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Category: Systems

  • The Wisdom of the Devil



    There are three different types of wisdom. Human wisdom, the wisdom of this world (The Wisdom of the Devil) and the wisdom from above.

    Human wisdom is the facts of life and the takeaways from life’s experiences. That kind of wisdom cannot even be generalized for everyone. It’s limited, and the foolishness of God is even wiser than it is. That wisdom is no match for the devil. Haven’t you read Genesis 3:1? You will fail with that kind and level of wisdom. Why? Wisdom based on experience will rank the devil higher than all natural men. This is the same devil that foresaw the mistake of Adam, Esau, Saul, Balaam, Samson, Adolf, Judas, Emperor Nero, Napoleon Bonaparte, King Nebuchadnezzar, President Nixon…my dear, he’s not a fool. You are far too young to beat him with your intellect.

    The devil is many things; a liar, a thief, an embodiment of evil…but he’s not a fool. The devil used to be very wise when he was Lucifer. Ezekiel 28:12 says he was full of wisdom. However, his wisdom corrupted when iniquity was found in him. This wisdom is higher than all human wisdom. It is the wisdom at work in the system of the world that Romans 12:2 warns us not to conform to. You have three enemies to conquer; the flesh, the world and the devil. You can gain some ground by using human wisdom to conquer the flesh but that won’t suffice against the systems of the world and the wisdom of the devil.

    Corrupted wisdom is deceit. That’s why the biggest revelation of Satan is as a deceiver. Clever, cunning, shrewd, charming, deceptive. Not only does the devil learn from his mistakes, he also improves his technology with time. Babel is not as complicated as Bashan. Babylon is no match for Babylon the Great. Egypt is more advanced than Edom. Nimrod’s city was more sophisticated than Cain’s. Mark it: there is no one who has played the devil’s game and won. Even angels lost. Eve lost. Jesus didn’t play at all.

    When the enemy wants to play with someone who ranks higher than him, he comes as a deceiver. Shrewd as a serpent, he sold a half-truth to Eve. The thing about deceit is that there’s an iota of “true” in it but no truth. Every deceit is based on truth. Lies only exist because there is truth. Darkness only exists because there is light. There is no S.I unit for darkness. It is not right to overestimate the devil but it is foolish to underestimate him. He was originally one of the wisest creatures God ever created. He doesn’t change strategies but he varies them.

    The same pattern is seen in how he tempted the angels, Eve and Jesus. The first trick is for you to doubt God’s Word. “Did God say…?”. “If you are the Son of God…”. God literally had just said that Jesus is His Son in whom He is well-pleased. Well, that’s exactly what He comes to steal. Remember the parable of the Sower. He comes to steal the Word of God from you. Remember the parable of the wheat and tares. He comes to sow doubt. Anyone ruled by the flesh will fail this first test. The lust of the flesh. Food caused the fall of the first man, and food (and all forms of it; sex, sustenance, livelihood etc) will test every flesh to see if they will choose the Food from the mouth of God or bread for their flesh.

    The second trick is to misinterpret God’s Word. “You shall not surely die…”. With Jesus, he even quoted a verse from Psalm 91 out of context. That’s the lust of the eyes, isn’t it? Because he is wishing to change your reality. Truth is reality. If he can change your reality, you yourself will exchange the truth of God for a lie as Romans 1:25 says. Once you doubt God’s Word, you lose authority. Our authority is based on God and His Word. If you doubt the original, he can twist a fake one into view. He can now cause you to conform to the systems of the world. Anyone who doesn’t fear God will fail here, because the world will rule over you.

    The third and final trick is to replace God’s Word. It’s all about God’s Word, huh? Yes, deceit can only be derived from truth. Faith in the Word is what causes us to overcome the world. However, after overcoming the flesh and the world, you need to overcome the last enemy. This is the very sin Lucifer sinned. It is the cardinal sin. The sin of self; wanting to become like God in your own way. With Eve, she desired a kind of wisdom God did not put on the offer table. She wanted to become like God, knowing both good and evil. In fact, after eating the fruit, their eyes opened and they knew that they were naked.

    That knowledge was an intimate knowledge they discovered. They used to be naked and unashamed. Now, they were naked and afraid of God’s presence. God asked, “who told you you are naked?”. How did they know? By what spirit? They had accessed the forbidden by their own terms. Beloved, it’s not everything that you ought to know. The devil knows more than we will ever know in this world, and it is wrong to seek His wisdom. Jesus calls it “the deep secrets of Satan” in Revelations 2:24. With the temptation of Jesus, the devil wanted Jesus to skip the Cross by simply bowing down to him so he easily gives back what man handed over to him. As I said, no one plays the devil’s game and wins. If you think you can enjoy sin for a while and go back to God later, think twice!

