 
Practical Ways To Serve The Lord

Let My People Go That They May Serve Me!

D K OKINE
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Let My People Go That They May Serve Me by D K OKINE

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Synopsis

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Mathew 6:24

Just like our Lord and savior Jesus Christ of Nazareth said from the above statement, there is only a place for one master. There is only a slot for one Lord. Either you are serving the true and living God or you are serving mammon representing Satan.

In this book, you will discover why you should actively become and servant of God and practical ways you can serve God regardless of your age, position or job description and how to fulfill your ministry.

May the Holy Spirit touch you and minister to you as you read this book!

Dedication

I dedicate this book to Bishop Dag Heward-Mills who is my spiritual father and the major prophet that God has sent to my life and ministry. I owe everything I am to God through your life and ministry. Indeed your seed shall be mighty upon the earth.

Secondly I also dedicate this book to Bishop Daniel Harlley who has been a great support and an encouraging friend to me on the mission field. Thank you for your friendship.
Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Ultimate Redemption Plan

Chapter 2 The Types Of People God Chooses And Uses

Chapter 3 God Will Always Send Someone To Deliver You

Chapter 4 The Different Times And Seasons That God Visits You

Chapter 5 How The Prophets God Sends To You Will Affect Your Life And Ministry

Chapter 6 How To Receive And Relate With The Prophets That God Sends To You

Chapter 7 The Blessings That A Prophet Brings Into Your Life

Chapter 8 Fourteen Mysterious Things You Should Know

Chapter 9 Ten Examples Of Young People Who Served God

Chapter 10 Ten Examples Of Professionals And Skilled People Who Served God

Chapter 11 Examples Of Ordinary People Who Served God

Chapter 12 Fifteen Practical Ways You Can Serve God

Chapter 13 Are There Any Benefits In Serving God?

Chapter 14 What Happens To Christians Who Do Not Serve The Lord?

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Chapter 1

The Ultimate Redemption Plan

Seeing The Affliction And Hearing The Cry Of His People

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Exodus 3:7-10

When God looks at this world, He identifies 3 major crisis;

1. The affliction that people go through.

2. The cries and complaints of people.

3. The pain, the sorrows and the oppression that many people are experiencing.

In view of these 3 major crises happening in many homes and to many people, the Lord decided to devise a way to rescue and redeem his people from these crises into a good place with the overflowing blessings of Jehovah.

This is one of the reasons why God is interested in the Salvation from Sin and bondage that comes to people who are under the oppression of Satan. He is concerned about your salvation regardless of your religious background.

One obvious question would be; "why is God so interested in me and my salvation?" I am glad to inform you that the answer to this question can be found from the scripture below;

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 100:3

We can see clearly from the scripture above why God would take such a special interest in your salvation and in mine salvation. God is interested in every aspect of your life because you belong to him.

Just as a parent's natural instinct is to care for his child, so the Lord has decided to shepherd you and I.

The second reason why God is so interested in your life and makes every effort to redeem you is because the price of your bondage has been paid off.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:16-17

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

1Peter 1:18-19

There is no reason for you to continue being in the bondage of Sin and Death. The price for your salvation has been paid-off by the Son of God Jesus Christ of Nazareth who willingly sacrificed himself and shed his blood on the cross of Calvary. Because of his great sacrifice, redemption is handed out to all who receive the gift of salvation.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

John 1:12

The Story of Solomon Northup - A Free Man Who Was Still Serving As A Slave

Solomon Northup Biography -Journalist (1808–c. 1863)

UPDATED: MAY 14, 2019ORIGINAL: JAN 7, 2015

Solomon Northup was an African-American farmer and musician who was taken hostage and sold into slavery in 1841; his story is told in the film 12 Years a Slave.

Born in July 1808 in Minerva, New York, Solomon Northup grew up a free man, working as a farmer and violinist while having a family. He was lured south and kidnapped in 1841 and enslaved for more than a decade, enduring horribly violent conditions. Northup was freed in 1853 with help from colleagues and friends. His experiences are the subject of the book and film 12 Years a Slave.

Solomon Northup was born in July 1808 in Minerva, New York. His father Mintus had once been enslaved but was released upon his former master's death, and hence Solomon and his older brother Joseph grew up knowing freedom. Northup worked with his father on a farm growing up, and also took to books and playing the violin.

On Christmas Day in 1829, Northup wed Anne Hampton, a woman of multi-racial descent. The couple went on to have three children—Elizabeth, Margaret and Alonzo. Solomon and Anne established a farm in 1832 in Kingsbury, with Northup also having a reputation in the community as the most excellent of fiddlers. With his wife also able to earn income for her in-demand cooking skills, the couple did well and moved to Saratoga Springs in 1834, where Northup worked at the United States Hotel, among other jobs.

While seeking employment in March of 1841, Northup met two men who said they were affiliated with a circus. Initially only intending to accompany the men to New York and provide violin accompaniment for their act, Northup was convinced to travel with them further south to Washington, D.C. There he was drugged by the men, held captive, severely beaten and sold into slavery in Louisiana.

Northup was forced to do a variety of tasks while in captivity and never revealed to his peers that he had once lived free for fear of him being sent farther away. He observed and later recounted the plight of others like Eliza, whose young son Randall was sold and taken away from her at an auction in New Orleans.

Northup was eventually sold in 1843 to Edwin Epps, residing in Bayou Beouf. The standards under which Northup survived there were barbaric, with those enslaved forced to endure vile, horribly violent conditions. Northup also came to know Patsey, who was targeted by the sexually abusive Epps while having to fear attacks from his hate-filled wife; her story represented the ordeals of many women subjugated in the slavery system.

