Taste and see that the Lord is good;

YOU ARE MINE, SAYS THE LORD! Part 1     By Pastor Emmannuel A. Kaulumah

Blessed be the name of the Lord our God, who daily loads us with benefits in the name of Jesus!

Brethren, I would like to welcome you in this month of July; may it be a month of outstanding testimonies in our lives, in the name of Jesus.

This month we are receiving a fresh word of assurance from the Lord and the Word is: "YOU ARE MINE, SAYS THE LORD" Let us look in the book of Isaiah. 43:1 "But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob. And He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine. (NKJV)

If you look at the above verse, you will see and hear what the Lord your Creator is saying to you. You know that you did not create yourself neither were you created by the will of anybody, but by the will of God and for the purpose of God. In the world, there are many voices and many of those voices are there to bring confusion into your life so that you will not live a successful life. To tell you the truth, there are many mad people in the streets than those who are in psychiatric hospitals. Confusion has filled the world today because people have refused to listen to their Creator. There are confused pastors, deacons, bishops, church elders and choir masters/mistresses. There are confused politicians, doctors, teachers, businessmen/women, just to mention a few. We also have confused fathers, mothers, and children. The point is that, we are living in a confused world that is the reason you see women changing themselves to look like men and men changing themselves to look like women. Some people may say that is their human’s rights, but this is human confusion.

Confusing voices have been speaking to many people for long, now it is time for the Lord to utter His voice upon His creation.

Isa. 43:1 "BUT NOW THUS SAYS THE LORD..."

"...THE LORD WHO CREATED YOU..."

You know that you did not create yourself, its God who has created you and now, it is the time for you to listen to the Lord, who created you.

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Many people are crying concerning situations that are going on in their lives. Many people took decisions which they regretted later because they have listened to wrong voices. People want solutions to their problems but they do not know what to do, where to go or whom to listen and talk to. I came to the point where I understand that many people, who are indulging in bad habits such as alcohol, drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, etc., are seeking solutions to their problems. Please don’t look at people the way, they are doing things or handling their lives and judge them, but try to understand

Why does a woman opt for prostitution, lesbianism, witchcraft, occultism, etc.?

Why does a man opt for robbery, drug dealing, alcohol, homosexual, witchcraft, occultism, etc.

Do not think that people are doing those things because they want or choose to do that in their lives, but life’s problems push them to do that. I remember a case of a lady who got married to another lady. She said that, she had been abused four times by four different men and in those four relationships, she lost her pregnancies. She recalled that her mother was also abused by her father. When I told her that God is able to give her a man, who will love her; she said that "she does not want any man again in her life."

Some men decided to become gays just because of the abuse they received from women. Many people tried to have longer relationships with the opposite sex but these relationships failed. This is the reason why many people have failed to understand what God has told them not to do. They look at it that God is unfair to them because life is unfair to them. They look helpless and lonely. Problems of life have pushed lots of people to dine and wine with sin which lead them to destruction. These are just a few examples of things that make many people indulge in destructive activities.

"And He who formed you, O Israel"

God produced you for a purpose. He produced you to bring glory to His name. That is the reason why you must know that there is God. You are not alone

The Lord who created and formed you is speaking to you right now. The reason why you are suffering, it is because you are not listening and following the instructions of your Creator. You need to follow the ways of the Lord. It does not matter the colour of your skin. It does not matter the shape of your body. The Lord who formed you knows what is good for you.

For your marriage to succeed; you need to listen and follow the instructions of God concerning marriage; for marriage started in the mind of God

For your business to succeed, you need to listen and follow the instructions of God. For He is the only one who will lead you on how to prosper and He will give you power, wisdom, knowledge and understanding on how to make wealth. Jesus said that, you must give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. That means pay your taxes to the government and give your tithes to God, then keep your profit to yourself.

For you to be promoted, you need to listen and follow the instructions of God. For promotion does not come from east or west, but from the Lord. You need to be diligent in your work. Except the Lord favours you; any favour from anywhere is in vain. It is only the promotion of the Lord that can make you rich and add no sorrow in your life. Therefore you need to look up to God for your promotion.

"...Fear not, for I have redeemed you...;

The Lord is saying to you that you must not fear. Yes, fearful situation will come on your way; but do not fear. When God told Moses to tell Pharaoh to let His people go; Pharaoh refused to let them go, instead their lives were made more difficult than before. It was a fearful situation for the children of Israel. They were not able to go to their promised land until the hand of the Lord came against Pharaoh and Egypt; it was only then, that they were released to go and serve their God.

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Do not fear even in the time of crisis.

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Do not fear when it seems that there is no way.

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Do not fear when you face opposition.

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Do not fear when you face resistance.

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Do not fear when people rise up against you.

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Do not fear when you are being condemned.

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Do not fear when everybody is against you.

