Yesterday’s message was titled “FIT
FOR DIVINE FAVOUR”. Today’s message continues the series and is
titled “LIFE IN ABUNDANCE I” as
given by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In
today’s message, we have been asked to memorise John
10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and
that y might have it more abundantly.” and read 2 Peter
1:1-4. The Bible in one year
reading for today has been taken from Isaiah 60:1-63:14 and Psalm 42
"Under normal
circumstances, no human being desires to be a nonentity. The various forces in
the world however, are responsible for many people spending their entire life
amounting to nothing and dwelling in the valley of not-well-to-do persons. The
Almighty God Himself in making man did not intend for him to be a scourge of
His creation, but rather the master.
”And God said, Let
us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air; and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male
and female created he them.” Genesis 1:26-27
This passage
clearly reveals love and goodwill par excellence on the part of God toward man.
Where then did the negative turn of events come from? It is sin in the camp of
man. He rebelled against his Maker; he rejected His authority over him by
choosing to obey the archenemy of God—Satan, rather than God.
”And he said, Who
told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I
commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom
thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the LORD
God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman Said,
The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” Genesis 3:11-13
Since this incident
in the Garden of Eden, things have not been the same with man; until the same
God who was sinned against sent His Son to make atonement for the sin of man
(Hebrews 9:22, John 3:16). Whosoever now is in Christ is in a position to
regain all that man had lost through sin (Romans 5:17). If you are already in
Christ, I want to let you know that you are positioned to live a fulfilled
life. If you have not truly surrendered to Jesus however, even if you Seem to
be making it, know that something very vital is still missing. Besides, where
it matters most in the hereafter, you will be disappointed; so repent and turn
over your life to Jesus today." (Adeboye 2014)
Today's Action
Point is to make sure you are fully in Christ, to be able to
reclaim all your lost ground and make heaven.
I pray that the
Almighty God will speedily recover all for us in Jesus Name, amen. God bless
you richly for your contribution.
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