-Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo at Morning Glow, KICC on ‘DIVINE ENCOURAGEMENT’ (Part 2)
Praise the Lord!
This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Welcome to Morning Glow, welcome to another time in the presence of the Lord.
Acts 4:33-37
This morning we want to look at the name, Barnabas: son of consolation or son of encouragement. It means to be comforted, to be encouraged, to be exalted, to be lifted up, to be cheered up. Church Gist. One of the greatest needs in the body of Christ is the ministry of encouragement. Life itself has a way of draining you and sapping you of cheer and of joy, that is before we even talk about the spiritual elements of the warfare in life. But this morning, I want to encourage you, I want you to know that the Lord is your strength, the Lord is your power and I want you to know that you need encouragement this morning.
Kings need encouragement, queens need encouragement, governors, presidents, pastors, Sunday school teachers need encouragement. Business people need encouragement, mothers need encouragement. You cannot even believe, just a son recognizing the need in his mother’s life and throwing his arms around her and telling her, he loves her and values her, it is the best thing that could ever happen.
So when we are discouraged, we must learn that God will take care of things (2 Corinthians 4:8-9). This morning, be encouraged. Know that God knows about you, God will take care of you.
Encouragement lifts, it lifts our spirit (John 15:1-5). There are three conditions of the branch: the branch in him that beareth not fruit, the branch in him that beareth fruit and the branch that abideth not in Him. So, these three, you can see that; the one that did not bear fruit, He took away. The other one that bore fruit, He pruned and the one that did not abide, He cast forth as a branch. Sometimes, God wants us to get rid of the things that are not working in our lives, because you see, people will be encouraged, but they themselves also need to let go of somethings that is holding them down. Jesus said, the one that doesn’t bear fruit, He will let go. Let go of somethings that are holding you down, that are keeping you down.
If you keep your eyes always on the things that don’t work, you will never see happiness. Church Gist. When you look around you, look at the things that should bring you joy; you children, the things God have done for you, the progress you have seen, the place God has placed you in life. So God wants to lift you up.
In 1 Samuel 30:6, the very people whom David had blessed, people who were nothing whom David raised to become champions, they wanted to stone David because their children, wives, sons, daughters have been carried away in captivity. These guys were broken, bursted, disgusted when they came to David and through the grace on David’s life, they became billionaires, they became wealthy. The Bible says they were distressed, they were discouraged, God began through the grace on David’s life, lift them up; three hundred of them became generals, three were most outstanding, everyone was prosperous. When it was time to give towards the house of the Lord, they gave so much but then, they forgot that David was not the one who caused the carrying away of their families and they wanted to stone an anointed of God.
It is true that everyone needs to know how to encourage themselves but it is also true that we need to know how to encourage each other. So, this morning be encouraged, be strengthened. Know that God will take care of you.
Isaiah 35:3-7
It is encouragement, healing, deliverance and then spiritual renewal. That passage I just read, Isaiah 35:3-7, first is encouragement, after encouragement, healing follows because once you are encouraged, then your body will begin to come alive again, then we have deliverance and spiritual renewal. There are some people you are trying to minister to them, they just behave like: ‘keep saying it, I just want to feel discouraged and unhappy’. Hey, you need to snap out of it. Nobody can take you where you don’t want to go and there is nothing beneficial that you can get from deliberately flogging yourself.
Barnabas was an encourager, he was a great joy to Paul, in fact, when Paul was hard on one young man called Mark, Barnabas was an encourager, he was ready to encourage the young man.
- I pray for you today that you will be blessed, you will be favoured. Grace will rest upon your life, you will be encouraged. May the Spirit of courage come upon you in the mighty name of Jesus.
PRAYER BULLETS:
Philippians 4:13
- Father we give You glory, we give You praise. We thank You for another day, another time in Your presence. We magnify You; awesome God, mighty God, powerful God, great God. God of faithfulness without injustice. Thank You for keeping us all through the night and making us to see a brand new day. Receive the glory, receive the praise, receive the honour, receive the adoration.
We thank You for the privilege of being alive today, seeing another day. Take the glory, take the praise. Lord, let Your word lift the spirits of Your people today, let somebody come alive by reason of the Word. Let the Spirit of encouragement come upon them this morning in the name of Jesus.
- Lord today, I lay the hand of faith on everybody on this platform, I declare and decree that as they go into the rest of this week, the grace to do all things; to achieve, to succeed, to break grounds, to fullfil their dreams, their visions will come upon them.
We thank You. What the enemy say we will not achieve, You make to come to pass; success, progress, testimonies, favours, uncommon blessing, rest on Your people this day in the name of Jesus.
