Accessing The Blessing By The Word
[2/10, 6:40 AM] faithemm2015: OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
MONDAY FEBRUARY 10TH 2025
TOPIC: THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST
Memorise: Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
1 Corinthians 15:34
BIBLE READING: 1 TIMOTHY 6:11-12
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
MESSAGE: Becoming the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21) is a great responsibility because people should see God’s righteousness in you. This does not give you the liberty to sin; rather, it gives you the responsibility to reflect Christ in a perverse world.
I once travelled from llesa, a town in Western Nigeria, to visit my Father in the Lord in Lagos. As I was driving to see him, I remembered that I shouldn’t visit a man of God empty-handed. When I got to Surulere in Lagos, I saw an orange seller by the roadside and stopped to get some.
When I arrived at his place, I presented the oranges, and as he ate the first one, he said, "Ha! This orange is sweet. Did you buy it on the road?" I replied, "Yes sir". I understood the question; he wanted to know if I bought the oranges on the way before I got to Lagos. I should have told him that I bought them in Surulere, but I said “Yes.” Immediately, I became uncomfortable because the Holy Spirit convicted me.
Consequently, I cleared my throat and said, "Papa, the question you asked; the answer is no. I bought the oranges in Surulere.” The old man looked at me, smiled, and said, “Holy Spirit.”
As the righteousness of God in Christ, you cannot enjoy sin any longer. You cannot lie conveniently or steal without remorse. Just as Papa knew that it was the Holy Spirit who convicted me, people must see a change in your actions and attitude if you truly carry God’s righteousness.
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Matthew 3:8
John the Baptist made the statement in the Scripture above to the Pharisees and Sadducees who had come to his baptism. He told them that it wasn’t enough to claim to be righteous when their actions contradicted their claims. This applies to you too; your actions should not comtradict God’s word.
Righteousness means right living; therefore, your lifestyle must reflect God’s standard pattern for life. It must reveal God’s truth, peace, and love to the world. God has a standard which is summarised with this bold message: “…Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2 Timothy 2:19).
Beloved, God wants you to be filled with all the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ to the praise and glory of His name (Philippians 1:11). Don’t just claim to be the righteousness of God in Christ; live it!
KEYPOINT: You must bring forth the fruits of righteousness.
Bible in one year: Numbers 7
AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE
HYMNAL: STAND UP! STAND UP FOR JESUS
1 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
Ye soldiers of the cross;
Lift high His royal banner,
It must not suffer loss:
From vict’ry unto vict’ry
His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished
And Christ is Lord indeed.
2 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
The trumpet call obey;
Forth to the mighty conflict
In this His glorious day.
Ye that are men, now serve Him
Against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger.
And strength to strength oppose.
3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
stand in his strength alone;
the arm of flesh will fail you,
ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armor,
each piece put on with prayer;
where duty calls or danger,
be never wanting there.
4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
the strife will not be long;
this day the noise of battle,
the next, the victor's song.
To him that overcometh
a crown of life shall be;
he with the King of glory
shall reign eternally.
[2/10, 6:40 AM] faithemm2015: DUNAMIS SEEDS OF DESTINY DEVOTIONAL FOR 10TH FEBRUARY, 2025 BY DR PAUL ENENCHE
TOPIC: ACCESSING THE BLESSING BY THE WORD
SCRIPTUURE: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. DEUTERONOMY 28:2
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: No one can escape the Blessing of God if they diligently obey His Word.
Walking in the light of God’s Word has been confirmed as a wisdom pathway to accessing the Blessing of God.
1 Kings 3:3 says:
And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
From this Scripture, we see that Solomon not only loved the Lord but also walked in the statutes of David, his father. Walking in the statutes of David is synonymous with walking in the light—it is living according to the revelation of the Word of God.
The Word of God is a pathway to the Blessing. When the Word of God guides your steps, it directs you into the Blessing of God.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 says:
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
This makes it clear that no one can escape the Blessing of God if they diligently obey His Word. The Word of God is a blessing depot. Obedience to the Word activates and releases God’s blessings into your life.
Revelation 1:3 further emphasizes that: Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Take note of the phrase: "Blessed is he that readeth."
This affirms that the Word of God contains inherent blessing. Connection with the Word is connection with the Blessing of God.
Beloved, I counsel you to make it your goal to study and obey the Word of God consistently. Allow God’s Word to guide your life, and the Blessing of God will become your portion.
Remember this: No one can escape the Blessing of God if they diligently obey His Word.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Be diligent in studying the Word.
2. Practice the Word to access the Blessing.
PRAYER: Father, I receive the grace to give myself to the study of the Word. Help me to put Your Word to practice, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: WISDOM FOR THE BLESSING OF GOD
QUOTE: There are some limitations inside you that want to push you backwards, but there is the power of the anointing and revelation of the Word of God that want to push you forward. Culled from the book, “30 Secrets to the Top” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Joshua 1-4.
AMAZING FACT: A lion’s claws are sharper than human fingernails, and they are also retractable.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD:
Grace to study and obey the Word is released in Jesus’ Name