All these are issues that can make you afraid; but the Lord is telling you that you must not be afraid. On the cross of Calvary Jesus declared that it is finished. Read John 19:30, He has redeemed you from every situation. 1^{st Corinthian 6:20 "For you were bought at a price..." That means in every situation that you will ever face the Lord has already paid the price for you. There is no situation that can be able to pull you down. All you have to do for you to come out of your situation is to seek the way that the Lord has made for you out of that situation. In every situation there is always a way out. The secret is this: the answer to your question is always within the question. It is not what the devil means the situation for, but it is what God meant it for. It is not about what the devil is saying, but it is what God is saying to you. It is not about what the devil is showing you, but it is what God is showing you. The devil is a liar and he is the father of all lies. In him (devil) there is no truth. When situations are making you to fear, it shows that the devil has stepped in. Fear is not the plan of God for you. Fear is a cankerworm that has killed many people in this world than any crisis. Fear will rob you your good opportunities. Fear will silence your bright destiny. Fear will create confusion and frustration in your life. Fear will blindfold you not to see the doors which the Lord has opened for you. Fear will weaken you in the presence of your enemies. Fear will bring shame in your life. Therefore, do not be afraid! Brethren God said in His Word 2nd Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power and of love and of a sound mind" The Spirit of the Lord that is in you is for power, sound mind and love. The power here means courage, bravery, audacity, confidence and boldness. You are asked to be strong in the Lord and not to be weak. Christianity is not a weakness; it is about you being a child of God standing strong in the love and in the power of God; facing any situation in the name of Jesus. Read Eph. 6:10. Anytime you are surrounded by fear, understand that you are not surrounded by the Spirit of God. You are redeemed from the troubles of this world. It is not that there will be no trouble; but you are an overcomer. No matter the situation, you will prevail as long as you are a child of God. Battles of life are not to bind you, but to strengthen your life.}

The problem is not the situation in which you are now, but how to get out of it. In every situation the Lord has prepared a way for us to get out. Unfortunately, we don’t see the way which the Lord has made for us. Is. 43:8 "Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears". This means many people are blind and deaf spiritually. They cannot see what the Lord is showing them and they cannot hear what the Lord is telling them. You can pray for a solution but if your eyes are blind, even if the solution comes; can you be able to see it? When the Lord is speaking to you, can you hear Him? Do you know His voice? Brethren this is the main problem in our lives. I want you to change your prayers from Lord see this problem and you begin to pray like this: O Lord open my eyes, to see the way which you prepared for me out of this situation. O Lord open my ears to hear what you are telling me concerning this situation. MY BELOVED, IT IS TIME FOR US TO SEEK TO KNOW THE WAYS OF THE LORD IN EVERY SITUATION. KNOWING THE WAYS OF THE LORD IS TO KNOW ANSWERS TO YOUR PROBLEMS.

Is. 43:18-19: "18Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old, 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert".

To be continued... God bless you!

 By Pastor E.A. Kaulumah

Praying to Recover your Exchanged Destiny Part 1

Brethren, I want to thank the Lord and praise Him for His mercies and kindness over our lives. I would also like to thank God, for always providing funds for this bulletin. It is only by His grace that we are able to publish and distribute it monthly. May His name be praised forever more, Amen!

Our topic for this month is what I call: "Praying to Recover your Exchanged Destiny".

Eccl. 10:5-7 "There is an evil I have seen under the sun, 6- Folly is set in great dignity, 7 while the rich sit in a lowly place, I have seen servants on horses while princes walk on the ground like servants. The above verses said that there is an evil that is going on under the sun, which means there are evils being done on the face of the earth. What are these evils? You might ask! The evil that is happening is the exchange of other people’s destinies. Many destinies have been exchanged. Many people are living lives that are not theirs. Many people are eating crumbs while they are suppose to eat the full bread. Many people are living unfulfilled lives. Only few people are living according to God’s standard for their lives.

I would like you to read this bulletin with a prayerful heart. As you do so, may God’s Spirit richly dwell in you!

What is your destiny?

Your destiny is what God has created you to be, right from your mother’s womb;

Your destiny is God’s original plan before you were created;

Your destiny is God’s divine purpose before you were created;

Your destiny is God’s placement in your life;

Your destiny is your assignment on earth;

Your destiny is the picture that God had in His mind before He created you;

In Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you", before you were born I sanctified you, I ordained you a prophet to the nations".

Before you were born, God knows already who you are,

You are specially created to become a solution to the world;

Before God gave you life; He already chose you for greatness;

You were not born by mistake; but by divine will of God;

You might be useless in the eyes of men but you are useful in the eyes of God;

You might be nobody in the eyes of men but you are somebody in the eyes of God;

You might have been rejected by men but you have been accepted by God;

It is not the name which people are calling you; but the one that the Lord has named you. He says in Isa. 43:1 "But now thus says the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine" (KJV)

You might be asking:

If truly God created me to be a solution to this world,

If truly God created me to be great;

If truly God created me to be the head and not the tail,

If truly God created me to be a light to this dark world;

If truly God created me to be a lender and not a borrower;

Why is my life like this? Why am I finding it hard to eat? Why am I not able to secure even an ordinary job? Why is there no husband/wife to marry? Why is my life full of struggle? If the word of God is true, why is my life contrary to what God has said in His word?

The answers to your questions can be found in Matthew 13:24-28 "Another parable put He (Jesus) forth unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven (what God has done) is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 but when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit then appeared the tares, also. 27 so the servants of the householder came and said: Sir didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From where, then hath the tares come from? 28 He said unto them: "An enemy (satan) hath done this…" (KJV)

The good seed, the bible is talking about here, are the good things which God has put in your life. In Genesis 1-2, it talked about how God created everything and He saw that, it was good. Then God created a caretaker to take care of His creation. You and I are the care takers of this world. A special assignment was given to you and I to be fruitful, multiply and to replenish the earth. When God created your life, He saw that everything was good and perfect. In God there is no imperfection. Remember you are created in His image. It is the will of God for you to be fruitful. Fruitfulness is the kingdom of God, Good health is the kingdom of God. Prosperity is the kingdom of God. Salvation, peace, righteousness, love, joy and the Holy Ghost is the kingdom of God. 3 John: 2 "Brethren, I wish above all things that thou prospereth and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth" (KJV) God`s desire is for us to enjoy our lives to the fullness. Remember in John 10:10b "….I came that you might have life and have it abundantly" When our life is filled with happiness, we will operate in the plan and purpose of God which He had in mind before He created us.

