Ministering: Rev. Akin Oke (Christ The Rock Foundation Chapel – Nigeria)
Text: James 5:14-16.
” 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
It is a great thing to be walking in the office God has given you. God has given our Elders roles in the Church, not just administrative but spiritual roles. According to James 5:14-16, Elders are a critical arm of the Church. Elders are to not only give advice or share experiences but much more to be means of healing any sick in The Church of God.
God has placed Elders on the platform to minister to the saints. For Elders to fulfill their God-ordained role, they must “Walk in the Light of God”. Joel 2 tells us Elders are to dream dreams that unveil God’s next agenda for His Church.
If we do not remain in that Light, we cannot decode Heaven’s next agenda for the Church. 1 Pet. 2:9 also says you are chosen generation …. To show forth the praises of God. Our responsibility as a chosen generation, a Holy Nation, etc. is to stand out from the pack because The Light of God is shining upon us so we can show forth the praises of Him Who delivered us from darkness.
Are you currently showing forth the praises of God in your circle of influence? Can people see God in you? This is our calling as Royal Priesthood, to be the Light or Radiance of God among men. Eldership is not confined to an age bracket; every one of us is redeemed as a peculiar people to show forth the praise of God. In Redemption, God changed our spiritual genetics by giving us a New Divine DNA in Christ Jesus.
Because we have received The DNA of God, we are to express the Nature of God among men. There is something unique and different about us because we are God’s Holy Nation. A Holy Nation is an Embassy of Heaven on Earth. Christ laid down His Life to change our spiritual composition (DNA) so we can reflect God’s Light in a dark world. Our assignments as a peculiar people is to go tell it on the mountain (the world) that Jesus Christ is Lord.
From Ephesians 5:8-9, 15 – For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), …. See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
We were once in darkness but God has redeemed us to be His Spokes-Person. We are to be Christ’s Witness in this world by abiding in The Light, which is The Word of God. The Lord said in John 15 says “Abide in Me and I in You”. I am The True Vine and My Father is The Husbandman. The Lord said The Father cuts off any unproductive branch.
Don’t abandon your God-given assignment lest you be cut down like that fig Tree The Lord ended its existence in Mark 11:12-25. We cannot bear Fruit of ourselves except we abide in The Lord, for without Him we can do nothing.
Our goal is to Abide in The Lord – whether young or old, poor or rich, tall or short, black or white, etc. every believer is redeemed to abide in The Lord.
As an Embassy of The Living God on Earth, Gal. 5:16-26 enjoins us to walk in the Spirit by eschewing every work of darkness (the flesh) and manifest The Fruit of the Spirit.
God Bless You!
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