Open Heaven 14 January 2022: [Friday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Lessons From Elisha III
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Heaven 14 January 2022 TOPIC: Lessons From Elisha III
Memorise: But godliness with
contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6
READ: 1st Timothy
6:1-6 (KJV)
1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy
of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because
they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and
beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the
words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to
godliness;
4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of
words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth,
supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 41-42
Open Heaven 14 January 2022 MESSAGE:
Today, we shall look at some more lessons we can draw from the life and
times of Elisha. The first one is based on today’s verse, which says, “But
godliness with contentment is great gain” (1
Timothy 6:6).
Read: Open Heavens 13 January 2022 – Lessons From Elisha II
Elisha was a contented man of God. He understood true prosperity according
to Proverbs 23:5 which says that worldly riches are temporary and fly away as
an eagle toward heaven. Elisha had total consecration and was not given to
materialism.
This was attested to by his refusal to exchange his double anointing for
the gift brought by Naaman after the latter was healed of leprosy (2 King
5:16,26). One striking virtue of Elisha that we must imbibe is his heart of
sincere service.
Open Heaven 14 January 2022 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
This was so obvious that it was well known in Israel. Little wonder that
when King Jehoshaphat was looking for a genuine prophet to consult, one of his
servants testified of Elisha thus: But Jehoshaphat said, is there not here a
prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the
king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat,
which poured water on the hands of Elijah. – (2 Kings 3:11)
Elisha was forward-looking. He didn’t allow the present to blur the view of
his future. He left a lucrative farming business to become a famous national
prophet. Many are so short-sighted, like Esau who sold his birthright for a
plate of pottage (Genesis 25:29-35).
The cumulative virtues of Elisha made him become a man of a double-portion
anointing. He performed miracles – double of what his master Elijah performed.
For example, he raised two dead people whereas his master raised one.
May the Lord make us
disciples of a double-portion anointing, so that we may do greater works than
Christ did, in Jesus’ name (John 14:12).
Open Heaven 14 January 2022 PRAYER POINT:
Father,
please give me a heart of genuine service and fill me with the Holy Spirit so I
can do exploits for You, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 14 January 2022 HYMN:
1. My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus name.
CHORUS:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
2. When darkness seems to veil His face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
3. His oath, His covenant, and blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
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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 kleinanzeigen
in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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