Samuel Bass, an anti-slavery Canadian carpenter visiting the Beouf plantation, befriended Northup and reached out to friends of the musician back in Saratoga Springs, looking for verification that he had been a free member of the community. Lawyer Henry B. Northup, who was part of the family from which Mintus and his clan took their name, travelled south and facilitated Solomon's release in 1853.

The same year Northup published the slave narrative/memoir Twelve Years a Slave. The work, known for its meticulousness and thoughtful quality, became a top seller and aided the abolitionist cause, later becoming an important, public historical document.

Northup subsequently gave lectures on his experiences and worked with the Underground Railroad in helping those fleeing slavery to reach Canada. He later disappeared from public life and is thought to have died around 1863.

Years later, filmmaker/photographer Gordon Parks released an American Playhouse film on Northup's life, Solomon Northup's Odyssey. And at the end of the millennium, Saratoga Springs resident Renee Moore established the event "Solomon Northup Day: A Celebration of Freedom," which was set up by the city as an annual occurrence in 2002.

Going forth a decade, 2013 saw the release of the film 12 Years a Slave, based on the book by Northup and directed by British filmmaker Steve McQueen. Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor depicts Northup to great acclaim in what is said to be a harrowing, emotional work.

Many people like Solomon Northup have been sold into spiritual slavery to suffer eternal damnation and the horrors of Hell. It is the will of God that none of His children be sold into slavery but that all should have abundant and eternal life through the saviour who gave His life us to free all mankind.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:16-17

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2Peter 3:9
Chapter 2

The Type Of People God Chooses And Uses

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Exodus 3:10

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

Obadiah1:21

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. And he said, Go, and tell this people.....

Isaiah 6:8-9

God always sends different people to rescue His children from different types of bondages.

  1. Who has God sent to help you out of your current crises?

  2. What are the characteristics of the people God sends into our lives to rescue us?

  3. Who represents a type of Moses God has personally sent to you?

Let us see who God called, and the type of persons God decided to use to rescue His people. God uses different parameters and standards to choose the people He uses. His standards are very different from the standards that men use to select and choose people.

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.

1Samuel 16:7

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain...

John 15:16

Sixteen Examples Of People God Chooses And Uses

1. People who have been convicted or have become an offence to society because of his actions.

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

Exodus 2:11-12

2. People who give attention to spiritual things

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, here am I.

Exodus 3:3-4

3. A person who demonstrates faithfulness and responsibility with any given task.

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Exodus 3:1

And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

Luke 16:12

4. A trained leader and a person with oratory skills.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

Exodus 4:14-16

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2Timothy 2:15

5. A murder, a fugitive or a person with a criminal record.

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

And he said, who made thee a prince and a judge over us? Intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, surely this thing is known.

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Exodus 2:11-15

6. A broken man or a person who has gone through disappointments

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Exodus 3:11

7. People who are unbelievable

And Moses answered and said, but, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

Exodus 4:1

8. A person with a terrible history or with a hidden past,

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

And he said, who made thee a prince and a judge over us? Intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, surely this thing is known.

Exodus 2:13-14

Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

John 4:16-19

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

John 4:28-30

9. A man who can go on a mission with his family.

And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

Exodus 4:20

10. A person who is not eloquent

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Exodus 4:10

11. A man who could relate well with foreigners.

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

Exodus 2:16-17

12. A person who is always recommending other people and not himself.

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Exodus 4:13

13. A man with marital issues.

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, surely a bloody husband art thou to me. So he let him go: then she said, a bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

Exodus 4:24-26

14. A person who can accept and understand his position as an assistant and not the main leader as Aaron did.

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

Exodus 4:27-29

.....I will make him an help meet (assistant) for him.

Genesis 2:18

15. A person with the ability to organize and gather people,

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

Exodus 4:29

16. A person who is not afraid to attempt great things for God.

And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

And Pharaoh said, who is the LORD that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

Exodus 5:1-3
Chapter 3

God Will Always Send Someone To Deliver You

Identify Your Moses And The Prophet Of Your Life

God will always send you a type of Moses. The Lord always sends a type of Moses to His people. God does not change His formula for reaching out to His people or redeeming His people; He will always send a deliverer to His people.

For I am the LORD, I change not.

Malachi 3:6

The people of God are in so many different types of crises and most often God sends a type of Moses who is able to deliver them out of all their crises. At other times God sends different types of Moses who bring deliverance and solutions to a particular challenge or to different issues in our lives.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Psalm 34:19

The word affliction is the Hebrew word raraah which can be translated as;

  1. Adversity

  2. Calamity

  3. Distress

  4. Evils

  5. Grief

  6. Sadness

  7. Troubles and challenges.

The Ten Major Types Of Moses God Will Send To You

1. God will send you His prophets

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

Mathew 23:34

2. God will send you wise men.

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.

Mathew 23:34

3. God will send you scribes and educated people

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

Matthew 23:34

4. God will send you specific people you need and not people you want.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Mathew 23:37

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet (someone he needs) for him.

Genesis 2:18

5. God will send you saviours and deliverers.

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

Obadiah 1:21

6. God will give you specific pastors

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart (pastors that you need), which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 3:15

7. God will give you spiritual fathers in Christ.

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

1Corinthians 4:15

8. God will send you several teachers and instructors in Christ.

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

1Corinthians 4:15

9. God will send you a type of Joseph to be an example to you, to enrich your life and to preserve you.

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5

10. God will send you teaching priests or teachers of the word of God.

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

2Chronicles 15:3

God always sends his people help in the form of the people he type of people he sends to them. As a Christian, it is your duty to be vigilant and seek which type of help God has sent to you or placed right in front of you.

When we are able to discover the help that God has sent us in the various aspects of our lives, we become blessed as our Lord Jesus Christ said.

