The Greatness Of A Ministry

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Chronicles 16:9(KJV); For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

The way men define greatness is not how God defines greatness.

By the standards of men, the greatness of a ministry is the size of the congregation, the impressiveness of the building or the gift of the minister. That is not how God weighs greatness.

The greatness of any ministry is defined by the heart of its ministers.

The church of the Laodiceans in the Book of Revelation was considered as rich in its own eyes and in the eyes of men but to God, they were wretched and poor (Revelation 3:17).

The material wealth of a ministry is deceptive but the heart can never lie.

The church at Corinth were enriched in all knowledge and came behind in no gift yet they were babes in the spirit. Gifts can be deceptive but the heart will never lie.

Before God truly uses anyone, He first looks at their heart and He seeks to deal with you from the inside before it manifests on the outside.

If you understand how God defines greatness, you will attract it His way.

There is a man who wants a great ministry and the end he envisions is a big congregation but not a heart dealt with by God.

If you must be great, allow God to deal with your heart first. If you must be an influence in this generation, lay your heart on the altar.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 23:26

GOLDEN NUGGET:
The greatness of any ministry is defined by the heart of its ministers. . If you must be an influence in this generation, lay your heart on the altar.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for this Word. You know my heart and are intimately acquainted with my coming and going. I yield my spirit that you deal with me like you desire; that you uproot what must be uprooted and plant what must be planted; that you kill what must die and bring to life what must live; that if men ever define me as great, it will be because I carried your heart, all the days of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.