Acts 14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in
the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs
and wonders to be done by their hands.
Jn.4:48
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye
see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
I welcome you family to
the month of June 2020 which the Lord has graciously named to us to be our
month of Signs and wonders. From our text scriptures above, it is evident that
God uses Signs and Wonders first, to confirm that the word which we preach is actually
the word of His grace. Secondly, to get people to believe in Him through the
preaching of the word and signs accompanying it. In Mark 16: 17-18, Jesus said;
these signs shall follow those who believe… and He went on to talk about
casting out devils in His name, speaking with new tongues and laying hands on
the sick and seeing them recover from their sicknesses. The reason for this is
clarified by our text in Jn.4:48 where He said except people see signs and
wonders, they would not believe.
Every believer in the Lord
Jesus Christ is ordained to be able to work signs and wonders by the help of
the Holy Spirit. The means by which this is actualized is the gifts of the Holy
Spirit. In the book of 1Corinthians 12:1-11, Apostle Paul teaches about the
gifts of the Holy Spirit. Here, He identifies nine gifts of the Holy Spirits
which are the means by which He works signs and wonders in the world. These
gifts in this text can be segmented into three types of three gifts each. They
are the revelation gifts containing the gifts of the word of knowledge, the
word of wisdom and the discerning of spirits. The next are the power gifts made
up of the gifts of healings, the gift of the working of miracles and the gift
of faith. The third are the utterance gifts made up of the gift of diverse
kinds of tongues, the interpretation of tongues and Prophecy.
The challenge the Church
has faced over time is that these gifts can be and have been counterfeited by
the devil and his agents have used the counterfeit to deceive and lead many
astray over the years. This explains why you have some people working signs and
wonders without bearing the fruit of the Spirit. The genuine disciples of the
Lord Jesus Christ are the ones to whom the gift of the Holy Spirit can be given
and as they faithfully serve the interest of God and His Kingdom with it, God
causes them to be able to work signs and wonders as He did with the early
Church. See Jn.14:17, Acts 1:8 and Lk.24:49
The question then is; How
can we know the genuine disciples from the fake considering the multitude of
different Churches now in existence all claiming Jesus Christ. The Lord tells
us that by their fruits you shall know them. In Matthew 7:15-23, we read:
Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do
men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt
tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall
know them.
Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will
of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils?
and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
This explains the
confusion that trails many so called signs and wonders Churches with members
and Church leaders who do not resemble Christ. The bible tells us that the real
disciples of Jesus Christ bear the fruit of the Spirit as opposed to the works
of the flesh. The works of the flesh are listed in Galatians 5:19-21 and the
fruit of the Spirit is listed in Gal.5:22-23. Also, the Lord teaches us in
Jn.15:1-16 the need and importance of bearing fruit to God so as to avoid being
cut off. See also Gal.5:16-17 and Rm.8:5-8.
Thus while we are going
around preaching and working signs and wonders by the gift of the Spirit this
month, let us also attend to the salvation of our souls as we also ensure we live
to bear the fruit of the Spirit.
In light of the word for
the month, we shall be learning about How to bear the fruit of the Spirit while
working signs and wonders. This is the real challenge of the Church in
these end times.
Meanwhile, if you are yet
to make the Lord Jesus Christ your Saviour and Lord, you can do so right away
by saying the following prayer out loud in faith and you will commence your
journey with the true messiah of your soul:
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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