Beginning of Strength

Wednesday 4 April
READ: Judges 6: 11 - 14
M O R E L E S S O N: Proverbs 9: 10

Every journey has a beginning. As it is usually said, 'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step'. When you know the beginning of what you are seeking for, you can have a good start in getting there. For instance, the Bible says, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding: Prov. 9:10. Wisdom has a beginning; that is to say, when a man seeks unusual wisdom, he has to start from fearing and reverencing God. In a similar manner, strength has a beginning. In the quest to be a strong and mighty man, you must know where to start your journey from.
When the angel of the Lord encountered Gideon and commissioned him as the deliverer of his nation, Gideon saw himself as a weakling. However, by the time the Lord was done with him, he had become a mighty man. When you look at the Scripture, you will realise that God never gave Gideon a staff or a mantle. The Lord simply gave him knowledge of who he was and what was inside him. When Gideon knew that the Lord was with him and that he was sent by God to defeat the Midianites, he became strong. It is what a man knows that makes him strong. Strength always begins from the place of knowledge.
Prov. 24: 5 says, a wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. Wisdom makes a man strong. Wisdom is the application of exact knowledge. Therefore knowledge is the basis for wisdom. The more correct knowledge you have, the stronger you become. So if you want to be stronger, work harder on what you know. If you want to be a mighty man, get to know more. The knowledge we are talking about is not merely the knowledge of arts and science. Foremost, you need to know more of God to be a mighty man of valour. According to Daniel 11: 32, ...but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. To become mightier, you have to know more of God. There is no way to do mighty things, especially in the spirit, except you are full of the Word of God. Seek mastery in the things of God; it is your passport to becoming mighty.
You also need to know more in your field. So read more, acquire the necessary knowledge through study, go for training and learn more. Ask questions and consult experts. Just keep going for knowledge because it is the beginning of might. If you want to become a mighty man, start learning and keep learning.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to empower you to do exploits through the Word.
* Lord, fill me with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit day by day.
? Make up your mind to study the Word each day from now on.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Whatever is the serpent that bruises in 2018, I declare your head bruised;you will no longer be able to perform, in the name of Jesus.

Beginning of Strength

Wednesday 4 April
READ: Judges 6: 11 - 14
M O R E L E S S O N: Proverbs 9: 10

Every journey has a beginning. As it is usually said, 'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step'. When you know the beginning of what you are seeking for, you can have a good start in getting there. For instance, the Bible says, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding: Prov. 9:10. Wisdom has a beginning; that is to say, when a man seeks unusual wisdom, he has to start from fearing and reverencing God. In a similar manner, strength has a beginning. In the quest to be a strong and mighty man, you must know where to start your journey from.
When the angel of the Lord encountered Gideon and commissioned him as the deliverer of his nation, Gideon saw himself as a weakling. However, by the time the Lord was done with him, he had become a mighty man. When you look at the Scripture, you will realise that God never gave Gideon a staff or a mantle. The Lord simply gave him knowledge of who he was and what was inside him. When Gideon knew that the Lord was with him and that he was sent by God to defeat the Midianites, he became strong. It is what a man knows that makes him strong. Strength always begins from the place of knowledge.
Prov. 24: 5 says, a wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. Wisdom makes a man strong. Wisdom is the application of exact knowledge. Therefore knowledge is the basis for wisdom. The more correct knowledge you have, the stronger you become. So if you want to be stronger, work harder on what you know. If you want to be a mighty man, get to know more. The knowledge we are talking about is not merely the knowledge of arts and science. Foremost, you need to know more of God to be a mighty man of valour. According to Daniel 11: 32, ...but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. To become mightier, you have to know more of God. There is no way to do mighty things, especially in the spirit, except you are full of the Word of God. Seek mastery in the things of God; it is your passport to becoming mighty.
You also need to know more in your field. So read more, acquire the necessary knowledge through study, go for training and learn more. Ask questions and consult experts. Just keep going for knowledge because it is the beginning of might. If you want to become a mighty man, start learning and keep learning.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to empower you to do exploits through the Word.
* Lord, fill me with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit day by day.
? Make up your mind to study the Word each day from now on.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Whatever is the serpent that bruises in 2018, I declare your head bruised;you will no longer be able to perform, in the name of Jesus.

