THE SILENCE OF GOD! BY PASTOR (DR.)E. O. ABINA

From Pastor (Dr) E. O. Abina,
The General Overseer of GOFAMINT

THE SILENCE OF GOD!

“How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him"; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved. But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me” (Ps. 13).

The Christian’s life is full of challenges, just as it was with the people of God before we were born. The desert journey of the children of Israel was not an exception. Even the life of Abraham also was full of challenges. David, the man after God’s own heart had his own share of this subject matter – the silence of God. Sometimes at Christian journey, we feel the presence and the blessings of God flowing and coming; in our favour. Other times we pray, pray and pray, and it appears nothing good is in sight because there is no quick answer to our prayers. Then we are tempted to think that God is silent and has forgotten us entirely. Sometimes, we are also tempted to give up praying, thinking that God has shifted His care and mercy for us to another place and that may lead us to be helpless, ungrateful, lukewarm and resentful, if care is not taken. When David felt that God seemed not to heed his cry to defend him from his enemies, he cried, How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? But he did not end up in despair. He ended up by saying; I have trusted in Your mercy, My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD. Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SATURDAY 24 MAY 2014 - THEME: THE COVENANT OF TOTAL RECOVERY BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SATURDAY 24 MAY 2014 - THEME: THE COVENANT OF TOTAL RECOVERY BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

MEMORY VERSE: Philippians 4:19

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 

READ: GENESIS 17:1-7

1 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.

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.

SECRET SIN - The lot among Christians

Texts: Gen 3:8, Jer 23:23-24, Gen 37:26

These days,it is so glaring that the sins committed by some Christians in and off the house of God cannot be hidden from the eyes of God. While it is Condemnable, it is important that we trace the root of sins committed in the secret(thinking God doesn't know). When Adam and Eve committed sin, they heard the voice of God and they hid themselves among the trees of the garden from God (Gen 3:8). This shows that our founding father and mother thought that the best thing to do was to his their sin from God, believing that God did not see them committing such sins and as such God does not know.

WE SHALL CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE UNDER THREE(3) SUBHEADINGS

Key to understanding how Satan operates against the church of Jesus Christ

The key to understanding how Satan operates against the church of Jesus Christ is found in the word rebellion. Simply put, rebellion means going against the rule and authority of God’s Word. When Lucifer declared war on God, he was rebelling against the word of the Almighty.

You must understand—God's word is His power. Through it, He spoke the worlds into being. And through it, the sun, moon and stars are kept in place. His word brought all things into being and continues to produce life. And by His word, God pulls down kings and raises up nations. Through it, He blesses and saves, judges and destroys (see Psalm 29:3-9).

Satan’s aim is always to tempt God’s people to rebel against His word. He planted thoughts of rebellion in Adam and Eve, causing them to reason, “I know what God said but I’m going to act according to my own will.” Those thoughts caused humanity’s fall.