Apostle Grace Lubega, team leader Phaneroo Ministries International. Photo/Courtesy.
Prominent preacher, Apostle Grace Lubega recently conveyed the importance of ministers of the Gospel maintaining humility when fulfilling the Great Commission. He explained that when ministers humble themselves and let the Holy Spirit accomplish what He intends, then much is accomplished.
The founder of Phaneroo Ministries International, went on to say that he believes humility is vital to a successful ministry because ultimately, the Holy Spirit is simply using the minister to communicate a message, and therefore if he or she chooses to focus on his personal interests instead of the Holy Spirit, the essence of God’s word may be lost to the listener.
John the Baptist’s statement that “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30) should be very significant for any minister, Apostle Grace Lubega revealed.
“It is in the desire of God to increase His work in you. However, His increase in you is dependent on your DECREASE,” he explained in a devotion posted on the ministry Facebook page.
“God wants to multiply your ministry, to grow your business and to explode your career but it is most likely that you are in the way. It is possible that your desires are too alive. They are so busy obstructing God’s plans and dictating the next steps to your destiny,” he continued.
“Do you want to do ministry His way or do you have your way that you are trying to get Him to agree with? Do you want to build a family and marriage on your terms or have you bothered to find out His terms? You cannot expect Him to increase in proportion to your own increase. You must decrease,” he said.
He urged ministers to re-examine their lives, and ask God to deal with those areas where they seek to assert their will over His.
“No matter how hard His instructions might be, never ignore them in search of a path of least resistance. He must increase and you must decrease,” he said.
Serve Where God Sends You
Apostle Grace used the example of a minister of the gospel who declined invitations to serve in remove places to reveal how pride deters one from his or her God given purpose.
Like Christ, he urged that ministers should be able to serve those perceived as “second-class citizens.”
“Years ago, a minister of the gospel was invited to preach in a rather remote and ‘unappealing’ place. This minister of the gospel declined the invitation. He said that to honour such an invitation would be a waste of the anointing. I have solemnly observed this man over the years to understand which place he eventually deemed worthy enough to use his very precious anointing. A stadium full of dignitaries perhaps? A large congregation in a vast cathedral with all sorts of sophisticated lights and cameras trained on him? Needless to say, he has not made many strides in ministry. If you are waiting for a large stadium and a big stage before you serve God, you surely will be waiting for a very long time,” he said.
“Any minister of the gospel must have the wisdom to minister anywhere and to anyone. This wisdom does not dictate that you minister everywhere and to everyone. It is anywhere and to anyone as long as it is God who has sent you. Our Lord and master dined with the second-class citizens of His day. If God sends you to the farthest reaches of the earth, places far removed from civilization and the people equally removed from civility, go with no questions asked. If God sends you to those much less advantaged than yourself, whether they be the victims of extreme poverty or one form of suffering or the other, consider it a great honour that He found you worthy,” he said.
