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NIGERIA: PRAYING INTO NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 2 (THE 9TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR AND THE 48TH WEEK OF THE YEAR)

Nkem Okemiri

November 29, 2022

Audio: Praying Into the Week of November 26 – December 2

Watch Video: Praying Into the 48th Week

The 48th book and chapters of the Bible reveal five things concerning the 48th season.

1. This is a week of extravagant and extraordinary grace.

2. This is a week of divine sovereignty.

3. This is a week of judgment against pride.

4. This is a week to marry freedom with responsibility.

5. This is a week of glory by the presence of God.

6. This is a week to focus on the Habitation of God – the City of God.The 48th week of the year is a week of Super Grace.

In Genesis 48, God released grace on Joseph and his sons. Three things happened there:

1. Ephraim, the younger son of Joseph was given the position and right of a firstborn. Joseph protested but his father did not listen to him.

2. The two sons of Joseph became Jacob’s sons and were brought to the status of their uncles and made to share inheritance with them.

3. Joseph was given a double portion in Israel through Ephraim and Manasseh. That was grace speaking loudly.

The 48th season is the gate of God’s City. It is a governmental season. The city of God is the place of His dominion – where He rules from. In Psalm 48, Mount Zion is the City of God – where He resides. God could have chosen other places but He chose Zion. In Ezekiel 48:35 (the last verse of the last chapter) a city is named ‘The Lord is there’. Israel was granted statehood in 1948 (May 14).

In the 48th season, God’s presence is everything; and His City receives attention. This 48th week is the week of God’s City.

Heaven fights sinful pride in the 48th season because grace and arrogance do not go together. In Jeremiah 48, God pronounced judgment on Moab because of her pride. She did not acknowledge the grace of God. This week, be thankful to God for all things. Acknowledge the support of His Mighty Hand on your life. Be gracious to others. Contemplating the grace of God keeps us humble. This is the week of those made and changed by the Grace of God.

The 48th week of the year is a season of responsible freedom. It is a Book of Galatians week. In the 48th book of the Bible, Galatians, Paul declared that his apostleship came directly from God. No man would have chosen him to be an apostle of Jesus Christ. The 4th chapter of Galatians also reveals that by faith we have become sons and heirs of God like the Christ and are given the very Holy Spirit of God. By faith, also, we have become sons of Abraham as Isaac was – and are entitled to the blessings of Abraham. God promotes people by His grace in the 48th season.

This week, step forward into your God-given place without fear or self-condemnation. Do not disqualify yourself from what God has qualified you. In the way, make conscious efforts to give ascendancy to the spirit against the flesh. This is not a week to gratify the flesh and its lust but a week to soar in the spirit. This is a week to marry grace and freedom with responsibility as the 48th book of the Bible teaches

.PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 48TH WEEK

1. Pray for favor and open doors beyond merit and beyond what man can do. Bless all God’s people with Super favor – as you pray.

2. Pray that the Lord will bless and beautify the assemblies and families of His saints in Nigeria with His presence. Let it be said concerning them that the Lord is there.

3. Pray that prideful boasting and arrogance or un-forgiveness will find no place in your heart. Pray for strength to treat others better than they deserve. Ask for grace to be gracious. Pray that those who have received great grace in Nigeria will learn to be gracious.

4. Pray for wisdom and strength to demonstrate responsibility in a season of grace and freedom. Pray that we will not abuse the grace of God in Nigeria.

5. Pray Psalm 48 and Ezekiel 48 over Israel, the natural City of God. Speak blessings over Israel as a people. Pray that Nigeria will become a great supporter of Israel and become a partaker of Abrahamic blessings in Genesis 12.

THE 9TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR

What is the mystery of the ninth season?

A SEASON TO MANIFEST PEOPLE AND THINGS THAT CHANGE HISTORY.

The Bible reveals that the 9th season is a gate of time when new things that change the course of history are birthed. The birth of the Rainbow is recorded in Genesis 9. The Gibeonites became part of Israel in Joshua 9. Monarchy began in Israel in the 9th book of the Bible (at the 9th chapter). Both Samuel and David were manifested in the 9th book of the Bible. The Feast of Purim began in Esther 9. Apostle Paul came into the faith in Acts 9. It is because of the critical nature of the 9th season that the enemy puts up his worst fight – to kill and destroy and frustate- in this season. Noah cursed his son in the same chapter that God blessed him. It all started with getting drunk and losing self control. Joshua was deceived to make a covenant with Gibeonites and couldn’t pull out of it. Abimelech killed the 70 sons of his father in Judges 9 to establish monarchy prematurely in Israel. He did not survive it. . Goliath rose against Israel in the 9th book of the Bible. By the wicked plot of Haman, all Jews were to be destroyed in Esther 9 but the opposite occured. Saul of Tarsus became a follower of Jesus in Acts 9. The Assyrians seized the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th year of her last king, Joshes. Babylon besieged Judah from the 9th year of her last king, Zedekiah.Nigeria was at war in 1969, the ninth year of our country. That was the year of the last straw that broke the Carmel’s back in the Nigeria-Biafra War. Nigeria’ s 9th National Leader, Ernest Shonekan, was overthrown after 84 days in office. The 9th seven years of Nigeria (October 2016 – October 2023) has been a season of calamities in Nigeria. The 9th President of the United States, William Harrison, died in office after 31 days in office. Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, changed history in the 9th seven years of the United States. He signed the Indian Removal Act that led to the ‘Trail of Tears’ in 1838.

A SEASON OF FRUITFULNESS, MULTIPLICATION , SIGHT AND WAR AGAINST MURDERERS

Genesis 9 opens with God blessing Noah and his sons with fruitfulness and multiplication and grace to fill the earth. God also outlawed murder in that passage and said that killers of men will be killed by other men. The 9th season is a time of population explosion. The enemy fights God’s agenda for this season through barrenness, disease, and death. The 9th season is a season of blessings but the enemy wants it to become a season of curses. God blessed Noah in Genesis 9 but he cursed his son in the same chapter.

The 9th book of the Bible opens with Hannah’s barrenness and the birth of Samuel.In the 9th book of the Bible, Eli and his sons died in one day,. God cursed his family with death of males. Eli’s daughter in-law had premature delivery. Many Philistines died for looking into the Ark. Saul made efforts to kill David but failed. The 9th book of the Bible ends with Saul and his three sons dying in the battle field. In Second Kings 9, Jehu began the massacre of the house of Ahab. He killed them because Jezebel killed Naboth. In Jeremiah 9, the prophet summoned wailing women to lament the wasting of lives in the land. The enemy delights in cutting men down in the 9th season. In the 9th week of Nigeria’s year in 1983 (November 28) Nigeria Airways F28-1000 crashed near Enugu, killing 53 on board.

God doesn’t want men to die in this season. So, He stands against barrenness, disease, and death in this season. He is also set against murderers in this season. That should also be our position as spiritual gate-keepers.

In the 15th chapter of the 9th book of the Bible, God wanted Saul to wipe off Amalek but he disobeyed God and was rejected from being king. In Esther 9, those who wanted to kill the Jews in the land of Persia ended being killed. In Matthew 9, Jesus healed the sick and raised a girl from the dead. In Acts 9, Jesus stopped Saul of Tarsus on his murderous journey to Damascus. Peter healed bedridden Aeneas and raised Dorcas (supporter of widows) from the dead. In Revelation 9, God did not permit the locusts to kill men. God always reacts against the wasting of lives in the 9th season.

The other major aspect of the divine agenda for the 9th season is sight. God wants people’s eyes to be opened. Blindness is a malady of the ninth season. Satan uses it to hinder people from perceiving and receiving God’s will for the season. God uses it only to fight those fighting against Him.In the 9th book of the Bible, Eli was blind but Samuel was a Seer. What Saul and his servant searched for three days and did not see, the Seer saw.In Matthew 9, Jesus healed two blind men. In John 9, Jesus healed a man that was born blind. In Acts 9, Saul of Tarsus was blinded by light from heaven until Ananias, a disciple of Christ laid hands on him.

PRAYER POINTS NIGERIA’S 9TH WEEK

1. Speak and prophesy fruitfulness and multiplication over Nigeria this week. Pray for conceptions (for barren women) and for safe deliveries.

2. Pray against the loss of lives this week. Pray for travelers by air, sea, road, rail , and travelers by foot.

3. Pray against murderers in Nigeria in this week – ritual killers, armed robbers, hired assassins, terrorists, kidnappers and abductors.

4. Pray that God will open the eyes of opinion leaders, traditional leaders, business leaders, and political leaders in Nigeria in this seasons

5. Pray that God will unveil the Seers in Nigeria’s 9th seven years to help us find the things we are looking for in our nation .

6. Pray that the Lord will blind the eyes of the enemies of Nigeria – sponsors of terrorism and the islamization agenda. 7. Pray that God will open the eyes of those whom the God of this world had blinded to the gospel of Jesus Christ

.SCRIPTURES FOR THE WEEK

Isaiah 48:11: ‘For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another”.

Isaiah 9: 6-7: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and 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. [7] Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this”.

Have a happy 48th week of the year and a tremendously blessed 9th week of Nigeria’s year.

