OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE

Saturday 2 January


TOPIC: HEARSAY OR EXPERIENCE?

MEMORIZE: “Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name” (Ps. 103:1)

READ: Genesis 22: 6-14

God is a lover of names and titles. However, none of His names or titles is for fun; each of them describes God in a specific sense. That is , one way we can get to know God or He can reveal Himself to us is through His names or titles. Also, each of God’s names is a covenant instrument capable of bringing the obedient believer into a covenant with God so as to release its inherent blessings on the fellow. Every time God reveals Himself to you particular name or title, you are automatically made richer as your access to realizing God’s promises in your life is broadened. It is one thing to claim all the promises of God in the scriptures but another thing for God to specifically give you one of His promises already written in the Bible as a result of cutting a fresh covenant with you. God will be more committed to one than the other.

When Abraham embarked on a journey into obedience while going to sacrifice his son Isaac on Mount Moriah, his son asked of the lamb for the sacrifice and he responded our of his limited knowledge about God that the Lord will surely provide. It was right on that mount that God introduced Himself to him as Jehovah Jireh – the Lord my provider. From that moment, it was no more what he thought or read about God’s ability to provide, or even what people said about it, but the first hand experience he had with God. Many of us have not experienced God by His names or titles. All we do is confess His promises. The Lord wants you to move beyond that level! Move from hearsay to personal experience. When God has not revealed Himself to you by His names, Satan can easily rob you of your kingdom benefits. But when you have known and proved God by divine revelation, you shall be strong and do exploits.

ACTION POINT: The Abrahamic covenant was enlarged by God’s revelation to Abraham as the Jehovah –Jireh. What are you doing to enlarge yours today?