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Breaking the Curse of Poverty  David K. Owusu

of winning it. However, ignorance of the battle leads to defeat.
Since we can’t conquer what we don’t know; it is expedient to have
knowledge of what you are dealing with in order for us to be able
to conquer it.

The Word of God says,

“…my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Hosea 4:6a
[NIV]

From the scripture above, God is saying that His people are destroyed
because of lack of knowledge, which is the know-how and how to
deal with the subject. note that God’s people are not destroyed
because of lack of prayer but because of lack of knowledge.

The Word of God is the principle guide, where we find the good
nuggets that feed our minds with the right knowledge to overcome
poverty. Once we have the understanding of what the Lord says
about wealth, we then have the capacity to bring any contrary
opinion to align with the Word of God.

The immense treasure that has been laid in wait for the saints is
great and inexhaustible; we should not live as though we are paupers
and go about beaten and defeated, unable to fend for ourselves. We
are rich in Christ Jesus.

The Lord has made all this available through the death of His son
on the cross, and man’s redemption which was attained through the
crown of thorns and all the seven places that Christ shed His blood
to complete our redemption. If only we could take a peek in the

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