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FAVOURABLE MISTAKES Sunday 16 September


Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

Memorise: And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. Jeremiah 42:12

Read: 1 Samuel 9:1-10, 17

When you go by the road side, you may meet a beggar asking for alms. He did not work for you at any time and you probably already have plans for the money on you, yet mercy compels you to suspend your needs and give something to meet his need. Mercy makes an individual to get what he or she did not deserve just like the beggar. May mercy work in your favour from today in Jesus name.

In 1956, while living with my uncle, we had our fair share of poverty. He was poor but I was poorer. We mutually shared whatever we had. One day, we were very hungry and there was no food in sight. Then all of a sudden a young girl approached us and said her sister asked her to give us the food she was carrying - pounded yam with vegetable soup and chicken. My uncle told her he did not know her sister and asked if she was sure we were the right people the food was meant for. She replied in the affirmative, so we received the gift and my uncle told her he will be expecting more gifts from her sister like this one she brought. Immediately the girl left, we pounced on the food. As soon as we were done eating the food, the girl resurfaced and said it was all a mistake that the food was not for us. Who will give a hungry lion a goat and expect to get it back? The mercy of God can corner what was meant for somebody else for the recipient of His mercy. This season, the mercy of God will bring you blessings and opportunities including the one not initially meant for you. Some people can go to a place for a particular thing or go there by “mistake”, not knowing that the mercy of God had propelled their legs to that place, right there an opportunity to change their lives will meet them. One of such beneficiaries of this kind of mercy was Saul. He went out in search of the missing asses of his father and there mercy met him and connected him with a chain of events that culminated in him becoming a king. By an unplanned move or deed, mercy will connect you to your destiny. Mercy turns mistakes into appointments.

PRAYER POINT:
When mercy is involved, there are no mistakes! Father, let Your mercy compel mistakes to work in my favour.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 1-3

Comments

  1. ModeleSeptember 16, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    A mighty AMEN to todays reading

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    To God be the glory my friend that was kidnapped for 3days have been released yesterday.God is indeed a miracle working God.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Father, make me a recepient of your mercy today in Jesus name.

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  4. OluchiSeptember 16, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Father, locate me nd my family with ur mercy today nd forever. Amen

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    Father let your mercy find me and let me not miss the opportunity that just came my way IJN Amen and Amen

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    God thank you for this message nd may every mistake by ur mercy work in my favour......AMEN.

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