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The 8th Seven Years of Life (50-56)

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Nkem Okemiri
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So, you have marked your 49th birthday or anniversary? Welcome to the 8th prophetic week – 8th seven years of life. It is important to gain understanding concerning the next seven years of your life. The 8th seven years is the seven-year season beginning the second 49 years of life (50 -98). The 8th seven years is a new beginning. It is for laying the foundation for the second 49 years of your life.

BIBLICAL PATTERNS FOR THE SEASON

The 8th seven years is a first day of creation season. On the first day of creation, God released light against darkness. The light was released to undo darkness. That light was from the presence and glory of God. It was not from the sun, moon or stars. The eighth 7 years is for laying a foundation of light for your second 49 years. God is light and He must be given His prominent place in this season. This is a season of intense battle between light and darkness in your life. You must stand for light. God is First and the First of each new season belongs to Him. Give Him the first and He will bless the rest.

The 8th seven years is a book of Ruth season. Ruth is the eighth book of the Bible; and is applicable to the 8th seven years of life. In that book, the family of Elimelech ran into misfortune following their relocation from Judah to Moab. The main problem was that the relocation was not guided by God. Making unguided moves in the 8th season is a violation of the rules of the season. The man and his two adult sons died making their wives widows. It was a major attack because the Messiah was destined to come through this family. They left their home country in a time of famine. When Naomi , the man’s widow heard that famine had ended, she decided to return to Judah. Her daughter in-law, Ruth, decided to go with her. Eventually Ruth got married to Boaz and both became great grandparents to David, the king of Israel. The wrong had been undone. Light prevailed over darkness. The season began with pain and ended with joy. The 8th seven years does not have to be a season of pain at all.

The 8th years is an Exodus 1-6 season. The second book of the Bible (Exodus) is God’s guiding light for the second 49 years of life. The book is about what God did for Israel and what God wanted Israel to do for Him. The first six chapters of this book is applicable to the 8th years of life.

The oppression of Israel by the Egyptians began in the first chapter of Exodus. Moses was born in the second chapter and made attempt to fight Egyptians one man at a time. His plan did not work. Things changed when he encountered God in Exodus 3 and received a call to go to Egypt and deliver his people, the Israelites. He was reluctant to answer the call and made excuses in Exodus 4. In the fifth chapter, he and his brother Aaron, went to Pharaoh to demand Israel’s release. He continued with the demand in Exodus 6. That was a new beginning for both Moses and Israel. May this eighth seven years be the beginning of a positive new story in your life. Like the children of Israel, God wants to deliver you from limitations and bring you into what He had prepared for you. The enemy of your life will not want that to happen. Like Moses, God wants to awaken you to your assignment in life. He is calling you to take responsibility for delivering your people and generation. He wants to solve your problem. He also wants to use you to solve the problem of ‘your people’.

The 8th seven years is an eighth chapters of the Bible season. The eight chapters of the Bible reveal that the eighth season is for making a new beginning. Noah’s family began a new earth in Genesis 8. In First Samuel 8, Israel asked Samuel for a king. They changed from theocracy to monarchy. In Acts 8, the church made a new turn as Philip went to Samaria with the gospel. The 8th chapter of Hebrews is about the new covenant. The 8th seven years of life is not a ‘business as usual’ season. It is a season of change. May the Lord direct and help you to make the change this season of your life demands.

The eighth book and chapters of the Bible indicate that the 8th season is a season of pressure-driven movements and relocations. In Genesis 8, Noah and his family (eight people) came out the ark that saved them from the flood to begin life in a ‘scary world’ of only 8 people. The rest of humanity had died in the flood; having their flesh and bones littered all over. In the 8th book of the Bible, Elimelech and his family moved from Judah to Moab because of famine. Even Naomi’s return to Judah from Moab, with Ruth, was still out of pressure. In First Samuel 8, Israel made the decision to move from theocracy to monarchy. In Second Kings 8, the Shunemite woman moved to the land of the Philistines, by the word of the Lord, because of famine. In Acts 8, the believers in Jerusalem moved into the regions of Judea and Samaria because of persecution. The 8th season is a season of movements that may be rough at the beginning but will eventually end with rejoicing. May the Lord order your steps in the 8th seven years of your life.

That the 8th season is associated with movements and relocations (planned, guided or involuntary); is true in the Bible as in modern history. ‘Trail of Tears’, the forced hazardous relocation of Native Americans to a reserved territory west of the Mississippi River, happened in the season of the 8th US President, Martin Van Buren. The relocation of Nigeria’s Capital from Lagos to Abuja happened in the season of the 8th national leader, Ibrahim Babangida. In the 8th week of 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine; causing many Ukrainians to flee their country.

This season of your life, the Lord will help you against forced relocation. He will keep you from moving back and forth because of problems. He will deliver you from famine and scarcity. He will cause abundant divine supplies to come your way. May this be a season of God-guided movements and operations for you

The eighth book and chapters of the Bible also indicate that the eighth season is a season of fierce battles. Darkness-orchestrated war rages in the spirit in the 8th season. Elimelech’s family was a victim of, and casualty in, spiritual warfare in the 8th book of the Bible (Ruth). Moses released the second and third and fourth plagues (frogs, lice, and flies) against Egypt in Exodus 8. Israel fought Ai in Joshua 8. In Judges 8, Israel, under Gideon’s leadership subdued the Midianites. Gideon also killed Zebah and Zalmunna. In First Samuel 8, Israel wanted a king who could lead the nation to war and fight her battles. In Second Samuel 8, David fought battles and subdued the Philistines, Moabites, Syrians, and Edomites. The nations became his servants. In Daniel 8, ‘the male goat’ nation confronted the warring and conquering ‘ram’ nation and subdued it. The goat was eventually overpowered. In Acts 8, Philip’s ministry in Samaria overthrew demons and dethroned Simon the Sorcerer; who had bewitched an entire nation to believe he was the great power of God. In Revelation 8, by the opening of the seventh seal, heaven declared war against the earth with the successive sounding of four devastating trumpets. This season, be sensitive to the Spirit, arm yourself for spiritual warfare, and get in the war against darkness.

