Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: The secret things belong unto the Lord our God:
but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for
ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29
Read: Ezekiel 37:1-14
One Bible character who had access to great revelations
through the help of the Holy Spirit was Ezekiel.
The hand of the LORD
was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in
the midst of the valley which was full of bones, Ezekiel 37:1
The children of Israel at this point in time were groaning
under Babylonian captivity. They saw themselves as withered away and having no
hope (Ezekiel 37:11). It took Ezekiel’s being in spirit, and connecting with
the Holy Spirit to discover what God had in store for them; to help them see
that captivity was not their end but rather God was going to restore them back
to the Promised Land (Ezekiel 37:12-14). Our God is the custodian of secrets.
However, there are some of His secrets we need for our benefit as well as for
the benefit of our loved ones, church members, etc. Until we through our spirit
man link up with the Holy Spirit, we may be denied such revelations. May you
not be denied the secrets you need to enter your destiny in Jesus name. This
explains why it is good to go into God’s presence on Sunday mornings fasting.
Also, it is very beneficial to pray in the spirit at least one or two hours
daily. How often are you in the spirit?
As a Christian, you choose either to walk in the spirit or
flesh (carnal). The spiritual growth of a carnal Christian is pegged, except
the fellow decides to deal with the flesh. As long as you allow or tolerate
carnality in your life, you may not be able to access deep spiritual truths
that can change your life and that of others. Galatians 5:17 says the flesh and
the Spirit are in opposition. To walk in the spirit, discipline the flesh. Your
flesh craves for pleasure and loves to be indulged in things contrary to the
Spirit. Deny it! The extent of your spiritual ascent is determined by the
degree to which you deny or subdue your flesh. To successfully keep your flesh
under like Paul, you must be prepared to cooperate with the Holy Spirit. Screen
what you see, read or watch. Destroy any lust-breading material such as in
tapes, CDs, DVDs, printed matter, internet, etc. Deliberately choose the
television programmes you watch. Hear no evil, touch no evil and see no evil.
ACTION POINT:
Every divine secret you need to know but you fail to get
will cause you regrets. Ask for revelation of every secret you need to know
now.
Bible in one year: Job 25-27
Dat was powerful! God bles u may we hav aces to divine secrt IJN
ReplyDeleteI was Blessed,glad to knw dat,i can stil live above the spiritual state am in now and if i have to,i'll need to work more and likewise discipline myself.......GOD BLESS YOU....
ReplyDeleteThough, it may seem so difficult first but its a must for every child of Gos for spiritual growth and development.
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