KNOW YOUR SHEEP TO BE KNOWN BY THE SHEEP

 

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer! Once again today I feel an  urge and push to share on the subject of the Good shepherd and His sheep. 

The title of message is: " KNOW YOUR SHEEP TO BE KNOWN BY THE SHEEP"

 

The Bible says," I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.................My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.( John 10:14-27)                                       It is important for you to always know your sheep as a shepherd, and the sheep must also know you. Become a good shepherd by being known  by your sheep.

 

The confidence of the sheep is built up the more they know their shepherd. Knowing Christ more, helps you build your faith and confidence in the Lord. The Bible also says, " Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. .........." ( James 4:8). You cannot pastor a congregation by being a mystical figure. The sheep want to participate in your victories, defeats, sorrows and joys.

 

All these help them to realize that you are genuine and that your words can be trusted. Become a good shepherd by knowing the Father. Becoming intimate with the heavenly Father is key to developing spiritual power. The presence of God rests on the person who abides in the secret place of the Most High. ( Psalm 91:1-2) Shepherding is a spiritual job and closeness to the Father is essential. Be a prayerful and Spirit filled  shepherd.  Pray without ceasing! ( Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Luke 18:1)

 

The scripture also says" As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep." ( John 10:15). Become a good shepherd by being known by the Father. Being open and frank with God is part of the spiritual development necessary to be a good  shepherd. God knows everything, but you must come to Him and bare your soul before Him.( Hebrews 4:16) In so doing, you will draw close to the presence of God. Being close to the presence of God makes you a good shepherd.

 

Become a good shepherd by having other sheep in other folds.             

Part of the natural development of a shepherd's work is to develop sheep in other folds.

Having congregations in different locations is an important development in your shepherding profile. Do not be afraid to establish branches. Your members will move away, anyway.

 

You might as well develop congregations in different locations so that when they travel they will have somewhere to worship.     

The scripture says, " And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."( John 10:16).

 

Become a good shepherd by bringing in other sheep through evangelism. Being a good shepherd means you must do the work of an evangelist. This is exactly what Paul admonished Timothy to do when he left him in charge of the flock.  " But watch  thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry." ( 2 Timothy 4:5)  Become a good shepherd by pulling together your sheep from other folds.                       

 

This speaks of regularly gathering your congregations in different places into one large fold so that you speak to them and so that they  can hear your voice. ( these gatherings are commonly known as( " Big Sundays" or " Combined services")    It is important that the different congregations which are linked to you are assembled frequently to listen to your voice. You must fight those who oppose these gatherings because it is the will of God to gather the sheep from other folds into one singular purpose of them hearing yours. 

 

Become a good shepherd by being the one shepherd in charge of the fold. It is important for the sheep to recognize one leader. As it is also important for all Christian believers to recognize one Leader,  who is our Savior, Jesus Christ. There cannot be two captains on one ship. Do not allow ambiguity to develop in your leadership. Let everyone be sure about who the leader is.

Allowing the sheep to recognize one shepherd in one fold only serves to bind us together in unity and to fight confusion in the body.

 

Become a good shepherd by taking up your life again after you have laid it down. A good shepherd must not only know how to sacrifice but also how to take up the benefits due him as the shepherd of the sheep. This is exemplified by Christ who lay down His life, but also took it again.( John 3:16-21) These two  activities are completely opposite to each other, but there is a time and a season for each of them. ( Ecleasiastes 3:1)  The Bible says, " Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again." ( John 10:17).         

 

Become a good shepherd by giving up your life freely  and of your own initiative. A good shepherd needs no one to tell him when and how to make the necessary sacrifices.  Sacrifice is necessary all the time, but sacrifice looses its power when you are forced to sacrifice by circumstances.  Sometimes, people decide to work for the Lord only after a serious illnesss strikes them. Before this illness, they were unwilling to make certain sacrifices,  but when they sensed the inevitable, they seemed  very willing to do anything for the Lord.  But we all know that being forced to do something is different from  doing it willingly. Serving the Lord at gunpoint, is obviously diferent from serving Him willingly. At gunpoint , you will run, jump and smile but we all know that your smiles are fake? Decide to lay down your life freely and willingly.

 

Don't also take up the shepherd's role as employment, but as a sacrifice for God's calling in His vineyard. Do it when you are strong. Do it when you are well! God is not a man. He is not deceived by things that are not real! Finally, John 10:18 says, " No man taketh it from me, but lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. "   

 

Become a good shepherd by recognizing the power you have to affect lives.

