The Commanded Blessing

Sunday 11 June
READ: Psa. 133: 1 - 3
MORE LESSON: Jam. 3: 16

It is good that brethren live in one accord; doing things together and working together in the house of the Lord. David in the book of Psalms talks about the oil that flows from the head of Aaron, to his beard and then to the hem of his skirt. It is in the place of unity that the blessing of God on one person flows to everyone. David calls it the place of the commanded blessing.
In the place of unity, we forget our differences and focus on who God is and what He has done for us. We should unite and serve God with all our energy, knowing that God's work is to be done by all coming together. Individuality, age and ethnicity should be put aside; one thing that matters is to come together and serve the Lord with gladness. It is in such atmosphere of unity of purpose and service that God commands His blessing on everyone.
Psalm 133:3 says, As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. There is life forever more in the place of unity. Therefore, unity is the biblical key to longevity. Long life is not purchased by drugs, the place of unity is a place of long life. This applies to an organisation, nation, church or family. When there is no unity, everything soon crumbles and gets destroyed. God has commanded His blessing on the place of unity and one of such blessings is life forever more. A practical example of how unity leads to long life and dissention leads to 'short life' is seen in the polygamous home.
The polygamous home is not a place of long life; they fight, frustrate and kill one another. There is no unity in a polygamous home; no matter the façade and pretence that is presented outside; acrimony, fighting and death is what is found in the polygamous home. This is why God's prescription for marriage is one man one wife. Let your family be a place of unity so that the blessing of God can be upon it. Any family where the husband or wife has an extra marital affair is a place of struggles and curses even if they hide it so well that the partner doesn't know. It is not foremost about the spouse knowing; it is about the breach of defence that qualifies that home to be under a curse. The blessing of God is on the oneness. Make your home a place where everyone is united, serving the Lord.

Prayer/Action
* Lord bind us together and let us be one in unity as a (mention) church, family etc, in the name of Jesus.
* I curse every spirit of disunity in my life, home and church, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I am a planting of the Lord, I carry the fire of God on my life, no demon from the pit ofhell can overshadow me, in the mighty name of Jesus.

The Mystery of Spiritual Cover

Saturday 10 June
READ: 1 Sam 19: 18 - 24
MORE LESSON: Gen 49: 22 - 26

Samuel was the prophet that God set as the last judge over Israel. He was the one that ordained Saul as king and was the spiritual father over Saul till he rebelled against him. The Lord sent Samuel to ordain David and declare him as king. The Spirit of the Lord came upon David after he was anointed by Samuel and he started doing exploits.
It was after Saul rebelled against God and the prophetic cover set over him removed that an evil spirit started tormenting him (1 Sam. 16: 14). The spirit of murder came upon him and he began to hunt David all over the country to kill him. In one of such murder attempts by Saul, David was only saved because he ran under the cover of his spiritual father - Samuel. There are some life battles that are beyond you no matter how strong you are, you need the cover of your spiritual father. David was not a weak man; he was an anointed mighty warrior who slew giants but when the strong enemy came to terminate his life, it was only the prophetic cover of Samuel that was his refuge.
Having no spiritual cover over your life exposes you to the onslaught of the enemy; it leaves you at the mercy of your enemies. No matter how strong you have become, please do not pull yourself from under the cover of the father that the Lord has placed over you. When so advised, some people feel that this statement is a gimmick to keep them under control but as a matter of life and death, the repercussions of exposing your life by rebelling against spiritual cover is too dire to be dared. The danger of being without a fatherly cover is grave; make sure you submit to spiritual cover for your life.
When trouble came, David knew where to go. He went to Samuel in Ramah and the enemy pursued him there. The assassins came and without anyone touching them, they were mesmerised by the anointing of God upon the life of Samuel. When Saul saw that his army could not destroy David, he went by himself and under the atmosphere of Samuel's prophetic grace, he stripped his clothes off by himself and began prophesying naked. He was slain under the power of the Holy Ghost and David became an onlooker as his enemy rolled on the floor before him in shame.
Eventually Saul died a painful death while David went on to fulfilment and died in a good old age and his dynasty was established forever in Israel. The cover and blessing of your spiritual father defends you and lifts you in life, irrespective of the onslaught of enemies (Gen. 49: 22 -26).

Prayer/Action
* I rebuke the spirit of rebellion that can take me out of my spiritual cover, in Jesus’ name.
* The spiritual cover over me and my family shall not be lifted, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Today, I activate all the Abrahamic genes of dominion in me to manifest, in the name of Jesus.

