Open Heaven 7 October 2020: [Wednesday]
Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Seed And Harvests
SEED AND HARVESTS – WEDNESDAY October 7th
2020
Memorise: Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall;
and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a
candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in
thither. 2nd Kings 4:10
Read: 2nd Kings 2:1-15 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a
whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto
him, As the Lord liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to
Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to
day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha,
and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to
day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. And they two went on.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view
afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on
dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said
unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee.
And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou
see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it
shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that,
behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them
both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot
of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold
of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the
waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of
Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and
thither: and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho
saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to
meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
Bible in one year: 5 John, Hymn: Sing hymn 17
Message:-
I have avoided sharing this for a long time
so as not to be misunderstood: When you provided for a man/woman of God (in
substance or service), you will never lack anything. By God’s grace, all my
needs are supplied so there is no need to teach anything for selfish reasons.
Open Heaven 7 October 2020 – Seed And Harvests
In 2nd Kings 4, once the Shunamite
woman knew Elish was a true man of God, she started to supply him with all he
needed.
While you may have many teachers, you should
have a particular Father-in-the-Lord you overwhelm with gifts or service. Doing
this will ensure that the man of God takes up your case persistently with God.
It was Elisha who asked the Shunamite woman
what she wanted. Although she claimed not to want anything, he pressed further.
On discovering her childlessness, he prophesied that she would have a son and
she did. Much later, when that son died, Elisha brought him back to life.
Open Heaven 7 October 2020: [Wednesday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Seed And Harvests
Elisha insisted on serving Elijah until the
end, and his persistence eventually paid off as he got the double portion he
had asked for. If you serve the man of God diligently, he would ensure you get
whatever you want.
I like to say there are certain people in the
RCCG who are not permitted to die yet. I remember one woman – very effective in
missionary assignments who had been in an accident some years ago. It was so
bad the foreign doctors kept saying she might not survive but I was so sure she
was going nowhere. Today, she is still perfectly well and doing even more for
God.
Open Heaven 7 October 2020 Tuesday: Action Point
Another who has been instrumental in
financing the work of God had a nightmare about death and wanted me to pray for
him before he passed. I laughed and told him to relax. He said it was God who told
him to put his house in order and I replied “Leave it between God and I; you
are not going yet.” That was more than ten years ago and he is still bouncing
in the Lord.
Action Point
Find that one man/woman of God who you will consistently provide for
in substance and/or services.
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