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, by hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Mathew 13:13-16
Chapter 4

The Different Times And Seasons That God Visits You

God always attaches urgency to our redemption plan whether it is the salvation of a person or a family, the solving of a financial crises, a miracle of healing or any other form of redemption. God is always raising up a type of Moses and sending them to His people.

If you are reading this book, I am a type of Moses the Lord has sent to you at this particular time and season of your life for great knowledge, insight and understanding.

The miracle of salvation, redemption, specific breakthroughs, healings, solving of problems might seem to be all seasonal and time related. It seems there is a cycle and when you miss it you must wait for the next cycle unless the power of God intervenes.

Seasonal Visits and Cycle Visits

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

John 5:-9

This was the situation described by a man who had been waiting for a specific breakthrough for thirty-eight years as narrated in the Gospel according to John chapter 5 in the New Testament.

  1. He saw how God was healing different types of people with different challenges.

  2. He knew that the move of God was seasonal and time related because of the Angel that was sent at specific times.

  3. Nevertheless what he lacked was a "type of mosses" to help him plunge into his miracle and breakthrough.

There was no need for this man described in the scriptures above to be in bondage for 38 years. For 38 years he had observed how and when the move of God occurred and when the Angel of God visited the children of God. All he needed was a "type of Moses" to help him take full advantage of the will of God for his life and to help him solve his problem and get his miraculous breakthrough.

How long have you been waiting for that miracle of breakthrough? It's time to identify the type of person God has sent to you and with humility ask and learn from such a person. Pride keeps many people in bondage and prevents them to experience the miraculous hand of God in their lives.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 6:6-9

Humble yourself and go to the "Ant" God has set before you so you can receive help and learn of her ways of success. God will always send you help through certain types of people, humble yourself and accept how God chooses to bring you deliverance and salvation.

The Story Of The Woman Who Identified Her Moses And Got Her Breakthrough

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

But Jesus said unto her, let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

And he said unto her, for this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

Mark 7:25-30

Yearly Visits

He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Luke 13:6-9

From the story above, we can clearly see that the Lord had a plan for this "fig-tree" that he has planted in his vineyard to bear fruits within a specific number of years and was continuously visiting this fig tree every year to enjoy its fruits.

Although the fig tree was supposed to bear fruits of its self, it needed a vine-dresser signifying a type of Moses to aid the fig tree to bear fruits.

How was the vine dresser going to help this fig tree to fulfill the will of God concerning his life?

  1. Dig all around the fig tree to remove all unwanted distractions

  2. Dung the fig tree meaning applying dung or a particular type of fertilizer to enrich it and increase its ability to yield.

God sends you a type of Moses to play the role of a vine dresser in your life so that you will be fruitful and fulfill the will of God for your life. This process includes;

  1. Removing unwanted distractions, useless things and different wastes from your life.

  2. Cleaning you up (pruning you) like attitude adjustments, character changes or a change of your personality.

  3. Introducing dung or manure into your life. Replacing all the old ways and old life style with a new life or a new way of doing things.

All is this work on you is done by a type of Moses who God sends into your life. Sometimes it's the experiences that God will allow you to go through to shape you. It's entirely your decision if you will allow yourself to go through this process so that at the end you will bear much fruit and have a miraculous and productive life.

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Deuteronomy 8:2-3

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Luke 13:34

  1. How would you treat the vine dresser God has sent into your life to take you through the process?

  2. Would you allow yourself to start, continue and follow through the different stages God has for you?

  3. How long are you going to live in rebellion?

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Job 23:10

Will you go through the necessary process to that you can come forth as gold?

Life Time Visits

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Abraham saith unto him, they have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

And he said unto him, if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Luke 16:26-31

These types of visits are considered as divine visits for the salvation of the souls of men. The rich man in Hell was concerned about the salvation of his family who were still alive on earth and the only solution father Abraham gave him was for him to hope that his brothers and sisters listen to the type of Moses and the prophets of salvation God is always sending to his family.

The only way families and many people will avoid Hell and the torments that comes with it is for them to respond to the Gospel of salvation preached by the type of Moses and the salvation prophets God always sends to them.

The Story Of The Rich Man Who Ignored All The Salvation Preachers And Went To Hell

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And he thought within himself, saying, what shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, this will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Luke 12:15-21
Chapter 5

How The Prophets God Sends To You Will Affect Your Life And Ministry

Abraham saith unto him, they have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Luke 16:29

Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Ephesians 4:8

God has given his gifts to different people and it is our duty to identify what type of gifts the type of Moses God has sent into your life and ministry comes with.

Every Moses or Prophet sent to you by God comes with a specific wisdom, a specific grace, a set of skills, gifts, abilities and responsibility. And these graces are to "perfect" every Christian so that each believer will be able to grow from being an immature Christian to becoming blessed and equipped children of God adding value himself and to the body of Christ.

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Ephesians 4:11-15

Any type of Moses or Prophet God sends into your life as a Christian is to perfect you. The word "perfect" as used in the scripture above is the Greek word katartismos which is directly translated as;

  1. To equip you completely.

  2. To supply the necessary materials

  3. To build up

This clearly tells us that the duty of a Moses or a Prophet in your life as a Christian is to use his or her gifts to;

  1. Train you in faith and the knowledge of the Son of God.

  2. Build you up to become a solid Christian (the perfect man)

  3. Provide you with the necessary tools, skills and materials to become a strong Christian.

  4. Move you from being a child in Christ unto a mature and responsible Christian.

  5. Cause you to grow up into the image of Jesus Christ in all things.

  6. Help you fulfill your destiny and the will of God for your life.

It is sad to say that if these results are lacking in your Christian life, its either your fault or that you are engaged with a wrong Moses or Prophet for your life, or better still you are being deceived by a false Moses.