When you are a good shepherd, God will entrust you with much authority.

This authority gives you the power to bring life or bring death to many lives.

Use the power wisely.

 

God will judge you for everything He gives you. Be a good shepherd who knows his sheep and who is also known by the sheep. Jesus Christ the Good Samaritan and chief shepherd is always ready to take care of all your needs and concerns.

 

Psalm 23:1 says, " The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. " A good shepherd always ensures that His flock does not lack anything.   Whatever it is,  come to the Lord in prayer He shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ( Philippians 4:19, Matthew 11:28-30.        

 

Be a good shepherd, who is loving and caring all the time!  The Holy spirit just gave this apostolic teaching revelation to teach about shepherding. I hope it will empower us as a body of Christ.      

 

 

May God richly bless you all!          

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BECOME A GOOD SHEPHERD

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer!

The title of my message is: " BECOME A GOOD SHEPHERD"  Shepherding is a call and not a career. Therefore it requires total commitment, love, patience and compassion.

 

The Bible says, " But ye that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the  sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth,  because he is an hireling,  and careth not for the sheep." ( John 10:12-13)

 

Become a good shepherd by being the opposite of a hireling. It takes almost nothing for a hireling to abandon his sheep. But a real shepherd will not easily leave the sheep. He gives his entire life to shepherding, because he is not just a hired hand. Become a good shepherd by acting as the owner of the sheep. Because if you own something, you will not neglect or abandon it. Having an owernership mentality about anything transforms it.

 

This is the reason for the worlwide privatization of many government owned entities. Anything that is not owned by specific people is not cared for or managed properly. This is why you find that even some people don't manage well or properly look after houses and buildings which they are renting. God wants every shepherd to treat the sheep with the love and care of an owner and not with the mind of a heartless employee. 

 

Become a good shepherd by noticing when the sheep are in danger. Someone who does not love you will not even notice when you are in mortal danger. Even in a family set up, the Father and mother, must notice the condition of their children. In the same way the husband must notice their wife if she is not well and or worried. Same applies to the wife, she must also notice that her husband today there is something which is not right. Let us love and take care of one another.

 

Most people just think about themselves, which is a selfish mentality, that is not good. You would be surprised to know that people care more about their headache than your cancer. A good shepherd notices when their sheep are in distress. Don't just be a shepherd who wants the sheep's milk and wool, but you must take care of the sheep well, so that it may continue to give you more milk and meat. Even little things are picked up by a good shepherd. Unfortunately a hireling does not even see when the sheep are dying.

 

Become a good shepherd by staying with the sheep in times of trouble. A shepherd must be there when the trouble is at its peak. The shepherd must be found standing by the grave, in the hospital, at the operating theatre, by the bedside or wherever the trouble has struck. Bad shepherds visit the sheep to get money from them, when they are rich. But good shepherds are there in times of trouble. 

 

Become a good shepherd by knowing your sheep intimately.

In this discourse about the good shepherd, Jesus emphasizes how the shepherd knows the sheep.

This knowledge becomes more intimate and more detailed as life goes on. Pastors often  realize that they never really knew their sheep, when they discover amazing truths about their sheep after years of pastoring them. You will discover that intimate detailed knowledge of each and every sheep is a must for real shepherding work.

 

Everyone is a shepherd in their on right and domain. You can be a father or mother, you must play your own role of shepherding your family.

In whatever capacity you may be in, play your role of being a good shepherd and  steward.

Don't abandon your sheep. Don't abandon your family and your employees. Be a good employer, who has compassion towards his workers. Be a good father who is loving, caring and SUPPORTIVE.  Be a good mother who is kind and welcoming, as well as approachable and loving all the time.

 

Let the mind that was in Christ be in you, who was prepared to die for the sake of saving you and me.

That kind of love is surely amazing and awesome. ( John 3:16, Philippians 2:5-11, Lamentations 3:31-33, Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5-6, John 13:34-35, Colossians 3:16-17, Ezekiel 34:1-23). 

 

Ezekiel 34:3-4 says, " Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed, but ye feed not the flock.

The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have you ruled them."

 

Once again become a good shepherd, with a good heart, love, kindness, patience, compassion, longsuffering and  mercy. ( Galatians 5:22-23). Shepherd, feed,  love and heal the sheep's wounds . 

 

May God richly bless you all!                                      

 

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUMILITY BRINGS ELEVATION AND HONOUR

 

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer!

