OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 2015.
THEME : KNOW YOUR PLACE.
MEMORISE : But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judge
of no man. 1 CORINTHIANS 2 : 15.
READ : NUMBERS 12 : 1 – 10.
1 AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman
whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not
spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the
face of the earth.)
4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam,
Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three
came out.
5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of
the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD
will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark
speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were
ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became
leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was
leprous.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EXODUS 10 – 11 AND ROMANS 7.
MESSAGE
Although Miriam was Moses’ elder sister and leader of the women of Israel, she
was a casualty of God’s judgement in the wilderness. It is instructive to note
that an individual occupying such a sensitive position could not escape God’s
judgement when she goofed. For speaking against Moses, God struck her with
leprosy. It took the intercession of Moses to reduce her sentence to one week;
otherwise she might have died a leper ( Numbers 12 : 13 – 15 ). From this
example, every man should know their place and learn never to speak against
God’s servants. The more anointed they are, the more dangerous it is to
offend them. If Psalm 105 : 14 – 15 is anything to go by, God does not permit
anyone to harm His anointed. If God’s anointed offends you, apart from telling
the fellow directly, you can report the fellow to God who anointed him or her,
and God surely knows how to deal with His anointed. Never take it upon
yourself to speak evil of God’s anointed, and never attempt to cause such a
fellow harm. If you do, God may have to defend His anointed against you.
Anyone fighting God’s anointed is fighting the God who anointed him or her and
with God, this can get very personal.
Our God is a God of structure, order and government. From the example of
Miriam in the wilderness, we understand that God follows the spiritual order of
authority when judging His anointed servants. To this end, God expects his
younger ministers to be submissive to higher spiritual authority. We should
also learn that our God is a God of justice who will judge any highly anointed
person who tries to take advantage of those under him or her. Are you highly
anointed of God? God has placed you as a role model to those under you; you
should therefore not misbehave because you are occupying a high ecclesiastical
office. Don’t abuse your spiritual authority by cruelly lording yourself over
your subordinates and making unreasonable demands. If your subordinate is
right in a matter, God will judge you, the superior who has done wrong. This
can be inferred from the case of David and Uriah ( 2 Samuel 11 & 12 ). Today,
many believers are suffering in several ways for fighting, opposing,
obstructing and gossiping about God’s anointed. It is unfortunate that most
people affected by this are not even aware of it. It’s time to deal with your
problems at their root. Consider your attitude to God’s anointed today.
ACTION POINT :
Examine yourself to see if you are suffering in any way as a result of your
attitude towards God’s anointed. If you are, repent and restitute your ways.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
of no man. 1 CORINTHIANS 2 : 15.
READ : NUMBERS 12 : 1 – 10.
1 AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman
whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not
spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the
face of the earth.)
4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam,
Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three
came out.
5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of
the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD
will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark
speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were
ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became
leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was
leprous.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EXODUS 10 – 11 AND ROMANS 7.
MESSAGE
Although Miriam was Moses’ elder sister and leader of the women of Israel, she
was a casualty of God’s judgement in the wilderness. It is instructive to note
that an individual occupying such a sensitive position could not escape God’s
judgement when she goofed. For speaking against Moses, God struck her with
leprosy. It took the intercession of Moses to reduce her sentence to one week;
otherwise she might have died a leper ( Numbers 12 : 13 – 15 ). From this
example, every man should know their place and learn never to speak against
God’s servants. The more anointed they are, the more dangerous it is to
offend them. If Psalm 105 : 14 – 15 is anything to go by, God does not permit
anyone to harm His anointed. If God’s anointed offends you, apart from telling
the fellow directly, you can report the fellow to God who anointed him or her,
and God surely knows how to deal with His anointed. Never take it upon
yourself to speak evil of God’s anointed, and never attempt to cause such a
fellow harm. If you do, God may have to defend His anointed against you.
Anyone fighting God’s anointed is fighting the God who anointed him or her and
with God, this can get very personal.
Our God is a God of structure, order and government. From the example of
Miriam in the wilderness, we understand that God follows the spiritual order of
authority when judging His anointed servants. To this end, God expects his
younger ministers to be submissive to higher spiritual authority. We should
also learn that our God is a God of justice who will judge any highly anointed
person who tries to take advantage of those under him or her. Are you highly
anointed of God? God has placed you as a role model to those under you; you
should therefore not misbehave because you are occupying a high ecclesiastical
office. Don’t abuse your spiritual authority by cruelly lording yourself over
your subordinates and making unreasonable demands. If your subordinate is
right in a matter, God will judge you, the superior who has done wrong. This
can be inferred from the case of David and Uriah ( 2 Samuel 11 & 12 ). Today,
many believers are suffering in several ways for fighting, opposing,
obstructing and gossiping about God’s anointed. It is unfortunate that most
people affected by this are not even aware of it. It’s time to deal with your
problems at their root. Consider your attitude to God’s anointed today.
ACTION POINT :
Examine yourself to see if you are suffering in any way as a result of your
attitude towards God’s anointed. If you are, repent and restitute your ways.
# AUTHOR_Pst_E_A_ADEBOYE .
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