Commanding Blessings Every Day: Manifesting God’S Word Through Principles and Prayer

By Tony Dosumu

Life is full of battles. Every living soul has a share of the challenges. One way to fight the daily battles is through prayer. In Commanding Blessings Every Day author Pastor Tony Dosumu shares five basic principles related to prayer and offers a variety of prayers to be used for the challenges faced in life.

Commanding Blessings Every Day provides insight into the power in Gods word, the power in faith, and the power in praise; it describes how to honor the Lord through well-intended prayer. Presented in agreement with biblical expressions, it also offers a plethora of prayers addressing lifes issues, such as gaining salvation, earning a higher status, obtaining business success, traveling safely, and overcoming fear, negative thoughts, depression, sickness, and intimidation at work.

Dosumu demonstrates that nothing is possible without prayer and supplication, and he provides an effective method of praying Gods promises into manifestation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jun 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781475913484

Tony Dosumu

Tony Dosumu, author of One-to-One with God, is an established conference and seminar speaker and teacher of the Bible. He is the minister in charge of Fountain of Grace Ministries and a columnist and former editor of Christline Magazine. He and his wife live in the United Kingdom.

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Commanding Blessings Every Day

Manifesting God’s Word through Principles and Prayer

Tony Dosumu

iUniverse, Inc.

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Commanding Blessings Every Day

Manifesting God’s Word through Principles and Prayer

Copyright © 2009, 2012 by Tony Dosumu.

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Contents

Foreword

Recommendations

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Introduction

PART ONE: PRINCIPLES

Chapter 1   The Power in God’s Word

Chapter 2   The Power in Faith

Chapter 3   The Power in Praise

Chapter 4   Honour the Lord

Chapter 5   The Efficacy of Prayers

PART TWO: PRAYERS

•   Salvation

•   Morning Devotion

•   Evening Devotion

•   Seeking Wisdom

•   Seeking Higher Status

•   Grace of a Finisher

•   Examination/Interview Success

•   Business Success

•   Deliverance

•   Divine Protection

•   Divine Encounter

•   Divine Favour

•   Travelling

•   Prayer to Win a Court Case

•   Overcoming Destiny Destroyers

•   Overcoming Fear and Negative Thoughts

•   Overcoming Depression

•   Overcoming Sickness

•   Overcoming Intimidation

•   Adult Singles

•   About to Wed

•   Marriage Vows

•   Husband

•   Wife

•   Fruit of the Womb

•   Successful Pregnancy

•   Children

•   Parents

•   Birthdays

•   Church

•   Church Leaders

•   World Peace

•   Peace of the Nation

•   Giving Glory to God

•   40 Prophetic Prayers

Accept Jesus

"Ask the

Lord

for rain

In the time of the latter rain.

The

Lord

will make flashing clouds;

He will give them showers of rain,

Grass in the field for everyone."

(Zechariah 10:1)

"And He said:

"Behold, I make a covenant.

Before all your people I will do marvels

such as have not been done in all the earth,

nor in any nation; and all the people

among whom you are shall see the work of the

Lord

.

For it is an awesome thing that I will do with you."

(Exodus 34:10)

"And now, O LORD,

the word which You have spoken

concerning Your servant and concerning his house,

let it be established forever,

and do as You have said."

(1 Chronicles 17:23)

FOREWORD

I met Pastor Tony Dosumu a few years ago while campaigning for a leadership position in an international organisation to which we both belong. I had no doubt that he had a spiritual message for this generation. In a revelation, the Lord had shown me a few young people as His vessels; Pastor Dosumu is one of them. God does not only see us as we are, but He sees who He wants to make us to be. He knows the end from the beginning; He is the beginning and the end and He never changes and never regrets His actions or words (Romans 11:29-36).

I read the first copy of his prayer notes "One To One with God" and it was birthed in my spirit that the seed sown of the Holy Spirit is budding in his life. Now reading Commanding Blessings Every Day, I realise that there is a spiritual blossoming taking place. This young man has been praying and listening to God, and that is manifest in his growth. The Spirit makes intercession for us with a groaning of the spirit that cannot be articulated (Romans 8:26). It takes a prayer life and walk with God to put down the manner of prayer points found in this book.

Prayers unlock the secret treasures of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ, praying in John 17:20 said: I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word. This prayer is still being answered today—well over 2000 years after Jesus said it. We all need to pray at one time or the other for ourselves, for others, or for things beyond our reach. We need to talk or ask for help. We sometimes reach out to the spiritual or the supernatural; we need a place to run to, to reach out, and to touch with our feeling of infirmity.