 The tares which the bible is talking about here are the evil exchange which the enemy has done over your destiny. According to the scripture in Eccl. 10: 5-7; "There is an evil I have seen under the sun, 6- folly is set in great dignity, 7 -while the rich sit in a lowly place, I have seen servants on horses while princes walk on the ground like servants (NJKV). There are forces of darkness and they only operate in darkness. Their assignment is to change people’s destinies. They are all over the place in our houses, offices, environments, families etc. There are wicked personalities using other people’s destiny in order to prosper. I remember the first deliverance programme that I attended in 2001. There was a sister that came to the deliverance programme, she looked like a zombie, saliva was gushing out of her mouth and a prayer point was called on a Monday,

 "Any power using my virtue to prosper die, in the name of Jesus."

 Then, on Wednesday, the news came that the elder brother of that sister who was a business man passed away. What happened is that, after her brother started his business, he went to the witch doctor for money making. He was asked to sleep with his sister in order to become rich. He succeeded to sleep with his sister and he started getting rich. But the more, he was getting rich, the more his sister was getting worse and worse. After the brother died, this sister started getting well. Maybe, you are like that sister who ignorantly gave herself to sleep with her brother. Maybe, you have already given yourself to your brother, uncle, auntie, boyfriend, mother even your father to do one thing or the other to you in order to be rich and now you are struggling. I want you to understand that, you have sold your destiny. It is no longer with you. Your destiny is exchanged. You need to call upon God concerning your life and He will deliver you. Your greatest enemy is the power that does not want you to fulfil your destiny.

 What are these powers doing?

They exchange your strength with weakness

They exchange your vision with frustration

They exchange your prayerfulness with prayerlessness

They can exchange your increase with decrease

They exchange progress with stagnancy

They exchange your confidence with inferiority: When you don’t have confidence; what will come up is inferiority. Every opportunity you see is like you are not up to the task.

They can exchange your life with death: When I talk about death, it is not only physical death; but it can be financial death, martial death, academic death, health death, etc.

They exchange your light with darkness

They exchange your health with sickness

They can exchange someone’s financial life with financial death

They can exchange your prosperity with poverty: were you rich and all of a sudden, your wealth begins to disappear?

They can exchange your vigilance with ignorance

They can exchange your wisdom with foolishness

They can exchange your hard work with laziness: Before you were doing very well but later on, you started slacking.

They can exchange your fulfilment with frustration

They can exchange your focus with distraction.

 This is very much in use against the people by the devil. The devil is using it, to remove focus. The secret of success is to be focused. Because, if you look at the opposition, you will loose your divine position. Many people today failed because they allowed themselves to be distracted. The enemy will use distraction to remove people from their right track. Your vision will empower you to overcome the opposition. Your focus will help you to crush all the wiles of the devil that are militating against you. The path to success is very narrow but only few people used to walk in it. If you allow yourself to be distracted where you are supposed to fly high like an eagle, you will start crawling like a chicken. Opposition and distraction are parts of the journey but keep focused. God told Abraham to look at the East, West, North and South and as far as he can see, he will possess it. If your destiny could not have been tampered with, you could not have been where you are today. You need to pray for God to restore your godly ordained destiny. If you want your life to change, you need to pray the kinds of prayers which others are not praying.

Why do the enemy exchange destiny?

Because the enemy wants to conquer him;

Because the enemy wants to suppress him;

Because the enemy wants to contend with his destiny;

Because his destiny is threatening the existence of another person;

Because his destiny is an eagle destiny;

Because he is trying to escape from the hands of a slave master;

Because somewhere somehow some persons, powers or personalities do not want to see him prosper;

 How can I escape from the Hands of Destiny Exchanger?

 Repent from unknown and known sins;

Pray destiny restoring prayers;

Pray destiny rebuilding prayers;

Cancel all the evil transaction done against your destiny.

 Prayer Points

 1. Any power from my foundation, contesting over my destiny, die, in the name of Jesus.

2. Every destiny exchanger assigned to exchange my destiny catch fire, in the name of Jesus.

3. Thou destiny exchanger in my family line which has succeeded to exchange the destiny of my family members, my destiny is not your candidate, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.

4. Wherever my destiny has been caged, wherever the destinies of my children/spouse have been caged, I command you now to be released by fire, in t he name of Jesus.

5. Wherever my destiny has been hidden, I command you now to appear and locate me, in the name of Jesus.

6. I recover my destiny from the hand of destiny exchangers in the name of Jesus.

7. My destiny be released and locate me in the name of Jesus.

8. You the star of my destiny arise and shine, in the name of Jesus.

9. Every satanic transaction done over my life while I was in the womb, perish by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

10. Anything stolen from my life while I was in the womb be restored by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

11. Every serpent of darkness which has sucked my virtue, through sex with any satanic agent, vomit, my virtue and die, in the name of Jesus.

12. Every power from my foundation which has buried my family, my destiny is not your candidate, die, in the name of Jesus.

