Commitment

We all have something or someone vying for our time and attention. With limited time and resources, we must prioritize in order to optimize, and get the most out of what we have. That is, if we are to be productive. This is true in both physical and spiritual realms. If we want to please God, we must have faith, which is the beginning of our relationship with Him, but we must also be committed. It is easy for us to say we believe in God. Faith should lead to more than words. Faith is an action word. If we have faith, we must have actions to follow our faith. It is written, faith without works is dead.
 
There is a Biblical principle known to man as the law of the harvest, which relays that we will reap what we sow. Those with scientific minds call this cause and effect. We find that the Word of God is typically backed up by science. Or should we say that science is backed up by the Word of God? However, we choose to word it, the fact remains that our choices, and the things we commit our lives to, will have an effect on us, our children, and those around us. We cannot escape this fact, so we should choose our friends well, and what we commit our time to with prayerful consideration.
 
What is in our heart, and where our priorities lie, will determine the company we keep. The things and people we are committed to will influence the choices we make. If we were to tally up what we have accomplished, we can see where our commitments lie. We must ask ourselves, are we committed to the right things? [Are we committed to prayer?] We can never go wrong making a strong, lifelong commitment to God. If we are committed to the right things, we will have prosperity, productivity, and peace in our lives. If not, we will bear the harvest of the bad seed we have sown. The choice is up to us.
 
Jesus came to this world committed (John 14:30). He had a purpose, and nothing could stop Him. While we know He was God manifested in the flesh, and had the power to do as He desired; we also have access to power with God, if we are committed. If we are true Christians, not fair-weather Christians, and not Christians when it sounds good, we will be committed to the Word of God.
 
Obviously, the prince of this world had nothing in Jesus to use against Him, and wanted to kill Him. Even then Satan was in God’s plan, and under God’s control. Read I Corinthians 2:8. In like manner, if Satan has nothing in us, we will have him under our feet. The Bible says that many believed in Jesus because they saw the great miracles He did, “But Jesus did not commit himself unto them…for he knew what was in man” (John 2:24-25). We must ask ourselves after all He has given us, including redemption for our sins, provision, and bailing us out of bad, self-induced situations; are we committed to Him? More importantly, can He be committed to us?
 
Beth Marie Evans
Apostolic Author
Associate Minister
International Christian Fellowship
Brookfield, Illinois
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Prayer for “The Apostolic Conference”
 
The Apostolic Conference will convene at “Parkway Church” in Madison, Mississippi on August 11-13, 2021, hosted by Bishop Jerry Dillon and Pastor Jason Dillon.
 
Parkway Church has a world vision that includes ministering to North American Missionaries (NAM) and Church Planters. Each year, Parkway Church hosts The Apostolic Conference, which specializes in providing an atmosphere of ministry that targets those called to this mission field. It is the desire of this church to minister to these families each year, thereby fulfilling the call of Christ in Matthew 28:19.
 
Parkway Pentecostal Church began hosting The Apostolic Conference for United Pentecostal Church North American Missionary families in the 1990s! The Apostolic Conference now has expanded to multiple locations to better serve the NAM families. The goal of The Apostolic Conference is to directly impact North American Missionaries by providing an atmosphere in which dreams revive, spiritual needs can be met, and like ministerial relationships flourish; all, without any cost to the missionary pastor and family. The conference is for all North American Missionaries/ Church Planters or Metro Missionaries to the US or Canada.
 
Church Planter families will be gathering from across North America and Canada. Join with us in prayer for these “heroes of faith” and for the upcoming conference, in the endeavor to make a greater difference, while bearing the banner “One World, One Mission, One Message.” For more info see www.parkwaychurch.net/the-apostolic-conference.
 
PRAY:
 
  • for all of the conference speakers on the agenda. Pray for God’s anointing upon each.
  • for all in attendance to be greatly ministered to, be further equipped, and to truly seek God’s kingdom first. Pray that God be glorified, and His will be done.
  • that there will be a glorious manifestation of the presence and power of God and the miraculous, along with a sweeping move of the Holy Ghost in the midst of the assembly.
  • that every Church Planter would leave the conference with a renewed burden and vision, being more passionately motivated to reach the lost.
  • for the host church and Bishop Jerry Dillon and Pastor Jason Dillon and their families. Pray God would reward them and other supporters greatly in return for their financial sacrifice each year for covering all expenses for every NAM family represented at the conference.
  • that individuals would feel a burden to give and contribute financially to support this great cause by helping to sponsor missionary attendees or to make a general event donation.
  • for Scott Sistrunk, NAM Director, staff, and leadership, including all laborers involved in North American Missions. Pray that God’s blessings continually rest upon this ministry!

Flo Shaw
Director
World Network of Prayer
World Needs:

  • Pray for families who have lost their children after lions killed 3 children at an African conservation area and families in Chile lost a loved one after a tiger attacked a Safari park worker.
  • Continue to pray for challenges and political situations in Belarus, Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Mexico, and throughout our world. 
  • Pray for the missing cobra in Texas to be found with no one being harmed by it.
  • Pray for all who were involved in a Texas van crash on the highway near Encino, where at least 10 people were killed and 20 others taken to hospitals. 
  • Continue to pray for the Lord to bring aid to forest fire regions throughout our world, as fires rampage through Turkey and forests in Greece caused an evacuation of thousands, plus 91 large wildfires burning across America. Blazes have burned more than 1.8 million acres.
  • Continue to pray for God to have His way as the Delta version is increasing in all 50 states and the CDC has changed its face mask guidance for vaccinated individuals, because of an occurrence in Provincetown, Massachusetts where 75% of cases were among fully vaccinated people. Also ask the Lord to protect unvaccinated individuals because it has been revealed that fully vaccinated people who get Covid-19 can transmit the virus.
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2021 WNOP Events

  • New England Territory Summons: Regional (August 19-21) Tiverton, Rhode Island
  • South Texas District Summons (August 19-21) Houston, Texas
  • UPCI Day of Prayer (September 29)
  • Oklahoma District One-Day Prayer Summons (October 2) Sperry, Oklahoma
  • International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (November 7)
  • *Ontario District Summons (Dates TBD) Ontario, Canada
  • *Canadian Plains District Summons (Dates TBD) Alberta, Canada
  • Detroit Summons (Rescheduled Dates TBD) Wayne, Michigan
  • YM + WNOP Summons (Rescheduled Dates and location TBD) 
  • School of Prayer (Rescheduled Dates TBD) Ijamsville, Maryland
  • Advanced Prayer Seminar (Rescheduled Dates TBD) Del Valle, Texas
  • *Ministry And Prayer Seminar (MAP) (Rescheduled Dates and Location TBD)
  • “Operation Switzerland” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
  • “Operation Turkey” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
  • “Operation Jamaica” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
 
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