Memorise: For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the
end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will
surely come, it will not tarry.
Read: 1st Samuel 13:7-14 (KJV)
7 And some
of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he
was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel
had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered
from him.
9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace
offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of
offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet
him, that he might salute him.
11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw
that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the
days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at
Michmash;
12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to
Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.
13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not
kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee:
for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon
Israel for ever.
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his
own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain
over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.
READ >> DAILY DECLARATIONS FOR TODAY 28 JULY 2020
Bible in one year: Isaiah 49-53, Hymn: Sing hymn 18
Message:-
There
is always something we desire, and sometimes we have to wait a little before we
get it. A secondary school student is waiting to graduate, then gain admission
to a higher institution of learning, get a job and so on – and that is just
within the family circle. In career, ministry, business, there is always
something we are aspiring to get. Our attitude while waiting can seriously
influence whether we will get it or not.
Open Heaven 28 July 2020 – While Waiting
While
waiting never stop asking. John 16:24 says that you should ask that you joy may
be full. If your joy is not yet full, don’t stop asking. I ask until my joy
overflows. Daniel 10:12-13, Daniel had been praying for a long time and God had
actually sent the answer to his prayers, but the Prince of Persia blocked the
angel that was bringing the answer, until Angel Michael came to his rescue.
Daniel did not stop praying all the while that he was waiting for the answer to
arrive.
The
second thing you must do while waiting is to remain holy. Galatians 6:9 says
Open Heaven 28 July 2020: [Tuesday] – While Waiting
“And let us not be weary in
well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Don’t
go back to the world because the answer to your prayer has not yet come. Don’t
look for alternatives to get your requests granted. Stay put with God. There
was a particular sister in need of the fruit of the womb, for whom my wife and
I were praying. At some point, she became weary and consulted a herbalist who
did some charms for her and she got pregnant. That was over twenty years ago;
up till now, she has not delivered the baby. Anything gotten from the devil
must have been traded for something more precious than what he appeared to have
given.
Open Heaven 28 July 2020 Tuesday: Prayer Point
I have noticed from my little walk with God that when He delays a miracle, it is because the glory that is coming with it will be great. Elizabeth and Zechariah had to wait until six months before Jesus was to be born because their first child – John, the Baptist was to be the greatest of all the prophets. Your miracle is coming with great glory, don’t miss it by looking for alternatives to Christ.
Prayer Point:
Father, give me the grace to wait patiently for my miracle in the
mighty name of Jesus.
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.
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