OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE : THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2016

THEME : DIVINE PARTNERSHIP

Memorise: Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. Psalms 41:1

Read: Psalms 41:1-3, (KJV)

 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

MESSAGE

When is the link between divine partnership and consideration of the poor? As we may know, divine partnership has to do with partnering with the Almighty God. What is the connection between being in the same business with God and our attitude towards the poor? In our Bible reading for today, we discover that when we remember and help the poor, the Lord will deliver us from trouble. The reason is that the Almighty God watches over the poor and listens to their cry.
When you respond to the cry of the poor, you are responding on behalf of their Maker who will in return replenish your pocket. The Bible says in Proverbs 19:17:

“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”

Another thing that will happen to someone in divine partnership is that the fellow shall be preserved. The tendency is high and it is common to many cultures that the poor live at the mercy of the rich. In Isaiah 3:14, the Bible says:

“The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.”

So, when someone decides to take care of the poor instead of maltreating them, the Lord will preserve the fellow so that he can continue the good work. The one who panthers with God in taking care of the poor earns longevity for himself. The Lord promised in His Word that whoever spares the poor of violence shall live. The Bible says that the poor shall never cease out of the land, therefore, He commanded us to remember the poor and the needy (Deuteronomy 15:4-11). When we partner with God in taking care of the poor, the Lord will bless us mightily beyond our wildest imagination.

Another blessing which accrues from partnering with God via taking care of the poor, is that the Lord promised to deliver us from the will of our enemies. Every right thinking fellow will do all things possible to keep a dutiful servant alive. Divine healing is the portion of whoever will take it upon himself to care for the poor on behalf of God. The Lord promised to visit the caretakers of the poor on their sick beds if at all they become sick; and when He visits, healing is guaranteed. The Lord also promised to make your bed for you if you will remember the poor and meet him at the point of his or her need. Beloved, there are many ways whereby we can partner with God; caring for the poor is one.
We can learn a lesson from developed countries that take care of the poor. They are more comfortable than those countries which have no plan for the poor in the land. This is a food for thought for developing countries.

Action Point:

Draw up a charity plan for the poor around you and prayerfully embark on helping them in your own little way.

Bible in one year: Daniel 4:34-6:28 and Psalms 78:17-39

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE


HYMN 3: DEEPER, DEEPER

Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.

Chorus:
O deeper yet, I pray,
And higher every day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy Word.

Deeper, deeper, blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.

Chorus:

Deeper, deeper! though it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.

Chorus:

Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu'ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.

Chorus:

Deeper, deeper in the faith of Jesus,
Holy faith and true;
In His pow'r and soul exulting wisdom
Let me peace pursue.

Chorus.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens,( Thursday, October 13th, 2016) - DIVINE PARTNERSHIP
1.Thank you Father, for first loving me, by sending your son, Jesus, to die for me, while, l was yet a sinner.
2.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, have mercy and forgive me.
3.Father, at anytime, l have shut my ears to the cry of the poor, please, have mercy upon me and forgive me.
4.Father, give me love and compassion, for the poor and the needy.
5.Father, make me your divine partner, in the business of taking care of the poor and the needy.
6.Father, from today, give me the grace never to speak harshly to the poor or the needy, but to treat them with patience, dignity and honour.
7.Father, as l take care of the poor, let me be blessed beyond my own wildest imagination.
8.Father, deliver me not over, unto the will of my enemies, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, help me to be your ears to listen to the cries of the poor and to speak love and acceptance to them.
10.Father, provide for me to feed, cloth and shelter the poor and the needy.
11.Father, as l obey you to show love and kindness to the poor, let me never be numbered among the poor, in Jesus' name.
12.Your Personal petitions. (Phil 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.(John 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers. (1 Thes 5:18).
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