Pastor Dosumu has discovered that prayer is the secret weapon of the kingdom of God. Prayer is like a heat-seeking missile that can be fired towards any trouble spot on earth. Prayer reaches the throne room of grace (Hebrew 4:14-16), it travels undetected at the speed of thought and hits its target without fail. Prayer means I can always do something great; I don’t have to say there is nothing I can do; I can pray. Satan has no defence against this weapon—he doesn’t have an anti-prayer missile.

I recommend Commanding Blessings Every Day without reservation, as I give thanks to God for Pastor Tony Dosumu’s life and all who will be touched by this book of prayers.

Rev. Ezim Giwa-Amu,

Founder,

New Dawn Prayer Ministries, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Those that will teach must not only be called but also be taught. One of the rare God chosen servants, Pastor Tony Dosumu has been taken by the divine finger of God through what I describe as the crucible of prayer. His explicit exposition of prayer places victory cheaply in the hands of a mortal man. The understanding of this book on prayer is enough to make a man open the windows of heaven and shut it at will. There is no limit to a man who can pray and more importantly, to the man who understands the concept of prayer from this book. I recommend it for all and sundry particularly those who desire the touch of God.

Yinka Osuolale,

Resident Pastor,

New Covenant Church, Magodo, Lagos.

Every human being that believes in the efficacy of prayers will find the book rewarding and beneficial. I recommend it with absolute confidence.

Julius Adeniji, Ph.D.

Senior Pastor, Triumphant Baptist Church, Lagos.

Author, Becoming a Super Achiever

Some books are classic in the content of the subject and this is one of them. This book will help you discover how to apply spiritual principles to turn your future to triumph.

Tony Kwegan

Pastor, Christ Mission Fellowship, London.

I had the privilege of going through the manuscript and must testify that I am greatly blessed by the prayers. I recommend it for daily use.

Sola Ajibolade, Ph.D, FCA, FIMLS, ACTI.,

University of Lagos, Nigeria.

"Pastor Dosumu passionately believes prayers can move mountains. This book is an excellent work for survival in these difficult times. It teaches on how to stand on God’s word as a tool for breakthroughs. One to one with God written by Pastor Dosumu was powerful; "Commanding Blessings Every Day" also written by him is another well researched work.

Tokunbo Adio-Moses,

TMO, Carpenters Road, London.

A focused Christian; Pastor Tony Dosumu’s second book shows how committed he is in making his readers realise that God’s word manifests if they pray. He has produced another religious masterpiece for every Christian to savour and I thank God for giving him the honour to pass on the message.

Bunmi Sofola,

Author, Yours Sincerely and columnist, Vanguard Newspapers.

I like Pastor Dosumu’s emphasis about confession of sin because there are many preachers preaching the opposite and that is why we have so many way-ward Christians but this book has emphasized its importance. Keep it up Pastor Dosumu, and keep on writing.

Pastor (Mrs.) Yinka Oloyede,

Founder, Glory of God Ministries, Germany,

Author, The Power of Intercession,

The Power of Intercession Study Guide and

The Birth of a Glorious Church

Notable prayer points that touch on all areas of life. They are useful for prayer meetings and family devotions. The prayer points are based on the word of God to ensure that you avoid praying amiss.

Elder (Dr.) Adeniyi Faboya,

Redeemed Christian Church of God,

Victory House, London.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Lord Jesus, I thank You for using me again for that which only You can use me to achieve. I bless Your holy name Almighty God, for those You appointed to see me through this project. I acknowledge the unflinching support of all members of Fountain of Grace Ministries, the Association of Christian Writers, and the Apostolic Pastoral Association, London, U.K.

I greatly appreciate the trust and understanding of my very dear friends, Otunba Nathaniel Aderibigbe, Barrister Perrie Dima-Okojie, Timmy Akomolafe, Barrister Peter Folorunso, Adetope Tychus, Kayode Adigun, Akanji Babalola, Owolabi Osibodu, Adetoun Ngwenya-Adeoye, Enoch Ajiboso, Femi Browne, Iniabasi Ese, Deacon Stanley Balogun, Madam Janet Ataiyero, Rev. (Mrs.) Tokunbo Adio-Moses, Bisi Brown, Abiodun Oke, Chief (Mrs.) Florence Akinwale and the Egba United Society, London. I thank you all for all that you have done, that you are doing and that you will continue to do to support me in the Lord’s service. I pray that God who brought you into His work of righteousness will cause you to finish all He has ordained you to do.

