KNOW AND STAY WITHIN YOUR CALLING – Saturday October 21st 2017
Memorise:
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among
you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to
think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of
faith. Romans 12:3
12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
12:5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
12:9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
12:10 To
another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
the interpretation of tongues:
12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Bible in one year: Colossians 1-4, Daniel 10:15-11:6, Hymn: Sing hymn 15
MESSAGE:
Anyone who wants to be successful in life without struggling must know the reason why God sent him or her into this world. open Heaven 20 October 2017
As a child of God, it is particularly very important for you to know
your calling and stay within it. There are many reasons why a child of
God should know and stay within his or her calling. The Holy Spirit
expounds on this in Romans 12:3 saying:
“For
I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you,
not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to
think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of
faith.”
This
scripture reveals a serious mistake that knowing one’s calling could
help to avoid. That mistake is thinking of oneself more highly than one
ought to. For example, a person called as a teacher seeing himself or
herself as an apostle would get into a lot of problems. Open Heaven 21
October 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Know
and stay within your calling. He
or she will commit blunders, and can only be rescued by reporting and
staying within the call of God with every sense of sobriety.
Also,
in our Bible reading, we are exposed to the diversities of gifts given
by the same Spirit of God. Irrespective of the type of gifts we are
given, 1st Corinthians 12:7 says this about their purpose:
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.”
This
scripture reveals that these gifts are for the purpose of blessing the
Body of Christ. This is why you should never make merchandise of
spiritual gifts. Freely the Holy Spirit gives, and freely we must
operate in His gifts without profiteering. This might be the reason why
Elisha refused to take the gifts offered by Naaman, the Syrian army
general, after he was healed of leprosy (2nd Kings 5:15-16).
Moreover, we must not only know our calling, we must also stay within
it as a matter of necessity. Those who would not stay within their
calling will end up in frustration. The truth is, no calling is inferior
to the other, and none is superior either (1st Corinthians 12:15-25).
It is an inferiority complex that makes a child of God think that he or
she is not gifted, when he or she can sing, witness or give generously
without constraints. It takes a divine calling to be rich and still find
it easy to distribute your riches to meet people’s needs. Ananias and
Sapphira entered into the calling of giving like Barnabas, when they
were not called into it, and they met their waterloo (Acts 4:36-37, Acts 5:1-11). That thing you are doing for God with ease is your area of calling. Identify and stay in it. God bless you.
Prayer Point
Father, open my understanding to know my calling and give me the necessary contentment to stay within it inn Jesus’ Name.
Father, open my understanding to know my calling and give me the necessary contentment to stay within it inn Jesus’ Name.
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.
iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy.
iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy.
Sing hymn 15
The Comforter Has Come
1 O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound.
Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound.
Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!
Refrain:
The Comforter has come! The Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n,
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found:
The Comforter has come!
The Comforter has come! The Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n,
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found:
The Comforter has come!
2 The long, long night is past; the morning breaks at last;
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]
3 Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To every captive soul a full deliv'rance brings;
And thro' the vacant cells the song of triumph rings;
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]
To every captive soul a full deliv'rance brings;
And thro' the vacant cells the song of triumph rings;
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]
To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine -
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine?
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]
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