Breaking Babylon: Africa’s Debt, Global Finance & God’s Kingdom Wealth Strategy

Written by: Brenda Oyugi 

Financial Services Expert

During World War II, as nations battled not just for territories but for survival, global leaders knew that the world would need more than peace treaties to rebuild. It would need a financial lifeline. In 1944, at the historic Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, world powers came together to design a new economic order. This led to the creation of key institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, which were tasked with stabilizing currencies, promoting international trade, and financing reconstruction in war-torn regions. What emerged from that moment was the foundation of today’s global financial system, a vast network of banks, financial markets, institutions, and policies that move money, set economic rules, and shape the fate of nations.

At its best, the global financial system has fueled innovation, growth, and economic cooperation across borders. But there is a darker side that often goes unspoken. The system has disproportionately favored powerful nations and elite financial institutions while pushing weaker economies into cycles of dependency and debt. Africa is a prime example. While the continent is rich in natural and human resources, many African countries remain trapped in debt, heavily reliant on loans from international financial institutions and foreign creditors. These debts often come with strings attached, including policy conditions, high interest rates, and repayment timelines that strain national budgets and limit development.

As a result, Africa now stands at a difficult crossroads. Despite decades of borrowing, the continent is still grappling with underdeveloped infrastructure, poverty, and limited access to global capital on fair terms. The same system that was meant to promote global equity and development has in many cases become a tool of economic control. Today, many African nations are at the mercy of their debtors, negotiating from a place of desperation rather than power.

As Christians, we need to rise up and break this systemic economic stronghold. We cannot remain silent while unjust structures keep nations in bondage. God is raising Kingdom voices who will challenge global financial injustice and steward wealth with righteousness, wisdom, and courage. It is time for us to understand the times, speak truth boldly, and become active participants in transforming the systems that govern our world.

There’s been a prophetic word over the Church for years now that a divine wealth exchange is coming. That the world's riches will be handed over to God’s people. That the righteous will inherit what the wicked have hoarded. And while this promise is real, we must pause and ask: What is God really saying? Are we just waiting for a supernatural handover, or is there more beneath this word?

The answer lies not only in the prophecy but in understanding the world’s financial system itself, what it is, how it functions, and why believers must rise with wisdom, not just faith.

You see, finance is not just numbers and currency it is power, influence, and structure. The global financial system determines who eats, who owns, who builds, and who is left behind. It sets the price of labor, controls the flow of credit, and governs access to opportunity. From Wall Street to central banks, from digital currencies to loan markets, the system is vast, calculated, and deeply spiritual because it shapes how humanity survives.

And the truth is, the world’s financial system is not neutral. It is built on principles that often oppose the values of the Kingdom of God. It rewards greed over generosity, exploitation over justice, and accumulation over stewardship. It thrives on:

• Debt dependency: Nations and individuals are locked into borrowing cycles that trap them under interest and control.
• Scarcity: Instead of promoting shared abundance, the system creates lack to increase profit.
• Market manipulation: Prices of goods and services rise and fall at the hands of unseen forces, while the poor carry the weight.
• Unjust weights and measures: Inflation, currency devaluation, and economic inequality are symptoms of an unbalanced scale, something God despises (Proverbs 11:1).

This is the system that Babylon built, a counterfeit economy fueled by control and fear. Revelation 18 calls it a city of merchants, trading in gold, silver, and even “the bodies and souls of men.” And that is not poetic imagery. It’s a sobering truth: men’s lives are traded for profit every day in labor, in data, in land, in time.

But here is the hope, while the system of Babylon rises, Zion is also rising. The Church is not meant to be a spectator. We are not here to survive off donations while the world runs empires. We are here to govern. To build. To occupy. But we cannot do that unless we understand the system we are called to transform.

Finance, at its core, is about stewardship a principle God established from the beginning. In Genesis 2:15, God placed man in the Garden “to work it and take care of it.” That is the first picture of economy. Stewardship is not just handling what is ours it is managing what belongs to God on behalf of His purposes.

Psalm 24:1 reminds us:

“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.”

This includes gold, currency, businesses, and ideas. Everything is His. But while the earth belongs to the Lord, its administration has been entrusted to His people. That’s why Jesus said in Luke 19:13, “Occupy till I come.” It was not a passive suggestion, it was a command to do business, manage resources, and expand territory until the King returns.

