PASTOR'S WEEK- A daily devotional by Pastor E.A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Deut 4-6
MAXIMIZE GOOD GROUNDS Friday, April 2, 2010
MEMORIZE: “And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty,  and some an hundred” (Mark 4:20) READ: Mark 4:7-8 Depending on the ground you invest in, you could reap thirtyfold, sixtyfold or even hundredfold returns (Mark 4:8). Matthew 13:44 talks of a wise investor who found a field with hidden treasures. From the moment he discovered this potentially viable soil, he never gave sleep to his eyes until he disposed all he had to buy it. He would have lived in affluence thereafter. Are you a wise investor? Do you follow Biblical principles on sowing and reaping? Are you sure you are getting the maximum yield for your seeds? Do you invest in potentially viable soils like this wise investor? It is my prayer for you that this year will deliver its maximum yield to you as you invest wisely. I made some trips to a town in the Western part of Nigeria.  During my stay, a particular sister ministered to my needs. On one of such trips, I met the sister standing beside her parked car in a moody state. I thought the car had developed some problems so I asked what was wrong but she said she was the one something was wrong with not the car.  She had just suffered a miscarriage. Her eight -month old baby had died in her womb and the doctors were preparing to evacuate it. She was sorrowful and depressed. I simply laid hands on her stomach and invited the One who specializes in turning round impossible situations to step in. Within minutes, the dead child came back to life. Have you been having problems of miscarriage? In the Name of Jesus Christ, that trend of miscarriage is terminated now. That yoke is broken this minute. Every force fighting fruitfulness in any area of your life is destroyed in Jesus’ Name. Sowing into the life of a genuine servant of God is like finding a gold-mine. Are you sowing into the life of your pastor? To what extent have you been of assistance to his family? If you have neglected him and his family, you are losing a  good ground you could sow and receive a great yield. Thank God for the good grounds the Lord has given to you and adequately invest in them to obtain your desired yield. You shall not lose your reward.Sowing and Reaping ACTION POINT: Declare the next seven days as pastor’s week.  Sow spiritually, financially and materially into the lives of pastors the Lord has blessed you through.