MESSAGE FROM THE ALTARDEVOTIONAL SERVICE. 15/08/2021THE ANTAGONISTS

JEREMIAH 1:10 Today I give you authority over nations and kingdoms to uproot and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.JOHN 15:18-1918. If the world hates you, just remember that it has hated me first.19. If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you as its own. But I chose you from this world, and you do not belong to it; that is why the world hates you.LUKE 23 35 The people stood there watching while the Jewish leaders jeered at him: “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah whom God has chosen ! “(GOOD NEWS BIBLE). God created you for a purpose. Your being born is not a coincidence: it was planned and executed by Divine authority. So, you are not a mistake for you are wondrously made. You were created to build up something that is good and tear down something bad. You are made light to consume darkness: to dissipate the forces of darkness. Someone will hate you. Someone will antagonize you. Someone will want you dead. Light and Darkness do not cohabit. Your purpose on earth will always have an enemy because your assignment will paralyze the influence of the ungodly. But, your enemy will never comprehend you because whatever they assume is your end will always be your entry into something greater; into a season of promotion. To live a fulfilled life, you must always have it at the back of your mind that there will be an adversary to oppose you at every turn. You must understand that Satan is your real enemy. You must take cognizance of the fact that your sufficiency is not in yourself but is of God. You must put on Divine spiritual armour that protects and defends you as you fight back the forces of antagonism. You must allow the daily mentoring of the Holy Spirit. You must focus on winning the battle by constantly reminding yourself of the rewards of overcoming. In order to win the warfare against the world and earn the reward of overcoming, you must have the mindset of a winner : you must always expect someone to be unhappy over your progress; you must stay focussed on your assignment; and above all, you must live in Jesus Christ and be empowered by the Holy Spirit. There is no way you can overcome the antagonists and live a purposeful life unless you surrender yourself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. There is no other name given through which total victory can be won. Jesus Christ remains the only one way to God’s Kingdom. It has been ordained that after life here on earth, there will be a time of judgement concerning our deeds on earth. The rewards await us all: Those who died in Jesus Christ will have everlasting life of the saved. Those who died as anti Jesus Christ will end up in perdition. Beloved, it is time to accept the Lordship of Jesus Christ if you have not done so.