Work On Your Blessings — Apostle Asa-Otu Urges Christians
The revelation and preservation of divine blessings requires, in addition to faith, active diligence and the purposeful deployment of one's own resources to support the work of God.
When we use what God has given us to advance the work of His servants, we are not merely supporting a person; we are participating in the work that God has entrusted to that person
Apostle Shadrack Ohene Asa-Otu, the new regional leader of the Pentecostal Church for the New-Tafo region, has encouraged Christians to actively work on the blessings appointed for them by God. He distinguishes between the free salvation through faith in Christ and the preservation of divine blessings, which require faith, diligence, and purposeful action. In his sermon on the Shunammite woman from 2 Kings 4, he drew attention to the voluntary deployment of one's own resources to support the work of God. He emphasized that the church should value and support those who devote themselves to ministry, as this constitutes a participation in the divine work. The honour of God's servants can open the way for remarkable blessings such as miracles, healing, and financial breakthroughs. The call was made in the context of the opening session of a retirement offering in honour of District Pastor Maxwell Adubofourh Asiedu. The text concludes with the exhortation to remain faithful and steadfast in the Lord, and the assurance that God would carry the believers through their challenges.
Worldview
what this means- What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
- Turning away from God, indifference, idolatry (inferred)
- Where does the evil reside?
- in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual
- What helps against it?
- practical action towards the neighbour, good works; solidarity, mutual help, belonging
- What is human being according to this text?
- willed by God, with a task and a responsibility
- Where is history heading?
- a turning point, a coming, a new order is about to arrive
- What does the text base its claim on?
- on the holy scripture of its own tradition; on a present head, teacher, or office
- To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
- to one's own fellow believers
- Where is the text's criticism directed?
- at one's own community and at oneself
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What the text calls for
- an den Segnungen arbeiten (inward)
- die Diener Gottes unterstützen (social)
- im Herrn treu und standhaft bleiben (inward)
Passages cited
Römer 10,9–10 · 2. Könige 4,8–17 · Kolosser 3,23–24
Measured
- Basic stance
- 1 from -2 to 2
- Insistence
- 2 of 3
- Reach
- 3 of 5
- Concreteness
- 2 of 3
- Boundary
- 0 of 3
- Time
- past 2, present 2, future 2