Seeds of Destiny 4 July 2018 Daily Devotional Dr Paul Enenche
TOPIC:Â The Manifestation of the God of Open Doors in the Scripture
SCRIPTURE: Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Revelation 3:8
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God can do today in our lives what He did yesterday in the lives of His people.
MESSAGE:Â Going through the Scriptures from the Book of Genesis to Revelation reveals the God of open doors at work in the lives of His people. It is very important to look at these examples because that gives us the assurance that God can do today in our lives what He did yesterday in the lives of His people.
Let me give you examples of the manifestation of God as the God of Open Doors in the Scripture:
(a) The Dividing of the Red Sea
Our first Scriptural example of where God manifested Himself as the God of Open Doors is the dividing of the Red Sea. In Exodus 14:21-22, the children of Israel left Egypt and were being pursued by the Egyptians; they met the barrier of the Red Sea, then the God of Open Doors told Moses to stretch out his rod over the Red Sea and it parted, creating a highway in the middle of the sea. The children of Israel went through the midst of the sea on dry ground.
Seeds of Destiny 4 July 2018 Daily Devotional Dr Paul Enenche
(b) The Parting of the River Jordan
The second Scriptural example of the God of open doors at work is the parting of the River Jordan (Joshua 3:13-16). On their way to the Promised Land, the children of Israel could not go forward because of the River Jordan, but when the feet of the priests who bore the ark touched the River, God caused it to part into two.
(c) Jesus Walking Through Enemy Crowd Unnoticed
Another example is the passing of our Master, Jesus Christ through the crowd of His enemies without being noticed. This happened when they wanted to kill Him (Luke 4:28-30). This means, there was a way among them that they could not see but Jesus saw it and passed through it.
Beloved, God can do today what He did yesterday (Hebrews 13:8). The God who opened doors in the past will open every closed door in your life. Trust Him totally to open all closed doors in your life.
Remember this: God can do today in our lives what He did yesterday in the lives of His people.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Believe that God can do today in your life what He did yesterday in the lives of His people.
2. Completely depend on God for the opening of all closed doors in your life.
Seeds of Destiny 4 July 2018 Daily Devotional Dr Paul Enenche
PRAYER: O Lord, I ask that You do in my life today what You did in the lives of others yesterday. Open every closed door in my life, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE DIMENSIONS AND DEMANDS OF OPEN DOORS (PART 1).
DAILY BIBLE READING: 2 Kings 23:31 to 25:30, Acts 22:17 to 23:10, Psalm 2:1 to 12, Proverbs 18:13
AMAZING FACT: Koalas sleep for 22 hours a day; this is why they are always sluggish.
TODAY IN HISTORY: 04/07/1886 – The first rodeo in America was held at Prescott, AZ.
QUOTE: Not every ‘open door’ was really ‘opened’ by God. Some are satanic traps in disguise. Culled from 21 FOOLISH THINGS PEOPLE DO by Dr. Paul Enenche.
Seeds of Destiny 4 July 2018 Daily Devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors.