in you. You have the privilege to do the works of Christ and even do greater works. The hour has come for the manifestation of the sons of God; step out today and do unprecedented exploits.

Prayer/Action
* Ask Jesus to fulfil the promise of greater works through you today.
* Anoint yourself with oil and declare that the spirit of greater works will begin to function upon your life now.
* Ask for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon you.
Create time today to pray in tongues for an hour.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Every evil spiritual arrow targeted against my destiny and well-being be paralysed today, in the name of Jesus.

The Spirit of Exploits

Sunday 23 August
READ: Dan 11: 32
MORE LESSON: Jn. 14:12

Exploits are brilliant achievements. They are great successes that surpass what the ordinary man can do. God is a God of exploits and so He is interested in doing exploits for us. We are in the days of exploits; the era of fulfillment of prophecies. We are the generation that must declare the might of God by our brilliant achievements. If you are really interested in revealing God properly in this generation, you must not just reveal His righteousness, sanctity and holiness; you must reveal Him by the Spirit of power and exploits. We are in a result-oriented generation and as children of God, we must engage the power of God to deliver uncommon results in everyday life. It is those results that are called exploits. In Rom. 1: 4, the Bible says that Jesus was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Jesus didn't claim to be the Son of God without backing His claims with exploits. He was holy but He went ahead to demonstrate power and rise from the dead. He was distinguished by those two exploits. As believers, we must back our faith claims with tangible exploits that the world will bow to.

Righteousness and holiness are actually seeds. When we live righteous and holy lives, we are planting seeds that should bring forth brilliant achievements. Righteousness brings exploits, success and results. Righteousness brings a man into friendship with the Almighty God and when you come in league with the Almighty, exploits become the order of the day for you. The righteousness of Enoch is what gave Him a name that everybody loves today; he walked with God and pleased God. He had an exploit that is rare in all generations; God took him away, he didn't die.

Elijah stood in God's presence and so pleased God that when it was time to die, God decided that he would not die and so he was translated to heaven in a chariot of fire. Exploits are the expected results of our righteous living. Moses and Joshua are also examples of people that lived right and did exploits. God put the spirit of exploits upon the lives of these great men and all the price they paid was righteousness. They lived their lives to please God and God decided that they would not go the way of mere men. They would be extraordinary. As you live righteously in this generation, I pray that you will also contact the spirit of exploit and you won't die small. Greatness in exploits is yours today in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Command the anointing for an uncommon result upon your life.
* Prophesy against the spirit of smallness in life and destiny.
* Ask God to make you a symbol of righteousness and greatness like the great men of God of old.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Oh God, thou “Jehovah Jealousy” arise in Your jealousy and silence the enemies of my greatness, in the name of Jesus.

The Covenant of Peace II

Saturday 22 August 
READ: Num 25: 12 – 13
MORE LESSON: 2 Tim. 4: 2

Aaron was the first high priest of the nation of Israel. After Aaron, Eleazar his son became the high priest. Phinehas the son of Eleazar won the office of the high priest to himself and his generation by his zeal for God at the plains of Moab. The Lord gave him an everlasting covenant of peace. The following things can be leant from his story.

1. He saw something wrong, and did something about it. Many are not even observant enough to see things. You have to open your eyes, see things and learn. Some people have been in the house of God for long but are not observant to see how things are done much less know when they are not done correctly. Open your eyes, be observant, be a learner and be teachable so that when responsibility falls upon you, you will do valiantly.

2. Phinehas was a man of action: Many would have seen what he saw and did nothing, but he acted. Where is your zeal? It was zeal that brought him the covenant of peace.
3. He was battle ready: He didn't go home to start looking for a javelin, he was prepared. Preparation will win you the covenant of peace. It is not when they tell you to share the Word or lead prayer that you will start thinking of how to do it. Believers ought to be battle ready everyday-in fasting, prayer, study of the Word and evangelism. Be ever ready. God makes a covenant with men who are zealous and ready in and out of season (2 Tim 4: 2).

4. He was in the congregation: He was always around, some would have been absent on an occasion like that. It is someone who is available that can get the covenant of peace. It is also noteworthy that he was in the congregation and not even on the ministers' seats, but he went ahead to do exploits for God. Stop waiting for ordination before you give your best to the Lord. If everybody in church is ordained, who will be the members? Your home and workplace can be your pulpit where you pastor. You can preach to many on the street and in your parlour.

By the action of Phinehas, the anger of God was removed from the entire nation. The whole of Israel would have been destroyed but he rescued them. Your action can rescue a whole land and generation. He was zealous for God and avenged God. No wonder God by-passed millions of people and gave him a covenant of peace. It wasn't only him that benefitted from his action, even his unborn seed after him benefitted. What can you risk for God? What will you do for God; go today and serve Him with all your heart and a covenant of peace awaits you in all your ways.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to remember your labours of old in the Kingdom and bless you speedily.
* Ask God for a divine visitation that can catapult you to global attention.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Holy Ghost, open my eyes to see anything that is standing as a barrier to my breakthrough, in Jesus’ mighty name.