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Open Heaven Devotion

  • 15 Jan 2022

THE GOD OF WONDERS.

MEMORISE:
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? Isaiah 66:1
 
READ:   1 John 1:1-3,14
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
 
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
 
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
 
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
 
MESSAGE:
The word ‘wonder’ could be considered as an apt description of God. Our God is full of wonders. At creation we saw how God brought order out of a chaotic situation. The Bible says:
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:2-3
 
The above Scripture gives assurance of peace to anyone who would come to God through Jesus Christ our lord. In our memory verse today, we read that God is so magnificent that the entire heaven is His throne while, as large as the earth is, it is His footstool. This is to tell us that no matter how big our challenges are, God is bigger than them all, as a songwriter affirms.
 
Another area of the wonders of God is found in our Bible text of today. God is an eternal personality playing different roles. He is the word with God and at the same time he is God. The implication of this reality is that whoever trivializes the Word of God trivializes God Himself. Jesus Christ said, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63). Moreover, because the Word is powerful, if we abide in Him, our lives would be transformed, and we would be victorious. The Centurion in Matthew 8:5-13 understood this and took advantage of his knowledge of this truth when he requested that Jesus Christ should merely speak the Word to his servant’s situation for healing.
 
“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.” Matthew 8:8
 
The God of wonders is alive to deal with your situation and give you pleasant wonders as we journey through the year 2022. Go ahead and praise the God of wonders right now.
 
PRAYER POINT:
Father, please perform Your wonders in my life today, in Jesus’ name.
 
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: GENESIS 43-45.
 
 HYMN 16:  OH GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST.
1. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
 
2. Within the shadow of thy throne,
Still may we dwell secure.
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
 
3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
 
4. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be thou our guide while life shall last
And our eternal home.