THE ALMIGHTY GOD
Memorise: And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the
Lord appeared to Abram and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me
and be thou perfect. Genesis 17:1
Read: Genesis 17:1-7, (KJV)
1.And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, theLord appeared to
Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou
perfect.
2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will
multiply thee exceedingly.
3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him,
saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou
shalt be a father of many nations.
5 Neither shall thy
name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of
many nations have I made thee.
6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make
nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and
thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a
God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Bible in one year:
Nehemiah 11:25-13:31, Ecclesiastes 9:7-12
MESSAGE
The Almighty God wants us to walk in perfection before Him.
Enoch walked with God in his generation. Noah also walked with God at a time
when almost the entire world forsook their Maker. It was a period like the time
we are in now, when there is a high level of moral degradation in humanity. We
have refused to retain God in our knowledge, and this is why you can see things
getting out of order in every part of the world. Men have digressed into
habitual sin, when God originally created us to walk after the spiritual image
of Himself. We are in a world where the interest in spiritual things is getting
low and people have become ephemeral in their focus. There is so much rebellion
against the kingdom of God, yet God wants to preserve His own and He expects
that we walk before Him in perfection.
Everything you have gone through till this very moment is
part of the plan of the Almighty God for your life. There is nobody that is
born without a purpose. You need to know the purpose of your existence in God
if you want that purpose to be fulfilled. Abraham was ninety years old before
God appeared to him again. I once asked the Almighty God why He allowed me to
waste twenty seven years studying mathematics when I would eventually become a
pastor at the end of the day. The Lord told me that it is simply for the
purpose of being able to preach mathematically. It therefore dawned on me that
all things work together for good to those that love the Lord. You need to find
out why God sent you to this world and the reason you are still alive despite
all that you have passed through. Paul the Apostle was a lawyer and a tent maker,
and the Lord used him
mightily to defend the course of the gospel he once destroyed. He became a
defender of the faith he once attacked. He preached the gospel he once
destroyed. He became a defender of the faith he once attacked. He preached the
gospel of Jesus Christ with so much authority and commitment. Even after he had
wasted so much time in ignorance for the devil, he still became a mighty
instrument doing exploits for the Lord. Your being alive today is testimony;
God wants to show Himself as Almighty in your life. He wants to establish a
covenant with you so that your future will find fulfilment in Him. But the
condition is that you must walk before Him and be perfect. A life that is not
lived in the light of God’s purpose will be lived to actualize the purpose of
the devil. There is so much potential for those who walk with God. If you are
born again and living holy, the anointing and power to do great things becomes
released into your life. Your name will be changed to reflect the very essence
of God.
Key Point
If you follow God, greatness will follow you.
Open Heavens ckgod, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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