OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-18/07/2016-NOT A HINDRANCE! -BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
NOT A HINDRANCE!
Memorise
And
we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
Read
Philippians 1:12-21,
12 But I
would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me
have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
13 So
that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
14 And
many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more
bold to speak the word without fear.
15 Some
indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
16 The
one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to
my bonds:
17 But
the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
18 What
then? Notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is
preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
19 For I
know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply
of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 According to my earnest expectation and my
hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as
always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by
life, or by death.
21 For
to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
KJV
MESSAGE
While man
does not have a way of getting solutions to his problems, God has uncountable
ways to solving universal problems. This is because He is the Almighty. Another
thing about the ways of God is that it does not appeal to the natural man. This
truth is what Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ tried to convey to us in our
memory verse for today when he wrote:
“And we know that all things work together for good to
them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28
Paul wrote to
encourage believers in by telling them that the hardship he was going through
was for the advancement of the gospel. It takes the eyes of faith to come to
terms with this type of truth. In chains, he was moved from one place to
another as a criminal under trial. However, at every given time and opportunity
to speak, he preached the gospel. In Acts 24 & 25 alone, he addressed three
different very important personalities namely Felix, Festus, King Agrippa. It
was King Agrippa that said to Paul:
“Almost thou persuade me to be a Christian”
Acts 26:28
Then Paul
said:
“I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that
hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these
bonds.”
Acts 26:28
This is a
level all children of God must reach if we will enjoy our walk with God. This
same truth helped Joseph from misbehaving when he came to power in Egypt and
his brothers were afraid of revenge. He told them:
“…. Fear not: for I in the place of God? But as for
you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass,
as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Genesis 50:19-20
In all these,
we must learn that challenges will not be a hindrance if God is with us,
rather, it will be a stepping stone to our destiny. Some children of God
attributed their failure to certain hindrances. This should not be, because the
Captain of our battle never lost any battle. As a matter of fact, we are more
than conquerors and all things will always work together for our good if we
believe. I pray for someone using this devotional; all the seemingly hindering
situations on your way to success will become a stepping stone to your
breakthrough in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, I command all
hindering mountains in my life to give way today in Jesus’ name
Bible in one year
2nd Corinthians
5:12-9:15, Psalms 13-14
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