OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Friday
September 2nd 2016
TOPIC: HIS ALMIGHTINESS!
Memorize: Thou art the God
that doest wonders: Thou hast declared thy strength among the people. Psalms
77:14
Read: Psalms 107:1-9,
1 O give
thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let the
redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of
the enemy;
3 And gathered
them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and
from the south.
4 They
wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and
thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they
cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of
their distresses.
7 And he led
them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that men
would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works
to the children of men!
9 For he
satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 13-15, Psalms 47
MESSAGE
The Bible presents the name of
God as the cumulative self-disclosure of God to His people. Therefore, the name
of God and the person of God are inseparably related. As a matter of fact,
wherever the Scripture mentions God by any of His names, it is an attempt to
invoke God in His fullness. When we call on the name of God, God is worshiped
and adored (Genesis 21:33), when a people forget the name of God, they lose His
presence (Jeremiah 23:27), and when we take the name of God in vain, God is
personally profaned and offended (Exodus 20:7).
‘The Almighty’ is one of the
popular names ascribed to God to showcase His divine strength. The strength of
God is made known in creation, providence, redemption, and the empowering to
believers to do exploit in this world. Psalms 19:1 says:
“The heavens declare the glory
of God; and the firmament sheweth his handy work.”
The Bible reveals that the
almightiness of God could be clearly seen in nature and understood through the
complex design of the things that were created. It is a wonder to observe the
world with its archaeology, geography, animals and human inhabitants. It is
more breath-taking to consider the design and operations of the universe as a
well ordered whole, where celestial bodies of humongous sizes and weights are
revolving around their stars at a frightening accuracy. One cannot help but
imagine the awesomeness of the Almighty designer and creator of the universe.
All power in Heaven and on
earth belongs to God, and He is unquestionable. His almightiness in providence
gives Him the prerogative to do as He pleases. Psalms 135:6 says;
“Whatsoever the Lord pleased,
that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.”
The book of Daniel 4:35 went
on to proclaim that,
“And all the inhabitants of
the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the
army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his
hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”
God is Almighty in redemption
according to Exodus 6:6 and Ephesians 1:19 which both talk about
the exceeding greatness of His power that delivered Israel from slavery in
Egypt and raised Jesus Christ from the dead. His Almightiness is further
revealed in Revelations 6:15:
“And the kings of the earth,
and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty
men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in
the rocks of the mountains.”
Everything in creation is
subject to His Almighty power and He has made these available to all that will
accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Are you faced with challenges beyond your
ability? Ask for the divine support of the Almighty.
Prayer Point
Father, please let your
awesome power begin to work in my favour today in Jesus’ name.
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