Ok I know I haven't really been posting and the last time I did was like 5 months ago? So I've decided to post a little today.
Over the past few weeks maybe months, my mind has constantly been filled with acronyms. Acronyms such as YPM and YPMS. Anyway, in case you do not know what the two acronyms mean, let me warn you that the rest of today's post would probably not apply to you as well.
Yar, two day ago I went through an ultra-classified top-secret meeting which I will not divulge any information about. (Sorry for the tease). Anyway, the point wasn't what happened in that meeting or that we are planning on world domination but it was what I learnt from that meeting.
I learnt that being a leader is not always easy. I learnt that leaders are humans too. They come with flaws and with bits and pieces that makes some people laugh and others cry. I learnt that being a leader means that whatever you do carries more weight and that every action or inaction you make has a higher consequence and bears heavier on your conscience.
Despite how tough it might sound to be a leader, I believe that there has never before been a point in time that leadership, any form of leadership is as wanted, needed, prayed for, thirst for, fasted for, hungered for than at any time in YPM's history. These are dangerous times for each and everyday, I am reminded that the Lord is coming.
Wars and rumours of wars. Nation rising against nation. Kingdom rising against Kingdom. Famines and Earthquakes in various places. False Christs and False prophets appear in various places.
These are times when leadership is important. These are times when the youth have to stand up and serve their GENERATION. I have served my generation for the past decade and I see my generation's time of service in this ministry coming to an end.
I urge the Samuels to stand up and say 'yes Lord'. I urge the Davids to slay their Goliaths and stand in the gap for their generation. I urge the Levis, the Josephs, the Enochs, the Benjamins, the Timothys, the Barnabas's, the Daniels, the Petras to live up to their names.
Joseph the dreamer, who through his obedience brought salvation to not just the Jews but also the Egyptians and the rest of the World. It is your time to stand.
The tribe of Levi, set apart as a tribe of priest, holy, pleasing and acceptable to God. It is your time to stand.
Daniel the captive of Nebuchadnezzar who taught 3 generations of pagan Kings who is the real God of this world. It is your time to stand.
Timothy who in his youth was picked to lead a New Testament Church. It is your time to stand.
David who slayed Goliath and was a man after God's heart. It is your time to stand.
Barnabas who was not afraid to stand by God's messengers in their times of trouble. It is your time to stand.
Benjamin whose name was changed from the son of my sorrow (Benoni) to the son of my right hand (Benjamin). It is your time to stand.
Petra the rock who will shelter the Lord's people in the times of the end. It is your time to stand
And my dear Enoch, the one who walked with God in the most intimate of ways. There is no better time than now, for it is your time to stand.
The Lord says in 2 Chronicles 7:14: if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
It's time to stand. It's time to pray. It's time to be humble and seek his face. It's time to hear from heaven and ask for healing. It's time to heal this land. You have been created for a time as this. It's time to stand.
Miraculously I think, it was somehow appropriate that the newest group is named David because David served his generation and for YPM, it is time to stand, pray and serve our generation.
John is L.A.M (Loved by the Almight Messiah)