Mighty Man of Valour

Tuesday 3 April
READ: Judges 6: 12 - 14
M O R E L E S S O N: Judges 7: 13 – 15

A mighty man is one that is endowed with an extra ability beyond the normal. He has the extra strength to do what is beyond the ordinary. There have been many mighty men in scriptural and contemporary times. In the name of Jesus, you are the next to be numbered among them. Ordinary strength produces ordinary results while extra strength does extra things. Might or strength may be spiritual, physical, financial or material. It is the extent of a man's strength in an area of life that determines how productive he can be in that area of life. When you see people run away when faced with trouble or are brought down by challenges, the truth is there is lack of strength. According to Prov. 24: 10, If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Every form of failure is a demonstration of lack of strength.
It is a wonderful thing to be called a mighty man. In Judg. 6: 12, the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon when he was in hiding and called him a mighty man. Gideon was surprised that the Lord called him a mighty man because even he didn't know that he was a mighty man. This means that irrespective of your present challenges and situations, God sees you as a mighty person. The desire of God is to make you see yourself the way He sees you. Gideon found it difficult to believe that he was a mighty man of valour, even after God had told him that he was. Even the enemies of Gideon knew he was a mighty man but he didn't believe. When God wanted to help Gideon, He had to make him hear what his enemies were saying about him. A Midianite was telling his dream to another and the fellow answered, ...This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian: Judg 7:14-15.
You are a mighty man. God said it and even the devil knows it. All the attacks on you by the enemy are because they know that you are mighty but they donot want you to believe it. This is the reason they buffet you so much to get you to start to think that you are weak. Today, I want you to blow the trumpet of your might as Gideon did and arise for the Lord has delivered your enemies into your hands.

Prayer/Action
* Ask for strength today.
* Pray that God empower you with economic strength to make impact in your generation.
* Receive spiritual strength in the place of prayer.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Jesus, Your death on the cross of Calvary will not be in vain over me and my generation; I shall tell them all about the goodnews, in the name of Jesus.

Be Strong in His Might

Monday 2 April
READ: Ephesians 6: 10
M O R E L E S S O N: Judges 6: 14

What makes a man strong is the presence of power. Power is defined as the ability to do work or execute an undertaking. God is called the Almighty because He has the unlimited power to do anything that He wishes to do. Everything in life answers to power, and without power, we cannot do anything. This is why we must seek to be powerful in every sphere of life. It is possible to be strong in certain areas and weak in others. A man can have financial strength but lack spiritual power, so the enemy lays hold on him and gives him a problem that all his money cannot solve; or he falls sick and spends all his money trying to recover his health. Also, a man can be spiritually strong but lacks financial capability, thus he is limited in what he achieves. A child can have rich parents but is mentally retarded. He is financially strong but mentally weak. My prayer is that you will have all-round strength.
God is strong in the spirit, strong in wealth, creativity and mental exploits. He has all-round strength; nothing that God does fails and no weakness is traceable to Him in anything. God never runs from a challenge nor is unable to meet a need. Anywhere you see people close their eyes when it's time to give money, they don't have the financial strength, and they are weak. Strength has disappeared. Money makes a man mighty. Today, financial might will be your portion. That strength that you need to get anything done, the Almighty God will give it to you.
The Bible says to be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might (Eph. 6: 10). This means that we should be strong with God's all-round might. God's might is not limited to certain areas only. So being strong in the power of God includes strength in the spirit, soul, body as well as in finance and marriage. As you put on the whole armour of God, which includes righteousness, truth, faith, salvation, the Word, prayer; you will realise that no area of your life is open to weakness.
Go forth and do exploits for the Lord with the might that you have received from Him and deploy strength in all areas of life. Go in this your might.

Prayer/Action
* Ask the Lord to gird you with strength for battle.
* Receive the spiritual and physical strength to go through this year.
* Ask the Lord to empower you for results in 2018.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Jesus, because You live, I can face 2018 and beyond, I cling to Your cross, in the name of Jesus.