OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-WEDNESDAY-28/09/2016-NO STOPPING,NO WAITING-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
NO STOPPING, NO WAITING
Memorise
And let
us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint
not. Galatians 6:9
Read
Philippians
3:13-17,
13 Brethren,
I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting
those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are
before,
14 I
press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let
us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye be
otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
16 Nevertheless,
whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the
same thing.
17 Brethren,
be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an
ensample.
KJV
MESSAGE
Patience and long-suffering are
indispensable virtues for all believers in Christ. In the first place, the race
we are called into can only be run through patience because it is a marathon.
Also, there is hardly any promise of God that can be fulfilled in the life of
believers without the combination of faith and patience (Hebrews 6:12). As indispensable as
faith is to a Christian, so also is patience. No wonder it is listed as part of
the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians
5:22. Do you know that when your faith is being tried, God uses that
trial to generate patience in you? This implies that the longer the period of
trial, the greater your level of patience. But, when you fail to handle a
particular trial of faith the way you should, it will not generate the level of
patience that it should. For this reason, many who have gone through trials
complaining saw God as an opposition, and therefore grumbled against Him. In
the process, some even abandon the faith. This attitude is contrary to the Word
of God as recorded in Hebrews 6:12:
“That ye be not
slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the
promises.”
Children of God must learn not to be weary
in well doing because God has promised us a bountiful harvest if we faint not.
We must completely trust in His superior wisdom to decide the timing of our
blessings. For instance, He knows the end of every line of action even at the
beginning of that action. This is why you must trust His sense of judgement at
all times, because His decisions are not limited to what your eyes can see
today but also what may happen tomorrow. Many years ago, while we lived in a
part of Lagos that harboured several drug addicts and reckless drivers, my
children asked me to buy them a bicycle. When I declined, they failed to understand.
But after we relocated from that part of Lagos some years later, without a
repeat of that request, I bought them the bicycle. If I had obliged their
request the first time, they might not be alive today. God still deals with us
based on what He knows about us today and tomorrow. Be sure that the Lord will
not give you the blessing you are not prepared for, lest it destroys you.
Whenever an expected blessing is delayed or
when faced with difficulties, long-suffering is required to remain composed.
Even when the situation appears hopeless, just take time to read and study the
Bible, asking God to give you a word for that situation. Grab whatever God
says, obey and follow-up with action, then wait for the result, and you will
never be disappointed.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me
to patiently wait for your perfect timing in all things in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Ezekiel 19-20, Psalms
69:22-36
No comments:
Post a Comment