    If you play by the devil’s rules, he will always beat you to it. He doesn’t play by the rules. It’s a negotiation. You are bringing something on offer for what he is giving you. Once you take his offer, you have consented for him to take something from you. He will always emphasize what you will gain and never what you will lose in exchange. Satan will only bring to mind the pleasure of sin, but never the misery that accompanies it. You will gain the whole world and lose your own soul. He did it to the fallen angels. He did it to Adam and Eve. Don’t let him do it to you. People think immediately you sell your soul to the devil, you become an instant hit! Nope. You still need to be talented. You still need to put in the work. So in the end, what’s the essence of selling your soul? He will use the gifts God gave you, grant you few minutes of pleasure and unending moments of torture.

    The wisdom from above is the kind of wisdom Proverbs talks about. It is the highest form of wisdom. Even the devil does not have access to it. Why? He fears God but he is not God-fearing. The fear of the LORD is the key to unlock this wisdom into a person’s life. If you lack the fear of the LORD, this wisdom is hidden from you like 1 Corinthians 2:7-9 says. The Fear of the LORD is literally the beginning of wisdom.



    Human wisdom is in the brain. The wisdom of this world cannot go past the mind. However, the wisdom from above is received in the spirit. The devil is wiser than the average man and will beat such a person to every game and temptation there is. However, the man who fears God operates with the Wisdom from above. He that is from above is above all!

  • The Esther Strategy: Warfare Strategies of the Kingdom of God

    In spiritual warfare, the battle is often deeper than the enemy we see—it is embedded in systems, decrees, and structures that outlive individuals. The Esther Strategy is not just about overcoming visible enemies; it is about dismantling the very systems that empower them and ensuring that righteousness is firmly established in places of influence.

    It is easy to make the mistake of focusing on personalities rather than the systems that make those personalities powerful. Haman was an individual, but his decree remained in force even after his death. King Xerxes was not the enemy—he was the gatekeeper, the one with the legal authority to make binding decisions. Understanding the role of gatekeepers is crucial. Let’s delve in!

    Influence Is a Responsibility, Not a Luxury

    When trouble arises in a territory where you have influence, you cannot afford to sit back and assume it will not affect you. If a problem keeps burdening you, it is a sign that you are part of its solution. You have more responsibility than you think. Mordecai’s warning to Esther was clear:

    “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish.” (Esther 4:13-14)

    We should not assume that because the battle is not directed at us personally, we have no role to play. But when God gives you access to power, it is not for self-preservation—it is for kingdom advancement. Esther understood this and acted. At first, she may have been embarrassed by Mordecai but when she understood that she was in that position for such a time, she rose in the power of God’s might. She did not pray against the king. She did not see King Xerxes as the enemy. She understood that the real enemy was Haman, and more importantly, it is the decree that gave him power.

    God has placed you in a strategic position to take action to solve a problem, so are you complaining that someone else should do something about it? Stop giving excuses. Stand in the gap and intercede. Mordecai saw that what Esther said as an excuse although she could literally die by the action she was about to take. “Go to the king, Esther. You were born for such a time as this”. Another thing to note; don’t just go in your intellect. Seek the face of God in fervent prayers before showing up at the round table of decisions. Selah!

    Gatekeepers Are Not the Enemy

    One of the mistakes we can make is praying against kings, rulers, and people in authority without understanding their role as gatekeepers. Unless otherwise instructed by God, don’t pray against leaders. No! Don’t pray against the one who is meant to promote you and show you favour.

    • Nehemiah did not pray against the king—he sought the king’s favour.
    • Joseph did not pray against Pharaoh—he became indispensable to him.
    • Daniel did not pray against Nebuchadnezzar—he influenced him to acknowledge the Most High God.

    It was the same in Esther’s case. King Xerxes was neither a godly man nor an enemy. He was simply a legal authority recognized by both the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. Whoever influenced him could determine the fate of God’s people. This is why believers in positions of influence must be wise. If God has given you access to the ear of a leader, it is not for your personal gain. You are positioned to exert godly influence on the decision-making process of that leader.

    Haman May Be Dead, but His Decree Still Lives

    We rejoice when an evil ruler falls but we fail to realize that systems outlive people. The assassination of Osama Bin Laden did not automatically end terrorism. Killing witches in your family does not automatically break generational curses. Evil is systemic, and systems operate through laws, decrees, and structures that persist beyond individuals. The evil the enemy is perpetuating is mostly on a legal basis.

