The Covenant of Wealth

Monday 9 November
READ: Deut 8: 18
MORE LESSON: Exodus 3:8

Wealth is a covenant you can obtain in God. In Deut 8: 18, we realise that God gave the power to get wealth to the children of Israel because of the covenant He made unto Abraham. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day: Deut 8:18. So wealth doesn't come by power or might, by toil or gimmicks(Deut 8: 17), it answers only to a covenant relationship with God.

When Israel left Egypt, we are told that God brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes: Psa. 105:37. The reason for the wealth they came out with was explained earlier in that chapter, He hath remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; and confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant Psa. 105:8-10.

So when God took Israel out of Egypt, He took them to the land flowing with milk and honey. And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey: Exo. 3:8. There is a land flowing with milk and honey that God has promised you. It is the place of covenant wealth.

The first time I went to Israel I thought I would see milk and honey flowing on the street but I realised it wasn't so. In fact, that they produce honey from Dates in Israel. Apparently, the milk and the honey God told them about are not physical and literal. They actually symbolised wealth. He was promising them a land where there was abundance and productivity. Israel has little rainfall as a nation as it is geographically located in a desert, but Israel exports water to the surrounding nations. So in the land flowing with milk and honey, whatever you do prospers irrespective of the environment. It is a land where divine ideas for productivity and prosperity come to you and you profitably execute them. As we have established, it is not a land where you sit back and money flows on the street to meet you, but a place where you are empowered by the covenant keeping God such that anything you lay your hands upon prospers and brings profit. Today the covenant of wealth will speak for you and the power to get wealth will come upon you in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Command God’s covenant of wealth to take off in your life from today.
* Declare that the covenant of Abraham is your portion in life.
*Rebuke the strength and chains of poverty over your life.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
This month, I shall be evidence of answered prayers, in the name of Jesus.

Time Indicators

Sunday 8 November
READ: Matt. 24:6-7
MORE LESSON: Matt 24: 5 - 14

These are the end-times and the Lord will come any moment from now. Jesus gave several indicators to show that the end of this age is here. In the Matt 24 account, the first indicator given by the Lord is that no stone of the Temple would be left on top of one another. When He gave that prophecy, it was the Temple built by Herod for the Jews that was standing. That Temple was destroyed long ago (70 AD) in fulfillment of that prophecy.

In Matt 24: 6, He said, And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. The reality of this prophecy is undeniable in our world today. From Syria, Egypt, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, South Sudan, to Central African Republic, we can't but see that what Jesus predicted is here with us. Many of the terrorist activities we see are wars in religious disguise, but Jesus, who prophesied these, also told us, do not be troubled for these things will come to pass. (verse 6). Do not run helter-skelter or be troubled even in the face of wars and rumours of wars for all these things must come to pass. They will not touch you but pass you. There may be no peace in the earth but there will be peace in your heart and life.

He then said that nation shall rise against nation. He added that there shall be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes, in diverse places. All these are happening in the world today. The pestilences predicted by Jesus are flying around in several forms; Ebola being a recent confirmation of this prophecy. How can these things be happening and anybody will claim that he doesn't know that the end-times are right here? It is amazing that that all these are happening as prophesied and many people are still not taking commitment to things of God seriously. How could you see all these happenings and yet come to church becomes so difficult for you? there is definitely something wrong. The cares of life have taken over people; more cars, better job, better livelihood; are the things they run after. As important as these things are, you cannot afford to place priority on them. Jesus said, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all other things shall be added unto you: Matt 6: 33.

The point is all these happenings around us are indicators of the times that we are in- the last days. Those who would not give attention to this alert are in danger of being victims of the negative end time prophecy. Wake up friend the end is drawing near and laxity must be sacrificed on the altar of alertness and consecration unto God.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that you will not be overwhelmed by the spirit of the end time.
* Pray that your love for Christ at a time like this will not go cold.
* Pray for the church of Jesus, that we will not loose our zeal and commitment to Christ at this end time.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Every satanic arrow meant for me in the month of November, in the name that is above every name, I send them back to sender, in Jesus’ name.

Be Wise

Saturday 7 November
READ: Luke 12:16-21
MORE LESSON: Eph 5: 15 - 17

The Bible talks about a man who was rich but foolish-he was called the Rich Fool. I wonder, “How can a rich man be foolish?” But then I realize that you could be rich but foolish, you could be pretty but foolish, and you could be learned but foolish. If a professor of Biology goes to the herbalist's shrine and he is given green water laden with spirogyra, and he drinks it happily because he wants spiritual power, isn't that the height of foolishness? He should have been the wiser for all his education.

