5 INSTANCES OF SUPERNATURAL PROVISION IN THE BIBLE

Exodus 16: 4-6 - God provided manna to the Israelites through supernatural means

1 kings 17:1-7- God fed Elijah during the famine through the Raven

2 kings 4: 1-7- God helped the widow to clear her debts through supernatural means

Luke 5: 1-9 – Jesus helped Peter to catch fish through supernatural means

Matthew 17:24-27-Jesus provided money for paying tax through supernatural means

KEYS TO SUPERNATURAL PROVISION

God has established keys which can connect a believer to supernatural provision.

We must create Room for the word of God.  God spoke to Abraham and he obeyed God’s word. We cannot just build our lives on personal opinion and preferences.

We must Pass the God sent Tests.  God tested Abraham and he never failed the test.  Some of the things we go through are nothing but God sent tests.

We must operate with Extra Ordinary obedience and faith.  What God asked Abraham to do demanded extra ordinary faith and obedience.

We should become people of Prophetic confession. Notice what Abraham confessed: V5 -We will come back to you; V8 -God will provide the lamb for sacrifice.  Notice that Abraham got what he confessed. What you confess becomes your portion.

We should have room for Sacrificial giving.  It's sacrificial giving which opens the door of supernatural provision.

WHAT IS SACRIFICIAL GIVING?

It is giving which leaves us with pain

It is giving which leaves you with nothing

It is giving your very best.

In conclusion I want to emphasize the point that every child of God should have two doors in their lives through which blessings enter their environment. 

What fails to enter through the natural door must enter through the supernatural door.

Generational Strongholds

A major source of strongholds in people’s lives comes from past generations in their families. In other words, strongholds that aren’t dealt with in one generation are passed along to the succeeding ones as iniquities. You get an insight into this from the Ten Commandments. Our Lord, jealous for His love, promises “to show love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments” (Exodus 20:6; see also 34:6,7), but to “[punish] the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me” (Exodus 20:5). God desires that each generation love Him. The Hebrew word for love here is ahav, a devoted passion for the One you love, a yearning to be in His presence. (See Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37.)

When a generation fails to love Him or to repent of their sins, God chastises them and their successors to the third and fourth generation through demonic strongholds that they give way to as iniquities. Yes, God uses Satan and his demons at times to serve His purposes. For instance, when God wanted to test Peter’s faith we’re told, “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:31,32).

When a generation fails to love Him and repent, God uses demonic forces to drive people back to Him. When any generation receives light concerning their oppressed condition that’s been handed down from their forefathers and turns from their sins, He mercifully forgives them for the sins of all generations.

Our Hebrew spiritual forefathers, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel, understood the importance of asking forgiveness for the sins of prior generations: “Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's house, have committed against you” (Nehemiah 1:6; see also Jeremiah 3:25, Daniel 9:8). These prophets had not themselves walked in sin, but they bore spiritual responsibility anyway for not only their own burden but also that of their ancestors.

You may come from a family that has been under the influence of iniquity within strongholds for several generations. For whatever reason, our Father may be showing you the light so that you can repent on behalf of your family. You can end the oppression of the strongholds that have plagued generations of your family by first demolishing your own strongholds; second, walking in the freedom Jesus promises so you can help the rest of your family and relatives become free.

An Example of How the Stronghold of Rejection Might Form

• Think of a situation in which you totally misperceived the motive or intent of someone close to you. How did that misperception affect your relationship with that person?

If you have never felt accepted or valued as a worthwhile individual, you might suspect that your friend was only trying to benefit himself or herself. The stronghold of rejection may become manifested as that spirit arouses unwarranted suspicion or even withdrawal from your friend.

• How did you feel when you realized that you had wrongly interpreted that person’s intent or actions?

You may have felt tremendous guilt or a sense of unworthiness. The stronghold of rejection will try to cause you to believe that you don’t deserve friends because you are such a poor one yourself.

My prayer is that we all realize the severeness of generational curses, and make positive confessions after true repentance.

Jezebel has not changed, except she is meaner than ever when she starts to loose control.  People who must be in control are unknowingly being controlled themselves, by a powerful evil spirit, named after one of the most wicked women that ever walked planet earth, Jezebel, 1 Kings 18:4.

