OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Thursday
October 13th 2016
TOPIC: DIVINE PARTNERSHIP
Memorize: Blessed is he that
considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. Psalms 41:1
Read: Psalms 41:1-3,
1 Blessed
is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of
trouble.
2 The Lord will
preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and
thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord will
strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his
sickness.
Bible in one year: Daniel 4:34-6:28,
Psalms 78:17-39
MESSAGE
When is the link between
divine partnership and consideration of the poor? As we may know, divine
partnership has to do with partnering with the Almighty God. What is the
connection between being in the same business with God and our attitude towards
the poor? In our Bible reading for today, we discover that when we remember and
help the poor, the Lord will deliver us from trouble. The reason is that the
Almighty God watches over the poor and listens to their cry. When you respond
to the cry of the poor, you are responding on behalf of their Maker who will in
return replenish your pocket. The Bible says in Proverbs 19:17:
“He that hath pity upon the
poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him
again.”
Another thing that will happen
to someone in divine partnership is that the fellow shall be preserved. The
tendency is high and it is common to many cultures that the poor live at the
mercy of the rich. In Isaiah 3:14, the Bible says:
“The Lord will enter into
judgment with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof: for ye have
eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.”
So, when someone decides to
take care of the poor instead of maltreating them, the Lord will preserve the
fellow so that he can continue the good work. The one who panthers with God in
taking care of the poor earns longevity for himself. The Lord promised in His
Word that whoever spares the poor of violence shall live. The Bible says that
the poor shall never cease out of the land, therefore, He commanded us to
remember the poor and the needy (Deuteronomy 15:4-11). When we partner with God
in taking care of the poor, the Lord will bless us mightily beyond our wildest
imagination.
Another blessing which accrues
from partnering with God via taking care of the poor, is that the Lord promised
to deliver us from the will of our enemies. Every right thinking fellow will do
all things possible to keep a dutiful servant alive. Divine healing is the
portion of whoever will take it upon himself to care for the poor on behalf of
God. The Lord promised to visit the caretakers of the poor on their sick beds
if at all they become sick; and when He visits, healing is guaranteed. The Lord
also promised to make your bed for you if you will remember the poor and meet
him at the point of his or her need. Beloved, there are many ways whereby we
can partner with God; caring for the poor is one. We can learn a lesson from
developed countries that take care of the poor. They are more comfortable than
those countries which have no plan for the poor in the land. This is a food for
thought for developing countries.
Action Point
Draw up a charity plan for the
poor around you and prayerfully embark on helping them in your own little way.
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