01/01/2024
JANUARY 2024
Dearly beloved, with overflowing joy, I welcome you to the month of January, and I say Happy New year to you all!
The General Assembly theme for the year is "MORE THAN CONQUERORS," ( Romans 8:37).
These words were written to a church that would soon undergo terrible persecution. In just a few years, Paul's hypothetical situations would turn into painful realities. This passage reaffirms God's profound love for His people. No matter what happens to us, no matter where we are, we can never be separated from His love. Suffering should not drive us away from God but help us to identify with Him and allow His love to heal us.
These verses contain one of the most comforting promises in all Scripture. Believers have always had to face hardships in many forms: persecution, illness, imprisonment, and even death. These sometimes cause them to fear that they have been abandoned by Christ. His death for us is a proof of His unconquerable love. Nothing can separate us from Christ's presence. God tells us how great His love is so that we will feel totally secure in Him. If we believe these overwhelming assurances, we will not be afraid.
Brethren, powers are unseen forces of evil in the universe, forces like Satan and his fallen angels (Ephesians 6:12). In Christ we are super - conquerors, and His love will protect us from any such forces. I therefore decree and declare that no power will stop you from manifesting God's glory this year, and I command every power contending with you and your family to bow in the name of Jesus. Amen!
Once more, Happy New Year and a Prosperous year to you all!
With love from your Pastor,
Rev. T. D. Oka