For years, Queen Jezebel has defied and mocked our Father’s kingdom, using everything in her power to control or destroy His people.  He finally had to kill her and humiliate her by having the dogs eat her flesh and lick up her blood.  Gross, you say, not when you understand how GOD feels about anyone who assumes His position of authority to bring people into bondage, while He is trying to set them free,  2 Kings 9:30-37.

Insecure men and women are her easiest prey, because control gives them a sense of worth and importance.  Taken to the full extent, they become tyrants who think nothing of murdering millions to cleanse the earth of anyone that threatens them.  This control demon enters many insecure believers seeking popularity and significance by becoming church leaders.

Bible schools and seminaries often help prepare the road for demons to control them by teaching how to control a congregation like a corporation.  Newly trained leaders being anxious to be a success in ministry, are ignorant of the fact the sheep belong to JESUS.  JESUS said I seek to save them and then woo them and call them to let Me take charge of their daily steps.  I desire a moment by moment working relationship with every believer, never to control them as puppets.

Our Father has once again given the orders for His angelic hosts to throw down all Jezebel’s and set His people free.  You are about to witness churches and 501c3 organizations everywhere, fall apart and crash to the ground.  Within hours, He will send in the media, and government dogs will eat up what’s left.

He has cried, LET MY PEOPLE GO, for the last time! Control freaks beware, wether you are behind a pulpit, on Facebook, a military leader or behind a desk, your time is up, GOD is setting his people free, as he shakes everything loose from our control! God's people will no longer fear jezebel's intimidation, and jezebel will no longer manipulate God's people to satisfy her ego!  “Woe be to the pastors and leaders that feed themselves! should not you have fed the flocks?” Ezekiel 34:2.

In the last days many churches will hear the Father say: “I have a few things against you, because you tolerated that woman Jezebel, which called herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce, and control my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols…..  And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am He which searches the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to they’re works.”   Revelation 2:20,23.

YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH YOUR MARAH TO GET TO YOUR ELIM

Exodus 15:22-25

"Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested (proved) them.

Numbers 33:8-9

"They journeyed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days' journey in the wilderness together and camped at Marah. They journeyed from Marah and came to Elim; and in Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there." 

Marah
Marah (H4781) means "bitter." Chemicals made the water unfit for drinking. Arabs seldom even permit their camels to drink from it. The experience at Marah was just another in the training of God's people. 

ELIM
Elim the name of the second station where the Israelites encamped after crossing the Red Sea. It had "twelve wells of water and threescore and ten palm trees."

SEE WHEN THE FIRST TIME DONT WORK TRY IT AGAIN, THE DEVIL HAS A PATTERN OF SENDING YOU THE FAKE ONE BEFORE GOD SENDS THE REAL ONE.

THE ISRAELITES DIDNT SETTLE FOR MARAH, BECAUSE THEY REMEMBERED THE PROMISE GOD GAVE TO MOSES TO GIVE TO THEM, MARAH WAS A TEST, ELIM WAS THE REWARD FOR GOING THROUGH THE TEST.  

TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR ITS ONLY A TEST.   ELIM IS JUST UP THE STREET.

ELIM HAD 12 SPRINGS OF CLEAR WATER AND 70 PALM TREES, DONT SETTLE FOR YOUR LITTLE WHEN GOD HAS A WHOLE LOT.

WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR MARAH WITHOUT MUMBLING AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ROUTE WE ARE HAVING TO GO DOWN,  YOU CANT START ON THE AUTOBAHN, TOO FAST, YOU HAVE TO WORK YOUR WAY UP, FROM THE BACK ROADS, THE POT HOLES, AND EVEN THE NO ROADS BEFORE YOU GET ON THE AUTOBAHN.  COME ON SOMEBODY.

SEE WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH:

Darkness before light 
Sacrifice before blessing 
Marah before Elim 
Wilderness before Canaan 
Humiliation before exaltation 
Death before life 
Travail before birth
Mortgage before redemption 
Tribulation before patience 
Suffering before glory 
Work before reward 
Cross before crown 
Fight before victory 
Temptation before overcoming 

GIVE OUR GOD SOME GLORY.

THE FIRST FRUIT IS THE ROOT TO ​BEAR FRUIT!    
 
Principles of finance have been put in place by God himself for two reasons. The first is to activate our obedience to Him and the second is to generate wealth to furnish the Kingdom of GOD. 

As believers in Christ we practice a three fold giving which IS: First- fruits, Tithes and Offerings.
 
First:  First Fruits and Tithes are separate from each other.

2 Chronicles 31: 5​ As soon as the command went abroad, the Israelites gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, vintage fruit, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.

Nehemiah 10: 37 And we shall bring the first and best of our coarse meal, our contributions, the fruit of all kinds of trees, of new wine, and of oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God. And we shall bring the tithes from our ground to the Levites, for they, the Levites, collect the tithes in all our rural towns.​

Nehemiah 12:44. On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by law for the priests and the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who served [faithfully].
 
When we accept Christ into our lives we need to understand that we leave behind a life of financial bondage and enter into financial prosperity and freedom. This ability and location is handed down to us by our Father himself but He has put certain principles in place for us to give heed to. These principles unlock financial prosperity and freedom that is due to us.
 
What is the First Fruit?  It was the first of the cattle, corn, fruit and sons that was offered to God. This was the first of the entire harvest.

Exodus 22: 29-30 29 You shall not delay to bring to Me from the fullness [of your harvested grain] and the outflow [of your grape juiceand olive oil]; give Me the firstborn of your sons [or redeem them]. 30 Likewise shall you do with your oxen and your sheep. Seven days the firstborn [beast] shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.
 
This was done according to the law but we are now living in a period of grace. You see although we are living in grace, the principles of God have not changed. There is an immense favour decreed over children of God that only God’s principles can unlock. Principles of wealth existed before the law, during the law, during the times of the prophets, during Christ’s time here on earth, during the times of the apostles and it still exists to date.
 
Children of God assessed their First-fruits in the following way:
 
Fourth year crop of a new tree was given to God. The entire crop was given to God; the people only partook of the fifth year’s crop.

Leviticus 19: 23–25 23 And when you come into the land and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count the fruit of them as inedible and forbidden to you for three years; it shall not be eaten 24 In the fourth year all their fruit shall be holy for giving praise to the Lord. 25 But in the fifth year you may eat of the fruit [of the trees], that their produce may enrich you; I am the Lord your God.
 
First reaping in a new land, if you were to come into a land that Lord has given to you and dwelled there then the first crop was given to God.

Deuteronomy 26: 1-2. 26 When you have come into the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance and possess it and live in it, 2 You shall take some of the first of all the produce of the soil which you harvest from the land the Lord your God gives you and put it in a basket, and go to the place [the sanctuary] which the Lord your God has chosen as the abiding place for His Name [and His Presence].
 
First reaping in a new season, year by year the first-fruit was brought to the house of the Lord, to the priest who ministered there.
 
Before we assess our First-fruits; take note: 

Our First-fruit giving; represents our whole year’s income. It represents 100%; we are saying to God I surrender my year’s income to you. It is showing God that He is greater than any amount of money. Please note I used the word represents. You don’t sow 100% but a potion that represents your whole year’s income.
 
How do we assess our first-fruits?
 
In this period grace seasons are declared, bringing in a first-fruit declares an apostolic season; it is declaring the fourth year. Know this; after the fourth year the people were able to reap themselves. So there is a leap in harvest reaping just by living out God’s principle.

Leviticus 19: 23-25. 23 And when you come into the land and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count the fruit of them as inedible and forbidden to you for three years; it shall not be eaten.24 In the fourth year all their fruit shall be holy for giving praise to the Lord.25 But in the fifth year you may eat of the fruit [of the trees], that their produce may enrich you; I am the Lord your God.
 
Anything new that generates wealth, some of the first income should be given to the Lord.
 
Examples of new is: A new job, a job promotion, a financial increase at work, a new business, a new business order, insurance payouts, inheritances, if you were to sell your car, house or belongings.  

Deuteronomy 26:1-2. 26 When you have come into the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance and possess it and live in it, 2 You shall take some of the first of all the produce of the soil which you harvest from the land the Lord your God gives you and put it in a basket, and go to the place [the sanctuary] which the Lord your God has chosen as the abiding place for His Name [and His Presence].
 
