OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
THURSDAY 21ST JANUARY 2016
THEME: WALKING WITH GOD 2
MEMORISE:
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I lay in Zion for
foundation a stone a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a
sure foundation: he that believeth shall make haste” Isaiah28:16
READ:
Deuteronomy 8:1-6 (KJV)
8 “All the commandments which I command thee this day
shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and
go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your
fathers.
2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy
God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble
thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart,
whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and
fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did
thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man
doth not live by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot
swell, these forty years.
5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man
chasteneth his son, so theLord thy God chasteneth thee.
6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord
thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.”
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 28, Job 8:1-19.
Message
Walking with God requires knowing His ways. There is no way
you can walk with God if you do not know His ways, this is
because God is invisible and yet only walking with Him
guarantees safety and prosperity. Another thing about
walking in His ways is that His ways are often not our ways:
The Bible says:
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways, saith the LORD . For as the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your
ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
In our Bible reading for today, God says that His people
should remember all the ways in which He led them for forty
years. One striking thing about this passage is the fact that
man survives majorly on the word of God and not by bread
alone. How did God show His people this truth? He gave
them food and water on a daily basis without them
labouring. Even their clothes and sandals did not wear out!
“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and
fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did
thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man
doth not live by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. Thy
raiment waxed not old upon thee..” Deuteronomy 8:3-4
The above passage shows that people of God should not
disobey God because of what they will eat or drink. Many
today are on their way to hell because of what they will
eat, drink or put on. This was the truth that guided Jesus
when the devil wanted to bring Him down with food in Luke
4:4 Jesus taught his disciples, re-assuring them that as long
as they walked with God in His ways through His words, all
their needs would be met. He said: ”Therefore I say unto
you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put
on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment?” Matthew 6:25
Beloved, I encourage you to begin to walk with God by His
word from today, and you will experience His Almighty
benevolence in Jesus’ name.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, please help me to always trust and take you by your
infallible Word in Jesus’ name.
AUTHOR PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE.
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