Author: Pastor David A. Kamanga

Isaiah 40:1-5,28-31, 49:23

Waiting on the Lord is the pathway to removing shame and reproach.

Joel 2:12, 17

It is shameful and unacceptable for the devil to have rule over your life.

Judges 6:25

You cannot defeat the wicked one until what is his is no longer with you.

The only way to destroy devils is to destroy what is inviting them into your life or into the land (an altar).

Prayer and fasting destroys evil altars and facilitates the erection of an altar of the living God.

When the altar of God is repaired there is a restoration of what was lost.

Isaiah 58:12,14, Romans 1:17

It is impossible for someone who only knows how to give but not how to handle the devil, to prosper.

Whatever facilitates revelation facilitates your promotion.

Nothing facilitates revelation more than prayer and fasting.

Isaiah 58:8, 2 Chronicles 31:21, Genesis 39:2,

It doesn’t take long for God to transform someone’s life (Genesis 26:13-14).

Keys that facilitate divine guidance [continued]

4.Ask God in prayers (Jeremiah 33:3)

5.Be in love and remain in love after the order of Abraham (Genesis 18:17-18 , Isaiah 41:8)

    Abraham loved God and God Himself confirmed it.

    Divine guidance is one of the benefits lovers of God enjoy.

    Whenever something good happens or is about to happen or perhaps when something bad is about to happen, people think of informing their friends before anyone else.

6.Fellowship with the Holy Spirit (1 John 2:20, John 16:13)

    Fellowship with the Holy Spirit will cause you to know a lot of things that other people do not know.

7.Be willing to obey and do so promptly (Genesis 18:19)

    It is meaningless to be shown what to do when you won’t obey.

    God will only continue to guide you if you obey His instructions promptly.

    Even human beings are not willing to guide fellow humans who do not obey.

8. Praise and worship as a lifestyle (2 Kings 3:14-16)

Benefits of divine guidance ( from Psalm 23)

1.Divine provision  regardless of adversity (Psalm 23:1,5)

2. Divine rest (Psalm 23:2)

3. Divine restoration (Psalm 23:3)

4. You walk in practical righteousness (Psalm 23:3)

5. Divine protection (preservation) (Psalm 23:4)

6. Divine presence (Psalm 23:4)

7. Fresh anointing (Psalm 23:5)

8. Overflow  (Psalm 23:5)

9. Security (Psalm 23:5)

10. Favor (Psalm 23:6)

Psalm 65:1-4, 2 Samuel 5:17-23, 21:1, 30:6-8

Make enquiries from God, don’t always wait for Him to speak to you.

When you enquire of God, what you should expect is to receive direction.

An instruction given to you yesterday might not be relevant for you today, make a habit of making fresh enquiries of the Lord.

1 Samuel 30:6-8,18

You need a clear mind to see God’s direction, God will not speak to you when you make an enquiry while crying and in great distress.

When you make an enquiry of the Lord, be expectant of an answer, but don’t tell God what method you think He should use to communicate to you.

God will communicate to you using any method He chooses, keep an open mind.

2 Samuel 2:1

Keys that facilitate divine guidance

1.Be born again (Romans 8:14, John 10:27)

   The Holy Spirit only leads God’s children.

2.You must have a desire to be led (be willing) (Matthew 11:28-29, Psalm 25:2-5, 9)

3.Meekness (Psalm 25:9)

   Nobody shows the proud which way to go.

   It takes humility to ask questions.

   The more humble you are, the more grace you will enjoy from God.

   Proud people have no grace operating on their lives. (James 4:16)

   Be ready to appear like you don’t know everything.

   Don’t feel ashamed to say that you don’t know everything.

Divine Guidance is when you are supernaturally shown the way or how to go about things.

Right from the beginning, man was not meant to lead by himself.

Every child of God should take divine guidance as a major in his or her life.

Many people hear about divine guidance but few permit God to lead them.

God is the one who created the earth, and therefore He is the only one who can help us to succeed.

Don’t just take notes this year, practice what you hear and write in Church.

John 5:19,30, Deuteronomy 32:10-14

WHAT IS TO LEAD?

To guide on a way especially by going in advance.

I PRAY THAT NONE OF US SHALL LACK DIVINE GUIDANCE THIS YEAR.

It is easy for you and me to be deceived because we are limited.

We need God in all our dealings.

1.)When God is leading, you must be ready to follow.

