The Ultimate Purpose of Showers

From Our Pastor's Desk

“Say not ye, there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor: other men la-bored, and ye are entered into their labors.” John 4:35,38 

We bless the Name of Jesus for this month of Showers of Blessings. 

We have prayed for seasonal rain/showers, in the spiritual, physical, financial, parental, marital, professional, and on every side. 

The question, as we round up the revelations for this month, is “What is the ultimate purpose of the showers?” 

Answer is – Great Harvest. What is Harvest? Harvest is defined as the gathering in of a crop, a time of the year when mature grains, fruit, vegetables, etc. are reaped and gathered. Harvest comes only after sowing. 

“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest (timing and quantity determined by God, always more than what is sown)…, shall not cease”  (Genesis 8:22).  Sowing (to plant, propagate, spread, scatter, giving) and reaping (to harvest, glean, gather, get, gain, intake, results, receiving), synonyms of seedtime and harvest were established by God right from creation. Jesus said the entire kingdom of God is based on these, Mark 4:26-29 

Brethren, the ultimate purpose of showers is for the great harvest. A great harvest of joy, favor, abundance, overflowing blessing and answered prayers this month, so long as we obey the conditions of harvest. 

And of souls, which are the greatest of blessings, as God & the heavens are pleased and rejoice at the salvation/harvest of even one soul. 

Lord God, arise and let there be more harvest of souls in the churches on earth this year & beyond, in Jesus mighty name. 

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  

Shalom. 

Count Your Blessings

 By Deacon Ike Mbila

In this our month of “Showers of Blessing on Every Side”, we must ask ourselves some key questions like what is showers? 

What is blessing? And what might we do to provoke God’s blessings to rain on us on every side in this month?  

Showers is a mode of precipitation characterized by an abrupt start and rapid variations in intensity often strong comes from convective clouds like cumulus congestus. 

It comes suddenly in a galore of events. Blessing is a prayer asking for God’s favor and protection, In Hebrew it is barak which means kneeling to adore or praise. 

Therefore, in this month, we must seek the trajectory that will help us achieve this desire for blessing from God to shower on us on every side. What must we do? 

 Count the blessings God Has already granted you/us and appreciate God for those - Philippians 1:6.  Sow a battle seed or get into a covenant with God as Hannah did – 1st Samuel 1:17-19.
 Pray without ceasing – 1st Thessalonians 5:17.
 We must believe in the word of God encompassed in the theme of the month - Ezekiel 34:26 
 Remind God of His promises in His word which never returns to Him void - Isaiah 55:10-11 
 Humility and staying away from any who might make you fall away – 2nd Chronicles 7:14 
 Position yourself to receive the showers of blessing all round, by being in God’s presence always – 2nd Samuel 6:11-12 

May we be showered with blessings all around, in Jesus mighty name. 

You will have good success this 2021. Remain blessed. 

Confident in Faith

By Bro. Olugbenga Olageshin

Ephesians 2:8 God saved you by HIS grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this, it is a gift from God. Hebrews 11:1 - Faith shows the reality of what we hope for, it is the evidence of things we cannot see. 

A lot of times because of situations we find ourselves we become less confident in our faith, it becomes shakable and sometimes start doubting God, It is not the end, it’s a bend, God puts those impediments/obstacles in our lives to remind us of who He is, for us to appreciate the little gifts we hardly appreciate. 

Regardless of what our start in life may have been, Jesus has made a way for us to start anew, HE already took away all disappointments, discouragement, or despair that may have ravaged our lives in the past.

 All we need to do is have faith in HIS words, faith in God’s faithfulness is what makes our faith so powerful. 1 Cor 16:13 ‘be on your guard, stand firm in the faith; be men of courage, be strong. 

May God almighty continually grant us the strength to have confident unwavering and unshakable faith in HIM regardless of whatever circumstance we find ourselves now and forever, in Jesus mighty name. 

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.

And Again He Prayed...

From Our Pastor's Desk

James 5:18 - “And again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops” 

Key phrase here is “ again”. Again signifies consistency. Doing it over, repeatedly. 

What is consistency? It means steadiness, dependability, uniformity and or persistence. It also means standing with something, doing it until the required or expected results are achieved. 

It’s akin to determination.  “So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work”.

 Nehemiah 4:6. In order to begin and end an endeavor, it takes the right consistent attitude and determination to finish what one starts. Webster dictionary says “…determination is the act of deciding definitely and firmly to a purpose…” 

It is perseverance, patience, resolve, tenacity and persistence.  Thomas Fuller (1608–61), an English preacher and author said "A n invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men."  

We need to be consistent in our prayers & sowing, again and again, so our cloud can be full of moisture, resulting in showers. 

Do you know there was a time when the Israelites were restrained from giving? They were giving so much that Moses has to say, “STOP!” 

Exodus 36:5-7 – “So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much” 

That was persistence. In a world where the way of getting is more prevalent than the way of giving, it is difficult to see people giving more than what is asked of them. 

Ecclesiastes 11:3 - "“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth..."  May our clouds be full of moisture (from consistent prayers & seeds), and empty upon us the spiritual rainfall & showers of blessings to make us refreshed and renewed, in Jesus mighty name. 

You will have good success this 2021. Remain blessed.  

Shalom.

November 2021 - Month of Showers of Blessings on Every Side

 From Our Pastor's Desk

November 2021 Month of Showers of Blessings on Every Side 

Welcome to this our new Month of Showers of Blessings on Every Side, in Jesus name. Ezekiel 34:26-27 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing  

Are you going through a dryness or “drought” in any certain area of your life right now? 

Experiencing a dry season spiritually? Or feeling emotionally parched & weak? Or maybe your finances or various streams of income seem to have all dried up. 

These are indications of dryness.  God wants to rain blessings in our lives; not just a light rain of blessings. He wants to pour down heavy showers of blessings on you! 

He wants to drench, soak and saturate His children with His love, His goodness, His grace, His mercy, and His kindness. He wants to flood us with blessings! Only one thing He requires of us…Obedience.

 Deut. 28:2 – “And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God”  Mercy Seatizens, welcome to November 2021, “Our Month of Showers of Blessings on Every Side” 

As we are obedient to the Lord this month & beyond, no matter what area of life we may be experiencing a drought, He will come through for us as surely as the rain, in Jesus Name. Amen