FROM MY HEART TO EVERY MAN OF GOD WITH A VISION. 2 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV) For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. there are two things you must put in place if you will have an impactful ministry. You must ensure you have a strong prayer network as well as a strong partnership network. When billy Graham set out early in ministry in the late 20,s, he made up his mind that he would ensure that there are more people praying for him and also that there are more partners giving to the work in his hand. no wonder he has been flying on top since then. The same goes for everyone in ministry . These two things you must ensure they are in place. The more people that prays for you the more effective you become ! you will literarily fly! The more people gives to the work , the more exploits you do . PAUL the apostle knew this powerful secret in his ministry , he knew for him to do well , he would need many people praying for him and supporting him financially and materially he personally requested for the churches to pray for him 1 Thessalonians 5:25 (KJV) 25 Brethren, pray for us. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 (KJV) Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: Hebrews 13:18 (KJV) 18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. Apostle Paul was a man of prayer, he prayed and the prison door where he was held captive opened ! He prayed and blind eyes were opened ! , he prayed and the dead came back to life , he had abundance of revelation great Grace and power as an apostle, notably miracle took place in his ministry, he raised more sons than any of the twelve, he had planted more churches than any of the twelve that physically followed jesus, despite being mightily endowed and gifted, he knew the importance of having many praying for him! The more prayer that goes up from the earth to God in heaven on your behalf the more you fly high in the work of ministry . 2 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV) For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. If you see any great ministry today doing very well,these two factors are working for them . There are more people praying for them ,and there are more people giving to them. Prove me wrong . There is a great impact when thanksgiving through many goes up to God on your behalf ! The blessing and the intervention that follows cant be quantified! Even before jesus was born in Bethlehem , there were two people praying in the temple. Anna and simoen. They pratically gave their lives to pray ahead of the coming of the messiah . Luke 2:36-37 (KJV) 36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. Do you have people who will not depart from the temple beholding the face of God interceding because of your ministry ? Whenever you begin to pray for a particular person or a people , you open them up to heaven,s reach . In acts 12 , something happened . We were told Herod stretched his hands against the church . Acts 12:1-5 (KJV) 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. When Herod stretched his hands and arrested James, nobody prayed for his release why because they thought it was a personal thing. When things happen to leaders, be it a scandal or a tragedy or whatever we think it only happened to them , we think it is just them but the truth of the matter is Nothing happens personally to us in the kingdom especially members of the body Whatever happened to one happened to all of us ! If there is pain in the foot wont other parts of the human body felt it? If you have toothache , there is a way the discomfort can spread to other parts of the body ! When JAMES died , The church realized it was not a personal thing so they went into prayers. Sometimes the church wakes up too late . Can I be honest with you ? The church in NIGERIA is waking up too late ! We are waking up this hour too late! Eventually when prayer went up by many to God on behalf of peter, the next tragedy was averted ! Peter was delivered from the death row Only God could deliver someone from the ,roman empire death sentence ! The prayer of many made the difference between JAMES and peter . Dont just sit down there doing your own thing selling your own market . The days are too dangerous to tread alone ! Dont be like the people of laish that walked alone and died alone when the enemy invaded their territory They did not have relationship to draw strength , support and prayers from. Judges 18:27-28 (KJV) 27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. Ensure many are praying for you ! The same goes with fiancial support . The more partners you get the more exploits you can do . the more people that communicate with you financial the higher you fly ! At the Beginning of apostle Pauls missions He did not have fiancial partners except the philipian church Philippians 4:15 (KJV) 15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. Get more people praying for you and more to give to you . You will fly !
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