OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-TUESDAY-07/06/2016-GOD OF MIRACLE III-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
GOD OF MIRACLES III
Memorise
And
God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers after that
miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 1st
Corinthians 12:28
Read
Acts 2:22-24,
22 Ye
men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among
you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of
you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him,
being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have
taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom
God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not
possible that he should be Holden of it.
KJV
MESSAGE
The church is
a spiritual evidence of the miracles of God. It is the Church that acts as the
medium through which the miracles of God manifests to the world. Every
individual in the Church of Jesus Christ has distinct functions. Many
Christians today do not seem to be aware of the tremendous power they are
endowed with once they become born again. Meanwhile, those who acknowledge,
appreciate and use accordingly, the power given to them, experience miracles.
Miracles from God cause the Church to grow. When there are genuine miracles,
there is always an explosion of attendance, spiritual growth and commitment to
the work of God. During one of our Holy Ghost services in Nigeria, the power of
God was present and several miracles were happening around the altar. As a
result, many people were standing up to catch a glimpse of what was responsible
for the widespread excitement. There was a man in the congregation who was very
short and could not see what was happening because others were taller and were
blocking his view. Then with a strong desire, he whispered “Oh Lord, I wish I
were taller”, and the Almighty God, who knows the voice of everyone, made him
two inches taller. Ordinarily, this is not possible, but where God is involved,
impossibilities became possible. This year, whatever looks impossible before
you will receive the attention of Heaven in Jesus’ name.
We however,
need to put away anything that can hinder the manifestation of the power of God
in our Churches. The Holy Spirit must be given unhindered access to do His work
of healing and of setting the captives free. Are you a pastor, a prophet, a
teacher, an evangelist, or an apostle? You have been chosen by God to carry out
the task of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. There is a purpose for your
being gifted in the body of Christ. The manifestations of your call should not
be the wearing of flamboyant dresses or globe-trotting. You are to move around
with the anointing of healing the sick, setting the captives free, making the
barren fruitful, and replacing sorrow with joy through the power of the Holy
Spirit.
In the
Redeemed Christian Church of God annual convention of a particular year, the
Lord asked me to pray over a piece of cloth and hold it, so that all that were
barren could come out and touch it. I was amazed at the crowd that responded.
They came out in their hundreds, and at a point, when I got tired of holding
the cloth, I discontinued the session. Suddenly, a woman came out weeping
profusely, saying it was when it got to her turn to touch the piece of cloth
that I asked them to stop. Reluctantly, I asked the ushers to give the cloth to
her. The following year, the same woman came to testify with her baby.
Prayer Point
Father, please make me a carrier of your glory.
Bible in one year
2nd Chronicles 29:3-30:27, Ecclesiastes 3:16-22
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