The Story Of Laban Who Became Very Blessed Because He Identified His Moses

And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

Genesis 30:27

The man Laban knew and understood that his life and ministry was completely changed because of the type of Moses God sent into his life. Not only was he fruitful but we also became wealthy being rich in sheep. It's time for you to identify the people God has sent into your life to help you spiritually and financially.

God always sends his people to us but beware of deceitful pastors and shepherds who would lead you astray. Our Lord Jesus Christ clearly said that not everyone who calls His name would make it into eternal life.

Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Mathew 7:21

Also there are many false teachers and false prophets who are ready to deceive and lead many of God's children away into destruction. Many false Prophets are only in your life for selfish and personal gains and it is important to be able to identify the right one sent to you.

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

Luke 21:8

Master The Art Of Identifying And Proving People

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

2Corinthians 13:5

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

1Thessalonians 5:21

Ten Practical Ways To Identify A Type Of Moses Or A Prophet Sent To You

1. Identify His Gifts.

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established.

Romans 1:11

2. Identify The Fruits Of His Labours.

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Mathew 7:20

3. Identify The Different Graces On His Life And Ministry.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:6-8

Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

Acts 11:23

And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

Genesis 30:27

4. Identify His Shepherding Skills

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalm 23: 1-6

5. Identify His Wisdom Proven By His Works

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Exodus 31:3

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

1Kings 4:29

And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

Daniel 1:19-20

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

James 3:13

6. Identify His Advice And Godly Counsel

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, what is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?

And Moses said unto his father in law, because the people come unto me to enquire of God: When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

And Moses' father in law said unto him, the thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

Exodus 18:13-24

7. Identify The Miracles, Signs, Wonders And The Manifestations Of Gifts Of The Holy Spirit.

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Acts 2:22

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

Hebrews 2:3-4

8. Identify His Strong Leadership Skills And Excellent Leadership Results

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Isaiah 55:3-4

9. Identify His Depth Of Knowledge And Understanding.

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 3:15

10. Identify The Spirit Of God And A Fresh Anointing.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

1Samuel 16:13

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, the Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

2Samuel 23:1-4

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Isaiah 61:1-4
Chapter 6

How To Receive And Relate With The Prophet That God Sends To You

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes...

Mathew 23:34

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become...

John 1:12

A prophet that God sends into your life must be recognized and well received well. A person will benefit to the degree to which he or she received and relates with the prophet.

How Do I Relate With The Prophet of My Life?

1.Believe that he is a Prophet to you.

Not everyone receives the people that God sends to them. For you to obtain the maximum benefit from the prophet God has sent to you, you have to believe in him as a prophet to you. He might not be a prophet to others, but to you he must be highly esteemed.

For Moses truly said unto the fathers, a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

Acts 3:22

Moses clearly told the people that the Lord would raise a prophet to them. The prophet was not called to others but specifically to them to be a mediator between them and God.

I have had several confirmations of the type of prophet God sent to me specifically for my life. One particular prophet is the primary prophet of my life and ministry. Another prophet is for the power and miracle dimension and the last one is for wisdom and direction. Remember my primary prophet also covers all the other dimensions.

2.Believe in the words, the instructions and the prophecies of the Prophet.

Jesus answered and said unto him, because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

John 1:50-51

Nathanael is a clear example of this point from the scripture above. He believed quickly and received the words of Jesus Christ and as a result the Lord Jesus promised him that he would see greater things

When you believe the words, the instructions and the prophecies of the prophet sent to you, you open the doors for you to experience greater blessings.

3.Receive the Prophet as a Prophet and not as a righteous man

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

Mathew 10:41

From the scriptures above, we can clearly see that there is what is called a prophets reward. The prophet's reward is a mysterious blessing that only the prophet can give when he is received properly in his authority and position as a prophet.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

John 13:20

Receiving the prophet of your life is akin to receiving Jesus Christ himself. To receive can be explained as follows;

  1. To allow him into your life

  2. To accept his personality

  3. To accept him closely

  4. To accept him in your heart.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become...

John 1:12

Receiving the prophet releases the power to become something great in your life.

4.Carry-out and obey the instructions of the Prophet gladly.

There are rewards for obeying the prophet of God sent to you personally. A family were saved and delivered from debt and poverty and ushered into wealth because the mother of the family recognized and carried out precisely the instructions that she received from the prophet Elisha.

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

And Elisha said unto her, what shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, thine handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil. Then he said, go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, there is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

2Kings 4:1-7

5.Honour the Prophet of your life properly.

Honour can be displayed in several ways and when you honour your prophet properly, it has its rewards.

From the scriptures below, we see clearly an example of two men and their levels of honour and the rewards that they encountered. Honour can be displayed in your respect and holy fear for the prophet of God in your life

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, if I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

2Kings 1:10

And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

2Kings 1:13-15

Honour can also be displayed in how you think about the person sent to you. Your attitude towards the Prophet determines whether you honour him or not. Your familiar attitude and the nothingness you make of the man of God in your heart shows the level of your dishonour.

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

But Jesus said unto them, a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

Mark 6:2-6

Dishonour blocks the power of God and the manifestation of the blessing of God in your life and ministry. Honour is also displayed in the precious seeds in the form of offerings and gifts that you give to the prophet of your life. Your honour can also be tangible.

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? And if I be a master, where is my fear? Saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, wherein have we despised thy name?

Malachi 1:6

Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

1Samuel 9:7-8

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Mark 12:42-44

And Elijah said unto her, fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

1Kings 17:13-16

6.Do not despise the Prophet

You can despise a person through unbelief. You can also despise a person by belittling a person and looking down on a person. You can despise a person by questioning his authority. You can despise a person by being familiar with his family. You can despise a person by making derogatory remarks about his background. You can also despise a person by degrading the person because he is young.

