Introduction
"He spake also this parable; A certain man
had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon,
and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these
three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down;
why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone
this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit,
well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down."
Luke 13:6-9
Luke 13:6-9
When you notice unfruitfulness,
you need to dig about it, to find out why. You have a duty to dig about your
life to find out what is making for the unfruitfulness therein.
He
said: "These three years I come seeking
fruit on this fig tree..." And the dresser of the vineyard
said, "Lord, let it alone this year
also..."
God
annually lifts his people and changes their position. You should expect an
annual lift from God. This parable implies that God expects at least a change
in position in our lives every year.
God
is never at fault or to blame when things are not working in our lives. Nor has
the devil any power over the life of a man who walks in the covenant. Hosea 4:6
has the answer. It says:
"My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject
thee..."
We
have a responsibility to locate what is wrong in our lives and put them right.
Then things will become right. When we dig into the Word, by the Word we are
breaking the ground, to find out what could be wrong with our finances,
business, family, career, relationships, etc. When we do so, and put those
things right, our position will begin to change.
Thank
God for the law of sowing and reaping, but there are things that make it
effectual. The Bible says in Job 22:22-25:
"Receive, I pray thee, the law from
his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. If thou return to the Almighty
thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the
brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of
silver."
It
is the working of the law that makes the law effectual.
God
abides faithful, He cannot deny Himself! If anything is wrong along the line,
it must be man, and it must be with man. It is therefore important to keep
checking.
The
land is flowing with milk and honey, but it’s for those who are willing and
obedient, not for rascals who want to do things their own way.
God
says in Isaiah
58:1:
"Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy
voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of
Jacob their sins."
There
are things that enhance the rate of results. In this flamboyant age, when
everybody is seeking for position and fame, these things have been forgotten.
Consequently, the struggles have ever continued! You can’t break scriptures!
Anything that attempts to break the unbreakable shall be broken!
This
end-time is a covenant time. By God’s prophetic agenda, covenant people are
going to be the people right on the top, because God will be dealing with His
people on the basis of the covenant. So understand the mystery!
If
the covenant is what distinguishes people, then we must face the covenant very
squarely!
Your
destiny has its root in the quality of your covenant walk with God. It’s not
the people you know, it’s not the people that know you, nor is it the
government that is in power. No! It is your attitude that must change, for
things to begin to work in your life.
Something
is happening! You must not be a victim of this hour of gross darkness upon the
earth, but a testimony. People are selling themselves, others are buying
possessions, some are growing, while others are dying, and some are multiplying
while others are finishing! The only security the godly has now is to become
more and more godly.
John
Avanzini said that walking with God is not a simple process, but a complex one.
Various factors come together to make the whole. We must therefore be
sensitive, to identify which one is missing per time, so we can increase our
rate of fruitfulness.
Your
size in the kingdom is determined by how responsible you are to the terms of
the covenant. Your covenant responsibilities are something to rejoice about,
not to dodge, but fulfilling them with all excitement.
As
long as you and I live and want to stay in the covenant with God, there are
things we must get involved in.
Thank
God for tithing, thank God for giving to the gospel, but there are little,
little foxes that must be removed. There are many Christians today whom it is
not well with. It is not well with their business, their family, their career,
their ministry.
The
answer is here for you.
Man’s
placement in the kingdom of God is a function of the secrets made available to
him. As you utilize these secrets they will enhance your position.
Divine
providence is impossible without an encounter with secrets. In the business
world they call it ‘trade secrets’.
In Job 29:4,
Job said:
"As I was in the days of my youth,
when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle"
By
reason of such secrets, he became the greatest man in all the East.
I
can see greatness hanging around you. You are not a beggar, nor are you a
pauper, to be scratching the bottom of your pot to eat, or borrowing all around
from person to person. No! No! Enough of borrowing! You are a man of influence
and affluence! God is not a beggar nor a borrower.
Whatever
secrets God revealed to Job and they worked for him, will work for you too as
you embrace them.
We
are here to search them out. All these loose nuts that we shall be putting in
place will turn your life on. You will begin to experience the greatest boom
from heaven. You are going to contact unusual favours as you put these things
to work.
Every
time a seal is opened, something wonderful comes out. Something wonderful will
come out for you as these hidden covenants are unveiled to you.
There
is no idle word in the Bible. Whatever is written therein is significant and
important. These things are written to enhance the flow of eternal life. Every
instruction in "The Book" is to add color to your life. The Word is
designed to produce changes - changes in attitude, actions, thought patterns
and approach to things. Anybody who refuses changes walks in disobedience. And
to obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of rams.
We
are here to address issues that make you increase. When you receive a word, the
power to make it work is released.
I
see God bringing about changes in your life. Everything about your life will
begin to increase. The peace of God shall increase, divine health and blessings
shall increase. In Jesus name
Chapter 1
Your Responsibility To Your Parents
"Children...Honour thy father and
mother; which is the first commandment with promise. That it may be well with
thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
Ephesians 6:1-3
Ephesians 6:1-3
"A son honoureth his father...if
then I be a father, where is mine honour?"
Malachi 1:6
Malachi 1:6
Man’s
placement is a function of the secrets made available to him. As you utilise
these secrets, they will enhance your position.
There
are many Christians today that it is not well with. It is neither well with
their business nor with their families. If things are not well with you, this
might as well be the reason.
"Honour thy father and
mother..."
This
is the first commandment talking to the post Pentecostal Church of Jesus
Christ. God has a place for our parents. We have an undeniable responsibility
towards them. The way you relate with them tells on your well-being.
You
are eating so well out there, enjoying yourself, while your parents are
somewhere else, suffering hunger and deprivation. Watch it! It may be well with
you for a season, but not for all seasons.
There
are too many people who are paying tithe and giving offerings, but it is not
well with them, because this major covenant is out of place. They eat
everything they get, they don’t remember they have a father and a mother.
