OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Monday
July 18th 2016
TOPIC: NOT A HINDRANCE!
Memorize: And we know that all
things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
Read: Philippians 1:12-21,
12 But I would
ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have
fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
13 So that my
bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
14 And many of
the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to
speak the word without fear.
15 Some indeed
preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
16 The one
preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my
bonds:
17 But the
other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
18 What then?
notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is
preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
19 For I know
that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the
Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 According
to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but
that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my
body, whether it be by life, or by death.
21 For to me
to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Bible in one year: 2nd Corinthians
5:12-9:15, Psalms 13-14
MESSAGE
While man does not have a way
of getting solutions to his problems, God has uncountable ways to solving
universal problems. This is because He is the Almighty. Another thing about the
ways of God is that it does not appeal to the natural man. This truth is what
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ tried to convey to us in our memory verse for
today when he wrote:
“And we know that all things
work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
Paul wrote to encourage
believers by telling them that the hardship he was going through was for the
advancement of the gospel. It takes the eyes of faith to come to terms with
this type of truth. In chains, he was moved from one place to another as a criminal
under trial. However, at every given time and opportunity to speak, he preached
the gospel. In Acts 24 & 25 alone, he addressed three different very
important personalities namely Felix, Festus, King Agrippa. It was King Agrippa
that said to Paul:
“Almost thou persuade me to be a Christian” Acts 26:28
Then Paul said:
“I would to God, that not only
thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such
as I am, except these bonds.” Acts 26:28
This is a level all children
of God must reach if we will enjoy our walk with God. This same truth helped
Joseph from misbehaving when he came to power in Egypt and his brothers were
afraid of revenge. He told them:
“…. Fear not: for I in the
place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto
good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” Genesis
50:19-20
In all these, we must learn
that challenges will not be a hindrance if God is with us, rather, it will be a
stepping stone to our destiny. Some children of God attributed their failure to
certain hindrances. This should not be, because the Captain of our battle never
lost any battle. As a matter of fact, we are more than conquerors and all
things will always work together for our good if we believe. I pray for someone
using this devotional; all the seemingly hindering situations on your way to
success will become a stepping stone to your breakthrough in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, I command all
hindering mountains in my life to give way today in Jesus’ name.
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