- Some people think that God ordained leaders are using them!
- If you think you are serving the Church, you have wasted your life.
- If I were your master, I won’t be running the way I am running.
- If you work as hard as I work for just one week, it will be RIP for most people.
- My team and I have led 22,223 souls to Christ in 2021.
The people lacked wine and Jesus was contacted (John 2:3). Mary said, “wait a minute, whatever He tells you to do, do it. The only way to have what you lack is to do whatever He tells you to do” (John 2:5).
-Somebody is entering his or her era of no lack this month, by the grace you’ll receive to do whatever He tells you to do. In the name of Jesus.
A realm of no lack can only be accessed by delightsome obedience, unreserved obedience, unnegotiated obedience, raw obedience. Grace to engage at such levels of obedience, receive it now in the name of Jesus. There are no private testimonies in the Kingdom, every testimony is a pointer to what belongs to you if you are interested: simply do what they did, believing as long as it is according to scriptures then you are confident that it will be replicated in your life.
-Therefore, this month will mark the beginning of a Testimony-filled life for you in the name of Jesus.
SERVING GOD IS EVERY BELIEVER’S RESPONSIBILITY.
It is not a calling, it is not a gift. The Word says, “choose you this day whom ye shall serve”, so it is a choice. “But as for me and my house”, Joshua said, “we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).
Serving God is not a gift talk less of a special gift.
Serving God is not a calling, it is every believer’s privilege because it is God’s ordained platform for our desired change of story. Serving God is every believer’s privilege.
I saw one very interesting picture recently in Luke chapter 19 verse 13: It is a picture of Jesus Christ saying to us believers, “Occupy till I come”.
Watch the response in verse 14: “But his citizens hated him and sent a message after him, saying, we will not have this man to reign over us.”
A number of people just think that God ordained leaders are using them, they think so:
“We will not have this man reign over us” – we have our own lives to live. You can’t tell us what to do.
“They hated him” – now watch: He gave his one pound each to 10 of His servants (Luke 19:16). Only 2 returned with proofs of obedience. Okay, one returned, the other ones absconded with His money, He couldn’t find them.
He said, “I kept your money, I know you are an austere man. Take your money and carry your trouble go” (Luke 19:20-21).
Out of 10: only 2 positively responded, one negative, 7 absconded. No wonder, “many are called but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14).
“We will not have this man reign over us” – every day, every day, Kingdom Advancement endeavours. Why? We have our lives to live. I am not doing any endeavour whether Kingdom or non-Kingdom, I have my life to live.
But see how the 2 that responded were decorated: “Have thou authority over 10 cities” from one pound (Luke 19:17).
“Have thou authority over 5 cities” from one pound (Luke 19:18-19).
I can imagine the others biting their fingers if they were anywhere, “hahh, I wish I knew!!”, eating their fingers not biting it now. I wish I knew!
That picture runs round. God created 2 humans – Adam and Eve, He lost the two of them. All the blessings proclaimed on them in Genesis Chapter 1 verses 26 and 28: wasted, lost. His promises are conditional and when they become a covenant, it becomes evident to all to see that this man has stepped into the Covenant Realm of Life.
There were 10 spies sent from Kadesh Barnea to the Promised Land and only 2 made it: Many are called, few are chosen.
32,000 volunteered in Gideon’s army, only 300 made it: Many are called but few are chosen (Judges 7:1-7).
Out of the 12 disciples, we saw one that ended in suicide, we had 11 of them listed in the Upper Room. But after then, many disappeared into the thin air, under the direct Ministry of Jesus. Many could not be traced at all, no reference to where they went. Many are called but few are chosen.
Beware of hanging around scorners who are going nowhere.
“Until Papa kills you before you understand what I am saying. Papa wants to kill you in case you don’t know.”
“He wants us to be serving him.”
A slave doesn’t have slaves. I am a born slave of Jesus.
Caution, Caution!
Everyone invited to the feast, everyone gave excuses, not one responded; so it is not new (Luke 14). Something about God is that there is nothing new under the sun. It has happened before, so what was done that time is what will be done now (Ecclesiastes 1:9). They didn’t respond but others replaced them and the feast was furnished with guests, filled up.
All the ones given the celebrated card, none responded. The ones that were not even expecting a feast, they came in to take their place.
-No one here will lose his place to another.
Matthew 7:13-14
-May you be listed among the few.
Thank You Jesus.