It
is your job to honour your father and your mother. Let me tell you something.
You can’t change your father, it is too late! Nor can you stop honouring them,
God says, "I will dishonour you."
You
can’t be eating turkey, beef, chicken, fish, salad, and all kinds of stuff like
that, while your parents are out there virtually starving. God said it won’t be
well with you!
You
say, "But I give my tithe!" Yes, but the scriptures cannot be broken.
It is the one you are breaking that is breaking you. There must be a change! We
must respond to the demands of the covenant.
You
remember the same Ephesians 6:3 says:
"...and thou mayest live long on the
earth."
This
is an assurance, a guarantee that accident can’t claim your life, nor can
witches and wizards; because you are on a covenant wavelength with God. Many of
you, your parents have never seen your one naira, or one cent if you are an
American. No wonder you are struggling and sweating! There is something in
parental blessings. You better go and look for it.
There
was a man called Isaac, who when he was about to die, called his son Esau, and
said to him:
"Now therefore take, I pray thee,
thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some
venison; and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I
may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die."
Genesis 27:3-4
Genesis 27:3-4
Parental
blessings are important to our lives. They are as important as the blessings of
God. We must add this to our Christian conscience. It is part of the covenant
that connects you and I to divine providence.
It
is your covenant responsibility to honour your parents according to the level
to which God has blessed you. You don’t have the fattest calf in your flock and
carry the blind and the lame to them. You don’t take friends to five-star
hotels to feast and then send some miserable amount of money to your parents,
as though they are beggars.
You
owe them a covenant responsibility. It’s not an admonition, it’s a command. You
can’t have parents who don’t have food to eat and you’re wasting food in your
home.
Proverbs 20:20-22 warns:
"Whoso curseth his father or his
mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. An inheritance may be
gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. Say
not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save
thee."
I
know many of our parents must have done certain unforgettable things. Forget
that! Do what God tells you to do. He says: "Say
not thou, I will recompense evil..."
Even
if those your parents have done you any hurt, that does not give you a licence
to dishonour them. No matter what they did against you, you are not permitted
to retaliate. The covenant forbids it. You are forbidden to revenge.
This
is essentially remarkable for those from polygamous set-ups, especially those
whose mothers have polluted their minds against their fathers. Now you are a
new creation, old things are passed away and all things have become new. Your
light will not be put out, in Jesus’ name.
I
so loved my grandmother, who taught me the ways of God, even though she could
not read. It was from her I learnt the importance of tithing in practical
terms.
I
always watched her tuck away some amount of money all the time. When I asked
her about it, she made me understand that tithe was the tenth of anything you
have which is God’s own portion, and that is the way to keep the enemy off the
works of your hands.
The
first money I earned in my life, I gave it to her. She asked me how I was going
to feed, and I told her the Lord will provide. Then she blessed me saying,
"You shall be great!"
There
is so much in parental blessings.
Esau
wept and wept when he lost his parental blessings to Jacob (Genesis 27:38), but
there was no room for repentance. But thank God there is a place for repentance
for you right now.
You
have forgotten them long enough. Write them now and tell them you are sorry,
and put a seed of repentance inside. From then, include them in your covenant
relationship with God, and watch what will happen.
Until
you start doing what He commands, the struggle continues.
It
is time to honour your parents on a regular, viable budget. Something must
always go out in love from you to them, with an understanding of God’s secrets.
And then their soul begins to bless you.
After
Isaac ate the venison, his heart went out to Jacob and poured him out a
blessing, such that at the time Esau came, he said his soul was now empty of
any more blessings. As he blessed Jacob, you could see something leaping from
his inside. It is time for something to start leaping from your parent’s inside
towards you. Whether they say it or not, the covenant-keeping God will watch
over His Word to establish it.
The
covenant is so strong. I found this secret long ago. I am so religiously
committed to doing it like I am to tithing. There was a level at which I
started before I got to where I am now.
Stop
eating everything, or you will eventually eat up your destiny! There is
something in their hearts that you need to draw out before they depart this
earth. Whether they are rich or poor is irrelevant.
Is
God poor? Is God in need? The offerings you give to God, did He complain to you
that He has problems? So why are you giving and giving?
Your
parents don’t have to be in problem before you fulfil your responsibilities
towards them. It is a covenant demand. I don’t care how much you are earning.
You have a duty towards your parents. Let there be a new beginning!
If
you are still financially dependent on any of your parents as an adult, it is a
curse. It is not scriptural. There is nothing you do to them that your children
will not do to you. So watch it!
Don’t
ignore your parents in the deceit of civilization. Make your parents understand
your Christianity, and see how they will storm into the kingdom! As you show
them practical Christianity, they will embrace your Saviour and enter heaven
with you.
As
you walk in this covenant, as it was with Jacob after Isaac had blessed him
(Genesis 27:25-29), your smell will begin to change. You become uncursable. You
are not only uncursable, but everyone that attempts to curse you is already
cursed.
I
am blessed from heaven and I am blessed from human beings, because I am walking
in this covenant with full understanding. Words of blessings that come my way,
even when I am not there, won’t let anybody kill me. Because I’m honouring my
father and mother, God has promised that I will live long. So I know no one can
kill me!
You
must not close your eyes to the needs of your people. If you let your parents
enjoy you, you also will enjoy your children and your children’s children,
because whatsoever a man sows, that he shall reap. Your children will build
houses, fully furnished, and hand over the keys to you, because you sowed that
seed before.
It’s
time to start sowing those seeds! Start from somewhere. What you don’t start
does not grow. A child that is not born does not grow into a man. So start from
where you are presently.
If
your parents are still alive, write them and let them know you love them. At
the slightest opportunity, be on your way to see them, with a blessing in your
hand, to collect blessings from them.
