OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Monday
September 26th 2016
TOPIC: THE HERITAGE OF THE
LORD
Memorize: And Pharaoh’s
daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will
give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. Exodus 2:9
Read: Psalms 127:3-5,
3 Lo, children
are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows
are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the
man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall
speak with the enemies in the gate.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 16,
Psalms 68:22-35
MESSAGE
The Bible presents the nation
of Israel and the Church of God as the chief objects of God’s fatherly
love. All of humanity have the privilege of becoming God’s children
through faith and are then encouraged by the Scripture to imitate their heavenly
Father in their daily living. However, as I have always maintained, you can
choose to be anything you want before the Almighty God. You can be just a
creature, a dog or a cow. You can go beyond being a mere creature to becoming a
servant. Being a servant gives you more personal access to God. But you could
go yet another step to becoming a son of God. Sons have tremendous
opportunities that servants do not have. As a son of God, you become a co-heir
with Christ. That means all that God has jointly belongs to Jesus and you.
Besides, John 8:35 says sons abide in the house forever.
No wonder David in Psalms
23:6 says:
“Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the
LORD for ever.”
He could say so because he had
a Father-son relationship with the Lord. For such sons, even after leaving
planet earth, Jesus promised to prepare His Father’s house for them to stay
throughout eternity (John 14:1-3). Sons have eternal right to God’s house. Are
you a son of God?
If you abide in God’s house,
you would automatically flourish. Psalms 92:13 says;
“Those that be planted in the
house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.”
Beyond being rich or wealthy,
you can flourish. Age will not erode your opportunities or harvests. In fact,
the older you are, the more flourishing you become. This is not for those who
merely visit God’s house. It is not for servants but for sons. Some people
endure going into God’s house or presence. If they were asked to come for a big
contract at 9 am, they will be there by 7 am. But if invited to meet with the
King of kings for 8 am, they will stroll into church by 10 am. This attitude
hinders people from attaining the heights they were created to achieve. If you
find it difficult to stay in God’s presence, you can be sure you cannot have
access into His Heavenly home. Those who will enter Heaven must desire to enter
that city not made with hands (Hebrew 11:10, 16). It far excels the best of
planet earth to the extent that it is simply incomparable. Do you qualify for
Heaven? To what extent do you long for Heaven? How much do you crave to be in
God’s presence? How much do you enjoy worshipping the Lord?
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to make
it to Heaven and to abide in You forever in Jesus’ name.
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