Daily Devotional
Open Heavens
OPEN HEAVENS: “PROVOKING SIGNS & WONDERS I”, WEDNESDAY 8TH JANUARY 2014
Wednesday, January 08, 2014Omoba
Memory Verse: John
11:40: “Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest
believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?”
Read: Matthew 8:8-10.
Matthew
8:8-10:“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be
healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to
this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my
servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said
to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith,
no, not in Israel.”
Message:
You must follow some
spiritual principles if you want signs and wonders to become daily occurrences
in your life. God is so generous to all that He has made it easy for all men to
provoke His signs and wonders. Every record of signs and wonders in the Bible
and in modern times can be traced to certain factors which were responsible for
their occurrence. One of such factors is prayer. Prayers come in different
forms. The prayer of the centurion is the model I want us to consider as a
typical prayer that provokes signs and wonders. If there is an example of a
prayer that was answered instantly with commendation, it is the prayer of the
centurion. The prayer of this man made the wonder-working Saviour to marvel!
This prayer manifests something I must draw your attention to: it was a prayer
of humility. The man said: “I am not worthy”. When you listen to some people
praying to God, you begin to wonder whether they are talking to their houseboy
or maid. With every sense of arrogance, they begin to issue commands after
listing the reasons for which they believe God must answer them! May your
prayer-life receive a fresh sense of humility, coupled with an assurance that
will provoke signs and wonders in Jesus’ Name.
Another spiritual
principle that provokes signs and wonders is the principle of praise and
worship. When I see some people who think they are too good to worship the King
of kings I begin to wonder what they think themselves to be. Do you know that
even if God wanted to say no to your request and you worship Him, the ‘no’ can
become ‘yes’? The Syro-phoenician woman in Matthew 15:21-28: came to Jesus and
said: “Have
mercy on me; my daughter is grievously vexed of the devil”. Jesus didn’t answer her a word. This woman persisted
in asking, yet Jesus seemed not to pay attention to her. He even said He was
sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The Bible says the woman
came and worshipped Him saying: “I know I don’t qualify for a miracle but look at me, I am
on my knees”. At the end of the day, she got her miracle. So when
you hear me eulogising God with names such as: Rock of ages, Ancient of days, the Lion of the tribe of Judah etc,
I know what I am doing. I am provoking signs and wonders. How many people get
up in the morning and say: “THANK YOU LORD” on a daily basis? When you do so,
you are provoking signs and wonders that will greet the day you are going into.
As from today, learn how to use the weapons of prayer, praise and worship to
provoke the needed signs and wonders in your life.
ACTION
POINT
Before you begin to
bombard God with your requests, thank Him, worship Him and praise Him for all
His benefits you have received in the past.
Bible in one year: 1 Corinthians Chapter 8:1
Chapter 11:16; Psalm 9:11-20.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional
Written by: Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Written by: Pastor E.A. Adeboye
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