    Haman was executed, but his decree to exterminate the Jews remained in force. Esther had to return to the king, not just to celebrate Haman’s downfall, but to reverse his decree by passing a new one. This is where many fail. We fight battles halfway. We pray against the overthrow of enemies but do not establish righteous systems in their place. If you only remove an evil leader but do not raise righteous ones to replace them, you have done nothing. It is like casting out a demon from someone who is demon-possessed and not filling the person with the Holy Spirit. The situation will get worse soon.

    This is the danger in spiritual warfare. Don’t just fight what Haman created; fight what created Haman. The LGBTQ agenda, for example, is currently being stripped away in some places but if believers do not relentlessly ensure that righteousness is firmly established, the enemy will come back with greater force when the next administration takes power. This is called the retaliation of the enemy, which is often seven times more severe.

    The Esther Strategy demands that we dismantle evil, reverse its decrees, and establish righteousness so that evil cannot rise again immediately or permanently.

    Promote Mordecai

    Victory is not complete until:

    1. Haman is removed – The immediate threat is neutralized.
    2. Haman’s decree is revoked – The legal basis for oppression is overturned.
    3. Mordecai is promoted – Righteousness is established to secure the future.

    This is how spiritual and political victories are sustained. It is not enough to fight battles; we must build structures that prevent the enemy’s swift return. In modern governance, we see the same principle. When an ungodly leader is removed from power, the work is not finished. We must ensure that righteous policies, laws, and people take their place—otherwise, we are only delaying a greater crisis.

    Believers who have access to influence must be bold in their demands. Esther was hesitant at first but when she realized the urgency, she used her full authority. She did not ask for small favours. She demanded the complete dismantling of Haman’s plans and the establishment of new laws that favoured her people. This is what we must do today. The battle is not just about personal survival but about ensuring that righteousness is deeply rooted in the system.

    The Call to Strategic Warfare

    The Esther Strategy is a call to wisdom, boldness, and completeness in warfare. It is not about emotional reactions but strategic action.

    ✔ If you are in a position of any form of influence, do not be passive. Use your influence to reverse evil and establish righteousness.
    ✔ If an evil system exists, do not stop at bringing down individuals. Overturn the decrees that empower them.
    ✔ If victory is won, do not celebrate too early. Raise godly successors who will ensure lasting change.

    This is what Esther did, and this is what every believer must learn. Warfare is not just about winning battles—it is about establishing dominion. Dominion comes when we do not just eliminate evil, but ensure that righteousness takes its place. This is what it means to truly subdue the enemy.

  • Understanding Structures and Systems of the Kingdom of God

    I just realised I have been writing on Kingdom, strategies and systems for about 6 months now. I have used the word “system” in the past 7 posts and yet, I never gave an introductory post on what systems really are, and its fundamental importance to our living. Let us learn how God builds systems for everything He does and why setting up structures and building systems is the most sustainable.

    From the very beginning, the Bible reveals that God is a God of order (1 Corinthians 14:33). Creation itself is a testament to divine structure and systems where everything has its place, purpose, and function. Creation declare His glory, not just in beauty but in the perfect alignment of systems that govern—seasons, times, ecosystems, and even human relationships. To fully grasp how God’s design operates in both the spiritual and physical realms, we must understand structures and systems through the lens of Scripture.

    What is a Structure? (The Framework of God’s Design)

    A structure is more than just a physical framework; it’s the divine arrangement that provides stability, support and purpose. In Scripture, structures are often represented through temples, altars, families, and even covenants. They represent the foundational design upon which God builds His purposes. Therefore, if God gives you a purpose, set up structures to tend it continually until it is fully accomplished.

    Biblical Characteristics of a Structure:

    Stability: Just like the rock on which the wise man builds his house (Matthew 7:24-25), a godly structure withstands storms because it’s rooted in divine principles.

    Organization: God instructed Noah to build the ark with specific dimensions (Genesis 6:14-16) and gave Moses detailed blueprints for the Tabernacle (Exodus 25). Divine structures aren’t random—they are intentional. Look at the family structure. Look at your body structure.



    Support: Structures hold things together. The family, for instance, is a God-ordained structure designed to nurture, protect, and reflect His nature (Genesis 2:24). Every humanbeing is born into a family.


