REAPING OTHER’S HARVEST- Open heavens devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Deut 20-22
REAPING OTHER’S HARVEST Wednesday, April 07, 2010
MEMORIZE: “For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit” (Eccl. 2:26) READ: Ecclesiastes 5:13-17 Besides battling with insatiable quest for more and insomnia, another problem of the rich is insecurity. They never believe they or their money is secured. You can put all the money in a bank but when you die, nobody will bury you with your money. At best, they may decorate the corpse with beautiful clothes and jewelry. But you can be sure that robbers will visit that grave to plunder any valuable thing that is in the coffin. “As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labor, which he may carry away in his hand” (Ecc. 5:15). You cannot take one kobo, cent or penny with you at death. Money is only useful for the things it can do that can add value, joy and laughter to the lives of people. Are you just amassing wealth? For whom is the wealth you are stock piling? One day, you will realize that it is nothing but vanity. How are you spending your money today? Another fact here is that many people are busy laboring so hard and accumulating so much wealth which will eventually be turned into the hands of God’s children. Ecclesiastes 2:26 says, “For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit”. Whether you like it or not, some people must work for others. If you are special to God, and you seek Him and His righteousness, always doing the things that please Him, He will cause you to enter into the harvest you never labored for. Today, some people sweat, toil, suffer or even cheat to acquire certain assets only to dispose of them at give away rates. A man erected a massive house of nine flats with every room ensuite. When a challenge came calling at the door, he sold it at a give away price to a brother who was in a rented apartment. The brother stood by this massive house and wondered how he had suddenly become the owner of such a property. This season, what others have labored for will come into your hands effortlessly. But if you forsake God and begin to pursue the things of the world, you may be laboring to deliver it into the hands of sincere believers. ACTION POINT: It is a curse for you to labor and other persons enjoy the fruit of your efforts.Ask God to stop such a curse in your life.