SCRIPTURE: 2Corinthians (NIV) 12:12 The things that mark an apostle—signs, wonders and miracles—were done among you with great perseverance….
19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.
OBSERVATION: Here is Paul’s explanation an apostle’s ministry. It is obviously one of oversight with signs, wonders and miracles as a major part. It is not that they happened once or twice, but they continue to be seen in that ministry. And from the context of these verses, an apostle does not exploit or take advantage of those seeking out his ministry. The purpose of an apostle is for the church, not for selfish gain.
APPLICATION: A TESTIMONY: On April 8, 2026, a team of SOAP ministry were baptizing new Christians in Sierra Leone. A man wanting to be baptized was sick in the hospital, too sick for the doctor to release him to go to the baptism time. After the doctor left, he told his son to call a motorbike and “escape” with him to the baptism place. There some of the SOAP ministry team advised him to go back to the hospital, but Apostle Alex said “No, they should baptize him.” After he was baptized, before he came out of the water, he was totally healed and started walking by himself! When the news spread a lot of sick people from that same hospital came for baptism. A healing revival started!
I am not an apostle, but the purpose of the ministry God has given me is not for my gain, but the strengthening of others. A gift of ministry has been given to me to make me useful. If I am useful, I will be used. If I am used, it is easy to get tired of being used. But if I cannot be used, I will be useless. It is much worse to feel useless than to feel used! With age should come maturity. It should be easy for people to use me.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, may the temptation of feeling used, be replaced with the joy of being useful, to You and Your church. Amen
Pastor Leon
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