The King's Word I

Monday 24 October
READ: Dan. 6: 12 -28
MORE LESSON: Eccl. 8: 4

Eccl. 8: 3 – 4 says ...for the king can do whatever he wants. His command is backed by great power. No one can resist or question it. A king is sovereign; his words don't fall to the ground. A king is practically worshipped, and when he declares a thing, it happens. The word “Kabiesi” is one of the appellations for the king in the Western part of Nigeria, which simply means the one who no man can question. When a king talks or acts, he is unquestionable. His action doesn't have to be right or wrong before it stands permanently.
Right or wrong, it stands because the king has spoken. In those days, great power was attributed to the office of a king. In those days, a king could simply see a lady that was pleasing to his eyes and command that she should be taken into his palace as his wife. He didn't care whose wife or daughter she was. He would simply put his feet to the ground and declare that she was his from that time onward and there was nothing any man could do about it. Such an act would be a criminal act in contemporary times but when kings were kings, it was in the right of the king to have whatever he said performed without any question.
Daniel was in the kingdom of the Persian and Medes and the king was misled into giving an instruction that affected Daniel negatively. The king didn't mean Daniel any harm but his enemies plotted against him and made the king to sign a decree that would trap Daniel. They requested that the king should sign a law that no one should pray to any other God except the king for thirty days and anybody that did would be thrown into the lions’ den. The Bible says as soon as Daniel knew that the king had signed the decree, he opened the door and windows of his house, faced Jerusalem and began to call on the name of the Lord. Daniel didn't obey the king's command when it was contrary to the command of God – the Eternal King. The enemies took Daniel to the king and demanded that he should be punished according to the decree of the king. It is astonishing that even the king couldn't go against his decree. The king's word was so powerful and binding on everyone, including himself.
When we say that Jesus is the King of Heaven and earth, the full import of it should be striking. Isaiah 9:6 says, ...the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Jesus is King. All power and authority of the king is in Jesus. His words are full of power.

Prayer/Action
* Jesus the King, let Your Word which You have spoken stand in my destiny, in Jesus’ name.
* Jesus, let the authority of a king back up my words from today in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, Your Word says my place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks, that my bread shall be given me and my water shall not be scarce (Isa. 3:16), this I receive today, in Jesus' name.

The Word of Authority

Sunday 23 October
READ: Mark 11:19 - 21
MORE LESSON: Matt. 24:35

Jesus was walking one day and He was hungry. He got to a fig tree, expecting to get something to eat and there was none, He looked at the tree and cursed it. The next morning, when they were passing by, Peter, one of the apostles, called their attention to the fact that the tree that Jesus spoke against the previous day had quickly dried up. The Bible puts it this way, Peter calling to remembrance said unto Him, master, behold the tree which thou curseth is weathered away. Jesus was not the one who called on them to say, 'Look at the tree I cursed yesterday, it has dried up'. It was normal to Him to have what He says to be obeyed. It wasn't spectacular to Him that His Word had been fulfilled. So He didn't need to call people's attention to see what He had done.
Even if a tree is cut down with an axe, it wouldn't dry up before the next day. The tree that Jesus spoke to dried up in less than 12 hours. That's the power of the King's Word; the word of His authority is backed by the force of Heaven. The potency of the Word of God is such that things and situations respond to it instantly. Any man that is full of the Word of God becomes a threat to the kingdom of darkness. It is a weapon that no demon or power on earth or beneath the earth can withstand. Heaven and earth respond to the Word of God. It is the only weapon that is eternal, Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away: Matt. 24:35. When your situation has defied every solution, apply the Word. It has never failed and it will never fail.
You must know how to release the word of authority. The authority that Jesus had when He spoke to the tree has been given to you. Speak authoritatively to your situations and watch the miracle that God will do as He turns your terrible situation to a testimony. For you to be able to speak the word of authority, you must first be filled with the Word of God on the inside. It is what is inside that determines what comes out. Jesus could speak with authority because He is the Word Himself. It is the Word of God inside you that makes you become a person who is filled with words of authority.

Prayer/Action
* Command every planting of the enemy in your life to dry up now, in Jesus’ name.
* Speak by the word of authority, progress, advancement, success, healing to your life.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Every wall of delay and frustration standing between me and my Rehoboth, like the wall of Jericho, collapse now, in the name of Jesus.

