OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2014

THEME : WHEN GOD IS NEUTRAL.
MEMORISE: For our God is a consuming fire.
HEBREW 12 : 29.
READ : ROMANS 12 : 19 - 21.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but
rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him;
if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing
thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil
with good.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JOSHUA 10 : 29 - 13 : 7
& JOB 36 : 5 - 16.
When you hand over someone to God and you
ask Him to judge the matter, you have handed
the person over to the One the Bible refers to
as the Righteous Judge. From 2 Timothy 4 : 8,
we understand that when God judges, He does
so righteously. He does not only judge
actions, He judges motives also. When God
judges, He takes into consideration all the
facts that you do not know about. Proverbs
20 : 22 advises that when someone offends
you, do not seek to revenge. Rather, wait on
the Lord and let Him handle the situation.
When God decides to fight against somebody,
the battle is over quickly and disaster is
assured against them. In Numbers 23 : 17 -
25, we read the episode of Balak against the
children of Israel. When God decided to fight
against Israel, twenty-four thousand of them
died in one day ( Numbers 25 : 1 - 9 ). If you
go into sin, you may suddenly find God
fighting against you.
God can also be neutral. He can watch you as
you fight your enemy on your own. If God
takes this position, you can be sure that the
fight will not last long, and the outcome will be
defeat. In Joshua 6 : 20 - 27, when God was
fighting for Israel, Jericho was taken with just
a shout. However, when they later fought
against a small city called Ai, they were
defeated because God was not with them then
as a result of their disobedience ( Joshua 7 : 3
- 5 ). Another set of people that God can take
a neutral outlook on are the proud. God is
interested in seeing how far their pride can
take them. James 4 : 6 says :
“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith,
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto
the humble.”
The proud usually lose in the battles of life.
Pride leads to the demotion of the individual
involved.
I do not want God to fight against me, neither
do I want Him to be neutral concerning my
case. Rather, I desire Him to always be on my
side. Exodus 15 : 9 - 10 says :
”The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied
upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand
shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy
wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead
in the mighty waters.”
Just make sure you trust God. Hand over all
your challenges to Him. You will be amazed at
how He will bring to pass all you have asked
of Him. Turn to the side of God, for there is no
other place to turn to where victory is assured.
Hold onto God, and eventually, you will be
triumphant.
PRAYER POINT :
Father, do not be neutral in any aspect of my
life.
AUTHOR : Pst. E .A ADEBOYE.