Today’s message is titled “ATTENTlVE TO THE MASTER'S INSTRUCTIONS?” as provided by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have been asked to memorise Mark 14:38: "
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.".
Today's reading is from Mark 14:37-38 and the Bible in one year reading for today has been taken from Jeremiah 29:24 to Jeremiah 31:40 and Psalm 52.
Today's reading is from Mark 14:37-38 and the Bible in one year reading for today has been taken from Jeremiah 29:24 to Jeremiah 31:40 and Psalm 52.
Quoted below is the message for today. God bless
you richly for your contribution.
"It is always good to pay close attention to
instructions given by someone you claim to be your guide.
Or guardian. Often, we miss many opportunities, breakthroughs and victories
because we fail to see the details of the instructions given to us on a
subject. A multi- national company once held a promotional exam for
their middle-cadre staff. The questions were simple, but the exam was
meant to test their ability to follow instructions. There were ten items
on the question paper with a long paragraph of instructions. The time
allocated for the examination was only ten minutes, but reading the
instructions through properly would take about five minutes. For this
reason, many did not take time to read the instructions but
went ahead to answer all the questions, which appeared very simple.
However, the candidates were required to answer just one question, and the
instruction to this effect was hidden in the last line of the instructions
they failed to read. T Whoever answered more than one question failed the
test. Only one person read through to the end of the
instructions. The instruction, indeed, was the examination!
The apostles of old
also had issues with paying attention to detailed instructions and we must
learn from them. When our Lord came face to face with the reality of
suffering and the Cross, He admitted that it was not going to be easy
(Mark 14:34). There was only one way to pass the examination of the
moment — prayer. He went to pray and told the disciples to do the same;
though not for Him, but for themselves (Mark 14:38). They were however
busy sleeping! Beloved, to make it to the end of our Christian race, let
us pay close attention to the details of the Lord's instructions and
we shall be happy we did. When the Lord in Malachi 3:1 0“
said: ”Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse” He meant all tithes.You do not need an advanced dictionary to understand what ”all”
means. When also the Bible in 1 Corinthians 1 1 :10 says:
”For this cause
ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.”
Apostle Paul did
not say much on why a woman should veil her head while praying or
prophesying. However, a conscientious child of God would not press for too
many details before she jumps at this simple instruction of covering
within the spiritual environment. I pray for you that the grace to pay
very close attention to detailed instructions will be given to you in
Jesus‘ Name."
The prayer point is
"Father, though I may not fully understand why I should, give me
the grace to be completely obedient to your instructions."
God bless you
richly as you contribute to today's discussion, amen
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