Succeeding in your Career II

Saturday 22 October
READ: Dan 2: 14 - 28, 46 - 49
MORE LESSON: Eph. 4:24-28

Failure is not your heritage. Poverty and failure are not your kin as long as you are in Christ. It is important for Christians to succeed, especially in their careers, so that the glory of the Lord will be displayed in their lives at the workplace where they have the greatest contact with unbelievers. The unbelievers may not be in Church to see the great things God is doing but they will confess the greatness of God when they see the great things He is achieving through you in the workplace and you give the credit to Him without claiming that it is your expertise that is working for you,
Daniel was a member of the parliament in the Chaldean Kingdom under King Nebuchadnezzar. The king had a dream and he wanted his wise men to tell him the dream and its interpretation. He added that if they didn't they would all be killed. It was a humanly impossible task, to tell another man what he dreamt. All the magicians, astrologers, senators and special advisers in Babylon were helpless as the king commanded that all should be executed. Daniel and his friends however sought the Lord and unlocked the mystery that no other person in the kingdom could. The Holy Spirit revealed the mystery to Daniel in a vision. You can engage the Holy Spirit for excellence and success in your career. Operating the gifts of the Spirit should not be limited to church; you can excel in your career through the working of the Holy Spirit in you. Your knowledge of what God has prepared for you in your profession determines how much you will succeed in it. Your knowledge of God is important even to your career and professional life.
Daniel had friends with whom he prayed and worked. Many fail in their career because of evil company. The Bible says, He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed: Prov 13:20. Stop moving with people who are not going anywhere. If you will be a success in life, you must walk with people that are making it.
People sometimes struggle in their work and career because they are operating under curses. A curse is a powerful word that is invoked to ensure that a man doesn't do well. Curses are supervised and enforced by demonic power. Engage the power of the name of Jesus to break every curse over your life. Also pay your tithes consistently to ensure that you do not bring a curse on yourself.
The following additional points should be noted on your way to success:
1. Work hard (Prov. 22:29).
2. Always add value to yourself (2 Pet. 1: 5 -8).
3. Develop a great vision and dreams for your life.
4. Stay connected to your God (2 Chron. 26:5).

Prayer/Action
* Father, let greater wisdom for greater exploits than what was manifested by Daniel in Babylon manifest in my life, in Jesus’ name.
* The company of people I need to attain success in all areas shall locate me, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
My Father, my Father, by the reason of Your power, I shall not run from battle, I shall win over every battle, in the name of Jesus.

Succeeding in your Career I

Friday 21 October
READ: Psa. 16: 6- 8
MORE LESSON: Josh. 1: 8

If you ever want to reach your goal in destiny, you must locate God's appointed place for your destiny. It is at God's appointed place for you that you can be sure of a successful ending irrespective of the challenges that come your way. God has a calling and assignment for you. Even in your career, there is a particular place that God has for your destiny. Do not just choose a career because everybody likes it or it is popular in the esteem of men. Ask God before you make a decision for a career path.
Many men fail because they are not where God appointed unto them. You should not go into any course of study or career path because somebody said it is lucrative. You may struggle in a lucrative career if it is not God's design for your life. You must discover God’s pathway for your life and pursue it. When you do so, you will have result and make progress in life. The good news today is that even if you had made mistakes in the past by taking a path without asking God, the Lord can still correct the past and bring you to a desired end.
Following God’s pathway for you in your career will make you fulfilled and experience prosperity. Do not just move around from place to place and job to job because of increased financial benefit. As good as higher salaries and allowances are, your destiny should revolve around God's location for God's purpose. When you stay in your divine location, fulfilling divine purpose in your work or career, every benefit will eventually locate you.
However, it is expedient to know that staying in God's location doesn't mean staying somewhere doing nothing. You can be where God has designed you to be and be a failure because you are lazy. Laziness is not part of God's nature and a lazy man is headed for failure. Even in the right place, you must work hard. God's provision is in His location but we know that a man can have food in the house and be hungry if he is too lazy to cook. Success is not by partying and fun; it demands hard work.
Another major cause of failure is ignorance. People fail because they are ignorant or disobedient to God's principle of success. There are keys that open the treasure of God to you in your work, business and career. You need knowledge to take your place. According to Josh. 1: 8, This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Remember, divine location, hard work, prayer and godly living are keys to a successful career. Check which one you need to get.

Prayer/Action
* Father, make me a symbol of excellence at work, in school and in church, in Jesus’ name.
* Lord, crown my effort with great success and make me an example of excellence in all that I do, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I prophesy, my hope and expectation in 2016 shall not be dashed, in the name of Jesus.