- The Apostles
- Church leaders today
- All the true believers in Jesus Christ
This Word was for the apostles because they were getting caught up in arguments over the distribution of aid in the Church. This was taking away from the primary mission of the Apostles the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is nothing wrong with giving aid to the poor it is commendable but it was not the mission of the apostles, so they had to come away from this and give themselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. Back to basics as ex PM John Major would have said. They got back to basics and God continued to bless their ministry with Revival and persecution!!
This is for Church leaders today, how many ministers and pastors spend more time on committees than on their knees, how many preachers preach more from the latest trendy theological books than from the bible they prefer Rick Warren to Paul the Apostle, John Drane rather than St John the Divine. Our leaders need to give themselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. The Word of God which liveth and abideth forever the living Word of God sharper than any two edged sword. Read it preach it and teach it pastors! Agonize in prayer for the lost souls in your congregations, don't say you want revival and then lament how little time you spend in Gods word. Get in the Word and on your knees you will see revival!
Saints of God this is a Word for us we are all in the priesthood of believers, if I want to be used by Jesus I need to be separated unto the gospel of God, I need to be in Prayer I need to be studying the Word of God, I need to be repenting in a deep deep way, I need to be agonizing in prayer pleading with God to save the lost to heal the sick to deliver those who are oppressed.
Praying, praising, studying and preaching.
We will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
Will we? will we really?..... we need to and we need to now!