PRAYING INTO THE 48TH WEEK OF THE YEAR (NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 2)

Nkem Okemiri

November 26, 2022

A. When the State of Israel became independent in 1948, it didn’t go down well with some countries but they couldn’t do anything about it. The 48th season is a time to salute and celebrate the sovereign power and grace of God. In this season, God demonstrates His Sovereignty in the decisions He makes to bless or to judge.

In Genesis 48, God released grace on Joseph and his sons. Three things happened there:

1. Ephraim, the younger son of Joseph was given the right of a firstborn. Joseph protested but his father did not listen to him.

2. The two sons of Joseph became Jacob’s sons and were brought to the status of their uncles and made to share inheritance with them.

3. Joseph was given a double portion in Israel through Ephraim and Manasseh. That was grace speaking loudly.

In the book of Galatians (the 48th book of the Bible), Paul declared that his apostleship came directly from God. No man would have chosen him, or thought him fit, to be an apostle of Jesus Christ. The 4th chapter of Galatians also reveals that by faith we have become sons and heirs of God like Jesus Christ and are given the very Holy Spirit of God. By faith, also, we have become sons of Abraham as Isaac was – and are entitled to the blessings of Abraham.

The Grace of God speaks loudly and clearly in the 48th season. God’s Sovereignty and grace will speak again in favour of His people this week. This 48th week of the year, the Lord wants His people to step forward into their God-given place without fear or condemnation. We cannot afford to disqualify ourselves (for whatever reason) from what God had qualified us to have.

B. This 48th week is the week of God’s City. It is a governmental season. The city of God is the place of His dominion – where He rules from. In Psalm 48, Mount Zion is the City of God – where He resides. God could have chosen other places but He chose Zion. In Ezekiel 48:35 (the last verse of the last chapter) a city is named ‘The Lord is there’. In the 48th season, God’s presence is everything; and His City receives attention.

C. Heaven fights sinful pride in the 48th season because grace and arrogance do not go together. In Jeremiah 48, God pronounced judgment on Moab because of her pride. She did not acknowledge the grace of God. This week, the Lord will judge arrogant pride.

This is the week of those made and changed by the Grace of God.

Be thankful.
Be humble.
Be gracious.
Be generous.
Be responsible.

BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS

Read the 48th book of the Bible (Galatians) and the 48th chapters of the Bible. You may read as follows or as led by the Spirit.

November 26: Genesis 48; Galatians 1

November 27: Galatians 2;

November 28: Galatians 3

November 29: Galatians 4; Psalm 48

November 30: Galatians 5

December 1: Galatians 6; Isaiah 48

December 2: Jeremiah 48; Ezekiel 48

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 48TH WEEK

1. Pray for favor and open doors (beyond merit and beyond what man can do) for God’s people in the nations. Bless all God’s people accordingly – as you pray.

2. Pray that the Lord will bless and beautify the assembly and family of His saints with His presence. Let it be said concerning them that the Lord is there.

3. Pray Psalm 48 and Ezekiel 48 over Israel, the City of God. Speak blessings over Israel as a people. Let it be said, this week, that the Lord is there.

4. Pray that prideful boasting and arrogance and un-forgiveness will find no place in your heart. Pray for strength to treat others better than they deserve. Ask the Lord for grace to be gracious.

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK

Isaiah 48:11: For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.

Have a tremendously blessed 48th week of the year!

PRAYING INTO THE 47TH WEEK OF THE YEAR (NOVEMBER 19-25)

Nkem Okemiri

November 19, 2022

The Bible reveals five things about the 47th time gate. The first is key to the rest.

A. IT IS A SEASON OF PROPHETIC CELEBRATION

Psalm 47 draws our attention to God and calls us to engage in triumphant celebration as a mystery. Psalms 47 says, “Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! [2] For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. [3] He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet. [4] He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah [5] God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet. [6] Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! [7] For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding. [8] God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. [9] The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted”.

Here are three things that Psalm 47 calls us to do that are applicable to this 47th week:

i. Clap your hands

ii. Shout to God with the voice of triumph

iii. Sings praises to God

This prophetic celebration is Heaven’s weapon against all that the enemy wants to do this week. Praise and celebration are keys to winning the battles of this week. Ask for God grace to rejoice and sing praises to God even against odds.

WHY PROPHETIC CELEBRATION AND PRAISE?

B. THIS GATE ONLY SUPPORTS WALKING BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT. THIS IS A SEASON TO FOCUS ON SPIRITUAL REALITIES

The 47th book of the Bible is a call to focus on God and on the God-side of things – the invisible, the inner man, the spirit, and so on. It is a season to enthrone the spiritual over and above the material; the spirit above flesh, the invisible above the visible, heaven above the earth, the supernatural above the natural, and God above man. The things that happen in a 47th season come to draw the attention of men, from themselves and things around them, to God – the Creator, Sovereign Ruler, and Sustainer, of the Universe. The 47th week is a season to look at all people and things from a spiritual perspective. This week, I call you specially to exalt the word of God, and the will of God, above all other things in your life. Give God the room He deserves in this season. Interpret all things from God’s perspective. This week, do not judge anyone or anything by outward appearance; do not measure people and things per the flesh. The 47th book of the Bible says we do not look at the things that are seen but at the unseen things. It says we walk by faith and not by sight.

PRAYER: This week, pray for yourself; that you may see all people and things as God sees them. Pray also that people will see you as God sees you; and relate with you accordingly.

C. IT’S ABOUT COUNTERING ‘DRYNESS’ WITH JOY AND JUBILATION

The 47th season is an anti- dryness season. It is time to address dryness both spiritually and materially (economically). In Genesis 47, the famine in the land became very severe. Money failed in Egypt. The people were in great need but Joseph was prepared for the season. In the 47th chapter of Ezekiel, water flowed from the temple and healed the land. The 47th book of the Bible says it is a time to refuse to go down. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 says, “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; [9] persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed- [10] always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.”

PRAYER: Ask for grace to stand up to circumstances this week. Pray and resist dryness in your church, town, city and nation. Stand against spiritual and economic dryness in the land.

D. IT’S KEY TO RELEASING JUDGMENT AGAINST THE PROUD AND ARROGANT

In the 47th season, God demonstrates His sovereignty in abasing the proud and exalting the humble. Isaiah 47 Is about the humiliation of Babylon. The 47th season is a season of vengeance against the proud, wicked, and arrogant. It is when the mighty and ungodly are brought low. Isaiah 47:1 says, “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate. Jeremiah 47 is a witness that God humiliates the proud and exalts the humble in the 47th season. Think of 1947 and the British Empire. In this year, India won independence by non-violent resistance and humbled Great Britain. The British empire began to lose power and to decolonize territories. She did not prove to be a good custodian of the nations God gave her. The independence of India in 1947 was a statement that the great empire shall go down without the force of arms – though she and her allies won WW2 by military might. Jeremiah 47 is about God’s counsel against the Philistines. It’s about God’s season of plundering the Philistines. The 47th season is the season of the failure of the proud and fleshly. Jeremiah 47:1-4 says, “The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. [2] Thus says the LORD: “Behold, waters rise out of the north, And shall be an overflowing flood; They shall overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell within; Then the men shall cry, And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. [3] At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, At the rushing of his chariots, At the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers will not look back for their children, Lacking courage, [4] Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the LORD shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor”.

The 47th season is for acknowledging the Lord as Sovereign and King over all the earth. It is a time to celebrate God as the Lord and Owner of all things. As Pharaoh became the owner of, and had claim to, all Egypt in Genesis 47, that is how Psalms 47 shows that all things belong to God. He can put one down and raise another up.

PRAYER: Ask the Lord to dethrone the wicked and the proud in the nations. Pray and decree Isaiah 47:1 over the wicked in power in the nations.

E. IT RELEASES STREAMS AND RIVERS OF HEALING, REVIVAL AND RESTORATION

The 47th season is a season of healing and restoration, God judges, disease, distress, and death in the 47th season. Ezekiel 47 is about the healing waters that flowed from under the threshold of the temple; and brought healing to waters in the seas and whatever else it touches except the swamps. The healed waters caused the multiplication of fish and fishermen and the growing of trees used for food and medicine. Pray that healing waters will flow from your life to others and bring healing to their lives and situations. Water is refreshing; and people need refreshing in the 47th season. This chapter also speaks of the distribution of land to the twelve tribes of Israel. The waters of Ezekiel 47 flowed from 1947 when both Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the Voice of Healing Movement kicked off.

PRAYER: Pray that the streams of healing and revival will flow in the land and the nations and bring life to all dying systems.

PRAY FOR ISRAEL

2023: Israel’s war against Hamas is now in the seventh week (from October 7). Pray against the resurgence of Hamas forces. Pray for a decisive victory for Israel (in the current phase of the battle) this week. Pray that the hostages will see God’s intervention this 7th week.

BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE 47TH WEEK

Going through the 47th week is like taking a prophetic journey through the 47th book of the Bible and the 47th chapters of the Bible. It will be very helpful to read the book Second Corinthans and the 47th chapters of the this week. You may read as follows or as the Spirit leads you:

November 19: 2 Corinthians 1-2;

November 20: 2 Corinthians 3-4

November 21: 2 Corinthians 5-6; Genesis 47.

November 22: 2 Corinthians 7-8; Psalm 47.

November 23: 2 Corinthians 9-10; Isaiah 47.

November 24: 2 Corinthians 11-12; Jeremiah 47.

November 25: 2 Corinthians 13; Ezekiel 47.

