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S.L.S.
Leviticus 20:22 “You must keep all my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice; otherwise the land to which I am bringing you as your new home will vomit you out.”
Spiritual irresponsibility shuts the heavens and causes problems for the land. Deuteronomy 11:17 “Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut up the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the Lord is giving you.” (NIV). But whatever your situation is today, I pray that God will have mercy upon you. I pray that the mercy of God will prevail in your case in the Name of Jesus. I pray that the mercy that stops the hand of judgment, will work in your favour in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
It is so powerful that we understand the workings of the land because this season is not about manna, this season is about the rain, enduring sustained abundance that is generational. 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (NIV, emphasis added). God says, firstly, He will hear from heaven. Secondly, He will forgive their sin. And thirdly, He will heal their land. Shouldn’t number three be, “…and I will open the heavens?”
But that is not what the scripture says. I have a mathematical brain, so to me it was, if God stops the rain because of sin. After His people have prayed and humbled themselves in repentance. And He has heard their prayers and forgiven their sin, then He should send the rain, right? But He said, “No, then I will heal the land…” and it is because if the land is healed, the rain will fall. If the land is healthy, the heavens over the land will be opened. God is saying it is about the land because if the land is healed, the rain will. We want the rain; we are not here for manna.
So, in the S.L.S. of Abundance, the “S” stands for Systems, and “L” stands for the Land. The land connects to the systems. Then the last “S” stands for the Seed, that is, what is in the land. If you can get it, and I pray that you get it today in the Name of Jesus. The S.L.S. of Abundance is the systems, the land, and the seed. Your life will be on a continuous progressive trajectory. Isaiah 55:10 “Rain and snow fall from the sky and don’t return until they have watered the ground. Then the ground causes the plants to sprout and grow, and they produce seeds for the farmer and food for people to eat.” (ERV). We will delve into what is going on here in tomorrow’s devotional.
Prayer: Father, in any way that I have been spiritually irresponsible, and it has affected my land, I ask for Your rain of mercy this season, in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Amen!
Causes
Leviticus 18:28 “And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.” (NIV)
To walk in consistent abundance, you need to understand the intricacies of the land. How the land functions and what causes challenges for the land. Some lands are operating at ten percent capacity. Read the rest of this entry
The Land
Deuteronomy 28:12 “The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.” (NKJV)
The things you need to operate to walk in consistent abundance are what we have called the S.L.S of Abundance. And the first “S” is the Systems. The rain is a system; the rain is not a miracle. Read the rest of this entry
Production System
Psalm 65:9-10 “You take care of the land. You water it and make it fertile… That’s how you make the crops grow. You pour rain on the ploughed fields; you soak the fields with water. You make the ground soft with rain, and you make the young plants grow.” (ERV)
Today’s devotional is a continuation of the final point from yesterday. However, the image inserted in today’s devotional is slightly different from the image that was in yesterday’s devotional. Read the rest of this entry
Interconnected
Isaiah 55:10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater” (NKJV)
The rain shows that God is a God of systems. Joshua 5:11-12 “The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain. The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.” (NIV). Read the rest of this entry
Systems
Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” (NKJV)
While praying, I was saying to God, “This generation needs answers, Lord, give us answers. Gen Z need answers, Lord, give us answers. Read the rest of this entry
The Rain
Deuteronomy 11:14-15 “Then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil. He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat.”
When God wants to help a person sometimes, He hides it from everybody else. Read the rest of this entry
Now!
Hebrews 4:7 “So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.”
1 Kings 18:41 “Then Elijah said to King Ahab, “Now go eat and drink. A heavy rain is coming.” (ERV). Read the rest of this entry
Go Home!
1 Kings 18:44 “…Elijah told the servant, “Go tell King Ahab to get his chariot ready and go home now. If he does not leave now, the rain will stop him.” (ERV, emphasis added).
Yesterday, we said that the phrase “go home” highlighted in this scripture is very significant. The first implication of “go home” is to Repent. Read the rest of this entry
Dynamics & Meaning
1 Kings 18:41&43 “Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!” “…Go and look out toward the sea.” The servant went and looked, then… said, “I didn’t see anything…” Seven times Elijah told him to go and look.” (emphasis added)
We will kick off today’s devotional still on the story of my friend I shared with you yesterday. Honestly, I thank God that he spoke to me, and thank God for the wisdom to redirect him. Read the rest of this entry