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

But Jesus said unto them, a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

Mark 6:2 -6

7.Have a proper relationship with the Prophet and his agents.

It is important to relate properly with any agent that the prophet sends to you. Your level of receptivity of the prophet and the agents of the prophets shows how you receive him.

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

Luke 11:49-50

God was sending His son Jesus Christ for the salvation of the Jewish nation but sent forth his prophets first to see how the people would treat and relate with them. How you treat the agent of the prophet is exactly how you will treat the prophet.

Interestingly enough the Jewish people killed and shed the blood of the agents of God; the prophets and the apostles. And because they did not receive the agents of God, when the Son of God came to become a blessing to them, they mistreated and killed him
Chapter 7

The Blessings That A Prophet Brings Into Your Life

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

Hosea 12:13

1.The ministry of the Prophet brings a person out of and in to things.

God raised Moses as a prophet to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt into the promise land. God used the man Moses, God did not choose an angel, an organization or an institution to do His work.

God equipped a man with the grace and the anointing to bring other men out of Egypt into the Promised Land. Egypt may represent a place of;

a.Pain

b.Sadness

c.Sorrow

d.Difficulties

e.Bondage

f.Satan' dominion

g.Poverty

h.Sin

i.Trials

j.Afflictions

As a Christian, you must understand and accept this reality and truth about how God operates. He chooses and uses men to bring His will to pass not an organization. It is therefore in your own interest to locate the prophet of your life who has the link to the fulfillment of your life and destiny. To the people of Israel it was the man Moses.

2.The Prophet can cause the rise and the fall of many people.

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

Luke 2:34

God can use the Prophet He has sent you to bring you a great promotion and deliverance. The king of Samaria was brought a great relief to the famine that his country was experiencing.

And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

2Kings 6:24-25

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; thus saith the LORD, tomorrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2Kings 7:1-2

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, wow, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

2Kings 7:18-20

The King and the people of Samaria were delivered from famine and death while the servant of the king died and perished all through the ministry of the prophet Elisha.

3.The ministry of your Prophet can give you power to become something great.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become....

John 1:12

And he saith unto them, follow me, and I will make you...

Mathew 4:19

Your personal prophet has the ability to make you become something great that you are not. The man of God sent to you carries with him a power for you to become something that you are not. He has the ability to transform your life and make you what you are not.

4.The ministry of the Prophet and the Moses that God has sent you will bring you miracles.

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.

Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. And he said to Gehazi his servant, call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? Wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

And he said, what then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. And he said, call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

And he said, about this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

2Kings 4:8-17

This Shunammite woman received the ministry of the prophet Elisha that God had sent to her and the reward of this was the miracle of a child.

5.The ministry of the Prophet sent to you can bring you out of your financial crises into financial prosperity.

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

And Elisha said unto her, what shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, thine handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil. Then he said, go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, there is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

2Kings 4:1-7

6.Your revelation of the person God has sent to you will bring you authority and keys to certain things.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Mathew 16:17-19

7.Identifying and relating properly with your Prophet will bring you promotion and establishment.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Mathew 16:17-19

Peters' recognition of who Jesus was to him brought him a great blessing and establishment in his life and ministry.

8.Demon are blocked from gaining access to your life when you honour the Prophet of your life and ministry.

Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.

John 8:49
Chapter 8

Fourteen Mysterious Things You Should Know

14 Things That Will Happen To You When You Do Not Accept Or You Do Not Identify The Type Of Moses That God Has Sent To You

1.You will not escape various and complex difficulties.

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him.

Hebrews 2:3

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, wilt thou be made whole?

John 5:6

2.You will miss great salvations for your life.

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

John 5:7

3.You will not receive grace if you cannot be gathered or led by a type of Moses.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Luke 13:34

4.You will miss your time of visitation

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Luke 19:44

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

John 5:7

5.You will not see or be privileged to have certain experiences the Lord Jesus Christ.

For I say unto you, ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Mathew 23:39

6.You and your house will experience a great desolation.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Mathew 23: 37-38

7.You will be held captive and a slave to many things.

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

Hosea 12:13

8.You will not be preserved.

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

Hosea 12:13

9.You will not receive any impartation.

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established.

Romans 1:11

10.You will not be established.

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established.

Romans 1:11

11.You will not experience a certain level of prosperity.

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

Joshua 1:7

Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

1Chronicles 22:13

12.You will be rejected by God and destroyed for your lack of knowledge.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Hosea 4:6

13.You will not be productive and you will not be able to bear fruits.

He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Luke 13:6-9

14.You and your family will perish in Hell and will be in great torment.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Abraham saith unto him, they have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Luke 16:26-31
Chapter 9

Ten Examples Of Young People Who Served God

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 8:1

From the scripture above, the main purpose of freedom from the oppression and the bondage from Pharaoh who represents Satan is the service to God. Services actively rendered to God is the only way a Christian can be free from service to Satan.

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Luke 16:13

I was privileged to actively serve God from a very young age from Sunday school. I always remember my Sunday school teacher who was hard and firm with us and who literally taught us not only to memorize scriptures but to live exemplary lives.

She changed my whole life completely as a child and gave me a solid foundation in the knowledge of the word of God which empowered me as I grew up through various leadership structures in my church. The emphasis here is that God calls children and young people into his service.

1.Samuel The Leader And Prophet Of Israel Called To Serve God From Childhood.

That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, here am I. And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

1Samuel 3:4-8

Samuel who later on grew up to become the judge, the king maker and the Prophet of Israel was called of God when he was only a child and did not know the voice of God nor what it meant to be called of God.

2.Timothy The Faithful Pastor Called To Serve God From Childhood.

Timothy, one of the major pastors of the New Testament churches was called of God as a child who was being taught the scriptures by his mother and grandmother.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

2Timothy 3:15

3.Josiah The Successful King Of Israel Called To Serve God From Childhood.

