24/09/2018
The Mystery of the Five-fold Ministry
Isaiah 51:16 ... And I have covered thee in the shadow of MY HAND.
This is a clarion call to all men in a fivefold ministry to work on unifying the left hand of God so that we could prevail against our common enemy,the devil and his cohorts.
There is a difference between the RIGHT HAND and LEFT HAND of God. The right hand is for the blessings and the left hand is power and authority.
The fivefold ministry is a left hand of God.
In the book of Judges 3:15 Ehud ,a Benjamite,"a man lefthanded".
The hand is powerful and impactful when it is folded. There should be no finger left unfolded if the hand aims to hit a target.
Paul said , ...so fight I, not as one beateth the air,1Cor 9:26
If we aren't united we shall missed the targeted enemy.
As per our pivotal scripture I qouted above I gleaned a revelation about a fivefold ministry:-
And I have put my words in thy mouth...V.16a
- fivefold ministry is entrusted with the Word. It is voice of God to the Body of Christ.
And I have covered thee in the shadow of my hand...V.16b
- fivefold ministry collectively serves as a covering that overshadows the Body of Christ.
..that I may plant heavens and lay foundations of the earth.
- fivefold ministry is purposed to plant heavens on earth. God wants this world to be like heaven on earth.
*** We need to plant heavens by raising the altars of prayer in our communities, cities and towns. We can take the advantage of our munipality demarcated structures by doing spiritual mapping , strategic Intercession & Spiritual Warfare.
And lay the foundations of the earth, V.16c
- Then when the fivefold ministry is "joined fittly together" (Ephesians 4:16) the foundations of the church will be laid accurately.
And say to Zion,Thou art my people.V 16d
Zion speaks of the church. The Church are people called by His name.
- The fivefold ministry is to keep the Church marked as God's own people.
In His Kingdom Service