By now we all know the scripture God gave us and are standing on it for manifestation. The little we know is all that is needed.
While meditating on this scripture, the Holy Spirit told me that this scripture also relates to the family.
Isa 60:22 (KJV) A little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time
When we become truly united in the family, ‘our little’ becomes a thousand. God has designed it so that our interdependence with each other will produce far more than our individual effort, grace, anointing, strength, influence, and productivity.
In God’s arithmetic of marriage, one plus one never equals two. One Plus one equals three. It goes on and on until our one plus one equals ten and multiples of ten. It will always start with the little – husband and wife.
When husbands and wives walk in unity, bringing their unique ideas, graces, and anointing to the table, we don’t have a better idea, we have a completely new idea that is better than either the husband’s or wife’s initial idea.
Unity is not just sameness but complementary. You don’t have to be the same but complement one another. That’s humility and preferring one another to ourselves.
This is the atmosphere for thriving, blossoming, and flourishing. There is a powerful principle in the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. That’s the power of effective listening, first seek to hear before you are heard.
Effective listening brings unity which is necessary for us if our little is going to become a thousand.
Let’s work towards agreement in our marriages. The devil will challenge our agreement and unity. We should be wiser than the devil and not let go of the unity in our marriage. Our fight should be against the devil, for ourselves to defend ourselves.
How beautiful would it be if all marriages could strive and work at attaining this stage where they truly become a thousand?
Great victory will be won for the kingdom of God and great disaster done to the devil’s kingdom.
I have learnt over time, that there are certain blessings you don’t have to pray for. The scriptures rightly tell us what to do if we want these blessings activated in our lives, finances, and relationships. One of such blessings is the blessing of longevity.
Long life comes from honoring one’s parents.
Eph 6:1-3 [NLT] Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”
So rather than praying for a long life, focus on honoring your parents- biological and spiritual.
Likewise, the blessing of favor has an instruction attached.
Ps 5:12 [ESV] For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield.
This simply means for you to be favored, you have to be righteous. It’s as simple as that. You cannot be living in sin and expect the favor of God to rest upon you.
Let’s see how this verse is explained in another translation
Ps 5:12 [AMPC] For You, Lord, will bless the [uncompromisingly] righteous [him who is upright and in right standing with You]; as with a shield You will surround him with goodwill (pleasure and favor).
A life of compromise cannot attract the favor of God.
Look at Joseph. What made him favored in the prison? It was his life of righteousness that God saw and decided to show him favor.
Gen 39:21 [KJV] But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
While it is good to pray for the favor of God, it is better to lead a life of righteousness.
Today is Oil For Today – Day 87. Let’s lift up our voice one more time as we pray to God!. Watch Video on Youtube HERE. Check other days HERE
Scriptures For Prayers Today
Oil For Today – Day 87
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
Gen 27:28 (KJV)
Prayer Points For Today
Oil For Today – Day 87
1. Begin to thank the LORD for today.
2. Pray that your efforts today will be watered by the dew of heaven.
3. Begin to pray that God opens the windows of heaven over your family.
4. Begin to bind every demonic spirit sent to frustrate your financial efforts today.
5. Pray for your local assembly; declare that the earth releases her fatness to her
6. Begin to pray that your ears are sharpened to hear the instructions of God that will bring you ‘plenty corn and wine.’
7. Come against the spirit of insufficiency and lack over your life today.
8. Begin to declare productivity in the work of your hands today.
9. Go ahead and make your personal requests for the day known to the Lord
10. Begin to thank the Lord for answered prayers
Confession For Today
Oil For Today – Day 87
Today, I have in abundance. Prosperity is mine. I have plenty of corn and wine. My feet are dipped in butter. I receive of the dew of heaven. I receive all the good things from above. The rain of God’s blessing rests upon me. Showers of God’s blessing fall upon the works of my hands. I receive the fatness of the earth. The good of the land is my portion. I do not languish in want. Today, my labor meets with the favor of God. I receive fresh supplies. The heavens over me are opened continually in Jesus’ name, Amen.
