Proverbs 13:22 (KJV)

But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

God's desire is for His children to prosper. Jesus became poor, so that we, through His poverty, can be made rich (2 Corinthians 8:9). The days when Christians were persecuted by fellow Christians for owning a bicycle, were days the children of God walked in error.

The Lord said through the Prophet in Zechariah 1:17, “My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad.” The Gospel can only spread effectively when God’s children become rich. God is orchestrating a wealth transfer in these end times not only for you to be rich but to finance the Kingdom.

Poverty doesn't reflect the glory of God and hence shouldn't be celebrated. In this Year of Strange Oil, refuse to be poor. Be like Jacob (Genesis 31:1) of whom it was said, "Jacob has taken all that was our fathers."

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, prosper me for Kingdom purpose. Deliver me from lack, position me for increase, and let wealth flow into my hands to advance the Gospel and establish Your glory through my life.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

I refuse to be poor! God is raising me out of the dust, and lifting me up from the dunghill, and setting me among the princes. I have a beautiful and glorious inheritance in Christ. Hallelujah!

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Proverbs 10:22

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 161

Luke 11:1-28; Psalms 63-65

Proverbs 21:18 (KJV)

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

The devil puts God’s children in a corner, trying to convince them they’ve reached their demise. God in His infinite wisdom always makes a way of escape. Jesus was taken to the edge of the mountain cliff to be thrown to his doom, but walked right through the crowd and gave them the slip (Luke 4:29-30).

It doesn't matter who is planning your downfall; what matters most is who is on your side. Haman sought to destroy the Jews, yet he was hanged upon his very own gallows. The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous! Whether it's an accident, demotion, death, divorce, misfortune or prison targeting any area of your life in this season, God is turning it around for your good. This is the Year of Strange Oil; you will go your way without the enemy noticing.

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, thank You for divine escape and protection. Turn every plan of the enemy against itself, and cause me to walk through every trap untouched, preserved by the Greater One in me.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

I am as slippery as Jesus was when He walked the Earth. No evil can prevail over my life because the Greater One lives in me. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

1 John 3:8

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 160

2 Kings 24-25; Acts 13:26-52

Colossians 1:13 (KJV)

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.

The first thing the white settlers did when they colonised Africa was to change the language and culture of the colonised people to that of the dominating power. God functions in the same manner. When the Holy Ghost came, Jesus’ followers were all filled with the Spirit and began to speak in other tongues. The desire of both God and the devil is to establish and exert control over a person.

The day one receives salvation is the day they are removed from the kingdom of darkness and brought out of sin, sickness, depression, and poverty into God’s kingdom of light.

We are empowered to function like God on Earth; as He is, so are we in this World. We reign and rule together with Christ.

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, thank You that I have been delivered from darkness and translated into Your Kingdom. Let Heaven’s culture and power govern my life, and cause me to reign with Christ in every area.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

The devil and his cohorts have no authority over my life. I am anchored by the systems of God; therefore, I cannot be sick or fail in this life.

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John 10:34

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 159

2 Kings 22-23; Acts 13:1-25

Genesis 18:17 (KJV)

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do.

Intimacy with God makes you a friend of God. You intertwine with God the more you commune with Him. Friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God, whilst believing in God makes you His friend.

James 2:23 says, "...Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God." God found it hard to hide anything from Abraham because he was His friend. Righteousness—right standing with God—was imputed such that Abraham could stand in God’s presence and instruct Him.

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but to Abraham He revealed deep and hidden things. The information no longer belonged to God alone but to Abraham also. Friendship with God gives you an advantage over the enemy, because God reveals in order to redeem.

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, draw me into deeper intimacy with You. Make me Your friend, and unveil Your counsel and hidden wisdom concerning my life, my family, and the nations.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

As I fellowship with God in this Year of Strange Oil, His perfect will is unveiled to me; His counsel and guidance for my family and nations is made clear to me. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Deuteronomy 29:29

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 158

2 Kings 19-21; Acts 12

Proverbs 11:30 (KJV)

...And he that winneth souls is wise.

