PHANEROO~DEVOTION 18th April 2016 Apostle Grace Lubega

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you [1 Thessalonians 4:11].

RUN YOUR RACE

Child of God, never seek to fight and prove a minister and other fellow Christians as either right or wrong. Seek to do this one thing- what the Lord called you to do. Other men’s weakness and strengths are not your business. Other men’s ministries are not your business. Other men’s lives are not your business. You have too much to do in running your own race as a minister. Your concern should be, how many people have I raised? How many people have I brought to Jesus? How many people are saved because of my life?

If there be someone whose doctrine or teaching you do not necessarily agree with or a brother whose attitude you do not like, purpose to pray for them. No man in the deepest spirit of intersession can judge one he prays for. Take the example of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Every time He went in prayer He came out in compassion, and passionate to help men.

To him it was a matter of the cup that he had to bear. Read through the gospels, when we see him speak with the Pharisees and Sadducees, he addresses them directly. He did not go behind their backs, He did not backbite them. We never heard of Jesus seated over supper with his disciples to discuss Ceaser! His business was not about the dealings of men. His business was and is souls- to get  men reconciled back to God. That is our ministry. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 5:18, Proverbs 11:30

GOLDEN NUGGET: Jesus’ business was not other men’s dealings, his business was and is souls- to get men reconciled back to God. That is our ministry.

PRAYER: Father God, we are grateful for our lives, for the mandate and assignment that you have given to each and every one of us. We thank you that every day we increasingly respond to the urgency of the demands of heaven for the souls of men. We thank you that this truth defines our focus, our desires, our aspirations. We know souls are your heartbeat and as such, they are our heartbeat too. Every day Lord, we choose to lay aside the things that profit not, conversations that profit not, and attitudes that profit not, for the sake of drawing men into the kingdom. Help us Lord. Help us today. Help us each moment of our lives. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Excerpt: SPY KIDS