OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Tuesday
September 27th 2016
TOPIC: THE GREAT PROVIDER
Memorize: But my God shall
supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
Read: Mark 6:35-42,
35 And when
the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a
desert place, and now the time is far passed:
36 Send them
away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and
buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
37 He answered
and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and
buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
38 He saith
unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say,
Five, and two fishes.
39 And he
commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40 And they
sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 And when he
had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and
blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before
them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
42 And they
did all eat, and were filled.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel
17:18, Psalms 69:1-21
MESSAGE
The Almighty God is well known
as ‘The Lord who provides.’ God is the provider and supplier of the needs of
all creation, but He gives special attention to His own people. Psalms
145:16 says:
“Thou openest thine hand, And
satisfiest the desire of every living thing. He provides for all people.”
Our God is a gracious Father,
He does not only provide the needs of His children, He also protects their
interest. He crowns His children with glory, and as a Consuming Fire, burns
anyone that messes around with their royalty and honour. Three of God’s
children, crowned by God with glory, found themselves in such a situation one
day. A king, who virtually ruled the world of their day, thought too highly of
himself and wanted to rubbish their glory. He dispatched some hefty men to tie
them and hurl them into a burning fiery furnace. At the end, the men he sent
were roasted by the fire he set up, while the Consuming Fire was with His
children inside the furnace to protect them and His glory upon them. They
eventually walked majestically out of the furnace into promotion and increased
glory (Daniel 3:1-30). This season, any plan to touch God’s glory on your life
shall be destroyed. Every fire the enemy kindles against you and your family
shall devour that enemy in Jesus’ name.
You need to know the worth of
your Heavenly Father so that you can tap into His resources. The lifestyle of a
child is determined by the status of the father and the resources controlled by
the father. Philippians 4:19 says:
“But my God shall supply all
your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
If your father has a bicycle
and you need to get to school, he will let you ride on it. If he has no means
of transportation, you will trek. If he has a rickety car, you will ride in it,
with passers-by looking with pity at its occupants. But if your father has an
exotic car, you will ride in it and be admired by onlookers. Psalms 24:1 says
the earth and everything in it belongs to our Father. Haggai 2:8 says
He owns all the gold and silver. Psalms 50:10 says He owns all the
cattle upon a thousand hills. John 14:3 says in His Heavenly estate
there are many mansions. No wonder Philippians 4:19 say my Daddy will
supply all my needs according to His riches in glory. Needs are met by
available resources. Since He has all things, then all your needs shall be met.
Call upon the Great Provider and start tapping into the unlimited resources of
your Heavenly Father by faith today.
Prayer Point
Father, You are the Great
Provider, please meet all my needs in Jesus’ name.
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