OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SUNDAY-08/05/2016-IT SHALL BE WELL-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
IT SHALL BE WELL
Memorise
For
his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy
cometh in the morning. Psalms 30:5
Read
Revelation 21:1-7,
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and
the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I
John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with
men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself
shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for
the former things are passed away.
5 And
he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said
unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And
he said unto me, it is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I
will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He
that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall
be my so
KJV
MESSAGE
‘It shall be well’ it is futuristic
statement. It speaks about something that will happen later, a speculation
about the future state of man. Good appointed ministers of the Gospel as
stewards of His mysteries. These ministers are saddled with the responsibility
of ‘rightly dividing the Word of truth’, and distributing to everyone the right
dose at the right time. It is also their duty to try to separate the precious
from the vile, and to be God’s mouth-piece in all situations. In addition, they
are commissioned to operate as God’s ambassadors in this world by delivering
every message according to the mind of God, as documented in the Holy Bible. It
is in this respect that prophet Isaiah spoke in Isaiah 3:10-11:
“Say ye to the
righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of
their doings. Woe unto the wicked; it shall be ill with him: for the reward of
his hands shall be given him.”
This passage reveals that there are two
classes of people in the world- the righteous and the wicked. No matter how
diverse men are, they must fall under one of these categories. Consequently,
the Bible classifies the people that are born again, sanctified and living in
obedience to the Word of God ad righteous, and everyone else that refuses to
accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour as wicked. Therefore, no matter how wealthy,
educated, and morally upright a person is, without Christ, they are wicked.
Wickedness in this case is tantamount to the rejection of the work of salvation
and the offer of peace and reconciliation freely extended to humanity. We may
then say that the righteous are those who have been renewed in the spirit of
their mind, and are following after biblical holiness. On the other hand, the
wicked are those who are still in a carnal unregenerate state, unable to please
God because of fleshly lusts. Ecclesiastes 8:12 says:
“Though a sinner do
evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it
shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:”
It is obvious
from these passages that God has decided to make the righteous the focus of His
love, favour, and blessings. God is saying that in spite of the negative
circumstances around you presently, the present economic situation around the
world, and the precarious political environment. It shall be well with the
righteous. This is good news, however, it requires very serious consideration
to decide where we belong. To which of these classes do you belong? Are you
consciously living in obedience to God or are you living contrary to the Word
of God? Answer these questions honestly and make a serious self-assessment of
your life. As you do this, I declare that it shall be well with you in Jesus’
name.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the
grace to live in your righteousness daily in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
2nd Kings
4:38-6:23, Proverbs 21:16-29
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