13. Thou ancient of Days, rebuke the devourer for my sake, in the name of Jesus.

14. Any personality that the devil has replaced my life with be roasted by fire, in the name of Jesus.

15. My exchanged destiny, be restored by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

16. Any power assigned to exchange my destiny, die, in the name of Jesus.

　Prayer for the Nation

1. Every altar of the waster erected to waste this nation, be roasted by fire in the name of Jesus.

2. I challenge the foundation of Namibia with the fire of the Holy Ghost and the blood of Jesus.

3. Every pillar of witchcraft in the foundation of Namibia, supporting witchcraft attack in this nation, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.

4. Every marine altar in the foundation of Namibia be roasted by fire, in the name of Jesus.

5. Every altar of polygamy in the foundation of Namibia attacking marriages in Namibia, enough is enough, perish by fire, in the name of Jesus.

6. Every altar of lateness in marriage in the foundation of Namibia, attacking marital breakthroughs in this nation, be consumed by fire in the name of Jesus.

7. Every witchcraft dedication done to keep our nation in bondage be destroyed by fire, in the name of Jesus.

8. Any satanic strongman using the destinies of the Namibians, to prosper, enough is enough, die in the name of Jesus.

9. I break myself loose from my national bondage, in the name of Jesus.

10. Every destiny quenchers sitting upon my destiny, be cast in the fire in the name of Jesus.

11. Every destiny destroyer sitting upon my destiny, be cast into the fire in the name of Jesus.

12. Any power sitting upon my life, blocking me from rising, be cast into the fire in the name of Jesus.

13. Every demonic attack, anywhere in this nation, erected to keep my destiny in the valley, by the thunder fire of God, shatter to pieces, in the name of Jesus.

