THE LORD OUR REFUGE – Monday July 10th 2017
Memorise: But he passing through the midst
of them went his way, Luke 4:30
Read: Luke 4:16-30 (King James Version)
4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been
brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath
day, and stood up for to read.
4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of
the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where
it was written,
4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he
hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight
to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again
to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the
synagogue were fastened on him.
4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is
this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this
Joseph's son?
4:23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto
me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in
Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No
prophet is accepted in his own country.
4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were
in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six
months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
4:26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save
unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of
Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when they
heard these things, were filled with wrath,
4:29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city,
and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they
might cast him down headlong.
4:30 But he passing through the midst of them went
his way,
Bible in one year: 1st Samuel
24-25, Ezekiel 5:1-12, Hymn: Sing hymn 9
MESSAGE:
God has several
names and titles that will definitely benefit His children who have an
understanding of the purpose and power in these names. It is one thing to know
the names and titles of God and another thing to have the revelation behind
them. When you receive the revelation of a particular name or title of God, you
are brought into a covenant relationship with Him on the basis of that name,
and as a result, you gain access to the benefits that such names or titles
confer. May God reveal Himself to you by His Names today!
“God is our refuge and strength, a very
present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1
One of God’s
powerful titles is that He is our Refuge. A refuge is a kind of shelter or a
place of protection from harm, danger, trouble or pursuit of the enemy. Why is
God a refuge? Open Heavens 10 July 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E.
A. Adeboye- The Lord Our Refuge. It is because He knows that in this evil
world, people will encounter lots of dangerous situations and circumstances at
some point in their lives. Do you know that even our Lord Jesus Christ faced
dangers many times? However, because God the Father was His refuge, He was
protected from them all. One instance of this is recorded in today’s Bible
reading. After hitting the people of his childhood town of Nazareth with the
truth, they became very angry with Him and decided to kill Him. Luke 4:29
says,
“And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and
led him into the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might
cast him down headlong.”
This was just
one of the several failed attempts made on the life of Jesus Christ until He
voluntarily surrendered Himself to die at Calvary (John 10:17-18). From today,
every attempt on your life shall fail in Jesus’ Name! You shall not die before
your appointed time! Every plan of premature death against you and members of
your family shall be disappointed! God is our Refuge because of the dangerous
and evil times we may have to live through. One fellow who knew God as his
Refuge was David. Boy, did he face great storms! Although his eyes saw troubles
and great dangers, he could still say that while passing through treacherous
valleys, he would not be afraid (Psalm 23:4). He could say this because he knew
God as his Refuge. God is our Refuge because He knows that the enemy will
definitely pursue His children, and so they will need a place to hide. From
today, you will hide safely in the Lord! The Lord will be a sure Refuge for you
in Jesus’ Name!
Prayer Point:
Father, in these perilous times, hide me
under the shadow of Your wings.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ the
Redeemer's Ministries.
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