LIVING FAITH CHURCH WORLDWIDE. Inc.
COVENANT HOUR OF PRAYER
EXHORTATION LINES
Monday, May 30– Friday, June 3, 2022
Introduction:
- Thank God for the impact of Operation of Change of Story and as we all know God has not called the seeds of Jacob to seek Him in vain – Isa. 49:19
Isa 49:19
19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
- God is not looking who to use, but who to bless – Exo. 23:25-26
Ex 23:25-26
25 And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
- God is not looking for who to humiliate, but who to honour – Jhn 12:26
John 12:26
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
The issue with many of us is not knowing where to stand to take full delivery of our rewards.
Our exhortation line this week is captioned: ‘Where to Stand to Take Full Delivery of our Rewards’
Monday, May 30, 2021
Where to Stand to Take Full Delivery of our Rewards
- We must be found on duty serving the Lord – Mat. 24:45-47/ Gal. 6:7-8
Matt 24:45-47
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
Gal 6:7-8
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
- To wander from our duty post is to suffer devastation in the place of commendation – Luk. 12:45-46
Luke 12:45-46
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
- This is why we need to continue to pray for the grace for continuity – Act. 26:22/ Phi. 4:16
Acts 26:22
22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
Phil 4:16
16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
- In addition, we must ensure that our fruits abide – Jhn 15:16
John 15:16
16 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: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Tuesday, May31, 2021
Where to Stand to Take Full Delivery of our Rewards
- We must be fully persuaded of our rewards – Rom. 4:21/ Heb. 10:35
Rom 4:21
21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
Heb 10:35
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
- Abraham was fully persuaded that what God had promised, he was able to perform – Isa. 51:1-3/ Jhn. 8:39
Isa 51:1-3
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
John 8:39
39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
- We are only entitled to be partakers of the reward that we expect – Pro. 23:18/ 1 Cor. 9:9-10
Prov 23:18
18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
1 Cor 9:9-10
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? 10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
- In addition, we must continue to encourage and ensure that our new converts are regular in church services – Psa. 84:7/ Jer. 3:115-16
Ps 84:7
7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
Jer 3:15-16
15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
Wednesday, June 1, 2021
Where to Stand to Take Full Delivery of our Rewards
- We must be met rejoicing in the Lord – Hab. 3:17-19/ Phi. 4:4/ 1 Thes. 5:16
Hab 3:17-19
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19 The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.
Phil 4:4
4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
1 Thess 5:16
16 Rejoice evermore.
- Our harvest of rewards will be lost when Joy is out of place – Deut. 28:47-48/ Joel 1:12
Deut 28:47-48
47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 48 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.
Joel 1:12
12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
- Our reward must meet us rejoicing and not mourning nor complaining – Num. 11:1/ 1 Cor. 10:10/ Phi. 4:4
Num 11:1
And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
1 Cor 10:10
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Phil 4:4
4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
- In addition, we must encourage and ensure that our New Converts attend Believers Foundation Class – Psa. 11:3/ Isa. 5:13
Ps 11:3
3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Isa 5:13
13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Thursday, June 2, 2021
Where to Stand to Take Full Delivery of our Rewards
- We must be committed to thanking God for the integrity of His Word – 1 Thes. 5:18/ Heb. 10:36
1 Thess 5:18
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Heb 10:36
36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
- God never lies, His Words are ‘‘yea and amen’’ in Him – Tit. 1:2/ 2 Cor. 1:20
Titus 1:2
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
2 Cor 1:20
20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
- When we give God thanks, we remind him of what remains – Luk. 17:17-19
Luke 17:17-19
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
- Furthermore, we must encourage and ensure that our new converts belong to Winners’ Satellite Fellowship, the grass root family unit of the church – Act. 2:46/ Rom. 16:5
Acts 2:46
46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
Rom 16:5
5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
Friday, June 3, 2021
Where to Stand to Take Full Delivery of our Rewards
- We must be met praising God – Rom. 4:20/ Psa. 67:5-7
Rom 4:20
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Ps 67:5-7
5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
- We must continue to praise God for the validity of His Word on all subject matters concerning our rewards – Psa. 56:4/10
Ps 56:4
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Ps 56:10
10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.
- Praising God is the fruit of our lips that guarantees full returns from our labour – Pro. 12:14/ Pro. 13:12/ Heb. 13:15
Prov 12:14
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
Prov 13:12
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Heb 13:15
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
- In addition, we must encourage and ensure that our New Converts are baptized in water, because it is a requirement for walking in the newness of life – Mat. 3:15/ Rom. 6:4
Matt 3:15
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Rom 6:4
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Jesus is Lord!