THAT I MAY KNOW HIM – Friday May 22nd
2020
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Churches in the world and also the President
of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
Memorise: That I may know him,
and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being
made conformable unto his death. Philippians 3:10
Read: Exodus 5:1-8 (KJV)
1 And
afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel,
Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
2 And Pharaoh said, Who
is the Lord, that I should obey
his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
3 And they said, The
God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days'
journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us
with pestilence, or with the sword.
4 And the king of Egypt
said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their
works? get you unto your burdens.
5 And Pharaoh said,
Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their
burdens.
6 And Pharaoh commanded
the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 Ye shall no more give
the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for
themselves.
8 And the tale of the
bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not
diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go
and sacrifice to our God.
Open Heaven 22 May 2020– That I May Know Him |
Bible in one year: 2nd
Samuel 24, 1st Chronicles 21-22, Hymn: Sing hymn 27
Message:-
Generally,
ignorance kills. It is however even more lethal when people do not know God.
Such people could fall into the hands of God just as Nebuchadnezzar did (Daniel
4:33)
Open Heaven 22 May 2020– That I May Know Him
Pharaoh
was reluctant to free the Israelites because he was ignorant of God’s power
(Exodus 5:2), yet that was not enough to excuse him and his kingdom from God’s
judgment. God will never accept ignorance as an excuse for disobedience to His
will.
Knowledge
however, is power, more so the knowledge of the Most High God. It is the
ultimate power.
Open Heaven 22 May 2020: [Friday] – That I May Know Him
How
do we know God to the extent that we can draw maximum benefits from Him? How do
we avoid walking contrary to His will?
God
is the source of both temporal and eternal blessings. To know Him, you must
first know Jesus. Matthew 11:27 says:
Open Heaven 22 May 2020 Friday: Key Point
gs are delivered unto me of my
Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the
Father, save the Son, and he to whomever the Son will reveal him.”
Knowing
Jesus Christ is knowing the mind of God and those who know their God shall be
strong and do exploits (Daniel 11:32). No wonder Paul prayed passionately to
know Jesus intimately (Philippians 3:10)
When
we look at Paul’s prayer, we may understand why he did great exploits in the
ministry. To achieve the same kind of result in our Christian walk, we also
must be knowledgeable in the word of God. Search the Scriptures daily to know
Jesus Christ the more (John 5:39), His mission before (Matthew 1:21), during
(John 14:6) and after His earthly ministry (Revelation 22:12).
Key Point
Father, please reveal Your
majesty to me that I may reverence You as I should.
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