SCRIPTURE VERSES FOR THE WEEK

Psalm 47:2-4: “For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet. He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah”.

Happy 47th week!

The Mystery of the 58th Birthday or Anniversary

Nkem Okemiri

November 13, 2022

As you mark your 58th Birthday or Anniversary, it is important to understand that you have already spent that 58th year. It is behind you now. You should be concerned about the 59th year that’s ahead of you. The 59th year is the 12-month season following the 58th birthday or anniversary. The 59th year actually begins the day you clock 58. It’s simple. A first Birthday and Anniversary means the first year is gone.

There are 6 Biblical patterns for understanding the 59th year are:

1) the third day of creation narrative (Genesis 1:9-13)

2) the 59th book of the Bible (James 1-5)

3) the 59th chapters of the Bible (Psalm 59; Isaiah 59)

4) the third five chapters of First Samuel, the 9th book of the Bible (First Samuel 11-15)

5). The tenth book of the Bible (Second Samuel)

6). The third ten books of the Bible (Ecclesiastes – Amos).

It is important to read and understand those Biblical patterns for the season. They help to give a broad perspective of the season.

The 59th year is a third-day-of-creation year. This means that the 59th year should be a re-enact of what God did on the third day of creation. God began to battle the waters on the second day of creation and completed the battle against the waters on the third day. So, what God began to do for you in your 58th year will be completed in your 59th year.

On the third day of creation, God moved the waters under heaven to one place, uncovered the earth (dry ground), and made it release the hidden potential for life in it. On the third day, God moved the barrier between heaven and earth and brought the two in close and unhindered communion. The 59th year year ought to be a year of unhindered communion with God. It is a time to be attentive to the voice from heaven.

The 59th year is for uncovering hidden realities and potentials. The hidden realities could be positive or negative. It could be the uncovering and manifestation of what is good and helpful or the uncovering of what is evil. The 59th year is for the unveiling of secret things. Year 59 is for seeing what is hidden and calling it forth to manifestation.

As the third year of the ninth seven years, the 59th year is ‘a book of Leviticus year in a seven-year season that expresses the book of First Samuel . The book of Leviticus is about the spiritual platform sustaining Israel’s relationship with God. The 59th year is a year of priestly ministry in the 9th seven years of life. This is a year of spiritual emphasis. It is a year to take a priestly posture as it concerns relationship with God and men.

Year 59 is a book of James year. James, is the 59th book of the Bible; and takes a stand against superficiality. James exposes the power of the hidden tongue. James brings to light the hidden power of prayer and the reason behind unanswered prayers. James shows the importance of Prayer in a 59th season. James 5:13-18 says, “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. [14] Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. [15] And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. [16] Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. [17] Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. [18] And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit”. In this season, God is interested in the life beneath the surface. He wants authenticity. It is a season to make your faith practical – a season to match walk with talk. It is a season to pray “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteousness man” that avails much. Take time to read the book of James. It is the guiding light for the 59th year.

The 59th year is a 59th-chapters-of-the-Bible year. The 59th chapters of the Bible reveal that the 59th seasons is a season of intense pressure requiring God’s mercy, intervention and salvation, for those who trust in Him. The 59th year is a season of intense spiritual warfare. Psalm 59 is a cry to God for intervention. Isaiah 59 shows, firstly, the reason prayers may not be answered in a 59th season; but also shows how the mercy of God can transcend merit or human efforts. Isaiah 59:15-20 says, “So truth fails, And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him That there was no justice. [16] He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. [17] For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak. [18] According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, Fury to His adversaries, Recompense to His enemies; The coastlands He will fully repay. [19] So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. [20] “The Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” Says the LORD”.

The 59th year is a First Samuel 11-15 year in the 9th seven years of life. The ninth book of the Bible is the guiding light for the 9th seven years (57-63) and the third five chapters of the book are applicable to the third year in the ninth seven years. These five chapters indicate that the 59th year is a season of battles. There are four accounts of war in the five chapters. They also show the importance of listening to the Voice of God in the season. In the eleventh chapter, Saul fought his first battle against Ammonites to deliver the people of Jabesh Gilead. Saul conquered the Ammonites and saved Jabesh Gilead in this first battle. In the 12th chapter, Samuel presented Saul to Israel and made his farewell/retirement speech. In the 13th chapter, there was between Israel and the Philistines but king Saul overstepped his bounds to offer sacrifice and jump into warfare instead of waiting for Samuel. That was the beginning of his downfall. Take divine instructions seriously in this 59th year. In chapter 14, there was war with the Philistines and king Saul issued an unreasonable decree requiring soldiers to fight on empty stomach. Penalty for violation was death. His son Jonathan almost got killed for tasting honey. In the 15th chapter, he disobeyed God’s commandment to destroy Amalek. That was the last straw that broke the Camel’s back. God rejected him as king. The 59th year is for the unveiling of platforms. It is for the unveiling of what you have been desiring or looking for. God unveiled the first king of Israel to the Seer but rejected him after he had been anointed publicly. The 59th year is a game-changing year in the ninth seven years. Obedience to God’s word is principal in this season.

The 59th year is a Book of Second Samuel season. The 59th year is the 10th year in the second 49 years of life. This season has it’s guiding light in the tenth book (Second Samuel) and the tenth chapters of the Bible. This is a season of praying and receiving answers. Joshua prayed and received answers in Joshua 10. Saul received the answer to his father’s missing donkeys in First Samuel 10. Mordecai was in power in Esther 10. Cornelius prayed and received answers in Acts 10. David became king in the tenth book of the Bible and had many prayers answered in that book. The book ends with an altar raised to God and with God answering prayer (2 Samuel 24: 25). This is a season to take challenges and see triumphs. Do not run from battles in this season. When David got into trouble in the tenth book of the Bible, it was because he refused to go to war – in a season when kings go to war (2 Samuel 11). The tenth chapter of Second Corinthians talks about “the weapons of our warfare”. The tenth season is associated with supernatural power. The battles of the season are to be fought in the power of the Spirit. God does not want you to be ordinary in this season. The Holy Spirit came upon Saul in First Samuel 10. Jesus gave His disciples power to do exploits in the tenth chapters of Matthew and Luke.

The 59th year is Ecclesiastes – Amos year in the 9th seven years of life. Every seven-year season has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. This third year in the ninth seven years has its guiding light in the third 10 books of the Old Testament. The major prophetic books belong there. This is the year of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and Hosea in the 9th seven years of life. This is a year of seeing, hearing, and declaring. It is a year of taking on responsibility for the Kingdom and the world around you. It is a day of responding to the call to service. What you do with God’s word in this year matters a lot. You must open your ears to hear; and as you hear, you must obey.

DECREE AND DECLARE: God made us in His image and likeness to rule, have dominion, and impose His will on seasons; as He did with the seven days of creation. He decreed what He wanted for each day. We are to decree what is revealed concerning each season. This is a year of manifestation. Do not be afraid to take a stand for the Lord. It is a season to come out of hiding and obscurity. It is a year to overthrow oppression and the oppressor. It is a year to establish the humble. As you go through this year, decree the downfall of the wicked and the lifting and establishment of the just. As you go through the year,, prophesy an end to something in your life, family, business, community, and nation. This year, be ready to hear His voice and respond by faith. Expect breakthrough. Be willing to sacrifice. Walk by faith! This is a year of breakthrough and pushing through barriers in the ninth seven years of life. This is a year of unveiling. It is a year of answers to prayers. As you go through this year, pray for the overthrow of hindrances. Pray that God will make a way for the manifestation of your hidden person and potentials. This year, remember that when God delivers and manifests, it is for service and production. Do not consume His mercy on your lusts. In this third year of your ninth seven years, opposition will rise against you but will go down. If your 58th year was a year of desperately seeking change, the 59th year is a season of delivering the answers; or for stating reasons why answers may not be given. Pray earnestly and expect answers to your prayers this year.

Never forget that you are not the first to go through this season. Many have travelled through this season triumphantly. You will go triumphantly too. May the Lord bless your new season and age with marvellous expressions of His goodness. Happy 59th year!

PRAYING INTO THE 46TH WEEK OF THE YEAR (NOVEMBER 12-18)

Nkem Okemiri

November 12, 2022

This is the middle of the seventh 7 weeks of the year. This is bridge and Cross-over week within the seventh 7 weeks. This week connects the first three weeks of battles to the last three weeks of blessings within the 7-week season.

What’s the mind of God concerning the 46th week and how should we pray?

The will of God is that the 46th season be driven by unity (love), unwavering faith in God and the presence of God accompanied with signs. In this season, the adversary fights hard to rob people of God presence and the accompanying signs, through disunity, lack of faith and idolatry. This is the testimony of the 46th book and chapters of the Bible.

The 46th book of the Bible is a call to love and unity. In this book, Paul rebuked the Corinthian church for allowing divisions in the church and for exalting personal preferences above people, purpose and principles. He rebuked their preference of knowledge above love. He rebuked their quest for power above their love for people. He rebuked their preference of certain leaders above the unity of the Body. He wanted them to be a church that prioritized edification of one another instead of projecting individual/personal gifts.

