GOD IS ALWAYS ON TIME – SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

ROPMI, SEPTEMBER 2022, NEWSLETTER

TOPIC: GOD IS ALWAYS ON TIME

Text: Isaiah 49:15-16, Psalm 100:3 (NIV)

15. “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast, and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
16. See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.

Psalm 100:3
Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His, we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
INTRODUCTION
Satan uses man’s inability to stay with God for long to fulfill his purpose of diverting man’s attention from God.
Because Satan knows man’s great weakness, he uses his cunning and seducing devices to distract man. Adam and Eve lost the eternal enjoyment God provided for them in the garden of Eden because they fell into Satan’s trick (Genesis 3).
In Satan’s attempt to distract Jesus, he used the same strategy as recorded in Matthew 4:1-14.
The Lord has divinely arranged your life for the perfect time to accomplish what is meant to be accomplished. You cannot fast forward God’s plans and purposes for your life. His purpose will come to fruition just at the right time.
Victoria Ostten (2022) stated that, “God has an assignment for you that nobody else can fulfill. God needs you. He needs your gifts, your smile, your love, your passion. You are a part of His divine plan. You have something to offer that nobody else can offer.”
Our focus this month will be on what you need to do while waiting for God’s purpose to be fulfilled in your life.
• STAND ON GOD’S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE

• PUT YOUR HAND IN HIS HAND

• WAIT AND KEEP ON WAITING FOR THE APOINTED TIME
The above points are explained below:
1. STAND ON GOD’S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE
What is the purpose of God for your life? Without anyone’s help, you should be able to answer this question. If you do not understand God’s purpose for your life, it will be difficult for you to define your life and you may waste your time on what God has not designed for you.
Those who fail to understand God’s purpose for their lives live aimlessly.
Your life has a purpose that God cannot forget because everything about your life is perfectly timed.
Isaiah 49:15 says, “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!”
A man can forget, denied, or be limited in his capacity to fulfill a promise he has made for you, but your God cannot forget you, and you must stand firm in the purpose He has for you.
2. PUT YOUR HAND IN HIS HAND
Today, many people are looking for God’s hands; they don’t have an idea of where to find His hands. As a result, many people fall victim to fake prophets.
If you know God’s purpose for your life, His hand is not far from you.
How often do you read God’s Word or listen to Him speak to you through His Word? “Everything is possible when you obey His word.”
“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me” (Isaiah 49:16).
It is God’s Word that outlines everything about your life, but you must obey it by cooperating with Him. Exposing yourself to His Word will strengthen you and prepare you to wait for the right time for God’s purpose.
“It’s easy to allow an event or a circumstance in our lives to define us. But God has amazing things in store for us; we have to lift our eyes to see Him and what He is doing.” (Victoria Osteen, August 22, 2022).
3. WAIT AND KEEP ON WAITING FOR THE APPOINTED TIME
Waiting is not easy, but it is necessary.
To be certified for God’s purposeful time for your life, you must pass the board exam of waiting. It is God who knows who you are.
Rick Warren stated in his August 2022 Daily Devotional that, “He knows what you’re going through, why you’re going through it, and how you feel about it. He knows you better than you know yourself. He cares about you.
There is a specific destiny God has ordained for you, and He has arranged an appropriate time for you to fulfill it. If you haven’t seen it yet, I encourage you to keep waiting, He is working out something glorious, great, and valuable for you. He is never slack concerning His promises. He will complete it soon.
Conclusion:
You were created by God to enjoy eternal life with Him where there is no limit to enjoyment. This opportunity has been well timed so that you don’t miss it.
Remember, time waits for no one. So Jesus is calling you to accept His gift of salvation today. I beseech you to give your life to Him today; tomorrow may be too late.
Let’s Pray:
1. Lord, I thank You for Your plan and purpose for me.
2. My Father and Lord, I am sorry for trying to help my self when I should rely on Your help.
3. Lord, I ask for mercy, have mercy on me…
4. Deliver me, oh Lord, from every time waster assigned against my life.
5. Lord, grant me strength and grace to wait for Your right time for me.
6. I shall fulfill Your purpose for my life.
7. I shall be lifted above every distraction and obstacle. Amen.