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

2Kings 22:1-2

4 David The Anointed Psalmist, Shepherd And King Of Israel Called To Serve God From Childhood.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, there remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

1Samuel 16:11-12

5.The Lord Jesus Christ Calls Many Children To Serve In The Kingdom Of God.

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:16

6.The Four Special Students Who Served God By Being Strong Representatives Of God In The University.

As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

Daniel 1:17-20

7.The Seven Young Men Who Served God Effectively By Being Ushers And Ministers.

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Acts 6:1-5-7

8.Jeremiah, The Servant And Prophet Of God Called To Serve God From His Mother's Womb.

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.

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Jeremiah 1:4-7

9.Jesus At The Age Of Twelve Serving God By Teaching In The Temple.

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

Luke 2:46-47

10.The Three Young Men Who Made A Choice To Serve God Rather Than The Pleasures Of This World.

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

2Timothy 4:10-12
Chapter 10

Ten Examples Of Professionals And Skilled People Who Served God

1.Two Professional Nurses

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

And he said, when ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Exodus 1:15-21

2.Engineers, Architects And Craftsmen

And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

Exodus 35:30-35

3.Professional Builders, Contractors And Artisans

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

Nehemiah 3:1-32

4.Seven Powerful Managers And Business Administrators

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

Acts 6:3, 5

5.Kings And Political Leaders

Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

Daniel 6:25-27

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, that he was worthy for whom he should do this: For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

Luke 7:2-5

6.Seven Special Women

Jael:

And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, is there any man here? That thou shalt say, no.

Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

Judges 4:18-21

Deborah:

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

Judges 4:4-5

Esther:

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

Esther 4:14-16

Rehab:

And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, there came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

Joshua 2:4-10

Lydia:

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, if ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

Acts 16:14 -15

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Acts 16:40

Priscilla:

Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the church that is in their house.

Romans 16:3-5

The Social media influencer:

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

John 4:28 -30

7.Accountants And Auditors

Hilkiah the high priest:

Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

2Kings 22:4

And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

2Chronicles 34:9

Judas:

Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

John 13:28-29

8.Presidents And Ministers Of States

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

Daniel 6:1-3

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

Daniel 2:47-49

9.Christian Politicians

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Mark 15:46

10.Tax Officials

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, that he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

And Jesus said unto him, this day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

Luke 19:5-9
Chapter 11

Examples Of Ordinary People Who Served God

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.

1Corinthians 1:26

With the calling of God in our present world, we can clearly see that it is very much despised and down trodden by the secular world. Most pastors and true ministers of God are deemed thieves and dishonest people who are just deceiving people to make ends meet.

Most people would rather give their efforts to more noble professions like being a doctor, politician, architects, engineers, medical professionals, accountants, lecturers but not priests.

From the scripture above, when it comes to the call of God or the call to serve and work for God, it is evident that not many people of noble upbringing or with good educational backgrounds respond or even encourage their children to respond.

Therefore what we are left with are just ordinary people or unskilled men and women who are willing and available for the service of God.

Eleven Ordinary People And How They Served God Faithfully As An Example To You

1.Rehab

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

Hebrews 11:31

There are many ordinary women who have similar stories like that of Rehab but what makes Rehab different was her secrete faith and believe in the God of Israel. Although she did not give up her trade, she did what she did because of her faith in God and as a result her unbelieving family were saved and so were the servants of God who were sent to carry out the will of God in the land of Jericho. God is the ultimate judge of all.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

1Corinthians 4:5

2.Married Women, Single Ladies And Many Other Women

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

Luke 8:1-4

3.The Slay Queens and Social Media Influencers

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

John 4:15-9

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

John 4:28-30

I dare to call this Lady a slay queen and a social media influencer because that is she description in our modern society. She being able to have 5 powerful men as husbands at different times, profiting from divorce proceedings of all these marriages and still indulging in affairs with other men is just a description that would it a slay queen.

Her unique ability to have a real influence and connection with all the men in an entire city is a description that fits a social media influencer.

4.Ordinary People Who Were Healed From Different Conditions.

The Man Healed From Madness:

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

Mark 5:15-20

The Man Healed from Blindness:

And they asked them, saying, is this your son, who ye say was born blind? How then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, we know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

Then said they to him again, what did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be his disciples?

John 9:19-27

The Man Healed from a Chronic Disease:

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

John 5:5-9

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

John 5:15

5.Fisherman and Sea Workers

Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

Luke 5:4-11

6.Four Special Students

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

Daniel 1:8-9

Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

Daniel 1:18-20

7.A Family Man, A Husband And A Father.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Joshua 24:15

8.Two Widows; Two Broken-Hearted Women; Two Disappointed Women.

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.

Ruth 1:2-6

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

Ruth 1:16

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

Ruth 1:22

9.A Cattle Farmer And A Fruit Seller With No Educational Background.

Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdsman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

Amos 7:14-15

10.An Ordinary Man From A Poor Family.

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? And where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? But now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

And the LORD looked upon him, and said, go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. And the LORD said unto him, surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

Judges 6:11-16

11.A Prisoner named Joseph

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

Genesis 39:20-23

The fulfillment of the call of God usually relies on many ordinary men and women who expressed their faith in God. Most ordinary people do not have much education and do not appeal to the wits of this secular world but God choses such to work for him.

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

1Corinthians 1:26-28
Chapter 12

Sixteen Practical Ways You Can Serve God

1.By becoming a Shepherd over God's People.

And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

Numbers 27:15-17

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:23

2.By building the house of God

Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 2:18, 20

3.Working in the house of God.

And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

Haggai 1:14

4.By contributing your time, resources, money to the furtherance of the Gospel of Christ.

Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.

