MFM Daily Devotional 3 May 2024

TOPIC: Why People Suffer from Financial Bondage (I)

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Chronicles 3; 2 Chronicles 4; 2 Chronicles 5; Mark 9, Mark 10

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Luke 4:16-21 
¹⁶ And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

¹⁷ And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

¹⁹ To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

²⁰ And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

²¹ And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

MEMORY VERSE
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
Galatians 4:3

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: Financial freedom is the power to produce wealth.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Today, I set any cage keeping you in financial bondage ablaze and set you free, in the name of Jesus.

MFM Daily Devotional 3 May 2024 MESSAGE

Financial bondage and poverty are handiworks of the devil. He uses them to torment believers and to prevent them from experiencing the round fulfilment that they need to serve God as they ought to. However, without opening a doorway or providing the devil a ladder, he cannot enter a believer’s life to steal, kill, or destroy. The open doorways or ladders are the reasons why people suffer from financial bondage. We shall examine some of them today.

The first reason people suffer from financial bondage is the generational curse. When this is in place, the victim will find it extremely difficult to have financial breakthroughs and prosperity, no matter how hard he works. The curse must be broken. In Genesis 9:25, we have an example of a generational curse. It says, “And he said, cursed be Canaan, a servant of many servants shall he be into his brethren.” Unless the curse is broken, if a descendant of Canaan makes billions of naira, he or she will return to abject poverty. Therefore, this curse must be broken and the spirit behind it must be dislodged.

READ MFM Daily Devotional 2 May 2024 – Symptoms of Financial Bondage

The second reason is the wrong foundation. The Bible says, “If the foundation be destroyed what shall the righteous do?” Many people are in the cage of financial bondage today because they are victims of wrong business foundations, wrong academic foundations, wrong certificates, wrong marital foundations, and so on. They need to pray and take practical steps to reposition themselves to come out of financial bondage.

The third reason people suffer from financial bondage is unwise investment. Mature Christians look before they leap. They seek God’s counsel and direction before they make any important decisions in life. Some people have made the mistake of investing in something that God did not tell them to do and have got their fingers burnt.

The fourth reason is stealing and sharp practices. God is holy and righteous. He will not bless the money or wealth you accumulate through illegitimate means. Such illicit wealth will give the enemy a foothold in your life and a reason to put you in financial bondage.

MFM DAILY PRAYER POINTS 3 MAY 2024

MORNING
1. I close the doorway that leads to financial bondage in my life, in the name of Jesus.
2. Ladders and hooks of bondage in my life, catch fire and burn to ashes, in the name of Jesus.
3. Strong man behind financial bondage in my life, somersault and die, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
1. Blood of Jesus, deliver me from generational curses, in the name of Jesus.
2. I come out of evil collective captivity, in the name of Jesus.
3. Witchcraft birds crying at night to make me wretched, catch fire and die, in the name of Jesus.
4. My blessings in marine banks and warehouses, locate me by fire, in the name of Jesus.