2.) When God is leading, He gives instructions.

3.)When you follow divine instructions, you become untouchable

A man who follows God’s instructions enjoys divine protection.

God can pick any man from any form of wilderness and lead him to abundance.

When you are following God remove all the idols from your life.

When you become more important than God, you are an idol.

Do away with idolatry

Genesis 26:1-3

You don’t just marry anyhow, marry as you are guided by the Lord.

God will not get committed to what He did not ordain.

Consult God at all times.

Every time you follow divine instructions, God will be with you.

Those who follow divine instructions enjoy divine presence.

God is only with you if you follow His instructions.

Value the place of divine guidance at all times.

When God is with you, He will empower you to succeed.

Genesis 26:12-13

Hear God by yourself.

God doesn’t lead to disadvantage you.

When God is leading you, some decisions you will make may not look popular to the masses but go on.

Allow mockery upon your life so that your making can be facilitated.

Miracles are tied to divine instructions.

Desire to be led by God at all times.

PRAYER POINT:

FATHER, GRANT ME GRACE TO BUY INTO DIVINE GUIDANCE AT ALL TIMES THIS YEAR AND BEYOND (Romans 8:14, Proverbs 14:12)

Divine guidance is the difference between Greatness and smallness.

Divine guidance is the difference between success and failure.

John 8:29

Doing things as commanded is the surest way of having divine presence.

Isaiah 48:17,21, 45:1-3

When God is leading you, you will never feel the pinch of the  negative economy of a country.

When God is leading you, you will flourish where others are crying.

I pray that you can subscribe to being led by God.

God wants to use you to lend to nations.

Every child of God is ordained to be a lender to nations.

How can you grow wings with a ZMW 5,000 in your account or with a mobile phone worth ZMW 11,000 ?

Poor people boast about things.

God wants to entrust you with great wealth but you must grow.

Money is for the Kingdom of God and for you.

The poor are also very proud.

Don’t just be interested in getting a photo with someone, be interested in getting their wisdom.

Receive grace to grow up.

Prayer is communication between man and God arising from a healthy relationship.

The only prayer that exists between God and a non-believer is the prayer of salvation.

There is more to prayer than just asking and receiving. Just like how in the natural, you don’t have friends only so you can ask for things from them , there has to be more to your friendship.

An effective prayer life reveals your spiritual health.

Prayer is a personal responsibility which cannot be delegated.

You are responsible for what happens to your spiritual life as a result of praying or not praying.

Luke 18:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Praying without ceasing is the secret to winning in life without ceasing.

At the place of prayer, man has interaction with God.

Why is prayer necessary?

1.It links man with God’s presence (Exodus 33:15)

   It helps you to connect to God’s presence, establishing contact between you and God.

   The presence of God is cultivated, in a similar manner to how you cultivate your field. Prayer is what cultivates God’s presence in your life.

   There is a supernatural enhancement in all that you do when God’s presence is with you.

2. It generates power (Acts 1:8,14 Luke 24:49)

3. It changes a man’s identity (Genesis 32:28, 1 Kings 18:17, 1 Chronicles 4:10)

4.It fuels vision or purpose (Habakkuk 2:1-2, Jeremiah 33:3, 1:5)

5.It brings wisdom (1 Kings 3:5-9)

   Have a notebook near you as you pray, when you are truly focused as you pray, your thoughts will be saturated with God’s thoughts (God’s wisdom)

6.It cleanses man (Matthew 26:41)

   Prayer will keep a man from sin while sin will keep you from praying.

   It is easy to avoid sin when you are prayerful.

7.Guarantees divine  protection and preservation (Ezra 8:21-23,31, Daniel 6:10,20-22, Psalm 91:1,14)

8.Facilities divine guidance (Jeremiah 33:3, Psalm 37:23)

   When your life is surrendered at the altar of prayer, your steps will be ordered by the Lord.

   The blessing you are enjoying is not secure until you secure it in prayer.

Psalm 109:24

Sacrifice is the capital price that you have to pay for stardom.

According to God, sacrifice is death. Every time He sees sacrifice He sees the blood of the person that has sacrificed.

Fasting is a sacrifice, you give up food and many other things in order to meet God.

Fasting is costly, that is why many christians avoid it.

John 10:17-18

What does sacrifice do?

1.It releases power (1 Corinthians 1:18, 2 Kings 3:27, Romans 12:1)

   Every sacrifice offered releases power (whether diabolical or godly).

