Daily Devotional
Open Heavens - GLORY AND SACRIFICE - Wednesday 05 September 2012
Wednesday, September 05, 2012Omoba
GLORY
AND SACRIFICE
Memorize: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people Of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 11:25
Read: Hebrews 11:24-27
Memorize: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people Of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 11:25
Read: Hebrews 11:24-27
The one who has not fully made up his mind about his relationship with God,
might be tempted to compromise the Gospel message or the specific errand he or
she is asked to deliver to the affluent in society when given the opportunity
to stand before them. When compromise sets i n, the glory departs. Compromise
is a great deflector of God's glory. When you stand before kings to tell them
the truth, even when they do not like to hear the truth, God increases His
glory upon your life.
There are several children of God who stood before kings
in Bible days and they never compromised: Young David, Shadrach, Meshach,
Abednego, Daniel and Paul, all stood before kings without compromising. In
fact, Daniel was very outstanding. He remained in the corridors of power for a
very long time. Successive kings found him so invaluable that they retained him
so as to give credibility and add value to their kingdoms. There is a user of
this Devotional who will soon stand before kings. God is giving you the
opportunity to stand before kings. But when this comes to pass, do not be
intimidated, and do not change your message. Speak the truth and God will
uphold you.
Can God send you to a palace of pleasure or a dangerous zone without you
compromising? If money or self gratification is uppermost in your heart, you
will surely forget your main reason for going. It was dangerous for Moses to
accept God’s call to go and meet Pharaoh. That errand could have cost him his
life, yet he went. He made a choice that could hurt him. What were gains to
him, he counted as loss, just like Paul. It was a great honour to be called the
son of Pharaoh's daughter - a prince, yet he told people to stop calling him
that. In other words, he despised the title that would have opened doors to him
everywhere he went in Egypt, but rather chose to suffer with endangered species
the Israelites). He preferred the reproaches of Christ greater treasures
compared lo the sinful pleasures of Egypt. No wonder he carried God's glory to
the extent that people could not look at his shinning face. What sacrifice have
you made to earn the glory of God you are asking for? Paul gave up his academic
achievements just to be a carrier of higher levels of glory. Without sacrifice,
you can never climb high on the glory ladder.
ACTION POINT:
It is faithfulness that keeps you uncompromising in the midst of pressures. Ask for grace to remain faithful wherever you are.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional
Written by: Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Open Heavens Online
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