‘There was a famine in the land…then the Lord appeared to Isaac and said: ‘Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. Dwell in this land and I shall be with you and bless you…and I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed…’ So Isaac dwelt in Gerar… Then Isaac sown in THAT LAND and reaped in THE SAME YEAR A HUNDREFOLD and the Lord blessed him. The man began to prosper and continued prospering until he became very prosperous…’ (Gen 26)

There was famine. The temptation to go ‘abroad’ was strong. Isaac mediated and prayed on what to do next. Then God spoke, telling him to stay there, in the deep valley of Gerar, during a national disaster. Jehovah shall be his only hope. Isaac obeyed God and learned many lessons he could have learned otherwise:

*God never abandons His children, in famine or not, in poverty or not, in sickness of not, in loneliness or not! God’s Word is enough for my life. I shall not live by bread alone (buttered or not) but by every Word that God has spoken to me. I shall trust God for the performance of His Word. It is His responsibility to perform, mine it is to trust Him totally! God’s command to me is for His glory and also my sake; it is for my good. I shall never doubt God goodness to me! Obedience is rewarded with blessings, increase, fruitfulness and prosperity. Obedience has become my life style. Day by day, it is more difficult for me to doubt and disobey God, for He has proven Himself to me Faithful and True always!

*The blessings of prosperity, spiritual and natural, are connected with particular places. God choses the exact place of blessing for me to stay. God chose my husband, my children, my grandchildren, my in laws, my school or my business to do. God choses my city, my street, my neighbors, my church to attend, my ministry to be involved in… Nothing is ever ‘by mistake’! My tithes and offerings should go to the church that feeds me spiritually. I shall submit to the delegated authority I find there trusting that God will use them to pray and bless me! The environment does not dictate my success. God does! The lack of good things around me shall not intimidate or shake me from trusting God! I shall obey God! Sacrificially and faithfully I shall invest my life and substance in the very place of ministry God has chosen for me! Only good can follow! Sooner or later my promised harvest shall manifest!

*I shall never be discouraged to serve God! My harvest is surely greater than my investment, for God is with me!

*It is easy to live in a place where all are rich. But it takes a miracle to be rich in the desert, in the valley. God shall use me as a sample for His glory, to prove to all men that He is the Almighty God, Jehovah Jireh! The testimony of my prosperity shall lead many people to Christ! My blessings and prosperity shall encourage others to trust in God!

My blessings and prosperity shall confuse my enemies for they will search and never find the human source of it. They may fight me but they can never prevail against me. God is with me and He shall deliver me from all attacks of the enemy! Even if they are jealous, angry or bitter… even if they drive me away… they shall come back at last, with tears of repentance, and like Abimelech they will say: ‘We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you…’ “

In Christ I DECLARE: I am blessed beyond anything I can imagine! I have located the place God wants me to stay for this season in my life! It is Father’s House Bible Church, Warri, Nigeria! I shall dwell here! I shall invest my life and substance here! I shall preach and teach God’s Word to any soul that is willing to listen! By the Holy Spirit, the overflow from Warri shall touch the nations! Revival shall come!

I shall not worry, fret or shake. I shall not be afraid of opposition. I shall stand and not fall. I shall succeed and not fail! I shall not fear men for I owe them nothing except to love them as Christ loves me! I shall not fear devils, for I owe them nothing. Christ has paid with His Blood for my salvation and complete deliverance!

I shall forever worship the King who saved me and blessed me! I shall trust God’s Word that in days of disaster I shall not wither (become dry, ashamed or disappointed in my faith) and in the days of famine and trouble, when all the people complain and weep, I shall be satisfied, I shall have more than I need and be a blessing to many (Ps 37:19)!

As I trust God in the place He has chosen and prepared for me, my miraculous, ‘against all odds’ hundredfold harvest shall come quickly. And it is this year – 2013!” All glory goes to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

In Jesus name

Amen!