Fervent in Spirit.

 

Text: Romans 12:11 (KJV)

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.

As children of God with a mandate, there is one thing we must remember and that is, we need to run this race of life with an irresistible passion. The truth is, in this era which we are in, we need to understand the importance of burning for Christ as to stand the compromises in faith. The fact still remains that we live in a perverse world, but we as believers need not to burn out the fire in us. We need to remember, God has given us a mandate which we must pursue but we also need to get to a point where our spirit boils with irresistible passion for the things of God and this can be activated by constant renewal of our minds with the WORD OF GOD. The truth is, fire works best in a hot environment and we know that God has ignited fire in us, so I will encourage you to create an atmosphere which burns in your heart. Definitely, there will be a point when you will feel like your environment is too cold but that is not the point to back down or give up or even diminish in your zeal for God, but instead continue to fuel and set yourself aflame with the word. We must always remember, God is set to do so much with us as His chosen and elect, but we must also grow in our passion for Him too. It may seem as if all your labour is in vain but remember what the scripture says in 1 Corinthians 15:58- Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. So continue to increase your stakes of commitment to God.

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, now is the time to intensify our zeal and passion for the business of the things of God. We must remember, time is very short and the devil is working to and fro looking for whom to devour, so as soldiers of Christ we cannot relax and watch events or slack of or even become lukewarm, but instead we should ignite more fire so as to impact and spread the gospel to all the faces of the earth. Always remember what the scriptures say in Philippians 4:13-I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Because we can still do a lot of great things even in the short period of time that we have, so I will encourage us again to get involved in kingdom advancement because it is time to launch out. 

PRAYER POINTS:

1.       Father, may believers rise up to overcome the world with the power of the gospel in Jesus name.

2.       Father, help us to rejoice in our confidence in You, by being patient no matter the pressure around the world in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE: Did you know that at the point of fervency, mountains skips like rams? So don’t relax.