Date: 07/31/2023

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to Him be the Glory, Power, and Dominion forever and ever and to the Holy Ghost that is yet abiding in the body. This month’s key word is HOPE. This week message discusses: Hope for the Third-Day Generation!

We can observe more and more people living according to their own will instead of God’s will for their lives. They no longer listen to what the leaders God has appointed over them have to say. All that matters to them is what they say and how they feel. The Lord gave us purpose for our lives before we were formed. “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations” Jeremiah 1:5. Many have forgotten to seek out their God-given purpose. When we live for ourselves, we lose ourselves. As children of God, we are meant to live like royals according to His will.

Beloved, do not take the freedom you have been granted. You are born with a God-given purpose. Fame and recognition do not fulfill your purpose in life. Your life does not have to be great by the world’s standards. Each of us has a high calling from God. When we fulfill that calling, we are more fulfilled than the people who are considered successful according to world’s standards. Ecclesiastes 1:1-4 tells us, “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever”. Solomon

says, all the success and riches he had were empty and vain. Jesus said, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy, I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). Everything God has blessed us with, everything that we have today, was given to us to server His purpose. We do not have to try to be somebody else because everyone’s purpose is tailored to who the Lord has called them to be.

In closing, 2023 is the year of  “Seeking the Glory of God”. We do not have to worry about how or when things will happen, our portion is to rest in God and He will make things happen for us. Hosea 6:2-3 tells us, “After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth”. God is aware of the increasing demands of today’s world. God has made a promise to third-day Christians. “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24). Praying God bless all of you this coming week. The Lord goes ahead of you and makes all the crooked places straight. He blesses you with His favor. But remember this , His favor flows only when we need it.

Until next week, remember, “… with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26b)”.

In His Service,

Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem

General Chief Overseer/Senior Bishop