Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not
according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. Isaiah 8:20
Read: Isaiah 8:16-20
After the wonderful sight that Moses experienced, the
Personality behind the experience introduced Himself to Moses as the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Moreover he said, I am
the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob. And Moses hid his face: for he was afraid to look upon God. Exodus 3:6
This is the sovereign Lord, the covenant- keeping God who
called Abraham from idolatry into holiness and charted a path of greatness for
him. When He called Moses, He immediately began to talk about holiness (Exodus
3:5). It is amusing to hear people talk about their supernatural encounters
which they claim is from God, when they are anything but holy. A check here is
that any divine encounter with God draws you closer to God and further from
sin, else that encounter is not of God. A religion whose leader is uncertain of
where he would end after death when asked by his followers, cannot be the same
as the faith whose leader says, “I am going back to Heaven to prepare you a
place and will return for you someday, and you will be with me in Heaven
throughout eternity” (John 14:3). The difference is clear!
When Paul saw a supernatural light that outshone the sun, he
fell down and became blind. Yet, the one behind the encounter introduced
Himself to him as Jesus, whom Saul was persecuting (Acts 9:1-5). When you
encounter the God I serve, He will not keep you in the dark or in suspense
regarding who He is. In addition, if it is the Almighty God, after such a
supernatural encounter, He will give you a message to a people or commission
you for a specific assignment. Moses was given a message of deliverance to a
people in bondage. Paul was given a message of salvation to the Gentiles. Peter
also received a message of salvation to the Jews. If you claim to have had a
supernatural encounter from God, what is your message from God? What is the
commission the Lord gave to you? Does it totally agree with the written Word of
God- the Bible or does it contradict the Bible in certain areas? If it is from
God, the message and commission must be in total agreement with the scripture.
If it contradicts the Bible in any way, it is not from God. It means the light
of God is not in it. If you claim to have had an encounter with God and your
message compromises God’s Word, waters it down or make people to violate it,
then that message is from the pit of hell.
KEY POINT:
The Bible is God’s unchangeable standard. Any prophecy,
revelation, dream or ‘divine’ commission that negates it, is from Satan, not
God.
Bible in one year: 2 Kings 4-6
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