The Bible says, " The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honour is humility." ( Proverbs 15:33). The title of my message is:"HUMILITY BRINGS ELEVATION AND HONOUR."

 

Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self, God will fill them with His love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, " To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of  a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My word." ( Isaiah 66:2 KJV)  Stoop if you would climb to heaven. Don't we say about Jesus that, " He descended that He might ascend" ? so must you. ( Ephesians 4:8-10 KJV)

 

You must grow downwards, so that you may grow upwards. Humility and quietness, silently attract blessings and favour before man and God. God will not deny a blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. The Bible also says, " Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." ( James 4:10 KJV) . This again is an assurance for divine elevation by God, for those who fear the Lord and are always humble. Even our Lord Jesus was exalted and given a name which is above every name, due to His humility and love. ( Philippians 2:5-11).

 

Proverbs 22:4 also says, " By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."  Matthew 5:3 says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," with all its riches  and treasures. The whole exchequer of God shall be made over by deed of gift to the soul which is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it. God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for Him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one.

 

If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in His holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety. At times our blessings and breakthroughs are deliberately delayed, so that we may mature first before receiving our promise. James 4:2 -4 says, " Ye lust, and have not; ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain............, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. " Other people ask for blessings for the wrong reasons and God may protect you until you mature or deal with your weaknesses in humility and then receive a blessing after undergoing some form of training and pruning. There are some who prematurely got blessed and died early or got involved in scandals and serious problems, because there were not yet mature to receive blessings. When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as a grain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him.

 

Humility makes us ready to be blessed by God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it is prayer or praise, whether it may be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in eccess.

 

Once again remember that " Humility  Brings Elevation and Honour." I therefore urge us all to remain humble, im order to attract God's true favour and blessings. Remember, pride and arrogance can destroy a person. Imitate and emulate Christ's humility, in order to find favour before man and God. ( Luke 2:52, Exodus 12:35-36) 

 

 

May God richly bless you all!       

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMATION OF JESUS'S RESURRECTION

 

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word  for your meditation and prayer, at such a time as this. The title of my message is: " CONFIRMATION OF JESUS'S RESURRECTION"

 

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the strength and hope for the Christian faith.

It is also the foundation to the Christian faith, and yet, oftentimes, we only give it real thought around the Easter celebration. But the resurrection of Jesus is so important that Paul writes, " If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins" ( 1 Corinthians 15:17). In the same chapter im verse 19, he says " If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are all people most to be pitied" I just want to mention five truths about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

 

1)JESUS HAD A BODILY RESUSCITATION. 

When Jesus was raised from the dead, he didn't leave his body behind.

It was only his clothes which remained in the tomb( grave). In fact, after his resurrection his scars remained on his body( John 20:27), he ate fish with the disciples. ( John 20:12), he physically( bodily) ascended to heaven( Acts 1:9), and will physically come again here on eatth( 1 Thessalonians 4:16).

 

The son of God will always have a bodily existence. The fact that Jesus still has a body testifies to the dignity of the human body -both the ones that we have and the ones we will have after our resurrection. Matthew Lee Anderson writes, " The resurrection of the body means that to be human with God is to be with him not as disembodied souls, but as people with noses, faces, arms, and legs that are similar to those we currently have" ( Earthen Vessels 2 Corinthians 5:1-10).          2) JESUS

 

HAD A JUSTIFYING RESURRECTION.                    

Perhaps the clearest instance of Paul connecting Jesus's resurrection with his justification is obscurred in most English translations. Paul writes in 1 Timothy 3:16, " Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:  He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels,  proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory." The word that is translated" declared righteous" or justfied" is elsewhere in the New Testament. 

 

But if Jesus was perfect, how could he be justified, since justification implies guilt(  see Romans 4:5)? The answer lies in Jesus's death and resurrection. Resurrection is nothing  less than the removal of the verdict of condemnation and the effective affirmation of his righteousness.             3) JESUS

 

HAD A TRINITARIAN RESURRECTION                     

The pattern in the New Testament is to speak of God the Father as the one who does the raising,  Jesus as one who is being raised, and the Spirit as the means of the Father used to raise Jesus.

This pattern is seen in Romans 8:11: " If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,  he who raised Christ Jesus will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells  in you." Here we see not only that God the Father raises Jesus through the Holy Spirit, but our resurrection will be parallel to the resurrection of Jesus - God the Father will raise us through the Spirit.             