The 8th seven years is an eighth-seven books of the Bible season. The eighth-seven books of the Bible are Philippians, Colossians, First Thessalonians, Second Thessalonians, First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus. Each book is applicable to the year of this season that corresponds to it. Philippians is for the 50th year Colossians is for the 51st year and so on. These are Paul’s letters to encourage, correct, teach, and guide. Most of these epistles were written to challenge error and get things done the right way. In the epistle to the Colossians, Paul challenged Gnosticism. In this epistles to the Thessalonians, he challenged the errors concerning the Second Coming of Christ. In the epistles to Timothy and Titus, he gave instructions that would help the young pastors do the right thing in the churches they worked with. Those books were light against deception and error. They were a great support from Paul to the leaders and their churches. In the first seven years of life we needed guidance from parents and older members of the family and community. In the 8th seven years, we need mentors. Ruth had Naomi in the 8th book of the Bible. The Shunemite woman had Elisha in the 8th chapter of Second Kings. Philip had Peter in Acts 8. Timothy and Titus had Paul in the 8th seven books of the Bible. May the Lord bring necessary support to you in this season.

The 8th seven years of life (50-56) is a Psalm 50-56 season. It is helpful to apply Psalm 50 – 56 to the 8th seven years of life – each Psalm for the year that corresponds to it. You may consider the following Bible reading suggestions for the years:

50th year (Psalm 50, Isaiah 50, Jeremiah 50 and the book of Philippians)

51st year: (Psalm 51, Isaiah 51, Jeremiah 51 and the book of Colossians).

52nd year ( Psalm 52, Isaiah 52, Jeremiah 52 and the book of First Thessalonians)

53rd year (Psalm 53, Isiah 53 and the book of Second Thessalonians). The 53rd year is the midpoint in the season and is for examination and tests.

54th year (Psalm 54, Isaiah 54 and the book of First Timothy)

55th year (Psalm 55, Isaiah 55 and the book of Second Timothy)

56th year (Psalm 56, Isaiah 56 and the book of Titus)

Happy 8th seven years of life! Happy Age 50-56!!!

THE 14TH WEEK OF THE YEAR (APRIL 1 – 7)

By
Nkem Okemiri
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The Lord grants us revelations as watchmen to prepare us to run ahead of happenings. Noah ran ahead of the flood (Genesis 6). Joseph helped Egypt run ahead of the famine (Genesis 41). Elisha and Israel were ahead of the Syrian king and his army (2 Kings 6). The Shunemite woman ran ahead of the famine (2 Kings 8). Agabus and the Church at Antioch ran ahead of famine (Acts 11). Jesus said we can be ahead of the thief through revelation (Matthew 24:43). Let’s run ahead this 14th sweek.

The 14th week is the week opening the fourth month and the second quarter of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is also the week ending the second 7 weeks of the year.

What is the spiritual significance of journeying through the 14th week of the year? The 14th book and chapters of the Bible reveal 5 major things about the 14th season (of day, week, year, seven years, century, or leadership):

A. It is a season to be strong in faith and not allow any situation intimidate you.

It is a season to magnify God and trust Him absolutely. God honors those who trust Him in this season but lightly esteems those who have alternatives. In John 14:1, Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me”. In John 14:27, He said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”. The Lord knows that things that trouble the heart may happen in the 14th season. In Genesis 14, Abraham was not afraid to face four kings that defeated five kings with 318 servants raised in his house. In Exodus 14: 13-14, Moses told Israel to not be afraid of Pharaoh and his company. Israel was judged in Numbers 14 for fearing the Canaanites in the Promised Land. In Joshua 14, Caleb said, “Give me this mountain”. In Judges 14, Samson went after a Lion that roared at him. In First Samuel 14, Jonathan said, “It is nothing with Lord to save whether by many or by few. In Second Chronicles 14, Asa and Judah defeated the large army of Ethiopians by trusting in God. This is a week of exploits through faith. As we step into, and go through, the 14th week of the year, we should garrison our hearts with those words of Jesus in John 14. Psalm 93 (one of the 14th seven Psalms) says, “The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea” (verse 4).

PRAYER: Pray that the fire of revival will be kindled in nations this week. Pray and war against the spirit of fear and despondency attacking the hearts of God’s people. Release the Caleb-Joshua kind of faith in Numbers 14: 6-9 over believers in the nations.

  1. B. It is a season to pursue God’s pleasure unreservedly.

The 14th week is a seventh day of creation week and the narrative of the seventh day of creation is applicable. It is an end-time week in the second 7 weeks of the year. It is a week of judgment for vindication of condemnation. It is a Holy Week because God sanctified the seventh day. It is a blessed week of rest. The devil drives people to desecrate this season thereby making it a season of curses and unrest or distress. This is a season of pursuing the pleasure of God with passion. The 14th season, like the seventh, is the Lord’s season. In this season, those who pursue God’s pleasure are blessed and rewarded with peace; those who despise God in this season suffer distress. God is Judge in this season. In the first six chapters of Second Chronicles, Solomon sought the pleasure of God by asking for wisdom to lead Israel and built the temple – the House of prayer. He was blessed for it. Absolute dependence on God is the key to success in the 14th season. God honors those who seek Him in this season with His presence. He was with Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Hezekiah and Josiah in the 14th book of the Bible.

PRAYER: Pray that this is a week of pursuing alignment with God and seeking His pleasure in all things – among God’s people in the nations.

