DIVINE PARTNERSHIP – Thursday October 13th
2016
Memorise: Blessed is he that
considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. Psalms 41:1
Read: Psalms 41:1-3, (KJV)
1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will
deliver him in time of trouble.
2 The Lord will
preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and
thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord will
strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his
sickness.
Bible in one year: Daniel
4:34-6:28, Psalms 78:17-39
MESSAGE
When
is the link between divine partnership and consideration of the poor? As we may
know, divine partnership has to do with partnering with the Almighty God. What
is the connection between being in the same business with God and our attitude
towards the poor? In our Bible reading for today, we discover that when we
remember and help the poor, the Lord will deliver us from trouble. The reason
is that the Almighty God watches over the poor and listens to their cry. Open
Heavens 13 October 2016:- Divine Partnership. When you respond to the cry of
the poor, you are responding on behalf of their Maker who will in return
replenish your pocket. The Bible says in Proverbs 19:17:
“He that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”
Another
thing that will happen to someone in divine partnership is that the fellow
shall be preserved. The tendency is high and it is common to many cultures that
the poor live at the mercy of the rich. In Isaiah 3:14, the Bible says:
“The Lord will enter into
judgment with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof: for ye have
eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.”
So,
when someone decides to take care of the poor instead of maltreating them, the
Lord will preserve the fellow so that he can continue the good work. The one
who panthers with God in taking care of the poor earns longevity for himself.
The Lord promised in His Word that whoever spares the poor of violence shall
live. The Bible says that the poor shall never cease out of the land,
therefore, He commanded us to remember the poor and the needy (Deuteronomy
15:4-11). When we partner with God in taking care of the poor, the
Lord will bless us mightily beyond our wildest imagination.
Another
blessing which accrues from partnering with God via taking care of the poor, is
that the Lord promised to deliver us from the will of our enemies. Every right
thinking fellow will do all things possible to keep a dutiful servant alive.
Divine healing is the portion of whoever will take it upon himself to care for
the poor on behalf of God. The Lord promised to visit the caretakers of the
poor on their sick beds if at all they become sick; and when He visits, healing
is guaranteed. The Lord also promised to make your bed for you if you will
remember the poor and meet him at the point of his or her need. Beloved, there
are many ways whereby we can partner with God; caring for the poor is one. 13 October
2016 open heaven. We can learn a lesson from developed countries that take care
of the poor. They are more comfortable than those countries which have no plan
for the poor in the land. This is a food for thought for developing countries.
Action Point
Draw up a charity plan for the
poor around you and prayerfully embark on helping them in your own little way.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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