My wife Cindy and I are busy, yet ecstatic that the Lord is moving on our behalf, and all things we are longing for in ministry are finally taking form, with help from the most unlikely sources stepping up.
In all of the struggles involved in launching a ministry, Cindy and I have experienced first hand God’s partnership with us. When it seemed like we were abandoned, God supplied a handful of precious gems (you know who you are). And He’s promised us a lot more, because He knows where our hearts lay. Even when the going was brutal and we wanted to quit, He wouldn’t let us. I thought to myself: why?
The answer is found in 2 Corinthians 13:14 (NKJV):
14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
The phrase communion means “partnership and fellowship.” When we started our Bible Fellowship “Life Transformation,” and Together With Christ Church, we always emphasized the importance of genuine fellowship. Communion is not just reserved for the first Sunday of every month, but it is the motif that we live by everyday.
For the Christian, the partnership we have with the Holy Spirit is the way the Grace of God is shown to us in Jesus and the way God — our Heavenly Father — delivers love into our lives. They, the God-head, are three yet one for a true purpose, not simply because it sounds good!
It was our tight communion with the Holy Spirit that became a divine design. Once we accept Him into our hearts, the deal is sealed. The Holy Spirit — or, I prefer the term Holy Ghost — drives out doubt and disbelief, while we lean on our earthly God-head partner.
It is Him, the Holy Ghost, who gets very little credit for an awesome ministry that we get to experience on a daily basis. There are so many times He comes through for us over and over again, and we are quick to thank God or thank Jesus. Next time you thank them, include “Thank You Holy Ghost or Spirit,” too, because without His ministry established in your life, we would have no Deity to help us walk-out our faith on the earth. Amen!
Loving God and His people,
Pastor Steven and Pastor Cindy Pereira
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Our Prayer For You
Heavenly Father we come to you in the name of Jesus. We want to take this moment to thank you for providing the Helper, the Teacher, the one who show us ALL THINGS, the one called alongside of us, our spiritual tour-guide, our partner, and the means in which we can have true fellowship with you by the Holy Spirit! I thank you for Him and the wonderful way He keeps us and guides us. He is as much a friend to us as You and Your Son, Jesus. Help us to recognize, trust and move in His leadings and guidance. The Holy Spirit and His ministry is truly one of the BEST GIFTS provided to man-kind, next to your Son Jesus. We recognize Him today and everyday! In Jesus’s name we pray, Amen!
