HEARING FROM GOD – Saturday November 26th
2016
Memorise: Harden not your
hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness.
Hebrews 3:8
Read: Hebrews 1:1-3 (KJV)
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in
time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom
he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express
image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he
had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on
high:
Bible in one year: Genesis
48-50, Psalms 108
MESSAGE
One
of the illustrations of the Trinity says; God is the Father in Majesty, Jesus
is the son in suffering while the Holy Spirit is the Spirit in Striving. Jesus
is the Word of God that became flesh among men. He is the one that the Father
appointed over all the things He created. In time past, there were different
ways that God used to reveal Himself to humanity. He spoke through dreams, or
through supernatural happenings. In the present age, the Father communicates to
us through His son Jesus Christ. Everyone that seeks for the Father will find
Him only through the Son. Open Heaven Saturday 26 November 2016:- Hearing from
God. Jesus is the only way
through which men can be saved. Everything that God has can be inherited only
through the Son. There is no way we can deeply understand the character and
nature of God if not revealed through the Son. Through the son, we know how
powerful the Father is. Through the son, we know how more than enough the
Father is. Through the son we understand how loving and faithful the Father is.
The Glory of the Father is radiated to the world through the Son. It is through
the omnipotent Word that the universe is being held together. It is through the
atoning work of Jesus on the Cross that our sins are purged away.
We
have stories of people in the Bible who refused to acknowledge the supremacy of
God in their lives. They refused to retain God in their hearts even though they
daily enjoyed His works. Because they refused to put God in their hearts, they
suffered a lot in the hands of their enemies. They were warned from time to
time by prophets of God until they were condemned to captivity. This will never
be your portion in Jesus’ name. This is why you must make up your mind for
Jesus.
There
are people who do not want to hear anything about Jesus. Such people in the
times of trouble will have nowhere to hide. If you don’t honour His Word in
your life, He will never bring you to the place of honour. The moment someone
refuses to open up his or her heart to Jesus, the devil will take over such a
life. The children of Israel refused to hearken to the will of God and the Lord
chastised them by allowing their enemies to take them to captivity. When you
allow the Word of God in your life, it will transform you into the image of
God.
2nd Timothy 3:16
says:
“All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness.”
One
of the ways to harden ones heart is to refuse to accept and obey the will of
God, when one’s emotions and intellect isn’t under the control of the Almighty
God. Those who do not accept the Word of God in their lives will always provoke
God to rise in judgment against them. 26 November 2016 Open Heaven.
If the judgment of God comes upon an
individual, he may be left to wander in the wilderness of life. Accepting Jesus
is accepting the Word of God into your life. It is finding rest for your soul.
Prayer Point
Father, help me not to harden
my heart to your Word.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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