The Year of PWI (The Word for the Year)
Ministering: Pastor I.S James
Topic: 2016 – The Year of PWI (The Word for the Year)
Text: Dan. 2:48
References: Mark 11:23, Jer. 29:1-14, Gen. 14:13, 1Sam.22:2, 2Sam.17:27-29, Acts 19:29; 21:8; 15:36-40
Just like always, the keyword, the PIN for anyone to get anything from God is FAITH.
As we can see from this passage, Daniel was promoted – that meant he had POWER. God is going to promote you in this year. To promote means to announce & empower.
The king also gave Daniel “many great gifts”; this signifies WEALTH. When a king gives you a gift, it is something substantial enough to truly make you wealthy.
Declaration: I declare God’s power over you, power that’s going to attract favour upon you in 2016.
Favour – That’s God’s acceptance of a person. It is God uniquely gifting you & bringing you to be in the right place at the right time.
When God sees a person who’s life aligns with His standards, He causes His favour to come upon him.
How do you know when God’s favour is upon you? It’s when people are falling over themselves to help & empower you.
Prayer: God please take a hold of my heart & turn it in the direction of Your will. Let my heart & Your will collide.
Declaration: In the day of your exaltation, all the experts will fail in order to make way for you. Time & chance will collide for your sake. You will find yourself loving what God loves & hating what God hates.
The king made Daniel the chief administrator over the region – This is INFLUENCE
Influence is the positive effect of God’s fragrance exuding from your life that causes you to make a change in the lives & behaviour of others without your having to force them.
The most common way to influence people is to lead.
Declaration: You will not be ignored in 2016. You will not lose your children to the devil in Jesus’ name. God’s power & influence will find residence in you in this New Year in Jesus’ name. God will make you a chief administrator & cause you to administer His resources in this year.
Three Essential Points for Partaking in God’s Promise for the Year:
- Challenges as Steppingstones
- Remember that the God of Daniel, Meshach, Shadrach & Abednego is still alive, active & on the throne.
- (Dan. 2:1) Daniel’s 1st challenge was the recount a dream the king had forgotten & then interpret the dream. In v.11, the experts said it was an impossible request. This was the challenge that came to Daniel in his 2nd year of training. God helped & enabled him to service the king’s request.
- Don’t panic.
- Years of faithful Christian training & discipline have prepared you to be victorious in 2016! (Daniel and his friends had 3 years to go over the lessons of Part 1 of our teaching)! You’ve got this! Daniel & his friends never panicked! (v.14). Just Pray! God’s basically telling you that He’s got your back; just rely on Him. (Jer. 29:1-14)
- Every challenge you face is a stepping-stone to victory.
- The Importance Of Brotherhood
Dan.2:17-18 – Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
One of the KEYS to Daniel’s Success – from d start he had Companions (allies, associates, friends, comrades) to work with!
In 2016, determine to make great ‘Investments’ in that area. Abraham (Gen.14:13) & David (1Sam.22:2, 2Sam.17:27-29) were great because they knew the importance of making Allies & Friends.
Paul always had his “travel companions” surrounding him (Acts 19:29; 21:8).
If he couldn’t get Barnabas to go with him, he’ll get Silas (Acts 15:36-40). “Fight” to make true Companions in 2016.
Sometimes even our very lives may depend on this one factor. At other times, it may be the only ladder to your God appointed place! Nobody in God’s House should be alone in 2016!
- Prayer Power
Dan. 2:18 – “that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.”
Whenever/wherever challenges show up 2016, NEVER forget to Pray! What Nebuchadnezzar asked for was an impossibility (v10-11), but not with our God. Prayer will be the vehicle for your PWI in 2016!
This is what gives birth to Power, Wealth & Influence.
PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS for the year of HONOR – PWI!
Because 2016 is your year of Honour, I Prophecy & decree concerning you:
- Every problem, challenge, prayer and cry you have made in the past years has brought you to this year of Honor & PWI in Jesus’ name! Receive strength to give “birth” in 2016 (Is.37:3) in Jesus’ name!
- Because 2016 is your year, every expert, all the trained specialists, the preferred candidates, every astrologer & magician will fail! BUT YOU WILL STAND in Jesus’ name!
- Because this is your year, every decree to kill you has been changed! You will not perish with the wicked in Jesus’ name. You will be celebrated this year in Jesus’ name!
- Because of your faithfulness & diligence, you will be acknowledged by kings in this year in Jesus’ name!
- I declare God’s favour over you in 2016 in Jesus’ name. Honour will replace disgrace in your life in this year.
- You will spawn creative ideas in this year in Jesus’ name. You will become the solutions to people’s problems in this year in Jesus’ name. The work of your hands is blessed in Jesus’ name.
