GOD: THE OWNER OF ALL

BACKGROUND

God created all things, both living and non-living things. He created man and gave life to man. He owns all things including man. All natural resources and human capabilities flow from Him. He allocates resources to all men and nations by His absolute discretion. As the Owner of all, He expects all to live according to His just expectations . He demands accountability from all His creatures. Because He owns all, He can destroy what He owns if He so wishes. He has that right and power to do so. He owns all, including you.

THE FALLEN CHURCH (The devil's playground)

It amazes me today to see so many Church buildings been built, so many Pastors been called, so many sermons been preached, so many prayers been prayed and yet, people cannot seem to overcome sin and their problems keep increasing every single day, especially people who profess to be Christians... After series of prayers, I asked God, why are all these happening? And that was when He began with me on the journey to "THE FALLEN CHURCH"

He said to me.........

THE DAY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST JOY - Pastor Dr. E.O. Abina

(Luke 2:8-14 NKJV)

Since the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and subsequent judgment on their sin, there has never been a day of good news of joy for the world as the day Jesus was born. It was the most joyful news the world has ever heard. As a result of the sin of Adam and Eve, man had been separated from the presence of holy God. Sin separates man from God, because God is totally holy, He has purer eyes which cannot behold sin (Hab 1:13). That was why He drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of blessing and pleasures originally prepared for man at creation. And at the time of the judgment of the sins of Adam and Eve, man was cursed. Sin always brings a curse on the sinner (see Gen 3:17-19). In spite of the mess that Adam made, God did not give up on man because of His love. He promised to send a redeemer who would come to save man from sin so that man may be restored to God (see Gen. 3:15).

Contents of our pulpits: Elevated Sight: Motivational Speaking vs Spiritual Development - Frederick Adetiba

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (life-giving spirit of God); and man became a living being – Gen 2:7 (NKJV). 

Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”  So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked (man became self-aware – the ‘soulish’ dimension of man became activated); and I hid myself.”Gen 3:9-10 (NKJV). (Words in parentheses are mine.)

Man is made up of three main components – Spirit, Soul and Body. Man is essentially spirit, with a soul that lives in a body. The body is the physical structure; the soul is the compartment of the mind, where concepts are developed and the material world processed and understood (intelligence); the spirit is the most abstract of these components. It is that part of man that relates with God, because He is Spirit (John 4:24).

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Monday 27 January 2014 "WHO SHALL GO FOR US?" BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Monday 27 January 2014 "WHO SHALL GO FOR US?" BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

Memory Verse: Isaiah 6:8
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.


Read: Mark 16:15-16

15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 


Message

God needs men and women who have found the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ to go out in search of lost souls. He laid down an example for us in Genesis 3:9 where He went looking for Adam in the Garden of Eden after the fall. God is looking for people to win street boys and girls, pimps, hardened criminals, robbers, social miscreants, drug dealers, prostitutes, etc. God is looking for those who are highly anointed to bring these unreached groups into His kingdom. We must target people who are the brains behind insecurity in our societies if we really desire security of lives and property. 


God, like in the days of Isaiah the prophet, is looking for highly anointed people to send to nations that are resistant to the gospel. We need people who can minister in societies that are dominated by atheists, hard-core Muslims, secularists, humanists as well as those who are sold out to the occult. God needs missionaries who are powerfully anointed to go for Him and rescue perishing souls around the world. 
The Church needs believers who have what it takes to go out there and heal the sick, cast out demons and deliver the oppressed in the Name of Jesus Christ. God is asking passionately, “Who shall I send, who shall go for us?” Are you highly anointed? If your answer is yes, then say to Him: “Here am I, send me”. The anointing which God is bringing your way through this devotional is not meant for frivolities, it is meant to meet the needs of the assignment God has for you.

When my birthday approaches, people ask me time and again: “What do you desire as a gift for your birthday?” I have always replied: “Souls”. The greatest gift anyone can ever give me is the salvation of multitude of souls. The salvation of souls not only brings joy to me but also to my Daddy. Go all the way to win souls if you want to please God. The Bible in Ezekiel 3:18 says,

“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”

The implication of this scripture is that some believers may be in danger of hell, not because they directly commit the so-called popular sins, but because of the sin of omission. Failure to go all out to evangelise is a sin of omission. The Lord consistently is asking: “Who will go for us?” Let your answer be: “Here am I, send me”. You shall be mightily rewarded for it.

Action Point:

Draw out a personal soul-winning programme for yourself and better still, for your family and work out its execution without further delay.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: HEBREWS 9 - 10 and PSALM 25

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Sunday 26 January 2014 "THE NECESSITY OF THE MIRACULOUS" BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Sunday 26 January 2014  "THE NECESSITY OF THE MIRACULOUS" BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

Memory Verse: Psalm 77:14
Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.


Read: John 2:9-11

9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 

10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 

11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 


Message

Miracles are desperately needed in the world today as multitudes have found themselves in situations that require divine intervention. Have you ever wondered what would have happened if there were no miracles in the world? Of course, many lives would have been destroyed. 

Thank God, we serve a miracle-working God. In Psalm 136:4 the Bible calls Him the God that does wonders. Wherever God finds human needs, He manifests His power to perform miracles, signs and wonders if invited. There is no need on the face of the earth that God cannot meet. It was the miraculous deed of Jesus that saved the bridegroom in the story of John 2 from life-time shame when the wine finished half-way into his reception party. 

People have asked: Why do we need miracles? The answer is very simple. To live without miracles is to live at the average or below average level. It is very dangerous to be at the average level. It is unfortunate that most Christians have decided to live and die averagely. You don’t need miracles, if all you want to be is an average achiever. However, if you make up your mind to be outstanding, you need the miracles of God to achieve your desires in this hostile world.

You need to grasp the meaning of average for you to better understand the necessity for the miraculous. When you survey the entire spectrum of wealth, you will discover that there are various categories. At one extreme, you will find the Poor who can never make ends meet. Next to the poor is the Comfortable. He is the one who makes ends meet but has no savings. 

After this comes the Rich. In this category you have people whose needs are met with added luxury of some savings. Next to the rich are the Wealthy. How can we identify the wealthy? Such people do not only have some savings, but they are so rich that they can afford to put their surplus in fixed deposits. At the extreme end of the spectrum of wealth are the Flourishing. This group of people are so rich that they can lend to nations. Based on this spectrum, average is defined by the rich. God is willing to take many of us to the realm of the flourishing if we believe in miracles (Psalm 92:12-14). 

God’s plan for your life is to make you fat and flourishing. However, when you look at the situation of man since the fall in the Garden of Eden, you will clearly see the necessity of the miraculous in returning man to God’s original plan. This plan is expressed in the fact that God had prepared all that man would need before man’s creation (Genesis 1:28). I pray that the miracle that will lift you from the level of the average to the level of the flourishing will come your way this season in Jesus’ Name.

Action Point:

Like Jabez, pray that God would bless you, enlarge your coast and cause you to flourish.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : HEBREWS 5:10, 8:13 and PSALM 24