DANGERS OF FINANCIAL STORMS II – Sunday July 30th 2017
Memorise: But thou, O man of God, flee
these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
meekness. 1st Timothy 6:11
Read: 1st Timothy 6:6-11 (KJV)
6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and
it is certain we can carry nothing out.
6:9 But they that will be rich fall into
temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown
men in destruction and perdition.
6:10 For the love of money is the root of all
evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and
pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and
follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Bible in one year: 1st Kings 8,
Ezekiel 17:11-24, Hymn: Sing hymn 10
MESSAGE:
On the 23rd
of this month, we established that financial storms can breed hatred and
discrimination against the poor, and even make them contemplate suicide. Beyond
these, financial storms can lead to a situation where people would resort to
during unimaginable things to survive a few more days, weeks or months, just
like it happened in Samaria, where people began to eat their own children (2nd
Kings 6:26-29). Open Heavens 30 July 2017: Sunday daily devotional
by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Dangers of Financial Storms II. When you speak of such
scenarios, some people think this can never happen; but not too long ago in
Nigeria, a woman was caught after selling her child just to get some money for
food. This is almost the same as eating one’s child. When she was arrested, she
begged everyone to listen to her story first before judging her. She said she
decided to sell her child because she could no longer afford to feed herself
and her child. She reasoned that whoever bought the child would feed her,
thereby increasing her chances of survival. She explained that if she kept the
child, they would both die of hunger, and that from the proceeds of selling her
child, at least for a while, her own chances of survival would increase also.
She probably never thought that her child could be killed and used for rituals.
Moreover,
financial storms drive some people to consult the devil and swallow charms in
their desperate bid to prosper. Some of such people are compelled to go to the
graveyard at a specific period every month to eat there in order to sustain
their wealth. The fear of poverty has really led many people into unthinkable
and damnable things they would never have attempted with a sane mind. It is
most unfortunate that many believers have allowed themselves to be caught in
this same evil net. 1st Timothy 6:9 says,
“But they that will be rich fall into
temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown
men in destruction and perdition.”
God has a plan
for everyone who comes to Him. In that plan, there is provision to meet all of
their needs. Open Heavens 30 July 2017. However, to partake of the benefits of
that divine provision, every child of God would have to follow certain divine
principles. In Matthew
6:24-34, Jesus gives the blueprint for this, based on which you
would have to focus on God and on His Kingdom. If you do this faithfully, then
God will make you His focus. It is unfortunate that several people prefer to
focus on their needs at the expense of their relationship with God; hence, they
keep drifting further away from God’s sure place of provision. If you have
drifted away from God in your search for bread, retrace your steps today!
Prayer Point
Father, by Your mercy, terminates every
financial storm in my life and family today.
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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