23/08/2024
evangelistdagdevotionals
*SURRENDER*
23rd August, 2024
*READ: Mark 8:34-38*
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
Mark 8:35
In 1985, I took a decision to go all the way with God. I had just finished a very difficult medical school exam. As I thought of the effort I had put into the exam, I felt in my heart that it was not worth it at all.
I vowed from then on that my priority would be to do the work of God. That was truly a turning point in my life. The medical school had taken its rightful place as number two or three in my heart. That was probably the time that I entered full- time ministry. It is interesting to note that after taking that decision, I began to excel in the medical
school. I had a distinction and I won prizes. Isn’t it amazing that the things you give up are the same things that God gives back to you? It takes faith to walk with God. He that loses his life will gain it. He that preserves his life will lose it.
Shortly afterwards, I planted my first church, which I am still pastoring. Since then I have been involved in planting over 400 churches. I once made a covenant with the Lord that I would plant at least one thousand churches in Ghana alone. I always pray that God will give me grace to fulfil this covenant. I am going all the way!
In 1989, I qualified as a medical doctor. By April 1990, I had finished working as a house officer. All my medical mates were on their way to foreign countries. It was quite clear to me that the Lord was asking me to stay in Ghana. Many years have gone by and it’s been worth it all."
