This past Saturday,I went to a Men's Prayer Breakfast and heard Bro. Vince Massa preach a message on the mantle of God from 1 Kings 19:
(1 Kings 19:19) "So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him."
Elijah cast his mantle on Elisha as a sign of transferring the mantle of prophetic ministry from Elijah to Elisha. God calls men to preach and gives them a ministry to fulfill. There are times that the mantle of ministry changes. A man might go to or from a pastoral ministry to that of an evangelist or vice-versa.
It was a particularly special message to me because the next day, Sunday, I became the Senior Pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church. I took up a new mantle of ministry which God had prepared for me, prepared the people and myself for.
I look forward to exercising the ministry associated with this new mantle. As you may be seeking God's will for ministry, know that God has that mantle of ministry prepared for you in His time.
Remember: "Where God guides, He provides."
Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
A Stronghold in the Day of Trouble
"The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him." Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good. He, by his very character, is good. Goodness does not just characterize God, but he is good. God's goodness is not just a saying, but he is good!
God is a stronghold in the day of trouble. A stronghold is a refuge, a fortified place. When we are in trouble, we can run to our refuge, our fortified place - the Lord. He will protect us. The Lord is our castle. We can run to the tower of the castle and find help.
A stronghold is also a defense. He will defend us against the onslaught of Satan, the World and the flesh. When we get overwhelmed, overcome and weary, we can run to our Stronghold for defense.
The Lord knows those that trust in Him. When we run to Him as our Stronghold, we never have to worry about being refused entrance. The Lord always knows us, and the "guard" will always let us in. We never have to show a pass, or identification. We can always go right in. We have constant and immediate access!
Those who struggle with a sinful stronghold in their life need to forsake their sinful habits we call strongholds and run to the Lord as their stronghold. Trading their sinful stronghold for the Stronghold of the Lord will result in tremendous blessing!
The Lord is good. He, by his very character, is good. Goodness does not just characterize God, but he is good. God's goodness is not just a saying, but he is good!
God is a stronghold in the day of trouble. A stronghold is a refuge, a fortified place. When we are in trouble, we can run to our refuge, our fortified place - the Lord. He will protect us. The Lord is our castle. We can run to the tower of the castle and find help.
A stronghold is also a defense. He will defend us against the onslaught of Satan, the World and the flesh. When we get overwhelmed, overcome and weary, we can run to our Stronghold for defense.
The Lord knows those that trust in Him. When we run to Him as our Stronghold, we never have to worry about being refused entrance. The Lord always knows us, and the "guard" will always let us in. We never have to show a pass, or identification. We can always go right in. We have constant and immediate access!
Those who struggle with a sinful stronghold in their life need to forsake their sinful habits we call strongholds and run to the Lord as their stronghold. Trading their sinful stronghold for the Stronghold of the Lord will result in tremendous blessing!
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