In the 46th chapter of Genesis, Jacob’s family in the land of Canaan joined Jacob’s family in Egypt. The family came together and had joyful REUNION in this chapter. Everyone’s

Psalm 46 is a corporate confession of faith in God. It is not about ‘me’,’my’, and ‘mine’. It is about ‘our’,’us’, and’we’. The year 1946, after the end of the Second World War, the nations of the world saw the need to come together. The first session of the United Nations General Assembly began January 10, 1946. Unity was in the air in 1946 to fulfill Psalm 46:8-9: “Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire”. In 2006, the 46th year of Nigeria, the President and the Vice President were in a cold war. The Legislature and the Presidency were divided over the ‘third term’ agenda of Nigeria’s 12th National Leader. In the 46th week of 2019, the Intelligence Committee of the US Congress began its Public Hearing into Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry. It was a fight between Democrats and Republicans in the United States. It was division in a season that called for unity. This week in 2020, there was another war between Democrats and Republicans over results of the November 3 Presidential election. The 46th week is a time unity; not a time of division or strife or war.

This 46th week of the year, the Lord is pointing to, and addressing, wholeness and togetherness in the lives of individuals, families, ministries, and nations. This week, God wants to see divided people come together for good purposes. Disunity is costly in this season

The Lord is also offering His presence to those moving in the direction of love and unity according His will; and they need not fear ANYTHING. In Genesis 46, when Jacob’s family came together to move to Egypt to REUNITE with Joseph, God told Jacob to not be afraid; and promised to be with him. The word of the Lord to Jacob was light in darkness to him. Jacob needed that reassurance because he was relocating from ‘the Promised Land’ to settle in Egypt. It is a powerful thing to have God’s word (and walk by it) in a fourth season like the. 46th week. Twice in Psalm 46 (verses 7 and 11), we read “The LORD of hosts is with US; The God of Jacob is OUR refuge. Selah”. Isaiah 46:3-4 says, “Listen to Me, O House of Jacob, And all the remnant of the House of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb: Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you”.

The 46th season is a season of experiencing the supernatural. God grants supernatural manifestations in this season to show He is superior to idols. This is a season of peace and strength through unity and the presence of God. It is a season for a united people to move in, and experience, the supernatural works of God. In this season, people MUST stand on the pillars of unity, faith, and divine presence to be strong and safe. It is a season to walk in the love and power of God. It is a season of spectacular manifestations of power through unity and having God in our midst. To have one without the other is standing on one leg and that means powerlessness. In the 46th book of the Bible, the Corinthian church enjoyed manifestations of God’s presence but lacked unity. There was envy, strife, competition, division, and disunity, among them. Paul said they just noise makers like tinkling cymbals.

The other thing the devil does in the 46th season is to drive people to seek alternatives to faith in God. That is why God mocks idols in Isaiah 46; and Paul said in the 46th book book of the Bible that “an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one” (1 Corinthians 8:4). This is a week to boast in God and deride idolatry in all forms.

This 46th week, may you and all yours experience togetherness – as Jacob and his entire FAMILY came together to move to Egypt; and reunite with Joseph in Genesis 46. May true love override differences and preferences as Paul taught in the 46th book of the Bible. May everyone (the prince, the priest, and the people) have a recognized and respected place as Ezekiel 46 prescribed. As you do that, may the things that no eye had seen, nor ear heard, nor heart conceived be revealed and brought to light this week – as in the 46th book of the Bible. May the presence of God ACTIVELY go with you throughput this week as you line up with Him and the brethren. As Jacob and his family moved from Canaan to Egypt in Genesis 46, may the Lord lead you to cross over to a higher and better realm of life in this 46th week.

Although the Lord is speaking togetherness and wholeness this week, the enemy will want to unite his own and scatter God’s people. Pray and insist that unity will be impossible for those coming together outside, and against, God’s purpose. This week, God will scatter those who are uniting against Him and His purposes. They will gather to scatter!This week, endeavor to pursue the glory of God in all you do; embrace love, and be open to the supernatural. Seek the presence of God in the atmosphere of love and unity. Love is the best answer to ‘questions’ of the 46th season. This week, do not exalt your head above your heart; or knowledge above love.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 46TH WEEK

1. Pray and prophesy the coming together of people who should be together. Speak and release love and unity into the atmosphere to influence the course of things this week.

2. O Lord, raise war against division and disunity in the church and in the land. Cure our self-centeredness and turn the hearts of your people to one another. Cause wars to cease in the Body of Christ. Let war cease in the nations too.

3. O Lord, let this week be a time to witness the mighty works of God rather than the destructive works of the enemy. Let your people witness spectacular manifestations of divine presence in their midsts.

4. Pray that nothing will compete with God in your life this week. Pray Isaiah 46 over the land and the nations – that the hearts of men will shift from their idols to the Living God.

SCRIPTURES FOR THE WERK

Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Jeremiah 46:27: “But do not fear, O My servant Jacob, And do not be dismayed, O Israel! For behold, I will save you from afar, And your offspring from the land of their captivity; Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease; No one shall make him afraid.

Happy 46th week of the year!

NIGERIA: PRAYING INTO NOVEMBER 5-11 (THE 45TH WEEK OF THE YEAR AND THE 6TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR)

Nkem Okemiri

November 7, 2022

A. PROLOGUE

Time is a gate! Every time and season is passage for certain purposes – good or evil. Every purpose under heaven must pass through a gate of time to find expression on earth. Every week has purposes that must pass through it. Some of the purposes are ordained from God’s throne. Some are the workings of hell and darkness. As watchmen on the tower, we must be alert to see and raise alarm. As gatekeepers, we must take charge and see that unauthorized purposes do not pass through this gate of November 5-11. In Nigeria, this is the sixth week of our current year from October 1. In the general calendar, this is the 45th week of the year.

Following Numeric Patterns in the arrangement of Bible narratives, we can identify the purposes seeking access through the different gates of time and purpose. What can we learn from the patterns about the agenda for the sixth week or season? What can we garner from the Bible about the 45th week or season?

*THE 6TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR*

Every sixth season is a season of conflict. The sixth book and chapters of the Bible and even the sixth day of creation narrative, indicate that the sixth season is a season of war. It is a season to battle for inheritance. The 6th chapter of Ephesians tells about the spiritual conflict we’re in with principalities and powers. The Second World War broke out within the 6th seven years of the 20th century. The year 1966 was Nigeria’s 6th year from independence; and is an unforgettable year in the history of our nation. Nigeria’s Second Republic (under the 6th National Leader, Shehu Shagari), ended with a coup. The government of Sani Abacha executed Ken Saro-wiwa and 8 others this week (on November 10, 1995) – *the sixth day of the sixth week of Nigeria’s 36th year – the year beginning Nigeria’s sixth seven years (October 1995 – October 2002).* This sparked off global outrage against Nigeria that lasted almost 3 years ending with the death of Sani Abacha in 1998. The 6th year of Nigeria’s 9th seven years was a battle in Nigeria – battle with costly kidnapping and battle between the federal government and striking university lecturers. This week in 2021, former CBN Governor, Soludo won the tense and fiercely contested Anambra State governorship election. It was a week of intense spiritual warfare. This week, we must stand up for the things God had given us and wants us to possess.

*This 6th week is a book of Joshua week in Nigeria* . This is a week of battle against rebellion. It is also a season of battle for possessions. In the sixth season, you don’t wait for things to happen; you take steps to make them happen. You must take guided steps to cross the Jordan before you; and also walk around Jericho as commanded. This is a week to fight for what belongs to you. Do not allow the enemy to sit on your possession.

The sixth season is a week to express godliness to counter the ungodliness that may manifest in the season. On the sixth day of creation, God made man in His image and likeness because sixth-season challenges require supernatural response. May the people of God bear rule and rejoice in this sixth week of Nigeria’s year.

Summary of things associated with the Sixth season:

1. Conflict (Sixth day of Creation, Joshua, Judges 6, 2 Samuel 6, 2 Kings 6, Ephesians 6, WW2, 1966). This is a time to confront Leviathan size problems..

2. Hardship & Food Scarcity, (Exodus 6, Joshua, 2 Kings 6, 6th chapters of Matthew- Acts)

3. Vindication (Nehemiah 6, Esther 6, Daniel 6)

4. Keep the rules (Genesis 6, Joshua 6, Judges 6, Second Samuel 6, Matthew 6)

5. Wasting of lives. This week in 1996 (November ), a Nigerian Aviation Development Corporation (ADC) Airline Boeing 727-231 flying from Port Harcourt to Lagos with 143 passengers and 9 crew members crashed on landing, plunging into the lagoon with all onboard killed. The Ogoni 9 were executed this week in 1995 (November 10). This week in 2006 (November 10), a six-seater helicopter belonging to Odengene Air Shuttle (OAS) crashed in Delta State, killing two people. The 6th of Nigeria (1966) was a year of wasting of lives in Nigeria *

THE 45TH WEEK OF YEAR*

This is the third week in the seventh 7 weeks of the year. *The 45th week is a game-changing week* in the seventh 49 days of the year. The story of Jacob’s family changed from Genesis 45. He secured resident permit for his family to move to, and settle in Egypt.

The 45th book of the Bible is the beginning of epistles in the Bible and that is how the Bible ended – with letters and epistles.1945 was the year that changed the world and set a new course for the remaining part of the 20th century and beyond. The 32nd and longest serving President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt died 1945. Italian Fascist leader, Benito Mussolini and German dictator, Adolf Hitler, also died in 1945. That was also the year the Atomic bomb was used for the first time – against Japan. The 6-year Second World War ended in 1945. The 45th week of the year has been the week of U S Presidential/Mid-term elections since 1845. Let this 45th week of the year be a game- changer in the year.