C. It is a season when the strong and mighty throw their weight unjustly on the weak, feeble and vulnerable.

God’s word reveals, not only what God wants to do but also what the enemy plans to do. Some 14th chapters of the Bible reveal the plan of the enemy for the season. In Genesis 14, enemies invaded and attacked Sodom and her allies (in a fourteenth year) and took many captives – including Lot and his family. In Exodus 14, Pharaoh pursued Israel to the Red Sea hoping to arrest them there.  A messenger of destruction passed through Egypt to kill all firstborn on the 14th day of the first month of the first Hebrew year. In Judges 14, a lion roared against Samson but he went after the lion and tore it like a young goat. In First Samuel 14, the Philistines went up for battle against Israel. In Second Samuel 14, Absalom set Joab’s field on fire to get attention. Sennacherib invaded Judah in the 14th year of Hezekiah. That was also the year Isaiah told Hezekiah to prepare to die. Babylon invaded Judah in the 14th book of the Bible. The last chapter of the book is about the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of Judah. Job 14 is about the hopelessness that surrounds death. Matthew 14 opens with the gruesome murder of John the Baptist. Mark 14 is about the plot to kill Jesus, His betrayal and arrest. The 14th century was a century of disasters including the Bubonic plague (Black Death). The 14th President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, lost his only surviving 11-year old son to train accident weeks before his inauguration. He also lost VP James Sherman in office. The KKK terrorised African Americans, especially, in the 14th seven years of the United States. The First World War broke out in 1914. The year 2014 was a year disasters around the world: Russia annexation of Crimea, suicide bombings and abduction of 276 school girls in Nigeria by Boko Haram, the Malaysian airplane 370 that disappeared mid air, the sinking of South Korea’s MV Sewol in April 2014 that killed 304 of the 476 on board ,etc.

PRAYER: Pray against the spirit destruction and death that hovers over nations in the 14th season. Pray against terrorist attacks in nations in this 14th week. Pray against unjust military invasions in this 14th week. The 14th season is the evil one’s season of invasions. Pray the enemy will not succeed in invading homes, communities, ministries, cities and nations this week.

D. It is a season of uncommon divine intervention and deliverance for those who fear God and hope in Him.

Abraham intervened and rescued Lot in Genesis 14. God saved Israel on the night of Passover (the 14th day of the first Hebrew month). The destroyer did not visit homes marked with the blood of the Lamb. God made a way for Israel across the Red Sea in Exodus 14. God delivered Israel from the hand of the Philistines in First Samuel 14. God delivered Asa and Judah from the Ethiopians in Second Chronicles 14. God intervened with revivals in Judah in the 14th book of the Bible (Asa, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah). God answered Hezekiah’s prayer and delivered him from death in the 14th year of his reign. The 14th book of the Bible ends with the Proclamation of Cyrus to end captivity for Jews and rebuild Jerusalem. Jesus fed the multitudes, healed many sick folks, walked on water, rescued Peter from drowning in Matthew 14 Jesus celebrated and instituted the Passover in Mark 14. Paul healed a crippled man at Lystra in Acts 14.

PRAYER: Declare this 14th week a week of divine intervention, Passover and deliverance. Give thanks to God for His moves in the week – for the hungry He will feed, the sick He will heal, the oppressed and distressed He will deliver and the unsaved He will save. Pray for people who are at risk in the different nations. Pray, this week, that God will deliver His people from the hand of the Strong Oppressor. Pray that God will make a way for people (refugees) who are fleeing war zones in this season.

E. It is a season of vengeance and judgment against the proud and arrogant who trust in their own strength.

The 14th seven psalms are psalms of vengeance and judgment. God judged Egypt on the Passover night (the 14th day of the first Hebrew month) to deliver Israel. God judged Pharaoh and his company at the Red Sea in Exodus 14. God judged the rebels among Israel who despised the Promised Land in Numbers 14. A generation of fighting men was condemned to death. Only Caleb and Joshua were saved. Samson began to war against Philistines in Judges 14. God judged the house of Jeroboam in First Kings 14,  the Philistines in First Chronicles 14, the Ethiopians in Second Chronicles 14, Sennacherib in the 14th year of Hezekiah, Lucifer  Jeremiah 14 is a prophecy of judgment against Judah. Revelation 14 is the judgmental harvest of the earth.

PRAYER: This week, pray and release judgment against the wicked who will not repent from their evil works and ways. Pray in the spirit, declare war and invade the camp of the wicked in this 14th week. Decree the downfall and overthrow of the wicked in this 14th week. This is a week of war! Pray mercy over nations where the wicked are in authority; so that the righteous will not partake in the judgment of the wicked.

BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE 14TH WEEK:

Going through the 14th week (Days 92-98) of the year is like taking a prophetic journey through the 14th seven psalms (92-98) and the 14th book of the Bible (2 Chronicles). So, Psalms 92-98 and Second Chronicles 1-36 are great guiding lights for the week. This is a week of intervention. Remember that intervention is never necessary unless and until trouble comes. So, “…Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

You may want to read the suggested passages as follows:

April 1: Psalm 92 & 2 Chronicle’s 1-6

April 2: Psalm 93 & 2 Chronicles 7-11

April 3: Psalm 94 & 2 Chronicles 12-16

April 4: Psalm 95 & 2 Chronicles 17-21

April 5: Psalm 96 & 2 Chronicles 22-26

April 6: Psalm 97 & 2 Chronicles 27-31

April 7: Psalm 98 & 2 Chronicles 32-36

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK

Exodus 14:13-14:“…Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. [14] The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace”.

Happy 14th week!

The Mystery of the 70th Birthday/Anniversary

By
Nkem Okemiri
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So, you have turned 70? Congratulations!

Welcome to the season of the eleventh seven years of life (71-77). This is also called the 11th prophetic week. Every seven year season is a prophetic week. In this season, 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.

There are 6 biblical patterns for this season; and they help to give us a broader perspective of the season:

  1. The Fourth Day Creation Narrative

2. The 11th book of the Bible (1 Kings)

3. The 11th chapters of the Bible

4. Exodus 19 – 24: the fourth p

5. The 11th Seven Psalms (71-77).

6. Malachi – Obadiah – the last nine books of the Old Testament.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 may 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 11th year of the 21st century. The 11th seven years of the State of Israel began May 2018 and the story is very clear.

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.

4. 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.

5. The 11th Seven is a Psalm 71-77 season. Each year of this season is an expression of the corresponding Psalm. The Psalms reveal what the Lord wants, what the enemy wants and we should handle the season.

6. 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.

Happy 11th Seven Years!

