Saturday 8 February 2014

ACCEPTED TIME III- 09/02/2014

ACCEPTED TIME III- 09/02/2014

Yesterday’s message was titled “ACCEPTED TIME II”, while today’s message builds on yesterday’s message and is titled “ACCEPTED TIME III” as given by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have been asked to memorise 2 Corinthians 6:2 “For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation..” and read Numbers 14:39-45  Our Bible in one year for today has been taken from Isaiah 24-27 and Psalm 34:11-22
 (Adeboye, 2014).

Please feel free to post your contribution/comments. God bless you richly in Jesus Name.

Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth did not give birth to John the Baptist until they had grown old. Yet the Bible says this of Zechariah the priest of God and Elizabeth his wife in Luke 1:6:
"And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”
In spite of their right standing with God, John was not born until the time was set in God's timetable. This was on purpose. The one that would be the forerunner of the Messiah (Jesus) was only going to be older than Jesus by 6 months. God had reserved for His righteous servants the honour of becoming the parents of this fellow who would be the forerunner of the Lord, and who would also be the greatest of the Old Testament prophets (Matthew 11:11). The same applies in the case of Hannah, who was ridiculed and mocked for a long period of time, due to barrenness. Right about that time, God wanted to have a man for Himself who would love Him and walk in total obedience, so as to clear up the prevailing mess of spiritual lethargy and lead the people back to Him. That child must be one that would be completely devoted to God. Hannah's desperation for a child made her willing to devote her child to God right about the time when God's timetable was set for His plan. You may have been waiting for a long period for your own child and it seems God has forgotten you. Not so. You are being prepared for a history—making child that would be used mightily of God.

You must be ready when God says His time has come. From our Bible reading, when on God's timetable,‘ the Israelites were supposed to move into the Promised Land from the wilderness, they were instructed through Moses to do so. They were however not ready. They demonstrated unbelief and doubt in God's ability and faithfulness. This made them afraid of the physical stature of the people in the land. Hence they revolted and missed their chance. When it eventually dawned on them that they had made a serious mistake, it was too late for them. All these happened within the space of a 24-hour window. Even an hour's delay can be disastrous in the things of God. In 1 Kings 17:8-16, if Elijah had delayed, the widow would have prepared her last meal and she would have eaten it all. It is my prayer that you Will be ready when God's time comes, in Jesus‘ Name.

Today’s action point is to decisively deal with the weaknesses of unbelief, Doubt, disobedience and fear before they cause you Great loss.


Wishing you total fulfilment and abundance of God’s blessings in His presence today. Happy Sunday.

14 comments:

  1. God take away d spirit of weaknesses of unbelie, doubt, disobedience and fear to be ready when God's time comes in Jesus Name

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  2. Lord cast away the spirit of unbelief in me that delays my blessing.prepare me to be ready to receive your blessing when It is your time to bless me.

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  3. Lord please help me to be patient to wait for ur accepted time in Jesus name

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  4. May the Lord enable me to know the appointed time.

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  5. Father please increase my faith and strenghthen me to recieve my blessings and miracles in Jesus name. Amen.

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  6. Father Lord Jesus, please remove every spirit of fear and doubt during prayer in me, and give me the full and total spirit of uprightness and a believing mind in Jesus name

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  7. Jesus has turn my captivity in his time

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  8. Aboluwarin Abiodun9 February 2014 at 08:59

    God's timing is different frm our's. Lord, help me not to miss your appointed time for me...

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  9. thank you my lord JESUS for not leaving me out in the miry clay ,but turning around every captivity of my life and reconciling me back to GOD

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  10. I av bn believing God for the fruit of the womb, however I av two colleagues who slandered me and even though I know I av forgiven them in my heart and will do den no harm, I don't talk to them. Do I need to talk to them to prove forgiveness? Sometimes wn I pray my mind goes to them and I wander. I am on the 100 days fast and I don't want any hinderances. Pls and pls advise me my brothers and sisters.

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    1. My sister, I can understand your plight and I pray for the grace to let go of every bitterness because your appointed time has come in Jesus Name. If necessary, I will advice that you take the bold step to talk to them and be kind to them in order to be sure that you have really forgiven them. Coupled with the fact that you are on hundred days fast, I am convinced that your God, whom they have mocked will fight for you and settle your case in Jesus Name. You only need to be on the Lord's side by putting away every form of bitterness (Hebrews 12:14-15, Romans 12:17-21). I pray that you will soon come back to give your testimony in this forum in Jesus Name Please read the story on this page if you have the time: https://bible.org/seriespage/17-malice-mercy-ephesians-431-32
      God bless you

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  11. Today's quotation is Isaiah 24 - 27. Please check it. Thanks

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    1. Thanks and God bless. It's been updated

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    2. My father and my God,As your word and your prayer for us, Daddy that my doubt, and Unbelieve will not cost me a great and my children a great loss. Father Lord i pray that as i am at the verge of my miracle of 2014 Overflow of your blessing take away and thing that is standing in my life like a spirit of Doubt and Disobedience and Unbelieve from me and my children and replace with your will for our life and make us to forever be in your direction.thank you Lord.In Jesus name.

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