DCLM Daily Manna 26 November 2019 – Don’t Plan To Fail, written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi
TOPIC: Don’t Plan To Fail
TEXT: Acts 13:1-7
KEY VERSE: “And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away” – (Acts 13:3).
MESSAGE: DCLM Daily Manna 26 November 2019
After a man had witnessed a Christian pray fervently for victory for the country’s military during a turning point campaign, he returned home elated. The war was not over, but he announced that the battle had been won by his camp. Asked the basis for his optimism when the war was still on, he simply said that given the faith, intensity and sincerity of the one-man prayer session he saw, he could not expect God to deny a positive answer.
The mood of the believers at Antioch was not different. As they worked for the Lord and fasted, the Holy Ghost delivered them a mandate that would transform the Church and produce a remarkable missionary in the person of Paul. The Holy Spirit told the Antioch Christians to set aside for Him Barnabas and Saul (as Paul was still called) for the work of the ministry. The obedient disciples did the needful. They fasted and prayed more and released them.
The unquantifiable success that attended the missionary expeditions first of the two, and more importantly of Paul, are attributable to this planning stage of praying and handing the evangelism project to God. It is His work, so He knows best how to direct those He had chosen to do it. The Holy Ghost proved His presence quite early during the first missionary trip when a false prophet who withstood the disciples got instant judgment. Thereafter, it was a lifetime of miracles and signs and wonders in the apostle’s service to the Lord.
Not praying to commit one’s way to God, whether in the ministry or secular activity, is preparation to failure, loss and disappointment. The wise, even when called of God for a task, would not rush into action. They would wait on the Lord for specific guidance, so that God would be with them every step of the way.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If you allow Him in prayer, the Holy Ghost will allow you His power.
DAILY BIBLE READING: 1 Peter 1-5
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