*The 45th season is a season of revelations* . It is a book of Romans week. It is a week of the revelation of righteousness, wrath, and grace. Paul began his unveiling of mysteries in this book. Although, the book of Romans is not the first epistle Paul wrote, it is placed before the others in the Bible. I believe this is because of the season it speaks to. The 45th season is also a time to uncover hidden lies and truth. Joseph revealed himself to his brothers in Genesis 45 and dismantled the lies they had told for more than 13 years. The #MeToo Movement flourished in the season of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. This is a week of opening up secrets. As we pray this week, things we would never have known will be brought to light.

*The 45th season is a season of mercy and comfort* . Joseph forgave and comforted his brothers in Genesis 45. He treated them better than they deserved. The 45th book of Bible tells us about God’s gift of eternal life in the place of the wages of sin. May grace and mercy triumph this week in our world. May Nigeria and Nigerians also receive mercy this week.

*The 45th season is the season to show off God’s sovereignty*. Isaiah 45 bears witness to this. The 45th book of the Bible also bears witness to this truth.

*The 45th season is for the recovery or discovery of what you thought was lost*. Jacob discovered Joseph was alive in Genesis 45. May this week be a time of reconnection to things you lost. *

B. PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 6TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR*

1. O Lord, in this Book-of-Joshua week, release your power against barriers, hindrances, and obstacles in the way of those who trust in you. Let Jordan and Jericho give way to your people this week.

2. O Lord, overthrow those sitting on the inheritance you have already given to your people. Drive out the Canaanites from the portion of your people.

3. O Lord, deliver us from decisions, steps, and actions that will put stumbling blocks on our way in this season. As you exposed Achan in the sixth book of the Bible, expose all troublers of Nigeria and remove them from among us in this sixth week of our year.

4. O Lord, as you raised Gideon against the Midianites in Joshua 6, and humbled Syrians before Elisha and Israel in 2 Kings 6, and humbled Haman before Mordecai in Esther 6, this week, raise a strong wind against those who harass Nigerians in their inheritance.

5. O Lord, you fed multitudes in the sixth chapters of Mark, Luke, and John. This sixth week of our year, keep us far from anything that will cause food crisis in Nigeria. Deliver us from the economic hardship of the sixth season indicated in the 6th chapters of the Bible. We will not boil or eat our children and future this week.

6. O Lord, change the story of this week in Nigeria. Turn the tide against the wasting of lives in Nigeria this week.

*PRAYERS FOR THE 45TH WEEK OF THE YEAR*

7. O Lord , this week, throw your light over situations in our land. Expose liars and their lies. Let hidden truth in Nigeria be hidden no more.

8. O Lord, as in the book of Romans where you set aside the old way of righteousness, this week, put an end to the old and dysfunctional systems in Nigeria and raise new platforms for good in the nation.

9. O Lord, as you named Cyrus in Isaiah 45, in this 45th week of the year, shine your light on the Cyrus you have appointed for the rebuilding of ruins in Nigeria.

*C. SCRIPTURES FOR THE WEEK*

Isaiah 45:2-3: “I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. [3] I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel”.

Matthew 6:31-33: “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”.

Have a blessed 6th week in Nigeria’s year and a triumphant 45th week of the year.

PRAYING INTO THE 45TH WEEK OF THE YEAR (NOVEMBER 5 – 11)

Nkem Okemiri

November 6, 2022

The 45th week is part of the seventh 7 weeks of the year. It is the third week in this season. It is a season for resetting platforms as God did on the third day of creation.

The 45th book and chapters of the Bible reveal 5 things concerning the 45th season:

The 45th week is a game-changing season.

The story of Jacob’s family changed from Genesis 45. Joseph secured resident permit for his family to move to, and settle in Egypt.

The 45th book of the Bible is the beginning of epistles in the Bible and that is how the Bible ended – with letters and epistles.

1945 (the 45th year of the 20th century) was the year that changed the world and set a new course for the remaining part of the 20th century and beyond. The 32nd and longest serving President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945. Italian Fascist leader, Benito Mussolini and German dictator, Adolf Hitler, also died in 1945. The Atomic bomb was used for the first time in 1945 – against Japan. The 6-year Second World War ended in 1945. Brexit happened within the 45th seven years of the United Kingdom (from 1707). The 45th President of the United States was a game-changer. The 45th week of the year has been the week of U S Presidential/Mid-term elections since 1845. Let this 45th week of the year be another game- changing week in the year.The 45th season is a season of revelations. It is a book of Romans week. It is a week of the revelation of righteousness, wrath, and grace. Paul began his unveiling of mysteries in this book. Although, the book of Romans is not the first epistle Paul wrote, it is placed before the others in the Bible. I believe this is because of the season it speaks to. The 45th season is also a time to uncover hidden lies and truth. Joseph revealed himself to his brothers in Genesis 45 and dismantled the lies they had told for more than 13 years. The #MeToo Movement flourished in the season of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. This is a week of opening up secrets. As we pray this week, things we would never have known will be brought to light. It is also a season to reveal people, their potential and heart.

The 45th season is a season of mercy and comfort. Joseph forgave and comforted his brothers in Genesis 45. He treated them better than they deserved. The 45th book of Bible tells us about God’s gift of eternal life in the place of the wages of sin. This is a week of great favors that can make you cry. May grace and mercy triumph this week in the nations

The 45th season is a time to show off and magnify and celebrate the sovereignty of God. Isaiah 45 bears witness to this. The 45th book of the Bible also bears witness to this truth. This week, let God be God in your life and situations.

The 45th is a season of the recovery or discovery of what you thought was lost. Jacob discovered Joseph was alive in Genesis 45. This is a season to recover and restore lost connections. PRAYER POINTS: FOR WEEK 45

O Lord , this week, throw your light over situations in the nations. Expose liars and their lies. Let hidden truth in my nations be hidden no more.

O Lord, as in the book of Romans where you set aside the old way of righteousness, this week, put an end to the old and dysfunctional systems in our land and raise new platforms for good in the nation.

O Lord, as you named Cyrus in Isaiah 45, in this 45th week of the year, appoint your Cyrus for the rebuilding of ruins in the nations.

O Lord, let this 45th week be a season of visitations of mercy. Let mercy triumph over judgment. Let it be a week of loving kindness that produces repentances. SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK

Happy 45th week!

PRAYING INTO THE 44TH WEEK OF THE YEAR (OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 4)

Nkem Okemiri

October 29, 2022

The 44th week is for clash of powers and for show of Superior Power. The 44th book of the Bible (Acts) and the 44th chapters of the Bible indicate that the 44th season is a time to demonstrate that ultimate power belongs to God. This is a season to exhibit power through prayer and the release of faith.

That is the reason the 44th book of the Bible opened with Jesus telling His disciples “You shall receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes upon you”. In the 44th book of the Bible, God’s power transformed ordinary men into extraordinary people, worked miracles, healed the sick, delivered the oppressed, raised the dead, opened closed prison gates, gave supernatural perception and confounded sorcerers. This is a season to push through barriers by the power of the Holy Spirit. We need water everyday but God gives rain in a particular season. We wear clothes all the time but certain seasons demand we double the clothes. The power of God is for all times but there are also seasons of power. The 44th season is a time to release power – if you have it. Those who political power, military power, economic power, personal power, occult power, or God’s power are often pushed to use it in this season.

In Genesis 44, Benjamin was arrested by the Egyptian authorities for an offense he did not commit. Joseph commanded his servants to hide his silver cup in Benjamin’s sack. As Benjamin and his older brothers journeyed back home, Egyptians went after them, stooped them, searched them, and arrested Benjamin for ‘stealing’ Joseph’s cup. They brought the travelers back to the city. Joseph knew they did no wrong but had his reasons for doing what he did; but his brothers did not know what was going on. He used his power and authority on them This is a week when those who have done good and those who have done no wrong can be accused, arrested, and called to judgment. This is a week of traps and snares. In this 44th week, the upright may seem to be in big trouble but God will turn things around to favor them.

In Psalm 44, God’s people, remembering the ancient works of God, called on God to step into their case with help. This is a week of desperate cry to Heaven for intervention. The enemy is working very hard to stop or frustrate God’s purposes in the nations. He must be stopped with prayer-force.

In Isaiah 44, God is the Redeemer of Israel – His people whom He formed and chose. In this chapter, God mocked idols and those who worship them; and promised to restore Judah. Idol worship has no place in the 44th season. In the 44th book of the Bible, people turned from idols to serve the living God. The 44th season is a season when the power of God is revealed. God demonstrates He is final authority in the 44th season if He has people crying out to Him.

Jeremiah 44 is God’s counsel against unbelievers who heard His Word from Jeremiah but rejected it and went to Egypt. Jeremiah 44:28 says, “and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs”. God is the Ruler and Lawgiver in the 44th season.

In Ezekiel 44, God gave the new rules for the Temple. In this chapter, the Lord is absolute authority. The gate He passed through is to be shut and no one is to pass through it; because the Lord passed through it. The Lord also gave commands concerning the Prince, the Levites, and Priests. They are all subject to God’s commands.