My special thanks to Dr. Dee Adio-Moses, Pastor Lekan Kaffo, Pastor (Mrs.) Yinka Oloyede, Pastor Yinka Osuolale, Pastor Abraham Falese, Pastor Bimbo Odebiyi, Dele Akanni, Abiola Jinadu, Monsurat Pedro, Toyin Mann-Razaq, Rev. JB. Oseh. My thanks also go to Elizabeth Abisogun, Dr. & Mrs. Debo Ogunleye, Prophetess Victoria Adebisi, Femi Olabode and Yinka Adekunle who have spent their time to promote God’s work. May the Lord continue to bless you with His peace and prosperity.

I salute my role models and mentors, late Pastor John E. Miller, Jr., D.M. of The Church of Living Water, Newark, U.S.A., Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo (he taught me how sweet it is to serve God), Pastor Femi Emmanuel (he created a platform for my ministerial development) Pastor Tayo Adeyemi (New Wine Church, U.K.), and Pastor Leke Sanusi (RCCG Victory House, U.K.)—they both inspired me in immeasurable ways. May you remain strong in the King’s service.

I thank God for my spiritual parents, Bishop Doye Agama and Rev. (Mrs.) Anne Giwa-Amu. These great servants of God stood firmly behind me, as I continue in my Creator’s work of spreading the news of His faithfulness. May His light forever shine upon you.

It was a great privilege to have Rev. (Dr.) Julius Adeniji to review the book. I feel highly motivated and encouraged by his comments. Thank you very much.

My editor—Dr. Muyiwa Olumoroti of Word2Print did a great job. I appreciate him for his dedication and commitment to the success of this project.

A big hug to Anne Barcelona (iUniverse Publishing Service Associate) for helping to make the production work an interesting experience.

DEDICATION

This project would have been abandoned halfway, but for the grace of my Father in heaven—the King of kings, the unquantifiable support of my very dear Temilola IfeOluwa Dosumu who has been relentlessly there for me, and God’s servants who have helped me in tremendous ways. I dedicate this work to our awesome God and to users of this book throughout the world. I also dedicate it to these precious ones:

Michael Oluwatobi Dosumu

Michael Oluwatimilehin Dosumu

Emmanuel Oluwanifemi Ogunrinde

Deborah Oluwatowoju Titilayo Akisanya

and to those working day and night to spread the news of God’s love. God bless you all.

INTRODUCTION

The first family (Adam and Eve) had the privilege of direct fellowship and harmonious relationship with God; they therefore had no reason to pray. God made them in His own image, reflecting His love and glory, and put the future of the earth under their authority. God put them in the beautiful Garden of Eden to inhabit, for their peace and comfort. They had no rivals; there were no causes for worry about challenges of life or tribulations. Adam and Eve were under no physical or mental pressure; they had no inherited problems. They lived happily in the grace and favour of God.

Every freedom functions on instruction. Adam and Eve had freedom through an unrestricted access to God’s mind. He loved them with passion but placed before them a very simple moral test—obedience to His instructions. Obedience was the guarantee for their continued comfort, eternal life and perfect communion with God. They were warned not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for if they did, they would surely suffer death (Genesis 2:15-17). Sadly, Satan succeeded in using Eve to trick them to disobey God’s instructions. Adam and Eve grieved their Creator and consequently, their blessings were turned to curses (Genesis 3:16-19). They were ejected out of comfort, sent to labour in the world and they completely lost fellowship with God. Their disobedience, unfortunately, became the source of fear, sorrow and pain to mankind.

The scriptures reveal that Adam and Eve had another touch of the enemy after their exit from the Garden of Eden. They gave birth to Cain and Abel, but Satan struck again by influencing Cain to kill his brother—Abel (Genesis 4:1-8). Adam and Eve had another son called Seth who also gave birth to a son named Enosh. It was after Enosh’s birth that men began to express trust in their Creator by calling on the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26).

Satan was expelled to the world after he led a fierce war in heaven and lost it. The devil and his fallen angels then chose to create chaos and confusion on earth. Consequently, the world began to face wars, disasters and challenges in different forms. Man had empowered the enemy through the loss of relationship with God, and now struggles to make ends meet and protect himself and families against dark powers and principalities. People are forced to wrestle for breakthroughs that should have come their way effortlessly. Getting to the Promised Land became an uphill task. If man had not been disobedient to God, life would have been quite easy for every one.

Life is full of battles. Every living soul has a share of the challenges. Jesus Christ did experience challenges as detailed in Matthew 4:1-22. Satan attempted to test the power of God through Jesus. He used juicy offers to tempt Jesus to bow down and worship him—in other words, to deny God. Jesus was firm in giving appropriate responses to Satan’s evil attempts and He succeeded in driving him away. Jesus said to the devil: ". . . Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve" (Matthew 4:10). Jesus was able to conquer the tempter because He was in the Spirit. Jesus had been praying and fasting for forty days and nights. The Lord gave