OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-02/01/2016-DAY TWO MIRACLE-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise:
And God said, Let
there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters
from the waters. Genesis 1:6
Read:
Genesis 1:6-8
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the
midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the
waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the
firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the
evening and the morning were the second day.
KJV
MESSAGE
The Word of God has created
powers. According to our Bible reading of today, the power in the Word of God
created space where there was none. It seemed like there was no space for
further creation and the Almighty God wanted to create what now constitutes the
present day universe. So the Word created the space (firmament) between the
water and dry land for further creation. The Bible says:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him;
and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
John 1:1-3
There are lots of lessons we
could learn from this creation story: The Word of God, when allowed to do His
work, will always make a
Way where there is no way and a space where there seemed to be no space.
When the Israelites got to the Red Sea and it seemed like they were stuck
between the hosts of Pharaoh and the Sea, the Lord, through Moses, told them to
move on. It takes faith in God to obey such a command, thank God they did and
their obedience paid off, because the Word made an expressway from them to pass
through:
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore
criest thou unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide
it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the mist of the
sea.”
Exodus 14:15-16
Another lesson to be learnt
here is; people of God should always talk to God about their challenges. Moses
did this effectively and God spoke at every given time, he became a problem
solver because he heard from God always. Also, when God speaks, a miracle is
potentially performed, but its ultimate manifestation is dependent on human
agents. We short-change ourselves of miracles when we fail to heed the Word of
God. We should not forget our positions in the Creation Order. i.e. Image of
God. It was Moses who divided the sea not God, though under the influence of
God’s Word. The Word empowered the process by decree, “… and the children of
Israel shall go on dry ground through the mist of the sea.” Settled! My prayer
for you is that, as you obey the Word of God this year, you will begin to do
the impossible in Jesus’ name.
Action Point
Examine
your life and see if there are ways in which you have not been taking heed to
God’s Word.
Bible in one year:
Numbers 18:1-20:9, Psalms
145:1-13
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