Jesus Christ told His disciples that they would be witnesses unto Him in both Jerusalem and in all Judea and in Samaria (Acts 1:8). This was the Lord giving them a strategy for how Christianity was going to spread.

The word wise in the text above is the word chakam in Hebrew, which means to be skilful or artful. You don't become wise after winning a soul; you acquire wisdom first in order to win.

Wisdom is knowing that your present territory is fertile ground and that no ground is difficult to win souls. Have a clear strategy and plan before you embark on a soul-winning campaign in order to get results. The more you plan, the more effective you become.

Make sure that you don't only lead a person to Christ and then never do a proper follow-up afterwards. Follow up and travail until Christ is fully formed in them.

afterwards. Follow up and travail until Christ is fully formed in them.

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, grant me wisdom and strategy for effective soul-winning. Make me skilful and consistent, and help me to follow up faithfully until Christ is fully formed in those I reach.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

As I grow in wisdom this year, my soul-winning efforts are effective, productive and a success, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

John 4:35

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 157

2 Kings 17-18; Acts 11

Genesis 18:3 (KJV)

And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

Whenever God wants to change the course of life for a person, he sends another person. God always divinely orchestrates divine helpers to appear in one's life. The Bible says some have entertained angels unaware (Hebrews 13:2), whilst others have ignored angels unaware. Abraham found favour in the sight of God by entertaining God. Develop an ability to recognise grace when it approaches you. In so doing, you will encounter your destiny helpers.

The answer you are looking for is hidden in a person. God's rescue plan is always a person, a destiny helper. It took Moses to deliver millions from bondage, Esther to save an entire nation from extinction, and Jesus Christ to save the whole world from eternal condemnation. Whatever desire you have this year shall be fulfilled. As you entertain strangers, your blessing will not pass you by.

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, open my eyes to recognise divine helpers and grace as it comes to me. As I walk in humility and hospitality, let Your rescue plan locate me and bring fulfilment to my desires.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

Thank You, Lord, for your wonderful rescue plan for my life. I declare unhindered access to my divine helpers as I extend hospitality to others.

FURTHER STUDY

Job 31:32

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 156

2 Kings 15-16; Acts 10:24-48

Psalms 34:19 (KJV)

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

The longest cyclone ever recorded lasted thirty-six days. Paul encountered a storm called Euroclydon, where he found himself and others shipwrecked.

Sometimes life is full of stormy weather and becomes too dangerous to sail. The variables that are easily controllable under normal conditions become uncontrollable. One thing is certain: the storm is trivial and insignificant (small potatoes) in comparison to what God has in store.

This is the time to proclaim, “All things that are seen are temporal (brief and fleeting) and are subject to change!” Devote yourself to God in prayer and the Word, and He will appear like He did to Paul (Acts 27:22-25). Every trouble has an expiry date. It's not meant for you to expire but to reveal God’s glory.

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, help me to remain unmoved by storms and troubling seasons. Anchor me in Your Word and strengthen me in prayer, knowing You will deliver me out of every affliction and reveal Your glory.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

I am not moved by what I see; I am only moved by the Word of God. Hard times are small potatoes compared to the good times and lavish celebrations God has prepared for me this year. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (MSG)

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 155

2 Kings 13-14; Acts 10:1-23

1 John 4:4 (KJV)
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

When I hold a ring and say it is of gold, it means the ring is made from gold; in other words, it’s a product of gold. So, when the Bible says you are of God, it means you are made of God-material. You are made of spiritual matter. God-kind material does not lose value or deteriorate because of adversity; it moves from glory to glory.

Take it to heart today that you are not an ordinary being walking on the face of the Earth, but a God-kind being. Curses and negative voices cannot stick to this material. You are made of divine substance. Go out and conquer in the name of Jesus.

PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, thank You that I am of God and made of divine substance. Help me to live boldly, knowing that nothing of darkness can cling to or overcome the God-kind life within me.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION
I am made of God-material. I shall not expire but continue to refire until I possess my answer. Greater glory is coming on me in Jesus’ mighty name.

FURTHER STUDY
Psalm 118:6

365 BIBLE CHALLENGE – DAY 142

1 Kings 8-9; Acts 4:23-37