Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor
from the west, nor from the south. Psalms 75:6
Read: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
God neutralises curses and promotes. Nobody will want to
lift another person above himself. When somebody is talking about promoting
somebody else, it is to a level such that the promoted fellow is still under
him. For instance, in Genesis 30:1-5, when Potiphar promoted Joseph and put him
in charge of all he had, he still remained a slave. Also, if a human being
promotes you, the same fellow may demote you as it happened in Joseph’s case.
But when God decided to promote Joseph, He took him above his master to a level
where he became a master, while Potiphar became his servant. God’s promotion
caused them to switch roles. This season, the Lord will promote you. He will
lift you so high that those above you will be placed under you. Similarly, in 1
Samuel 16:1-13, God said He had chosen David from the house of Jesse as king,
even when nobody considered him. This is why I am glad God is not a democrat
but a sovereign king. If it were by election, no vote would have been recorded
in David’s favour. Even his father would not have voted for him, much less his
envious brothers. Are people ganging up against your promotion in that office?
Fear not! The Most High will bypass them and lift you above them.
In Mark 10:46-52, the outcry of Bartimaeus was quite
significant. He cried: “…Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me” (Verse
47). He was saying, “I know you are the King of kings but your father is David.
God took David, a shepherd boy, made him king and kept on promoting him until
he became the father of the King of kings”. When God decides to promote you,
even after you have left planet earth, the promotion will continue. What have
you done or are you doing to provoke divine promotion? If you want God to
promote you, you must be humble, extremely humble because the extent of your
humility will be the height of your accent. You must also love God with all
your heart, praise and worship Him, serve Him with everything you have. Pray
and place your trust in Him. Also do whatever He says you should and He will
lift you up.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, lift me to the level no human hand can lift me.
Bible in one year: 2 Peter 1-3
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