With Open Eyes II

Friday 9 June
READ: Num. 22:22-33
MORE LESSON: Eph. 1:17-18

Walking with closed eyes is very dangerous. Blindfolded eyes can lead a man into destruction. When a man cannot see, he not only walks past opportunities unawares but also walks into danger unadvised. Balaam was a prophet in the Old Testament but when his eyes became closed due to greed, he nearly walked by himself to meet the angel of death. If not for his donkey's eyes that were open, he would have been destroyed. The interesting thing is that Balaam started complaining, kicking and fighting the donkey when it refused to carry him to meet danger. Many times, people with closed eyes have a way of complaining and fighting people with open eyes. When you are told that the love affair you are into with the wrong person should be stopped, you start fighting the person who told you. If your eyes were open you would thank the person for the advice not to walk into a dangerous relationship.
God opened the eyes of the donkey to see danger. It is a serious problem when an animal can see what a man, even a prophet, cannot see. In January 2005, a huge Tsunami hit Indian coastlines and many lives were lost. When the bodies of the victims of the disaster were recovered, they were mostly human, not animals. The National Geographic News reported that wild and domestic animals seemed to sense what was about to happen and fled to safety. On the other hand, men were so busy in the natural that their eyes became closed to the spiritual. Many times we miss our way because we cannot see. Too many activities without time with God makes a man become blind; he simply loses his sensitivity and walks amiss in his daily life. There are many obstacles in life and it takes open eyes to see well and walk in the right direction.
Until your eyes are open, you can never walk to the right place. Until your inner eyes are open, you cannot make success in life. It was out of mercy that God eventually opened Balaam's eyes. When his eyes opened, he realised that his problem was not the donkey, so he stopped beating it. A lot of people are almost killing the donkey with beating' without knowing there is an obstacle in front that is greater than the donkey. If God had not opened the eyes of the prophet, he would have killed his donkey and walked to his death, or if mercy preserved him, he would have to walk all the long way home. Stop fighting the wrong battle, you need to pray for God to open your eyes so that you will walk, work and war accurately in life.

Prayer/Action
* Lord like Jeremiah, open my eyes to see what You are doing in my life, in Jesus’ name.
* Remove every scale covering my spirit eyes, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Celebration, rejoicing and thanksgiving are my permanent portion this month, in the name of Jesus.

With Open Eyes I

Thursday 8 June
READ: Luke 24:30-31
MORE LESSON: Mk. 10:46-52

The text says when Jesus broke the bread and gave to the disciples to eat, their eyes opened. A force higher than them blindfolded them but another greater force opened their understanding. As soon as their eyes were open they said, “We actually have been walking with our Master and we did not know''. They were walking with the Lord that they were talking about and they did not know because their eyes were closed.
There is a limit to what men see because a lot of things are hidden from the physical eyes. The truth is that a man cannot possess what he cannot see even if it is within his reach. For example, it is impossible for a man to spend the money he doesn't know he has. One of the major problems with God's children is the problem of not seeing. The Bible says, ...we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses...: Heb 12: 1. This implies that life is like a football match; we are the players on the pitch and there are supporters on the gallery watching the match. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Peter, Paul, the apostles, the angels and a host of other saints in the gallery of Heaven are cheering us on to victory. Each time we score a goal on earth, they rejoice in Heaven. Why then do believers get downcast? It is because they cannot see. A man gives up because he can't see the heavenly provision available for his success and cannot see that he is close to his breakthrough.
One of the forces that blindfolds men from seeing what God has prepared for them is carnality. Carnality, in this context, is walking by sight rather than by faith. In the text, Jesus broke bread and gave the men. The bread represents the Word of God, which is Spirit and life. It is only the revelation of God's Word that can remove the blindfold of carnality. A man can read the Scripture with closed spiritual eyes and walk in darkness because his understanding is limited to the letter, missing out on the Spirit. We must desire to see the Word with open eyes so that we can see beyond the letter into the Spirit because the letter kills but the Spirit gives life, light and understanding (2 Cor 3 : 6).
It is time to cry out to the Lord like blind Bartimaeus and say, “Lord that I may see”. Paul prayed for the Ephesian Church (Eph. 1:17-18), that the eyes of their understanding would be enlightened. David prayed in Psa. 119:18 that the Lord would open his eyes that he might behold wondrous things out of His law. As you study the Scripture, pray that you will read with open eyes and capture the spirit and the life therein.

Prayer/Action
* Lord, enlighten the eyes of my understanding to see Your provision for me, in Jesus’ name.
* I come against every veil and darkness covering my spiritual life, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I am God's battle axe, I shall be renewed for greater works, in the name of Jesus.