    Example: In the Tabernacle of Moses, there was a specific lineage of priests that set up specific details (including curtains) in the Tabernacle and were anointed to dismantle the Tabernacle as they travelled in the wilderness. In this way, the structure is kept in place for the system to work. God asked the people of Israel to be numbered and structured into tribes, clans and families. The heads of the family were the ones responsible for even picking up the manna for their families every morning. Structures make systems work because systems make structures necessary. The most magnificent structure is lifeless without the system that brings it to life.

    What is a System? (The Breath of God in Motion)

    A system in the biblical context is the living, dynamic process through which God’s purposes are carried out. While structures provide stability, systems represent function, consistency and growth. Think of the body of Christ—we are many parts, but we function as one body (1 Corinthians 12:12-27).

    Biblical Characteristics of a System:

    1. Components: Just as the human body has many parts, each believer has an individual role in the body of Christ (Romans 12:4-5).


    2. Interconnections: “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it” (1 Corinthians 12:26). Systems in Scripture are defined by how components work together, not in isolation. It ceases to be a system if individual components are not coming together to work as a unit to achieve one purpose.


    3. Purpose: Every system has an assignment. You may have a stomach and an oesophagus that play distinct roles but all the parts come together as the digestive system to achieve a particular purpose.


    4. Inputs and Outputs: If you sow into the Spirit, that is what you will reap. Just like how the factory system works. That’s how even our brains work. We get to determine outputs by the kind of inputs we make. It has not been hidden from us.




    5. Feedback Mechanisms: A priest with an active altar will get feedback from the Supervising Spirit of his altar. Every system gives feedback. When you are hungry, your body sends you feedback. Doesn’t it? Once you feed the system, you will get feedback sooner or later.


    6. Boundaries: Every system has divine boundaries. Adam and Eve were given dominion but within the boundary of obedience to God (Genesis 2:16-17). Boundaries are not limitations. Once there is an organisation and purpose, there are definitely boundaries.




    7. Structure: The old covenant made way for the new through Christ, not by abolishing the system but fulfilling it (Matthew 5:17). The law gave a structure to all the requirements of God’s justice system, and Jesus fulfilled them all. Systems give structure to new systems built upon it. This is why God sets up replica systems (man and woman marrying) to give structure to the main system He set up (Christ and the Church marrying).


    Example: The early church is the perfect example of God’s Kingdom come. Acts 2:42-47 shows how they functioned—devoted to teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer. The system wasn’t about rituals but about relationships, purpose, and growth.

    The Relationship Between Structures and Systems in the Bible


    You cannot separate structure from systems in God’s design. They are like the ark of the covenant and the Shekinah Glory of God dwelling within. The Law of Moses (structure) provided guidelines, but it was the system of faith that justified Abraham even before the law (Romans 4:3). Without structure, systems have no foundation. Without systems, structures are empty shells.



    Final Thoughts: Why This Matters

    In the Kingdom of God:
    ✔ Structure = Divine Order (families, churches, covenants)
    ✔ System = Kingdom Functionality (faith, grace, justice)
    ✔ Together = Purpose Fulfilled

    We are called to build our lives, ministries, and communities with the wisdom of both. Jesus didn’t just come to establish a new structure; He brought a new system—the Kingdom of God, where righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit reign supreme (Romans 14:17). So, whether you’re an architect designing a building, a leader building a ministry, or a believer shaping your life, remember: Without structure, systems collapse. Without systems, structures are lifeless. But when you have both, you carry the blueprint of Heaven.

  • The Financial Distribution System of the Kingdom of God

    As Elon Musk said recently, money is just an abstract representation of what an economy really is. An economy is actually about goods and services. Buying and selling ensures distribution. Without distribution, every economy will collapse. As a result, different economic systems have been designed across history to regulate financial distribution, seeking to establish equity, prosperity, and order. Yet, despite their varying philosophies, they all fail to create a truly sustainable and just society.

    The Failure of Man-Made Economic Systems

    1. Anarchism – The Illusion of Self-Regulation

    Anarchism proposes a world without structured governance, where individuals or small communities regulate themselves without external control. In theory, this promotes freedom, equality, and decentralized wealth distribution. In reality, it collapses into chaos, as the strongest and most aggressive take control, leading to the exploitation of the weak. Without structure, wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of those willing to dominate, and society spirals into lawlessness.

    2. Marxism – The Dream of a Classless Society

    Karl Marx envisioned a world where the means of production are owned collectively, eliminating class struggle. In practice, however, Marxist economies often end in tyranny. The state, instead of dissolving as Marx predicted, becomes a controlling force that suppresses individual enterprise, leading to stagnation. Equality of outcomes, which was the goal of DEI, shifts governance from the hands of the capable into the hands of incapable for the sake of equity. Results: resources are poorly managed, incentives to innovate are stripped away, and instead of achieving equality, Marxism produces widespread poverty.