Lord I thank You for Your people, I declare and decree today, that they are achievers, they will not fail, they succeed in everything they lay their hands to do. Let this day, Tuesday, be a day of courage and strength for someone; a day of breaking grounds. Let every vision they have set out for today become a possibility.
Romans 8:38-39
- Father, I pray for somebody today, strengthen their commitments to you. Keep their eyes on You, not on man who can disappoint, not on some people who can disappoint.
- I pray for someone today that they will know the love of God, the joy, the peace of God. I pray grace upon them this morning in the name of Jesus.
Zephaniah 3:17
- This day, grace will be on your life, joy will be on your life. The salvation of our God will manifest for you. The testimony of Jesus Christ will be upon your life. The grace of our Lord Jesus will be mighty. He will save you, the Lord will rejoice over you with joy, you will rest in His love. He will joy over you with singing, celebration will be around you. Be encouraged, God is with you.
- May the Lord go with you into today, may His presence tower behind you. May the hand of the Lord rest on your shoulder so that in His strength, you will find strength and courage. In His strength, you will find power, you will find grace and joy: receive in the name of Jesus
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
- Father give us a heart, give us a life that pursue Your counsel and Your will: to live a life that celebrates Your purpose in the name of Jesus. Let our lives glorify You, let our lives bring testimony, glory to You in Jesus name.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
- I pray for you today that the God of comfort that comforts all men will comfort you. Situations you are dealing with, Heaven will step in and suprise you.
Psalm 27:1
- This day I pray for you, as you go into the tenth of August and as you go into the rest of August, may light shine in your path; glorious light, powerful light, awesome light. Light for direction, for determination.
- May the Lord strengthen you today, may the spirit of courage, boldness, power, rest upon you. God to go ahead of you give you victory, testimony, make you stronger than strong, more powerful than powerful. The Lord will lighten your path, make it great and awesome in the name of Jesus.
- May light shine in your way, the areas that are dark, that are unclear at the moment; light shines. Ideas that will bless you and change your level, God will put in your spirit. Creativity that will move you forward, God will put in your spirit. From today, I send you forth; possess August, September, October, November December, this year. Do well, succeed, break grounds, reach levels that you have never reached in the name of Jesus.
- May the oil of God rest on you with light shining clearly in your way in the name of Jesus.
- I pray for the light that makes everything to come alive to shine in your journey, to break the power of darkness. From today, darkness is dispelled in your life, darkness is broken in the name of Jesus.
Isaiah 41:10
- I rebuke fear, every lie of hell that says you will not achieve. Anything satan is using to threaten you now, you are coming out of it. God will be with you, you will not be dismayed. God will keep you, He will strengthen you and give you victory. The victory of Jesus will follow you ,the testimony of Jesus will be upon your life.
Joshua 1:8
- I pray for you today, go into today, the Lord will go with you. Go into tomorrow, the Lord will go with you. I lay hand on you, as you go into today, tomorrow, the rest of this month; may ideas flow in your spirit, may direction be your portion. May the Spirit of the Lord direct your path so that every step you take, light shines in the name of Jesus.
Lamentation 3:22-23
- May the mercy of the Lord surround you. May the grace of God be new to you every morning. Today will not end without good news in the name of Jesus.
Matthew 6:34
- I pray for somebody on this platform, I lay hands on your shoulders and I remove the worries, the burdens. May peace, joy, testimony be your portion in the name of Jesus.
Mark 10:27
- Today, I lay hands on you and I declare and decree that the God of possiblities will make your dream possible. The God of possiblities will open the doors, He will make it happen.
Isaiah 40:31
- Today I pray for you, the strength of the eagle, the agility of the eagle, the swiftness of the eagle; eagle’s sight, vision, courage, power and ability. Go today without fainting in the name of Jesus.
Psalm 118:14-16
- The hand of the Lord will go ahead of you and do valiantly. The right hand of the Lord will exalt you, will lift you up. He will give you victory, He will give you peace, blessing, glory. He will wipe your tears and fill your mouth with laughter and give you a reason to magnify God. So shall it be in the name of Jesus.
Lord we celebrate and rejoice because the Spirit of courage and encouragement, the Spirit of boldness rest upon your people today. They go and possess possessions. They go, they take territories. They are not discouraged. When they see the battles, they are not discouraged because they know they are not alone; You the Lord goes ahead of them and You give them victory, You give them reasons to magnify, to praise You.
Your praise shall continually be in our mouths, oh our God. Today is going to be a great day, a good week. This week is going to be a great week. This month is going to be a great month. We celebrate, we rejoice; God is fighting our battles, He is winning our wars in the name of Jesus.
Amen!
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