In the 44th book of the Bible, God sent the Helper, the Holy Spirit, to the Church to enable her fulfill her mandate of taking the gospel to the ends of the earth. In the book of Acts, aggrieved Jewish authorities used every tool at their disposal to fight the Church of Jesus Christ seeking to stop the spread of the gospel. The church submitted to God rather than submitting to the dictates of the human authorities. There were reactions from the authorities (false accusation, physical abuse, imprisonment, and killings) but God always proved Himself greater than the authorities and their schemes. He granted mysterious escapes and deliverances to His persecuted people. God demonstrated that human prisons and security guards are like toys before Him. Through prayer and manifestations of the power of God, the Church remained unstoppable; and even wore out the human authorities. The Lord clothed His Church with power at the beginning of the 44th book of the Bible because the 44th season is for ‘clash of powers’ and ‘show of force’. As the Early Church was unstoppable in the 44th book of the Bible, that is how God’s peoole in the nations should be unstoppable in this 44th week of the year.

This week, we are taking the strongholds of the enemy by the power of God. 1944 was the year of Operation Overlord when the strength of the Nazi adversary was broken at the Battle of Normandy – the beginning of the end of the War. In the season of the 44th President of the United States (Barak Obama), the strong man of Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and the strong man of Libya, Muammar Ghadafi, fell.

This week, receive strength to pray; and expect intervention in your nation and territory. God will send needed help as He did in the 44th book of the Bible. Mysterious interventions are on the way. Be strong. Someone is praying for you! Happy 44th week!!!

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 44TH WEEK

Give thanks to God for leading us through the 43rd week of the year; for the mercies we received; for the deliverances He granted us; for the troubles He spared or saved us from.

Pray for an awakening from the Holy Spirit in your life, in your family and in your church or ministry.

Pray for the supernatural opening of prisons for those held unjustly by cruel forces – as in the book of Acts. Pray for the release of those held for ransom by human abductors. Pray that the Lord will send His angels and earthquakes against the camp of abductors. Pray also for the safety and preservation of the abducted. Pray that ancient gates holding nations back will give way.

Pray for unwavering commitment of those holding on to the manifestation of God’s kingdom in the nations in various ways. Pray for a fresh empowerment of the Holy Spirit in and among them.

Pray that God will knock down the wicked in the nations this week – as He knocked down Saul of Tarsus, Herod, Bar-Jesus, and Felix, in the book of Acts. Let the plans and efforts of sorcerer’s and wicked people backfire and come to nothing in this week.

Pray that this will be a week of healing, deliverances, and material supplies in families across the nations – as in the book of Acts. Let this be a week of supernatural help and intervention in the nations.

Pray that the word of God and the name of God will be magnified in the nations in this 44th week. Let those who trust in idols or in their own strength be put to shame this week.

Pray that prayers will go up without ceasing in prayer altars this week; and that the remnant will not be distracted from prayer and the ministry of the word. Prayer worked wonders in the 44th book of the Bible and will do the same in the nations this 44th week Pray for missionaries laboring in different fields in nations in this Book of Acts week. Pray that the innermost and uttermost parts of nations will submit to God.

Pray that the Holy Spirit will move in nations closed and resistant to the gospel in this 44th week as in the 44th book of the Bible (Acts).

Pray for the unmasking of idols in nations this week. Pray and break the hold of witchcraft and sorcery over the nations and their leaders.

BLESS ISRAEL

This is the 31st week from Nisan (the beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year) and the sixth week from Rosh-Hashanah (beginning of the civil year). This week, bless Israel from those two angles.

THE 31ST WEEK FROM NISAN

The 31st signifies an end and a new beginning in the Bible. Jacob departed Laban’s house after 20 years of sojourn in Genesis 31. In Exodus 31, God brought in Bezalel and the other artisans to undertake the construction of the Tabernacle. In Numbers 31, Israel fought a war of vengeance against the Midianites. Balaam died there. Moses inaugurated Joshua as Israel’s new leader in Deuteronomy 31. The reign of Saul ended tragically and abruptly in First Samuel 31. Job 31 ends with “The words of Job are ended”. Proverbs, the book of wisdom, ends at the 31st chapter; that chapter ends at the 31st verse. Jeremiah 31:31 is God’s announcement about the new covenant. This week, pray and speak change and a new beginning over Israel. Let the old end and let the new begin.

THE 6TH WEEK FROM ROSH-HASHANAH

The sixth season is a season of conflict in which victory goes to the bearers of the image of God – but they must wage war with counsel. The narrative of the sixth day of creation, the sixth book of the Bible and the sixth chapters of the Bible bear witness to this. This week, pray and decree that God’s people in Israel will triumph. This week, let Mordecai be honored and Haman shamed as in Esther 6.

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK

Isaiah 44:24-26: “Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself; [25] Who frustrates the signs of the babblers, And drives diviners mad; Who turns wise men backward, And makes their knowledge foolishness; [26] Who confirms the word of His servant, And performs the counsel of His messengers; Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’ To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’ And I will raise up her waste places”.

DECLARATION FOR THE WEEK

Psalm 44:5: “Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us”.

The 11th Seven Years of Nations

Nkem Okemiri

October 26, 2022

Welcome to the season of the eleventh seven years (71-77). This is also called the 11th prophetic week. Every seven year season is a prophetic week. The 11 seven years is the fourth seven-year season in the second 49 years. The 11 prophetic week is a fourth-season prophetic week. The Bible-keys for understanding the eleventh seven years are the fourth day of creation, the fourth six chapters of Exodus (the book of the Bible foreshadowing the second 49 days), the eleventh book of the Bible, and the eleventh chapters of the Bible, and the last nine books of the Old Testament.

The 11th seven years is a fourth-day-of-creation season in the Second 49 years. Why is it so? Since it is the fourth seven years within the second 49 years (50-98), it is a fourth season; and has its primary decoder is the fourth day of creation narrative. God made luminaries on the fourth day of creation “… to DIVIDE the day from the night; and let them be for SIGNS AND SEASONS, and for days and years; [15] and let them be for LIGHTS in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; He made the luminaries to “give light on the earth, [18] and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness”. The luminaries were made to keep the earth lightened, organized, and running smoothly. The world would be chaotic without the luminaries. Why did God create lights on the fourth day; after He had said “Let there be light” on the first day? The prophetic reason is that the fourth season is a fight-back season for darkness and disorder. The adversary comes in the fourth season to rubbish or destroy achievements and accomplishments. He comes to recover lost grounds. The fourth book and chapters of the Bible reveal that the tempter and adversary comes in the fourth season. The eleventh seven years is a fourth-season. It is a fight-back season for darkness; but the guiding-lights God provides by His word, His Spirit, and wise counsel, are the answers required in the season. It is a season to rise and touch the heavens as the luminaries are set in the firmament of heaven; but it is also a season to be watchful because of lurking devils.

The 11th seven years is a book-of-First-Kings season. The book of First Kings is the eleventh book of the Bible; and is guiding light for 11th seasons. In this book, Solomon prospered through addiction to God; but later failed through addiction to martial things. He began by seeking God and God’s wisdom; but ended by seeking to please his idolatrous wives and concubines. By wisdom, Solomon administered Israel to greatness. Israel became a center of excellence and a tourist attraction. However, Solomon was not wary of the presence of the tempter. He was king in a fight back season for darkness. His heart misled him to marry many foreign women; and thereby opened up Israel to idol worship. He was a man of great wisdom; a great brain; a great mind; but he was overcome by spiritual darkness because he did not use the light from God’s word. Through Solomon, idolatry invaded the land of Israel; and the nation never fully recovered from that scourge. The eleventh season is duty-season for deceiving spirits; and that should make us very watchful. The kingdom divided in two in the season following Solomon’s reign. Ten tribes deserted the house of David, came to be known as ‘Israel’, Samaria, or the northern kingdom, and were sold out to idol worship. The remaining two tribes, loyal to the house of David, came to be known as Judah or the southern kingdom. The eleventh season is a time to watch against disunity and division. The kingdom of darkness fights with division and splits in this season. In the eleventh season, you must watch against splits within families, organizations, or even nations. It is difficult (not impossible) to maintain unity in eleventh seasons. It happened in the eleventh century with the Great Schism that split the church into East and West. It happened in Genesis 11 at the construction site of the Tower of Babel. It happened in the eleventh book of the Bible. Unity is the strength of eleventh; and so, disruption of unity is the target of the adversary in the season. To respond to the decadence in the eleventh book of the Bible, especially in the northern kingdom, God raised prophets to confront the erring kings and their people. The prophets were God’s luminaries for the season. Ahijah the Shilonite was the first of the prophets. He confronted Solomon; raised Jeroboam and and also brought him down. Elijah was one of them. He confronted Israel, with great demonstrations of spiritual power, in the days of Ahab and Jezebel. Ahab, deceived by his false prophets, died in battle in the last chapter of this book. The 22-chapter book of First Kings is spread through the seven years as follows: 71st year (1 Kings 1-4); 72nd year (1 Kings 5-7); 73rd year (1 Kings 8-10); 74th year (1 Kings 11-13); 75th year (1 Kings 14-16); 76th year (1 Kings 17-19; 77th year (1 Kings 20-22). The eleventh season is a season of great blessing and great testing. It is a season of blessing that can be marred through spiritual blindness and insensitivity. In this season, the kingdom of darkness fights back with deception leading to materialism, moral decadence, seeking alternatives to faith in God, splits, wickedness, and economic hardship. In the same season, God gives helpful light through the law, wise counsel, and prophetic ministry. Be careful to take advantage of Heaven’s luminaries in this season of the 11th seven years.