    Socialism promotes wealth redistribution through state intervention, ensuring that resources are shared among the population. While it seeks fairness, it often results in heavy taxation, bureaucratic inefficiencies, and an overdependence on the government. Over time, productivity declines as individuals lose motivation to work harder when their wealth is forcibly redistributed. Ultimately, socialism demands an idealistic government that rarely exists in reality.

    4. Communism – Forced Equality, Inevitable Oppression

    Communism takes socialism to an extreme, removing private property and dictating complete state control over all financial and economic activities. The problem is simple: power corrupts. The ruling elite—those in charge of redistribution—accumulate privilege, while the masses endure uniform poverty. The dream of fairness quickly turns into an oppressive nightmare, where citizens have neither freedom nor prosperity. Because of modern-day China, many have started to admire communism. Nonetheless, history has too many examples of its dehumanising failure.

    5. Fascism – The Domination of the Few

    Fascism centralizes financial power in the hands of a nationalist state, promoting strict control over industry and commerce. Though it encourages economic strength, it does so by crushing individual freedoms. Fascism leads to exploitation, as the ruling party prioritizes its agenda over economic justice. Instead of wealth being distributed fairly, it is concentrated among a select few, and opposition is violently suppressed.

    6. Capitalism – The Illusion of Unlimited Growth


    Capitalism thrives on competition, rewarding those who are innovative, hardworking, and risk-taking. It has lifted many out of poverty and has driven technological advancements. However, unchecked capitalism breeds greed, inequality, and corruption. The rich accumulate more wealth while the poor struggle, creating a cycle of financial disparity. Capitalism benefits those who already have resources, often leaving the underprivileged with little opportunity to rise. This is the best economic system man has ever come up with. However, all it ensures is the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

    Each of these systems, despite their promises, ultimately fails to bring justice, fairness, and sustainability. They are all built on human wisdom, ambition, pride and selfishness. God’s Kingdom operates differently. It looks like an upside down Kingdom but truly, it’s the rightside-up Kingdom.

    The Kingdom of God’s Financial Distribution System

    The Kingdom of God does not function like the economies of men. It is based on divine principles led by the Holy Spirit, ensuring that wealth is used to sustain, empower, and build rather than to oppress or hoard.

    The Church in Acts – Holy Spirit-Led Economics

    The early church operated on a divine financial system that transcended capitalism, socialism, and communism. Their model was not based on coercion but on the leading of the Holy Spirit.

    Acts 2:45 – “They sold their property and possessions and distributed the proceeds to anyone who had need.”

    Acts 4:34 – “There was not a needy person among them, for those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of what was sold, and laid them at the apostles’ feet.”

    Acts 6:1 – “In those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.”


    This system did not rely on taxation, forced equality, or state control. It was a voluntary, Spirit-led movement where those with abundance willingly gave, ensuring that no one in the community was left behind, even the widows and orphans. The key difference between the Kingdom’s economy and human economies is motive. In man-made systems, financial distribution is driven by self-interest, power, or political control.

    In God’s system, financial distribution is driven by love and stewardship. The day the church will be rich is not the day we will all park V8s in the parking lots. It’s the day we will quickly respond to a need the Holy Spirit prompts us without doubt, second thought, pride or showoff. Once the advancement of God’s Kingdom has more than enough like in the days of Moses or Josiah, that is the Spirit’s vision of a prosperous church.

    The church’s responsibility is to yield to the Spirit to ascertain what everyone needs, not through force but through willing generosity and divine wisdom. Sometimes, you may have a need but the Holy Spirit will lead you to give willingly to another person. If, indeed, we all yielded to the work of the Holy Spirit to financially distribute, none of us will lack. We will all have what we need (note that it is not what you want but what you need). If our first desire is to fill a need prompted by the Spirit rather than identify all our unsatisfied wants, there will be an abundance of gratitude.

    The Natural Food Chain – God’s Design for Financial Balance

    God’s economic system is mirrored in nature. The way God designed the food chain reflects how resources should be distributed. Predators (lions, wolves, tigers) have forward-facing eyes, symbolizing focus and strategy. Prey (deer, rabbits, gazelles) have eyes on the sides of their heads, allowing them to remain watchful and aware. This balance ensures that one species does not overpower the other completely.

