Everlasting Gospel
Spiritual Food: 1 Timothy 6: 17 19
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life”.
Beloved brethren, you have been given the right of stewardship. How have you utilised it? Have you rendered adequate account? God has never made mistake in apportioning duties to people. There is always a chairman, treasurer, secretary and many other executive members to pilot His affairs because He knows that if any of these posts are lacking, the assignment will not be accomplished. Never has God commissioned any one on any assignment and abandoned them on midway. When the world elects you as the president of a country, they will commit all resources into your hands and thereby confer upon you a rich man’s status, how much more if God commits His resources into your hand.
The problem we have in this world is that there is no honest person. When you are appointed a treasurer you embezzle all the resources, which have been made at your disposal. The same thing is applicable to the chairman, secretary etc of the world; they misappropriate resources. But here in this kingdom, it is different. That is the reason, if a group of people want to do something, they will do it equally so that it might not bring trouble in the sense that, if one person does any thing more than others there must be the spirit of dominance amongst them. The one who does more will want to over power others. The Holy Father has taught sufficient pieces of advice that we should not boast because of wealth or fleet of cars or any of the material things of this world for none of those things belong to you but only boast of God.
2.1 Use your gift for God’s glory
Anything God has given to you, use it to render services unto Him. Anything God has bestowed on you should be used for His services. Let all your boast be in the Lord. All the things God has commissioned you to superintend use it for and to the glory of God. For it is stated that where your wealth and belongings are, there lies your heart and mind. Therefore if all your wealth are with God it therefore means that your heart and mind are also with God. But if your wealth is in this world, it therefore means that your heart and mind are in this world and you cannot be of any useful service to God, and you are not also worthy of His kingdom.
A lot of you are self-deceivers and tricksters. You claim you have surrendered unto God and you want to render services unto Him whereas your heart and mind are focused on the material wealth of this world and that is the source of your problems. The International Missionaries/Crusade Fellowship has extremely performed below expectation. Everything goes on the way it is channelled. Rather than gain anything from them we loose. Two people will dominate the meeting and will influence others and even discourage the interest of many people with tricks, falsehood, cunning and lies. Therefore, let all the Missionaries/Crusaders come together and co-operate so that they can achieve the aim and objective of the fellowship.
God has the power to commission us to accomplish any assignment for we are His servants and labourers. He is at all time supervising your assignment for you shall receive reward according to your labour and whatsoever you do shall come after you. That is the reason this gospel has been imparted unto you. You are now commissioned to go and inform the rich and wealthy people that they should not hope nor have faith in their wealth and allow their minds to be focused on these beggarly and mundane things. But that they should only rejoice in God and use all the resources He has given them to render service unto Him. Most importantly, we should give Him respect and honour and also believe that He is the doer and the owner of all things both in heaven and on earth and by so doing peace will prevail in the whole world. That is what made Christ's Crusaders who were also his apostles to be steadfast in rendering services to God even when Christ was not with them any more in the flesh but in spirit. For He had laid a solid foundation.
Anywhere Christ Crusaders go, they do so with the spirit of oneness with love and they share all things together from a common purse. That is why Christ was spiritually present with them and directed them. Therefore, the Missionaries/Crusaders must let the spirit of togetherness prevail among them for we are all one. Let us pool our resources such as wisdom, knowledge, power, love, humility, and mercy together and render adequate service to God to the upliftment of His glory. For the English adage has it that, "United we stand, divided we fall". Do not go around the world boasting and claiming that you are a crusader of God and that you are rendering service unto God. Look at Cotounu; India and many other places the crusaders claimed that they want to evangelise. One wonders what they have achieved or done; Nothing. What have they done there? They have done nothing, therefore, if you are commissioned to accomplish any assignment that you are not capable of, promptly disclose your unwillingness or tell the person that you will not be able so that you do not deceive yourself and the one who has entrusted the assignment to you. Do not accept duties because others have done the same. That one who had accepted might have known his ability but you do not know your ability and how to accomplish the assignment. For the scripture clearly enjoined us as in 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22.
Therefore, let us all realise that the crusaders are the leading light of any evangelical process. A large number of crusaders are beneficiaries of the Father's grace, in terms of health and material resources too, but they will not come forth to use it to render services to the Father. Therefore you are all expected to pool your resources together and uplift the glory of God. Let the spirit of love prevail amongst us for if there is love, there is bound to be the spirit of oneness and togetherness. I know all of you individually and every bit of what you do, for as you are performing them, I am supervising you. And if you are not competent to be a crusader, give chance to those who are competent because man has never deceived God. The true crusaders are corning into this kingdom and will accomplish a lot of assignment and you will be very surprised because I only seek for at least one truthful person.
Therefore brethren I do not intend to be tedious with you. Realise that all that you do, you are doing it for yourself whether it is good or evil. Therefore lay up in store for yourself a good foundation against the time to come. That you may lay hold of everlasting life, but the crusaders have not laid a good foundation hence on what will you base your hope?
Let us set up and organise ourselves whether in pairs or trio's, provided oneness of mind prevails. Whatever assignment you desire to accomplish and you associate it with tricks and falsehood, you will not be successful. On the other hand, if you commence or approach any assignment with one mind and wholeheartedly, you will be successful. The Holy Spirit is watching all of what we are doing and us.
If we render service to God with one mind and with our whole heart He will elevate us. Let us refrain from attributing any thing to any one apart from the Holy Spirit. Let us refrain from boasting of the wealth we posses, let us also not rejoice because of our wives; children, and any other thing. Rejoice in the service of God and promote the activities of this kingdom because that is what will spearhead the progress of this kingdom. Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is the crusaders fellowship, therefore let us allow the spirit of oneness and truth to dwell amongst us so that we will have a lot of members throughout the world.
Reference Text: Philippians 2 :2 -3
“Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of . one mind
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
That is what I have for you. For it is said a stroke of cane is sufficient for the wise. He who has ears let him hear what the Holy Spirit has imparted to the entire world. May the Father bless His holy words; Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER