The last time I wrote,
I just mentioned the idea of "redemptive purpose and gifting." When we
look at redemptive gifting, we are ascertaining what gifts are to be
released through a people, nation, tribe, or tongue in order to bless
others. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the ultimate redemptive gift to a
dying world, but think with me how the following redemptive gifts have
gone forth from these different parts of the world.
The history of the
gospel shows its beginnings in Jerusalem, from the Middle East, and
spread from there to all the known world at that time until all Asia
Minor was evangelized. Israel and the Middle East started the process.
Then the gospel moved to Europe and for a season the whole world
received the gospel from the continent of Europe. Despite the
injustices committed through colonialism, the gospel went forth and
touched many nations and continents.
Today it is evident
that the impact of the gospel far outreaches the injustices of
colonialism. Subsequently, the torch of the gospel moved to the
continent of North America. There we saw the great revivals and the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the early 1900's releasing the
Pentecostal movement all over the world. Healing, faith and miracle
movements along with great evangelistic crusades came from Northern
America and blessed the whole world. These redemptive gifts were
released from Northern America just as the redemptive gifts were
released from the Middle East and Europe as individuals heard the call
of their prophetic destinies and acted upon it under the leadership of
the Holy Spirit.
During the
time Northern America released her redemptive gifts to the nations, the
Lord put His finger on the East in Korea and released the gift of prayer
and the concept of the cell church. From there, the concept of cell
churches and prayer was released into all the nations resulting in a
global persistent prayer movement that swept the nations! Can you
believe that more than one thousand 24-hour prayer watches have been
established in the nations as the first fruits of this redemptive gift
released from the East!
Then, during the
1980's and 1990's large churches rose up in South America, with city
wide prayer initiatives and the principles of spiritual mapping and
spiritual warfare were released , and entire cities like Cali broke
through into open heavens!
Even as God has His
prophetic destinies and redemptive gifts ordained for continents,
nations tribes and tongues, so Satan has his own plan to deceive,
pervert, destroy and delay the purposes of God. Despite the fact that
it is commonly known that Africa is the richest continent in terms of
mineral wealth, It is referred to as Darkest Africa! It is clear to see
what Satan's intent is with this continent and therefore it is not
surprising that every continent yet but Africa has been used by God to
release a redemptive gift.
Now think with
me.......if we look at Africa's main 'export' gift, we have to agree
that it has been 'slaves' or servants. Can you see that out of Africa
has come slaves into almost every nation? Oh but God, in His infinite
wisdom, does not see as man sees, and He has in His sovereignty decided
that the gift of servanthood is the highest gift in the Kingdom!! Can
you see how that Africa has been prepared for God's highest calling,
namely that of servanthood? Therefore, Africa is not only the continent
with the richest deposits of mineral wealth, but it is the continent
that will carry forth His glory in a special way!! Out of the deep
suffering of servanthood, God has prepared a people to show forth His
glory!! I believe that in this hour, God want to release Africa's gift
of servanthood to the world for His glory!
God spoke to Abraham
in Gen. 15:13-14 about how they will serve as servants in Egypt
(Africa), but how they will come out of that servanthood with great
riches. Exactly the same is true for those spiritual sons of Abraham.
God is preparing servants who will show leadership to the nations and
not just be leaders who serve!
Praise God that the
last shall be first as God turns around for good that which the enemy
intended for evil. God will release a redemptive gift through Africa!
Africa is in travail at this time, and out of her travail, God's
purposes shall be birthed! Whereas the world has known Africa as the
continent of darkness, God will turn it into a continent of light!! And
once again God will call forth sons from Africa as Jesus fulfilled the
prophetic word from Numbers 24:8 as cited in Matthew 2:15:
"Out of Egypt
( or Africa, as the whole continent was known as Egypt in those days )
I have called My Son"
Historically, Africa's
voice has only been a whimper with regards to political, scientific, or
economic issues. But lately, a spiritual voice is rising out of Africa
that the world will hear and listen to. God is raising a prophetic
voice out of Africa! He is going to use the foolish things to confound
the wise. The last will be first and the first will be the last. Those
who have ears to hear, listen, for God is once again calling forth sons
out of Africa!!!
To be
continued........
