OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-THURSDAY-03/03/2016-A
WORK A DIVINE MANDATE-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise
But Jesus answered them, my
father worketh hitherto, and I work. John 5:17
Read
Genesis 2:8-11
8 And
the Lord God planted a garden
eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And
out of the ground made the Lord God
to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree
of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and
evil.
10 And a
river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and
became into four heads.
11 The
name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of
Havilah, where there is gold;
KJV
MESSAGE
It is amazing to know that even though the
work of creation ended millions of years ago, the creator is still working on
His creation. The father has not gone to sleep like many biblical scholars and
theologians believe. The trinity is still very much at work. The Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit have not ceased to work amongst men. God, through
redemption, is still working today in order to fulfil the reason for which the
world was created.
There are many people who in the name of
having faith have refused to do anything productive with their hands. They
resign to fate and live their lives by chance. That was not the example God
laid when He created the world. Despite His sovereignty, His work was still
threatened by darkness and it was in the process of still working, that He
pronounced the appearance of light. God went through the process of forming man
and breathing into his nostrils, before man could become a living soul. God had
to grow every tree in the garden before asking man to tender it. If God worked
and is still working, what excuses do you have not to work?
Life is beautiful when you are committed to
your work. Moses, Daniel and Paul were men who worked for the intellectual good
of their time. They had to work hard to know a great deal about the world and
the times they were in. through hard work they knew what their contemporaries
did not know and this was why they remained relevant till the end of their
lives. We should be ready through hard-work to contribute to the church and our
immediate environment. There is so much beauty in working. Jesus did not avoid
work and it sustained Him. He said that His food was to do the will of God and
to accomplish His work (John 4:34). Philippians 2:12-13 enjoins us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling for
it is God who is at work in us both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
People are not ready to work any longer.
They want to loaf around and settle for overnight miracles, but God does not
operate that way. There are principles that must be followed for certain
blessings to come your way, and stay permanently. Hard-work does not kill, and
those who avoid hard-work at the time they are supposed to embrace it will end
up with a hard life. Have you not seen people who at the age when they are
supposed to be retired, still struggled to get menial job? Before Jesus healed
that man who was born blind in John 9:1-3, Jesus rubbed clay on the man’s face
which he had to wash off before the physical laws could be set aside in order
for him to experience the supernatural law of God. If he had not followed the
instructions of Jesus, he would not have been healed. Paul also said
“Whereunto I also labour, striving
according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. Colossians
1:29
I want to assure you that as you obey this
divine instruction, things will begin to work for you.
Key Point
He who does not work hard now, will retire into hardship later.
Bible in one year
John 8:31-10:21, Job 31:16-28
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