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Title:The power of commitment to a God given vision.
"And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee:
for whither thou goest, I will go;
and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:
thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God:
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried:
the Lord do so to me, and more also,
if ought but death part thee and me.”Ruth 1:16-17 KJV.
The story of Ruth teaches us about the power of holding on to a God given vision,
the power of commitment and the power of unwavering trust.
Ruth had received a revelation that the God of Naomi was the true God.
She did not want to go back to worship the idols of Moab.
She also believed in the people of Naomi and made a commitment to identify with them.
Her personal circumstances at the time were irrelevant to her.
Naomi persuaded her to go but she clave unto her.
Contrast this with the attitude of Orpah, she wept,
saw the hopelessness of the situation and left, and we never hear about her again.
Ruth believed in the God with whom all things are possible:
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”Luke 1:37 KJV.
Genesis 18:14 says "Is any thing too hard for the Lord?
At the time appointed I will return unto thee,
according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” KJV
She also believed in the faithfulness of God:
“Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” 1Thessalonians 5:24 KJV.
His word also says He will not leave us until he had done everything He has promised us. (Genesis 28:15).
His word further says not one word has failed of all His good promises. (1 Kings 8:56).
The end result, Ruth against odds got married, to Boaz,
bore a son, Obed, father of Jesse, who bore king David, fore-father of Jesus Christ.
In short God honored Ruth's commitment,
and unwavering trust by making her a great grandmother of Jesus Christ, even though she was a Moabite.
“And Salmon begat Booz of Rahab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth;
and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king;
and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;”Matthew 1:5-6 KJV.
This here is part of the genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Not only that Ruth has a book in God's word named after her but also
today's marriage vows the world over -
are taken from the example of Ruth's commitment, vision and trust.
You need commitment to God,
commitment to the men/women used by God to bring you the word of God.
You need to trust God wholeheartedly without just looking at short term gains
but having a vision of greater things to come from obeying His word to you.
Commit yourself to your spouse and children.
When you are ready-
Prayer of commitment:
Heavenly Father I thank you for Jesus Christ, who having loved us, loved us to the end.
Today I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life.
I set myself apart and consecrate myself for you.
I reject, denounce and renounce every working, every influence and every deception
of the enemy satan and his demons in the name of Jesus Christ.
I ask you Father in the name of Jesus Christ to fill and empower me with your Holy Spirit
right now.
I receive, accept and embrace the abundant outpouring of your Spirit upon my life in the name of Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father I thank you for the life of Ruth,
and her example of how to live a life of vision, commitment and trust.
I put my trust in you with my whole heart. I refuse to just look at short term gains,
open my eyes so that I may see your plans for my life.
Thank you for the men and women you have sent to me with your word.
I commit myself to them.
Thank you for my husband/wife
knowing that you have ordained purposes for us to accomplish together.
I commit myself to my children to be there for them
and to raise them up in a God fearing way. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
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Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/righteousness.
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Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/turningyoursituationaround
Year in Focus:
2025 The Year of the Overcomer.
His word says in 1 John 2:12-14:I write to you, little children,
Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.
To overcome the wicked one you need the word of God to dwell in you richly, you need to know Him who
was from the beginning (to know God) and you need strong conviction regarding His promises to you. These are the three critical attributes of an overcomer.
He also says: Look among the nations and watch—Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days, which you would not believe, though it were told you (Habakkuk 1:5).
Almighty God wants to work a work in our day, in your day, in the work of the Ministry and in your own life,
which you will not believe even if it is told you. For you to be a part of what He is doing, you need to acquire and grow in the three critical attributes of an overcomer.
He says further:
Then the Lord answered me and said:
“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:2-3).
He says write the vision and make it plain upon tables that he may run who reads it.
As you enter another phase in your walk with God and as we enter a new phase in our calling as Planet Ministries, remember the vision is for an appointed time.
That time is nigh. Wait for it, it will not be late by one second. Remember Genesis 18:10-14; Genesis 21: 1-2 and Exodus 12:40-41.
a) What you need to know:
We are moving into a period of accomplishing the vision which Almighty God has set before us.
There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
The vision is for an appointed time and that time is nigh.
You need the knowledge of the Father and His essential attributes, a knowledge of the word of God- you need the word of God to dwell in you richly
(see also Colossians 3:16) and you also need strength of conviction.
As these three attributes increase in you, they will make you to become an overcomer of the wicked one.
b) What you need to understand (or have a revelation of):
1. There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
2. As we enter the fullness of time you need to continue waiting upon God.
3. You need a revelation of the essential attributes of God.
That He is good to you all the time. He is holy, that means He gets it right all the time ( Leviticus 11:44-45; His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23);
His loving kindness is better than life (Psalms 63:3), He is faithful (1 Thessalonians 5:24; Genesis 28:15; 1 Kings 8:56; Numbers 23:19-20; Isaiah 46:9-11),
He is righteous and He is just (Psalms 89:14). He promises to go before you. He says He will not fail you. (Joshua 1:5; Deuteronomy 31:6, 8;
1 Chronicles 28:20; Psalms 89:33-35).
c) What you need to do: Activities of 2025:
Run with the vision.
Remember we are:
1. Witnessing the love of Jesus Christ and making disciples across the nations. (Matthew 28:18-20). Use every avenue available to you to send the message of the gospel.
2.We are praying and interceding to the God of the harvest to send labourers into the harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38; 1Timothy 2:1-5). Take time to pray.
3. We are faithful stewards of time, the mysteries of God and of substance. (Luke 12:42-44; Luke 16:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; 1 Peter 4:10). Prayerfully examine your stewardship of time, mysteries
of God and substance.
4. We are light to the world- dispensing darkness- let your light so shine that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16).
5. We are salt, condiment to the earth to give flavour and fight the unsavoury works of the enemy satan ( Matthew 5:13).
6. We release the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus Christ - God wants to diffuse through you the fragrance, perfume of the knowledge of Jesus Christ as you allow the fruit of the Holy Spirit to
manifest in your life. ( 2 Corinthians 14-15).
d) In all this remember to have your own personal agenda with God as you stand on His promises.
He says in John 16:24: Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
He says in John 15:7: If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
He says in John 14:13-14:
And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
He also says in John 15:16: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the
Father in My name He may give you.
Remember, we have been given exceedingly great and precious promises that by these we may be partakers of divine nature. ( 2 Peter 1:4, John 16:24).
In this year of the overcomer, as you run with the vision, remember to have a personal prayer agenda with God.
Keep a prayer diary and tick things off, as He answers your prayers.
We love you as we invite you to be counted among the overcomers of the wicked one in 2025 and beyond.
As you run with the vision, we are praying for you and wish you a 2025 filled with the victory that comes from God.
In the service of Jesus Christ.
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
Planetministries.org.uk