In this beginning of the last quarter of 2024,  the Clarion call is for repentance, renewal, refining, and purification of the Saints. The  late Bishop Mack B. McClinton declared, “when the saints are revived, sinners will surely come to repentance.

Saints of God, even as we have been warned about things that has happened throughout human history, such as false messiahs, wars and rumors of wars, natural disasters (famines, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and droughts), and even pandemics and plagues; Jesus tells us to watch and not be alarmed as this is the beginning of birth pains.

I am trying to encourage you to expect suffering and embrace tribulations as opportunities for growth in this present world. Doing this “with joy” is showing you that the choice is yours to make. Joy is a fruit of the spirit.

Are you ready to put away childish things? In 1 Corinthians 13:11, the Apostle Paul said, When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, and reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

Stay connected to the vine, who is Christ our Lord. As scripture states, “…he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit.” We have been freed to be fruitful and bare much fruit.

Being rooted and grounded in Christ comes from a lifelong relationship of obedience and reliance on the word of God. We grow in faith through unwavering trust and gratitude, with all assurance…