UNUSUAL MESSENGERS – Sunday August 28th
2016
Memorise: And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of
the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 1st
Kings 17:4
Read: 1st Kings 17:1-5, (KJV)
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the
inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel
liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but
according to my word.
2 And
the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
3 Get
thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that
is before Jordan.
4 And
it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the
ravens to feed thee there.
5 So
he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt
by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah
1:1-3:5, Psalms 44:1-8
MESSAGE
Messengers are stewards often sent to speak,
act, or deliver a message on behalf of their master. In addition to the angelic
beings that God normally sends as messengers to speak, deliver messages, or
carry our specific assignments, He also uses humans and other living or
non-living beings as messengers. The purpose of God’s legitimate messengers is
always to inform, enable, protect, empower, and guide the people of God. But
they are sent occasionally to punish. I pray that you will never do anything to
provoke divine judgment in Jesus’ name. The most prominent among God’s
messengers are Prophets, humans and angelic beings. However, unusual messengers
are sometimes deployed by God to carry out special assignments. 1st
Kings 17:4-6 says, Open Heavens 28 August 2016:- Unusual Messengers
“And it shall be, that thou
shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there….
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh
in the evening, and he drank of the brook.”
In the above passage, the most unusual
messengers ravens were the stewards sent to provide food for Elijah in the
wilderness. Ravens are large heavily built carnivorous birds of the corvine
family. God used a great fish, gourd plant, worm and a vehement east wind as
unusual messengers to teach Jonah the lesson of his life in Jonah 4:6-8.
He used another unusual messenger to play an important role in the story of
Balaam in Numbers 22:19-35. Numbers 22:27-28 says; 28 August 2016 open heavens
“…. and Balaam’s anger was
kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. And the Lord opened the mouth of
the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast
smitten me these three times?”
The use of supernatural beings are natural
elements as God’s messengers therefore underscores God as the Lord of Hosts,
with the special ability to make all things work in favour of His beloved
children. Therefore, give your life to Jesus today, and become one of God’s
beloved. Then you can be sure that all things will begin to work together for
your good according to the Word of God in Romans 8:28.
Prayer Point
Father, please command all things to work together for my
good and the fulfilment of my destiny in the name of Jesus.
Open Heavens ckgod
Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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