For far too long, the Church has spiritualized its way out of the marketplace. We’ve viewed money with suspicion, while forgetting that money in righteous hands brings freedom, but money in wicked hands brings oppression.

It is God’s desire that His people prosper not for self-indulgence, but for assignment. In 3 John 1:2, He says:

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”

Deuteronomy 8:18 takes it further:

“But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant…”

In other words, wealth is a means to a mission. It is how God funds His purposes on earth building churches, feeding orphans, sending missionaries, restoring families, transforming nations. The early Church in Acts understood this. They gave sacrificially, sold their possessions, and laid resources at the apostles’ feet not because they were forced to, but because they understood the power of the collective Kingdom economy.

And yet today, we hear prophetic declarations during services, “You will be a Kingdom financier!” and the room erupts with shouts of “Amen!” from every corner. But do we truly understand what we are agreeing to? Do we grasp the weight of what it means for God to place financial authority in our hands, not for luxury, but for stewardship?

So what does this mean for us now? It means we can no longer be financially illiterate. We must understand budgets, savings, investments, ownership, giving, and debt. We must create businesses that reflect Kingdom ethics. We must build systems of alternative finance, cooperative communities, Christian financial institutions, and sustainable models of productivity. We must build while Babylon burns.

This is not about rejecting the system entirely Joseph served in Pharaoh’s Egypt. Daniel served in Babylon. But they did so without being corrupted. They were trained, tested, and positioned by God to influence from within. And they could handle national treasuries because they had passed private tests of character.

And we will not inherit what we do not understand. We must move from being passive believers to intentional stewards. If God gave you millions today, would your heart and habits be ready? Or would you squander it like the prodigal son, who loved the inheritance more than the father? The ultimate goal for us as believers is to leave an inheritance for our children’s children.

The financial revival we speak of is not just about sudden miracles, it's about a spiritual reformation that births practical impact. It's about a generation of believers rising in financial righteousness, not just riches. It’s about sons and daughters who budget with purpose, invest with wisdom, give with conviction, and build with eternity in mind.

God is calling His people to rise on the financial mountain not to dominate, but to restore order. To bring justice to economies. To break the spirit of mammon. To fund revival and disciple nations.But He is also watching. Watching how we handle what we have now. Watching how we treat opportunities. Watching our discipline, our delay of gratification, our generosity, our humility.

The transfer will not come to those who only sing about breakthroughs. It will come to those who built in silence. Who tithed when it hurt? Who served when no one clapped? Who read books, paid debts, sowed in famine, and remained faithful in obscurity. This is the hour for the Josephs, the Esthers, the Daniels, those who were processed before they were promoted. Those who carry both heaven’s blueprint and earth’s credibility.

So no we are not sitting and waiting.
We are preparing. We are studying. We are giving. We are working.
We are breaking free from Babylon’s grip and building Zion’s economy.

Because when the shaking comes, and it will, God will look for those who have proven themselves faithful. And into their hands, He will place the tools, treasures, and titles needed to fund His return. Let it be you.

For God to accomplish His mandate through your life, you must be saved. You must accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. This is the starting point of everything, your identity, your purpose, and your authority as a son. Without salvation, financial wisdom becomes self-effort, and wealth becomes empty. But in Christ, everything aligns, your heart, your resources, and your destiny. If you’re reading this and haven’t made the decision to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, don’t wait. Open your heart. Say yes to Jesus. Let Him forgive your sins, transform your mind, and lead your steps. Because the greatest treasure is not what you carry in your hands it is who you carry in your heart. Everything begins with Him. And when Christ reigns in you, He can reign through you even on the mountain of finance.

Say this Prayer, Lord Jesus,
I come to you today. I believe that You died for my sins and rose again for my justification. Today, I surrender my life to You. I confess You as my Lord and my Savior. Come into my heart. Wash me clean. Renew my mind and fill me with Your Spirit. Help me to walk in Your truth and live for You from this day forward. Amen.

If you’ve just prayed that prayer, welcome to the family of God! You are now born again. Your next step is to find a Bible teaching, Spirit-led church near you where you can grow, be discipled, and walk in your new identity. If you do not know where to begin, reach out to us. We would love to help you take your next steps.