The
Word of God says you will live long, you shall be full of health and vitality,
success and victory, if you honour your father and your mother. It also says it
shall be well with you, that is, God will make sure it is well with your
business, your family, your career and your ministry. You won’t lose anything
to the devil any more!
So,
we minister to our parents, as we minister to the Lord. It is a command, not an
admonition.
Isaac
said:
"Give me the venison...such as I
love...that my soul may bless thee..."
Every
time you respond to your parents you are giving them the venison that they
love, and their soul will bless you.
The
blessing that Isaac placed on Jacob made it impossible for a curse to work
against him. He was not a candidate for success at all! Even from his name, he
should have been a failure. But he was the one who brought the venison, so he
was the one that got the blessing. Anyone who brings the venison is the one who
gets the blessing.
While
Esau was still taking his time, Jacob went through with the venison, and every
blessing in the heart of Isaac was poured out on him. By the time Esau came
there was nothing left. Nobody must take your blessing!
If
you want it to be well with you, your business, career and family, you must not
curse your father or your mother, or your light will be put out in obscure
darkness! You must not live as if you are dead to them.
Somebody
met me and said both his father and mother are dead, and he knows he did not do
what he should have done when they were alive. He was thus asking what he
should behalf.’ now do. I said to him, ‘whatever they should have been doing if
they were alive,
Chapter 2
Your Responsibility To Your Family
"Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with
them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker
vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be
not hindered."
1 Peter 3:7
1 Peter 3:7
Any
house that is leaking is not worthy for harvest. Tension within the family
system disqualifies it for divine blessings.
Husband,
give honour to your wife. To be wiser than God is a risk.
Deal
with your wife according to knowledge, that your prayers be not hindered. That
is, that your connection with God be not disconnected. Deal with her according
to knowledge, otherwise your heaven will be closed.
You
see, every time you give, you are asking, by action. And the Bible is here
saying that every time you don’t deal with your wife according to knowledge,
your prayers are hindered. No response will come from heaven. You are under a
leaking roof, it is not worthy of a harvest.
If
you have a leaking store, do you keep things in it? If your family life is
leaking, your home is not conducive for a harvest.
Disallow
any leakage in your home or the heavens will withold their rain of blessings.
Deal with your wife according to knowledge.
What is
this Knowledge?
Ephesians 5:25 says:
"Husbands, love your wives, even as
Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"
That
is the knowledge that will check leakage in your family and help you to
experience harvest.
You
must not open-up your home to malice. You must not allow discord to enter into
your home. You must not give the devil a place, or your access to God’s
blessings will be blocked. "Giving honour unto the wife..." That’s
against the African mentality!
Let
me ask you, if a car is involved in an accident, who do you question, the
passenger or the driver? Who should you blame?
When
the ‘Eden car’ had an accident, who was God looking for? Genesis 3:9 says:
"And the Lord God called unto Adam,
and said unto him, Where art thou?"
I
don’t care what your theology is, if there is any problem in your home, you –
the man – are the number one suspect. That is the truth! Your knowledge of
family life is inadequate, that is what has led to that eruption in your home.
You can avoid problems! You can subdue them. You can overcome them. You can
prevail over them.
Let
every man understand this today - deal with your wife according to knowledge,
give honour to your wife, and shut the devil out in the dark. You will begin to
have fantastic experiences in your home and in your relationship with your
wife!
Ephesians 5:21 says:
"Submitting yourselves one to
another in the fear of God."
When
you want it your own way all the time, that is the spirit of Pharaoh, not the
Spirit of God. The moment your wife can’t talk and you wife, your husband can’t
talk, that is the spirit of the devil! Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is
liberty.
If
the Spirit of God dwells in your house, there must be liberty in your
relationship with each other. But by the time you enter like the lion of the
tribe of your house, and everybody is hiding under the bed, husband, certainly
the Spirit of the Lord is not there.
The
way you are living your life, that nobody can talk to you, is the shortest cut
to destruction. Your greatest help is your wife. Anything that makes you feel
otherwise is the devil.
Husband,
you are commanded to "love your wife as Christ also loved the church, and
gave himself for it. That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of
water by the Word." You are to do the washing, the cleansing and the
sanctification.
Any
leakage you allow in your family is the reason God will not allow any harvest
to come in there. God hates waste. After the feeding of the 5,000 men, He
instructed them to gather the remnants. You must block every leakage in your
home. I see God giving you wisdom!
Provide
for your Household
Paul
the apostle came by a very strong revelation in 1 Timothy 5:8:
"But if any provide not for his own,
and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is
worse than an infidel."
The
responsibility of providing for the home is the man’s job, otherwise he will
live a life worse than the sinners’ life. When the earth is burning like an
oven, he will also be burnt.
Man,
it is your covenant responsibility to provide for your household. When you stop
looking after your own children, you come under a curse. No matter how much you
give to God, it is written off! No matter the tithes and offerings you give,
the Bible says you have denied the faith. That is, you will suffer what the
unbelievers suffer.
When
you embrace the Word of God, your destiny is established. To provide for your
family is your duty as a man. It is your job. It is not to be shared with your
wife or anybody else. It must be joyfully accepted and excitedly executed. You
will not disappoint God.
You
must be concerned about your wife’s welfare and about your children’s welfare.
You must be concerned. It must be seen as your responsibility, you must embrace
it. You must be concerned about the clothes your wife wears. It’s your job, so
you are not disconnected from eternal life.
That
your family has not eaten and you’re going about town, is a curse. Return home
and make things right, otherwise there is no prayer you pray that God will
hear.
The
Bible says, "If any man provide
not...", not if any man and his wife provide not. No! If you
are violating this covenant, you need to tell your wife you are sorry and ask
her for forgiveness.
How
can you be a man and not be bothered what food your children are eating or what
clothes they’re wearing? What kind of Christianity is that? That is not right.
It’s satanic!