THE 11TH WEEK: Time to Remember Women for Good

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The 11th week of the year is a special time to remember women for good. Patterns in the 11th book and chapters of the Bible point in that direction – from Jephtah s daughter in Judges 11 to Mary and Martha in John 11.

In the 80s, two US President did something deeply spiritual – perhaps without knowing it: This week in 1987 (March 16), President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation dedicating the month of March as Women’s History Month. About seven years earlier, in 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation making the week of March 8 National Women’s History Week.

This week in 1910 (March 17), Camp Fire Girls was established as the first interracial, non-sectarian American organization for girls. This week in 1911 (March 18), several European countries officially celebrated International Women’s Day; more than 1 million activists from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands and Denmark took part in at least 300 demonstrations. This week in 1913 (Match 13), the Women’s Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C., took place, where more than 8,000 women gathered to demand a constitutional amendment guaranteeing their right to vote. This week in 1969, Golda Meir became Israel’s first and only Prime Minister. This week in 2006 (March 11), Michelle Bachelet was inaugurated as President of Chile today in 2006. She was the first woman to hold that position.

In this video, I shared some deep things about the significance of the 11th season in relation to women. This week, pray for women, speak up for women, help women get better and do not mistreat women.

Happy 11th week of the year to all women.:

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Remember the 6th Day

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Every dated or numbered season is a time to remember what God did on the day of creation that corresponds to the season. It is also time to remember the book of the Bible and the chapters of the Bible that correspond to the season.

In the Bible, the 7th day or 7th year is a season rest because God rested on the 7th day. This tells us that every day of the week is for remembering what God did on the day of creation that corresponds to it.

The 6th day, week or year is a season to remember what God did on the 6th day of creation. What did God do on the 6th day of creation? What are we supposed to remember on the 6th day, week or year? Six things!

1. God created man in His image and after His own likeness. God created man to be godly. This is a season to shun ungodliness.

2. God mandated man (the godly) to subdue, rule and have dominion over the ungodly (Ephesians 6: 10-18).

3. Celebration of grace – man was created last and yet given dominion over the rest of creation.

4. God blessed man with fruitfulness and multiplication. It is a season to think multiplication (Genesis 6:1; 2 Kings 6:1; Acts 6:1)

5. God provided for man without man asking or praying for food. This is not a season of anxiety for provisions (Matthew 6: 25-33).

6. God communicated His plan to man. This is a season of wisdom and success through communion with God.

NIGERIA: PRAYING INTO JANUARY 8- 14 (THE 2ND WEEK OF THE YEAR AND THE 15TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR)

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God made time for purposes. The Bible helps us to understand both the timing of purposes and the purpose of each time. We shall be watching and praying into the second week of the year as a gate of time for purposes.

The basic Biblical patterns for understanding the second week and all second seasons are

  1. The narrative of the second day of creation.
  2. The second book of the Bible
  3. The second chapters of the Bible.

The patterns in the Bible indicate that

1. The second season is for thwarting evil monopolies and breaking controlling power and unleashing opportunities and freedom. Oppressive monopolies are very active in the second season. On the second day of creation, God created the firmament to destroy the monopoly of the waters that made it impossible for other things to exist.

2. The second season is for releasing help and helpers to make a way where there is none. The second chapters of the Bible illustrate this. God made woman to be man’s help in Genesis 2. Women saved and helped Moses in Exodus 2. God used Rahab to help the spies in Joshua 2. Ruth met Boaz in Ruth 2 where God began to make way for her. In First Samuel 2, Hannah sang of God making a way for the poor and the beggar to sit with princes. Bathsheba intervened to make way for her son, Solomon to become king in First Kings 2. Elijah and Elisha found a way across Jordan in Second Kings 2 before the prophet was transported out of this world. God made a way for Nehemiah before the King in Nehemiah 2. God made way for Esther to become queen in Esther 2. Mordecai and Esther helped save the king’s life in Esther 2. Daniel and his friends solved the king’s problem and escaped death in Daniel 2. Baby escaped death in Matthew 2. Jesus turned water into wine in John 2. The Helper (the Holy Spirit) came in Acts 2. Woman are key players in the second chapters of the Bible because they ought to be key players in the second season.

3. The second season is for miraculous Intervention in tough situations. It is a season of exploits through the wisdom and power of God. The Lord intervened for Elijah and Elisha in the crossing of the Jordan in Second Kings 2.

4. The second season is for escapes from death. The spirit of death goes to work in second seasons. God warned man about death in Genesis 2:15-17. That is the first mention of death in the Bible. Many second chapters of the Bible are about escape from death. Moses escaped death in Exodus 2. Elijah escaped death in Second Kings 2. Daniel and his friends escaped death in Daniel 2. King Ahasuerus escaped death in Esther 2. Jesus escaped death in Matthew 2. Epaphroditus escaped death in Philippians 2. The spirit of death attacked Eastern Nigeria in the second 7 years of Nigeria with the Civil War.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE SECOND WEEK

1. Pray that evil road-blocks will be dismantled as people return to work in the new year. Pray that the Lord will destroy evil monopolies oppressing people and working against God’s purposes in the nations.

2. Pray that the Lord will position helpers for His people this week. Pray that the Lord will send help to His people in the nations – among the persecuted and oppressed.

3. Pray that the Helper, the Holy Spirit, will help God’s people in their different circumstances this week. Pray that the spirit of revelation will work in us as it did in Daniel 2 and as it did for Joseph and Mary in Matthew 2.

4. Pray that the second week will be a week of escapes from death for God’s people in the nations – as Moses escaped in Exodus 2, as the spies escaped in Joshua 2, as King Ahasuerus escaped in Esther 2, as Daniel and his friends escaped death in Daniel 2, as Jesus escaped in Matthew 2 and as Epaphroditus escaped in Philippians 2.

BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS
The second week of the year is a Book of Exodus week. You may read the second book of the Bible as follows or as the Holy Spirit leads you:

January 8: Exodus 1-6
January 9: Exodus 7-12
January 10: Exodus 13-18
January 11: Exodus 19-24
January 12: Exodus 25-30
January 13: Exodus 31-35
January 14: Exodus 36-40

You may also choose to read the (61) second chapters of the Bible. They are Way – Maker chapters and are applicable to the week.

THE 15TH WEEK OF NIGERIA’S YEAR

The 15th week is the beginning of the third seven weeks of Nigeria’s year. Going through this third seven weeks is like going through the third 7 books of the Bible (Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalm, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes). It is also like going through the third seven chapters of the books of the Bible like Genesis 15-21, Exodus 15-21, Joshua 15-21, John 15-21 and Acts 15-21, etc.

The fifteenth week is a turning-point. It is the beginning of a game-changing season. The 15th book and 15th chapters of the Bible reveal that the 15th season is when the line is drawn between the old and the new. It is a season of celebration.

2.. It is a season for the fulfillment of the word of God. God sent Saul to fulfill His word concerning Amalek in First Samuel 15. The proclamation fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah. The prophecy about the restoration of the tabernacle of David saw fulfillment at the First Jerusalem Council in Acts 15. Even the revolution of Absalom was a fulfilment of Nathan’s prophecy.

Ezra, the 15th book of the Bible, opens with the written proclamation of Cyrus ending Babylonian captivity of the Jews; and initiating the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem. It is in Genesis 15 that God began to speak to Abraham about his children and descendants. In Exodus 15, Miriam led Israel to sing to God after crossing the Red Sea. God rejected Saul from being king in First Samuel 15. Absalom’s revolution against his father, David, began in Second Samuel 15. The reforms of Asa began in Second Chronicles 15. Gentile believers were officially recognized and received into the Church in Acts 15.

3. The 15th season is a season of revival – revival of godliness or ungodliness. First Corinthians 15 is about resurrection. The 15th season should be for the revival and resurrection of the Word but the enemy also takes advantage of the season. The Bible was first printed in the 15th century. In 2015, the United Kingdom had the Brexit Referendum. The same year, the United States legalized same-sex marriage. The administration of Yakubu Gowon was toppled in 1975, the 15th year of Nigeria. Islam is in her 15th century and is seeking world dominion. Buhari is Nigeria’s 15th National Leader and the Fulanis and Muslims seem to be having a revival. The 15th National Leader was called to revive good in Nigeria but like Saul, in First Samuel 15, he is sparing Agag and the Amalekites he should destroy.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 15TH WEEK

1. Thank God that we have crossed the Red Sea of our current year in the 14th week.

2. Prophesy and declare that Nigeria has come into a game-changing season in her current year.

3. Pray that evil shall not overtake the good as Absalom overthrew David. Pray against the revival of wickedness. Pray against the overthrow of what is good in this season. This season should be for the overthrow of the enemy. Pray against the enemy having a revival in this week.

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK

Acts 15:16: “After this I will return And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, And I will set it up”.

WORD & PRAYER FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF THE YEAR (JANUARY 8- 14)

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As we come into the second week of the year, let us give thanks to God for His love and faithfulness in the first week.

Psalm 100:4-5 says, “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations”.

As we pray into the second week of the year, here are four things we must keep in mind:

1. The second season is for thwarting evil monopolies and breaking controlling power and unleashing opportunities and freedom. Oppressive monopolies are very active in the second season. On the second day of creation, God created the firmament to destroy the monopoly of the waters that made it impossible for other things to exist. In the second book of the Bible Egypt (with her Pharaoh) was an oppressive monopoly.

2. The second season is for releasing help and helpers to make a way where there is none. The second chapters of the Bible illustrate this. God made woman to be man’s help in Genesis 2. Women saved and helped Moses in Exodus 2. God used Rahab to help the spies in Joshua 2. Ruth met Boaz in Ruth 2 where God began to make way for her. In First Samuel 2, Hannah sang of God making a way for the poor and the beggar to sit with princes. Bathsheba intervened to make way for her son, Solomon to become king in First Kings 2. Elijah and Elisha found a way across Jordan in Second Kings 2 before the prophet was transported out of this world. God made a way for Nehemiah before the King in Nehemiah 2. God made way for Esther to become queen in Esther 2. Mordecai and Esther helped save the king’s life in Esther 2. Daniel and his friends solved the king’s problem and escaped death in Daniel 2. Baby escaped death in Matthew 2. Jesus turned water into wine in John 2. The Helper (the Holy Spirit) came in Acts 2. It is interesting that women appear as key players in many second chapters of the Bible. They are important gatekeepers and watchers this season. Moses was a monopoly-breaker in the second book of the Bible but his mom, sister, Pharaoh’s daughter and Jethro’s daughters were there to help him in the second chapter of the book.

3. The second season is for miraculous Intervention in tough situations. It is a season of exploits through the wisdom and power of God. The Lord intervened for Elijah and Elisha in the crossing of the Jordan in Second Kings 2. In the same chapter, God used Elisha to heal a barren land. For those who believe in the supernatural, this is a week to pray for, and expect, miraculous intervention in certain matters.

4. The second season is for escape from death. The spirit of death goes to work in second seasons. God warned man about death in Genesis 2:15-17. That is the first mention of death in the Bible. Many second chapters of the Bible are about escape from death. Moses escaped death in Exodus 2. Elijah escaped death by departing the earth in Second Kings 2. Daniel and his friends escaped death in Daniel 2. King Ahasuerus escaped death in Esther 2. Jesus escaped death in Matthew 2. Epaphroditus escaped death in Philippians 2. The spirit of death visits nations going through the second 49 years (sometimes, second seven years). It may come through war, violence or other kinds of disaster.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE SECOND WEEK

1. Pray that evil road-blocks will be dismantled as people return to work in the new year. Pray that the Lord will destroy evil monopolies oppressing people and working against God’s purposes in the nations.

2. Pray that the Lord will position helpers for His people in their different circumstances this week. Pray that the Lord will send help to His people in the nations – among the persecuted and oppressed.

