Give God praise for all those awesome testimonies. Thank Him for He is the doer of those wonders without numbers. Give Him honour, give Him praise. Now also, begin to ask him to speak to you this morning and let his Word transform your life, Thank you Father for in Jesus mighty name we pray, Amen.
Our line of exhortation in our Covenant Hour for Prayer for this week has been: ENGAGING THE LORD OF THE HARVEST FOR SUPERNATURAL CHURCH GROWTH.
From scriptures we have come to realize that the Holy Spirit is the Lord of the harvest (Mathew 9:38). In Acts 2 when the Holy Ghost came down all His manifestation afterwards was towards the ingathering of souls to the church. (Acts 6:7, 2:41, 4:4, 5:14). We saw that continuously all through the Book of Acts that as the Holy Spirit manifested Himself, the harvest was turned massively to the church.
The Holy Ghost must be engaged, and to engage Him you just understand what is it that He does, this morning we are going to look at two of the things that the Holy Spirit does or how He manifests so that we know how to engage Him towards the fulfillment of this ministry.
- The Holy Spirit empowers Pastors to flow in revelation through the prayers of the saints, thereby establishing multitudes in the church.
According to scriptures, the fundamental tool for establishment of souls in the church is the Word of God. In John 6:68, Peter said we cannot depart from You because there is something available that our establishment depends on, and that is the Word of God. In Acts 6:7, “And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith”. Pay close attention to the words that God uses in this scripture. It says as the word of God increased, the number of disciples, that is active followers also increased and also the priests who were against the faith became obedient to the faith.
The Word of God is the ultimate instrument of establishment. That is why He said “wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will gather”. So according to God’s Word we see that wherever the Word of God is been issued forth, there will also be the multiplication of disciples. Not just passersby but disciples, individuals that are taking root downwards and bearing fruit upwards.
But according to scriptures we are made to understand that this Word of God that flows through our pastors, we must engage the altar of prayers to see the Holy Ghost unveil it.
Remember revelation is not the product of personal exertion, it is the product of the unveiling of the Spirit of God. It will take the Holy Spirit for light to come forth from the Word of God. According to God’s Word there is a demand for prayer if the Word of God is going to continue coming forth. That is why we have to stand on the altar of prayer because the Word of God is the instrument of establishment of souls (Acts 20:38). It is the Word that builds up, it is the Word that causes a soul to settle and be established in God. That is why we need to pray so that the Word of God keeps flowing in our services through our pastors so that souls can be established.
Wherever the Word is present, souls will be established. If you keep livestock feed, whenever you are feeding your chicken, other chicken in the area know and they come too, no matter how much you chase them, they will keep coming back. That is why we need to pray for the Word of God to keep coming forth.
- The Holy Spirit empowers believers with supernatural utterance that convicts unto repentance.
On the day of Pentecost, the effect of the Holy Ghost was seen after Peter spoke, (Acts 2:37). The people were convicted and asked “what shall we do to be saved”. 3000 people were added to the church in one day because the words that were spoken were breaking words. What made the words breaking was the ministry of the Holy Spirit. In John16:7-11, Jesus said it is expedient that he go so that the Comforter may come to reprove the world of sin and break their hearts.
That power that makes our words to be irresistible and become instruments in the hand of God for bringing souls to the kingdom. What makes our words irresistible is that we engage the help of the Holy Ghost. When your words are empowered, arguments are silenced, the hearts of men are pricked and men are drawn into the kingdom.
Lift up your hands and pray this prayer “Lord empower me by Your Spirit”
- As you have asked of the Lord so shall it be done unto you this morning.
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