Year by year we bring in a portion of our first income to the Lord as a representation of the whole years income. This is all income, example first salary, first profit, first sale commission, first weeks pay, etc.
 
Calculation:
 
Leviticus 23: 10-11 “When ye be come into the land which I give unto you and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest unto the priest: and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.”
 
The Lord asks that we bring a sheaf (a bundle of grain tied together) of our harvest; our harvest is our entire first income.A sheaf is a bundle of grain, a stack of grain is made up of many sheaves. Note the crop is only harvested when it is at its best, so the sheaf will also always be the best.
 
In preparing our first-fruit we must ensure, at all times, that it is, the best that we can offer to God. To some it may be a week’s salary. To some it may be a week’s profit, but at all times it must be our best.
 
A day’s salary is also a bundle and so to is a week’s salary. They all represent the full harvest, which is; your full year’s income. 

Remember God builds you up to accuracy but He simply loves your obedience. I strongly believe that releasing a day’s salary as a first-fruit activates the first-fruit principle, because a day is also a sheaf but if your best is a day this year, your best can be more than a day next year.

As the years of prosperity increase our sowing should increase also to one full week and ultimately sow a full month; this is the entire month’s harvest. Simply because we are living in a period of grace and the grace bestowed upon us is unlimited.
 
Calculation for businesses
 
Now I was asked this question several times: How do I calculate my First fruits as a business? There are different types of businesses which generate income at different times in the month.
 
Your first profit drawn is your first harvest, now some people draw at the end of the week and others at the end of the month. That entire profit is your first harvest and you need to bring a sheaf of that harvest to the house of the Lord. Remember this is separate from your tithe. A days profit is a sheaf, and so to is a week’s profit; you decide.
 
Calculation Examples:
 
If you are earning 4000.00 a month.
A day’s salary will be 200.00; a week’s salary will be 1000.00.
 
If you bring a profit of 10 000. 00 a month.
A day’s profit will be 500.00; a week’s will be 2500.00
 
The whom is the First Fruit given?
 
Now at this point we need to understand the manner in which God operates. The many that are called get separated from the few that are chosen. You see the first fruit was given to the priest of the temple, in our case it would be to our Pastor or Apostle of KBCM.  

Deuteronomy 18:3-5  3 And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach. 4 The firstfruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first or best of the fleece of your sheep you shall give the priest. 5 For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name [and presence] of the Lord, him and his sons forever.

Ezekiel 44:30. And the first of all the firstfruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests. You shall also give to the priest the first of your coarse meal and bread dough, that a blessing may rest on your house.

 Nehemiah 10:35-36   35 And [we obligate ourselves] to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the first of all the fruit of all trees year by year to the house of the Lord, 36 As well as the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as is written in the Law, and the firstlings of our herds and flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in [His] house.

Leviticus 23:10-11 10 Tell the Israelites, When you have come into the land I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, that you may be accepted; on the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it [before the Lord]. 
 
Why Do We Bring in a First-Fruit?
 
The main purpose is to honour God.  The Lord has brought us into this location that allows us to enjoy the reaping of many harvests and we therefore need to honour God for this.
 
Obeying this principle ensures that our entire year’s income is kept holy and protected. We tell God that He is far greater to us than any amount of money. When we do radical things for God, He does radical things right back at us.

Proverbs 3:9-10. 9 Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency [from righteous labors] and with the firstfruits of all your income;10 So shall your storage places be filled with plenty, and your vats shall be overflowing with new wine.

Romans 11:16​    16 Now if the first handful of dough offered as the firstfruits [Abraham and the patriarchs] is consecrated (holy), so is the whole mass [the nation of Israel]; and if the root [Abraham] is consecrated (holy), so are the branches.
 
Some Benefits of bringing in a First Fruit
 
Abundance.    Proverbs 3:9-10
 
Blessing Will Rest in your House.  Ezekiel 44:39
 
Ensures that your finances to come, is Holy.  Romans 11:16
 
Substance (the widow never ran out)​1 King 17:10-16
 
 
 

DECLARING THE RELEASE OF THE 4 WINDS OF GOD 

Father God I call a release of the East Wind in the name of JESUS.

