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From Prison to Praise 8-11-2023
·??????Yesterday’s message was about my ministerial experiences, today I will share about my personal experience that took me from prison to praise. This has to do with my personal life which also connects with ministry.
·??????After going through years what seemed like it was not going to stop at the church, the Lord released me. But I was still going through ordeals where I resided. The house was drug infested, and it was difficult being in the midst of?all other evil activity. While I was on the computer putting a message together, the Holy Spirit brought to my recall the situation with Paul and Silas in prison.
·??????Paul and Silas: But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.??Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately?all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were loosed.
·??????I did not physically see any changes in others’ lives during those seven years, but I took advantage of every opportunity to share the Gospel, I was also a light in the community, despite all the evil I was surrounded with.
·??????At first, I did not understand why the Lord had me in such a horrible place, and I complained. As time went on, in the midst of my seven years of residing in such a wicked environment, I began to see that it was necessary for the next phase of my ministry. After all, God did give me a ministry of deliverance,
·??????About six months prior to me relocating to New Jersey, a door starting opening, and not long afterwards, the Lord delivered me out of that “hellhole.”
·??????When you read my messages about my latter years being greater than my former years, and the great things that are happening in my life, don’t get jealous. When there are testimonies, I make my boast in the Lord. Even at my age, God has preserved me despite the years of my wild and wicked lifestyle.
·??????I am also reaping my harvest, just as the Word of God says, Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life (Mark 10:29-30).
·??????Troubles will still come as long as I live, it’s just when you’ve been faithful to the call, there are earthly rewards. For?God?is?not unjust to forget?your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name (Hebrews 6:10a).
·??????The Lord has blessed my online ministry immensely – just as He said: “Global Ministry” and we have conference call Bible study with teachers who have been called. The ministry blog has reached an all-time high, as well as Facebook (they commend me for the reels and posts, and they encourage me to keep on doing what I am doing. I also get encouragement from the readers, and I appreciate your support; you play an important role in what the Lord has called me to do - All praises, honor, and glory to God my Father!!!
·??????A word of caution: Be careful how you judge others and look down on them. While you are looking down on others, or putting your mouths on others, God is raising them up! And, one final thing, the word that was spoken to me about someone was going to say some bad things about me and they influenced others, but their eyes would be opened.
·??????My brothers and sisters, as the apostle said, I?tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit (Romans 9:1). Not a truer word was spoken by brother/apostle/teacher Paul; some of those same people that were influenced by the lies told to them, are connected with Burnett Ministries.
Moving on up a little higher ~ Betty A. Burnett
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