   Many christians wrongly believe that simply being a christian is all the insurance they need against the onslaught of the devil.

   If a diabolical person is offering sacrifice against you, the only way you will escape that onslaught is if you are offering your own sacrifices in accordance with scripture. Otherwise the power generated by those evil sacrifices will overrun your life.

What sort of power is contained in sacrifice?

    a. Sacrifice creates an attraction, it releases power which makes people to follow you.

    b. Power to convince people

      Certain things might not come our way because people are not persuaded or convinced concerning us.

    c. It makes people to be committed (Philippians 3:7-8)

2. It is the key to fruitfulness (John 12:23-24, Luke 1:80, Mark 1:28, Luke 4:21)

   A readiness to die will lead to abundance (John 12:24).

3.It brings you to the anointing (Ephesians 2:13, Psalm 91:1, Exodus 29:11)

   Without the anointing your life will be an annoyance.

   The more sacrifice you pay, the closer you get to the anointing.

4. It gets rid of pharaoh (the stubborn pursuer)  (Exodus 14:2-4, 1 Corinthians 10:1-2, Romans 6:3-4)

5. It gives you a  place in destiny (1 Kings 19:16, 2 Kings 3:11, Matthew 20:21-22, Proverbs 18:16, Revelation 5:4,9)

   A place among the great awaits the sacrificial.

6. It brings the glory in your purpose or assignment (Leviticus 9:21-23, 2 Chronicles 5:13-14, Isaiah 60:3, Matthew 20:20, Philippians 2:5-9)

   Before glorification there is sacrifice.

Hebrews 5:1,7-8

Prayer and fasting is a ‘primitive’ way of entreating God for divine help.

What is fasting?

The act of denying ourselves food, water and the general pleasures of the flesh (things that entertain us) in order to consecrate ourselves to God.

Social media can be a big distraction while you are fasting.

It is your spiritual status that attracts some of the things you are crying to God for, and as long as your status does not change you will not see some of those things.

It is impossible for you to adequately seek God when there are so many things competing for your attention.

God doesn’t just want your physical presence but He also wants your attention.

Proverbs 1:26

What you are willing to walk away from for God determines what God is willing to bring in your direction.

Jeremiah 6:16, 2 Kings 4:16

What are the benefits that we get from praying and fasting correctly?

1. It breaks bondages of sin and loosens the hold of bad habits and their rulership over your life (Isaiah 58:6)

2. There is greater clarity of mind which enhances good decision making

3.It is a means of repentance and repositioning ( Nehemiah 4:1-11, Daniel 9:1-19,2 Samuel 12 :15-16, 1 Kings 21:27)

4.Deliverance from death and destruction (2 Chronicles 20:2-3)

5. Commissioning or preparation for a new season in someone’s life (Acts 13:2, 14:23)

6. Increase in revelation and understanding of the word of God (Ephesians 1:17, Isaiah 58:8, Exodus 34:28)

7. Improved mental and physical health (Psalm 35:13-14, Isaiah 58:8)

8.It secures spiritual authority (Matthew 8:9, James 4:7)

   To be in authority you have to submit to a higher authority (1 Samuel 18:5).

Ezra 8:21-23

A right way is not wished.

There is always an enemy in the way of goodness, marital bliss, finances, academics, ministry etc.

1 Corinthians 16:9

It is our responsibility to  get empowerment so that we can crush our enemies.

Please don’t wish for things, we don’t get them by wishes.

We need power to subdue our enemies

Ezra took responsibility, therefore, I urge you to take responsibility.

If you have not picked lessons from the events of 2020 and 2021,then you are foolish.

Declarations of the word of God make certain individuals to be responsible.

Let us put into practice what we declare.

Making resolutions while devils are still around will yield  nothing.

You need power to subdue your enemies.

Don’t be irresponsible.

We will pray and fast for EMPOWERMENT.

By reason of the empowerment we will receive, every projection of failure and evil machination will not work against you and I.

Nations have been shaped through prayer and fasting.

Psalm 66:3

There is no GREATNESS without humility.

Prayer and fasting is also known as  humbling yourself before the Lord.

You shouldn’t have excuses of why you cannot pray and fast.

God always gives us grace to pray and fast.

We live in a wicked world and therefore we need to be empowered at all times to subdue our enemies.

This year, you will make it.