John Aderogba.

ROPMI

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WORSHIP GOD WHEN HE SEEMS SILENT – MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER

Topic: WORSHIP GOD WHEN HE SEEMS SILENT

Text: Psalms 10:1; 22:1 (NIV)

10:1 “Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide in times of trouble?

22:1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?”

INTRODUCTION:
The most difficult experience in the life of a man is the period of loneliness and rejection, because it demoralizes the confident man.

It is a period that incubates man’s dream/vision.

Every great man and woman once passed through this period. Before Abraham became the father of faith, he endured this silent period. Even our Lord Jesus Christ experienced the silence of the God-Head on the cross.

During this period, you may think you don’t know what you are doing. Many will see you as an unserious person. Your ideas will have no meaning to people. Your efforts will be watered down and you will be neglected by your people.

Some people call this period a ‘Closed Heaven Period.’ The time when the heavens are shut and you’re not hearing from God.

This period happened between the Old and the New Testaments when God stopped interacting with men for 400 years.

David, while going through his silent period, cried out to God.

Rick Warren stated that, “It’s easy to worship God when things are going great in your life—when he’s provided food, friends, family, health, and happy situations. But circumstances are not always pleasant.” (Rick Warren Daily Devotional, 01/15/22).

So what would be your reaction when it seems God is silent about your situation?

What you need to do when you are going through the silent period is the focus of discussion in this write-up. These are:

• Acknowledge that God is alive.

• Know that God does not mean evil for you.

• Bow your heart to worshipping God.

1. ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GOD IS ALIVE

The picture the Devil brings to people’s minds during the silent period is to let you feel your God is dead and not active to help you.

The moment you succumb to this devilish thought, you’re captured already.

Job acknowledged that his redeemer is alive, even in his trying time (Job 19:25). This was a poem of worship to reverence his God as an able God who does not sleep nor slumber.

You must come to this point in your life when it seems nothing is working for you and yet acknowledge that your God is alive as a very present help in times of trouble.

As you acknowledge Him, offer him an aroma of worship songs.

2. KNOW THAT GOD DOES NOT MEAN EVIL FOR YOU

God is sovereign in acts to His people. His love for us is so enormous that He cannot let us down. Rick Warren further says; “To mature your friendship, God will test it with periods of seeming separation—times when it seems as if He has abandoned or forgotten you.” (Rick Warren 01/15/22).

Sometimes God would want to check your level of spiritual maturity and how you can depend on Him.

You need to know that God does not mean evil for you. According to Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV), “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Let this verse of the scripture resonate in your mind always, to keep your mind positive about your God, and be hopeful that everything will be alright with you.

3. BOW YOUR HEART TO WORSHIPPING GOD

During the silent period, the target area of man’s life by the Devil is your heart. He will find every means to pollute your heart with the sting of bitterness, resentment, and unholy arrogance of character to people around you and even your God.

Many find it difficult to paise or thank God for being alive; they see it as a natural phenomenon.

Psalms 22:3-5 (NIV) reads thus:

3. “Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.

4. In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.

5. To you they cried out and were saved; in you, they trusted and were not put to shame.”

David lowered his heart to worship God.

I encourage you also to ponder on what God has done for you and even what you heard or read.

Conclusion

The silent period is inevitable in man’s life, and that is why Jesus Christ also experienced it while on earth. He cried out, “Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani” by asking God why He was forsaken.

The joy of it is that He didn’t lose the battle. He won! That is why you need to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.

Let’s pray:

Right now, choose any songs of worship to worship your God. As you faithfully do that, you shall experience a unique miracle in your life.

John Aderogba for ROPMi.

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