You
have no right to put on a tie except your children are dressed. This is why all
your tithes and offerings and Kingdom investments are not yielding anything.
Because you are off course! Man, your family is your covenant responsibility,
not a cultural or social responsibility.
You
should be glad to ask in your home, "I hope you have all eaten." God
did not give you those children by force, you asked for them. Get to work
therefore! It’s time to walk in the light, so there will be no more occasion
for stumbling.
You
are not permitted to go about the market, pricing tomatoes, crayfish, pepper,
etc., just because you don’t trust your wife to handle money. No! That’s not
your job. I see it as an act of distrust.
There
will be no more leakage in your family, in your home. No more leakage in your
finances too!
That
out of the little money you earn, you can still map out some amount for each of
your children, and it goes into a particular account for them, and it is there
and available whenever it is needed. What a joy! What a father!
The
Word of God says: "A good man leaveth an
inheritance to his children’s children" (Proverbs 13:22). Now that you have not even died and they
are not enjoying you, when will they enjoy you? You have not died and they
cannot see anything coming from you. You might as well write your will,
instructing that when you die they should open your stomach and put all your
money and possessions in there, so you can go with it!
We
practise some strange things in my family - all my children pay tithe. I am
initiating them into the covenant walk. You know when one is a witch, for
example, he makes a witch out of his son. I am making saints out of my
children.
They
pay tithe, they make Kingdom investments. And every offering and blessings
people give them goes into a bag that is their own. I don’t rely on that to
take care of them. I have a monthly allocation for each of them. Everybody
living in my house has an inheritance. That is why I can’t go down! I am too
mindful of covenant details.
I
deliver this to you today. Please go and walk in this light. Life can be very
fulfilling when you walk in the light.
If
a husband and his wife are hiding things from each other, such a home is a
dangerous place. If you enter into a home and the place is "hot",
won’t you know? You start apologising for coming and speedily find your way
out.
Even
so, when an angel comes with blessings and enters such a home, and senses such
tension and hostility, he will retreat (with the blessings). Because angels
only embrace hospitality, and in a hostile environment, you cannot be
hospitable.
May
your home be open to angels. You won’t lose your blessings any more! I see a new
change coming! I see you accepting covenant responsibilities and flying to
untold heights by it. I see you looking at your children with excitement, not
with a burden. I see you paying their school fees without frowning. I see you
buying them clothes with excitement!
It
is a new day for you!
"Wives,
Submit Yourselves..."
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your
own husband,"
In
the first home instituted by God in the garden of Eden, Adam was the head of
the government, and God presented Eve to him, to be under his government. This
is God’s divine order in the home. Any wife that despises it has no access to
covenant blessings.
Adam
allowed Eve to do whatever she liked, so she walked freely and carelessly
about, and got trapped into a conversation with the devil, which eventually led
to their downfall.
Many
problems in the home today are largely caused by wives over whom their husbands
have no control - they buy whatever they like, at anytime they like (according
to their whims and caprices), they dress anyhow and go all over the places, as
if they don’t have a head. They keep any kind of friends they like.
In
God’s family government, the man is the head, while the woman is the subject.
Woman, you must wake up to your responsibilities. Your role is to be a help meet
for your husband. You are not to lord it over him in any way. You are meant to
help him carry out his God-given commission on earth.
Hear
this: God is not the author of confusion. He will not give the man a commission
to go to New Zealand and ask the wife to go to the United States. A woman who
supposedly has a vision which is miles apart from that of her husband, has not
seen well. A wife’s vision should complement that of her husband, if not
directly subject to it.
The
wife is to be subject to her husband in all things, even as the Church is
subject to Christ. Total submission is the word.
Take
a look at the Church in relation to Christ. With Jesus as head, there is
neither argument nor debate. He gives the orders. He is the Head and rules the
Church in love. What the Church does is to obey. We are all soldiers subject to
Christ. So also the wife is subject to her husband.
The
only way to a fruitful marriage is total submission on the part of the wife.
Until this is in place, every other thing she tries to do will be out of place.
Submission
cuts across all spheres of life. A woman who refuses to submit to her husband
is disobeying God. As a woman, you might even be a minister of the gospel, and
your husband is not, the Word of God still says to submit yourself to him. You
might be earning more money than he does, but that does not in any way make the
Word of God of no effect. Submit to him in action, in word, in looks, etc.
Peter
puts it this way:
"Likewise, ye wives, be in
subjection to your own husbands."
1 Peter 3:1
1 Peter 3:1
The
wife is subject to her husband. Note, however, that subjection without meekness
is fake. It takes meekness to be submissive. Sarah is a perfect example of a
woman whose submission to her husband was total. When he told her to tell
inquirers that she was his sister, she readily complied.
Pharaoh
the king of Egypt took her in. She was in danger, but she stuck to her
husband’s command. God was moved. He came down and intervened (Genesis
12:10-20).
God
can only intervene in your affairs when His instructions are being adhered to.
A woman should be submissive to her husband in all things and not only when he
is good to her.
A
submissive woman is precious in the sight of her husband. My wife respects me
and believes in everything I do. She never raises an eyebrow about any decision
I take. This is the reason she is enjoying the rewards of total submission
today. She does not need to ask for anything before she gets it from me. I give
her all the honour and love due to her.
This
is the secret of marital bliss and success in every endeavour of life.
Obedience to covenant demands will always establish covenant blessings.
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Consider The Poor
"Blessed is he that considereth the
poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him,
and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not
deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the
bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness."
Psalm 41:1-3
Psalm 41:1-3
One
great secret that Job got among other things was that God told him, "If
you will look after the poor, I will ensure that you are not among the
poor." In the days of his youth, he contacted this secret by which he
became the greatest man in the East.
"As I was in the days of my youth,
when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle...When I washed my steps with
butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil...Because I delivered the poor
that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing
of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to
sing for joy."
