OPEN HEAVENS Devotional –
Tuesday March 29th 2016
TOPIC: LOSING FOCUS?
Read; Matthew 16:25-26,
25 For
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it.
26 For what is
a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or
what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Bible in one year: Ruth 1-4,
Proverbs 2:1-19
MESSAGE
What many believers have
failed to realise is that only God knows all our needs and only God can meet
all our needs. Sometimes we think we know what is good for us, but time and
time again, I have discovered that you cannot have something better than what
God has in store for you. We have been given dominion over material needs;
therefore the rush for them is uncalled for.
“But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all those things shall be added unto you” Matthew
6:33
It is the instruction of our
Lord and master to think beyond worldly treasures. They are never worth our
focus; they are mere additions to the blessings of God in our lives. If you
serve God faithfully, He will reward you in return. It is better to stick with
Jesus and be a partaker of His blessing than to go after the ephemeral things of
this world. It will surprise you to know the strange kinds of satanic covenants
people go into to have a few years of access to some material possessions
without minding the consequences. The easiest way to have all these things is
not to run after them but after Jesus.
Anything we value more than
Jesus is a worldly treasure. Such treasures could be popularity, wealth, power,
houses, educational certificates, cloths, food, jewelleries etc. Those are
things many people find difficult to part with. We want to keep money we will
not spend. We want to get to a position, not for the purpose of making life
good for other people, but for our own selfish motives. It is important to
realise that it is the Almighty God that can give you wealth without adding
sorrow. God is the source of all good things, and if you want these things to
last in your hands, you have to put Jesus over and above them all. Give
yourself up in total surrender to the Almighty God and begin to store up
treasures for yourself in heaven where thieves and robbers will not have access
to them. There are cases of people who have stored up treasures for themselves
in this world and death came suddenly. There are people who are so wealthy but
are suffering from one sickness or the other and so they cannot enjoy their
wealth. That will not be your portion in Jesus’ name. Trust God and take your
attention off those treasures. Nothing in this world is good enough to replace
God in your life. Don’t bother how your needs will be met. We are of great
importance to the Almighty God. He has made us His ambassadors on earth. He
dwells in us and He carries out His mission through us, He is more committed to
meeting our needs than we can ever imagine. Let nothing distract or divert your
attention from God. Focus on Him to meet all the needs of your life. If you
serve God faithfully, what to eat, what to wear, the car to drive, the house to
live, will not even be a prayer point because He is a rewarder of those that
diligently seek Him.
Prayer point
Father, please help me to
treasure you above material possessions.
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