OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-26/09/2016-THE HERITAGE OF THE LORD-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise
And
Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me,
and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
Exodus 2:9
Read
Psalms
127:3-5,
3 Lo,
children are an heritage of the Lord:
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As
arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy
is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but
they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
KJV
MESSAGE
The Bible presents the nation of Israel and
the Church of God as the chief objects of God’s fatherly love. All of
humanity have the privilege of becoming God’s children through faith and are
then encouraged by the Scripture to imitate their heavenly Father in their
daily living. However, as I have always maintained, you can choose to be
anything you want before the Almighty God. You can be just a creature, a dog or
a cow. You can go beyond being a mere creature to becoming a servant. Being a
servant gives you more personal access to God. But you could go yet another
step to becoming a son of God. Sons have tremendous opportunities that servants
do not have. As a son of God, you become a co-heir with Christ. That means all
that God has jointly belongs to Jesus and you. Besides, John 8:35 says sons abide in the house forever. No wonder
David in Psalms 23:6 says:
“Surely goodness and
mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of
the LORD for ever.”
He could say so because he had a Father-son
relationship with the Lord. For such sons, even after leaving planet earth,
Jesus promised to prepare His Father’s house for them to stay throughout
eternity (John 14:1-3). Sons have
eternal right to God’s house. Are you a son of God?
If you abide in God’s house, you would
automatically flourish. Psalms 92:13 says;
“Those that be
planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.”
Beyond being rich or wealthy, you can
flourish. Age will not erode your opportunities or harvests. In fact, the older
you are, the more flourishing you become. This is not for those who merely
visit God’s house. It is not for servants but for sons. Some people endure
going into God’s house or presence. If they were asked to come for a big
contract at 9 am, they will be there by 7 am. But if invited to meet with the
King of kings for 8 am, they will stroll into church by 10 am. This attitude
hinders people from attaining the heights they were created to achieve. If you
find it difficult to stay in God’s presence, you can be sure you cannot have
access into His Heavenly home. Those who will enter Heaven must desire to enter
that city not made with hands (Hebrew
11:10, 16). It far excels the best of planet earth to the extent that it
is simply incomparable. Do you qualify for Heaven? To what extent do you long
for Heaven? How much do you crave to be in God’s presence? How much do you
enjoy worshipping the Lord?
Prayer Point
Father, please help me
to make it to Heaven and to abide in you forever in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Ezekiel 16, Psalms
68:22-35
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