Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of
Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1
Read: 2 Timothy 3:14-17
After Elijah’s rapture to Heaven, Elisha moved on to the
next phase of his life. Anyone who lives in the past will definitely experience
a bleak future. One way to recognize those living in their past is that they
will not have fresh testimonies. If all you can do is testify of how God used
you to win several souls some years ago, or how you were used in the area of
healing in time past, you are still in your past. If you have nothing to show
today as an evidence of your present walk with God, you are becoming history.
Move forward today!
When Elisha got to the River Jordan, he smote the waters
with his mantle like his father Elijah did (2 Kings 2:14). From this we see that
anyone who will be great must have someone he follows – a mentor. Mentoring is not
only relevant in business but also in ministry. God has provided in the
Christian faith for His children to be mentored by the leaders He has given to
them, so that they can know what their leaders know and even be greater than
them. Elijah was great but his protégée Elisha was greater. Moses was great but
could not take God’s children into the land of promise but his protégée Joshua
did. In 1 Corinthians 11:1, Paul said:
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
A good mentor would always follow Christ and at the same
time bring up his or her protégées to follow Christ by a lifestyle that mirrors
Christ. Do you have a mentor? Do you have a pastor you can virtually pattern
your life after? However, in every mentor-protégée relationship, there is
always a limit. From the words of Paul, the student (learner) must stop copying
his mentor (teacher) at any point the latter stops following the Lord. Today,
there are some leaders who started on a good slate but they have gone into
error. Anyone following such a leader will go deeper into the error of his or
her mentor. Are there still Christian apprentices? Too many people want to
become their own boss – start up a church or becoming the General Overseer of a
church without necessarily undergoing tutelage. No wonder they bring shame and
disgrace to the name of the Lord all too often. But if you follow a bona fide
spiritual head and humble yourself to study, observe, ask questions, carry out
practicals, and be properly taught under him, you will be better prepared for
the assignment God has for you.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, open my eyes to see the mentor you have given me and
grant me the grace to faithfully follow Him.
Bible in one year: 1 Kings 20-21
God help me not to dwell in my past, let me be focus. Open my eyes to see and faithfully obey my mentor. Help me LORD
ReplyDeleteFather, open my eyes to see the mentor you have given me and grant the grace to faithfully follow him IJN.
ReplyDeleteFather,thank you for your word..accept my thanks IJN. Father show my my mentor and the grace to follow my mentor and to be able to stop following mymentor when he is doing error grant it unto me IJN.
ReplyDeleteGod help me to focus in my future and reveal to me my mentor and to faithfully obey him in jesus name AMEN
ReplyDeleteOh lord give me the grace to diligently follow and reveal my mentor IJN
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ReplyDeleteOh Lord, open my eyes to see ur true mentor for me n help me faithfully follow. Amen.
ReplyDeleteFather Lord i thank You 4 witnesing another 2day. Be GLORIFIED 4 EVER!
ReplyDeleteFather help me 2 work by d guidiance of Holy Spirit. 2 know and conect 2 d mentor YOU AV ORDAINED 2 ME. IJN! (AMEN!)
Father open my eyes to see the mentor U ve sent to me and grant me d grace to faithfully follow him IJN Amen.
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