Following our line of exhortation for the few seconds we have, you don’t have to be a Prophetess; carry a Church title, very big one: Deaconess and then Elder Mrs Superior. You don’t have to be a Prophetess to serve God.
Everyone with or without any title shall be rewarded according to his own labour (1 Corinthians 3:8). Everyone has the opportunity to serve with or without a title.
Esther had no title but responded to the challenges faced by the Jews and proclaimed a 3 day fast: Heavens came down and there was a turnaround for God’s people. We saw how Haman met his waterloo in response to the prayer of Esther (Esther 4-6).
Matthew 6:6.
He taught them to pray, pray after this manner, that is all of us who are his disciples: male or female, “Pray after this manner” (Matthew 6:9-10).
It is everybody’s privilege, male or female, with or without a title to serve God and the interest of His Kingdom on earth.
“When ye fast”- all of us who are disciples (Matthew 16:17-18). Your Father who sees your fasting labour, you are fasting for the advancement of His Kingdom, He will reward you openly.
Anna was serving God with prayers and fasting daily. So we can engage in stewardship on the prayer altar (Luke 2:37). God counts our time on the prayer altar as service. That therefore covers everybody, young and old. As long as you can eat, you can pray. Praise God.
-There are people here today, when you are 100 years, you are still advancing the Kingdom of God on the altar of prayer. Can I hear your loudest Amen?
Wherever your heart is, there your treasure will be also. You can’t see a future in it and not engage with it. You can’t see a future indeed in serving God and not engage with it.
You are not wasting your time serving the Lord, you are investing towards your enthronement both in the Now and the hereafter (Luke 22:25-27).
Service is the covenant gateway to enthronement.
The 1st one said, “I have traded with the one pound and I have made 10 more” – Have thou authority over 10 cities (Luke 19:17).
We are enthroned in return for our productive service.
Then came the 2nd one, “I made 5 more talents” (Luke 19:19). He said, “I enthrone you, in response to your service, over 5 cities.”
Serving God heartily, faithfully and fruitfully entitles the believer for enthronement both in the Now and the Hereafter
Luke 22:28-30
“Ye are they which have continued with me in season and out of season” – that is temptation.
Continuity in stewardship, in season and out of season entitles us to enthronement in the hereafter. Paul said in 2 Timothy chapter 4 verses 5 to 8.
“Make full proof” – be dedicated to ingathering of souls into the Kingdom
Enthronement Now (2 Timothy 4:5-7).
Enthronement in the hereafter (Luke 22:28-30)
And the enthronement illustration, we have it in the life of Paul. Enthronement here and enthronement in the hereafter. That is the end product of acceptable, faithful, fruitful service.
If I were your master, I won’t be running the way I am running. I will sit down and be sending you: You go here, you go there. You come here, you sit down, you move up. There are many people here, if you run the way I run for one week, it will be RIP (Rest in Peace).
If I ever saw myself as serving man, I would have ceased longest time. I am not answerable physically to anybody on ground, yes I have mentors over my life, but why am I working this hard?
I have 32 people on my Outreach team that we work together: young, middle age, trying to find their footing in life and we are just busy, “these souls must be won.” I got the record yesterday, we already have over 22,000 people led to Christ this year: 22,223.
I am not your master, I am just privileged to be head labourer. I am enjoying it sir, it is working.
If you think you are serving the Church, you have wasted your life. But engage as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.
-You must be openly decorated this year as you faithfully and fruitfully engage with the demands of the hour.
It doesn’t drop on people’s lap. You sow sparingly, you reap sparingly; you sow bountifully, you reap bountifully (2 Corinthians 9:6).
So everyone as he purposes in his heart: so it is not a gift, let him give of his time, his energy, his resources in advancing the Kingdom of God.
Prayer: Ask God for grace. Today is Friday, the last day of Spiritual Week of Emphasis. God is changing your level. Thank God for the miracle of the 3rd day.
-Starting from this morning, the miracle of the 3rd day must start speaking in your life.
Demand for the miracle of the 3rd day (Hosea 6:2). The miracle of the 3rd day!!!
Receive grace to be part of this ingathering prophetic season so that you can be decorated openly also. So that you can be openly decorated also.
Stop wishing, start working.
Whatever He tells you to do, don’t wish it, don’t confess it, just profess it: go ahead and do it.
Demand for the miracle of the 3rd day. A revival has broken out already, you must catch this fire!!
THE DAY IS YOUR DAY!
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