OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MIRACULOUS RECOVERY (March 14, 2015)

Saturday March 14



MIRACULOUS RECOVERY



Memorise:
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Joel 2:25.



Read: 2 Kings 6:1-7
1  And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 
2  Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.  
3  And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.  
4  So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.  
5  But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.  
6  And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 
7  Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.



Message
In our scripture reading today, we see someone felling a tree by the riverside and the axe head being used falling into River Jordan. Thank God for His power that located the axe head and brought it back up for the user to complete his project. There are people who have lost very precious things in their lives. With God, there is nothing lost that cannot be recovered miraculously. To recover means to find something you once lost. There are people who have suffered partial loss and there are others who have suffered total loss. No matter the type of loss you have suffered, the Almighty God will restore them to you in Jesus’ Name. In Mark 5:25-34, the woman with the issue of blood lost a lot. She lost her health because she had been in that situation for long. She lost her wealth because she had spent all she had, trying to get help from physicians. She lost her peace because when there is absence of good health and wealth, frustration can set in and this leads to depression. But by the time she met Jesus, everything she had lost was restored to her. For a user of this devotional, whatever good thing you have lost will be recovered instantly in Jesus’ Name.



Samson is an example of someone who suffered partial loss (Judges 16:21-28). As a result of his carelessness, he lost his eyes to the enemy. Even though his hair grew back, blindness remained in his life. By that Name that is above every other name, which is Jesus, every reminder of loss in your life is terminated in Jesus’ Name. Everything you have lost: financially, physically, in your marriage and career-wise shall be fully recovered in Jesus’ Name. Another interesting story that shows God’s ability to return whatever one has lost is found in Daniel 4:28-37. It is a story about King Nebuchadnezzar. This king became so proud that he refused to acknowledge God as the source of his achievements. In a bid to humble him and teach him that man cannot achieve anything without God, God caused him to lose his kingdom. He also suffered the loss of his sanity, humanity, dignity, glory and honour. In fact, for a period of 7 years, he was not different from animals. Miraculously though, all through those years of his wilderness experience, nobody replaced him on the throne. The Lord kept his position intact until his training was over. Testimonies abound to show that the fact that an opportunity was lost does not mean it cannot be regained. As long as God is in the equation, He can reverse the irreversible. He can suspend laws and principles to make a point in your life. That is why those who think they have seen your end are in for a shocker. It is important that we always appreciate what we have so that we don’t lose it. If you have lost your peace of mind due to backsliding, you have to repent of those sins and confess the Lordship of Jesus. If you do these, you will become a new person and experience the time of refreshing from the Almighty God.



Prayer point:
Father, by Your mercy, command a recovery of all I have lost in Jesus’ Name.








Open Heavens daily devotional is written by the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THE PAINS OF DISOBEDIENCE (MARCH 13, 2015)

Friday March 13





THE PAINS OF DISOBEDIENCE





Memorise:
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
1 Samuel 15:23





Read: 1 Samuel 15:10-11
10  Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
11  It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.



Message
The sin of disobedience is a terrible sin. Nothing hinders the children of God from fulfilling their purpose in life like disobedience. Disobedience comes in many shades. It can take the form of refusal to keep to specific instructions, functioning in an office God has not called you to, courting a wrong relationship or operating in a place you are not meant to be in at a particular time. No matter what form it takes, the truth remains that disobedience is a terrible sin in the sight of the Almighty God. Disobedience compels God to turn blessings into curses, as we see in the account of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:17). Every act of disobedience erodes your reservoir of God’s blessings. Nothing destroys a man faster than the sin of disobedience. That is the reason why you have to check your life today and take stock of your soul, so that your sky will not be turned into brass (Deuteronomy 28:23). When this happens, instead of favour, you will experience closed doors.

In 1 Samuel 15:1-23, King Saul lost his crown because of partial obedience. God expects full obedience from all His children. He prefers total obedience to partial obedience. This is one of the reasons why many of us are yet to access the blessings of God fully. Abraham was called to leave his father’s house behind but he suffered the consequences of disobedience by taking Lot along with him. Who are those people the Lord expects you to have dropped but you are still hanging around? What are those things the Lord has warned you about that you are still engaging in? These are the things that will deny you the full blessings of God. Numbers 12:8 says Moses was so close to God that he conversed with God mouth to mouth. But when he was told by God to speak to the rock and he struck the rock instead, he was severely punished: he never got to the Promised Land (Numbers 20:12). Check your life and find out those things that are capable of hindering you from becoming the best that God wants you to be. Drop them now before they make you drop out of the journey to the Promised Land.

Check your life today. If you are experiencing perpetual sorrow, suffering, disappointment and unfulfilled desires, check and find out the factors responsible. Don’t pretend to be okay when you know all is not well with you. If you confess those hidden sins of disobedience, you will surely find mercy, but if you pretend about it, you will be undoing yourself. Some people keep making effort, yet they never record any success. Several trials and much effort do not guarantee success when disobedience is present.





Action Point:
Examine yourself today and repent from every act of disobedience in your life.


















Open Heavens daily devotional is written by the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

APOLOGIES

Hi friend,


A very good morning to you, yes you who is currently reading, trust that all is going just as planned by God.


I want to take this time to apologize for the sudden break, not posting for some time, I am really sorry about that.


I will try to make it up to you. So are we good now? I'm glad you are still my friend. Do have a glorious weekend.


warm regards,
Emmanuel.

DID YOU KNOW?

Knowledge = information gained
Understanding = processed knowledge
Wisdom = knowledge applied

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge...
(KJV: Hosea 4:6)


Wisdom is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
(KJV: proverbs 4:7)


If any of you lack wisdom, let him ASK of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
(KJV: James 1:5)


Guess what you paid for when you paid the engineer who repaired your mobile phone or serviced your laptop or your car & the money you paid the tailor who made a lovely dress for you. You paid for your ignorance, ignorance in the area of mobile phones, laptops, cars, clothe making and every other service you paid for and will ever pay for.


In all your getting friends, get understanding as much as you can, then ask for wisdom from the sole distributor - God.


Knowledge they say is power, but I think it is wisdom (application of knowledge) that is power.

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know?


That camels can go up to seven months in the desert without drinking water.Many scientists believe that very thirsty camels can drink up to 100 liters of water during a single visit to the well.

Source(s):
http://www.earthsky.org/faq/do-camels-store-water-in-there-humps?q=printme