OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-FRIDAY-15/01/2016-THE
RIGHT SIDE-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
THE RIGHT SIDE
Memorise:
And Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, who is on the LORD’S
side? Let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves
together unto him. Exodus 32:26
Read:
John 21:1-6,
1 After these things Jesus shewed himself
again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he
himself.
2 There
were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in
Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon
Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.
They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they
caught nothing.
4 But
when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew
not that it was Jesus.
5 Then
Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, no.
6 And
he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall
find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the
multitude of fishes.
KJV
MESSAGE
Being on the wrong side of life is
very dangerous. Many things go wrong when you are not in the right place. My
prayer for someone using this devotional is that you will never be on the wrong
side of life in Jesus’ name. And if you are on the wrong side already, may the
Lord move you to the right side of life in Jesus’ name.
In the Bible reading for today, we need
about the disciples’ encounter with the resurrected Jesus at the sea of
Tiberias. They toiled throughout the night and caught nothing. When Jesus came
to them, they did not recognize Him. Jesus teased them and asked “Children,
have ye any meat?” The answer was obviously negative. When you are not where
you should be, you are on the wrong side and this can bring untold sorrow and
lack. The compassionate Jesus then issued a directive that they should throw
their net on the “right side” of the ship for a catch. Amazingly, they caught a
multitude of fishes. One lesson we must learn from this story is that every
child of God must find out which is the right side to be. In Genesis, we read about
the wrong side Lot went to when he separated himself from Abraham.
“And Lot lifted up
his eyes, and behold all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered
everywhere, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of
the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him
all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves
the one from the other.”
Genesis 13:10-11
Lot greedily chose the land that seemed good
for his flock without considering his elder uncle who gave him the option to
choose first. Unfortunately, it was the wrong side; it was a place that was
marked for destruction, after Lot had become “successful”, the iniquity of that
land brought total destruction upon it and Lot took nothing out of the land. As
a matter of fact, he lost his wife in the land.
“Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and
upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew
those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and
that which grew upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind, and she
became a pillar of salt.”
Genesis 19:24-26
Beloved, the side of the Lord is
the right side. Jesus said: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden
and I will give you rest.” Come to the Lord’s side today if you are yet to
answer His call. Repent and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour. He will
prosper you and give you all-round rest as He has promised.
Prayer Point
Father, please take me away from the wrong
side of life and bring me to the right side.
Bible in one
year:
Deuteronomy 12-13, Job 4:7-21
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