EVERYONE NEEDS A MIRACLE: 28/01/2013
The topic that was treated yesterday in the Open
Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014) was Yesterday was “WHO SHALL GO FOR
US” and it really awakened my zeal for evangelism. Thank God for everyone
that contributed to the forum. I pray that the grace never to be weary will be
released to all of us in Jesus name. Today’s topic in the Daily Devotional is“EVERYONE
NEEDS A MIRACLE”; the memory verse was taken from Psalm 55:16: “As
for me, I will call upon God, and the LORD shall save me”.
To observe our Bible in one year’s reading, we have
been asked to read Hebrews 11-13 andPsalm 26
The Bible Reading for today’s message is
given as Mark 5:22-23
22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of
the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little
daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on
her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
The message is quoted below for our usual
discussion. God bless Daddy GO and God bless every one of us as we reflect on
the message.
“Some years ago, I was invited to be the guest
speaker at a garden party in an exclusive, highbrow residential area. Because I
arrived at the venue (Luke early, I was made to sit for a while in the house of
my host. The house was an exquisite parade of wealth and splendour. I had never
seen such brazen display of wealth in my life. The house contained six living
rooms. I was kept in one of them. From where I was, I could see five other
living rooms in ascending order of affluence. It was as if prosperity was on
parade. After surveying the entire environment, I decided to change the topic
of my message. Initially, I had wanted to preach on the topic: ”Your miracle is
around”. I concluded: ”These people do not need a miracle”. I decided to change
my topic to: ”What the Lord has done for me, I cannot tel it all” or ”Bless the
Lord, 0 m soul”. While I was still thinking of changing the message, the Holy
Spirit nudged me: ”Son, these people need a miracle more than you could ever
imagine”. With every opportunity the Lord gives me to minister to men and women
of substance, I have always leant that even they need miracles. All human
beings need miracles irrespective of race, status or social standing. The Bible
is a complete book. There is no aspect of human life that is not addressed in
God's word. There is something in the Bible for all.
The story in today's reading centres on an eminent
personality. Jairus was a man of uncommon achievement by all standards. He was
a man of whom it could be said: ”he has made it in life”. in spite of his great
achievements, however, he had one problem which money could not solve. His only
daughter was at the verge of death. I n his seemingly hopeless situation,
Jairus sought help from the Lord and the Lord met him at the point of his need.
The Lord will meet you at the point of your need today in Jesus‘ Name. Like the
case of Jairus, the man whose house I described above had one problem money
could not solve. After the programme, the man pleaded passionately with me to
pray over the case of his son who was then a drug addict. The fact that
the man was respected in the society God not grant him immunity from the storms
of life. Before the intervention of God, this son was busy ruining the fortunes
of the family; but I thank the Lord who touched him. The good news is that he has
remained responsible and sensible since he received the touch of God. If you
feel you don't need a miracle for yourself, you may need it for your family and
children. It is possible that you may not need a miracle for your children but
someone else who is precious to you might need a miracle. I pray that that your
long-awaited miracle shall come to you today in Jesus‘ Name. Only believe, and
you shall see the glory of God”
In today’s Devotional study, we have been asked to
pray as follows: “Father, give me a miracle today that will turn life
around for good in Jesus Name”- (Adeboye, 2014)
I pray that that long-awaited miracle will overflow
in our situation today in Jesus Name.
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