OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. TUESDAY JULY 28 2015.
THEME : NOT MOVED BY TEARS!
MEMORISE : I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy
lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all
thy name. PSALM 138 : 2.
READ : PSALM 138 : 1 – 3.
1 A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will
I sing praise unto thee.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy
lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all
thy name.
3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with
strength in my soul.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EZRA 6 : 13 – 8 : 23 AND JOHN 6 : 1 – 24.
MESSAGE
If there is anything we need so dearly to succeed in life, it is wisdom. In God’s
manual for life, wisdom is declared to be the principal thing ( Proverbs 4 : 7 ).
What then is wisdom? Practically speaking, wisdom is the correct application of
knowledge. The fellow who is educated but fails to apply what he or she knows
appropriately will be considered a fool. This is why education alone does not
confer wisdom. There are several professors who, in spite of all their chains of
degrees, still operate in folly. If knowledge alone is wisdom, then no doctor
would engage in smoking because all doctors know that smoking is injurious to
health. A particular doctor who smokes was asked “You are a doctor; you know
smoking is bad for your health and yet you still smoke. Why?” Can you believe
his reply? He said “Everybody will eventually die by one means or the other
someday. Some will die in an accident; some will die by an assassin’s bullet. I
have chosen to die by smoking cigarettes.” Wisdom therefore is having
knowledge and applying it correctly for your personal benefit. Are you an
educated fool? It is time to change your ways.
As a worker in God’s vineyard, it is important to know that God is not moved by
emotions, tears, or by rolling on the ground. Rather, He is moved by the
correct application of the principles contained in His Word. His Word is declared
to be forever settled in Heaven ( Psalm 119 : 89 ). God is a God of principles;
hence, a mathematician like me finds it easy to enjoy Him, because
mathematicians are not often moved by emotions. Take for instance this
equation: 2 + 2 = 4. Whether you like it or not, it always remains the same.
If you like, you can weep from morning till evening saying “I want 2 + 2 to be
6.” It will not change anything, because 2 + 2 = 4 will ever remain the same, be
it on earth, on the moon or under the sea. When you know that God is not
moved by emotions but by His Word, wisdom demands that you apply His Word
more often. Psalm 138 : 2 says,
“I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy
lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all
thy name.”
Obeying God’s Word moves Him. God honours those who stand on His Word. This
means that you need to increase in the knowledge of God’s Word so that you will
be able to stand on it. Give more time to knowing His Word and stand on it
today.
ACTION POINT :
Pick a problem confronting you, and find out God’s principles on how to solve it.
Simply apply these principles, and check out the result you will obtain.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all
thy name. PSALM 138 : 2.
READ : PSALM 138 : 1 – 3.
1 A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will
I sing praise unto thee.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy
lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all
thy name.
3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with
strength in my soul.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EZRA 6 : 13 – 8 : 23 AND JOHN 6 : 1 – 24.
MESSAGE
If there is anything we need so dearly to succeed in life, it is wisdom. In God’s
manual for life, wisdom is declared to be the principal thing ( Proverbs 4 : 7 ).
What then is wisdom? Practically speaking, wisdom is the correct application of
knowledge. The fellow who is educated but fails to apply what he or she knows
appropriately will be considered a fool. This is why education alone does not
confer wisdom. There are several professors who, in spite of all their chains of
degrees, still operate in folly. If knowledge alone is wisdom, then no doctor
would engage in smoking because all doctors know that smoking is injurious to
health. A particular doctor who smokes was asked “You are a doctor; you know
smoking is bad for your health and yet you still smoke. Why?” Can you believe
his reply? He said “Everybody will eventually die by one means or the other
someday. Some will die in an accident; some will die by an assassin’s bullet. I
have chosen to die by smoking cigarettes.” Wisdom therefore is having
knowledge and applying it correctly for your personal benefit. Are you an
educated fool? It is time to change your ways.
As a worker in God’s vineyard, it is important to know that God is not moved by
emotions, tears, or by rolling on the ground. Rather, He is moved by the
correct application of the principles contained in His Word. His Word is declared
to be forever settled in Heaven ( Psalm 119 : 89 ). God is a God of principles;
hence, a mathematician like me finds it easy to enjoy Him, because
mathematicians are not often moved by emotions. Take for instance this
equation: 2 + 2 = 4. Whether you like it or not, it always remains the same.
If you like, you can weep from morning till evening saying “I want 2 + 2 to be
6.” It will not change anything, because 2 + 2 = 4 will ever remain the same, be
it on earth, on the moon or under the sea. When you know that God is not
moved by emotions but by His Word, wisdom demands that you apply His Word
more often. Psalm 138 : 2 says,
“I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy
lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all
thy name.”
Obeying God’s Word moves Him. God honours those who stand on His Word. This
means that you need to increase in the knowledge of God’s Word so that you will
be able to stand on it. Give more time to knowing His Word and stand on it
today.
ACTION POINT :
Pick a problem confronting you, and find out God’s principles on how to solve it.
Simply apply these principles, and check out the result you will obtain.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
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