Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy
might; for there is no work, nor advice, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the
grave, whither thou goest. Ecclesiastes 9:10
Read: Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
Your focus in life will affect you in time and in eternity.
The one who focuses on material things will someday be separated from them when
death comes, leaving the fellow with nothing on earth and nothing in the world
to come. But the one who focuses on the things from above- a thriving
relationship with God, the fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit, winning several
souls to Christ, advancing the work of God’s kingdom etc., will have the
rewards awaiting him or her in eternity (Colossians 3:1-3). What are you giving
most of your time, intellect and money? Remember you time will be up someday.
Some have even lost their salvation to the pursuit of material things which
sooner or later will be separated from them.
There is need to always remind yourself that after death
there is no room for change anymore. Whatever you do now will be your peak at
the point of death. After death, all such activities cease. Any talent you have
not developed or utilised before death will go with the body to the grave after
death. The cemetery is said to be the richest place on earth because it
harbours all the unutilised talents, abilities, and even anointing which have
become forever dormant by virtue of being in that location. Elijah served the
Lord and transferred a double portion of his anointing to Elisha. The latter
served the Lord too but because his servant Gehazi missed it, and the sons of
the prophets in their prophetic schools did not pay the price, he went to the
grave with his anointing. Any endowment that goes with you to the grave without
being used for the benefit of your fellow man is wasted. After death, you will
account for such waste. In other words, those abilities, talents to write,
sing, win souls, motivate, etc., which you failed to use before death will
become eternal exhibits which will be used against you. Has God given you life?
Use it to its fullest. Develop all, not just some of God’s gifts in your life
and maximally utilize them for His glory. The grave must not receive anything
else from you other than a totally emptied body. Don’t enrich the grave!
PRAYER POINT:
Lord, help me to maximally utilize all the divine deposits
in me to the extent that the grave will be unable to inherit anything from me
when l die.
Bible
in One year: Zechariah 7-10
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