Open Heaven 16 September
MEMORISE: “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth In me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” – (John 15:5)
BIBLE READING: Deuteronomy 7:12-18
12 “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. 13 And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. 14 You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. 15 And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you. 16 Also you shall [c]destroy all the peoples whom the Lord your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
17 “If you should say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’— 18 you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:
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When God said “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” in Genesis 1:26, little could anyone know what it would entail. By this divine decision, man was made responsible for his actions and inactions because he is a small “god” (Psalm 82:6). Man, therefore had to take responsibility for his livelihood after the fall in the Garden of Eden. In spite of the need of man to have a means of livelihood however, our Lord Jesus Christ still cautions: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – (Matthew 6:33).
The memory verse of today reveals to us how to fulfil the law of fruitfulness. At creation, man lived in all-round abundance – physically, spiritually and materially because God bestowed His blessing upon him and his wife. With little effort, the man found great reward for his labour. This therefore shows us clearly that to be fruitful, you must have an intimate relationship with the Living God. The first law of fruitfulness is make Jesus Christ our Lord – we must be born again, that is, we must agree with Romans 3:23 that “… all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”, then quickly do something about it.
This acceptance must be followed by the genuine repentance from our sins and unrighteousness. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. – (Acts 3:19). It is time the children of God understand the secret of fruitfulness: abiding in the Son of the Living God – the True Vine.
We must leave behind every anxiety about what or who we want to become, focusing instead on living each day for God. The Bible says: For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. – (2 Corinthians 8:9). With the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary, we are abundantly blessed of the Lord, and we know that God’s blessings make us rich without any added sorrow (Proverbs 10: 22).
ACTION POINT: Father, please open my eyes to see the secret of divine blessings, that I may align myself with it, in Jesus’ name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Luke 19-20
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – Fulfilling the Law of Fruitfulness – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 16 September 2021
