Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor
repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent” (1 Sam. 15:29).
READ: Jeremiah 32:26-27
God controls hope because He is in control of tomorrow. His
name is Faithful and True, He will not break any promise He has made to you.
This is why you should, like the psalmist, hope in Him. Let Him be the
foundation of all your expectations (Psalm 42:5). When you hope in God, He will
cause life to arise out of hopelessness. Instead of being downcast and
depressed, your heath will spring forth.
Another reason God controls hope is because He can do the
impossible. Ideally, the kind of promise you make to people would be determined
by your level of resources and ability, except you are engaging in self-deceit.
If you are earning N5000 monthly, it would be foolhardy to promise to give
somebody a gift that runs into millions of dollars. When somebody makes you a
promise, before you jump up to celebrate, find out if the fellow has the
resources. God can promise you anything because He has resources far beyond
what He promised you. When God told my father-in-the-Lord and the founder of
the RCCG, Pa Akindayomi, that He would start a church that will go all over the
world through him, God did not forget the several limitations of Papa, one of
which was that he was an illiterate. God had seen all your limitations before
making you that outstanding, almost incredible promise. When God Himself makes
a promise, He will fulfil it.
When the RCCG started, there were only 12 members. Who would
believe that a worldwide vision could be given to an illiterate in a remote
corner of Nigeria? In Luke 1:37, we are told that it is only when God is
involved that everything is possible and nothing shall be impossible. As long
as you stay connected to God, daily please Him and obey Him, He will make good
on the promise He made to you. In Jeremiah 32:27, God challenges everyone and
asks: ‘Is anything hard for me, the God of all flesh?’ God does not have
difficulties in doing whatever He wants to do. Are you allowing Him to have His
way in your life? God’s promises to you shall come to pass with ease as long as
you cooperate with Him. To what extent are you yielding to His commands today?
KEY POINT
The ease with which God kept smaller promises made to you,
is the same ease with which He will fulfil the bigger ones. Believe Him for
something big.
Bible in One year: Job 5-7
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