1Chronicles 22:14-16

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

Luke 8:1-4

5.By actively serving God in the church.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

Luke 2:36 -38

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

Acts 6:3-5

6.By using your influence to stand for and progress the will of God

Daniel:

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 3:28-30

Esther:

Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Esther 4:15-17

Joshua:

And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.

Joshua 24:31

7.By actively serving God as a student.

Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

Daniel 1:7-9

8.By serving God as a young person.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

2Timothy 3:15

9.By becoming a witness and testifying about the goodness of God in your life.

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

Mark 5:20

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, it is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

John 5:8-15

When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

John 8:10-11

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

John 4:28-29

10.By fulfilling your calling and the convictions God has given you.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

Colossians 4:17

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

Luke 19:13

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Romans 14:12

After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

Mathew 25:19

11.Becoming a soul winner, doing the work of an Evangelist.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Proverbs 11:30

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Daniel 12:3

12.Becoming a gatherer of souls into the Kingdom of God.

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

John 4:36

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

John 4:28-30

13.By becoming a missionary and going on missions

Abraham:

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Genesis 12:1-5

Moses:

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

And he said, certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

Exodus 3:10-12

Joseph:

And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 45:7-8

Caleb:

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

Numbers 13:30

As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.

Joshua 14:11

But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land where into he went; and his seed shall possess it.

Numbers 14:24

Ruth:

And Ruth said, intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

Ruth 1:16-19

14.By staying and serving God in the place where God has asked you to stay.

And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

Genesis 26:2-4

15.By becoming a fruitful Christian, church planter, cell leader or a helper in the church.

Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the first fruits of Achaia unto Christ.

Romans 16:3-5

Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

Romans 16:9

Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

Romans 16:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Colossians 4:12

Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.

Colossians 4:15

16.By giving yourself wholly to full time ministry.

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

1Timothy 4:15

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

Colossians 4:17

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable.

Luke 8:1-4
Chapter 13

Are There Any Benefits In Serving God?

What Is The Use Of Serving God?

Why Must I Waste My Time Serving God?

What is the Almighty that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Job 21:15

You have said; it is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance?

Malachi 3:14

Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

Mark 10:28

There is always a cost and a price to pay if you are to serve God at the highest level. There are always doubts about what the personal benefits are to a person who decides to take up the call of God and fulfill his ministry.

10 Most Frequently Asked Questions By Some Christians

a.What will happen to me if I decide to become serious with God?

b.Will I still get someone to marry me since most men don't like over spiritual sisters?

c.Do I really need to give up this unbeliever boy-friend that I love so much and wait on God?

d.Must I really stop this fornication and keep myself holy unto God?

e.If I peruse this call of God, it's going to take away my chance to succeed in my secular field.

f.Must I abandon my dreams and desires so that I can fulfill the call of God?

g.What will happen to me and my family should I abandon them and go for missions?

h.How will I survive in a foreign land if I become a missionary?

i.What will become of my children and their future if I pursue the will of God for my life?

j.Am I going to be poor for the rest of my life if I decide to follow my calling to become a missionary?

Satan has scared and crippled many believers with these different phobias to an extent that many Christians have become useless in the things of God and do not want to serve God at the higher level.

Many believers do not encourage young people to love, serve God and be active in church, neither would they even allow their children to peruse the things of God. All we focus on are the varied sacrifices involved in serving God effectively, the different challenges to be encountered, the personal cost of serving God at a higher level but today you will understand more. Amen.

30 Powerful Benefits of Serving God

1.Your Bread And Your Water Will Be Blessed.

And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water....

Exodus 23:25

2.Sickness And Diseases Shall Be Taken Away From You And Your Family.

...and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

Exodus 23:25

3.The Safety And Protection Of Your Children.

There shall nothing cast their young...

Exodus 23:26

4.The Blessing Of Fruitfulness And Fullness Of Life.

...nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

Exodus 23:26

5.The Blessings Of Peace And Establishment.

O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness (establishment) as the waves of the sea:

Isaiah 48:18

6.The Blessings Of Fruitfulness, Multiplication And The Salvation Of Your Family.

Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

Isaiah 48:19

7.100% Return On Investment.

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Mark 10:30

8.Earthly Blessings And Rewards.

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Mark 10:30

9.Eternal Blessings And Rewards.

But he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time... and in the world to come eternal life.

Mark 10:30

10.First Priority And Special Preference In The Kingdom Of God.

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

Mark 10:31

11.The Blessing Of The Special Presence Of Jesus Christ With You.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Mathew 28:19-20

12.The Blessings Of A Household And A Family Of Your Own.

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

And he said, when ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. And it came to pass, because the midwives feared (served) God, that he made them houses.

Exodus 1:15-21

13.Special Grace Of Wisdom, Favour, Divine Gifts And Excellence On Students Who Serve God.

As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

Daniel 1:17-20

14.The Blessing Of Promotion And Job Security For Students Who Serve God Even After School.

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

Daniel 2:48-49

15.Supernatural Rewards And Benefits In Many Ways.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11:6

16.You Become God's Personal Asset.

And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts...

Malachi 3:17

17.You Become Like A Precious Jewel In The Hands Of God.

And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts in that day when I make up my jewels...

Malachi 3:17

18.Divine Exemption, You Are Exempted From Issues, Troubles, Etc.

...and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

Malachi 3:17

19.The Blessing Of Salvation And Healings.

For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Malachi 4:1-2

20.Freedom From Fear, Demonic Oppression And Satanic Attacks.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Psalm 91:5-6

21.Supernatural Deliverance And Divine Escapes.

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Psalm 91:3-4

22.Angelic Protection For Yourself And Your Family.

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Psalm 91:10-12

23.Divine Upliftment And Promotion.

