Act 13:1-4 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
Beloved , God your loving Father was the reason for outstanding successes saints of old attained. You also shall attain outstanding success in life in Jesus name.
He does this for His saints of all ages and that includes you. He has master divine plan for your life. Hallelujah.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
See an instance of Him revealing His master plan for Jeremiah.
Jer 1:4 — Jer 1:5 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Beloved, always remember this. God your loving Father knows the end from the beginning.
Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure
He is determined to guide you to profit in life, if you will listen to Him and depend on Him, wholeheartedly.
Isa 48:17 — Isa 48:18 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Beloved, remember without the guidance of the Lord, you are prone to make costly mistakes in life. Samuel the prophet would have committed a great blunder, if the Lord had not quickly corrected him, when he wanted to appoint a king fot Israel.
1Sa 16:6 — 1Sa 16:7
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him. But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Remember , don’t forget, all saints and that includes you are blind without the guidance of the Lord. Give Him opportunity to guide you. Whenever ,He guides you in any way, always listen to Him..
Isaiah 42:16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not;
I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them,
and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
See this and don’t forget it you in particular will commit avoidable costly mistakes in life , without His guidance. Many have married wrong spouse. Many have made mistakes in choosing careers or investing in business. This is because, they failed to seek God’s guidance.
Isaiah 42:19
Who is blind, but my servant?
or deaf, as my messenger that I sent?
who is blind as he that is perfect,
and blind as the Lord’s servant?
Beloved, God has promised to guide His saints and you are one of them. So let Him guide you.
Psalms 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
So what do you need to do when you want His unfailing divine guidance? You do not need to go to merchandise prophets or seers. Just pray to Him in your home or your church.
Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
I earnestly pray for you that God’s mission for you on earth shall be divinely revealed to you in Jesus name. And as you move on in life, seek His guidance continually and He will teach you to profit in Jesus name.
Dearly beloved, Jesus Christ assured His followers during His earthly ministry, that when the blessed Holy Spirit comes,He shall guide them divinely in every areas of their lives.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Some of the things the blessed Holy Spirit shall do is to assign them on their divine mission on earth and guide them to fulfil it. This was exactly what happened, when He assigned Barnabas and Saul on their lifetime mission. See it. He is set to do same for you if you ask Him to do so.
Act 13:1-4 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
Besides this, the blessed Holy Spirit, also directed their steps divinely for success in ministry. He will do same for you in Jesus name as you fellowship with Him.
Act 8:27 — Act 8:31
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Act 10:19 — Act 10:22
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
Act 16:6 — Act 16:10 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
Dearly beloved , the blessed Holy Spirit is available to guide you to profit in this life as you listen to Him. It shall be well with you in Jesus name.
Isa 48:17 — Isa 48:18 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
DSCOVERING YOUR DIVINE MISSION ON EARTH THROUGH
THE GIFT OF HOLY SPIRIT FROM JESUS CHRIST, TO BELIEVERS OF ALL AGES AND YOU. CHAPTER THIRTEEN OF ACTS.
Friend, the blessed Holy Spirit had spoken many things to guide believers of all ages and you in particular to know that the end time is here with us and the rapture is dawning.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
See some of the things He said.
1. Departure of sone believers globally from the faith.
1Ti 4:1 — 1Ti 4:2 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
2. Many antichrists filling the church and swaying carefree believers from the faith.
1 John 2:18
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
3. The suddenness of the rapture.
1Co 15:51 — 1Co 15:52
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
4. The catching away of the dead in Christ and righteous living believers to meet the Lord in the air.
1Th 4:15 — 1Th 4:18
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
So it is very important you continue with your preparation for this imminent event without being swayed by the devil or his human agents. The good Lord shall help you in Jesus name. The following are the things that shall get you prepared.
1. Become a son and remain a purified son, till Jesus comes.
1Jo 3:1 — 1Jo 3:3
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
2. Ensure you are doing all things with eternity I’m view until Jesus comes.
Col 3:1 — Col 3:4
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
3. Continue to labour for the readiness of others, to enable you earn eternal rewards at the marriage supper of the Lamb.
1Pe 5:1 — 1Pe 5:4
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
The grace of the Lord shall avail for you and when He appears in the sky, you also shall be ready and go with the saints in Jesus name.
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