The Burden Of The Word

Apostle Grace Lubega

Zechariah 12:1(KJV); The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

There must come a point in a man’s life when the message of God becomes a burden.

Here, it is more than a sermon you preach on a Sunday morning or when you are granted an opportunity during a service but it is a weight in your spirit that makes it a necessity to preach everywhere and at any time (1 Corinthians 9:16).

Jeremiah describes his experience thus, “His word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones” (Jeremiah 20:9).

When Evan Roberts received this burden, he said, “I have reached out my hand and touched the flame. I am burning and waiting for a sign.”

John Wesley voices it in the same terms. “I get alone with God in prayer. He sets me on fire. The people come out to watch me burn.”

In the place of burden, the anointing and gift, the glory and honour upon your life meets divine purpose; your life dances to the rhythm of the heartbeat of God.

You may have the gift, a crown of revelation and the mind of wisdom but when the message becomes a burden, you minister under the Spirit of purpose.

The gospel starts to define the boundaries of your life, you lose every sense of self and live life by its dictates.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 9:16, Jeremiah 20:9

GOLDEN NUGGET: There must come a point in a man’s life when the message of God becomes a burden. Here, it is more than a sermon you preach on a Sunday morning or when you are granted an opportunity during a service but it is a weight in your spirit that makes it a necessity to preach everywhere and at any time.

PRAYER: Father, your Word is great. It has settled in my bones like a fire. I have not received it with passive indifference. I cannot be silent. Thank you because of the necessity that is laid upon my spirit. It causes me to spend and be spent for the sake of the gospel, to defend my faith in and out of season. By this zeal, many are drawn to your eternal kingdom. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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