Do you remember the instructions the air hostess gives when the flight takes off? One of these instructions is about the oxygen masks coming down. We are clearly instructed to help ourselves before we can help our neighbour. This is the same instruction we have to follow when it comes to spiritual things. Anyone who preaches or teaches can do an excellent job, but only the Holy Spirit can touch the hearts that listen and bring repentance or revelation. Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. Preparing for ministry takes a period of time, depending on how much we submit to the precious Holy Spirit of God. We have to prepare ourselves by obeying the Holy Spirit and studying and meditating the Word of God. When we are mature, able to divide the Word rightly, then we are almost there. The Holy Spirit of God will g...