I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

Psalm 91:14

24.Supernatural Escapes And Deliverance.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him...

Psalm 91:14

25.100% Answered Prayers.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him...

Psalm 91:15

26.Divine Help And Assistance In Trouble Times.

...I will be with him in trouble...

Psalm 91:15

27.Deliverance From Problems And Troubles.

I will deliver him, and honour him.

Psalm 91:15

28.Divine Favour And Honour.

I will deliver him, and honour him.

Psalm 91:15

29.The Blessing Of Long Life And Eternal Life.

With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

Psalm 91:16

30.You Will Receive A Crown Of Glory.

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.

1Peter 5:2-4
Chapter 14

What Happens To Christians Who Do Not Serve The Lord?

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 8:1

Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things....

Deuteronomy 28:47

God gave Moses a very clear and precise instruction which shows the mind of God. Let my people go so that they will serve me. Salvation is not for free as many think. God has redeemed you so that you would work for him and serve him otherwise there is no need for redemption.

Many Christians who are idle and do not put in any work or any labour for the sole purpose of building and establishing the Kingdom of God would only find that they have not served the purpose for their freedom from Satan, demons and the oppression of devils.

There is no such thing as free lunch, as many would say in South Africa. There is always a price to pay and the fulfillment of the consequences of not honouring your side of the deal.

Salvation is a contract undertaken by God to set you free so that you can work for him and serve his cause, therefore whoever breaks the hedge the serpent would bite him.

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Ecclesiastics 10:8

God has allowed many Christians to go back into bondage and serve their enemies. Enemies of sickness, bitterness, unhappy marriages, strange diseases, unexplained bondages, debts, bareness, poverty, wasteful life styles, divorces, broken homes, broken families, accursed children, and many more atrocities.

30 Curses That Follow Christians Who Don't Work For The Lord.

1.You Have Cheated God And God Himself Will Be Against You And Fight You.

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

2.You Will Serve Your Enemies

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

3.You Will Suffer Hunger

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

4.You Will Suffer Thirst And Never Have Contentment, Peace Or Satisfaction.

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

5.You Shall Serve Your Enemies In Nakedness.

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

6.Lack And Want Of All Things Will Be Your Portion.

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

7.God Himself Will Place A Heavy Burden On You; A Yoke Of Iron.

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

8.Destruction From God Will Be Inevitable In Your Life And That Of Your Family.

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:48

9.God Will Raise Up Enemies And People To Oppose You In Everything You Do.

The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

Deuteronomy 28:49

10.Enemies Will Enjoy Your Wealth And Your Profits.

And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 28:51

11.Enemies Will Attack You At All Angles Until You Lose Your Protection.

And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

Deuteronomy 28:52

12.Self-Destruction And The Destruction Of Your Family.

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee.

Deuteronomy 28:53

13.Enemies Will Stress You.

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee.

Deuteronomy 28:53

14.Evil Shall Rise Up Within Your Family And Break Up Your Home.

So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

Deuteronomy 28:54

15.Mothers Will Turn Destroy Their Children And Wives Would Destroy Their Husbands.

The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

Deuteronomy 28:56-57

16.God Will Allow Plagues To Run Through Your Family; Hereditary Diseases.

Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

Deuteronomy 28:59

17.Strange And Grievous Sicknesses Will Befall You.

Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

Deuteronomy 28:59

18.Incurable Diseases And Life-Long Illness Will Attach Themselves To You.

Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

Deuteronomy 28:59

19.Strange Diseases And Sicknesses That Has No Medical Cure Will The Lord Bring Unto You.

Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

Deuteronomy 28:60-61

20.You Will Be Few In Number.

And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 28:62

21.Poverty And Destruction Will Overcome You Till You Are Reduced To Nothing.

And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 28:63

22.The Lord Shall Scatter You.

And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

Deuteronomy 28:64

23.You Are Condemned To Serve Other Gods.

And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

Deuteronomy 28:64

24.No Peace, No Rest, Living In Fear And Unhappiness.

And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

Deuteronomy 28:65

25.Living A Life Of Despair, Doubt And Fear.

And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

Deuteronomy 28:66

26.Living In Constant Fear And Terror Not Know What Misfortune Will Happen To You.

And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

Deuteronomy 28:66

27.You Will Have No Assurance Of The Future.

And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

Deuteronomy 28:66

28.In The Morning You Will Be Afraid And At Night Too You Will Live In Fear.

In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! And at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

Deuteronomy 28:67

29.You Might Lose Your Salvation.

And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Deuteronomy 28:68

30.You Will Be Handed Over To Satan And To Demonic Spirits.

And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Deuteronomy 28:68

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About the Author

Through the anointed ministry spanning over many years, pastor, teacher, healing evangelist, and the author of several books including the best seller "I Went To Hell".

D K Okine has served in the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ from his teenage years and has helped millions of people experience a victorious and purpose driven life through God's Word and fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

There has been many notable miracles occurring in his ministry including but not limited to the healing of a crippled woman, the healing of deafness, healing of 2 women with issues of blood, the salvation of souls and many more.

D K Okine is a proud protégé of Dag Heward-Mills and continues to serve under the world wide ministry of Dag Heward-Mills through the United Denomination of Churches Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches www.udolg.org .

D K Okine is currently serving as a missionary and a pastor in Durban, South Africa with his lovely wife Ezer and their wonderful son Kenneth-David Nii Djormor Okine.
Other Titles By D K OKINE

1.I Went To Hell

2.21 Functions Of the Holy Spirit In The Life Of Every Christian

3.Transform Your Christian Life

4.Go Ye Therefore And Preach To All Nations

5.What Must I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?

6.What Does God Want From Me?

7.Your Labours and Your Works

8.Prepare To Meet Your God

9.Salvation 101

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Last Updated: May 14, 2019

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