TEACHING TRANSFORMATION MINISTRY

P salm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Crying may be visible and audible, but weeping may not necessarily be. Weeping can be inside your heart. In some versions, ‘sorrow’ is used in place of weeping. As the opening text says, not ever sorrow or weeping leads to joy. Not every tear will end up in laughter, and not every situation will end up with rejoicing. Not every night brings dawn. There are very specific nights and sorrow that end up with the morning, and joy. God’s anger is for a moment, but His favour is for life. If you are favoured, know that it is for life, for eternity. As the Bible says, His gifts and callings are irrevocable (Rom. 11:29). After suffering some weeping for a while, David knew that God would bring joy, as he wrote this text. Many times, like David, we may go through many things that bring sorrow/weeping; shortly, we will experience joy. Which kind of so

Let the Word of God always be your mirror, your map to lead you to your blessings. Though we are blessed through faith in Jesus, we need His Word to show us how to live a blessed life, and enjoy the blessings bestowed upon us. Psalm 112:1-10 Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. 2 His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. 4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. 6 Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. 7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. 8 His heart is established; He will not be afraid, until he sees his desire upon his enemies. 9 He has dispersed abroa

Picking up from where we left off in the previous teaching... The Bible teaches us that all the patriarchs of faith endured because they had their eyes on God's promise, and also encourages us to emulate them . Hebrews 10:36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise… Which promises are these? They are written in the Bible, and it is said that there are over 7,000 promises in there. These promises are to help us partake of the divine nature of God Himself: 2 Peter 1:3-4 …His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. The promises of God are to help us enjoy and be partakers of the divine nature of God.

T he one characteristic, among many, that marks believers is their ability to endure all things. This we see not only from Jesus, but from God the Father. We can say that impatience is of the devil, while patience/perseverance is of God: Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth... 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. The more we exude perseverance as one of our qualities, the more God is seen in and through us. Sadly though, over the years, believers have been reflecting more and more impatience, more than even unbelievers. They have been quick to give up on God and salvation, quit the moment trouble strikes, be unwilling to wait on God, and so on. Today I want us to focus on this very important vir