Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that
the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth
not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” (Isa.
40:28).
READ: Isaiah 40:25-28
After accepting to shine, a question you must ask yourself
is: ‘How bright do I want to shine?’ The reason you must honestly ask yourself
this question is because God has so much to offer. 1 Corinthians 2:9 says, “But
as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him”.
This means that you have not seen anything yet. No wonder God is the
inexhaustible One whose understanding cannot be comprehended. It is said that
the greatest genius that the world ever knew operated below 30% of his brain
capacity, before his death. If this is so, you can imagine the level of
technological breakthrough we would have reached if someone was to utilize 70%
of his brain capacity! Scientists have discovered that the most advanced
computer in the world is still operating below 10% capacity of human brain.
This shows the awesome potential in you, waiting to be manifested. How much of
your potentials have been realized?
God has so much to offer to us. Unfortunately, we are not eager
to receive from Him. Your capacity to receive from God is a function of the
level of hunger, thirst and faith you harbor or express. Without hunger, you
may never receive an inch of God. While on a visit to London, I ran out of
funds. With two days to my return, I still had some shopping to do. So I
casually expressed a wish that I had 50 pounds to buy what I wanted. Few
minutes later, the phone rang and someone said “Biyi”. I told him it was a
wrong number, and so he apologized. Thereafter I said, ‘God bless you’,
preparing to hang up. Then a conversation ensued and he got to know who I was
and came over. After prayers, as he left with his brother, he gave me 50
pounds. I thanked God, but said if I had known it would be so easy, I would
have wished for 100 pounds. A few minutes later, the door bell rang. Before I
could get there, a stingy rich man who never gave me money before had written a
note saying that he felt God wanted him to give me 50 pounds. I found the
enveloped dropped at the door. While thanking God and heading upstairs, I wished
I had asked for 150 pounds. Few minutes later, another 50 pounds came. At that
point, fear gripped me and I told God I was only joking. I was too awe-struck
to continue asking! God has more than you can ever ask for. How much can you
ask for?
PRAYER POINT:
Thank God for missionaries in the various mission fields of
the world. Pray that God will meet all their needs and use them to increase His
Kingdom.
Bible in One year: Isa. 40-43
...and my God shall supply all my needs according to His riches by Christ Jesus...
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