OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. FRIDAY AUGUST 28 2015.
THEME : HE STILL SENDS BIRDS.
MEMORISE : And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook: and I have
commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 1 KINGS 17 : 4.
READ : 1KINGS 17 : 2 – 6.
2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the
ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and
dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and
flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : GENESIS 45 – 46 AND ROMANS 1 : 1 – 17.
MESSAGE
Our God is awesome, and His ways are beyond finding out. Nobody can box God
into a pattern or regimen. He can use anything He chooses to achieve His
purpose on earth. God uses those who are lowly placed, and He also uses the
rich. Luke 8 : 1 – 3 tells of some wealthy women who ministered to Jesus from
their resources. Mary Magdalene and other women blessed by the Lord resolved
to serve Him with the resources they had. Are you rich or wealthy? Do you
serve the Lord with your substance? Experience has shown that those who have
little are the ones who dare to give their all to God. This was the case with the
widow who dropped her mites ( Mark 12 : 41 – 44 ). Usually, the rich only give a
fraction of what they have because they believe they are giving something big.
However, God does not judge by size, He judges by proportion. Hence, the poor
can give more than the rich in the sight of God, even if what they give is not as
much as what the rich have given in quantity. Justifying why the widow’s gift
was more than what the rich gave, Jesus in Mark 12 : 44 said :
“For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all
that she had, even all her living.”
Moreover, not only can God use humans to accomplish His purpose, He can also
use animals. In 1Kings 17 : 2 – 6, God sent ravens to deliver food to His
servant, and they obeyed. We have equally seen Him use birds too. When we
began to build the Redemption Camp in those early years, there were some
trees that provided shade which I instructed the workers to preserve. Some
little birds came in their hundreds of thousands to perch on these trees.
Whenever they descended on them, there would be no leaves left on the trees
the following day. They were also very noisy. I wondered if they were demonic
birds. Some of my children who had guns would enter their midst and fire some
shots; yet, they refused to go away. Some birds were hit by the fired bullets
and dropped dead, but the rest stayed on. At some point, it appeared the more
they were killed, the more they multiplied! The situation became unbearable. I
therefore called on God to help us one morning. That evening, several eagles
came and began to eat them up. Within hours, there was not a single one of
them left. God has not stopped using birds! If He needs to send birds to meet
your needs, He will do so; but you need to show Him that you can serve Him with
all He has given to you. How faithfully have you served God? To what extent
can you risk your life and all He has given to you for His service?
KEY POINT :
God can mobilise all of His resources to satisfy the needs of those who can give
Him their all.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 1 KINGS 17 : 4.
READ : 1KINGS 17 : 2 – 6.
2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the
ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and
dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and
flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : GENESIS 45 – 46 AND ROMANS 1 : 1 – 17.
MESSAGE
Our God is awesome, and His ways are beyond finding out. Nobody can box God
into a pattern or regimen. He can use anything He chooses to achieve His
purpose on earth. God uses those who are lowly placed, and He also uses the
rich. Luke 8 : 1 – 3 tells of some wealthy women who ministered to Jesus from
their resources. Mary Magdalene and other women blessed by the Lord resolved
to serve Him with the resources they had. Are you rich or wealthy? Do you
serve the Lord with your substance? Experience has shown that those who have
little are the ones who dare to give their all to God. This was the case with the
widow who dropped her mites ( Mark 12 : 41 – 44 ). Usually, the rich only give a
fraction of what they have because they believe they are giving something big.
However, God does not judge by size, He judges by proportion. Hence, the poor
can give more than the rich in the sight of God, even if what they give is not as
much as what the rich have given in quantity. Justifying why the widow’s gift
was more than what the rich gave, Jesus in Mark 12 : 44 said :
“For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all
that she had, even all her living.”
Moreover, not only can God use humans to accomplish His purpose, He can also
use animals. In 1Kings 17 : 2 – 6, God sent ravens to deliver food to His
servant, and they obeyed. We have equally seen Him use birds too. When we
began to build the Redemption Camp in those early years, there were some
trees that provided shade which I instructed the workers to preserve. Some
little birds came in their hundreds of thousands to perch on these trees.
Whenever they descended on them, there would be no leaves left on the trees
the following day. They were also very noisy. I wondered if they were demonic
birds. Some of my children who had guns would enter their midst and fire some
shots; yet, they refused to go away. Some birds were hit by the fired bullets
and dropped dead, but the rest stayed on. At some point, it appeared the more
they were killed, the more they multiplied! The situation became unbearable. I
therefore called on God to help us one morning. That evening, several eagles
came and began to eat them up. Within hours, there was not a single one of
them left. God has not stopped using birds! If He needs to send birds to meet
your needs, He will do so; but you need to show Him that you can serve Him with
all He has given to you. How faithfully have you served God? To what extent
can you risk your life and all He has given to you for His service?
KEY POINT :
God can mobilise all of His resources to satisfy the needs of those who can give
Him their all.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
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