Thursday, 8th August 2024
By Pst Israel Olorunfemi
TEXT: “And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me” (Acts 12:8)
Repeat after me: “Father, I acknowledge that Your Word holds the power to transform lives. As I read Your Word today, I ask that it transform my life and shape my destiny. By the Power in your Word, above only shall be my experience all through this month and onwards, in Jesus name. Amen.”
Let me begin by saying that obedience is the pathway to distinction in life. Looking at the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, we discover that the Word of God has a lot to say about obedience. In the story of the Ten Commandments, we see how crucial the concept of obedience is to God. The book of Deut 11:26-28 sums it up, saying: ‘Obey and you will be blessed; disobey and you will be cursed.’ In the New Testament, we learn through the example of Jesus Christ that we are called to a life of obedience.
What is obedience? Obedience involves doing what you are asked to do, in the way you are asked to do it, and at the time you are asked to do it. Obedience is about heeding instructions and complying with them fully.
God never demands that we do anything just for the sake of it. He always has our well-being in mind. When God gives an instruction, it is absolutely for our benefit in the long term. In the short term, it might seem unnecessary and make no sense, but our God is all-wise and all-good. Also, God wants to know our heart and confirm that we will choose Him even when His instructions don’t make sense. Never think that obedience to God is in vain.
In today’s anchor scripture, the gate that opened to Peter on its own accord was as a result of Peter’s obedience to the instruction from the Angel. Most of the miracles in the Bible happened as a result of people’s obedience to divine instructions.
Please, throughout this month and beyond, if you are prompted by the Holy Spirit or by God’s servants to do something, don’t waste time in doing it, even if it doesn’t seem logical to you. There is always a prophetic grace and a timeline attached to every divine instruction. Once you fulfill it on time, you will easily activate the prophetic grace of what God has already spoken to you about.
ACTION STEP:
Watch out for divine instructions from now on and be prepared to promptly respond, for they are the ladders that will take you up and sustain you there.
PRAYER: You will not miss your Above Only experience this month, in Jesus name.
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DAILY CONFESSION: This year 2024, I am advancing in adversity because I’ve been redeemed to flourish in hard times therefore my life shall be full of wonders. Amen and amen.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: “There is always a prophetic grace and a timeline attached to every divine instruction.”
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Aug 8 (Rom 9:16-33; Ps 74-76)
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