Open Heaven Devotion for Wednesday 6 November 2013. Topic: CHAMPION BY OBEDIENCE. Memorise: Wherefore, my beloed, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation wih fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12. Read:1 Kings 18:30-36 Chapter 18 vs 30: And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the alter of the LORD that was broken down. Chapter 18 vs 31: And Elijah took twelve sones according to the number of th etribes of the son of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying. Israel shall be thy name. Chapter 18 vs 32: And with the stones he built an alter in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the alter, as great as would contain two measures of seed. Chapter 18 vs 33: And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wod, and said, fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. Chapter 18 vs 34: And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; And they did it the third time. Chapter 18 vs 35: And the water ran round about the alter; and he filled the trench also with water. Chapter 18 vs 36: And it came to pass at th etime of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou are God in Israel and that I am thy servant, and I have done all these things at thy word. A divine champion is someone loved by God. He or she is Gods beloved and as aresult, the fellow bcomes greater than a conquering general according to Romans 8:37, A divine champion is also someone who is sponsored by God. He does everything according to the instructions he receives from God. He never runs ahead of God at anytime. He would rather not move than go anywhere outside of Gods will. When Elijah was praying on Mount Carmel in 1 Kings 18:36, he said he has done everything according to Gods instructions. The felow who is truly smart is the one who carries out Gods instruction without relaxing any detail. He or she is totally obedient. He waits on God. Do you hear Gods voice? How obedient are you to His commands? Do you obey His comands selectively - taking what is convenient but leaving what is deemed too sacrificial? If you want to be a divine champion, then you must searh out every pending divine, instruction and carry it out to the letter. If you still select what to obey and what to obey from what God has commanded you, you can never be a divine champion. Moreover, a divine champion is the fellow who is sustained by God. God used the widow in 1 Kings 17:2-16. Do you know that Elijah did the not question God on the method He chose to feed him by? He received all with thankgiving. Today, when some of us are praying for provision, we also dictate to God how the provision should come. Do you know that some believers refuse a provision that God has given simply because they disagree with the source through which the blessing is coming? After God has answered the prayers of some of His children, He will begin to face their queries: Why did you provide this money through this fellow and not through me? Do you want to take me through some more reproach? Beloved, you can ask God for anything but God is free to answer your request in any way that pleases Him. Key Point: If Elijah had rejected Gods provision because it came through ravens, he would have starved. If God gives you something, just accept it with thanksgiving.
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