OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2014

THEME : NOT A COINCIDENCE.
MEMORISE: There are many devices in a
man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the
LORD, that shall stand. PROVERBS 19 : 21.
READ : 1 SAMUEL 25 : 32 - 35.
32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the
LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to
meet me:
33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be
thou, which hast kept me this day from
coming to shed blood, and from avenging
myself with mine own hand.
34 For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel
liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting
thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to
meet me, surely there had not been left unto
Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth
against the wall.

35 So David received of her hand that which
she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up
in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened
to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JOSHUA 8 : 30 - 10 : 28
& JOB 35 : 9 - 36 : 4.
God uses human agents to bring to pass what
He had planned before the foundation of the
world. The meeting between Abigail and David
was no accident; God arranged it. David was
wise enough to recognise this. You will make
a lot of progress in life if you take note of the
fact that no meeting with any person is a
coincidence. In Exodus 2 : 5 - 10, Pharaoh’s
daughter went to bathe in the river at about the
same time Moses was placed on it. It is easy
for a casual observer to see this as a mere
coincidence, but it was God at work in the
affairs of men. God planned it because He
wanted Moses to be trained in the house of
Pharaoh. Fortunately, Pharaoh’s daughter had
no child. If she had children, she would have
seen adopting Moses as an extra burden. Also,
in 1 Samuel 17 : 22 - 23, we have the story of
David and Goliath. David arrived at the
battlefield at the very moment Goliath showed
up to boast as he used to. As it were, the one
meant to die met the one who would kill him.
This was arranged by God. In 1 Kings 19 : 15
- 21, Elisha was busy doing his work when
Elijah came passing by. God also arranged this
meeting. Through this meeting, their lives were
radically transformed.
From time to time, God uses some people to
open doors for you and He uses some others
to close doors against you. Revelation 3 : 7
says :
”And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia
write; These things saith he that is holy, he
that is true, he that hath the key of David, he
that openeth, and no man shutteth; and
shutteth, and no man openeth;”
In the case of Nabal and David, David did not
even ask God whether he should go and attack
Nabal or not. He was so angry that even if
God spoke, he would not have heard. God sent
Abigail to close the door of revenge against
him. This is why you must always ensure that
you are on the side of God. As long as you are
on His side, you have the assurance that every
door shut against you is not good enough for
what God is preparing to give you. Through
patience, you must also learn to recognise that
everyone in your life has been assigned to
play one role or the other to bring about the
actualisation of the plan and purpose of God
for your life. Whatever represents Nabal in your
life, and whatever stands like Goliath on your
road to fame, all have their different roles to
play. Just ensure you are on the Lord’s side
and you can be sure of victory at the end of
the day.
PRAYER POINT :
Lord, work out your purpose for my life.
AUTHOR : Pst. E .A ADEBOYE.