Job 29:4-13
Job 29:4-13
Job
was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. He would not allow the wicked to go
on oppressing the poor. He would pluck the poor out of the wicked oppressor’s
mouth. He continued this way until he became the greatest.
Jesus
never lacked, and from John chapter
13:29, we can see that He was also a
blessing to the poor. When He told Judas, "That
thou doest, do quickly." Some of the disciples thought,
because Judas had the bag, that Jesus was telling him, "Buy those things
we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the
poor."
Jesus
never begged. This was the secret!
I
would like to say this with all humility. As soon as this ministry stepped into
relief programmes, there came a fantastic jump in our finances. Last year
(1994), we had about 400% increase in our finances, over the previous year. As
soon as God led me into this secret, He also stepped into my affairs.
To
look away from the poor is asking God to look away from you. Job made it by
ministering to the poor, and he never lost out, because his latter end the
Bible tells us, was several times better than the previous. Satan lost out
eventually.
Proverbs 21:13 warns:
"Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry
of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard."
If
you will hear the cry of the poor, you will not need to cry before God answers.
He is a covenant-keeping God. Have you not heard it said in Proverbs 19:17:
"He that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him
again."
Friend,
nothing pays like walking in the light of God in the midst of darkness. Job
said, "...and when by his light I walked
through darkness..." (Job 29:3), "everybody was down, but I was up,
because I was walking by His light."
When
our church put together relief materials for the Rwanda refugees last year,
even the United Nations was amazed that such could come from Nigeria, and from
a church!
"Blessed is he that considereth the
poor...thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness"
Psalm 41:1-3
Psalm 41:1-3
God
made Job’s bed in sickness, according to His promise in Psalm 41. Can God make
your bed and you remain there sick? No way! "Blessed
is the man who considereth the poor..." Since he wants others
to live, God will not let him die.
If
you will walk in this covenant, you are free from every arrow of the wicked.
For the Word says, "...he will not be delivered to the will of his
enemies." Many times they tried to destroy Jesus, but they could not touch
him.
There
is no one who cares for the poor who will not live to fulfil the number of his
days. The minimum of your days on earth according to the covenant we have with
God, is seventy. So, you will surely see your children’s children!
We
must locate our security points. Ministering to the poor is it. I would like
you every time you go to church, to remember there are some poor in the midst
of God’s people who need to be touched. Jesus said "...ye
have the poor with you always..." (Mark 14:7).
Today
we get food across to the prisons at least once a week. It is the ministry of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and He has left us an example that we should follow in
His steps.
It’s
a new day for you today!
Obey your
Master
There
is another powerful covenant in Ephesians chapter six which forbids servants
undoing their master.
"Servants, be obedient to them that
are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness
of your heart, as unto Christ."
Ephesians 6:5
Ephesians 6:5
And
again
1 Peter 2:18 says:
"Servants, be subject to your
masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward.
Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but
as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will
doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: knowing that whatsoever good thing
any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or
free."
Ephesians 6:6-8
Ephesians 6:6-8
Many
servants get into undoing their masters, in a bid to rise. Every step you take
against your master robs you of your promotion. Every step you take against the
source of blessing that God has placed around you, goes on to undo your
destiny. Proverbs
27:18 assures you that:
"Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall
eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be
honoured."
When
you wish your master evil, you have invited evil upon yourself. No matter what
you have sown as seed, it dies and curse replaces blessing!
Every
time you begin to undo the place where you are working, you are undoing your
destiny! If you don’t have goodwill for where you are working, you will not
enjoy goodwill. For whatsoever a man sows, that he shall reap.
Please
take note of this, because the enemy has trapped many in this curse. You must
not allow God to touch you for evil. Honour whosoever He has honoured and bless
whosoever He has blessed.
You
must ensure that you keep a clean heart, and allow goodwill to ooze from you
all day long towards your master, towards the place where you work, then your
destiny is guaranteed.
The
only way to be honoured is when you recognise the position of people that are
placed over you. Not to worship them, but to hold them in honour and not allow
your heart to curse them.
When
you wait on your master, his kind of heart is transmitted to you.
"As in water face answereth to face,
so the heart of a man to man."
Proverbs 27:19
Proverbs 27:19
You
also reflect the dignity and honour he carries. Please lay hold on this secret.
In
1 Samuel 24:5-6, we see a man, David, who waited on his master, even to the
point of taking his own life in his own hands - for if Saul had woken up, David
would have been a dead man. Saul did not wake up, yet David did not kill him.
He dared not touch God’s anointed! He kept the covenant and the covenant kept
him.
In
1
Chronicles 29:28, it was said of him that,
"...he died in a good old age, full
of days, riches and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead."
Because
he did not destroy the throne of Saul, his throne was not destroyed. He saw his
son to the throne. God protected his throne for an everlasting covenant,
because he protected Saul’s throne.
Friend,
nobody needs to die for you to rise! The one who needs to die for you to rise
has already done so. His name is Jesus!
Leave
the curses alone, and go for the blessings. If you see a man who has no regard
for his master, run away from him. Run for your life! This is the secret behind
your welfare and long life.
Your
level of giving is amazing, please let your level of rewards received be
equally amazing. A great spirit is the only way to go without curses. Be sure
from today that you keep a good heart.
Servants,
be obedient to them that are your masters in the flesh. I don’t care where you
are working, be obedient to your master, with fear and singleness of heart as
unto Christ. Do service as to the Lord and not to men.
Many
businesses have been destroyed today by the people who are working there,
either with their mouth or with insincerity in their dealings. It is not enough
to pay tithe and give offerings, and invest in the Kingdom, it is also
important to represent Jesus where you are working.
Concerning
Joseph in Genesis 39:2-6:
"And the Lord was with Joseph, and
he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that
he did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he
served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put
into his hand. And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer
in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s
house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had
in the house, and in the field. And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand;
and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a
godly person, and well favoured."
