OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Tuesday 29 April 2014 - " MYSTERY OF DIVINE CODE" BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Tuesday 29 April 2014 - " MYSTERY OF DIVINE CODE" BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE.

Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Read: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Message

The Lord in His infinite wisdom has always hidden His divine plans and purpose in codes. Obviously, it is impossible for the devil and his cohorts to understand or crack these heavenly codes. One of such codes is: “the seed of the woman”. The Almighty God gave the very first hint about the “seed of the woman” in Genesis 3:15, where He said that the woman’s seed shall bruise the head of Satan. Here, we have the very first direct individual reference to the Lord Jesus, which is also a direct messianic prophecy pointing to Calvary, where the Lord Jesus would defeat the devil and his hosts. This was a mystery through the ages as there is no passage of the Bible with a clue as to when this would happen. Later down the line, God gave generic information about the nature of the woman who would bear this “seed” through Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14).


Because the days were prolonged and it seemed this vision will fail, the descendants of Adam and Eve overlooked the importance of the “seed of the woman” and of the fulfilment of the messianic prophecy to the human race. More importantly, Satan being the god of this world and having access to real time updates about happenings around the world from his agents, seemed to have gone to bed with his two eyes closed on the matter. At the end of the day, while Satan thought he was working against the “seed of the woman”, he ended up working for the fulfilment of the messianic prophecy in ignorance (1 Corinthians 2:8). I pray that the enemy will never break the divine code about you and that every attack of the enemy will take you a step closer to your destiny in Jesus’ Name. Very long after God gave the hint on the “seed of the woman”, a virgin conceived and Jesus the Son of God was “born of a woman”. The few who consciously waited for the fulfilment of this long awaited prophecy may have encountered scoffers with probing questions like:

“Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
2 Peter 3:4b

Nevertheless, one day, they like Simeon in Luke 2:30 said:

“For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,”

I therefore prophesy in the Name that is above all other names that all your neighbours and family members will soon witness the fulfilment of your glorious destiny in Jesus’ Name.

Prayer Point:

Father, put all those that scoff at your promise concerning my life to shame in Jesus’ Name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : REVELATION 3:14-7:17 and PSALM 92