    Reproduction in nature maintains an equilibrium.
    Prey reproduce at a much higher rate than predators. If prey species (e.g., rabbits, antelope) reproduced at the same rate as lions or wolves, their populations would be wiped out. If predators multiplied at the rate of prey, they would consume all their food sources and starve. In fact, in this dynamic equilibrium, once there is too much prey, the predators will multiply to curb their population.


    If He feeds the birds that eat the worms and feeds the worms that are eaten by birds, rest assured; He is the only Wise God. This system, designed by God, keeps nature in harmony. Similarly, financial distribution in the Kingdom is designed to prevent the extinction of the weak and the unchecked dominance of the strong.

    Humans Are Meant to Follow This Pattern

    The principles of provision and balance are not just found in nature but are commanded by God.

    Leviticus 22:28 – “Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.”


    Why would God give such a law? Because it ensures sustainability. If you kill both the parent and the offspring, you eliminate the future supply. This is a divine economic principle: never consume everything; always leave room for replenishment. Many people, businesses, and even churches fail financially because they consume without replenishing. They kill both the “parent” (present resources) and the “offspring” (future investments), leaving nothing for the next generation.


    Man’s financial systems—whether capitalism, socialism, communism, or fascism—all fail because they are built on human ambition, greed, and control. The Kingdom’s financial system is based on love, generosity, and divine wisdom.

    God’s distribution system is:

    ✔ Spirit-led – Directed by the Holy Spirit, not by human control.
    ✔ Sustainable – Ensures provision for both present and future generations.
    ✔ Balanced – Keeps wealth circulating so no one is left in need.
    ✔ Voluntary – Rooted in love, not in forced redistribution.

    When the Church operates under this divine financial system, there is no lack. Needs are met, wealth is used for Kingdom purposes as society flourishes. The question is: Are we willing to shift from man’s broken systems and embrace God’s perfect economy?

  • Financial Systems of the Kingdom of God | Tests & Tenets

    Last week, I promised to talk about the tests when we were discussing some of the principles and protocols of the financial system of the Kingdom of God. Let’s delve in!

    Understanding the Financial System of God | Principles & Protocols

    The Test of Management

    All things are available to you and all things can be given to you. You have access to an abounding all-sufficiency in all things. However, YOU are the one who determines how much you can have. As for God, He is willing. How much you can have is determined by how well you manage what you have already been given. Since God does not waste, He will provide according to your capacity. Remember the parable of the talents; they were given talents each according to their ability. Therefore, how well you manage what you were given will determine how much more you will be given. If you are faithful with 5 talents, you will be a ruler over 10 cities. To whom much is given, much is expected.

    I have a very good friend who received a lot of money in salary out of nowhere. Because I understand the principles of God, I am continually checking up so the money is not squandered. If you can’t handle 10,000 cedis, who will give you 10,000 dollars? Jesus said if you can’t handle someone’s business, who will give you a business of your own? Whenever you begin to feel that you can’t handle what God has placed in your hands, realise it’s not true. God wouldn’t have placed it in your hands in the first place if you couldn’t handle it. The average person wants a miracle and the lazy person wants magic. Meanwhile, the key to receiving more constantly from God is management. Jesus said “whoever has, more will be given and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him”.

    This is a trustworthy saying; if you are able to handle a few given to you, more will be given to you. This is how you keep the door of financial favour always open in your life. If you can kill the lion and the bear to shepherd your father’s flock, the Father will give you His flock for you to shepherd. If you can prosper in the prison and in Potiphar’s house, you can prosper in the palace. It is rightfully yours but what will be given you depends on how well you managed what was given you. So you see? Even though it is in your destiny to do all these great things, you don’t start with great things first. If you manage the little things in a great way, you usher yourself into handling the great things in a great way.

    The Test of Education

    Study to show yourself approved. If God has called you to be a doctor, it’s not against spirituality to attend Medical School. Learning is actually part of God’s principles. There is a certain knowledge that God teaches us through others. Sir Isaac Newton says “if I have been able to see further, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants”. God is not against seeking knowledge and acquiring experience. The Holy Spirit teaches what cannot be taught so no one would have to teach you what only He can teach you. The rest is learnable. Go and learn o. Learn Business Management. Go and get your Master’s degree. Learn how to speak in public. He will give you utterance but oratory is learnt. There is balance; a spiritual person who has an apt mental capacity instead of an intellectual person with low spiritual understanding or a spiritually intelligent person with mental slothfulness.