When a Christian patronizes herbalists because he needs power; it is foolishness. He gives all the money, chickens and goats God blessed him with to herbalists, spiritualists and false prophets. It is foolishness that makes a man carry the property that God blessed him with and donates such to the devil. A wise Christian knows that all the defense, fortification and power he needs becomes resident in him when he gives his life to Jesus. He doesn't need to run up and down looking for solution because Jesus – The Solution Bank – lives in him. It is foolishness to run helter-skelter, looking for what God has already deposited in you. Believers that do not know what they carry are foolish. However, this is the time to be wise and stir up the deposit of God inside you so that you can kick the devil far from you.

A wise man is strong. Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength. (Prov. 24: 5) The wisdom you need is in knowledge. First of all, if you have not accepted the Lord Jesus as Lord; you need to have the knowledge of Jesus as Saviour and Lord. Jesus is the end to all life's nightmares. You need to know Him as Lord. If you are saved but do not yet know the riches of glory that is in you, the knowledge of God's Word is what you need to enter into your inheritance. Because only those that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits (Dan 11: 33)

A man was praying on a mountain in his village as it was his custom. Then all the herbalists in the village came with charms to make incantation against him, claiming that he was disturbing them. He neglected their threats and continued with his prayer. At a point they got angry and shouted, 'can't you see us with all our incantations?' He replied, 'I can see you, so what?' They told him they have come to fight him and he bid them welcome. He then invited them to come closer to him, and they began to complain of an invisible barricade. They eventually turned back in disgrace.
This is the type of God you carry. If you however, do not know it, you could pay dearly in the enemy’s hand. The wise man is the one who is ruled by the spirit of God on his inside. Be wise and accept Jesus.

Prayer/Action
* Release the spirit of wisdom upon your destiny.
* Lay your hands upon your head and prophesy to your destiny to begin to manifest the wisdom that rules in all areas of life.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
In the name of Jesus, I shall make major headlines this month for good and notable miracles in my society, in the name of Jesus.

Get Connected

Wednesday 4 November
READ: John 1:12
MORE LESSON: I Cor. 6:17

For a gadget to function, it has to be connected to the power source. A microphone works only when it is connected to the speakers. A bulb has the capacity to give light but if it is not connected to a power source or if not switched on, you won't get any illumination. So the primary secret to shinning as light is to be rightly connected to the power source. There is power in the name of Jesus but for the name to work for you, you have to be connected to it. Connection with the name of Jesus is what guarantees the flow of the power of God in your life. Jesus is our connection point; His name makes the power flow.

The emphasis here is simple: when you are connected to Jesus, the power of God is present for you. I want you to understand today that you don't need to struggle about the power of God; all you have to do is be connected to Jesus and every other thing will follow. Can I announce to you that all that your heart has been longing for that you have been running up and down for are in the name; just get connected and when you are connected, you don't struggle over power, light, dominion and every other thing you need. The Bible says, as many as receive Him… - that is connection. To receive Jesus is to be connected to Jesus. To be connected with Jesus is to have the power of God flow upon your life. God is not a respecter of persons.

Whatever any man does in God, you can also do. All the exploits people do through God is not because there were born with the ability, it is because they are connected with God. Everything I do today, I am not doing as I was born by my mother, I am doing all as I am connected to Jesus. If you will get fused with Him, you will do more. John 1: 12 says, as many as ...He gave them power to become… I notice that so many people today look for power just anyhow- power to do just anything- unknown to them that God has made provision for power. God has made provision for all you need in life and destiny. That provision is Jesus. Jesus is the power of God over everything you need for life and destiny. So get connected!

Connection is free, Jesus paid by dying on the cross of calvary over 20 years ago that anyone who willingly comes to God desiring to become God’s own only need to ask for God’s pardon and by accepting that he had been a sinner but desires God’s pardon by the blood of Jesus, shed on his behalf. By accepting Jesus to lead your life, your sins and punishments are permanently behind you. Say YES to Jesus now!

Prayer/Action
* Ask for the power to fully become God’s own.
* Ask for the connecting power of the blood of Jesus to fully connect to Jehovah the eternal source.
* Pray that you will begin to experience the manifestations o f the connected ones.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, You will perform the oath that You have sworn concerning me, and none of Your promises to me will fail, in the name of Jesus.