The 11th seven years is a season of tests. Every season has its thing; and every purpose under heaven has its season. This is a seasons of tests – testing for wisdom, testing for gratitude, and testing for devotion and loyalty. In the eleventh book of the Bible, God gave Solomon a blank cheque to see what he would fill in. He told him to ask whatever he wanted. He asked for Wisdom and passed the test. He was tested for loyalty to God with prosperity and he failed the test. Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Ahab and Jezebel were tested with power. They all failed the test. The faith of the widow of Zarephat was tested. She passed. Elijah also passed the tests of loyalty and commitment to God. Elisha passed the test of faith in God. He forsook everything and followed Elijah. The result of passing a test is blessing or promotion. In the eleventh season, you must not fall into the temptation of doing everything you have the power to do. Give honor to God because He is the Giver of all things; and He is watching you. The Bible reveals that men are not as wise as they ought to be in eleventh seasons. That is the reason the great and mighty fall in eleventh seasons. Do not take what is not yours in the eleventh season; so that what is yours will not be taken from you. The 11th book and 11th chapters of the Bible give this warning. Those who take what is not theirs, always have what is theirs taken from them. Stay humble Recognize and respect the rights of God and men.

The 11th seven years (71-77) is an eleventh-chapters-of-the-Bible season. There are seasons when the wise are not so wise; and the strong are not so strong. The eleventh chapters of the Bible reveal that in the eleventh season, men advance greatly but suffer through mental darkness. The strong king, David, had moral failure in Second Samuel 11. The wise king, Solomon, failed in the eleventh chapter of the eleventh book of the Bible. He sought and received wisdom from God but honored idol worshippers. The powerful prophet, Elijah, ran from Jezebel in the eleventh book of the Bible. The great John the Baptistt, was in prison in Matthew 11. Ghadaffi, the former strong man of Libya, and the former Al-Qaeda chief terrorist, Osama bin Laden, were both killed in 2011. The eleventh seven years is the season of the master-stroke. It is for experiencing either the divine master-stroke or satanic master-stroke. Without spiritual light, the eleventh season is a season of gross darkness and great deception. The Tower of Babel was started and abandoned in Genesis 11. The master-stroke plague against Pharaoh and Egypt was introduced in Exodus 11. Joshua’s victories against the Canaanite kings and nations is recorded in Joshua 11. The chapter ends with “Then the land rested from war”. In First Samuel 11, the heart of Nahash, king of Ammon, was lifted to his own hurt and defeat. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead in John 11. Hebrews 11 is Faith’s master-stroke chapter. God’s two witnesses appeared in Revelation 11; and in the chapter also, it is announced that the kingdoms of this earth have become the kingdoms of our God and of His Christ. The eleventh season is the season of ‘the last straw that breaks the camel’s back’ – for good or for bad’. This is the season when people May experiences both breakthrough and breaking point. It is the season of the best and the worst, the greatest and the least, the highest and the lowest, the first and the last. The eleventh season is a season of unprecedented exploits in material and spirit realms. It is also, often, a season of great decline. May the season be, for you, a season of reaching great heights and not falling.

THE ELEVENTH SEASON AND VULNERABILITY: The Bible reveals that human flesh is so vulnerable, and human arrogance reaches the peak, in the eleventh season. Consider the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, the failure of David in Second Samuel 11, the failures of Solomon, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, the young prophet, and the fall of kings – down to Ahab – in the eleventh book of the Bible, the weariness of John the Baptist in Matthew 11, the 11th century Great Schism in the Church that has lasted 1000 years, or the the fall of Bin Laden and Gaddafi in 2011. Though the fleshly man is weak in the eleventh season, those who know their God are strong to do exploits in the same season. Daniel 11:32 says, “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits”. The Spirit came on seventy elders in Numbers 11. Jephthah defeated his enemies in Judges 11, Saul defeated the Ammonites in First Samuel 11, Elijah the Tishbite rose and did exploits in the 11th book of the Bible. The first incidence of raising someone from the dead is recorded in the 11th book of the Bible. Jesus cleansed the temple and cursed the fruitless fig tree in Mark 11, taught importunity in Prayer in Luke 11, and raised Lazarus from the dead in John 11. Agabus prophesied in Acts 11, exploits of faith are recorded in Hebrews 11, John’s vision of the two dynamic witness is recorded in Revelation 11. The eleventh season is a time to pray great prayers and be heard. Solomon and Elijah prayed in the eleventh book of the Bible and were heard. Jesus wept and prayed in John 11 and was heard. May the 11th seven years be, for you, a season of strength and exploits.

The 11th seven years (71-77) is an Exodus 19-24 season in the second 49 years. The second book of the Bible is the prophetic guiding-light for the second 49 years. The fourth seven years (71-77) within the second 49 years (50-98) has it guiding light in the fourth six chapters of the second book of the Bible. Within those six chapters, Israel received the Law at Sinai. The law was the light (luminary) given to Israel to guide her in a world of darkness. In the book of Exodus, God made room for His people and demonstrated His power and love towards them. The first 18 chapters of Exodus communicates the love of God to Israel. From the 19th chapter, God began to demand commitment from His people. In the 20th chapter, God gave the Ten Commandments. In the 21st chapter, there are commandments about servants, violence, and animal control. The 22nd to the 24th chapters are still laws covering different subjects. Exodus 19-24 are about recognizing and respecting the rights of God and the rights of men. The 11th seven years is for recognizing the rights of God and the rights of men. Men are tempted, in this season, to disregard the rights of others and overstep boundaries. Men are tempted, in the eleventh season, to take what does not belong them. They succumb through darkness. That is the reason God gives luminaries in this season. The eleventh seven years is a season of guiding-lights. The Law was light to Israel. Proverbs 6:23 says, “For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life”. The key to success in the eleventh season is unreserved commitment to God’s principles. It is a season of ‘God First’. Those who do not give God first place in the eleventh season suffer great losses. God’s word must be your only Light in the 11th seven year. Listen to God’s word, genuine and sound prophetic people, and wise people.

The 11th seven years is Obadiah – Malachi season in the second 49 years. Every 49-year season has an Old Testament side and a New Testament side. The first 28 years is the Old Testament side of the 49-year season. The remaining 21 years is the New Testament side of the 49-year season. The 11th seven years is the fourth and last week in the Old Testament side of the 49-year season; and has its guiding light in the last nine books of the Old Testament. The eleventh seven years is the bridge-season leading to the New Testament side of the second 49 years. It is the bridge-season connecting the Old Testament side and the New Testament side of the 49-year season. The last 9 books of the Old Testament (Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi) are lights for the season. They are books of tests and trials. They are books of failure, correction, and recovery. May these seven years be, for you, a season of triumphs and recoveries.

THE 11TH SEVEN YEARS OF THE UNITED STATES (1846 – 1853): Three major things happened in the US in the eleventh seven years: 1) the Mexican-American war (1846-1848). 2) Three Presidents served in this season: the 11th James K. Polk whose presidency extended US territory through the Mexican-American war, the war hero and 12th President, Zachary Taylor, who died on the 5th day of the 17th month of his presidency; and the 13th President, Millard Fillmore. 3) The Compromise of 1850 that brought California into the Union and delayed Southern secession for a decade. The 11th season is a season of compromise.

In the season of the eleventh seven years, you will not give in to the flesh or stumble. It is your season of exploits by the Spirit of God. Sensitize your heart and mind, with God’s word, and be on your guard against the tempter and his schemes. This season, nobody will take what belongs to you; and you will not overstep your own bounds. This season, you will not lose unity and harmony to quarrels, disputes, and division. Happy eleventh 7 years!

NIGERIA: PRAYING INTO OCTOBER 22-28 (THE 43RD WEEK OF THE YEAR AND THE 4TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR)

Nkem Okemiri

October 22, 2022

Every week has its visiting purposes. The Bible helps us to understand the different purposes seeking access through each gate of time. When God speaks light, it is for war against darkness coming in the season. When God speaks abundance, it is because of scarcity. When He speaks life, it is because of death; and when He speaks fruitfulness, it is because of barrenness. Our concern as Kingdom watchmen and gatekeepers is to cooperate with Heaven and keep the gate of this week open to God’s purposes.and to resist or refuse access to satanic purposes by prayer, decrees and decisions.

THE 43RD WEEK OF THE YEAR

This is the first week in the seventh seven weeks (43-49) of the year.

SIX THINGS ABOUT THE 43RD SEASON

The 43rd book and chapters of the Bible indicate 6 things concerning the 43rd season:

1. It is a season of materialization when the intangible becomes tangible and the invisible becomes visible. In the 43rd book of the Bible God became man (the Word became flesh) and lived among men. Jesus became the Tabernacle of God in the midst of men. Through him, people could see and touch God. He said anyone who sees Him has seen the Father.

PRAYER: Pray for the materialization of the word of God in the nation and nations. Let what God is saying and doing (or not doing) become visible to all this week.