3. Pray that the Helper, the Holy Spirit, will help God’s people in the nations this week. Pray that the spirit of revelation will work in us as it did in Daniel 2; and as it did for Joseph and Mary in Matthew 2. Let hidden things be revealed this week.

4. Pray that the second week will be a week of escapes from death for God’s people in the nations – as Moses escaped in Exodus 2, as the spies escaped in Joshua 2, as King Ahasuerus escaped in Esther 2, as Daniel and his friends escaped death in Daniel 2, as Jesus escaped in Matthew 2 and as Epaphroditus escaped in Philippians 2.

5. Pray for women (wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters and sisters) to occupy their places in families, communities and nations this week. Pray also that the Lord will protect them.

BIBLE READING SUGGESTIONS

The second week of the year is a Book of Exodus week. You may read the second book of the Bible as follows or as the Holy Spirit leads you:

January 8: Exodus 1-6
January 9: Exodus 7-12
January 10: Exodus 13-18
January 11: Exodus 19-24
January 12: Exodus 25-30
January 13: Exodus 31-35
January 14: Exodus 36-40

You may also choose to read the (61) second chapters of the Bible. They are Way – Maker chapters and are applicable to the week.

VERSE FOR THE WEEK

1 Samuel 2:10: “The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed” (NKJV).

WORD & PRAYER FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF THE YEAR (JANUARY 1-7)

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Thanks be to God Who led us through the thick and thin of the past year and brought us into this new year. All glory to Him!

Stepping into a new year is like stepping into the unknown but all things are naked and bare before our God (Hebrews 4:13). He may not reveal everything to us but He has promised NEVER to leave or forsake us (Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13: 5-6). That is a more sure word of prophecy. Moreover, the God of the last year is the same God in the New Year (Hebrews 13:8).

THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE YEAR

As we seek to pray into this week, let me share some insights about the season:

A. The first week of the year is a very strategic time-gate in the year. It is the week that opens the womb of the year. As “the opener of the womb”, it belongs to the Lord. It is true that all times belong to Him but He has a special claim on the first (Exodus 13: 1-2; Proverbs 3: 9-10). God is First and the first belongs to Him. This a week to honour the Lord specially as the Owner and Giver of time. Honour Him through Worship, Thanksgiving, Praise, spending time in His Word and Obedience. This is a season to give Him special attention.

PRAYER: Pray that you will not be distracted from giving the Lord the honour due to Him in this season. Break the ‘alabaster’ before Him for Who He is and for all He had done.

B. The first week of the year is a first day of creation season (Genesis 1: 3-5). On the first day of creation, God declared war against by speaking light into existence. This is week to speak LIGHT into the year. This is a week to everything that represents light – the presence of God, the word of God, wisdom knowledge and righteousness. Give no room to the works of darkness. This is a week to take steps to free year from the influence of the powers of darkness.

PRAYER: Speak LIGHT into the year as God did on the first day of creation. Pray that His Light will dominate in the nations. Pray that things covered by darkness will be uncovered and neutralized.

C. The first week of the year is a Book of Genesis season. It is a foundation-week in the year. As the Book of Genesis is the foundation of the Bible, that is how the first week of the year is the foundation of the year. The first week of the year is a season to guard jealously for God and for yourself. Use it to lay a solid foundation for the year (Luke 6: 47-49). The first part of the foundation is to put God first (Psalm 127:1). Put good works in the foundation too (Luke 6: 31).

PRAYER: Pray to be guided by the Spirit to lay the right foundation for the year. Pray against deadly visitations in the nations in this first week of the year – such visitations as seen in first book of the Bible (Genesis 3, 4, 7 and 19). Do not give room to the tempter.

As book of Genesis season, I will suggest reading through the book of Genesis as follows:

January 1: Genesis 1-8
January 2: Genesis 9-15
January 3: Genesis 16-22
January 4: Genesis 23-29
January 5: Genesis 30-36
January 6: Genesis 37-43
January 7: Genesis 44-50

D. In 2024, the first week of the year is a Jeremiah Chapter 1 week. Jeremiah is the 24th book of the Bible and is Guiding Light for 2024. As Jeremiah consists of 52 chapters, there are 52 weeks in a year. So you can take a chapter for a week. In the first chapter of Jeremiah, the word of the Lord came to the prophet revealing what He wanted Jeremiah to be and do. In this Jeremiah chapter 1 week, I pray the Lord will speak to you about you!

PRAYER: Pray that the Lord will reveal His heart to you and show you the person He wants you to be and the work He wants you to do for Him in 2024.

E. The first week of the year is a week of beginnings and endings. It is a documented fact that the deadliest season of any year is the first week of the year. The happenings of the first week have a great impact in the year. In this week of 2020, on the third day of the week, the US killed a top Iranian General, Qassem Soleimani, in a targeted air-strike near Iraqi airport. Iran vowed ‘severe revenge’ and the US threatened to do more harm. That was a week of pain for Iran and a week of fear and anxiety, over war, for the world. This same week, in 2024, almost 100 were killed (and many more wounded) in a drone strike in Iran in a gathering to commemorate the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.

PRAYER: Pray for the overthrow of the evil and the wicked in the nations this week (Genesis 6: 5-7).

Happy New Year to you and all yours! Have a greatly blessed first week of the year.

20 Special 2024-PRAYERS for you

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One of the ways to prepare for a new year is to spend time in prayer – for those who believe in prayer. This will prepare and position your heart to discern God’s will and align with the same. Prayer will engage the power of God to go ahead of you and work in your favour. Prayer will connect you to the people and things you need or desire. Prayer will frustrate and neutralize forces that are set against you.

Biblical patterns for the 24th year of the 21st century indicate that prayer is key to receiving the blessings of 2024. Abraham’s servant prayed to God before he met Rebekah in Genesis 24. Psalm 24 is an encouragement to pray. It tells us that the earth and its resources, with the world and those who dwell in it, belong to God. Speaking to God is a principal way to get the things, and reach the people, you want. As the Owner of the earth and the world, God can connect you to anything and anyone you need or desire. The 24th book of the Bible encourages us to pray. In verse 27 of the 32nd chapter, God said to Jeremiah, “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me”. Luke 24 is another encouragement to pray. The resurrection of Jesus is recorded in that chapter. He was raised from the dead by the power of God. In Luke 24:49, Jesus spoke to His disciples about tarrying in the city of Jerusalem until they had been endued with “power from on high”.

