Speak Life to the Nations 2

    Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

You can also create order out of chaos, give hope to the hopeless by speaking God’s hope into hopeless situations and the often hopelessness exhibited  by people who have been victims of extenuating circumstances such as war, devastating natural and man-made disasters, terminal diseases, failed relationships, financial losses, job losses, business failures, betrayals, loss of loved ones and rejection. Through the words you speak, you can speak the life of God into such people and seeming dead situations to restore the life of God into the people and the seeming dead situations. The prophet Ezekiel spoke life through the Spirit of God to the very dry bones in the valley of dry bones. The very dry bones came alive. Please read Ezekiel Chapter 37.

There are many people walking the streets, living amongst you who have not discovered the purpose of their existence on planet. Daily, they wander in both their mental processes and walks in life. They move from job to job, career to career, relationship to relationship, religion to religion, denomination to denomination, city to city and country to country. They can be described as ships without rudders adrift in the ocean of life and desperately hoping that they would land in some safe haven, albeit without a map and rudders. You can also give form to the formlessness in their lives by speaking God’s form and design into such formlessness. There is a great example in Genesis Chapter 1 where God spoke creation into existence through His words. You can give the required divine direction they require with the word of God to show them the paths of righteousness which lead to divine purpose and stability in life. That is why the words which you speak are important and should be drawn from God through His Spirit in you and the rich deposit of the word of God in you so that people can be saved from hopelessness and destruction.

Speak Life to the Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

In the book of Genesis Chapter 1, the Bible records that God spoke creation into existence and gave form to the formlessness and emptiness in the earth.  He spoke light into existence and the light dispelled the darkness which covered the earth. Without light, the darkness would have remained masking all the beautiful creation of God.

You can also speak your way to wealth, success, life, progress, abundance, favor. Please read Hebrews Chapter 1 verse 3. MSG version.

Jesus Christ holds everything together by what He says – powerful words. What are powerful words? They are words which have power, carry power and always come to pass. Such words belong to God and are replete in the Bible. Please read Isaiah Chapter 55 verses 7 to 13, Jeremiah chapter 1 verses 1 to 12.

Jesus spoke to the fig tree and His words manifested immediately. Please read Mark Chapter 11 verses 12 to 26. Severally, Jesus spoke healing, life and restoration to people and there was immediate manifestation. You also have the same power in your mouth to speak life, healing and restoration to people and nations and institutions.

God has Power over Recessions

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again]. Job Chapter 12 verse 23.

God has absolute power over recessions, famine and soaring inflation, all of which can be adduced to a number of causes.

Recessions, famine and soaring inflation can be as a result of sin by the people of the land as in the case of the nation of Israel under the rule of King Ahab (1^st Kings Chapters 17 and 18); the oppression of Israel by Midian for seven years so that the people of Israel continually labored in vain because Midian always came into Israel to destroy whatever crops were sown, and to take away their livestock,; thereby leaving them impoverished. But when the nation of Israel repented, the recession came to an end as the source of that recession, the extreme wickedness of Midian was dealt with when Gideon and his army routed out Midian from Israel.

Recessions can also be caused by besiegement of a nation or people by a seemingly militarily stronger, economically stronger, mentally stronger nation as the case when King Ben-Hadad of Syria besieged Israel and the head of a donkey was sold for eighty shekels of silver and one fourth of a kab of dove droppings was sold for five shekels of silver (2^nd Kings Chapter 6 verses 24 to 25). The siege was so fierce that hunger ravaged the land and some people resorted to cannibalism; eating their children. But when God intervened, the recession came to an abrupt end leaving the people with an abundance of food and other material resources. Please read 2^nd Kings Chapter 7 for details of the abrupt end.

Healing the Nations is about standing on the word of God, the word of God that does not return to God void. God promises peace in our borders – Psalm 147 verse 6, in point of fact abundance of peace in Jeremiah Chapter 33 verse 6. He also gave a covenant of peace in Ezekiel Chapter 34 verse 25. God promises peace in the land in Leviticus Chapter 26 verse 6, the kind of peace that guarantees the absence of fear because nothing will make anyone afraid in the land, people will lie down and not be afraid, sleep peacefully in Jesus mighty name. In Micah Chapter 4 verses 1 to 4, God promises no more wars and that violence will cease in the land. Please see also Isaiah Chapter 2 verses 1 to 5, 66 verse 12, and Haggai Chapter 2 verse 9.

