PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THE SWALLOWERS OF RICHES

 PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THE SWALLOWERS OF RICHES 

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

2 Kings 18:15-16 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house . At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

   King Hezekiah enjoyed relative peace and prosperity because he followed the Lord like his forefather king David . He later did that which was contrary to God's word by legalizing illegality  (2 Kings 18:12) . This resulted in a rival king of Assyria threatening the peace of Judah through an invasion. 

   He was a swallower of riches with the purpose of afflicting God's people with poverty . 

 Most African countries ,Nigeria inclusive are bedevilled with the swallower of riches. It is the main reason behind the poverty in Africa as swallowers in partnership with foreign financial institutions flees the continent of her resources . 

   The Bible says 2 Kings 18:12-13 Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them. Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.'  

   The church of Christ is hard hit by religious leaders who are also engaged in capital flight , resulting in poor healthcare services with hospitals without drugs , insecurity, increase in out- of -school children, child trafficking ،poor infrastructure and more. 90 % of prayer requests in the African churches can be solved with a robust economy. Money answers all things . Many persons are beginning to lose interest in Church activities because of poverty which is the plan of the swallower of riches . 

   The psalmist prayed in this regards in Psalms 140:4 ']Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.' 

   The swallower's activities leads to backsliding among believers. In our daily prayers pray Psalms 35:25 'Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.'

  The bible says Job 20:15,18-19 "He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;"

   Hezekiah's deliverance came to pass when he met prophet Isaiah who prophesied by the Holy Ghost  'Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall ..":2 Kings 19:7

   Africa needs more of the likes of prophet Isaiah's unlike the compromised crop of prophets in our cities .He prayed in Isaiah 49:17,19  ' your waster .., those that swallowed you up shall be far away from you . ' That is what African prophets should decree on a daily bases .  Ask God for a new generation of prophets like Isaiah , a preacher of righteousness.

Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power to preach the gospel. 

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