By Bishop Dr Musa Peter Omale

To the sons and daughters of this generation, scattered across the cities and corners of the earth, from Abuja to Accra, from Nairobi to New York, from the megachurches to the mud houses, from the high-rise towers of Wall Street to the shackled slums of forgotten alleys—hear ye this prophetic epistle. For I do not write with ink alone, but with the burning fire of wisdom, drawn from the ancient wells of Heaven and wrapped in the groanings of generations.

CHAPTER ONE: POVERTY IS NOT A DESTINY, BUT A DEFECT

Poverty is not holiness, neither is it humility—it is a deformity of dominion. It is the mutilation of man’s mandate to multiply. In Genesis 1:28, the first blessing upon man was not a benediction of survival but a call to fruitful expansion. Poverty, then, is an insult to the first blessing. It is not spiritual—it’s structural. It is not divine—it’s defective. It is not the will of God—it is the perversion of it.

If Jesus came to preach good news to the poor (Luke 4:18), then poverty is bad news. If He became poor so we might be rich (2 Corinthians 8:9), then the presence of poverty where grace abounds is criminal negligence of spiritual inheritance. We are not meant to cope with poverty—we are meant to conquer it.

CHAPTER TWO: POVERTY IS A SYSTEM, NOT JUST A LACK

Poverty is deeper than empty pockets; it is a full system that programs empty lives. It is not the absence of money but the presence of mental chains. It begins in thoughts before it appears in things. That is why the poor can win a lottery and be broke in three years—because you cannot out-possess your mindset.

Nations are not poor because of the absence of oil, gold, or granite—but because of the absence of order, vision, and systems. Africa is not lagging because God skipped us—no! The earth He gave to the sons of men (Psalm 115:16). But systems don’t respond to emotions. They respond to execution.

CHAPTER THREE: THE SEVEN LIES THAT KEEP PEOPLE POOR

1. “God will do it for me” – Yes, He will—but He won’t do what you can do. Faith is not laziness covered in tongues.
2. “Money is evil” – No, the love of it is (1 Timothy 6:10). If money is evil, why did God promise to bless your basket and storehouse?
3. “I’m just waiting on God” – And God is waiting on you. Until your waiting becomes working, you’re not moving.
4. “I’m not called to business” – You are called to fruitfulness. Even ministry requires stewardship. Jesus spoke more about money than Heaven and Hell combined.
5. “If God wants me to be rich, He will make me rich” – God already made provision. It is your job to tap the covenant and work the wisdom.
6. “Wealth is for unbelievers” – Yet Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Job, and Solomon were dripping wealth. Are they unbelievers?
7. “I don’t want too much; just enough” – That’s selfish. God blesses you to be a blessing (Genesis 12:2). Think nations, not napkins.

CHAPTER FOUR: WHY THE CHURCH MUST WAR AGAINST POVERTY

The gospel is not just a message—it is a model. When the Church loses economic relevance, she loses cultural influence. When we pray in tongues but cannot pay rent, when we fast forty days but cannot fund forty students, we become spiritual beggars instead of kingdom builders. Our power is questioned. Our Jesus is mocked. Our pulpits lose their prophetic authority.

The early Church didn’t just heal the sick; they also sold lands and met needs (Acts 4:34-35). Holiness is not in hunger. And Heaven is not impressed with a broken man pretending it’s humility. Jesus wore a seamless robe. He had treasurers. He fed 5,000. He entered Jerusalem with royal protocol. Even at His burial, He laid in a rich man’s tomb.

The Church must rise with spiritual fire and financial force. We need pulpits that thunder righteousness and balance sheets that fund righteousness. The Church must stop praying like beggars and start acting like builders.

CHAPTER FIVE: GOD’S STRATEGY FOR ERASING POVERTY

1. The Covenant of Giving and Receiving (Luke 6:38, Malachi 3:10)
   Poverty bows at the altar of sacrificial giving. You don’t give to get—you give to grow. You don’t sow money—you sow obedience, and it produces overflow.
2. The Wisdom of Work and Value Creation (Proverbs 22:29)
   Prayer is not a substitute for productivity. Elijah prayed, but he also ran. Jesus prayed, but He also worked. Your value determines your vault. Solve a problem—name your price.
3. The Power of Planning and Systems (Proverbs 21:5)
   Poverty multiplies where planning is absent. Systems preserve wealth—impulse destroys it. Teach your hands to work and your mind to manage.
4. Dominion Through Ownership (Deuteronomy 28:11)
   Land. Brands. Businesses. Ideas. Copyrights. Buildings. The true proof of dominion is ownership. Poverty flees where ownership reigns.
5. The Discipline of Financial Intelligence
   Even miracles can be mismanaged. Joseph didn’t just interpret dreams—he saved Egypt through strategy. Learn budgeting, investing, scaling, and saving.

CHAPTER SIX: IF YOU MUST LEAVE A LEGACY, YOU MUST LEAVE LACK

What shall you leave for your children—revelations without resources? A spiritual will with no physical inheritance? Proverbs 13:22 says a good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children. Your seed should not inherit your struggle. They should inherit your systems. Your land. Your libraries. Your leadership models.

Build what your prayers cannot explain. Buy what your tears cannot beg. Leave behind wealth that still preaches after you are gone. Poverty ends when vision becomes generational.

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE CALL TO NATIONS

Poverty is not just an individual crisis—it is a national crisis. Nations crumble when the righteous are poor. Policies are shaped by those with purchasing power. Entertainment, education, technology, media—these gates respond to kings, not beggars.

This generation must raise righteous billionaires who are both holy and heavy. We must fund missions and disrupt industries. Build Christian universities. Own TV networks. Innovate fintech for Kingdom. We need believers who can fund revivals and finance research. Our souls are saved—but our systems must be sanctified too.

Africa, your time has come. Nigeria, rise up. You are not a begging nation—you are a birthing nation. Birth ideas. Birth industries. Birth institutions. Birth influence. The world is not waiting for your apologies—it is waiting for your audacity.

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE STRATEGIC BATTLE PLAN

1. REPENT of small thinking.
   Change your mind before you change your money.
2. RENEW your covenant.
   Tithing is not an argument—it’s an alignment.
3. REINFORCE your value.
   Learn a skill. Start a business. Study systems.
4. RELOCATE your environment.
   Sometimes poverty is geographical—where you are can limit who you become.
5. REPRODUCE your results.
   Mentor others. Multiply what works. Create a dynasty of wealth and wisdom.
6. REDEEM time.
   You are not poor—you are distracted. Focus is capital.

EPILOGUE: A PROPHETIC CHARGE

I see a new breed arising. A generation not ashamed of wealth. A people who wear glory and gold with equal holiness. I see pastors who plant farms. Evangelists who own tech startups. Apostles who sit on investment boards. Prophets who mentor presidents. I see sons and daughters of Bishop POEM blazing with Bibles in one hand and business blueprints in the other.

I call you out of the poverty pit. Rise, Deborahs and Daniels! Rise, Josephs and Esthers! Your destiny is not in debt—it is in dominion. You are not designed to borrow—you are destined to build. You are not called to complain—you are chosen to create.

Let the Lazarus in you hear this voice—Come forth! Let the poverty robe be torn off. Let the grave clothes be stripped. Let the glory of wealth and wisdom wrap your life like Joseph’s coat.

And to poverty, I say: your time is up.

In the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Written by Bishop Dr Musa Peter Omale
President, Peter Family Church Inc.
Author of “Burst Poverty and Accumulate Massive Wealth”
General Overseer of Holy Billionaires, Called Beautiful, and Village Cardiologist