Monthly Archives: January 2020

4 Important Principles in God’s Ministry

Here are some quick eye-openers about our life and ministry for God. This message was preached on the final day of our Leadership Conferences to remind, warn, exhort and equip the leaders to take heed to their life and God-given ministry.

  1. Numbers 16:9.

-God judged the sons of Levi, because they despised the ministry He had allotted to them and coveted the priesthood of Aaron.

Today many are attracted by the popularity and want to imitate the false preachers to accumulate wealth by gathering gullible crowds. You should know what is God’s call for you and the specific ministry God has entrusted to you and be faithful in that.

==> DO NOT COVET ANOTHER MAN’S OR WOMAN’S MINISTRY

  1. 1 Samuel 2:28-30.

-God judged Eli because he preferred and esteemed his sons above the ministry of God.

Many are esteeming their family and relatives above God’s Word and work. The give preference to their own even when they are not qualified or called to take up the place and ministry others are meant to do! Thus causing schisms and infighting in the churches and ministries. There are too many men-pleasers than God-fearing among Christians!

==> DO NOT HONOR PEOPLE ABOVE GOD- HE IS NOT RESPECTER OF PERSONS.

  1. 1 Samuel 18:22-27.

-God honoured David because he didn’t take promotion lightly. He would rather earn it than take short cuts and get the blessings of God.

Phil. 3:11; Heb.3:1; 2 Tim. 1:9.

God has chosen human vessels to represent Him as His Ambassadors.

It has become easy to start a ministry or desire high position or status in the church and organization. Many despise God-given work and make is a commercial venture bringing bad reputation to the very image of the ministry. Need to maintain the due dignity as God’s Servants and not to stoop so low as beggars to make easy money or desire worldly honors.

==> NEVER TAKE IT LIGHTLY SERVING GOD.

  1. Acts 20:24.

==> Even Your life should not be dear to you but the ministry entrusted to you.

How are you counting your life? Is the ministry given by God more important to you than anything else? Many use the ministry to enhance their place, position and prospects in worldly life. Otherwise they are not qualified to earn a decent living. So many so-called pastors have left the ministry/church for greener pastures and migrated to better places/countries to enjoy the pleasures of the world in the name of God’s call.

May we count the ministry God has entrusted to us high above everything else and His glory our top priority and lifetime goal and commitment. Amen.

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Morning Meditation: Malachi 4:1

Judgement Day

In these days when people like messages on love and blessings, Malachi’s warning on impending judgement is not so popular! Yet, we cannot escape the reality of the day of judgement coming soon!

It is not a popular theme, but the Bible is filled with warnings against proud and sinful people. People who think they don’t need God are doomed to destruction. We may react negatively to God‘s warnings because we don’t really understand His heart. God warns us of destruction because He wants us to change the course of our lives. If we continue to follow our selfish ways, we will risk destroying not only our own lives but also the lives of those with whom we come into contact. If we never realize this, however, we will never experience the rich and meaningful lives that God wants for all of us. Amen

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WEEKEND THOUGHTS

All the way my Saviour leads me, what I have to ask beside. The Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that you  went, until you came into this place. I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: so the LORD alone did lead him.

Even to your old age I am He; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him and the Lord shall cover him all the day long. This God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion,  which cannot be removed,  but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

The LORD is our keeper: the LORD is our shade upon our right hand. The sun shall not smite us by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve us from all evil. The LORD shall preserve our going out and our coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

He has promised perfect rest to me in my Father’s house above: when my spirit, clothed, immortal, wings its flight to realms of day. This is my song through endless ages, My Lord led me all the way. Hitherto hath the LORD helped us and will continue to help us thro’ out 2020.

Have a blessed weekend with every blessing  for the New year.

 

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