Open Heavens 28 August 2016: Sunday daily devotional
Open Heavens 28 August
2016: Sunday daily
devotional by Pastor E. A.
Adeboye – Unusual
Messengers
Topic: Unusual Messengers [Sunday 28, August 2016]
Memorise: And it shall be, that thou
shalt drink of the brook; and I have
commanded the ravens to feed thee
there. – 1 Kings 17:4
Read: 1 Kings 17:1-5 (KJV)
Bible Passage below
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the
inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab,
As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before
whom I stand, there shall not be dew
nor rain these years, but according to
my word.
2 And the word of the LORD came unto
him, saying,
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee
eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of
the brook; and I have commanded the
ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according unto the
word of the LORD: for he went and
dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is
before Jordan.
Bible in One Year: Jeremiah 1:1-3:5,
Psalms 44:1-8
MESSAGE:
Messengers are stewards often sent to
speak, act, or deliver a message on
behalf of their master. In addition to the
angelic beings that God normally sends
as messengers to speak, deliver
messages, or carry our specific
assignments, He also uses humans and
other living or non-living beings as
messengers. The purpose of God’s
legitimate messengers is always to
inform, enable, protect, empower, and
guide the people of God. But they are
sent occasionally to punish. I pray that
you will never do anything to provoke
divine judgment in Jesus’ name. The
most prominent among God’s
messengers are Prophets, humans and
angelic beings. However, unusual
messengers are sometimes deployed by
God to carry out special assignments. 1
Kings 17:4-6 says,
“ 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink
of the brook; and I have commanded the
ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went
and did according unto the word of the
LORD: for he went and dwelt by the
brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6
And the ravens brought him bread and
flesh in the morning, and bread and
flesh in the evening; and he drank of the
brook.”
In the above passage, the most unusual
messengers - ravens were the stewards
sent to provide food for Elijah in the
wilderness. Ravens are large heavily
built carnivorous birds of the corvine
family. God used a great fish, gourd
plant, worm and a vehement east wind
as unusual messengers to teach Jonah
the lesson of his life in Jonah 4:6-8 . He
used another unusual messenger to play
an important role in the story of Balaam
in Numbers 22:19-35. Numbers
22:27-28 says;
“ 27…. and Balaam’s anger was kindled,
and he smote the ass with a staff. 28
And the Lord opened the mouth of the
ass, and she said unto Balaam, What
have I done unto thee, that thou hast
smitten me these three times?”
The use of supernatural beings are
natural elements as God’s messengers
therefore underscores God as the Lord
of Hosts, with the special ability to make
all things work in favour of His beloved
children. Therefore, give your life to
Jesus today, and become one of God’s
beloved. Then you can be sure that all
things will begin to work together for
your good according to the Word of God
in Romans 8:28.
Prayer Point: Father, please command
all things to work together for my good
and the fulfilment of my destiny in the
name of Jesus.
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