Messages for December 2016: Our Month
of Gratitude and Praise
2Chron.20:1-24; Ps.67:5-7; 149; 150; Luke 17; 12-19;
Acts 16:25
Message for
Sunday the 4th of December 2016
Theme: Understanding the power in Appreciating the Lord
Topic: Appreciating God’s goodness this year
Introduction: some years back, I was reading a very
interesting piece about the power of what we say has over the work of our
hands. I understand that an experiment was carried out where some crops planted
were divided into two sections and to one section, the farmers spoke negative
words over and to the other, the farmer spoke positive words over. The two sets
of plants were nurtured alike but for the words spoken over them.
After a while, the crops over which positive words were spoken
blossomed while the one over which negative words were spoken began to wither
in spite of the similar great condition or their environments. I came to a
conclusion after that study that what you do not appreciate would ultimately
depreciate. In the same way if we do not appreciate our relationship with God,
it would depreciate and that is not a place we want to find ourselves.
The good hand of the
Lord has been there for us:
From the time of our conception in our mothers’ wombs, God’s
hand has been the one keeping us to the point where we can grow up to old age
and not have any situation where any of our body parts would require a
replacement because of his carelessness. He has been faithful. All the evil
that has befallen humanity has been sin actuated. When we give up sin and give
in to Him, he keeps us and fulfills His word of health and protection over our
lives. We must therefore appreciate God for the following reasons:
He created and made us: Ps. 33:6 & 9 tells us that God
created the heavens by the word of His mouth.
Also, we are called to worship and bow down and kneel before the Lord
our God and maker Ps.95:3-7. Also Ps.100:3 tells us that we are God’s product
and we did not make ourselves.
He protects us: When his people were few in number
and strangers in the Promised Land, He did not permit anyone to do them wrong.
He reproved kings for their sakes saying they should not touch His anointed and
should not do his prophets any harm. See 1Chron.16:19-22 and Ps.105:12-15. From
the end of last year, He told us that this year shall be our year of divine
exemption from all evil and he has since kept his word. See also Ps.91:7.
He provides for us even
when others around us are in lack: Just as He told us concerning this year that like it was in
Goshen when God sent his plague on Egypt so would it be for us this year and it
has been so. When the Egyptians were selling themselves for food, Israel was
buying property and building. See Gen.47:20-21 & 27. This year, He has
provided so much for us that we were able to provide support for others.
He guides us in the way
of life: The Lord
Jesus Christ promised us that when the Spirit of truth comes, He would guide us
into all truth. Since the Holy Spirit came, that is what He has been doing and
this has kept us in the way of life. See Jn.16:13-14; Is.58:11 and Prov.12:28.
Through divine guidance this year, a Church arm has been planted in Nigeria
together with a branch. Also through divine guidance, the Ghana branch has also
planted another branch. Through these branches, more people would be raised to
harvest with us and know the Lord intimately!
He gives us eternal
life: With the sin of
Adam came death on the entire human race. At the fullness of time, God sent his
only begotten son to take our place in death and suffer the punishment we would
have suffered eternally for our sin so that we could gain access to him that we
lost in the fall of Adam. With this access comes eternal life which is the
relationship we enjoy from knowing God the father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
This relationship is what has given us exemption from all the evil around us. See
Jn.17:1-4; Col.1:25-29 and 1Cor.15:21-22. This year, we have seen God save many
through his word on this altar and He has helped us to plant some Churches as
well. Also, this year, God has helped us
to train and raise more people to hear His voice and be led by Him into our
high places.
More could be said for why we should appreciate God because
we cannot exhaust counting our blessings but for space and time, we shall stop
here for now. Meanwhile, there may be someone here to whom all these may be
strange because you have faced so much trouble that eternal life seem
farfetched to you. To that one, I have good news, you can get acquainted with
eternal life right away by saying the following prayer out loud to become born
again and commence this new life:
Heavenly Father,
Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus
died for me and you raised Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore
declare that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the
fatherhood of Satan and embrace Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you
for this father in Jesus’ name! Amen.
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