That
establishment, that business where you are working should not die, if you are
standing right with God. As long as you don’t desire the rise of the place
where you are working, neither will you rise yourself. If you are not faithful
in the thing which is another man’s, no one will give you that which is your
own (Luke 16:12).
Let
every clerk know that if he doesn’t want to die a clerk, it is time to be
faithful and do his service as unto the Lord. Joseph was a houseboy and God
blessed the house of his master for his sake, and consequently, he enjoyed
favour and promotion, until he ended-up as Prime Minister in a land where he
was a stranger.
Many
people have been paying tithe and giving offerings diligently, yet nothing is
forthcoming as harvest! Something is wrong. It is the little foxes that spoil
the vine. A car doesn’t need to have a major problem before it is grounded.
Just a faulty plug is enough.
God
is showing you these things so you can escape. Servants, let your heart bless
your bosses! If you want honour, wait on those whom God has placed as leaders
over you. You will in turn enjoy the shields over their lives. Curse them, and
you are cursed! That is the covenant!
Chapter 4
Keep Your Eyes on the Plough
"And Jesus said unto him, No man,
having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of
God."
Luke 9:62
Luke 9:62
Unfortunately,
many Christians have become Lot’s wife in business. They look backwards all the
time. Those who look backwards remain backward. Only those who look forward go
forward.
Jesus,
in the scripture above, says that anyone that puts his hand on the plough and
looks back, there is nothing the kingdom has to offer that will be available to
him.
Those
who do know their God, they shall be strong and they shall do exploits.
Exploits in the kingdom therefore, has its root in the knowledge of God (Daniel
11:32). Those who "know their God", not those "who cry or
weep", not those "who run around".
There
was famine in the land, Isaac prospered. There was famine in the days of
Abraham, yet he went forward. There was famine in the days of Jacob, yet he
could afford to import food from a foreign land. Those who do know their God
shall be strong and do exploits.
Your
problem is not in the environment, it is in the mind. It is not the happenings
around, it is the happenings within. The environment is not harsh. Many are
having the best of time, while many are having the hardest of time.
Don’t
say, "It is because I know God, that is why things are like this for
me." Those who know their God don’t go down! The knowledge of God does not
bring a man down, it lifts a man up!
Don’t
say, "It is because I’m a Christian. If I was still there like I was
before, and doing the things we used to do..." Beware! otherwise you will
become a pillar of salt! Those who look back don’t see the front, neither do
they get to the front!
It
is not possible for life outside Christ to be comparable to life in Christ. No!
To say that the former days are better than now, is to act like a fool. It
cannot be sweeter anywhere else than with Jesus, nor can it be better anywhere
else. There is nothing that has value outside of God. Nothing!
I
would like to show you what it is like outside Christ.
In
1923, there was a company of people, about seven of them, who met in Chicago.
They were the world’s greatest financiers. Among them was the president of the
largest private steel industry, the president of Bank International Settlement,
a member of the president’s cabinet, etc. These seven men controlled more
wealth than the wealth of the United State of America’s treasury.
But
all that was outside Christ!
Three
of these seven world’s greatest financiers ended up committing suicide! One of
them became insane! Another ended up in prison! And the president of the
world’s largest private steel company died penniless! after living on borrowed
money for five years.
That
is the bitter end of possession outside salvation!
But
for the believer,
"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient
in spirit is better than the proud in spirit"
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Life
outside Christ is worthless! It doesn’t matter what you think you’re worth, if
it is outside Christ, it is deception! God’s ways might be slow, but they are
sure! If the facts are in place, your destiny is certain!
God
is more than enough! Inspite of whatever economic constraints and pressures you
find yourself in, you can work by His principles and still thrive and make
great progress in life.
It
is also important to mention that you are by destiny a fruitful person, because
you belong to the household of Israel, according to Isaiah 5:1. All you need is
to apply yourself to the things you are hearing. There is no dry land, there
are only dry men! You can stand out and stand right, and overcome, and win, and
flourish!
After
the black man was set free politically from slave trade, he re-entered it
personally. Just like in the days of Joseph in Egypt, when there was heat in
the land and people offered themselves for sale—"Buy us..." they
cried out. Africans in search of solutions, re-entered situations and
established more problems for themselves.
But
thank God the prison gates are lifted! You will not be enslaved any more. There
is nothing wrong with any land, there are only things wrong with the people!
There
is a ministry in a certain country that wrote us, desperately desiring
financial assistance. But in that same country, there is another ministry that
has built a university. They call the man "the Oral Roberts of that
country."
Whatever
is wrong with you, God will correct it!
There
was no food in Egypt, Egyptians were dying, yet God was blessing Israel! The
Egyptians were offering themselves for sale, and Israel was increasing on the
other side, in the same Egypt! (Genesis 47:27).
What
was the reason for the difference? Covenant!
Push
the covenant! Nothing compares in value with the covenant. The other man is
pushing drugs, you, push the truth! That other man is using charms, you, use
God! Let’s see which is greater - God or charms?
The
problem with people is that they don’t want to face the root of their problems.
They would rather look for how to explain other people’s success. There is
nothing you need that is not provided for in the Bible. So go for it! From the
Word of God we have seen that even if money fails, you still have room to
succeed.
Is
it not you God told that you will be a succourer to the hungry? He said,
"I was hungry, you didn’t give me food..." (Matthew 25:42). That is
because he knows you have food to give. You will not beg! You belong to that
royal company, you can’t keep living like a slave!
It
has nothing to do with the government in power in your country. The government
of heaven, of which you are a citizen, is still intact and in power. It is your
attitude that must change!
Jesus
is still the King of kings and Lord of Lords. So you are not controlled by the
policies of your nation, you are controlled by the covenant of God with His
chosen people.