Peace in the land is integral to development as it guarantees sustainable economic, social, political and other activities which foster development and abundance in the land so that recessions do not impoverish people and make them unhappy. Peace in the land also guarantees the preaching of the gospel, evangelism, assembling together, teaching, and living happily as families and nations. I believe this is one of eh reasons the Bible admonishes believers in 1^st Timothy Chapter 2 verses 1 to 5 to pray for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

Great People Great Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The journey to greatness does not happen in an instant. It is progressive; determined and orchestrated by God. What manner of people, nation, and name should that be for people, nation or name that God would bless and make great? Anyone aspiring to be great must have a personal relationship with God, Who alone indeed is great in every aspect and Whose name alone is great. Please read Psalms 48 and 76 verse 1, as well as Jeremiah Chapter 32 verses 17 to 19.

People ruled by the fear of God and who trust God. God is great in power, has great power and all power belongs to Him. Please read Psalm 62 verse 11 and Jeremiah Chapter 32 verse 17.  Additionally, God is great in counsel. Please see Jeremiah Chapter 32 verse 19. He is also great in excellence as attested to in Exodus Chapter 15 verse 7. Significantly, the arm of the Lord is great – Exodus Chapter 15 verse 16. Therefore, anyone or nations seeking greatness must and should link up with God to receive greatness.

Characteristics of Great People

They are blessed by God and they enjoy the blessings of God (Genesis Chapters 12 verse 2, 15 verse 1, 24 verses 35 to 36).

God is always with them. Please read Numbers Chapter 14 verse 19, Psalm 46.

They own abundant material possessions as evidenced in the cases of Abraham (Genesis Chapters 13 verses 1 to 6, 15 verse 14 and 24 verses 35 to 36); and Job (Job Chapter 1).

They are wise and understanding people who obey God and His word and they are blessed with the word of God to guide and direct them. Please read Deuteronomy Chapter 4 verses 1 to 10, Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 verse 16 and 1^st Kings Chapter 3. King Solomon is a good example.

They are significant and eminent people in their families, communities, nations, institutions. Please read Proverbs Chapter 18 verse 16. Joseph is a classic example. He rose from slavery, servant hood and prison to the prime leadership of Egypt.

They are strong people (Joshua Chapter 23 verse 9).

Release the Power in the Word 4

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Listening to gossip, gossiping; both are not only filthy but ill-fitting garments that should not be worn by anyone. The filth coupled with the ill fit bring shame, disgrace and reproach to a person, family, institution and nation because they make the person look bad, unpleasant, uncaring and wicked in the eyes of the person or people gossiped about.

Additionally, gossiping and listening to gossip paint the culprit as agents of the devil; that is idle people who have no divine tasks to accomplish. They are seen as people on a mission by the enemy to speak negatively about other people. It is as bad as cock-strutting public places in tattered or rumpled clothes. Gossip brings about humiliation.

Beloved, it is wisdom; great wisdom from God not to put on such ill-fitting clothes and if you have been wearing them before now, it is time to discard them and either burn or trash them in the bin. They do not befit a child of God especially a child of God filled with the Spirit of God.

Gossip has immense capacity to tear down and destroy people, families, institutions, communities and nations. One wrong word spread by a gossip can set an institution, a family or families and communities as well as nations on fire. This is because gossip breeds deep seated anger, resentment and bitterness which sometimes escalates to deep seated hate which culminates in vindictiveness of great magnitude; that could even lead to murder and wars in some cases. While more civilized people handle such cases legally as libel or slander, other less civilized and uncivilized people resort to street methods such as respond with gossip against the culprits, confront and quarrel with the gossip or outright violence, a fight or beat up the person concerned.

Minister to Heal the Nations 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Significantly and this is quite instructive; ministry is not struggling for positions but rendering of divine services to humanity. Please read Luke Chapter 24. This means that ministry is about impact. Ministry is about doing good to the people. What this implies is that there is much more ministry outside the walls of the Church. Please read John Chapter 5 verses 17 to 19, 30, 2^nd Corinthians Chapter 8 verse 9. You can confidently say that you are in ministry when lives are positively impacted for Christ, when lost souls and nations receive healing and deliverance from the divine services you render to them in your ministerial capacity through the preaching of the word and other services you provide. True gospel and ministry is backed with signs and wonders and these are needed today on account of the challenges being faced in the world today. Therefore, seek after lost souls, preach the truth and people will turn to God.

As ministers, God is in everyone. Your gift is your ministry. You have to discover the gift of God in you, develop it and use it for the glory of God. Please read Ephesians Chapter 4. Everyone has ministry and there are levels of ministry.  Some people may have more gifts than other people but the focus should be on deploying the ministry gifts to bring healing to the nations and the peoples of the nations.  

