From The Pastor’s desk
Beloved,
I bring you greetings of The Glorious Life, in the Name of Jesus Christ.
I believe by now you are taking advantage of the most trusted and failure-proof Helper available to you in Christ Jesus. Everything you need is already in you. Jesus put it there. Everything you’ll ever need to accomplish what God has called you to do has been placed inside you by God Almighty. Faith is in there. Power is in there. Love is in there. Believe that. Speak it out. Say it to yourself now, right out loud: The Holy Spirit is my Helper!
What is the Holy Spirit saying this December to us as a church and individual?
Every good parent wants the children to succeed in their field of assignment. In the same way, God desires much more to see you succeed and has made provision for that. 3 John 2 and Jeremiah 29:11. Referring to the Church in the wilderness, it is clear that God’s direction and protection brought her to victory, as found in Deuteronomy 32:10-14 NKJV. However, everything we see in the Old Testament is a shadow of what God has planned for the end time church. We are told in Hebrews 8:6 NKJV that Jesus “…has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.”
Therefore, every believer has a glorious destiny based on better promises. You have been redeemed as pacesetting, the light of the world and the salt of the earth believer – Matthew 5:13-14. That is, you are a value-adding citizen.
But without God’s leading, one will live in the dark, not knowing what to do, or at best, a world full of guesswork and mostly, 99.9% of the time, guesswork never works. From the scriptures, we see that our Covenant fathers were all led and directed into fortune by the Almighty God. From Abraham to Joseph, David, Daniel, Peter, and Paul, they were all directed into their inheritance here on earth and into eternity.
As stated earlier, God has made adequate preparations for every believer to be guided into the Blessing of Abraham. Jesus, whom Himself was led and directed by God into accomplishing all He did for you and me, said in John 16:13 NKJV However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
Please understand that the Holy Spirit is a divine Personality sent to work with you to become everything God promised. There is no secret beyond the all-seeing eyes of the Holy Spirit. Just one light or direction from the Holy Spirit is worth more than a lifetime of human labour. So, no matter the situation and circumstance you find yourself in, there is nothing like desiring mercy from the God of heaven and earth to reveal His path that we might walk in it (Daniel 2:18-19).
Job became the greatest man in all the East simply by walking in the light of heaven(Job 29:4 KJV).
The Holy Spirit is waiting and ready to come upon the one that thirsts and longs for Him – Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. This is one of the most important requirements for the Holy Spirit’s Hand to guide you. Why? In Isaiah 44:3, The Word says: For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring. So, a thirsting and a longing of your flesh is your invitation to the Holy Spirit. To be guided by God is your heritage. But you have to demand for it by your actions – Isaiah 55:1.
Therefore, this month is declared as our month of Divine Guidance, My Heritage. The anchor scripture is John 16:13. The spiritual focus this month shall be led by the Lord. I pray your spirit will come alive this season to receive all the Lord has prepared for you in the Name of Jesus.
Until Next Time Remember that God Is On Your Side and JESUS IS LORD!
Yours in Christ,
Benson Oritsejolomisan