Below message is from the quarterly printed church bulletin for COG Singapore
Christmas Greetings & Blessed New Year 2015
One year has passed by so rapidly with so many activities beginning with February travelling to Pergamos, then special trip to seven churches, then church trip to Madaba and Mukawir in September, followed by Korea. What a wonderful year it has been. As we look towards another exciting year in 2015, we have a heavy schedule to keep up with the mandate of God. In the spiritual realm, angels have re-positioned themselves, new angels have been assigned, much downloads and revelations have taken place, lives have been transformed and changed.
1 John 2:18 (NKJV)
Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the
Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by
which we know that it is the last hour.
As we bring you greetings this Christmas, we need to prepare ourselves for a great and mighty shaking that is coming forth in the following year. It will change the entire world and affect all dimensions of spiritual and natural realms. Do enjoy yourselves this Christmas but begin to seriously prepare for the forty day fast. It will be one of the most important preparatory fasts that you enter into. John the apostle says that it is the last hour (1John 2:18). That was nearly two thousand years ago, which means that we are now the last second or nanosecond from the spiritual perspective.
A spiritual war begins between the church of Jesus Christ and the forces of darkness. The battle will be won by remaining in God’s love (perfect love cast out darkness – 1John 4:18), praying and worshipping in the Spirit (1Corinthians 14:14-15) and meekness (Matthew 5:5). Flesh and blood cannot win this war (Ephesians 6:18). Only by staying in the Spirit of God and in His glory do we win this war. It is more like entering the Rest of Christ (Hebrews 4:1-10). It is remaining seated with Christ in the heavenly places (Ephesians 2:4-7). For those in the Spirit, it will be like being in the eye of the tornado. For those outside the Rest of Christ, it will be turbulent and topsy-turvy.
Ephesians 6:18 (NKJV)
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints
Nevertheless, 2015 will be an exciting year in the Spirit because the spoils of the spiritual battles won, and the increase of spiritual territories seized from the enemy will become more manifest in the natural. So brethren, fasten your seat belts, relax in God, and get ready for the ride of your life through 2015.
A blessed Christmas and victorious New Year to each of you.
In Christ’s Love,
Ps Johann Melchizedek Peter