All ministry gifts should work together.

Minister to Heal the Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Anyone blessed with and called into the fivefold ministry is a Minister of God and has divine capacity to bring God’s healing to the nations and peoples of the world by the help of the Holy Spirit. The fivefold ministry which constitute the leadership gifts of the Church are divinely designed by God to provide leadership and direction by His Spirit. The fivefold ministry includes Apostle, Prophet, Teacher, Pastor and Evangelist.

An Apostle is a person with special ability to provide authoritative leadership to several Churches; they are also pioneers who plant Churches everywhere there is a need for a Church. An Apostle is always moving forward, gives direction, is highly mobile, and plants churches to  hand over to pastors. They go planting Churches and providing leadership; they are not satisfied with one Church, they provide leadership and direction to a cluster of Churches. The Apostle Paul is a good example. He not only planted several Churches, he also trained competent people to lead the Churches and in the process peoples and nations were saved and healed from the oppression of the enemy. You can deploy your apostolic gift for the healing of the nations who are in dire need of the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ but are living in denial because the enemy has so blinded them.

Prophet is a ministry gift. A prophet is a person with supernatural ability to interpret the word of God into a current situation in the Church and the nations. A prophet brings solutions, edifies, corrects and strengthens the Church and the nations with the word of God. The New Testament Prophet interprets the Scriptures. The Church cannot survive without the ministry gift of the Prophet. Please see 1^st Samuel Chapter 9 verse 9. The New Testament Prophet is actually a person who understands the Scripture more than anyone; interprets the Scriptures in the light of the present situation to edify, correct, educate and rebuke the Church. God does not always give messages of doom but when He does, it is for you to do something about the situation. Moses prayed about God’s judgment on the Israelites. Please see 1^st Corinthians Chapter 12.

The Old Testament Prophet spoke the mind of God and only spoke when God speaks to them. But the New Testament Prophet is different. God has spoken to His Church through the Scriptures. A Prophet must prophesy but the manifestation gift of prophecy can come upon anyone. Prophets are happy when they hear from God.

Godly Leadership and Economic Prosperity

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.1^st Kings Chapter 4 verses 20 to 25, highlight 20 and 25

The wealth of any nation lies in the minds and hands of the citizens of the nation. A nation of godly refined people who deploy their minds and hands for wealth creation will definitely enjoy abundant and sustainable wealth. The nation of Israel prospered economically and spiritually under the leadership of certain Kings - David, Solomon, Jehoshaphat and Hezekiah.

Significantly, nations can be amply supplied with whatever resources are required for their development and economic prosperity irrespective of the population size.

The Bible records that though Judah and Israel were densely populated during the reign of King Solomon; yet the needs of the people were met. There was abundance of food and drinks as well as other resources. Money denominated in silver and gold was abundant. In point of fact, it was recorded that silver was as common as sand in Israel.

Additionally, there was peace and security in the land; justice and equity. The people were therefore safe and sound, happy and content with what they had. It was also a time of great spiritual awakening and responsibility on the part of the leadership and the people. All of these culminated in great national development and economic prosperity because the leadership of Israel at that time was godly.

Strong People, Strong Nations 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Beloved, God always comes through for those who look up to Him and depend on Him for everything because He is the strength of their lives. Please read 1^st Samuel Chapter 15 verse 17. King Hezekiah and the people of Judah turned to God for help when besieged by Sennecherib and his unstoppable conquistador army that had pillaged the nations around them. Sennecherib and his army threatened Judah, insulted Hezekiah and the people of Judah and even dared to ask the people of Judah not to allow Hezekiah deceive them. Hezekiah was resolute and this made Sennecherib wonder as to who and what Hezekiah’s powerbase was. Rather than truly inquire and walk with Hezekiah’s God, Sennecherib and the leadership of his army dared to speak against God, telling the people not to believe Hezekiah and that God was incapable of saving them.

God heard every folly uttered by Sennecherib and the leadership of his supposedly unstoppable army. Unfortunately for them, God sent one angel who single handedly wiped out one hundred and eight five thousand soldiers in one night. As if that was not enough, Sennecherib was killed by his two sons in the house of his god; ironically while he was worshipping the god he boasted about, his supposedly powerbase whom he claimed gave him power to conquer the nations and was going to hand over Judah to him on a platter of gold. But unknown to Sennecherib, the leadership of his army and his numerous soldiers; Judah strength was in God the Creator and Owner of the Universe and to Whom, everything and everyone submits.