2024 is a year to pray and prove that the earth, its resources and dwellers belong to God as Psalm 24 says. This is a year to demonstrate, through prayer, that nothing is too difficult for God to handle as the 24th book of the Bible (Jeremiah) says in 32: 17, 26-27. This is a year to draw “power from on high”, through prayer and obedience, to shape circumstances on earth.

Below are 20 prayers for you concerning 2024. Please, don’t just read them and say ‘Amen’. Personalize each and pray them over yourself throughout the year.

1. May you be an answer to a great prayer in 2024 as Rebekah was in Genesis 24. May God give you selfless helpers as He gave to Abraham in Genesis 24. May all who count on you this 2024, as Abraham relied on his servant in Genesis 24, never be disappointed. If you are a Rebekah, may God take you to your Isaac. If you are an Isaac, may the Lord bring your Rebekah to you

2. May your dwelling in 2024 be on the mountain of God’s presence as it was for Moses in Exodus 24. This year, may you be where God wants you to be to receive what He wants to give you.

3. May your life never blaspheme the name of the Lord in 2024 like the child of a mixed marriage who blasphemed God in Leviticus 24. This year, may you have grace, like Aaron, to see that the lamp of the Lord burns continually through your life – in your family and neighborhood.

4. This 2024, may you be separated from, and never be in partnership with, the enemies of God who seek the failure of God’s purpose. Like Balaam in Numbers 24, may you walk away from every Balak in 2024.

5. As God gave commandments to Israel in Deuteronomy 24, may 2024 be your year of walking in purity, justice and kindness before God. May rebellion against God never find a place in your life in 2024.

6. Like Joshua in Joshua 24, may the year 2024 be a special year of turning away from every distraction to serve God with your family.

7. This 2024, may those who desperately seek to harm you, fall shamefully before you as king Saul was disgraced before David in First Samuel 24. This year, the Lord will fight for you and save you from seeking vengeance for yourself.

8. This 2024, may the Lord keep you from wrong decisions that will cost life or lives or lead to other costly wastage; and if there are mistakes, may the Lord show you mercy and turn it around for His purpose as it happened to David in Second Samuel 24.

9. May the Lord deliver you, this 2024, from anything that will make you fall before your enemies or be their captive as it happened to Judah and Jerusalem in 2 Kings 24. May the Lord stop the ungodly who will fight to prevail against you.

10. May the Lord guide you, this 2024, to take your place in the House of God as His priest and devoted servant – just as the sons of Aaron had their places in the Tabernacle in First Chronicles 24.

11. As king Joash and Jehoiada worked together to repair the house of God in Second Chronicles 24, may the Lord give you grace, in 2024, to focus on repairing the house of God in your life. May you have grace to end the year with strength and soundness. May the Lord keep you from acting like king Joash who went from good to bad in Second Chronicles 24.

12. This 2024, may the Lord deliver you from violent men who seek possession of what is not their own as mentioned in Job 24. May their portion be given to them this year. Job 24:1-2, 11, 15, 19-22, 24

13. May the Lord grant you to walk in the light of Psalm 24: 1-2 in the year 2024. In all you do, may you never forget that the earth and all its fullness is the Lord’s; and that the world and those who dwell in it are also His own. May strong gates and doors open before you this 2024.

14. May the Lord deliver you from the path of foolishness, wickedness, craftiness and laziness in 2024. May His wisdom be your strength. May you never fall below the divine counsels in Proverbs 24.

15. May the Lord deliver you and all yours, this 2024, from the kind of devastation proclaimed in Isaiah 24. May the Lord help you to walk the path of blessings in 2024 and steer clear the way of curses and destruction.

16. As Jeremiah had a vision of the basket of good figs and basket of bad figs in Jeremiah 24, may you never be numbered among the ill-favored bad figs in 2024. May you never be among those marked for destruction in 2024.

17. May the Lord be gracious to you and all yours in 2024 and hide you in His Goshen. May He cover you from the woes and pains of the season. May the Blood of Jesus protect you and all yours from the Ezekiel 24 kind of judgment and pain.

18. May the Lord give you understanding concerning the season of 2024; as Jesus guided His disciples to understand the times in Matthew 24. May the Lord help you to be sensitive and watchful in this 2024 season as Jesus calls us to watch in Matthew 24.

19. May the Lord give you a resurrection-type turnaround in 2024 as Jesus rose from the dead in Luke 24. May this year be a season of restoration of spiritual sight as the Lord opened the eyes of the disciples on the road to Emmaus.

20. May the Lord silence your accusers and persecutors in 2024. May their voices crack and never be heard. May all who resist you or fight against you in 2024 be put to shame like the enemies of Paul in Acts 24.

Have a blessed 2024!

DECEMBER 12, 1991: A MAJOR TIME-GATE IN NIGERIA

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VIDEO: The Prophetic Significance of December 12 in Nigeria

Time is a gate. Everything that happens under heaven (good or bad) passes through a gate of time. The book of Ecclesiastes helps us to understand this.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says, “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: [2] A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; [3] A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; [4] A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; [5] A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; [6] A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; [7] A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; [8] A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace”.

Like all other gates, if a gate of time is not properly manned (or guarded), the devil will take advantage of the negligence; cause harm, and even make the righteous victims. One way to weaken the enemy is to know the time of his operation.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 says, “For man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them”. Jesus taught it. Matthew 24:43 says, “But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into”.

Let us awaken to time!!!

At the beginning of Nigeria’s 12th seven years (from amalgamation), on the 12th day of the 12th month, in 1991, something significant and remarkable happened in Nigeria. The seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria moved from Lagos to Abuja. Although the FCT was established February 3, 1976, it took 15 years to get Abuja ready; and of course, the prophetic clock ticked to ensure the move happened at the right time. The relocation from Lagos to Abuja took place 72 days after the 31st anniversary of our independence. There could not have been a better date for the movement. What made the 12th day of the 12th month of 1991 the right time for that move? It is the spiritual significance of ‘the 12th’.