You
cannot run your business like the heathens in your country or you will fail as
they fail. You cannot beg from under like they do or you will keep crawling
underground! You cannot be giving money from behind or you will stay behind for
life!
Any
business that will not let you walk with God is a business that will walk you
down to hell! Get out of it into something else! We have heard diverse
testimonies that show that Jesus is more than sufficient to make a star out of
anybody who will stick with Him. He said in Hebrews 10:38:
"Now the just shall live by faith;
but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him."
You
belong to the order of the choicest vine. So you must mind the little, little
things that make it difficult for you to be fruitful and successful. Mind them
and then be able to free yourself from them.
All
I am saying is to help you know that where you are facing is the right way to
face, and what you have been told to do, is the right thing to do. And if you
follow it that way, you are on your way to the top.
Chapter 5
Forgive!
"Therefore is the kingdom of heaven
likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when
he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand
talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold,
and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
The servant therefore fell down, and
worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and
forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow
servants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took
him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellowservant fell
down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will
pay thee all.
And he would not: but went and cast him
into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellowservants saw what
was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was
done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked
servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: shouldest not
thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him
to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise
shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not
every one his brother their trespasses."
Matthew 18:23-35
Matthew 18:23-35
If
anybody is owing you, and you know he is not in a position to pay, just say,
"I forgive you". God has more for you than what any man is owing you.
Forgive the person, then watch to see whether God is more than that or not.
Don’t
bind your brother or sister because he or she is owing you. Don’t make them
live under tension. Perfect love casts out fear. Fear has torments. Don’t
torment your business any more!
Now,
tell me, if that money was taken by your son and he is not able to pay you, do
you disown him? Jesus said,
"so shall the Lord do to everyone of
you, if you will not from your heart forgive your brother."
Where
the person is not in a position to pay you, don’t become possessed with the
situation. Every form of hatred has torments! Today, that brother or sister
needs help, but tomorrow he can become a source of help to you.
God
is faithful! You can let go toda
.
.
Pay Your
Workers Well
"...For the labourer is worthy of
his hire."
Luke 10:7
Luke 10:7
If
you are in a business where you hire labourers, people who work for you, and
you are living in splendour without considering them, you are a fraud! Your
business will not flourish. That is the Word of God, the scriptures cannot be
broken.
To
put a secretary on seat to work from morning till late at night and all you pay
her is 1,200 naira. That’s wickedness. You don’t need a secretary. Carry a pen
and paper and be writing the things down yourself.
I’m
glad to tell you that God pays His people. He is a rewarder of those who
diligently serve Him. If you are not in a position to pay your worker, let them
know and give them a chance to choose either to go or to stay. May you allow
people under you to grow!
Pay
your workman or do your work yourself. You go to Five-star hotels to squander
money, feasting friends and so-called business associates, and you pay your
workmen 1,000 naira a month! You are a wicked fellow.
Mind
you, a maid or slave today is not going to be one tomorrow, so don’t look at
him as a slave. Remember Joseph? Remember, your Father in heaven is a loving
father.
You
will eat all the fruit of your labour. From today you shall be reckoned with by
all around you as very great!
These
are all hidden covenant mysteries that make your seeds to bring forth in
hundredfolds, now in this time, and in the world to come. Thank God for all
that you have given in the Kingdom. Thank God for all your tithes. Thank God
for all your offerings. These are other covenant responsibilities that make
those ones produce.
There
will be no more leakage in your home, in your family. No more leakage in your
finances too! Let’s invite the harvest.
Diligence
There
is no affluence without input. The Bible says in Proverbs 13:11:
"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be
diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase."
At
creation, we saw God as a worker. Jesus came, we saw Him as a worker too.
Abraham came, and at 75 years of age, we still saw him working. Isaac and Jacob
also came, and we saw them as workers. Now, who are you going to resemble,
going about idling? Idleness is a self-inflicted curse.
We
just must know the secret behind increase. Greatness never comes by accidents.
In Proverbs
22:29, the Bible says:
"Seest thou a man diligent in his
business? he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean
men."
There
is dignity in labour! Jesus said "I must Work..." And Paul the
apostle in
I Corinthians 15:10 said,
I Corinthians 15:10 said,
"...but I laboured more abundantly
than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."
There
is no future for the idle in the kingdom. 2 Thessalonians 3:10
says:
"...if any would not work, neither
should he eat."
The
prosperous Church is a doing Church. The prosperous Christian is a doing
Christian."...and whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper" (Psalm 1:3).
Many of us carry ideas bigger than our size about. Proverbs 13:23 says:
"Much food is in the tillage of the poor."
If
the poor man will choose to cultivate and till the ground, he will discover
much food where he had been suffering hunger. Jesus said,
"My father worketh hitherto, and I
work"
John 5:17
John 5:17
Your
father is working, your master is working and you are sleeping! How will you escape?
A wise man once said "There will never be another you, so make the most of
your life. There will never be another time, so make the best of it
today."
Many
of us have sown a lot of seeds but have not created avenues for returns,
because our hands have not become working hands.
"In all labour, there is
profit..."
Labour
is the word! It is time to start working! If your father is working and your
master is working, it only makes sense for you to be a worker.
A
wise man once said that people who think they are too big to do little things
are perhaps too little to be asked to do big things. Small opportunities are
often the beginning of great enterprises, and I say smallness is the sure
foundation for greatness. The longest journey is made step by step.
You
have a great future, but the scriptures cannot be broken. You can’t continue in
laziness and idleness and expect greatness. If it comes by any mistake, it is a
trap. Remember "Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished".
Labour
is the pathway to increase. Dr. Fred Price said, "We have not succeeded by
accident". If wishes were horses, all beggars will ride. Stop wishing and
waiting! Great is your future. Increase comes by covenant labour.
