Topic: Let God Take The Lead (Open Heaven 27 November 2020)
Memorise: 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. .
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. – Genesis 13:11-12
Personal Daily Confession:
I confess today, I am moving higher and getting stronger by day. I will never allow any limitation over my life because Jesus is working in all situations. He is changing my life and fine-tuning it with breakthroughs and testimonies. All challenges are becoming a stepping stone to greatness because the one who began a good work in me will surely bring it to completion in Jesus name. Amen!
Read: Genesis 14:8-16 (KJV)
8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
12 And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Friday MESSAGE:
I may not have achieved as much success and impact as I have today if I had travelled to a developed country as I wanted to when I was younger.
I had applied for a Commonwealth scholarship programme abroad for my masters.
On the day of the interview in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the members of the panel asked me questions so simple that I wondered if they knew I was an honours student of Mathematics.
I was confident I had passed the interview, until a member of the panel who had been dozing all along woke and asked Where is Entebbe? I responded “Pardon me, I am here for a Mathematics interview, not Geography.”
Unknown to me, he was the chairman of the committee. Everyone laughed in such a way that made me realise I would not be getting the scholarship.
When I got out of the interview hall, I ran into one of my lecturers from my alma mater who now worked in UNILAG.
We exchanged pleasantries and I told him why I had come to UNILAG. He said to me No, you don’t need to go abroad; I know your stuff. I will supervise you here for your postgraduate studies.
Thus I became a postgraduate student at UNILAG, eventually got an invitation to attend a service at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, encountered Christ, became born again and today, the Lord has made me the General Overseer of the Church.
Things may be tough now where God wants you to stay, but if you trust and obey Him, your tomorrow will be alright.
When Lot had the chance to choose where he would stay, he did not bother asking God, he just went straight for the seemingly better option.
Little did he know he was going into a condemned city. At the end of the day, we see that Abraham who stayed put became far greater than Lot.
In Genesis 14:14-16, when Lot was kidnapped because he did not have divine protection, Abraham and his men had to fight and defeat four armies to rescue him.
In the midst of all the complaints and struggles in developing countries, some people are still getting huge breakthroughs and fulfilling their destinies.
You don’t have to tell lies and keep running from the Police to become great in life; don’t compromise your eternity for a journey God did not send you on. Let God lead you.
Friday Prayer Points:
When I got out of the interview hall, I ran into one of my lecturers from my alma mater who now worked in UNILAG. We exchanged pleasantries and I told him why I had come to UNILAG. He said to me No, you don’t need to go abroad; I know your stuff. I will supervise you here for your postgraduate studies. Thus I became a postgraduate student at UNILAG, eventually got an invitation to attend a service at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, encountered Christ, became born again and today, the Lord has made me the General Overseer of the Church.
Things may be tough now where God wants you to stay, but if you trust and obey Him, your tomorrow will be alright.
When Lot had the chance to choose where he would stay, he did not bother asking God, he just went straight for the seemingly better option. Little did he know he was going into a condemned city. At the end of the day, we see that Abraham who stayed put became far greater than Lot. In Genesis 14:14-16, when Lot was kidnapped because he did not have divine protection, Abraham and his men had to fight and defeat four armies to rescue him. In the midst of all the complaints and struggles in developing countries, some people are still getting huge breakthroughs and fulfilling their destinies. You don’t have to tell lies and keep running from the Police to become great in life; don’t compromise your eternity for a journey God did not send you on. Let God lead you.
Prayer Points:
Father, don’t let me abandon Your plans for my life in the mighty name of Jesus.
Father, don’t let me abandon Your plans for my life in the mighty name of Jesus.
Bible In One Year: Acts 18:19-19:41