KEY SCRIPTURE: Deut 28:1 KJV “And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”

Reinhard Willie Godfred Bonnke was a German-born international evangelist who was called mainly to the harvest fields of Africa. Bonnke affectionately called by many held massive meetings across Africa. His meetings were characterised by great miracles and thousands receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Reinhard Bonnke recorded over 52 million conversions of souls in Africa over a ten-year period. He always said his mission was to depopulate hell to populate heaven.

What was the secret to this massive operation of the Holy Spirit in his life? Bonnke was converted at the age of 9 and by his tenth birthday, the Lord gave him a vision about a blood-washed Africa. He came to Africa in 1967 and pastored a small church in Lesotho, in the southern part of Africa. He had no miracles in his church. He heard of a Dutch evangelist with a miracle ministry. Because of his passion for souls, he organised a two-day crusade, asking the sick, maimed and what have you, to come. On the first night, the evangelist preached for about 20 minutes and asked him to close the meeting. He told him, that cannot be possible, yet he insisted and left. This man failed to come the next day after he went to pick him up for the meeting. The second day will definitely have more people coming. He was very disappointed yet, prayed and told the Lord, he was going to preach and He Jesus would heal the sick. He came back, preached, and for the first time saw an outbreak of miracles. That was the beginning of his massive, miraculous meetings in Africa.

In Bonnke’s case, the Holy Spirit had to place him in a very awkward situation, in which he must be courageous and trust the Lord to honour His word. One major factor that allowed the Spirit of God to function so effectively in his ministry was that he was very obedient and always trusted the Lord. He always kept his message very simple yet very, very enthusiastic about the delivery of His messages.

Now to all who have received specific prophecies about a work God will do with them in the future, please start acting towards fulfilling it. Do not let your ways or actions go in opposite ways to what you have received. As you work towards obeying the call, the Spirit of God would also create situations to fulfill that word concerning your life.

CONFESSION

Thank you, heavenly Father, for every prophetic word you gave to me. I joyfully follow God’s blueprints for my life. My joy is constantly made full as I see great progress in what God has spoken to me about.

FURTHER STUDIES

Jos 1:5 KJV “There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”

Isa 6:8 KJV Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.