NOT A HINDRANCE!
Memorise: And we know that all things work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
Read: Philippians 1:12-21, (KJV) 12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the
things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of
the gospel;
13 So
that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
14 And
many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more
bold to speak the word without fear.
15 Some
indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
16 The
one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to
my bonds:
18 What
then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is
preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
19 For I
know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply
of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 According
to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but
that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my
body, whether it be by life, or by death.
21 For to
me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Bible in one year: 2nd Corinthians 5:12-9:15, Psalms
13-14
MESSAGE
While man does not have a way of
getting solutions to his problems, God has uncountable ways to solving
universal problems. This is because He is the Almighty. Another thing about the
ways of God is that it does not appeal to the natural man. This truth is what
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ tried to convey to us in our memory verse for
today when he wrote:
“And we know that all things work together for good to
them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28
Paul wrote to encourage believers
in by telling them that the hardship he was going through was for the
advancement of the gospel. It takes the eyes of faith to come to terms with
this type of truth. In chains, he was moved from one place to another as a
criminal under trial. However, at every given time and opportunity to speak, he
preached the gospel. In Acts 24 & 25 alone, he addressed three different
very important personalities namely Felix, Festus, King Agrippa. It was King
Agrippa that said to Paul:
“Almost
thou persuade me to be a Christian”
Acts
26:28
Then Paul said:
“I would
to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both
almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.”
Acts
26:28
This is a level all children of
God must reach if we will enjoy our walk with God. This same truth helped
Joseph from misbehaving when he came to power in Egypt and his brothers were
afraid of revenge. He told them:
“…. Fear
not: for I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but
God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much
people alive.”
Genesis
50:19-20
In all these, we must learn that
challenges will not be a hindrance if God is with us, rather, it will be a
stepping stone to our destiny. Some children of God attributed their failure to
certain hindrances. This should not be, because the Captain of our battle never
lost any battle. As a matter of fact, we are more than conquerors and all
things will always work together for our good if we believe. I pray for someone
using this devotional; all the seemingly hindering situations on your way to
success will become a stepping stone to your breakthrough in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, I command all hindering mountains in my life to give way
today in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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