We
must ensure that none of our children are idle any more. Show them by examples
that there is dignity in labour.When you work, God is committed to make you
fat, and also fatten your work, your finances and your health also.
When
the Lord called me into ministry, I told a friend, "You know the reason
I’m going full-time? It is so I can go full-length". So I told him that
it’s my determination that nobody who is doing it part-time will match me in
the race. It is impossible!
You
can’t be tired of hearing me, because I am not tired of working. I study, I
meditate, and I document! I also write. I know my job! I am doing my job! So I
must be paid by the One who employed me. I do not have any other interest in
town. My job is the only reason I’m here. I am a labourer. I am a
"gospeller". I am staying with my job. Stay on your job, or you will
lose colour!
You
have only one shop, and you are never there. What kind of a trader are you? You
say, "My clerk is very bad!" It’s because you are also very bad!
There is no staff with me today, who comes late to work and is comfortable with
me for the whole day.
Thank
God for grace. But thank God much more that we are able to use the grace for
labour. May the Lord give you understanding!
There
is dignity in labour! Stop eating your uncle’s food for free. He said,
"Say ye to the righteous that it
shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings."
Isaiah 3:10
Isaiah 3:10
It
is time to do something! You can do something! Today, I work 18 hours on the
average, per day. Yet it doesn’t show anywhere on my body. No idle man can
survive around me. Nobody can work with me and enjoy life without working.
There’s
something we call "Labour baptism" in the ministry. When you come in
your weight must drop.
You
have wished enough, now go and work. If you are selling groundnuts, be
"the groundnut seller". If your are a labourer on the field, be
"the labourer". Joseph prospered as a slave. He prospered as a
prisoner. He was an excited worker. You are a covenant child, you must prosper!
Jacob
was a stranger in the house of Laban, he over prospered. He became the envy of
Laban. It is time to work! If you are a giver, much more so must you be a
worker. There is enough in the covenant to make things work for you.
Even
in famine, you can make it. In Genesis 26, the Bible records that there was
famine in the land. For others, it was a time of complaining, but for Isaac, it
was a time of work like never before. Consequently he went forward and became
very great, and the Philistines envied him!
The
Bible says, "Go to the ant..." (Proverbs 6:6).
They
don’t have a guide, nor a leader, yet they make their houses and prepare their
food. You don’t need supervision to work. You just need covenant intelligence.
All you need do is work and God’s business is to prosper you.
There
is a future in what you are doing. You don’t need to run away to Europe or
America. There is nothing anywhere else that is not where you are. You are not
created to be a beggar.
Give it
All You've Got
Black has nothing to do with
the colour of your skin. Slothfulness and lack of commitment to your job, your
business or your responsibilities is what makes you black.
"Look not upon me, because I am
black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry
with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I
not kept."
Songs of Solomon 1:6
Songs of Solomon 1:6
God
has delivered you, don’t put yourself back in chains. There is enough to do in
your own country that will bring you lifting. May you find it!
Never
mind the retirement age of the government. At 75, Abraham was still a worker.
At 92, he led an army out to war. He was a cattle-rearer. He became very rich
in silver and in gold. Listen to me, if they retire you at 50, it is for a new
chapter to open in your life. If you go to sit down at 50, you will decay
before you are 60!
If
Abraham was strong at 100, by the time you are 100, you will have the strength
of a 40 year old. Caleb said, "40 years ago, I came out here and 40 years
later my strength is still intact" (Joshua 14:11). That shall be your
testimony.
Put
in your best where you are working. Even though they don’t know it now, they
will know it later. The covenant will locate you and your lifting will come and
your future secured. Give it all you have got!
Solomon
said:
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,
do it with thy might."
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Be
known with your job. No more trial and error. There is enough time to be the
best God has created you to be. Have joy in the work you are doing. Be excited
about the labour of your hands! There is a future in it. Never catch yourself
doing nothing for one whole hour.
This
end-time, the Church is getting back to her position. We are taking our
position back as a pacesetting community. It shall be so in your own private
life. In your business, they will know you very shortly as the one in-charge.
In your career too! From now on your hand will be strong to labour
It's Time For A Change!
It's Time For A Change!
When
you embrace the Word of God, your destiny is established.
These
hidden covenants of blessings you now know about are the minutest details that
may not appeal to "charismatic Yankees", yet they are details you
cannot neglect.
These
are all hidden covenant mysteries that make your seeds to bring forth in hundred folds, now in this life, and in the world to come. They are what makes
"give and it shall be given unto you" effective.
Thank
God for all that you have given to the Kingdom, thank God for all your tithes,
thank God for all your offerings, but these are other covenant responsibilities
that make those ones produce. They are all hidden issues that make life
bouyant.
You
know why God is showing you all these? He is eager to reward you. He sees your
faithfulness, your commitment, dedication and zeal, so He has to open these
seals to you, that will help your rewards to reach you. You are too dedicated
to fail! Too committed to fail! So these little, little foxes must be taken off.
You
know how it is that a cocoa plantation needs to be fumigated, to kill certain
insects that won’t let the cocoa trees stay healthy. They are the things that
want to kill your cocoa trees and make them unproductive. So, you are killing
them so they don’t destroy the labour of your hands.
Your
labour will not be destroyed any more! Oh what a blessing to know where to
place these things in the covenant!
It’s
time to allow for a change that will reflect in the work you are doing. You
display things in your shop, and nobody is buying them? Can’t you find out what
is happening?
The
covenant is power! Discover it. Make it a lifestyle!
See
yourself as a responsible Christian walking in the covenant, by giving the
right place to every instruction. Instructions are the ways of wisdom, telling
you how to do things to get your desired results. Proverbs 24:14 says:
"So shall the knowledge of wisdom be
unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy
expectation shall not be cut off."
These
things will help you out no matter how tough the situation. Thank God you now
know them!
You will not go down any
more, in Jesus Precious Name!