    If God has said you will be a leader of nations, study to show yourself approved. If God has said you will write books, study. You will realise the Holy Spirit will begin to show you what you study in each season. Don’t be part of those who despise education. You need tutors and governors. You need mentors. You need those you frequently listen to, and those who personally know you to train you. Apostle Joshua Selman cannot be your spiritual father when he doesn’t personally know you. There should be someone who also knows you and can train and groom you personally. It does not increase the task God gives you but it prepares you to adequately complete your full assignment in all seasons. The more you enter certain doors of your destiny, the more you wish you were taught. Learn from the mistakes of those who have gone ahead of you so you can redeem the time.

    What you refuse to learn can become the cholesterol that blocks the flow of blood from the heart of God through your ventricle to the rest of the body. Even as a prophet, you can see a lot but what to share, when to share it, how to share it and where to share is practical wisdom you learn. A knife, designed to cut food into chewable bits, can become a tool to cause hurt and pain. Learning how to use the knife is important to God. Selah! Experience will teach you. Mentors will teach you. Situations will teach you. Learning will teach you. Listen to the people who are where you want to go.  Be open to learning in order to maximise God’s potential in your life. Have you received a prophecy that you will be rich? As you wait, learn financial accountability. Learn budgeting. Learn financial literacy. Study to show yourself approved!

    Test of Abounding

    There are seasons where prosperity will fall on you and you will begin to make unusual profits off your charts. That is God testing your heart to reveal yourself to you. In your life, you have never imagined having $1m. Then, you make $120m within a very short period. Will you join those at the top calling those hustling at the bottom lazy? This is also the test of pride, which is a test one faces in every season of a person’s life. You can be overwhelmed by how rich you have become; it will shock you. A lot of Christians pass the test of abasing; living poor while maintaining a strong Christian life. It is prosperity that rather causes them to fall short. God cares more about your salvation than your prosperity, although your prosperity is captured in His salvation plan. That notwithstanding, it is better to lose your eye than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

    Usually, this test is for a season. Foolish enough, this is the period where some people desert God. Meanwhile, it was a taste of prosperity of far greater things to come. You cannot use God o. This is how God sieves anyone who came to seek him because of prosperity. If more money can change how to relate with people, you have failed. A lot of people are worried that Christians are poor. It’s true that the Body of Christ, generally, has been poor for a long time although it is far better than it used to be in the 19th century. The question is, if God brings the entire church into this short season of abounding, will we fail?

    Prosperity has now been seen as God’s sign of approval for one’s character. Meanwhile, you can comfortably live in sin and still prosper for a season. Until we place prosperity in its rightful place in the lines and precepts of Biblical emphasis, we can fail as a church in such a season. For one, individuals are still concerned about their prosperity rather than the prosperity of the collective body. For another, we have forgotten several values that are far more important than money; honour, good character, honesty and the likes. I will still continue to be hopeful, though. Once we pass this test, we undergo the test of abasing until we break into an abounding flow of His exceeding riches.

    Test of Abasing

    This is also the test of patience. It will kill all the expectations you have for God so that His expectations become your expectations. It will kill all the carnal desires so that the desires of your heart becomes His heart desires for you. Immediately you receive a prophecy that you are about to get rich, this is the first test that will come your way. In your mind, the prophecy should take 12 seconds to manifest. Meanwhile, the premise of the Promises of God is His Purpose. His purposes are according to His set times, not your calculations. If a woman is pregnant, she will carry the promise for 9 months. No amount of prayers can make her carry the child for only 9 days. Selah!

    For Heaven to know that you can carry God’s resources and put it to good use for the sake of His body, you will need to make sacrifices. Sacrifices that will cause you to die to self perpetually. Sometimes, after the prophecy, you will begin to experience poverty. Vitamin M will run dry. You will be sold into slavery and thrown into prison, figuratively speaking. Why? The Word of God must test you. If you don’t curse God and die, you will receive a double portion of everything you lost and more. You may be going through this season right now. If you don’t give up, you will receive your reward. It’s not about having. It’s about being. It’s easy to get to the top. It’s harder to stay there. That’s what this season is for. It’s for the best version of you to emerge; one that can sustain the resources of God. If you can prosper in prison, you can prosper in the palace.

    Once you have learnt how to abound and abase, you can now say you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Of course, these aren’t all the tests. There’s your works being tested and all. We have to end here anyways because these words of truth are deep and need meditation. I will meditate on these myself. I hope you were blessed.

  • Understanding the Financial System of God | Principles & Protocols

    If you want to be financially rich the God way, kindly read and understand this. It’s a new era of utmost possibilities and God is pouring tremendous financial favour on nations for intensive and extensive kingdom work. I am compelled to teach you systems – instead of mere goals – so that the system built in this era of seasons is not lost when the season closes, just like Joseph taught Pharaoh.

