Wednesday, 26 February 2014

ANGRY WITH GOD?- 27/02/2014

ANGRY WITH GOD?- 27/02/2014

Yesterday’s message was titled “JESUS IN YOUR BOAT”. Today’s message is titled “ANGRY WITH GOD?” as given by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have been asked to memorise Romans 8:28: "And we know  that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose"  and read Matthew 11:2-6.  The Bible in one year reading for today has been taken from Jeremiah 13 to 15 and Psalm 47.

Quoted below is the message for today. God bless you for our discussion.

"When deferred hope prompts a person to issue queries to God, it is an indication of the person taking offence towards God. We have to settle it in our hearts as children of Goo that there can never be justifiable grounds for us to pick a fight with God. You Can ask God questions to seek clarification of issues, but to query Him, that is a no-go area. The case of John the Baptist in our Bible reading is one glaring example of this practice which some of us also indulge in. John had himself acknowledged Jesus to be the Lamb of God that takes away our sins in John 1:29. But much later, in the midst of his trouble with King Herod, who imprisoned him because he spoke out against Herod's taking of his brother's wife, he sent his disciples to Jesus.This time, it was not to complement Jesus, but to air his doubt about who he had rightly proclaimed Him to be. Why did it come to this? It was because he expected that Jesus as the Messiah ought to have known about his situation and to have either spoken or applied His power in getting him out of Herod's custody. To be imprisoned is not a palatable experience, yet our knowledge and confidence in God's ability, love, faithfulness and goodness should not be challenged by our life experiences. Jesus replied John's emissaries in Matthew 1 1 :6 thus:
 “And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” 

 We must be careful in the midst of challenges never to allow offence against God set in our heart.

There is no one who has been saved for ten years, who would not ask questions about not seeing corresponding results or answers to some prayers. However, you must realise that life is in phases (Psalm 37:25). Take for example Joseph: first, he was his father's favourite with a special coat (Genesis 3 7 :3), next he was the dreamer (Genesis 37:19), then he was an interpreter of dreams (Genesis 40:1 -22) and finally he became the Prime Minister (Genesis 41 :3 9-46). The journey of life for Joseph was not all smooth sailing, but his end was glorious. Joseph did not begin to issue queries against God in the evil days of his life experiences. Life is in phases. In the  eyes of men, some phases are bad while some are good. As a child of God you must however remember that:
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 "

Today's action point is to have a deep reflection to recollect wherever you may have taken offence or have been angry with God, and apologise to Him from your heart.


I pray that God will give us the grace to see Him at the center of whatever situation we find ourselves, knowing fully well that His thoughts of us are of good and not of evil to bring us to an expected end (Jeremiah 29:11)

Reference:

Adeboye, E. A. (2014) Open Heavens: A Guide to Close Fellowship with God, Volume 14, 2014. Nigeria: Open Heavens Media Limited



14 comments:

  1. Thank you Jesus for counting me worthy among today's readers

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  2. Lord Jesus, Saviour and Friend! I thank U cos I know U re always with me and knows all that concerns me; am sorry for angry when I ought NOT to be in the past. Help me to alway see U as always present/involved in my case even in the faces of delays. Amen.

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  3. Thank you Father ! The expectations of the righteousman shall not be cut off, He said He will arise and have mercy on Zion(you) for the time to favour her (you) the set time (His set time) has come!. Meanwhile He has given us His grace as we wait for that challenge(s) to be over, He is faithful who has promised because He is not man that can lie, He watches over His word to perform it and none of His word returns to Him void. HE IS AN AWESOME GOD ! Gods overwhelming blessings shall be your portion IJMNA

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  4. Lord forgive me in any way I have questioned you in my life. Help me to look unto you and wait patiently for your blessings in my life. Guide me even in the midst of life challenges to be steadfast in my faith and love of you

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    1. Ameeeen,thanks for the prayer point, would focus on this today.God bless u IJN

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  5. Bless God for 2days message,it just for me.God i'm sorry for my offence of query and anger with You

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  6. The LORD is sovereign, loving and our deliverer.

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  7. The Almighty God is in deed unsearchable, His ways are never our ways, He sometimes allow us to pass through life difficulties so that at the end He make known His GLORY! Who are we to question GOD? may His name be PRAISED FOREVER!!!

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  8. lord i thank you for your word this morning,i ask for forgiveness in any way i have query u and give me the grace to leave according to your word ijn.

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  9. Though I might not understand why an evil yoke has not been broken in my life for 12 years now, sometimes I felt tired of praying, and helpless, TODAY, I have been re-assured that despite this yoke, God is still in control and He cares. Thank you Jesus.

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  10. Lord,forgive the heart that I use in questioning you.have mercy o lord and make me understand your word IJMN AMEN.

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  11. Wherever I may have taken offence or have been angry with God, please dear Lord forgive me & give me the grace to wait upon you at all times.

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    1. Father I thank you for gift of life I thank you for counting me a living soul,ithank you for bringing us back to earth today,I thank you for another privilledge to see the last thursday of February Lord God who is like you ?you promised and fullfil, I thank you for your love towards me and my family ,I thank you daddy for new dawn,Father do not look unto my sins have mercy on me even when I supposed not to be angry the flesh cause me to and I still judge you Lord,I promised I will not judge you again ,I ask for your grace to give me clearity of your love in me and my family to be patiently wait for your spirit to the direction of my destiny because I know you are the MASTER OF SITUATION AND CIRCUMSTANCE,on earth you are the Lord in heaven you are the King ,Father give me the grace to lieave a life that will glorify your Holy name In Jesus mighty name Amen.

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