Open Heaven 11 September 2020:
[Friday] – Hidden Treasures
HIDDEN TREASURES – Friday September 11th
2020
Memorise: And I give thee the treasures of darkness, And hidden
riches of secret places, That thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call
thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. Israel 45:3
Read: Isaiah 45:1-6 (KJV)
1 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right
hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of
kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I
will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches
of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of
Israel.
4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even
called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded
thee, though thou hast not known me:
6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west,
that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.
Message:-
Treasures are precious objects of great
value. The accumulation of such could however lead to pride (1st
Timothy 6:17), greed (Luke 12:15), dishonesty (Joshua 7:21), and idolatry
(Exodus 32:2-4).
Open Heaven 11 September 2020 – Hidden Treasures
Real treasures are however spiritual with
eternal value, and they come from knowing and serving God. Such treasures are
usually hidden and could turn out to be anything around us: it was the slave
girl in Naaman’s case (2nd Kings 5:2-3), a little jar of oil in the
case of the widow in 2nd Kings 4:1-7 and David in Jesse’s case (1st
Samuel 16:11). Moses was the hidden treasure reserved of the salvation of
Israel. I cited all these examples of ordinary people and objects that were
hidden treasures to explain that the All-Knowing God is able to make all things
work together for the good of His children. Romans 8:28 says
Open Heaven 11 September 2020: [Friday] – Hidden Treasures
“And
we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his purpose.”
In many cases, treasures are not easily
identified even when in plain view. That is why it is very important to develop
a good relationship with God and live at peace with our neighbours. The slave
girl may not have volunteered the information that led to Naaman’s healing had
she been ill-treated in that household. The widow’s neighbours may not have
loaned her so many vessels if she had not maintained a good relationship with
them. The divine appointment of David as king and Moses as Israel’s first
spiritual leader would not have happened if they did not have a good
relationship with God.
Open Heaven 11 September 2020 Friday: Prayer Point
If you want God to reveal hidden treasures
that would lead to great and unprecedented breakthrough in your life, you must
first accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, then live in total submission and
obedience to God. Only then can you be sure of accessing the hidden treasures
of God and all things will begin to work in your favour.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to identify the hidden treasures in my life,
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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