THE LORD’S SPOKESMAN – Friday December 30th 2016
Memorise:
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you
by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 2nd Corinthians 5:20
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11 If
any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man
minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in
all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Bible in one year: Numbers 7:1-83, Psalms 139:17-24
MESSAGE
The
first instruction that God usually gives to any appointed spokespersons
in the Bible is to be bold. Moses, Joshua, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel were
all enjoined to be bold and courageous to face the task ahead of them.
This is simply because human beings are always rebellious to God’s
commandments, this is more so with the rich, powerful and influential
people in the society. Without boldness, it becomes difficult to speak
against such prominent people out of fear of reprisal. However, when God
surrounds your life with His presence as a mountain, you become immune
to all attacks of your enemies. It is not that they won’t try; but their
attempts will fail. Many believers take God’s protection for granted,
because it is not physical or tangible to them, however, it is very
visible to their enemies who operate in the negative spiritual realm.
For so long, Satan desired to harm Job but could not, because of the
protective wall he called a hedge.
“Hast
not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all
that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and
his substance is increased in the land.”
Job 1:10
The
enemy knows that areas God’s protection covers in the lives of
believers. They know the areas that are exposed, and it is those exposed
parts that they usually target. If you are toying with sin, you are
gradually exposing yourself to the enemies. Open Heavens Friday 30
December 2016:- The Lord’s spokesman. From Satan’s reply, he must have
been frustrated in previous attempts to harm Job. He could touch just
anybody else but Job. As long as you are inside the protective cover of
the Lord, the enemies will be frustrated concerning you. They will look
for every opportunity to strike at you, but finding none, they will
attempt to distract you from the path of holiness into sin. If they can
succeed in getting you to sin and especially get you to continue in that
sin, God will withdraw, and they will take over. Ensure you remain
under His cover. Open Heavens Devotional 2016
Prayer point
Father, please, help me never to shed Your covering over me in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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