JESUS IN YOUR
BOAT-26/02/2014
Yesterday’s message
was titled “BE FULL OF PRAISE” and it was indeed a
day of unlimited praise in this forum. I pray that His praise will continually
dwell our midst in Jesus Name, amen. Today’s message is titled “JESUS IN YOUR BOAT” as given by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in
Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have been asked
to memorise Psalm 50:15: "And call upon
me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me".
and read Mark 4:35-41. The Bible in
one year reading for today has been taken from Jeremiah 10 to 12 and Psalm 46
Quoted below is the
message for today. God bless you for your contribution
"No doubt,
life in a sense is like the sea. A characteristic of the sea is that storms of
varying degrees arise, putting the lives of those sailing on it in jeopardy of
being drowned. In Jesus’ Name, the storms of life will not be able to drown
you, your family and your business. While literal storms are natural phenomena,
the storms of life are often generated and directed to an individual by
enemies. Whether it is by enemies in the flesh or in the spirit realm, every
situation that would constitute a storm in your life shall be disappointed in
Jesus’ Name.
Jesus was in the
boat with His disciples on a mission across the Sea of Galilee. His Father's
business that should bring deliverance to the mad man in Gadara, who the devil
had been afflicting with chronic insanity, beaconed. The devil had an idea of
this and decided to thwart it, but he is never a match for our God, and He will
never be. This is why I command whatever storm you may be experiencing now to
be calm in Jesus‘ Name. As you sail on the sea of life to fulfill your destiny,
the devil and his allies are not happy because your success is also going to
result in the blessing and deliverance of others. This is because you will use
it for God's service, to build up the work of God and to bring souls to the
Kingdom of God. Nevertheless, the devil and his agents will fail.
At the onset of the
storm, while Jesus was taking time off to relax, the disciples embarked on a
rescue operation of the boat. The situation however did not get better. They
could not cope. It was then they remembered to wake Jesus up.- 1 Samuel 2:9c
says: .
”........for by
strength shall no man prevail.” .
You should not make
this mistake; your role is to notify Jesus of the storm. In any case,
Jesus woke up unperturbed..The Author and Controller of Peace himself rebuked
the winds behind the storm, and there was calm. You shall begin to experience
calmness in your marriage, in your finances, in your education, in your
business and in your health from now on in Jesus‘ Name. Stop running
helter-sketer todubious men all over the place; they will only compound
your problems. Look up to Jesus; let Him handle your storm.
Today's action
point is to repent of being too quick to seek out man's solution instead of
God's at times of difficulty. Praise God, the all-powerful One and tell Him of
any storm in your life.
As we seek the face
of God instead of man today, I pray that every mountain before us will become
plain in Jesus Name, amen.
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