1991 was the 31st year of Nigeria’s independence and the beginning of the 12th seven years of the amalgamation of Nigeria. Besides other things for which we may remember 1991, this year is significant to Nigerians because of how it helps us to understand the mystery of ‘the 31st’ and ‘the 12th’; and especially, how these mysteries have helped to shape our dear country. It would be helpful to understand, from the Bible, the significance of the moves that took place in Nigeria in 1991. It was the year of the convergence of two seasons: our 31st year from independence and our 12th seven years from amalgamation – like the convergence of the month that changes on the 31st day; and of the day that changes at 12 o’clock.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MOVE OF THE 31ST YEAR

Things do not just happen; there is a timing factor to all things that happen under heaven. The Bible reveals that 31st signifies the end of the old and the beginning of the new.

1. In Genesis 31, Jacob departed Laban’s house with his wives and children; and ended his 20-year sojourn with his uncle.

2. In Deuteronomy 31, Joshua became the new leader of Israel. Moses gave his farewell speech to Israel here.

3. In First Samuel 31, Saul and his three sons died in battle. That was the end of the reign of King Saul. It made way for David to become king.

4. In Second Chronicles 31, Hezekiah carried out sweeping religious reforms and overthrew idol worship in Judah.

5. Job ended his speeches in the 31st chapter of the book. Job 31 ends with “The words of Job are ended”.

6. The book of Proverbs (the storage of divine wisdom in the Bible) ends at the 31st chapter; and the 31st chapter ends at the 31st verse. That book of wisdom reveals that ‘the 31st’ is ‘the end’. The 31st chapter of Proverbs is the teaching of a mother to her son; and gave much space to the woman. That is a departure from the preceding chapters of the book. Proverbs 31:1 says, “The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him”. The preceding chapters were the instructions of a father.

7. Jeremiah 31 is the ‘New Covenant’ chapter. It is in this chapter that God spoke of ending the Old Covenant and introducing the New Covenant. Read Jeremiah 31:31-34.

8. Obadaiah is the 31st book of the Bible and is about deliverance in Zion and the House of Jacob possessing her possessions.

9. Our calendar teaches the same thing about the 31st: The longest months in the year have 31 days. After the 31st day, a new month begins. No month has 32 days! Change happens in the 31st or right after the 31st!

NIGERIA AND THE 31ST YEAR

Nine new states were created and three received new names in Nigeria on August 27, 1991 (the 31st year). They are Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Edo, Enugu, Delta, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Osun, Taraba, and Yobe. It was a new day for the 12 states.

The move from Lagos to Abuja happened in the 31st year from 1960 – our year of independence.

When the 31st year of Nigeria arrived, the Angel of God over Nigeria pressed the change-button. The Federal Capital Territory in Abuja would be in her 31st year from December 13, 2021 – December 12 2022. It should be another season of change in Nigeria. May the Lord grant us needed change in this season.

Having seen the mystery of ‘the 31st’, let us move on to consider the significance of ‘the 12th’.

THE MYSTERY OF THE 12TH DAY OF THE 12TH MONTH

The FCT-in-Abuja dream became reality on the 12th day of the 12th month of 1991, the beginning of the 12th seven years of the amalgamation of Nigeria. What does the Bible reveal about the 12th? We must not confuse ‘12’ with ‘12th’. In the Bible, the number ’12’ points to divine establishment or the kingdom and dominion of God; but ‘the 12th’ (which is about position, rank, or sequence) points to ‘shifting’, ‘moving’, or ‘departing’.

The 12th book and chapters of the Bible reveal that ‘the 12th’ is departure point.

1. In Genesis 12, Abraham moved from his native land to the land of promise.

2. In Exodus 12, the Passover occurred and Israel moved from Egypt.

3. In First Samuel 12, Samuel gave his farewell speech to Israel and retired.

4. In First Kings 12, Israel became a divided Kingdom as ten tribes separated from the House of David.

5. In Second Kings, the 12th book of the Bible, Elijah departed the earth by a chariot of fire; and Elisha stepped in with a kind of ministry unheard-of in the land. Change came to Israel and there was also a departure from the dominion of the House of Ahab.

6. In Acts 12, Peter exited Herod’s prison; and that is the last active mention of Herod in the New Testament. Herod died in Acts 12.

7. In Revelation 12, the man-child was taken up to heaven.

8. On April 2, 1972, in the 12th year of our independence, Nigeria changed to left-hand-drive. Nine months later, we changed currency from Pound and Pence to Naira and Kobo.

9. Nigeria moved from military rule to democracy when the 12th national leader, Olusegun Obasanjo, emerged.

10. The 2023 general elections was Nigeria’s 12th national election (from 1959). The country saw a great unfolding shift in politics. The 12th point is a time to make a shift. It is the point of departure.

11. Even the clock teaches that the change from morning to afternoon, and from night to morning happens at 12 o’ clock.

12. The yearly calendar teaches the same thing: The year changes after the 31st day of the 12th month. Change happens at the convergence of ‘the 12th’ and ‘the 31st’.

WHY GATHER TO PRAY ON DECEMBER 12?

1. The timing of the relocation of the Capital was quite prophetic; and it is important that our government continues to move with same prophetic precision. So, we are gathering to pray on December 12 for three reasonsTo acknowledge the goodness and mercy of God over the FCT in her 29 years of existence in Abuja.

2. To pray into the 30th year of the FCT and Nigeria’s seat of power; so that God’s blessings would be upon the seat of power in Nigeria. We are gathering to pray that we may have rain in the time of rain; and that we may bear fruit in the season of fruits.

3. We are gathering on 12-12 of the year to seize a critical gate of time for departures; and invoke from Heaven, a forward-shift for Nigeria; and also to prophesy to the seat of our federal government to move and advance to the desired next level.

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