OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-08/08/2016-HEAVENLY ATTENTION-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HEAVENLY ATTENTION
Memorise
And
when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said unto Him, Zacchaeus
make haste and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. Luke 19:5
Read
Acts
10:1-6
1There was a certain man in Caesarea
called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
2 A
devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to
the people, and prayed to God always.
3 He
saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God
coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
4 And when
he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, what is it, Lord? And he said unto
him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
5 And
now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
6 He
lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell
thee what thou oughtest to do.
KJV
MESSAGE
There is no
one that cannot command the attention of Heaven. Those who believe that people
in great positions or people in affluence are far from God will be surprised to
know that there are many wealthy people doing great things for the Lord, and
there are people in great positions who are using their influence to add
positive value to their environment. The example of Zacchaeus reveals that it
is possible to remain faithful to God regardless of the amount of wealth at a
person’s disposal. Righteous, rich people are great instruments in the hands of
God because they use their wealth and God given positions to expand His
Kingdom. Also, the example of Cornelius reveals to us that God is a God of plan
and purpose. He was very influential in his days; nevertheless, he was a
devoted man who was obedient to the will of God. He was very generous to those
around him. He had a very good reputation but he was not saved. Hence, God had
a plan for him in order that he might be saved. God wanted to prove a point to
the Jews through his life that there is no one that is beyond redemption. This
week, your prayers will command the attention of Heaven in Jesus’ name. The
moment he got a revelation of what he needed to do, he complied fully without
delay and he got the attention of Heaven.
I have noticed that those who are not as
blessed sometimes exhibit pride while those who are blessed sometimes humble
themselves under the mighty hand of God. This is why you will see Chief
Executive Officers and Managing Directors of multinationals picking rubbish and
dirt in a church service. Some of them stay to control traffic for hours
after major programmes are through. No wonder they are so special to the
Almighty God, and so whenever they call upon Him, the heavens open to them.
They demonstrate their love for God by serving humanity. They transfer the
burdens of others to themselves and when God decides to give attention to such
individuals, they never remain the same again. Such Heavenly attention brings a
tremendously positive turnaround in the life of the beneficiary. When the
Heavens pay attention to you, you can be sure that all your long awaited
promises will become fulfilled.
“To whom God would make known what is the riches of
the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope
of glory”
Colossians 1:27
When God
visits you, you will begin to know the meaning of true riches, despite the fact
that people had always known you to be wealthy; your new level of wealth will
dwarf the former. He will bring you to a greater level of wealth where you
begin to flourish in all things. He makes the great grater and he turns all
curses to blessings.
There is a
day of visitation and every child of God is destined for such a time when the
Heavens will be at attention in order to bless someone. Today is your day in
Jesus’ name. This is your day of remembrance, and all that you have been
trusting God for shall be delivered in Jesus’ name. All you need to do is allow
Jesus to come into your life. Allow the plan and purpose that God has for you
to come to pass and that can only be possible when you surrender to Jesus and
make Him your personal Lord and Saviour.
Prayer Point
Father, please pay attention
to me today in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
1st John 5 – Jude
1, Psalm 31:1-8
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