THE HERITAGE OF THE LORD – Monday September 26th
2016
Memorise: And Pharaoh’s
daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will
give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. Exodus 2:9
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and
the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are
children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they
shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 16,
Psalms 68:22-35
MESSAGE
The
Bible presents the nation of Israel and the Church of God as the chief objects
of God’s fatherly love. All of humanity
have the privilege of becoming God’s children through faith and are then
encouraged by the Scripture to imitate their heavenly Father in their daily
living. However, as I have always maintained, you can choose to be anything you
want before the Almighty God. You can be just a creature, a dog or a cow. You
can go beyond being a mere creature to becoming a servant. Being a servant
gives you more personal access to God. But you could go yet another step to
becoming a son of God. Sons have tremendous opportunities that servants do not
have. As a son of God, you become a co-heir with Christ. That means all that
God has jointly belongs to Jesus and you. Besides, John 8:35 says sons abide in the
house forever. Open Heavens 26 September 2016:- The Heritage of the Lord
No wonder David in Psalms 23:6 says:
“Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
for ever.”
He
could say so because he had a Father-son relationship with the Lord. For such
sons, even after leaving planet earth, Jesus promised to prepare His Father’s
house for them to stay throughout eternity (John 14:1-3). Sons have eternal
right to God’s house. Are you a son of God?
If
you abide in God’s house, you would automatically flourish. Psalms 92:13 says;
“Those that be planted in the
house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.”
Beyond
being rich or wealthy, you can flourish. Age will not erode your opportunities
or harvests. In fact, the older you are, the more flourishing you become. This
is not for those who merely visit God’s house. It is not for servants but for
sons. Some people endure going into God’s house or presence. If they were asked
to come for a big contract at 9 am, they will be there by 7 am. But if invited
to meet with the King of kings for 8 am, they will stroll into church by 10 am.
This attitude hinders people from attaining the heights they were created to
achieve. If you find it difficult to stay in God’s presence, you can be sure
you cannot have access into His Heavenly home. Those who will enter Heaven must
desire to enter that city not made with hands (Hebrew 11:10, 16). It far excels
the best of planet earth to the extent that it is simply incomparable. Do you
qualify for Heaven? To what extent do you long for Heaven? How much do you
crave to be in God’s presence? How much do you enjoy worshipping the Lord? 26 September
2016 open heavens
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to make
it to Heaven and to abide in You forever in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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