 

4) JESUS HAD A FISRTFRUITS RESURRECTION OF OURS TO COME.                               Paul describes Jesus's resurrection as " the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep" ( 1 Corinthians 15:20) Firstfruits is an agricultural metaphor that points to the initial quality of the harvest. Paul is saying here, the resurrection of Christ and of believers cannot be seprated. Why? Because to extend the metaphor as Paul surely intends, Christ's resurrection is the 'Firstfruits' of the resurrection 'harvest' that includes the resurrection of believers. This thought is reinforced in ( 1 Corinthians 15:23): ' Each  in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his second coming those who belong to Christ"" ( This is By faith, not By Sight 2 Corinthians 5:7)                   

 

5) IN JESUS, BELIEVERS ARE ALREADY SPIRITUALLY RESURRECTED.                   

The resurrection is not only a future event for believers. Those who believe in Christ have already been raised to life with him. Paul writes, " If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above,  where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God"( Colossians 3:1). Christians are people who have already been raised with Christ. God has done a work in each believer, a work of nothing less than resurrection proportions, that will not be undone. The resurrection is an already but not' yet reality for the Christian because of our union with Christ. Jesus's resurrection means that those who have faith  in him have been raised from the dead because they are in Christ, and yet we still await the full experience of the resurrection to come( Romans 8:22-23).  

 

Let me also emphasize that we live, walk, believe and hope in the resurrection power.

Therefore as Christ is resurrecting today, I declare that all areas of your llfe which were dead be resurrected in the name of Jesus. 

The Bible says, "He carrried all our infirmities, and bore our sickness and diseases, and by His stripes we are healed....." 

 

Whatever is giving you sleepless nights right now, may it come to an end today in the name of Jesus. It can be high blood pressure, sugar diabetes, cancer, HIV, menstrual pains,migraine headache, pneumonia, fever, tuberculosis, Covid-19, backache, headache,  swelling legs, heart disease, palpitations, financial challenges, and any other sicknesses and diseases, may you be set free right now, in the name of Jesus.

 

I want you to hold every part of your body which is painful as you declare healing by the stripes of Jesus, through His resurrection power, believe and receive your healing and deliverance right now,  in the name of Jesus.

 

I declare Jesus Christ's resurrection power to begin to flow in your body, right now. All dead cells and organs, be resurrected and restored once again in the name of Jesus Christ. ( 1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:3-5, Jeremiah 8:22, Exodus 15:26, Jeremiah 30:17, Jeremiah 17:14, Jeremiah 32:27

 

Finally I want to reiterate the fact that you have every reason to believe in Jesus Christ,  because He is the only one who conquered death and is alive today.

It can be your marriage, relationship, business, friendship or project, just commit it to the Lord and let it rise up again by Christ's resurrection power. ( Joel 2:25-27, John 11:25-44, Proverbs 16:3, Hebrews 4:16).

 

Once again, believe and receive your healing and deliverance in the name of Jesus-Amen!

 

 

May God richly bless you all!

 

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A MOMENT OF SELF- REFLECTION AND SELF- EXAMINATION

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer!

The title of my message is: "A  MOMENT OF SELF- REFLECTION AND SELF-EXAMINATION" 

 

In this moment of self- reflection and self-examination, we focus on the suffering of Christ Jesus on the cross.

But before He was betrayed and hanged on the cross He had to go into solitary confinement as He sought God's face in prayer and consecration, in Gethsemane a place of no return and self denial. ( Matthew 26:36-48)

 

Even at such a time as this, we need to separate ourselves in our homes and diligently seek the Lord in prayer and word meditation.( Ephesians6:18) 

As C. H. SPURGEON SAYS, 'GETHSEMANE SUPPLIES THE MEDICINE FOR THE ILLS WHICH FOLLOWED UPON THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT OF EDEN.'  WHEN THE SAVIOUR, HAVING EATEN THE PASSOVER AND INSTITUTED THE HOLY SUPPER, WENT ACROSS THE BROOK KEDRON TO GETHSEMANE, NOT ONLY WAS HE GOING TO A SPOT WHERE HE LOVED TO GO FOR PRAYER AND REST, BUT ALSO TO A PLACE WHERE HIS ENEMIES COULD EASILY FIND HIM. 

 

JOHN TELLS US, 'Judas........also knew the place'(John18:2-6).

Christ met his captors at the entrance of the garden.

How easily he could have escaped arrest! But in the spirit of voluntary self-surrender he met his enemies.

