UNUSUAL MESSENGERS – Sunday August 28th
2016
Memorise: And it shall be,
that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed
thee there. 1st Kings 17:4
Read: 1st Kings
17:1-5, (KJV)
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of
Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of
Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these
years, but according to my word.
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.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah
1:1-3:5, Psalms 44:1-8
MESSAGE
Messengers
are stewards often sent to speak, act, or deliver a message on behalf of their
master. In addition to the angelic beings that God normally sends as messengers
to speak, deliver messages, or carry our specific assignments, He also uses
humans and other living or non-living beings as messengers. The purpose of
God’s legitimate messengers is always to inform, enable, protect, empower, and
guide the people of God. But they are sent occasionally to punish. I pray that
you will never do anything to provoke divine judgment in Jesus’ name. The most
prominent among God’s messengers are Prophets, humans and angelic beings.
However, unusual messengers are sometimes deployed by God to carry out special
assignments. 1st
Kings 17:4-6 says, Open Heavens 28 August 2016:- Unusual Messengers
“And it shall be, that thou shalt
drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there…. And
the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in
the evening, and he drank of the brook.”
In
the above passage, the most unusual messengers ravens were the stewards sent to
provide food for Elijah in the wilderness. Ravens are large heavily built
carnivorous birds of the corvine family. God used a great fish, gourd plant,
worm and a vehement east wind as unusual messengers to teach Jonah the lesson
of his life in Jonah
4:6-8. He used another unusual messenger to play an important role
in the story of Balaam in Numbers 22:19-35. Numbers 22:27-28 says; 28
August 2016 open heavens
“…. and Balaam’s anger was
kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. And the Lord opened the mouth of
the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast
smitten me these three times?”
The
use of supernatural beings are natural elements as God’s messengers therefore
underscores God as the Lord of Hosts, with the special ability to make all
things work in favour of His beloved children. Therefore, give your life to
Jesus today, and become one of God’s beloved. Then you can be sure that all
things will begin to work together for your good according to the Word of God
in Romans
8:28.
Prayer Point
Father, please command all things to work
together for my good and the fulfilment of my destiny in the name of Jesus.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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