14. Thank You Lord, in the name of Jesus.

Praise the Lord! Brethren I would like to thank God for what He had done in our lives. His faithfulness endures forever in the name of Jesus.
We are still continuing with our last month’s topic “Praying to Recover Your Exchanged Destiny”. This time we are going to look into how destinies can be exchanged, when and what you must do to recover your destiny.
In Roman 11:29 “The gifts and calling of God are without repentance” (KJV). Amplified Bible says “For God’s gifts and His calling are irrevocable (He never withdraws them, once they are given He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call)”
I want you to know that what God has put in your life cannot be taken away. The assignment He called you to do cannot be taken away. The skills, the abilities and the uniqueness which God has put in you is still inside you, notwithstanding your present situation. Remember a call is a call and it is the assignment which God wants you to do. The gift that God put in you is what will enable you to do what He has called you to do. I want you to know that if you are a teacher, doctor, lawyer, business man/woman, pastor, engineer, etc, God has called you to serve Him in that area. He has specially designed you for His purpose and plan. God wants to bring His glory on this earth and it is only through you and me.
For an example, a mad person is still mad with his gifts in him. A prostitute is still prostituting with her/his gift in her. A drunkard will be drunk with the gift and call of God in him/her. A prisoner will be sitting in prison with his gifts still in him. A beggar is begging on the street with his/her gifts in him/her. An arm robber is robbing with his gifts in him. That is the reason why Pastor Myles Monroe said that the richest place on earth is the graveyard. A person can go to the grave with his/her gifts.
Elisha went to the grave with his gifts, because his were activated while on earth; a corpse of a man that was brought to be buried, as soon as it touched his (Elisha) bones; came back to life. Read 2 Kings 13:20-21.
How can Destiny be exchanged?
Firstly, to exchange means to replace, trade, substitute, and switch over and to swap with. Destiny exchanger uses different arrows to achieve their goals. The arrows of bewitchment are different from person to person, from generation to generation, from tribe to another tribe, from one environment to another. However, they all work towards a common goal of bewitchment which is the main vital tool the enemy use to exchange destinies. The destiny is there but the owner has lost sense of living it or even not knowing that there is something spectacular in him which can showcase him to the world. A bewitchment could be an evil spoken word in the life of a person which diverts the person from the right directions/tracks of his/her destiny to wrong ones. A bewitchment could be a charm prepared against somebody, or a family, environment or a nation to follow wrong patterns of life contrary to the patterns of their destinies.
A bewitchment could be a curse placed upon a person not to be fruitful, prosperous, healthy, or have long life, etc. A bewitchment could be an evil mark put in the life of a person to divert any good thing from that person. 
Many people are under this demonic influence of destiny exchange, which has put many shinning stars in wrong places in order not to shine at all. Many people went to school and studied wrong courses, thus everything in their academic lives just go wrong. They were manipulated by the devil to follow wrong careers so that they do not function well. To bewitch a person is to blindfold, divert and confuse them. For example a person was supposed to go to the east but was diverted to go to the south where bewitchment is programmed for her/him.
Arrows being fired in lives of persons are different from one another. These arrows could be prostitution, alcoholism, rejection, disappointment, accusation, stealing, madness, envy, jealousy, adultery/fornication, chains of sicknesses, etc. Most of these things are planted in the lives of people right from the beginning of their lives.
The devil is afraid of what God has given you. Matt 5:14 “Ye are the light of the world; A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid” (KJV). He is afraid of the complete power of God in your life; that is the reason he is always fighting to defeat you in the battle field of life. He is trying to overpower you. He is trying to silence you. He is trying to suppress you. He is trying to overshadow you. But I speak to your life right now that, come out of every manipulations of the devil, in the name of Jesus! The devil knows that his power is limited, he cannot be able to change the course of your life, but he can introduce evil things that can bring defeat in your life.
In our society today, there are many wicked men and women, being used by satan, who do not sleep or rest until they destroy a destiny of someone. Nahum 3: 1-3 “1Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departheth not; 2 the noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots. 3 the horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear; and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses;” (KJV).
Two Types of Bewitchments
1. The Unconscious and;
2. The Conscious bewitchments
The Unconscious Bewitchment:  
• the person will be ignorant of his destiny;
• he/she will not know that there is greatness inside him/her;
• the fellow cannot know the  calling is there;
• that the gifts is there;
• the person has skills, but will not be conscious of it;
I have come across many people who do not know what they want to become in life; or the purpose that is driving their lives; it is contrary to the plans of God. This unconscious bewitchment will make one to look at himself/herself as nothing while he/she is somebody.
The Conscious Bewitchment
Some people are conscious of whom God wants them to be, but they are bound by evil powers that blocked their minds and ways not to be able to do the will of God. These powers mislead people to hate those who want to help them. There are people that see that they have problems, but they don’t know how to solve it. They want to be helped but they don’t know where to go for help. They want a change in their lives, but they don’t know where they can get it. Many a time these people seek help from the same powers that are behind their problems like witchdoctors.
Brethren the world is getting darker every day. There are wicked people who are always busy killing people’s destinies and bury them. There are many people who are living, but are already killed spiritually so that they do not operate in the fields which God has called them to operate. There are many people in our society today who are unconsciously following wrong directions and paths.
Some destinies were exchange when:
• they were in their mothers’ wombs,
• in the day they were born,
• during the naming ceremonies,
• through their first hair-cut as babies,
• in schools,
• through sex/incest
• through business transactions/money
THE EARLY STAGE OF LIFE
The Three Wise men
In the book of Matthew 2: “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem  of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship him...  The birth of Jesus attracted three wise men; they saw the star of Jesus. As there are good wise men, there are also evil wise men. Many people’s stars are being seen or monitored by either good wise men or evil wise men. The birth of every child is always causing uproar and confusion in the kingdom of darkness. They want to visit the baby only to inflict evil in the baby’s life at the tender age. Many things went wrong in the lives of people during their early stages of life. As our God is authentic, the devil also is always making photocopies (counterfeits) with the main purpose to kill, steal, and destroy. Unfortunately many of us were born in ignorant families that do not know God or fear God and have no time to pray for us or dedicate us to God. In this way, the devil and his hosts have taken much ground in our lives and used our ignorance to bind us so much with much bondage. It is during the early stages of life that lots of evil transactions have taken place in lives of many people.
The Spirit of Herod
V3 when Herod the king heard these things he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him... V8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship Him also...  V13b... For Herod will seek the child to destroy him.(KJV)
