December 31, 2021
To the WOLCC Leaders, Members and Social Media Partners:
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ,
As we approach the end of 2021, truly God has been faithful to His WORD and has manifested His divine favour over and over, again and again, to us at WOLCC this year. May this time and moment find each of you at peace, experiencing the love of God and expecting more of His goodness, grace and mercy for the coming year. I can now truly say with conviction that "2021 has been a Year of Kingdom Overflow" in righteousness, peace and joy through the manifestation of the revelation. In the many challenges we have faced, but through the divine outpouring/overflowing/overcoming power, we have been more than conquerors and overcomers celebrating each victory all to the glory of God.
I praise God for the Apostle Paul as I share a portion of his letter to the saints at Ephesus that reflects my heart toward each of you with encouragement as we position ourselves for a New Year:
Eph 1:2-10 “Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”….
May 2022 be the year that we at WOLCC as a unified body “GLORIFY GOD” for who He is and what He has and will do for the Body of Christ of which we are of the beloved and are a part. I believe there is protection/provision/promise/power when one Glorifies God and gives Him all the Glory that is due His name.
I believe King David, that giant slayer, understood what it meant to Glorify God and the benefits when he wrote in the book of Psalms 29:2, 10, 11 “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.”
As we prepare for 2022, my prayer and my focus for WOLCC is that we Glorify God in all that we say, all that we do, and as well as in thought. May our worship, our praise, our teachings of the Word of God be acceptable and well pleasing to Him as we give God the Glory.
I love each of you with the love of God and remember these words from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as he was approaching the end of His earthly ministry:
John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee.
Join us beginning January 1, 2022 as we begin our annual FAST. Our theme is “FASTING TO GO UP” that our spirit may Glorify God and the flesh is put under. When prayer and fasting are combined and dedicated to God they reach their full effectiveness. This is a way of forcing ourselves to focus on God and rely on Him for the strength, provision and wisdom we need.
In His Love,
Phil Williamson
Senior Pastor, WOLCC
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