OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.. DATE: FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2014

THEME : SELECTIVE BLESSINGS
Memorise:
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not
be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous
shall be delivered.
Proverbs 11:21
Read: Deuteronomy 23:12-14
12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy
weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease
thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and
shalt turn back and cover that which cometh
from thee:
14 For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst
of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up
thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy
camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in
thee, and turn away from thee.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JUDGES 6:36-8:28 and
JOB 40:15-41:4
Message
In a gathering of the children of God, God
moves round to do two things. He goes round
to deliver us from our enemies, and to make
these enemies fall before us. As He is moving
from one person to another, if He gets to
someone who is “unclean”, He would turn
away. Such a person is selectively ignored by
God. If God leaves us alone for one minute
and the devil has his way, we are finished.
This is why I pity many people who come to
the house of God in clothes that reveal their
nakedness. This is a very dangerous act.
When God is moving around to bless people,
to deliver and to destroy their enemies, when
He gets to their turn and He sees them half
naked, He will turn away because His eyes
cannot behold iniquity (Habakkuk 1:13). When
He turns away, the devil is permitted to move
in. You know very well that the moment you
switch off the light, darkness comes in
uninvited. Anytime God turns aside from
anyone, the forces of darkness move in,
because there can be no vacuum. Another
thing people do that causes God to selectively
ignore them in a congregation is that, they
engage in the act of having side discussions
while the service is going on. Some will be
having their own meetings, while others will
be busy with their phones, answering calls
every minute without being sensitive that it is
the devil trying to distract them from their
blessings. The moment God sees that they are
not part of the congregation, He moves away
with the blessings meant for them.
There are several instances of God selectively
blessing a few within a group in the Bible.
Joseph was a member of a family of twelve
brothers. He was neither the firstborn nor the
lastborn, yet, God picked him for special
blessings and said all his brothers will bow
down before him. There is a reader of this
devotional; this year, the Lord will assign a
special blessing to you in Jesus’ Name. David
also had seven elder brothers. In fact, when
Samuel came and saw the firstborn, he was so
sure he was the one God had chosen until God
opened his eyes. God rejected all of them until
it got to the turn of the one who was not even
on the list for selection. I prophesy to you
today that, the kind of blessing that even you
cannot explain will come your way in Jesus’
Name. At most times, when God selects
someone for a special blessing, it is because
the one selected has satisfied several
conditions that are unknown to other men. No
man was there when Joseph refused the offer
of Potiphar’s wife. There are many people in
church who are not willing to sin when the
pastor is there but they are willing to sin
against God.
Key Point
When God is the One carrying you, you will be
a wonder to yourself and everyone.
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE

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