The spirit of Herod is the spirit that kills good things in infancy. There are many Herods in our families, environment and society today who are busy searching deep concerning a child who will bring change in a community in order to bind that child. They are the evil seers who foresee the shining stars and pull them down so that they cannot shine. This Herods do not want anybody to stand, but they only want themselves to shine. During the time of the birth of Jesus there were many children born that time, but because Jesus had a special assignment to fulfil, this aroused envy and jealousy in the heart of Herod. For example, there are many people who are in villages today selling alcoholic drinks (tombo), who were supposed to bring development to their villages, but just because of spirit of laziness and poverty placed in their lives, they are nobody in their communities. There was a very brilliant boy we schooled together. He used to pass very well and we looked at him that he was going to be somebody in life. Unfortunately he is now just in the village and has not achieved anything. The devil has swapped his destiny.
Instruction of God
V13  And when they were departed, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt and be thou there until I bring thee word for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him (KJV).
Joseph heard the voice of God, because he knew God, unfortunately in the lives of our parents they did not know God and could not understand the things of the spirit. Even the dreams of warning from God they could not understand them because they did not know Him.
In Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (KJV). There is already war between the devil and the children of the woman. The devil does not want anyone to stand, because he (devil) knows the more we stand; the more darkness is disappearing because we are for the light and where the light of God is, there will be no darkness. The darkness has been overpowered more than 2000 years ago on the cross of Calvary that is the reason the devil has lost the war totally even though he is still fighting. If only we can realise and stand in the Lord, is only when we can recover back all the things we have lost so many years back, even the ones our ancestors had lost because of their ignorance.
Exchange through Sex
Sexual contact is one of the easiest weapons which the enemy is using to penetrate into people’s lives. There are many people in our society who sleep with their daughters or nieces just because of money and power and many innocent women are in this bondage. When you find yourself sleeping with your father, brother or uncle, I want you to know that your life is perishing bit by bit. That is why your life is not moving forward. Are you reading this bulletin and you are sleeping with your daughter, or sister, please stop it, you are destroying their lives. Jesus came for you to have life and have it in abundance. Stop everything that is not right to do. It is because of those sins that destruction came upon the land of Sodom and Gomorrah. Are you a man sleeping with a man or a woman sleeping with a woman; all these are abomination and destruction. It is confusion that the enemy has brought on this earth to keep you far away from God. Rom 1:18-32; Gen. 19:1-13. The devil will only tell you to do what is wrong just to destroy you. John 10:10.
In Numbers chapter 22 through to chapter 23 the bible talks about how Balak hired Balaam to curse the people of Israel. Why?  Number 22: 1-3 “And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho 2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites 3 And Moab was so afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.” (KJV). The devil is always afraid of what you and how you are going to bring an impact in your family, nation and to the whole world. The devil wants to defeat you; but he is a liar. That is the reason you see many people being used by evil spirits to speak failure in the lives of other people. You do not need to hurt anybody for you to have enemies. Your rising will attract many enemies into your life. Your victory depends upon Jesus Christ. For you to shine brighter and clearer depend upon Jesus Christ. Jesus loves you so much that God send Him to die for you.
What You Must Do
1. Understand that you are created for a purpose Matt 5:13-15
2. Understand that Jesus loves and cares for you. John 3:16
3. Confess your known and unknown sins. Isa. 1:18
4. Understand that when Jesus forgives you, He has forgiven you.  2 Cor. 5:17.
5. Understand that there is nothing too hard for God to do. Luke  1 :37
6. Pray destiny restoring prayers.
Destiny Restoring Prayers
The following prayer points when prayed whole heartedly can bring a divine change in your life. Do not say that they are not concerning you. I plead with you to pray them very well so that your life can change for good. Pray them with the spirit of enough is enough.
1. Confess every known and unknown sin which might have caused evil exchange on your destiny. Isa. 59: 1-15, Rom. 3:23, Rom. 6: 23, 1 John 1: 8-10, 1 John 1:9.
2. Confess the following scriptures in every prayer section Gal. 3:13-14, Col 2:14-15, Gal. 6:17, 2 Cor. 5:17.
Sing this song: My life must change X 3 in Jesus name.
Prayer Points
1. Father I thank you for this prayer programme in the name of  Jesus.
2. Pray this prayer point minimum 10 times: Let the deliverance  fire of God come upon my life, in the name of Jesus.
3. Whatever is in my life which God has not planted be uprooted  by the finger fire of God, in the name of Jesus.
4. Let the evil gathering against my prayer be scattered by the  fire of the Holy Ghost in the name of Jesus.
5. I refuse failure in the name of Jesus.
6. I reject backwardness in the name of Jesus.
7. I renounce laziness and lack of visions in the name of Jesus.
8. Let the sword fire of God visit my foundation in the name of  Jesus.
9. Let the unquenchable anger of God befall my enemies in the  name of Jesus.
10. I refuse to be wasted in the name of Jesus.
11. I refuse to be frustrated in the name of Jesus.
12. I refuse to eat the bread of sorrow in the name of Jesus.
13. I refuse to drink the water of affliction in the name of  Jesus.
14. Any power which has succeeded to defeat my parent and now has  vowed to do the same to me, you are a liar perish without  mercy in the  name of Jesus.
15. Make this declaration strongly in your heart
(a) I will win where others are being defeated in the name of  Jesus.
(b) I will succeed where others are failing
(c) I will be what God said I will be in the name of Jesus.
Deliverance from Evil Sexual Transaction which is affecting your destiny
Confess 2 Cor. 5:17 and Gal 6:17
1. Every evil exchange done over my destiny through sexual  contact with any satanic agent be reversed by the blood of  Jesus.
2. I recover my destiny from marine kingdom, in the name of Jesus
3. I recover my destiny which was buried with evil relative, in   the name of Jesus
4. I recover my destiny from occultic kingdom, in the name of   Jesus
5. I recover my destiny from witchcraft kingdom, in the name of   Jesus.
6. I recover my destiny from serpentine kingdom, in the name of   Jesus
7. I recover my destiny from graveyard spirit, in the name of   Jesus
8. I recover my destiny from desert spirit, in the name of Jesus.
9. I recover my destiny from forest spirit, in the name of Jesus
10. I recover my destiny from familiar spirit, in the name of   Jesus
11. I recover my destiny from environmental spirit
12. I recover my destiny from rock spirit, in the name of Jesus
13. Every mark of bypass over my life be washed away by the blood   of Jesus.
14. I recover my destiny from the valley spirit, in the name of   Jesus
15. I recover my destiny  from tribal spirit, in the name of Jesus
16. I recover my destiny from generational spirit, in the name of  Jesus
17. I recover my destiny from the spirit of death and hell, in the  name of Jesus
18. Every Goliath troubling my destiny die in the name of Jesus
19. Every Pharaoh chasing my destiny die in the name of Jesus.
20. Every Herod spirit over my life die in the name of Jesus.
21. I recover my destiny from the spirit of confusion, in the name  of Jesus.
22. Every river of affliction flowing into my destiny, dry up to  your sources in the name of Jesus.
23. Any exchange done over my destiny at any witchdoctor’s house,  be reversed by the blood of Jesus.
24. Any exchange done over my destiny through sex, be reversed by  the blood of Jesus.
25. Any evil done over my destiny through evil laying on of hands,  be reversed by the blood of Jesus.
26. Any exchange done over my destiny by any wicked teacher, be  reversed by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
27. Any evil done over my destiny by any wicked nurses and doctors  be reversed in the name of Jesus.
28. Any evil done on my destiny by any wicked aunt, uncle,  grandma, cousin, brother, sister or any close relatives;  through sexual contact, be reversed by the blood of  Jesus in the name of  Jesus.
29. Let the Sun of righteousness shine upon my life in the name of  Jesus.
30. Every enemy of this bulletin scatter by fire in the name of  Jesus.
31. Every enemy of GGDEM scatter by fire in the name of Jesus.
32. I cover my life with the blood of Jesus.
33. I Thank You Lord for answering my prayers in the name of Jesus.