I call forth the judgment of the east wind to curse and destroy every demonic locust in your life.

I declare that the east wind will expose and tear down every demonic altar in the name of JESUS.

Let the winds blow with great power and force.

I release the spiritual effects of each wind of God upon the land in the name of JESUS.

I declare that when the east wind blows it will deal with the hearts of the witches and warlocks in our region.

Father God I ask that you visit every witch and warlock and save their souls before it is too late in JESUS name.”

“I release the east wind to break and destroy all demonic principalities in the name of JESUS.

Release your wind to remove everything that is not like GOD in our lives.

After the apostolic winds are released bring healing, freedom, restoration, and salvation to our land.

I call forth a release of the South wind to bring provision to your people in the name of JESUS.

I release abundance and more than enough in the lives of your people in JESUS name.

Release provision to carry out every prophetic and apostolic vision that God has given us in JESUS name.

Let the south winds release a higher anointing from the Holy Spirit in JESUS name.

I decree that the power of God will make changes in this season that will bring manifestation in our lives.

I declare that the south wind is my 100 fold provision from God.

I call forth a release of the North wind in the name of JESUS.

The north wind shall blow in the presence of GOD.”

“I shall receive my refreshing with the rain from the north winds blowing.

I call forth revivals to be released, through North winds of GOD.

The north wind shall bring to past the Spoken WORD of GOD.

I release the north wind to water my seed in the name of JESUS.

The north wind will release a fresh move of GOD.

Every blessing that GOD has for me will be released when the north wind blows.

I release the north winds to take away evil and release the good in JESUS name.

I call forth a release of the West Wind to remove all hindrances in my life in JESUS name.

The west wind will stop every demonic force trying to stop the move of GOD in my life.

I release the west wind to break every stronghold in my life, region, nation, city and church in the name of JESUS.

I will allow the west winds to expose the hidden things in my life.

The west wind will bring great deliverance to my life and to the unsaved in JESUS name.

I pray that the west wind be release over the United States of America.”

WALKING IN JESUS AUTHORITY

“Speak these things, exhort and rebuke with all AUTHORITY, let no one despise you ( Titus 2:15).

As a CHRISTIAN we have been given the AUTHORITY OF JESUS, yet so many walk without his authority. The Christian has been given the AUTHORITY OF JESUS so that Satan will never be able to intimidate us. Many Christians are “intimidated” by the devil through fears, doubts, anxiety, weakness and sinfulness, and that is why Christianity has “ lost” some of  it’s appeal and influence. It is time for the Apostolic Christians to WALK IN THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS.

As Apostolic Christians we must WALK IN THE AUTHORITY OF GOD. When we do this, it will make us:                                                                              

1) MORE THAN A CONQUEROR Nothing will shake us or overcome us. (Matt 8:28-34)                                                 Demons were casted out and they asked for permission to go into the swine.                              

2) CHANGE THE SPIRITUAL ATMOSPHERE –We can change natural situations, through the supernatural. (Matt 8:26)  

The winds and sea was subject to JESUS authority.            

3) BE HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM-People will admire how GOD uses us to take authority over the enemy. (Acts 3:10)                     

 In JESUS name the lame man received strength in his feet and ankle and was healed to the Glory of GOD                                       

4) PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO US-What we say will cause people to listen and respond to us. (Acts 22:2)     

Even though Saul had been converted to Paul, his past followed him but because of his authority they listened to him.                          

5) PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW US- We will influence people to follow us as we follow CHRIST. (Mk 10:28)                               

    Peter reiterated to JESUS, that they had forsaken all to follow HIM.

6) YOU WILL BE A STRONG LEADER-People will see authority and be in submission to it. (2 Sam2:4)                               

    After Saul's death the people submitted to David as their new king, and David went boldly into Hebron.

7) HEALING WILL TAKE PLACE-Sickness and disease will be eradicated at his SPOKEN word. (Acts3:6)

   Peter said silver and gold I don't have but in the name of JESUS get up and walk. And the man was healed        immediately.

Apostolic Christians it's time to walk in JESUS AUTHORITY and take dominion over every principalitiy, power and ruler of darkness that has come against us.  IF GOD BE FOR US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US.

By,

Apostle L.R. Gooden Jr.