Luke 24:49, Isaiah 58:8, Jeremiah 33:3

Satan always uses evil counsellors to weaken people’s faith.

Whatever God shows you, you will become.

This time around, you must beat satan and his cohorts of distraction.

YOU CAN PRAY AND FAST YOURSELF INTO SOMEONE PROPOSING YOU FOR MARRIAGE.

Young man, don’t play around with destiny.

Get involved in prayer and fasting.

The reason why you don’t have ,is because you don’t pray and fast.

Luke 18:1-8

Fix your prayer ALTAR.

IF YOUR PRAYER ALTAR IS NOT FIXED,YOUR DESTINY WILL SOON DIE.

Let us repair our prayer altars.

The prayer altar fixes your life.

God will show us what we need to manifest our greatness.

During this year’s prayer and Fasting, the Holy Spirit will help us to pray and fast like never before.

Everybody’s promised land has giants.

Please repair your prayer altar.

Satan cannot be moved by grammar.

Get empowered and crush satan’s back.

I pray that the Spirit of grace and SUPPLICATION rest upon us heavily.

PRAYER POINT:

FATHER,IN THE NAME OF JESUS , POUR AFRESH ON US THE SPIRIT OF GRACE AND SUPPLICATION LEADING TO FRESH HUNGER AND PASSION FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYING, THEREBY, FACILITATING OUR EMPOWERMENT FOR GREATNESS IN 2022.

Prayer is a very powerful tool.

It is one of the ways we turn things around.

Whatever the devil might have projected to come your way, it will be reversed in the Name of Jesus.

No matter what wants to stop you,this year, you will stop it.

Genesis 22:16-17

What will an activated covenant and an active altar releasing a voice guarantee you? [continued]

3. Divine protection (Psalm 91:1, Numbers 23:23, Isaiah 54:17-18, 4:5-6, Proverbs 18:10, Job 5:21)

   The covenant creates a covering of the Lord over our lives that makes us to be impenetrable to the arrows of the enemy.

   Pray against the fear of the enemy because it can remove your covenant right to protection. Frustrate its agenda against your family, your church and all that concerns you.

   Pray against pestilences and plagues, these are tools that the devil uses to fulfill his agenda. 

4. Healing and health  (Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24, Psalm 107:20, Romans 8 :11, Exodus 15:26, 23:25)

5. Divine provision and abundance (Psalm 25:27, Deuteronomy 8:18)

6.Divine favor

Revelation 5:1-7,8:5, Genesis 28:12-17, Psalm 48:1-2,

An altar is a designated place where sacrifices are offered, a medium of contact or communication with the spirit world.

An altar is also  a place of deliberation, decisions and actions.

Wherever you see angels , know that God is around that place or His interests are in that particular place. (Genesis 28:12-17)

A nation can become “God’s nation”, depending on how it positions itself with Him.

When you get into partnership with God via the altar (a covenant), your business automatically becomes God’s business.

Consistency is the way to generate power in whatever you do. (Daniel 6:20)

The power of an altar is released through a voice.

How powerful the voice of an altar is depends on the sacrifices of those that service that altar.

Revelation 4:3-5, 5:8,21:3,  Zechariah 4:6-8, Romans 12:1-2

You need power in order to start something and complete it.

Psalm 147:1-2, Numbers 16:9, Isaiah 30:21

Until you come to a point where you can be led, you are not ready to please the spirit world (whether godly or diabolical).

Every child of God has an angel that is assigned to them. Similarly , a demon spirit can answer to someone’s name in the spirit, if it is more empowered.

The angel that is assigned to you answers to your name in the realm of the spirit.

Hebrews 1:14

When you make a covenant with God, He will change your name (where necessary). (Genesis 17:5, 32:28)

What will an activated covenant and an active altar releasing a voice guarantee you?

1. Long life (Psalm 91 1-3,16, Job 5:20,26, Exodus 23: 26, Psalm 91:16)

    God protects his interests.

    A war against an altar which has been erected in God’s honor, is a war against God himself.

    It is okay for you to ask God to satisfy you with long life and it is also okay to ask God for angels to protect you .

    If you want to have long life you have to watch what comes out of your mouth, you can’t speak anyhow.

    Your tongue gives angels or demons to do things in your life.

2. Victory (Genesis 22:17, 2 Corinthians 2:14 , 1 John 5:4, Romans 5:17)

    Favor and disfavor originate from altars (Exodus 3:21).