Making your voice heard- Open heavens daily devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezek 19 -21
MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD Wednesday, October 06, 2010
MEMORIZE: “But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil” (Prov. 1:33) READ: Prov. 1:24-31 Apart from ordering your steps to cross the path of your helpers, when the time of your favor has come, God will make your helpers to listen to you. Do people feel you are a bore and refuse to hear you out? When your day of favor comes, your voice would be one voice everyone must hear and attend to. Abraham had a divine visitation, so also did Bartemaeus but while the former’s encounter came after he returned home after a hard day’s work, the latter had his by the road side (Mark 10:46-52). That your voice which has been shunned for years, will soon get the attention of your helper. And after you are heard, you will never be the same again. Bartemaeus’ voice was heard and so will yours be heard this season. Some years ago, while visiting a church in the Western part of Nigeria, the Lord ordered my steps to the house of a certain man of God. After praying with them, I was about leaving when the man’s baby girl who was strapped to her mother’s back suddenly stretched her hands towards me to the extent that if I had not immediately reached out to carry her, she could have fallen. Her parents were surprised at this since this same child would not allow anyone else to carry her. I laid hands on her and prayed. One or two years later, the child’s mother confessed that she was a witch: she had killed five of her children and had planned to take the life of that baby girl on the day of my visit. Thank God for hearing the cry of that baby! The witch is late but the little girl has grown and married. When your time of favor comes, God will send a messenger of joy to reverse any evil agenda the dark kingdom has put in place. However, if you want your voice to be heard on the day of your favor, begin to listen to and obey God’s voice today. In Proverbs 1:24-31, God says He can turn His back on those calling Him if they fail to respond to Him. If you fail to hear and respond to God’s call to salvation, call to ministry, call to support the needs of your church or to help a needy brother, how then would your voice be heard on your day of favor? Some people have missed their help as a result of this. Amend your ways today.  (N.B One way you can get God to hear you is by supporting the poor, support the www.10millionexercisebooks.com initiative today, a christian non-profit initiative towards eradicating illiteracy) ACTION POINT: Ask God to prevent you from doing whatever would cause your voice not to be heard.