Seeds of Wisdom

WHERE ARE YOU PLANTED AND FUNCTIONING?

“Those who are planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.”

Psalm 92:13

Ministry is the thing you are doing that contributes directly to what God is doing in your day. You get involved in the Church in either of two ways: directly as a local church member or indirectly as an officer (like apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers) in the global church. The entire Body of Christ is made up of local churches. A local church is locatable and localised somewhere. Nobody can be a member of the body of Christ directly. You are a member of the body of Christ through a local church.

You must be planted in a local assembly that you are part of; a place where you are accountable under a pastor who shepherds you, also, you must be seen to be contributing to serve.

Just as being a member of a battalion offers protection in the natural army, the local church is the battalion that a sheep of Jesus must belong to for victory in destiny. It is where and when you are planted in the house of God doing something to contribute to the kingdom you belong to that you can flourish. People who say they are not following a man but following Jesus are not wise, and they lack an understanding of kingdom principles. You cannot follow a God Whom you do not see until you learn to follow a man whom you can see.

The Bible is plain on this principle. John said if someone says he loves God and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen (1 John 4:20). You must be genuinely planted with accountability in a church for your spiritual covering.

Further Reading: Psalm 92:1-15 John 10:1-16, 1 John 4:1-20.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, water me where the Father has planted me. I will blossom and bud and fill the face of the earth with fruits, in Jesus’ name.