 

It was here that Judas, in the company of soldiers, gave the prearranged signal, whereby they might identify Jesus -an ostentatious kiss of apparent affection.

It was an act of black treason. That kiss was a stab in the heart, a dastardly act of disloyalty on the part of one who had been treated as a trusted friend.  'A treasurer of the church of the day! " He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me" ( John 13:18).

 

Never trust a man, but trust God who does not change. Remove temporary people from the basket of your apples(friends)! ( Jeremiah 17:5-10, Malachi 3:6) 

Let us be honest and  kind believers and not hypocrites.

 

Lord help us, even at such a time as this,  to build true relationships and friendships with our family members and other believers, in true and genuine love. ( John 13:34-35, 1 Peter 2:1-2, Joshua 1:5-8, 1 John 5:10-15, John 4:23-24, Hebrews 11:6).

 

 May God richly bless all!                               

 

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMAIN OBEDIENT IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING

 

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer!

The title of my message is:"REMAIN OBEDIENT IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING" The Bible says, " Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered." ( Hebrews 5:8)

 

It is very rare to remain obedient and faithful in the midst of challenges and suffering in our lives, as Christians.

We are told in the above scripture  that the Captain of our salvation was made perfect through suffering, therefore we who are sinful, and who are far from being perfect, must not wonder if we are called  to pass through  suffering too.

 

Shall the head be crowned with thorns, and shall the other members of the body be rocked upon the dainty lap of ease? Must Christ pass through  seas of His own blood to win the crown,  and are we to walk to heaven dryshold in silver slippers?

No, our Master's experience teaches us that suffering is necessary,  and the true- born again child of God must not, would not, escape it if he might.

 

But there is one very comforting thought in the fact of Christ's "being made perfect through suffering" -it is, that  He can have complete sympathy with us. " He is not an high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities" In this sympathy  of Christ we find a sustaining power. One of the early martyrs said,  "I can bear it all, for Jesus suffered, and He suffers in me now; He sympathizes with me, and this makes me strong." ( Acts 7:55-60) Stephen remained strong even as they stoned him to death full of the Holy Ghost. 

 

Believer, lay hold of this thought in all times of agony. Let the thought of Jesus strengthen you as you follow in His steps. Find a sweet support in His sympathy; and remember that, to suffer is an honourable thing- to suffer for Christ is glory.( Philippians 2:5-11, Philippians 3:6-10)

 

The apostles  rejoiced that they were counted  worthy  to do this. Just so far as the Lord shall give us grace to suffer for Christ, to suffer with Christ, just so far does  He honour us. The jewels of a Christian are his afflictions. The regalia of the kings whom God hath anointed  are their troubles, their sorrows, and  their griefs. Let us not, therefore, shun being honoured. Let us not turn aside from being exalted. Griefs exalt us, and troubles lift us up.  " If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him." (1 Peter 4:13, 1 Peter 5:1, Romans 8:18, Collossians 1:24-27).

 

Suffering for Christ's sake brings promotion and elevation in life. Even at such a time  as this, what we are experiencing as individuals, families, country and the world over, shall soon come to pass and joy will come in the morning.(Psalm 30:5). Your suffering and challenges are a ladder for divine breakthrough and promotion. 

 

Don't give up or surrender, your afflictions cannot be compared to the glory and joy that  is to manifest in due season.  ( 2 Corinthians 4:16-18).   

This situation which we are facing as a Nation and the world, is a phase which will be allowed to pass soon, because He who started it will complete in the name of Jesus Christ-Amen.

 

" REMAIN OBEDIENT IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING" All this will come to pass and it shall be over in the name of Jesus Christ-Amen!

 

Remember, it is not over, until He says it's over! 

Jesus says, "It is finished.....It is over! It is done! All  is over at the Cross!

 

May God richly bless

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAVE WE NO TEARS FOR REVIVAL AND REPENTANCE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS

 

 

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer!

The title of my message is: "HAVE WE NO TEARS FOR REVIVAL AND REPENTANCE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS?"

 

The Bible says, " Even now, turn back your heart and rededicate yourselves to Me; Show me your  repentance by fasting, weeping,  and mourning.  Rip the wickedness out of your hearts; don't just tear your clothing.  Now return to the Eternal,  your True God. 

You already know He is gracious and compassionate. He does not anger easily and maintains faithful love. He is willing to relent and not harm you. Who knows? Perhaps He will turn and relieve you of this threat, and leave behind some blessing as He goes -Maybe enough grain and wine to offer to the Eternal, your True God?" ( Joel 2:12-14 VOICE).

 

Is the current prevailing situation not similar to what was obtaining in the scripture above, which warrantied a change in people's hearts through genuine repentance and rededication to God. 

There is a lesson which must be learnt and understood by mankind about corona virus, at such a time as this, which must cause people to have sincere tears for weeping and repentance.

 

This would not have just come at such a time as this, when people are preparing for the critical moment on the Christian calendar, the  Easter revival. It means this year, God has brought a change in terms of worship during the Easter period throughout the whole world, where we shall see individuals and families confined in private and family closets for praise and worship, while seeking God's face. ( Psalm 91:1-2, 2 Chronicles 7:14-15).

 

Indeed this must open our hearts for true circumcision and repentance.

The scripture in Joel 2:13 says that we must rip the wickedness out of our hearts; don't just tear our clothing. 

So in other words Jesus must find free repentant space in our hearts, as the Lord remembers us at such a time as this.

 

If you truly reflect and imagine that all other things we considered in life to be important, such as employment, external entertainment, flights, restaurants, hotels, businesses, formal and informal sectors, banking halls and trade markets have all come to a stand still, due to the Covid- 19 ( corona virus).

 

There is a serious lesson which we must all learn from this prevailing situation, which must cause us to all have a change of mind and worship God in truth and in spirit.(John 4:24)

This is  a warning and  confirmation that all  other things are vanity; save for fearing God and worshipping Him alone. ( Deuteronomy 29:29, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).  " The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what he tells you. And that is it. Eventually God will bring everything that we do out into the open and judge it according to its hidden intent, whether it's good or evil." ( Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 MSG)

 

Lord, teach us to pray and worship you genuinely.

In order for prayer to become a reality, things that can be shaken must be shaken so that what cannot be shaken may remain".( Hebrews12:27) 

 

Brethren in Christ, once again this situation also shows that God is God, and He can do whatever he wants any time and no one can stop him, because he is supreme and above all things.

Let me also mention that as we rend our hearts for true worship, God longs to see your heart transformed into a house of prayer. Why? Because there is so much he longs to do for you and through you.

 

Therefore as you begin to pray, a divine progression will take place within you. Let me explain what I mean.

Jesus became angry when he found money changers and buyers conducting business as usual in the House of the Lord. He had to drive everyone forcefully out of the temple.

Before the amazed onlookers could react, Jesus was back, this time to overthrow the tables and seats of the money-changers and dove -sellers.

 

Jesus said, " My house will be called a house of prayer, " but you are making it a "den of robbers" ( Matthew 21:12-16) . At the same time the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them there amid the laughter and happy hossanas of children.

 

In the above scripture verses, First Jesus cleansed the temple, causing it to become a house of purity.( v 12) 

Then he pronounced that it would be called a house of prayer( v 13).

Next the temple was transformed into a house  of power as the blind and lame came to him and he healed them there( v14).

And finally, the temple became a house of perfect praise( v16).

 

Shouldn't this same progression take place in the church  and in the individual believer today?  Certainly we pray that after the end of this corona- virus, there must be a serious change and great revival in people's lives, as God gives us another chance to live and worship him in truth and in spirit. ( John 4:24).

 

The scripture also says," Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?( 1 Corinthians 3:16).

You and I are part of the church that is in the habitation of God through the Spirit( Ephesians 2:20-22).

 

But sadly, our temples, too, are often polluted by grasping greed, maneuvering motives and selfish sins.

It is a mockery for believers to talk one way and live another.

God will not bless an impure church.

His church will not become a house of power and perfected praise, until it allows the Holy Spirit to purify its sanctimonious soul  and transform it into a house of prayer.

 

This is what must happen after this phase of lockdown, separation and isolation, due to covid-19( corona - virus), as we expect many people to " Have tears For Revival and Repentance.

Never has the world at large had a common goal and unity of purpose towards such a cause like the Covid-19(corona virus).

 

There has been rumours of war and other devastating catastrophes, but nothing of this kind of unity has ever happened before.

I persuade you brethren in Christ, that you must now all present your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, as you start on a new note, while the Lord is  giving you another chance to live. 

 

Let us all utilize this opportunity to renew our minds with the word, in order to do the will of God "(Romans 12:1-2).

 

HAVE YOU NO TEARS FOR REVIVAL AND REPENTANCE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS?" 

 

May God richly bless you!                 

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363