DAY 28: Saturday, 29th January, 2022
FOCUS: OH LORD, LET ALL OUR MINISTERS AND VENTURES EXPERIENCE GREAT VISITATION AND REVIVAL
Text: Acts 6:1-8
INSPIRATIONAL WORDS FOR EFFECTIVE AND FERVENT PRAYERS
As a church we owe it a debt to appreciate God for giving us our founding General Overseer, Late Pastor R. A. George and the present General Overseer, Pastor E. O. Abina as our leaders. The growth and progress of GOFAMINT thus far is hinged on these two personalities. This is not underrating the efforts and contributions of their co-ministers. All our leaders all over have played great roles to the glory of God and for the success story of our church. May God bless all of them and the members of their families, either dead or alive.As much as we appreciate these different leaders, they are co-equal not be equalled with the two apex leaders.
They (the G. O.s) were the chief visioners and missioners who led all others to do all we have done. Now, our church at every level needs to move forward. At the international level led by the General Overseer, national levels, led by the National overseers, Regional led by R. P.s, Districts, by D. P.s., assemblies led by the local assembly pastors, Departments, led by H.O.Ds., Ventures, led by the Chairmen and the Directors.
Let it be said loud and clear that no excuse is acceptable instead of results. God wants nothing but success and the leadership also wants nothing but progress at different levels. The onus is on the leaders at these levels to give us the expected results. Any leader who cannot deliver is a misfit. Some people want people to sympathize with them and accept their excuses for not performing.
If any leader feels he has reasons not to give us result, that reason is an indicator for such a leader to step down from the office.
What makes people not being able to deliver is lack of qualifications that such offices' demand. That is why the apostles' stated the qualities required in the lives of the people to be nominated for the offices being created. Choosing people into offices because of personal connection and some other personal factors is the enemy of progress. Those who are in charge of placing people into positions need to be careful.
Otherwise, serious punishments await them if they place people in position on partial basis.
Individuals being put in charge of any office also owe it a duty to examine him/herself if they have the qualities and qualifications required for such offices. If not, resign honourably.
Our General Overseer was able to lead us right and well, not by accident. It was because he has the qualities and qualifications required to lead. He is relevant, vibrant, enlightened, spiritual, anointed, studious/knowledgeable, hard-working etc. We cannot thank God enough for him.
If our General Overseer has the right qualities to be able to lead us right, no leader at any level should give us excuses for failure to deliver.
Also, no leader should blame their co-workers and followers for the retrogression or stagnancy being experienced in their places of assignments. The success or failure in any place is solely on the shoulders of the foremost leader. An assembly, district, department or venture.
For instance, we want numerical growth in all our assemblies. No excuse from any local assembly pastor is acceptable. We want expansion in all our ventures, no reason given for failure is acceptable. There are other people among us who can give us the result by turning things around positively which these people could not give us. Let those leaders who are unable to deliver step down, instead of giving excuses. Why, for instance, could an assembly be maintaining the same attendance for four, five years without increment year in, year out. Let the pastors of those churches quit and let fresh people with requisite qualifications take over to make things happen. Although, this should not be perceived carnally or politically. It is purely a spiritual issue. Nobody should put on Absalom's garment warming up to take over from the present leaders.
However, enough is enough of bench-warmer and mediocrity leadership. We are not saying these people are bad or that they commited sins. A good church leader must combine charisma with character. Charisma is the gift of the spirit. It is the required tool to build the church. All leaders must earnestly desire and pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. No assembly will remain the same under an Holy Ghost filled and gifted pastor. As much as we may like to pray for the progress of our church at all levels, the best thing is to pray for the leaders manning these different sections. They are the angels as well as the gate-keepers of the church. The growth of grace and gifts of God upon their lives is the automatic growth of the church under their different jurisdictions.
Lord, give us anointed ministers for the progress of our churches at all levels in GOFAMINT.
LET US PRAY
1. Thank you father for your call upon our founding General Overseer, Late Pastor R. A. George, thank you for the growth of the vision you gave Him thus far.
2. Thank you for leading and guiding him to choose Pastor Elijah Oludele Abina as his Deputy who eventually became his successor. We are better for it.
3. Thank you for making us to go from glory to glory in GOFAMINT since Pastor Elijah Abina took over.
4. Thank you for your presence, your word, your anointing upon the life of our leader, Pastor Oludele Abina.
5. Let the grace which makes things happen positively in the ministry of our G. O. be released upon all GOFAMINT leaders at all levels, oh Lord in Jesus name.
6. Visit every leader at every level in GOFAMINT with relevant gifts and anointing commensurate with their assignments in Jesus name.
7. Help every leader to understand the blueprint and goals attached to their assignments and help them to pursue them with vigour, oh dear Lord.
8. Encounter every leader in GOFAMINT with the right vision and necessary tools to move forward, oh Lord.
9. Make each and everyone of our leaders result oriented, not routine ministers in Jesus name.
10. Like Oliver Twist, we want more blessings from our General Overseer, Pastor E. O. Abina. Use him to lead us to conquer more lands oh Lord during and after his life-time.
11. Have a personal encounter with each of our National overseers to envision and empower them to take over their different countries and the neighbouring ones for Christ.
12. We approach the throne of grace on behalf of each and everyone of our Regional Pastors. Grant them the spiritual wherewithal to take their different Regions to the next level.
13. Pray specifically, mentioning the name of your R. P. and ask for great grace for great accomplishments in their Regions.
14. Dear Lord, empower our District Pastors and help them to lead the churches under them to greater heights
15. Pray and mention the name of your District Pastor for spiritual, ministerial and economic empowerment for the success of the District.
16. All our assembly pastors shall know their God and do exploits in Jesus name.
17. Mention your assembly pastor's name and ask the Lord to visit him with the gifts of the Holy Spirit for the benefit of all the members and the growth of the church.
18. All our H.O.D.s will enter into the realm of supernatural and move their departments to a greater heights.
19. Release the grace and gifts of Aholiab and Bezeliel (Exodus 36:1) upon all the leadership of all our committes and ventures to carry out the purposes of the establishment of those ventures to make the leaders happy.
20. Dear Lord, change all the changeable leaders in our church by transforming them or replacing them if transformation is being resisted.
21. Dear Lord, make our ministers flames of fire and let them be assets and not liabilities to the church and to the members.
Special prayer for the day:
The leaders to come forward to be prayed for by the entire church for divine empowerment.
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