Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could
not for the press, because he was little of stature. Luke 19:3
Read: Revelation 4:1-4
In Isaiah 6:1-5, Isaiah saw God’s glory and his life was
never the same. Another person who encountered God’s glory was John the
Beloved. Of the twelve, he was the closest to the Lord. While on the island of
Patmos as a prisoner for his faith in Christ, he was separated from society and
his companions were trees and wild animals. Yet, for him to access a level of
glory beyond what he saw of the Lord on the Mountain of Transfiguration, he was
asked to come up higher. Why? It is because your location will determine the
level of God’s glory you encounter. As long as you remain in the valley, you
will be limited in the level of God’s glory you experience. Anyone in the
valley of sin, stagnancy, doubt, fear, or disobedience should not expect to see
God’s glory as these will block the view. Are you experiencing a level of God’s
glory today? Praise God! To move up to a higher level, you must change your
location.
As long as you are rising and falling without making a
commitment to be steadfast in Christ, there is little or no glory for you to
see. There are some brethren who wish they could experience the type of glory
that was common to them after their conversion, a level below which they now
operate. Yes, it is possible. But even beyond that level, God wants to give you
something more. Hear the Lord saying, ‘Move up’. Move up in your faith in
Christ. Increase your love for Him. Move up in consecration. Move up in
selfless service. Triple your prayer life. Spend more time with the Word –
hearing, reading, studying, meditating and memorizing the Bible. Let your
priorities be recorded with more focus on heavenly things than earthly ones.
Stop looking to men: look up to Him. In Luke 19:1-10, Zacchaeus sought to see
Jesus: the Lord saw his heart and became his guest. What are you seeking? This
season as you seek Him, you will experience the glory of God beyond what you
ever knew before.
PRAYER POINT:
The glory of God is inaccessible to the spiritually stagnant.
Ask God to take away every hindrance stopping the Body of Christ from accessing
a greater level of God’s glory.
Bible in one year: Ecclesiastes 4-6
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