OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-FRIDAY-02/09/2016-HIS ALMIGHTINESS!-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HIS ALMIGHTINESS!
Memorise
Thou art
the God that doest wonders: Thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
Psalms 77:14
Read
Psalms
107:1-9,
1 O
give thanks unto the Lord, for he
is good: for his mercy endureth forever.
2 Let
the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 And
gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the
north, and from the south.
4 They
wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in
them.
6 Then
they cried unto the Lord in their
trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And
he led them forth by the right way that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh
that men would praise the Lord for
his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For
he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
KJV
MESSAGE
The Bible presents the name of God as the
cumulative self-disclosure of God to His people. Therefore, the name of God and
the person of God are inseparably related. As a matter of fact, wherever the
Scripture mentions God by any of His names, it is an attempt to invoke God in
His fullness. When we call on the name of God, God is worshiped and adored (Genesis 21:33), when a people forget
the name of God, they lose His presence (Jeremiah 23:27), and when we take the name of God in vain, God
personally profaned and offended (Exodus
20:7).
The Almighty’ is one of the popular names
ascribed to God to showcase His divine strength. The strength of God is made
known in creation, providence, redemption, and the empowering to believers to
do exploit in this world. Psalms 19:1
says:
“The heavens declare
the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handy work.”
The Bible reveals that the almightiness of
God could be clearly seen in nature and understood through the complex design
of the things that were created. It is a wonder to observe the world with its
archaeology, geography, animals and human inhabitants. It is more breath-taking
to consider the design and operations of the universe as a well ordered whole,
where celestial bodies of humongous sizes and weights are revolving around
their stars at a frightening and accuracy. One cannot help but imagine the
awesomeness of the Almighty designer and creator of the universe.
All power in Heaven and on earth belongs to
God, and He is unquestionable. His almightiness in providence gives Him the prerogative
to do as He pleases. Psalms 135:6
says;
“Whatsoever the Lord
pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep
places.”
The book of Daniel 4:35 went on to proclaim that,
“And all the
inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his
will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none
can stay his hand, or say unto him, what doest thou?”
God is Almighty in redemption according to Exodus 6:6 and Ephesians 1:19 which both talk about the exceeding greatness of
His power that delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt and raised Jesus Christ
from the dead. His Almightiness is further revealed in Revelations 6:15:
“And the kings of the
earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the
mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens
and in the rocks of the mountains.”
Everything in creation is subject to His
Almighty power and He has made these available to all that will accept Jesus as
Lord and Saviour. Are you faced with challenges beyond your ability? Ask for
the divine support of the Almighty.
Prayer Point
Father,
please let your awesome power begin to work in my favour today in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Jeremiah 13-15, Psalms
47
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