By Pastor E. A. Kaulumah

Be Sober and Be Vigilant Part 3

Praise the Lord! It is wonderful to be a child of God and to dwell in the secret place of the most High God. Brethren, this is a month of commitment to the Lord. God requires us to be committed to His work and words. Amen.

I would also like to ask all the committed children of God to pray with us against the frustrations which the enemy wants to bring against the printing and distribution of this bulletin. Let us also pray for the good Lord to release funds into this outreach ministry to enable the timely printing and distribution of the bulletin, as it ought to be, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

We are still continuing with our last month's topic "Be Sober and Be Vigilant Part 3".

Before we continue, let us pray these prayer points:

1. Holy Spirit open my eyes to see what you are showing me through this message, in the name of Jesus.

2. Holy Spirit open my understanding to understand what you are teaching me through this message, in the name of Jesus.

3. I cover my mind with the blood of Jesus in the name of Jesus.

4. I refuse to follow any satanic voice in the name of Jesus.

5. I receive sharp eyes to see beyond physical, in the name of Jesus.

6. I receive sharp ears to hear beyond physical, in the name of Jesus.

7. I receive the tongue of fire to decree things and they shall be established, in the name of Jesus.

Be Sober and Be Vigilant in the Time of Need

The greatest problems we found ourselves in today; we entered into them during our times of desperate needs. When we are in need, all we want is solution. We do not think of the consequences that will follow after. A temporal relief to your problem may bring a permanent bondage in your life. Many people are into deep debts today just because of pressures of needs. Some people these days are only depending on cash loans. Remember, every little problem comes your way; the devil will direct your mind to cash loans. These people cannot hear the voice of the Lord speaking to them that they must wait upon Him for the supplying of their needs. The decision you make today in your time of needs will affect your future in a good or a bad way. The path that you take can also affect your destination in a good or a bad way. Do not buy a man to marry you just because you are ageing or your family members are pressurising you to get married. Do not throw yourself to a man just because you need a home to call your own. The devil will always show you quick solutions, but he will never show you permanent bondages behind those quick solutions. Esau was hungry and he needed to satisfy his hunger, so he sold his birthright to satisfy his hunger. At the end, he lost the blessings. Genesis 25: 29-34 29"Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary." Therefore his name was called Edom. 31 But Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright as of this day." 32 An Esau said, "Look I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?" 33 Then Jacob said, "Swear to me as of this day." So he (Esau) swore to him (Jacob), and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he (Esau) ate and drank, arose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

If you look at the above scriptures, we see a man who was hungry and tired. His soul was fainting and his body was weak. All he wanted was a solution to his problem; he did not care how much it would cost him. He made a careless decision which cost him his birthright forever.

"Look I am about to die; what is this birthright to me?"

As a married woman, may be you are in a desperate need for a job and the man that wants to give you a job is demanding sex from you. But now you are speaking like Esau "Look I am in need of this job; what is my husband to me, he will not even find out." "Look I am in need of this job; what is my marriage to me?" "Look I am in need of that position; what is my life without that position?" Look I am in need of this position; what is Christianity to me?" As a married man you want to become rich, you go to witch doctors for money rituals; they will tell you to either give them one of your children or your wife. You are now saying "Witch doctor look I am in need of money what is my children to me, what is a wife to me... etc?"

Brethren, we are commanded by the word of God in Hebrew 12: 15-16 "15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by these many become defiled; 16 lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. 17 for you know afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. (NKJV)

In Amplified Bible version, 15 Exercise foresight and be on the watch to look (after one another), to see that no one falls back from and fails to secure God's grace (his unmerited favour and spiritual blessings), in other that no root of resentment (rancour, bitterness, or hatred) shoot forth and causes trouble and bitter torment, and the many become contaminated and defiled by it- 16 that no one may become guilty of sexual vice, or become a profane (godless, and sacrilegious) person as Esau did, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. 17 for you understand that later on, when he wanted (to regain title to) his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected (disqualified and set aside), for he could find no opportunity to repair by repentance (what he had done), no chance to recall the choice he had made), although he sort for it carefully with (bitter) tears. (AMP)

Power to Overcome in Times of Need

1. Do not worry about your situation. Matt. 6:25; John 14: 27

2. Do not allow your heart to be troubled by the situation. John 14: 1a

3. Believed in God. John 14:1b; Phil 4:19; 2nd Chronicles. 20:20

4. Rejoice in the Lord always. Phil. 4:4; Psalm 37:4

5. Wait upon the Lord. Psalm 37: 9, 34; Isaiah 40: 28-31

6. Commit your way (situation) to the Lord. Psalm 37: 3, 5

7. Do not lean (depend, incline, bow) on your own understanding. Prov. 3:1-12

Be Sober and Be Vigilant in the Time of Deception

Genesis 3:1-5 1"Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?" 2And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, "You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.'" 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5"For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (NKJV)

In the above scripture, the bible describes the serpent which is satan to be more crafty, sneaky, scheming, shrewd, sly, etc., than any other animal. At this point, we have to understand that the enemy which we are dealing with operates in deceptive ways. You cannot identify him (satan) easily because he uses false identity to appear to his victims.

