OPEN HEAVENS(THURSDAY 16TH JANUARY, 2014)

THEME: THE CHOSEN OF THE LORD Memorise:
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the
praises of him who hath called you out
of darkness into his marvellous light: 1 Peter 2:9 Read: 1 Samuel 16:12-13 12 And he sent, and brought him in.
Now he was ruddy, and withal of a
beautiful countenance, and goodly to
look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint
him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and
anointed him in the midst of his
brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD
came upon David from that day
forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to
Ramah. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EPHESIANS 1:1-4:16
and PSALM 18:20-28 Message When they brought in David from
watching over his father’s sheep in the
wilderness, the first thing that God said
to the man of God about him was that
he was the chosen one. What kind of
person will God choose? 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 offers the answer to this
question. God will choose the foolish.
God will choose the weak. God will
choose the people regarded as nothing.
Why will God choose the foolish? It is
because He will fill the foolish with His wisdom. If you believe you are already
wise, He can no longer fill you with His
wisdom, so He will not use you. This is
probably why we find very few
academics in the service of God. The
ways of God don’t conform to human sense. For example, God says if you
want to be rich, you must give. God says
if you want your home to overflow
with blessings, you must pay all your
tithes. This does not make human sense.
For some people, 100% of their earnings is not enough, not to mention 90%.
When I became born-again, I really
argued about this question of tithe with
God. I thank God that He took my
wisdom from me and replaced it with
His foolishness. This is why I am where I am today. Why will God choose weak people? He
will choose weak people so that He can
fill them with His power. If you are
already strong, how can God give you
strength? The Bible says He gives power
to the faint, and to those that have no might, he increases strength (Isaiah
40:29). If you say you are strong
because you are young, a time will
come when you will exhaust the energy
in you. Nevertheless, they that wait
upon the Lord will constantly have their strength renewed by God. Before I
became born-again, I was a sportsman,
but malaria fever knocked me down at
least once a month. When I became
born-again, I told God to heal me and I
will serve Him. He healed me and I am now serving Him with more than ten
times the ability I had back then. By the
grace of God I am waxing stronger. Why
will God choose those who are nothing,
like David? God finds it difficult to use
those who are already something. I like one inscription that I saw in one of the
offices at the Redemption Camp in
Nigeria which says: “God does not call
the qualified; He qualifies the called”.
God does not choose the qualified, the
wise or the strong; He makes His chosen vessels wise and strong. You too can be
God’s chosen vessel. Allow Him to work
on you and you will be a chosen vessel
of honour in Jesus’ Name. Prayer Point: Father, please work on my weakness
and foolishness. Make me strong and
wise enough to be your chosen vessel in
Jesus’ Name. AUTHOR : Pst E.A ADEBOYE