OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-08/10/2016-DIVINE PROVISION-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
DIVINE PROVISION
Memorise
But my
God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
Read
Matthew
17:24-27,
24 And
when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to
Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
25 He
saith, yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying,
what thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or
tribute? Of their own children, or of strangers?
26 Peter
saith unto him, of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, then are the children free.
27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them,
go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh
up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
take, and give unto them for me and thee.
KJV
MESSAGE
Divine provision is in play when you know
that what you have is not by your strength, power or ability. For example, when
you work like a rat and you get the wages of an elephant without being
fraudulent, you can be sure that the blessing is from above. One the contrary,
when a man works like an elephant and all he can show for his labour is the
wages of a rat, you can be sure that the fellow needs divine provision. The
reason for the last scenario is the fall of man which earned him a curse
associated with poverty and suffering. As a matter of fact, every man,
particularly a child of God, needs divine provision to be able to make ends
meet. This is the reason Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, told the Church at
Philippi that God will supply all their needs according to His riches in glory
through Jesus Christ, who has taken care of the sin that brought hardship and
insufficiency to the life of man.
Divine provision begins with the provision
God made for the atonement of our sins. God gave His only begotten Son as
provision for our sins. John 3:16-17
says:
“For God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
Having settled the problem of sin, the Lord
now makes available to us the abundance of His riches, The death of Jesus
Christ cancelled the curse that subjected us to a life of penury and made
available to us divine provision. 2nd Corinthians 8:9 says:
“For ye know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he
became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.”
He demonstrated this by the thousands he fed
with that incredibly small meal which He multiplied just so that the need of
the people will be met. Also, in the Bible reading for today, divine provision
came forth to meet His personal need and that of Peter from the mouth of a
fish. I pray for someone reading this devotional today; the Almighty will cause
His divine provision to come upon you and meet you at the point of your needs
in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, I present my
needs to you today, please meet them all in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year
Ezekiel 42:1-44:14,
Psalm 76
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