2. It is a season of seeing and believing. It is also a season of believing and seeing. In Genesis 43, Joseph did not want stories about Benjamin. He wanted to see him. This week, those who believe will see and those who see will believe. In the 43rd book, Jesus said, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe”. When Thomas heard that Jesus had risen from the dead, he said, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” Jesus permitted him to test and be convinced. In the NT, the word ‘see’ ‘seeing’, ‘seen’, or ‘sees’, appears in about 370 verses but in the book of John alone, it appears in about 71 verses. That is about 19.2%. The 43rd book of the Bible also says a lot about believing. This book is about believing. The word ‘believe’ is used in 226 verses of the New Testament (NKJV). 84 of those verses is in the book of John. That is about 37.2%. The heroes of the 43rd season are ‘the believers’ who lead others to see and believe. This week, you will see as you believe; and you will believe as you see.The 43rd season is a season of signs and wonders. There are 14 signs and proofs in the 43rd book of the Bible. The 43rd season is a season of both believing and seeing and seeing and believing. It is a season to shut the mouths of doubters. It is a season to go from doubting to believing. In Isaiah 43, God said, “I will do a new thing”.

PRAYER: Pray that this will be a week of signs and wonders in the nations – to inspire faith and silence doubters and critics. Pray that the Lord will give you proofs to back up words.

3. The 43rd week is a family-season. The first miracle in the 43rd book of the Bible happened at a wedding ceremony; and the healing miracles touched families (the Nobleman’s son, the helpless man at the Pool of Bethesda, Lazarus and his sisters, the blind man and his parents). In the 43rd book, Jesus was also preoccupied with the Father and His status as the Son. The Son could not do a thing without the Father and the Father also handed over all things to the Son. This is a week to work together as family. You see the same thing in in the first 43rd chapter of the Bible. In Genesis 43 Jacob gave his sons the backing they needed to go to Egypt and buy food. He sent the son of his right hand, Benjamin, to go with them. Without Benjamin, they would not have found favor in Egypt. In that chapter, also, Jacob’s 12 sons sat and ate together in the house of their brother. They had not experienced such togetherness in many years. Genesis 43 is about ‘father’, ‘mother’, ‘brother’, ‘house’, and ‘home’. It’s about family. The evil one attacks and harasses families in this season. Any thing that causes death in this season (war, crime, fire disaster, earthquake, flood, terrorism, plane crash, etc) is an attack on family. Stand against it.

PRAYER: Pray that this is a week of joy (not sorrow and tears) for families. Pray, this week, that God will visit and touch families in a unique way. Speak blessings over families.

4. The 43rd season is about making claims and proving your claims. The 43rd week is a week of verification, validation and vindication; not a week of just words and stories. It is a week of action-proofs. It is a week of truth and witnesses. The 43rd book of the Bible, John, has no record of the voice speaking from heaven that He is the son of God. In 43rd book of the Bible, Jesus performed miraculous signs to prove He is the Son of God so that men would believe Him. He said, “If I do not do the works…don’t believe”. Jesus proved His Son-ship by the works He did. The book is about telling who you are by what you do. In the book of John, The Jews asked John, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” (John 1:25). They wanted to know Him by what he did – to match His work with His identity. This is a week to declare your identity (who you are) by your works. George W. Bush was the 43rd President of the United States. He proved himself the son of his father. He did and finished the work his father started. George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, declared war against Iraq to save the oil-rich Kuwait from annexation. His son, Bush 43, also fought Iraq in a vengeful battle against terrorism. He captured and imprisoned the President, Saddam Hussein in 2003. The foe died in 2006 in the season of Bush 43 the son of Bush 41. In the 43rd book of the Bible, Jesus told the Father, “I have finished the work you gave me to do”. This is a week of confirming words – God’s word, your words, and the words of others.

PRAYER: Pray Psalm 43 this week: “Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!” Pray the same for brethren who need vindication – especially those who are being persecuted. Pray that the Wisdom, power and love of your Father will be seen in your life.

5. It is a season of bold declarations and assertions. Be bold to declare your identity in God. Know who you are and declare it. Jesus made audacious “I am” declarations in the 43rd book of the Bible:I am the Bread of LifeI. am the Light of the world. I am He. I am the Door. I am the Good Shepherd. I am the Resurrection and the Life. I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I am the True Vine.

John the Baptist and Jesus did not speak of their identity in the flesh in the 43rd book of the Bible. This week, stand strong on your (spiritual) identity in Christ. The 43rd season does not respect or respond to fleshly credentials. In Genesis 43, Joseph related officially with his brothers – not as the Joseph the knew. This is the week of those who know who they are.

PRAYER: Pray that the inner eyes of God’s people are opened to understand, and live by, their spiritual identity. Pray for grace to be loud and strong concerning your true identity in Christ.

6. This is a season of life, light and love from heaven. The 43rd book of the Bible is about the life, light and love of God. That immediately reveals what the evil one thinks in the 43rd season – the opposite of life, light and love. This is a week of conflicts between life and death, light and darkness, love and hate. Terrorists unleashed wickedness against the United States in the season of her 43rd President. Beginning of this week in 2005, 117 people perished in Nigeria in the October 22 Bellview Plane Crash. In 1943 (the 43rd year of the 20th century), lives were lost both through WW2 and the Holocaust.

PRAYER: This week, pray that life, light and love will tri inumph and prevail over death, darkness and hate. Pray that life will swallow death, that light will shine in darkness and that love will overcome hate.

THE 4TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR

The fourth season is a season of “equipment and empowerment for the journey”. God made the sun on the fourth day of creation to power the earth. God trained Israel for the Promised Land in the fourth book of the Bible. God equipped Moses for the Egypt task in the fourth chapter of Exodus. Esther and the Jews fasted to defeat Haman in fourth chapter of Esther. Jesus was equipped for public ministry in the fourth chapter of Matthew and Luke. He left the wilderness in power of the Holy Spirit. In the fourth chapter of Acts, the prayer of the apostles shook the building and they were filled with the Spirit. Jesus invited John to “come up hither” for revelations in the fourth chapter of Revelation.

Satan takes particular interest in the fourth season because of the strategic nature of the season. Most of the men who left Egypt in the second book of the Bible perished in the fourth book of the Bible. Israel split into two kingdoms in the season of the fourth king, Rehoboam. Murder began in the the fourth chapter of Genesis with Cain killing Abel. God created luminaries on the fourth day to hold darkness in check. God wanted to kill Moses in Exodus 4. The adversaries of Judah appeared in the fourth chapters of Ezra and Nehemiah. There were three attacks of the spirit of death in the fourth chapter of Second kings. The temptations of Jesus are recorded in the fourth chapters of Matthew and Luke. A storm rose against Jesus and His disciples in Mark 4. The early church began to suffer persecution in Acts 4. Nigeria experienced four plane crashes in this week in different years (October 26, 2000 – Delta State, October 22, 2005 – Belview, October 29, 2006 – ADC, October 25, 2012 – involving Governor of Taraba State). Buhari is the fourth President in the Nigeria’s fourth republic. This is a strategic fourth season in the history of Nigeria.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE FOURTH WEEK

1. Pray this week that the Lord will equip His people in Nigeria with everything we need for the journey ahead in the year – wisdom, revelation, people, power of the Holy Spirit.

2. Pray that the Lord will save Nigeria and Nigerians from any and every agenda of Satan in this week. Pray that darkness will not overtake Nigeria this week.

3. Pray that prayer-fire will increase on the altar this week.

BLESS ISRAEL!!!

God promises to bless those who bless Israel. October 23-29 is the fifth week in Israel’s new year. Bless the fifth week of Israel from Genesis 1: 20-23 (the fifth day of creation). Many new things happened on the fifth day of creation.

1. FLESH AND BLOOD (living creatures) began on the fifth day of creation. Speak life, healing and wholeness over Israel this week. Fifth chapters of the Bible are healing chapters (Second Kings 5; Mark 5; John 5; Acts 5). Israel shall live and not die! The works of the flesh will not gain ascendancy in Israel as in Second Kings 5, Daniel 5, Galatians 5 and First Corinthians 5.

2. BLESSINGS began on the fifth day of creation. God did not bless creation until the fifth day. The fifth book of the Bible (Deuteronomy) is full of blessings. The fifth chapter of Matthew opens with blessings. Speak blessings of abundance, fruitfulness and multiplication over Israel this week.

3. SENSORY PERCEPTION began on the fifth day of creation. Elisha could not be deceived in Second Kings 5. Peter could not be deceived by Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5. Bless Israel with spiritual sensitivity this week.

4. VOICE SOUNDS began on the fifth day of creation. Psalm 5:1-3 says, “Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. [2] Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. [3] My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up”. The Voice of Israel shall not be silenced this week.

5. MOVEMENT began on the fifth day of creation. That was when God began to make moving creatures (birds and sea creatures). In Exodus 5, God said to Pharaoh, “Let my people go”. In Mark 5, Jesus freed a man from demonic bondage. In Acts 5, an Angel released the apostles from prison. In the same chapter, Peters shadow healed the sick. This week, the enemy will not stop movement in Israel and will not stop the progressive movement of Israel. This is a week of freedom for Israel. Bless Israel with freedom from fixed religious mindsets and religious yokes (Galatians 5:1).Shalom to Israel!

SCRIPTURES FOR THE WEEK

Isaiah 43:1-2 – “But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you”

.Luke 4:18-19 – “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; [19] To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

Have a triumphant 4th week in Nigeria’s year and a joy-filled 43rd week of the year!

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