To Every Christian Who Believes There is God’s Calling Upon Their Lives:
The greatest tragedy in Christendom today is the inability of believers to know that our salvation is meant for the salvation of non-believers.
This is because many had not been taught about this reality; they had been starved of knowing God’s purpose for their new found faith.
They had been fed with religious doctrines which had kept them bound as bench warmers very Sunday morning in church; others had concluded that their service to God is when they participate in one church activity or another.
There are many orientations believers had passed through and many are still following the trend; serving under other peoples’ visions, which turns them subject to these ministries rather than being directly responsible to God.
Many are more loyal to “men of God” than to the One that saved, called and ordained them (Jer 1:5-10). Please read this carefully, meditatively and with an open heart; also personalize the message; God is speaking to you personally!
If one’s loyalty is to a fellow human being, there will be nothing of the fear of God left in such a person.
I wish to encourage all who believe that they are saved to save; trusting the following simple steps will be of help:
Once your salvation through Christ Jesus is certainly confirmed in one’s heart by faith; this is actually the first step which must be followed by being filled with the Holy Spirit.
"Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high." (Luke 24:49) Also Read; Isaiah 44:3; Joel 2:28; John 14:16,26; 15:26; 16:7; Acts 1:4-5; 2:1
Many had skipped this step and ended up in the hands of mere human instructors and helpless in the face of trials and temptations. Study a lot about the Holy Spirit in the Bible, and just implement the instructions given about Him!
When He comes upon you, the evidences of His presence will not be doubted! (John 16:17,20; Acts 2:1-13; 10:46; 19:6; 1Co 12:10,28,30; 13:1; 14:2). No one teaches this, He does it Himself as a Teacher. Be patient to WAIT on Him!
Many a prospective ministers of the gospel of the kingdom of God had been misled by false doctrine; that you have to go to the Bible School or Pastors’ College or Seminary (this is what delayed and interrupted my genuine and effective spiritual destiny). Learn from the following examples:
John the Baptist: (Luke 1:80) – He was in the wilderness until his time of presentation (graduation) to become a blessing to his people came.
Jesus Christ: (Luke 2:40) – Spiritual growth is characterized by God’s wisdom and grace. At the age of 12, Jesus was conversing with the elite and educated of His days; and they were baffled by His understanding (vv 46,47).
After this encounter, nothing was heard about Jesus again until He was 30 years old when He appeared at His Baptism by John (Matthew 3:13-17). These silent years of His life must have formed the crucial moments of His preparation, consecration and total submission to God.
Chapter 4 of Matthew continued with the inauguration of His Ministry where His integrity, genuineness and worthiness was to be tested by the Father’s permission granted to satan to be the chief examiner!
Well, Jesus who took our form and nature got the start right and won the race! This should be the learning procedure into ministry laid down for all believers to follow! (Continued in the next post)
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