Divine Coverage

THE POWER OF DIVINE COVERAGE IN ECONOMIC TURMOIL

By Marcia Morrison, Ch.E., Wharton MBA

          

Prophetess Marcia Morrison

As the economy experiences major challenges and downturns due to skyrocketing oil and gas prices, a plummeting housing market, turmoil in the financial services industry with banks and mortgage companies striving desperately to survive, multiple consumer products companies and airlines filing bankruptcy and/or closing by the day, foreclosures on the rise with people loosing their homes in masses daily, food prices escalating to monumental levels, US-based firms relocating key productions offshore to improve cost effectiveness through cheaper labor and other operating costs, the unemployment rate mounting as a result of all of the above; etc., many are wondering “What is the solution? Is there an answer to these catastrophes? Just how bad can this really get? Is our nation in trouble? How long can we last with conditions spiraling downward as they are?” What’s more, in addition to all of this, we have a milestone task before us as a nation to elect the next president who will either lead us into an era of much-needed shifting and change or who will facilitate further, more intensified turmoil. According to some economists, the state of our nation is simulated to that of the time of the Great Depression of the 1930’s which was quite similar in context to the critical issues we as a people now face.

However, if you study the history of the Great Depression, although conditions were tumultuous for most, it was conversely a time of great opportunity for others who had an eye to see beyond the circumstance at hand. Many businesses and new markets emerged, generating unique opportunities for success. This is directly analogous to the time when God sent plagues to the houses of the Egyptians as judgment upon Pharoah, commanding him to release the children of Israel from bondage so that they would be free to serve their God in a land of their own. Although the plagues hit the homes of the Egyptians, the children of Israel were not at all affected and were in the midst of the plagues and judgment themselves, but were exempt from them and not adversely impacted according to Exodus 7 - 12. As a matter of fact, when the firstborn of the Egyptians had been slain by the death Angel and Egyptian citizenship was consequently on the decline (Exodus 12:12, 13, 23), the Israelites were producing more babies (Exodus 1:11, 12) and their population was on the rise. What is the point being driven here? When God is in control, it does not matter what environmental circumstances you face. Those whom God covers are steadily blessed and productive. Victory is your ultimate end because the Lord covers His people under the shadow and safety of the Almighty, and we are inoculated and immunized against destruction because of this great covering. Yes, we may and will pay more for oil and gas like everyone else given that it rains on the just (i.e. the righteous) as well as the unjust (Matthew 5:45). However, a thousand shall fall at our side and ten thousand at our right hand, but ruin will not come nigh the people of God and those upon whom the Lord places His divine hand of protection (Psalm 91:7). Are you covered by divine insurance? This insurance is not the kind you pay for via monthly premiums, but it is supplied by grace through faith in God (Ephesians 2:8). If State Farm, Prudential, and other insurances companies want to cover you, what do you think God has in mind for you in a season of turmoil when earthly companies are struggling for their own survival? But God has a company of angels positioned to have charge over you to guard and keep you in all your ways (Psalm 91:11) - if you have divine coverage. He offers peace that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7) when those not protected under the ark of safety are worried, nervous and frightened about their future and how they’ll make ends meet. The Lord promised to supply all of our needs according to His great riches in glory (Philippians 4:19) because the cattle on a thousand hills belong to Him (Psalm 50:10). This is not term insurance, but an eternal pavilion under which we are firmly guarded because in the time of trouble, the Lord hides us from destruction (Psalm 27:5). And heaven will never experience an economic downturn, for there is no shadow of turning with God (James 1:17) as God never changes.

As we consider our own individual financial status and personal economic position and as we hopefully study our budgets to handle our money and other resources in a frugal manner, one thing that is most needful in the midst of all that we currently face is expressly this: We must not neglect in parallel to consider our spiritual position and condition. We must assess whether or not we are bankrupt in our inner man and if in fact we are in desperate need of a deposit in our spirits. What is the economy of your spirit? We must devise our own spiritual and emotional checks-and-balances system to determine if in fact our account has a positive balance from which to draw in the time of need. We need a spiritual support factor to help us make it through the rough terrains of life. Now is certainly a time of spiritual thirst and need among the masses evidenced by a cry in the wilderness for a refreshing and a guidepost from hungry hearts - hearts of company executives critically concerned and yearning for business success while afraid of hostile takeovers by competitors; hearts of single mothers concerned with singlehandedly caring for their children and households without support; hearts of company employees wondering if the pink slip (i.e. layoff) is coming any day; hearts of spiritual leaders and pastors concerned with keeping the church doors open because contributions are down and the support of the ministry has been directly affected by our country’s economic mayhem.

Just as the body needs natural food and the mind needs psychological nourishment (i.e. knowledge, intellectual stimulation), our spirits need spiritual food (i.e. the Bread of life which is the Word of God - 2 Corinthians 9:10) to sustain us as God did Elijah (1 Kings 19:5 - 8). Given that our current generation is in need of spiritual guidance for soundness of mind and instruction on what to do in today’s environment, it is evident that true discipleship that leads to real next dimension spiritual power to facilitate natural successes is most necessary. To assist in addressing this need and to provide spiritual deposits, Morrison Ministries is hosting Discipleship Classes to teach powerful principles that will undoubtedly help launch you to your next dimension, ensuring to bring your spirit to a positive balance on July 10 - 12, 2008 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at the Hilton Deerfield/Boca Raton where the local host ministry is Lawanna Strowbridge Ministries International, Inc. Class topics will include: Spiritual Check-up: How Healthy Is Your Spirit?; The Death Walk; Brokenness; Ministry Gifts & Callings: My Assignment In The Kingdom; The True Prophetic Anointing; Tapping the 3rd Realm to Operate Out of the Divine, business related topics, and more. Undoubtedly, there has been a cry from the masses for Word-based spiritual instruction, and Discipleship is among the responses to this earnest cry.

For more information about Discipleship, please contact Morrison Ministries at www.morrisonministries.com, info@morrisonministries.com or (732) 940-3787.

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