Memorise: Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy
lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender
mercies blot out my transgressions. - Psalm 51:1
Read: 1 Kings 21:17-29
17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite,
saying,
18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in
Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he
is gone down to possess it.
19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the
LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And
thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In
the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs
lick thy blood, even thine.
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine
enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou
hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away
thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth
against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of
Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked
me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs
shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and
him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell
himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom
Jezebel his wife stirred up.
26 And he did very abominably in following idols,
according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the
LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that
he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and
fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite,
saying,
29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me?
because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the
evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil
upon his house.
MESSAGE:
When a man continues to transgress the law of God, he
becomes a profane person, and unless he quickly retraces
his steps to the Word of God, he may suffer permanent
defeat like Samson who died with his enemies. I pray for
someone using this devotional, you will not die with your
enemies in Jesus’ Name. If you have suffered defeat due to
carelessness, the Lord is interested in getting you back on
your feet. The road-map for your recovery can be found in
the manufacturer’s manual - the Bible. Let’s take a look at
the Bible therefore to see how you can recover from a
defeat.
The first thing you need to do is to pay close attention to
the voice of the Lord (Deuteronomy 28:1 ). If you are in a
state of defeat, the Lord will send a word to you on how to
get out of that state. This word could come through the
Bible, through His messengers or by Him speaking directly
to your spirit. But you need to be listening in order to hear
and recognise His voice. One problem of modern day so-
called Christians is their non-readiness to listen to the
voice of the Lord. The reason for this is not far-fetched. It
is because the word of the Cross is foolishness to those
who are perishing (1 Corinthians 1:18 ). Some people have
erred to the extent that they teach people not to pay
attention to the epistles any more. To them, the contents of
the epistles are meant for the original audience to whom
they were written and not for those in the 21st century. To
come out of your state of defeat, you are not only to pay
close attention to the Word, you must also be diligent
enough to observe and follow its instructions.
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and
repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto
thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of
his place, except thou repent.” - Revelation 2:5
This is another thing you must do to pull yourself out of
any defeat you may have suffered. David knew this secret
and he employed it to his advantage. My prayer for you is
that, in whatever area you have suffered defeat, the Lord
will restore and grant you permanent victory in Jesus’
Name.
Action Point: Take a spiritual inventory of your life and
determine in what areas you need revival. Call upon God to
revive you in these areas.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional written by Pastor E.A.
Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the
world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's
Ministries.
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