MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR
DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. 17 / 10 / 2021.
THE CASSAVA PLANT.
JOHN 15 : 4.
Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruits of itself; it can do so only if it remains in the vine. In the same way you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
JOHN 16 : 15.
All that my Father has is mine; that is why I said that the Spirit will take what I give him and tell it to you.
( GOOD NEWS BIBLE).
The moon was shinning brightly. There had earlier been a windy rainfall but now everywhere is quiet; the atmosphere, serene. I sat in the backyard of my abode, meditating.
Then,. I heard the voice: “My Servant, have you considered the Cassava plant ? Have you meditated on the Power that makes a stem bring forth tubers ? Have you thought of the miracle that manifests whenever the stem of Cassava, planted in fertile soil, develop into tubers underground and wears green foliage like a crown overground ? The stem conducts water, minerals and food to other parts of the plant for the needed nourishment in order that the tubers would manifest. It is pertinent for Man to become the ‘stem’ so as to be Divinely engaged in productive activities. Nevertheless, unless the stem is connected to the fertile soil, no positive result can be obtained; an exercise in futility. If the stem is insured in the fertile soil, then, the cassava bring forth tubers which are harvested at the appropriate time and become nourishment for Man and his livestock.
I made all things and I am from everlasting to everlasting. I am the Supreme. I am the fertile soil. You are the cassava stem. Though, you be cut off and abandoned, plant yourself into me and you will produce abundance: you will become the reference point for provisions; for nourishment. You will bring forth in miraculous manner because you are planted in Me.”
Beloved, the lesson God wanted me to understand is that I must be hidden in Him to be productive. God wants you to understand that He has the authority to change your situation from gloom to boom; from rejection to election: and from humiliation to celebrations. All God is asking us to do is to remain in Him by making the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, Lord, in recognition of His great work of Salvation. God has committed all powers on earth and in heaven into the hands of Jesus Christ, who will judge the deeds of Man on the day of reckoning; the day of Judgement.
If you have not accepted the Lordship of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, then you need to do so now because therein lies prosperity and peace.
If you are already ” born again “, then you must hold the faith firmly because satan lurks waiting for unguarded moments of the believer in order to “maim, kill, and destroy”.
We must never fall from grace. God is able to sustain us in abundance; God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient. God is faithful. We must trust Him to replace our tears of sorrow with overflowing joy. We must cleave to Jesus Christ.
The cassava stem, united with the fertile soil brings forth tubers. Man nourishes self and assets from the tubers. In like manner, let us become one with God, for in so doing, the gates of hell cannot stop our celebrations.
Christians must not seek repose yet concerning the Great Commission ( Evangelism) commanded by the Righteous Judge, Jesus Christ. Millions of people are still under satanic bondage and must be redeemed.
When cassava stem is not planted, it dries up and has no tubers to prove fulfilment: in the same manner, man, that disconnects from the fertile soil, brings lack and shame upon himself, dries up . I’m Only Jesus Christ, the fertile Soil, can give true prosperity.
Endtimes’ scenario is unfolding rapidly and it is crystal clear that we are not paying adequate attention to the sordid happenings around us.
Are we ready to stand before the judgement seat if the trumpet for homecoming sounds now ? If you are affirmative, congratulations. If not, hesitate no more to repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. There is no other way to God’s everlasting Kingdom apart from Jesus Christ: He is the Way, the Truth, the Light, and the Door. Halleluyah.
May we never lose our place in the everlasting Kingdom of God, in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen.