HE DESERVES YOUR THANKS – Thursday September 14th 2017
Memorise: O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:2
121:3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.121:4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
121:5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
MESSAGE:
It
is very important for you to give God thanks always. One reason why
this is necessary is because there are several battles God fights for
you that you know nothing about. Some people are so conservative when it
comes to giving God thanks.
They think they are clever, and so they
only give God thanks when they believe He has earned it. In other words,
they only thank God when He has done something very “tangible” for
them. If however it appears that He has not done anything for them, they
hold back on offering thanks to Him. Such people may think they are
smart, but they are not. When you are asleep, do you know the various
battles waged against you by the enemies of your soul? How can you fight
for yourself in a realm you are oblivious of or when you are asleep?
Many
years ago, while still lecturing at the University of Ilorin (Kwara
State, Nigeria), I had an experience that left its mark on my mind. In
those days, I could travel from one end of the university campus to the
other end within fifteen minutes. After my morning lectures, I could
leave the campus, return home for lunch, and rest a while before
returning for evening lectures. I was also the pastor of our church
parish over there, and so people kept coming in and out of our living
room. After my meal one afternoon, I lay down on the couch and closed my
eyes so that I could get some rest. As I lay down, I put my two hands
together on my head and closed my eyes.
Suddenly, someone entered the
room, held my two hands with one hand and held my two legs with the
other hand and tried to kiss me. At first, I thought it was my wife, but
then it dawned on me that whoever could hold me up this way must be a
very tall fellow. I therefore opened my eyes and the creature
disappeared. A cold shiver ran down my spine as I asked myself what this
was. Eventually, I pushed the incident aside. Intending to drive back
to the campus, I got into the car, but all of a sudden I had a running
stomach and began to vomit. I virtually crawled from the car into the
toilet. Then I began to ask, “How could this happen to me?” God’s
responses was, “Son, I just wanted you to see a little of the battles I
fight for you, which you know nothing about.” For you to sleep
peacefully every day, God does not sleep. He continues to watch over
you. Why don’t you become really generous in thanking the Almighty God,
who alone deserves all your thanks?
Prayer Point
Father, thank You for all You do for me, particularly for all the battles You fight on my behalf which I know nothing about.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of
Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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