What to do in recession
Crisis and famine is here to
stay as long as we have a financial system run by greedy self-centered people
that do not fear God. The Bible says ...in the last days perilous times shall
come... we are living in perilous time and there is a need for you to
understand this.
The good news is we do not
need to be afraid of what the world will become as long as we have a firm
foundation in the Word. The fear of man leadeth to a snare so we should
not be afraid what man will do to us as long as we are in the Word. A life not
centered on the word will always be subject to the prevailing circumstances but
one who chooses to live in the Word the Word will prevail over these
circumstances as you allow the word to grow mightily on you.
Read this scripture and I will
teach you how to survive when famine comes knocking in your life. In Genesis we
see three major famines that hit the land the first one was in Genesis 12:10
Abraham the man of promise the man of faith found him self in a famine then
second we see Isaac in a famine this is found in Genesis 26:1 Now there was a
famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham.
And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2 And the LORD
appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of
which I shall tell you. 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will
bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I
will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. 4 I will multiply
your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these
lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, 5
because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my
statutes, and my laws."
The third famine is in Egypt
from Genesis 41-47 at the end of the famine Pharaoh owned everything as money
had failed and the people has sold themselves to him. Proverbs says for a piece
of bread a man will sell his soul and this is what happened. What I want you to
note is the key to surviving a famine. In all three case studies we see there
was an instruction that was given by God and obedience to the instruction
determined the survival of the affected people or person.
Jeremiah says if you are
willing and obedient you will eat the Good of the land. If you are going to
survive the famines that will come into your life or into the nation you are in
you need to hear and obey the voice of God. There is no other way out. God said
to Isaac don’t go down to Egypt but remain in the land of the Philistines. He
obeyed and God blessed him and made him so wealthy the Philistines envied him.
God wants to bless you so much that you will cause a stirring in the people
around you. He wants your life to testify of the greatness of your God.
Unfortunately many Christians do not obey the voice of God much hear Him when
He speaks. It will do you a lot of good to train yourself to hear Gods voice
and to respond to that voice in faith. This is a matter of life and death.
Because Isaac obeyed and did
not just what his father had done previously God caused him to be so fruitful
in the land this clearly indicates that God is willing and able to bless you
beyond measure regardless of where you are or the prevailing economic
environment. If our success was dependent of the right economic climate then we
would have no need of God or His ability to cause us to be fruitful. But
because a lot of times the odds are against us God has put laws that govern
this area so we can always end up on top. The hundredfold anointing flowed so
strong that a foreigner became the most influential service and goods provider
in the nation. (Now that’s shouting ground right there)
According to economists Africa
is only beginning to feel the full impact of the global recession that his our
planet. Unemployment is increasing, SME’s are shutting down agriculture, mining
and manufacturing have been adversely affected and the environment is generally
one of fear. This is exactly what satan wants to happen. He thrives in an
environment of fear particularly if it is mass fear [Moving a whole group of
people into fearing something resulting in a form of mass paralysis. This often
happens when war breaks out, when a pandemic like HIV prevails or when there is
rumours of yellow fever, small pox, ebola or some other sickness that is life
threatening.
Those that do not have a firm
word foundation will be moved into making irrational decisions that hinder
their personal growth and development. If in the good times you had trained
yourself to hear and obey the voice of God then you will be spared the pain and
sorrow of going through these painful seasons, but if you have been hard headed
and stubborn even as a believer then you will have to carry the pain of the
consequences and this is where we ask silly questions like “why is he going
through this thing he is a believer?...” Well when a believer does not hear
Gods instructions he will go through the sorrow that is unnecessary. Your
answers are always hidden in an instruction.
Last example then I rest my
case. We read in 2nd Kings 8 that the Prophet Elisha spoke a word to
the woman of Shunam and says get out of this land and sojourn wherever you can
for God has called a famine in the land for seven years. A famine was coming
and she is instructed to travel to any other land a dwell there for seven years
and she obeys the instruction and saves herself and her son. She could have
disobeyed and we don’t know what could have happened but she was spared the
sorrow because of obedience.
Notice Abraham went to Egypt,
Isaac stayed in Gerar and the Shunemite went to a land of her choice. This
shows us that there is no formula the key is obedience, its doing what God
instructs you to do. The recession in Africa has affected many people, what has
God told you to do, what is the prevailing prophetic word that God is speaking
to the church? Notice she had a relationship with the prophet, she had sown
seed and continued to sow seed into his life and ministry. She had a
supernatural perception that enables her to see the anointing he carried and
connect with it. This resulted in major miracles happening in her life. In fact
some 14 years later she was able to get restitution for the seven years she was
away. All the crops (Business she had lost was restored because of divine
connection)
Two things that are key to
survive the famines that you will come across
1.
Get
an instruction from the Lord on what course of action you are to follow
2.
Be
connected to an anointing that will open doors for you. Don’t just go to any
church go to the church he instructs you to be under. Those that are planted in
the house of the Lord shall be fat and flourishing they shall be still bearing
fruit in their old age
God bless you walk in
obedience and enjoy the good of the land
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