    Every system has a structure, and every structure has strategies. I will soon discuss the structure and strategies of the Systems of God in general for your understanding. A system is held by a structure. A structure holds up your circulatory system, for instance. The structure keeps the system in a loop such that the system is not linear but cyclical. Once any part of the structure falls short, it affects the entire system.

    Now that you understand this fundamental, know that God wanting to make you rich is not about you singularly. It’s nice to know that God wants to make you rich – and I know you have received prophecies – but it’s not about you. Systems have individual components that are not standalone; they are interconnected. Your heart needs blood but this blood is to the benefit of the whole body. If you want to be rich for your own selfish ambitions and to satisfy your own lusts, then you can never be rich the God way. Even the devil makes people rich to sponsor his agendas.

    If you want God to make you rich so badly, He will take you through a series of tests that will kill many hidden and known carnal desires in you. I will discuss these tests into detail God willing next week. Peradventure you want a soft life because you are fragile and don’t want to struggle in life in any way? This mindset must die, because life is generally tough and will sway you to and fro. What you rather need is to be immovable, unshakable despite the rain (prosperity), flood (overflow/persecution) and wind (disasters). I really do hope you learnt a lot from this because God does not settle for less.

    Blessings without Sorrows: the God Way

    The financial blessings of God are without sorrows. Meanwhile, those who love money and seek to be rich will be pierced with many sorrows. So for God to give you His financial blessings, He must first of all work on you to remove everything that will cause you sorrows. Indeed, you cannot go through God’s financial system and not end up becoming generous. However, you can choose to pursue money without God and still become extremely rich. That one comes with so many sorrows.

    In this era, we should be careful not to measure someone’s prosperity by their spirituality. Wicked people can prosper. The Bible says it many times. Financial prosperity is not proof of true Christianity. We should not think that the reason people pray more is because they have less. Therefore, if they had more they would pray less. That is very sorrowful. Our financial prosperity is not inversely proportional to our spiritual life. This is why God will take the Body of Christ through these series of tests I will discuss (next week) by the Mercies of God.

    Principles of Kingdom Prosperity

    Remember these principles forever, especially if you are to be a Kingdom financier. In fact, write down in your journal. 1. God is a God of abundance, not waste. 2. God will not sponsor a project He did not initiate. 3. Your ability to manage His resources determines how much of His resources He releases to you.

    There is so much more to share but there’s not enough space to share it.

    When I talk about the strategies and structures of the Kingdom, you would realise that God has specific keys for specific doors. You cannot use the Blood of Jesus to do what requires the Name of Jesus. You can’t use prayer to replace humility. Every principle has its own place, and every element has its own structure. It is only prayer and meditating on the Word that forms part of every solution. So, what does the structure of financial prosperity require? There are kingdom covenant practices to activate and sustain financial blessings.

    Everything is a gift from God, yes! However, God will play His part and we will play our part. God is all-Powerful but He will not play our part for us. Once you understand this partnership, you will not sit there and be waiting on God as if you have no part to play. The Bible is littered with specific things one ought to do to activate financial prosperity. One is giving. Another is tithing. Yet another is honouring those worthy of double honour, including honouring our parents. Another important one is management. Generosity, yet another. Go and find the rest as a good student.

    One will say…”but I have been giving my tithes and offerings for as long as I can remember. How come I’m not rich by now?”. If we now start giving because of what we can get, we lose the real essence. We are rather giving because we are willing to lose it all for Him. Giving is our expression of love. “God so loved…that He gave..”. In fact, one of the Hebrew words for love is “ahava”, which means to give. Therefore, our giving is not a transaction but our expression of love. Imagine if your Mom provides for you because of what she can get from you. Let us not give to God with that corrupt mindset.

    What tithes and offerings also does is that it regulates our hearts from being more attached to the temporary things of this world. It is God’s regulation system of our hearts from the love of money. If you can’t pay tithe when you get $20, you can never pay tithe when you start to get $200,000. Tithes and offerings is a system God put in place as our form of worship to Him so that money remains a tool and not an idol in our lives. It is a reminder that it is His, and we are willing to use it how He wants it. If it becomes a transaction, it is no different from gambling.

    Next week, God willing, we will discuss the various tests one has to pass in order to become a steward of God’s financial favour. The test of management, the test of abounding and abasing, the test of education, the test of generosity and the likes. Once you pass all these tests faithfully, all your carnal desires to become rich in order to satisfy your cravings will die. What will be left is a vessel of honour worthy of the Master’s use in His Kingdom agenda.