YOUR EXPERIENCE IN GOD IS YOUR MESSAGE

14 “THEN HE SAID, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth.
15 FOR YOU WILL BE HIS WITNESS TO ALL MEN OF WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN AND HEARD.”
Acts 22:14,15 (NKJV)

Ministry is about sharing what you have seen and heard from the Lord Jesus (Acts 22:15).
You must have had an encounter with the Lord, before you could claim that you have a call of God on your life (1 Corinthians 9:1; 15:8).
Your encounter with the Lord may not be as spectacular as that of Paul, but you must have seen Him and heard Him all the same (Acts 4:20).
Seeing the Lord may not be in a vision form, as in one of the spectacular ways—angelic visitation, trance, audible voice, open vision and whatever—but seeing Him through the written Word, and heard Him by the leading of the Holy Spirit on the inside of you: "FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, THESE ARE SONS OF GOD” (Romans 8:14 NKJV).

READ: Acts 26:16; 2 Peter 1:16

The ministry work is about sharing or teaching what you know about Christ and God the Father (1 John 1:1,3).
If you do not have a good communion or fellowship with God, through the person of the Holy Spirit on the inside of you; you may not have any message to share with the people you are assigned to reach (Jeremiah 1:9,10,17).
Paul, Peter, and John reiterated it in all their epistles that they were sharing what they saw and heard; their experiences with Christ: “THAT WHICH WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD WE DECLARE TO YOU, THAT YOU ALSO MAY HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH US; AND TRULY OUR FELLOWSHIP IS WITH THE FATHER AND WITH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST" (1 John 1:3 NKJV).

READ: Galatians 1:11,12; 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1,3

What have you learned of Jesus?
If you had not met Him, had an encounter with the Lord Jesus, you have nothing to share concerning Him.
You have to know Jesus first, be intimate with Him, before you talk about Him. Remember, you want to tell people in general what you know about Christ; that is called ministry (2 Peter 1:16-18).
Ministry starts with being with Jesus before you would be sent out to preach or minister to the people (Mark 3:13,14).

Note the following:
• To have revelation of God, you need to walk in the light of His Word—study His Word, meditate on the Word, and practice it (Joshua 1:8; 1 Timothy 4:13).
• Pray the Pauline prayers written in the Book of Ephesians and Colossians consistently (Ephesians 1:15-21; 3:14-21; Colossians 1:9-12). If you do that, your eyes of understanding will be opened. Your mind would be flooded with light in His Word.
• Also, pray more in the language of the Spirit (I Corinthians 14:2; Jude 20)

If you practice what we are sharing here, in this piece, and walk in the light of God’s Word that you know; you cannot but have a revelation in the knowledge of God (Ephesians 1:17,18).
• You will know what to tell the people who come to hear you: “TAKE HEED TO YOURSELF AND TO THE DOCTRINE. CONTINUE IN THEM, FOR IN DOING THIS YOU WILL SAVE BOTH YOURSELF AND THOSE WHO HEAR YOU" (1 Timothy 4:16 NKJV).
• A minister who want to be fruitful in his assignment should not have time for frivolity, vain things (Proverbs 12:11).
• Such a minister must be diligent in the study of the Word that he may have a good success in his assignment:
15 BE DILIGENT TO PRESENT YOURSELF APPROVED TO GOD, A WORKER WHO DOES NOT NEED TO BE ASHAMED, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH. 16 BUT SHUN PROFANE AND IDLE BABBLINGS, FOR THEY WILL INCREASE TO MORE UNGODLINESS” (2 Timothy 2:15,16 NKJV).

READ: Joshua 1:8

If you desire success in that assignment that God has given to you, then you must pay attention to your fellowship with Him—stay consistently in the Word to have revelation knowledge of Him (Ephesians 1:17-19).

Apostle Paul in his last epistles written to Timothy said that Timothy should bring his books and the parchments which he left at Troas (2 Timothy 4:13). Meanwhile, in that same chapter, he had already told Timothy that he had finished his race, that the time of his departure was at hand (2 Timothy 4:6,7). Yet he said Timothy should bring his books and parchments (2 Timothy 4:13).
• Does he still want to prepare sermons?’
• Does he want to prepare for a talk?’
If a man who knew he was about to die, rounding off his ministry, was asking for his books and parchments; then you who know that you still have more years in ministry should not fold your hands and read not.
Study the Word of God daily, spend considerable amount of time in it daily; If you actually desire success in the ministry work—your assignment (Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-3).

2 THEN THE TWELVE SUMMONED THE MULTITUDE OF THE DISCIPLES AND SAID, “IT IS NOT DESIRABLE THAT WE SHOULD LEAVE THE WORD OF GOD AND SERVE TABLES.
3 "THEREFORE, BRETHREN, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, WHOM WE MAY APPOINT OVER THIS BUSINESS;
4 "BUT WE WILL GIVE OURSELVES CONTINUALLY TO PRAYER AND TO THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD.”
Acts 6:2-4 (NKJV)

Note the following:
• Appoint men to see to the business affairs of the ministry (Deuteronomy 1:15-18; Exodus 19:22; 2 Timothy 2:2; Titus 1:5).
• However, you should pay attention to the Word and Prayer (Acts 6:4).
• You may need to receive the reports of the work they do, from those you appointed, but your own foremost and primary assignment is the Word of God and Prayer—pay attention to them: "STUDY AND DO YOUR BEST TO PRESENT YOURSELF TO GOD APPROVED, A WORKMAN [tested by trial] WHO HAS NO REASON TO BE ASHAMED, ACCURATELY HANDLING AND SKILLFULLY TEACHING THE WORD OF TRUTH" (2 Timothy 2:15 Amps).
• Stay in communion and fellowship with God that you may be relevant in your assignment (Exodus 18:17-19).
In other words, If you want to have an impactful ministry, that is, to be at the leading edge or cutting edge throughout your ministry life; your fellowship with God must be cordial.

“O TIMOTHY! GUARD WHAT WAS COMMITTED TO YOUR TRUST, AVOIDING THE PROFANE AND IDLE BABBLINGS AND CONTRADICTIONS OF WHAT IS FALSELY CALLED KNOWLEDGE.”
1 Timothy 6:20 (NKJV)

You will not fail in Jesus’ name. Peace!