Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their
days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. Job 36:11
Read: Exodus 4:2-4
In Exodus 3:10-14, after God asked Moses to go and deliver a
message to Pharaoh, Moses objected giving excuses. He argued about his
unworthiness for the assignment and said he did not have enough information
about God’s identity. It is good to have sufficient knowledge about God but
waiting until you know everything about God or the assignment may just be a
wait in futility. God’s revelation comes to us in phases and stages. You may
not know everything about an assignment before you start. Even Jesus left the
disciples without disclosing some information to them because they were not
mature enough to handle them. However, for Moses to go on this assignment,
knowing God as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was enough, as God’s dealing
with them at this point was hinged on these three patriarchs. Today, that
knowledge is quite inadequate. If you know Jesus Christ as the Saviour, Healer,
Sanctifier, Deliverer, Protector, Provider, and the only begotten Son, you have
more than enough message to reach your world. As a young convert, do not wait until
you know the whole Bible before you start to preach to others. Simply sharing
your testimonies can open the door of salvation to your listeners.
Moreover, where divine mandate is concerned, no argument
will be accepted by God for human disobedience. If God did not accept the
excuses of Moses, neither will He accept yours. Immediately after dismissing
those arguments, Moses began his training on implicit obedience. He was asked
to drop his rod without prior knowledge of what the result will be. Moses did
so without questioning and it became a snake. Moses enrolled in God’s school of
obedience and had to become like a child, meek and ever ready to learn. God
told him to pick the snake by its tail even though as an adult one should have
expected him to know that. You will notice that Moses later had to turn a rod
into serpent. This tells us that God’s training is in preparation for your
assignment and therefore not in vain. At the end, all Moses had to do in
ministry was simply to hear from God and obey no matter what anybody had to
say. Have you enrolled in God’s school of obedience? Have you learnt to be meek
and to comply with God’s instructions always?
KEY POINT:
In any Kingdom assignment, two things are paramount: hearing
from God and obeying Him. Your success in life and ministry lies in your
ability to do these two things.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 12-14
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