OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE: TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2014

THEME : ROOTED IN CHRIST
Memorise:
Those that be planted in the house of the
LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Psalm 92:13
Read: Psalm 92:12-15
12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm
tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the
LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;
they shall be fat and flourishing;
15 To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my
rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JUDGES 1:1-3:6 and JOB
38:39-39:12
Message
The root is the most important part of a tree.
The very life of every tree is in its roots. Also,
the strength of every house is in its
foundation. If something goes wrong with the
foundation, the house will fall. The moment
something happens to the root of any tree, it
will show on the tree. This is a profound truth.
Most of the time, it is the tree that we see and
not its roots. That which is unseen is what
supports what is seen. The part of a man that
keeps him alive cannot be seen with the
physical eyes. We cannot see God. However, if
God leaves your life, there will be nothing left
of you. The Bible in Romans 11:16 says,
“For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also
holy: and if the root be holy, so are the
branches.”
This clearly shows that if the one who is your
foundation is holy, then you will turn out holy.
If the God you serve is a holy God, you will
discover that your tendency will be towards
holiness. When the root is bitter, the tree is
going to be bitter. When somebody offends
you and you do not forgive, your actions will
show your bitterness; your words also will
show your bitterness and it will be difficult for
you to live a life of peace and holiness in
accordance with Hebrews 12:14-15.
How can you have the grace and power of
God? The secret is that your root should be
love. This is enunciated in Ephesians 3:17-19:
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;
that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
May be able to comprehend with all saints
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and
height; And to know the love of Christ, which
passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with
all the fulness of God.”
When you embrace love, you will see the
attributes of God in every area of your life.
Many of us want the power of God. We want to
be able to perform miracles. The question that
God is asking is: are you willing to love? If you
have power without love, you will destroy
many people. If you have the abilities of God
without the love of God, anybody who offends
you is a dead person. For the power of Christ
to manifest in you, you need to be rooted in
Christ. Examine yourself and think of
everything in you that was planted by the devil
– bitterness, lack of forgiveness, hatred,
sickness, disease, disappointments and fear.
Ask God to uproot them all. The plan of God is
that we being rooted in Him will prosper
materially. He wants you to be in good health
and He also wants your soul to prosper (3
John 2).
Action Point
Don’t seek for the power of God until you have
the love of God.
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE

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