Revelation 16:13"And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle...." (NKJV)

As a young lady, for the devil to take you to bed of fornication, he will no more come to you with a condom; he will come to you with a marriage proposal. But as a child of God, it is your responsibility to ask and know who that person is in your life. I am not saying that you should not accept marriage proposal, but you have to be vigilant. Do not be carried away with marriage promises that will end up destroying your life. Pray to know the will of God in every situation. Pray for God to reveal to you every secret that you need to know in the name of Jesus. As a desperate person in need of a job or hungry, know that it is not every job or food offered that you should accept. Some jobs are meant to take you away from the presence of God and take you to far away countries, where you will be sleeping, eating, drinking and dwelling among pigs. That is why brethren, the word of God says in 1st John 4:1 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world". We are commanded not to believe every spirit; because every proposal/offer that comes our way is either inspired by the Holy Spirit or evil spirits. Why must you not believe every spirit, but test them all? This is because, many, not few false prophets have gone out into the world. They are prophets unto the devil and not prophets of God. They are gathering people for hell fire; it may look like a Christian gathering/church; they may even speak in tongues and performing miracles which the bible calls lying wonders. 2 Thess. 2:9 "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of satan, with all power, signs and lying wonders. 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved."NKJV) 2nd Thess. 2: 9 "The coming (of the lawless one, the antichrist) is through the activity and working of satan and will be attended by great power and all sorts of (pretended) (fabricated) miracles and signs and delusive marvels-(all of them) lying wonders- 10 And by unlimited seduction to evil and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing (going to perdition) because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be saved" (AMP).

The word of God that is coming to you is the truth of God and the love of God to set you free. Read 2Nd Tim 3:16-17. When you are refusing to abide in the Truth, it means you are going to perish. Most people know that the church where they attend, there is no truth at all, but they continue to go there because they love darkness. Most people are running away from the truth which will set them free. What shall it profit you to abide in deception while you know it is all lies? Why must you call yourself a Christian if you do not look like Jesus? Christian means looking like Jesus or Christ-like, having the character of Jesus, forgiving like Jesus, obedient like Jesus; as Jesus was obedient unto death, Read Phil 2: 5-11. Loving like Jesus. Do you think that God will pardon you on the Day of Judgment while you have been rejecting His love? It is better to allow the word of God to change your life so that you can meet heaven. When you are being told the truth, quickly you will say that people are judging you. But you need to know the truth that can set you free. When you are told the consequence of sin, you say people are cursing you. Some preachers said that when you are telling the people about sin, people become conscious of sins and will no longer become heavenly conscious, but sin is what will hinders people from going to heaven. You cannot go to heaven without overcoming sin. Let us take the word of God as it is, because if God never wanted us to know about sin, He would not have talked about it. Read Rom: 6: 23. Jude 4"For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men(women), who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ." (NKJV) They turned the grace of God into lewdness that means immorality, dirtiness, and rudeness. They say that they are living by grace. They do all kinds of abominable things, but they claim that they are under the grace of God. They separated the word of God by calling the Old Testament, the Law of Moses and they are no longer living by law but by grace. But Jesus said in Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfil them 18 "For assuredly I said to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one title will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. (NKJV) Therefore beloved, do not allow anyone to deceive you with empty words.

How did they deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ? By not living according to the standard of the word of God; they are using the name and the word of God to deceive and take many to hell fire; they preach faith but they do not live by faith. They confess Jesus Christ is Lord, but you do not see the Lordship of Jesus Christ over their lives. They speak in tongues or in the spirit, but they have no fruit of the Spirit. They live their lives, saying, it does not matter, God does not look at the body, but in the heart, but they forget that "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh..." our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost... It is where God's Spirit dwells....

What gives satan strength over your life

1. The devil can use your lack of knowledge to deceive you.

2. The devil can use your ignorance to deceive you.

3. The devil can use your spiritual weakness to

deceive you.

4. The devil will use your lack of understanding of the word of God to deceive you.

Luke 4:13 "Now when the devil has ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time" (NKJV). And when the devil has ended every (the complete cycle of) temptation, he (temporarily) left Him (that is, stood off from Him) until another more opportune and favourable time. (AMP)

He departed from Him

When satan finished to tempt you, he will depart from you for a period of time.

Until an opportune time

When devil leave you, he will not leave you forever. He is going to wait until he gets another opportunity to tempt you. Maybe now you are not being tempted by the devil it is because he has not yet got another opportunity to tempt you, but wait for him he will surely come anytime he gets a chance.

Your strength over satan

· Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Eph 6:11

· Be sober and be vigilant. 1st Pet. 5:8

· Submit yourself to God. James 4: 7

· Draw near to God. James 4:8

· Humble yourself in the sight of God. James 4:10

· Be patient. James 5:7-8

· Do not grumble (murmur, complain). James 5: 9

· Let your yes be yes and your "no" be "no" so that you will not fall into judgment. James 5:12

· Meditate and abide in the word of God day and night. Joshua 1:8, John 15: 1-7

Prayer points

1. I receive power to overcome every temptation, in the name of Jesus.

2. I refuse to be controlled by any evil spirit, in the name of Jesus.

3. I refuse to follow the guidance of any evil spirit, in the name of Jesus.

4. Every angel of darkness manifesting as an angel of light, be exposed and be disgraced, in the name of Jesus.

5. Every altar of deception erected to deceive me; be crushed to powder in the name of Jesus.

6. Every deceiving spirit send against me; be arrested by fire in the name of Jesus.

Pray as the Spirit of the Lord gives you utterance

REPENTANCE PRAYER

If you have not yet accepted Jesus into your heart or you are not sure if you are truly born again. Please, pray this prayer with sincerity and confidence in your heart.

SAY: Lord Jesus, I come to you today; I am a sinner, I cannot help myself, forgive me all my sins, and wash me with your blood. Remove my name from the book of the dead and write my name in the book of life. Thank You Lord Jesus.

Now if you have prayed this prayer with sincerity and confidence in your heart, you are born again.

Note: Now that you are born again, join a Bible believing church where the Word of God is taught openly. God bless you.

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