13/10/2016
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...
DATE : THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2016
THEME : DIVINE PARTNERSHIP
Memorise: Blessed is he that considereth the
poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 41:1
Read: Psalms 41:1-3, (KJV)
1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the
Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive;
and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou
wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of
languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his
sickness.
MESSAGE
When is the link between divine partnership and
consideration of the poor? As we may know,
divine partnership has to do with partnering with
the Almighty God. What is the connection
between being in the same business with God
and our attitude towards the poor? In our Bible
reading for today, we discover that when we
remember and help the poor, the Lord will deliver
us from trouble. The reason is that the Almighty
God watches over the poor and listens to their
cry.
When you respond to the cry of the poor, you are
responding on behalf of their Maker who will in
return replenish your pocket. The Bible says in
Proverbs 19:17:
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the
Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay
him again.”
Another thing that will happen to someone in
divine partnership is that the fellow shall be
preserved. The tendency is high and it is
common to many cultures that the poor live at
the mercy of the rich. In Isaiah 3:14, the Bible
says:
“The Lord will enter into judgment with the
ancients of his people and the princes thereof:
for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of
the poor is in your houses.”
So, when someone decides to take care of the
poor instead of maltreating them, the Lord will
preserve the fellow so that he can continue the
good work. The one who panthers with God in
taking care of the poor earns longevity for
himself. The Lord promised in His Word that
whoever spares the poor of violence shall live.
The Bible says that the poor shall never cease
out of the land, therefore, He commanded us to
remember the poor and the needy (Deuteronomy
15:4-11). When we partner with God in taking
care of the poor, the Lord will bless us mightily
beyond our wildest imagination.
Another blessing which accrues from partnering
with God via taking care of the poor, is that the
Lord promised to deliver us from the will of our
enemies. Every right thinking fellow will do all
things possible to keep a dutiful servant alive.
Divine healing is the portion of whoever will take
it upon himself to care for the poor on behalf of
God. The Lord promised to visit the caretakers of
the poor on their sick beds if at all they become
sick; and when He visits, healing is guaranteed.
The Lord also promised to make your bed for you
if you will remember the poor and meet him at
the point of his or her need. Beloved, there are
many ways whereby we can partner with God;
caring for the poor is one.
We can learn a lesson from developed countries
that take care of the poor. They are more
comfortable than those countries which have no
plan for the poor in the land. This is a food for
thought for developing countries.
Action Point:
Draw up a charity plan for the poor around you
and prayerfully embark on helping them in your
own little way.
Bible in one year: Daniel 4:34-6:28 and Psalms
78:17-39
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
