God’s
omnipresent power radiated among the entire congregation at The SCOAN
Sunday Service of February 22, 2015. The inspiring atmosphere, enriched
by the beautiful and soul-lifting songs of the Emmanuel Singers,
provided the platform for the flow of God’s undiluted grace amongst His
people. And for sure, many souls were touched, favoured and blessed
through the Word that was practically sent out through the man of God,
Prophet T.B. Joshua, to heal, to save and to bless.
In furtherance of his message OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON OUR MEDITATION AND CONFESSION,
the man of God emphasised the significance and gains of trusting in
God. He observed that there are certain principles governing the
possibility of one’s heart being made God’s house. According to the man
of God, the heart plays a very essential role in this arrangement: “How
can Christ make His home in your heart? That is the place, the
residence where Christ dwells. In our hearts we want to be like Jesus,
not in our faces. Our heart is the communication point – a dwelling
place for Christ. We hear from Christ in our heart. You cannot hear
Christ from your ears but in your heart. This makes it possible for us
to talk to each other and at the same moment talk to Christ. I will use
my mouth to talk to you and use my heart to talk to Jesus because it is
not the same medium. I am talking to you and talking to Jesus at the
same time and Jesus is talking to me”.
The man of God elucidated the role and place of faith in man’s relationship with God. According to him, “…faith
is perfected by our acting on the Word. That is the Word must dominate
us, live in us. This is the secret of faith. If the Word is not
dominating you, you cannot act faith. You can easily know a man of
faith, merely by looking at him and his attitude”. He also described the nature of faith and the qualities of a true man of faith: “Faith
does not neglect responsibilities. Faith is not a panic button to push
only in times of trouble. It is a lifestyle of trusting in God. When the
goings are good, you see them fasting, when the going are hard you do
not know the difference, that is a man of faith”.
Again, Prophet T.B. Joshua urged Christians to embrace the practice
of meditation as a connective tool between them and their Creator. He
analyses the connection between meditation, confession and the heart: “Our
success depends on our mediation and confession. The Word builds Christ
nature in us. What is the nature? Christ possesses a nature that makes
it easy for you to trust in God – faithfulness, purity, goodness,
kindness, obedience – these are the natures of Christ”. According
to the man of God, meditation brings about an increase in faith because
it engages our minds deeply with the Word of God: “Nothing
should stop your heart meditating this: ‘Take more of me and give me
more of Your faithfulness, goodness, self control, humility’. This makes
it possible for you to increase your faith. We have faith when we have
more of the fruit of the Spirit. The more the meditation the more you
have faith. You say until you read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation
before you have faith. No, you must acknowledge His faithfulness and
goodness”.
Concluding, Prophet T.B. Joshua encouraged Christians to hold on to
meditation and enjoy the benefits that come from it. Apart from
connecting us with our Creator, it prepares the way for us to receive
our hearts’ desires from God: “There is a process before
prayer. Meditation will take you to God. From here to God, there are
many obstacles that will stop you from reaching God – disobedience,
unfaithfulness etc. They are there to block your voice from reaching
God. It is not all up to God and certainly it is not all up to you – you
have a role – your role is meditation”.
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