Judah then, which appeared small, weak and insignificant emerged a very strong nation; even without shooting a single arrow; without even showing up at the battlefield. Please read Isaiah Chapters 36 to 38.

Strong People, Strong Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The people and nations who always look up to God for help and depend on God for practically everything are the really strong people and strong nations. This also goes for families and institutions. Please read Psalm 121.

Often, people and nations who have no idea Who God is and the awesome power of God at work in the lives of those who depend on God often look down with great contempt on people who look up to God and depend on Him. These same people who have no idea of how great and powerful God is consider those people and nations who look up to God and depend on God to be weak minded people who cannot take decisions on their own. But they forget something very important. God is the Creator and Owner of everyone and everything; therefore, it is great wisdom to look up to God and depend on Him for everything. At the same time, it is great folly to think and believe that one does not need God and can succeed outside of God.

While it is true that God divinely created everyone to succeed, the truth is that true success cannot be found outside of God. True success is in God and the divine capacity to succeed can only be activated when a person surrenders to God and looks up to God and depends on God for everything. The lives of a number of biblical people and nations reflect this truth.

King David for instance consistently looked up to God and was empowered to do great things. He was considered a strong person but his great strength including the ability to take on and kill wild animals; bring down Goliath; kill many in battle; lead highly successful military campaigns against Israel’s hostile neighbors and their allies were all a function of David’s great trust in God as well as his unwavering dependence on God. Please read Psalm 18, 1^st Samuel Chapter 17, 2^nd Samuel Chapter 22 and 1^st Samuel Chapter 30.

Communicate Success to Heal the Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Avoid the use of negatives. As much as possible, use positives anytime you communicate whether it is verbal or non verbal communication. People generally flock to people who speak and act positively and; avoid people who speak and act negatively. That explains why motivational speakers and preachers attract large audiences. Nobody likes to hear or see negative things. Only people who enjoy negativity, people who do not see any bright side to life would want to see or hear that. However, it is significant to note that depressed people who hear and see positive things become transformed. This implies that positive communication brings about healing and positive transformation. Please see Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 30.

A person’s tone also communicates success.  A gentle tone for instance reflects the peace, love and compassion of God in the heart of a person. On the other hand, a harsh tone, to a large extent is a reflection of the inner turmoil of the heart – envy, anger, jealousy, bitterness, hatred, and refusal to forgive. Sarcasm is a manifestation of spite, envy, resentment, jealousy and hatred. It is intended to hurt, wound a person, group of persons, and organizations with words and tone. A sarcastic person never sees good in other people. Therefore s/he does not want the happiness of other people and will always deliberately choose sarcasm as a way of speech. Both words and tone reflect the anger and resentment in the person’s spirit and mind. Such people do not communicate success.

A vengeful and vindictive person is likely to always communicates judgment and evil from God because a vengeful and vindictive person always want people who have offended him or her to pay for what they done. Such people usually have no room in their hearts for forgiveness and letting go. Their communication often creates fear, worry and anxiety. On the other hand, e a very compassionate and forgiving person communicates mercy, forgiveness, grace, abundance, creativity and wealth; success, miracles and a healthy reverence and respect of and for God. Such communication frees up people to heal internally and externally in addition to help them become creative by the Spirit of God. It is not surprising that most judgmental people are vengeful and vindictive especially when they keep harping on judgment.

Godly Leadership and National Development

 Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The Bible records in Acts Chapter 10 that the Biblical Centurion of Caesarea called Cornelius was a devout man who feared God alongside his entire household; he also gave alms generously (it is one thing to give alms and another to give it generously as one can give out of obligation but generous giving comes from the heart. Additionally, Cornelius had the wonderful habit of praying to God always.

A leader who prays to God always is simply saying by that singular action that s/he has no power of his or her own and that s/he is wholly dependent on God for everything – his or her trust, confidence, mental processes, decisions and actions are guided by God alone. While such leaders are rare gems, they are greatly desired and urgently required in any nation. This is because such leaders will not take laws into their hands; they will not act according to the dictates of their flesh like Ahab who coveted Naboth’s vineyard and assented to the murder of Naboth so he could own Naboth’s vineyard. They will not be like Nebuchadnezzar who ordered the immediate execution of the wise men in Babylon simply because they could not his dream and the interpretation, same Nebuchadnezzar who raised up a statue and called for human worship and when Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego defied him , he had them thrown into the fiery furnace which fortunately did harm them.

Beloved, there are other rulers in the Bible and history who did far worse than these two Kings. That is because they were not dependent on God and they were not dependent on God because they had no fear of God.