9 April 2008

My dear brothers and sisters, 
 

Firstly, I would like to thank you all for the support and prayers for the successful programme of the recent visit of our Chief Apostle Wilhelm Leber in Lilongwe – Malawi from February 28 to March 4, 2008.

The visit has left us with pleasant and magnificent joy, abundant blessings and indelible memories.

In my address, I thought I should share with you the word which was given to us by the Chief Apostle in Chilinde Church during his recent visit to Lilongwe, which is found in the book of John 15:16:

"You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain."

My dear brothers and sisters, with this text word, the Chief Apostle began the service for Ministers and their spouses with a message of encouragement "Never give up!" There might be situations in our lives which we don’t understand. We may not understand why things are not moving in the "right" direction, why we may face many sorrows and difficult situations, however, despite all the problems, we should NEVER GIVE UP.

We should never give up because God is always with us and in the end everything will work to our benefit.

The Chief Apostle gave the Lord Jesus as a wonderful example of one who never gave up and remained faithful to the end.

Peter, once asked the Lord Jesus, "Lord, we have given up so many things in our natural life, we have left our homes and have followed you, what will you give us in return?" The Lord gave them a wonderful answer. He told them that every one who has left something for the sake of his name will get it a hundred fold and he will get eternal life. That is also our message today.

The Chief Apostle also gave us his answer when he  said "My dear brothers and sisters, I also answer you, "everyone who has given up something for the Lord, brings offerings and remains faithful to the end, will get what they have given up a hundred fold – this means abundant blessings."

On the message of never give up, the Chief Apostle ended by saying that God gives more than we can imagine to those who will never give up, and who invest in the work of God. He said whatever we do in the work of God is not in vain and we will get it back hundredfold, therefore we should keep our faith alive and we should never give up.

With this wonderful message from our Chief Apostle, I trust you have received it wholeheartedly and I ask you to keep it. It is my desire and prayer that God will give the strength and the spirit to all of us so that no one GIVES UP. As we look forward to another divine occasion of Pentecost, let us keep our faith and love for God alive.

Heartily greetings of Love

Charles S Ndandula