OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THE WORD AS A WEAPON.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

THURSDAY AUGUST 20 2015.  THE WORD AS A WEAPON.

MEMORISE : For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any
twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of
the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart.
Hebrews 4 : 12.
READ : MATTHEW 4 : 1 – 11.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : GENESIS 29 – 30 AND JOHN 17 : 1 – 19.

Besides shouting, praising God, the Name of Jesus and the Blood of Jesus,
another very important weapon available to believers in Christ is the word of
God. Psalm 1 : 2 – 3 reveals that the word of God is a weapon against physical
and financial dryness. Psalm 1 : 3 says :
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth
his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper.”
This is simply great. The word of God fights against every anti-progressive
element it comes in contact with. If you delight in God’s word and meditate
daily on it, you create the opportunity for it to work for your prosperity. How
often do you spend quality time feasting on God’s word? Some people think they
are doing other people a favour by reading the Bible. No! You are only doing
yourself a favour. If you fail to create time for the word, you are only doing
yourself a disservice.

Moreover, the word of God is a very powerful weapon against the devil. When
the devil came to tempt the Lord Jesus, He overcame him using the word of God.
He kept saying “It is written…”. Whenever you engage the devil, use the
word. Some people think that the Bible is becoming too old-fashioned to combat
modern schemes of the devil. That is a lie from the devil himself! The Bible is
ever relevant and never loses its power, message and effectiveness,
irrespective of the times. Always apply the word; it always works! After
becoming the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God
(RCCG), I went on a familiarisation tour. The youths rejoiced over God’s choice
to place me in that position.

One day during the tour, we were heading towards my village when the devil
said to me, “You are now very popular; it is better you die when you are popular
than when you become unpopular.” Immediately, this word of God in Psalm 118 :
17 came out of my mouth: “I shall not die but live, and I will declare the works
of the Almighty God.” Five minutes later, we narrowly escaped a horrible
accident. At that time, the entire congregation of the RCCG was below 1000.
If the word of God had not come forth to deal with the devil, he would have had
me for breakfast. He could anticipate an explosion of God’s move in the church
and he wanted to stop it, but the word of God stopped him. Never neglect
opportunities to know more of the word.

ACTION POINT :
Know the word, believe it, apply it and expect it to work, and it will work
wonders.

AUTHOR : Pst E.AADEBOYE .