Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and
cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. James 3:10
Read: James 3: 5-12
Elijah was one Bible character that experienced victory all
the way. In 2 Kings 1:9-15, some sets of soldiers came to arrest him but soon
realised that they were the ones being arrested. Those who surrendered, he
spared but those who refused to surrender, he roasted alive. He was so full of
power. Power is good but very dangerous. It is commonly said that power corrupts
and absolute power corrupts absolutely. If you have power, you need lots of
restraint lest it turns your victory into defeat. With power of God, you can
easily secure victory but you need humility and the fruit of the Spirit to
sustain that victory. A minister of God who uses his or her tongue unadvisedly
will soon erode the gains of victory earlier obtained. What is the use of power
without control? One reason God has not increased His anointing on some of His
children or answered some who are petitioning Him for higher levels of
anointing is because they cannot handle it, that is to say, they cannot control
it.
If you are the type that easily curses your children or
wards, if God anoints you, you will not know when you will place a curse on
them and it will stick. Pastors who curse members or workers are fast eroding
their victories. If you have common sense, you will know that it is wrong to
curse anyone who volunteers his or her service to God just because the fellow
made a mistake. There are better ways of correcting the fellow but not through
a curse. If you are fond of cursing those you should be protecting, something
is wrong with you; you should rather be blessing them. In addition, if God’s
power in your life makes you proud, or to feel that you are better than your
neighbor, you will lose your victory. One attribute God cannot stand is pride.
God fights the proud because they compare themselves with Him, so He will want
to prove a point that they are nothing without Him. Are you proud of your achievements?
You may soon lose them. To keep your victory permanent, handle them with lots
of humility, thanksgiving and giving all credits to God alone. God hates the
proud: are you proud? Repent today!
ACTION POINT:
If you pray for power, pray doubly for the grace to control
it.
Bible in one year: Joshua 19-21
There God,i appreciate ur faithfulness 4bin so good 2me,4ur grace,mercy&favo dt has hold me dos far.Baba,i pray 4great power&anointing 2b a elijah of my time BUT abv all DADDY gv me control ova dos power 2ru ur direction..~IJN(amen). Higher ground i cry 4baba,tak me der.belovedboniface.
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