OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY, MAY 18TH 2017- DEFENDING HIS NAME

Memorise: Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. Psalm 106:8
Read: Psalm 106:7-9
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
Bible in one year: Deuteronomy 29-30, Jeremiah 32:16-25

1. The Bible declares that our God is a very present help in time of trouble (Psalm 46:1). This means that He is ever-present or always ready to help in the time of trouble.
2. There are several reasons why God makes His help available to a person.
3. Understanding these reasons and applying them to your life will go a long way in helping you experience God as an ever-present help.
4. One of these reasons is to fulfil His promises. God is very committed to His promises; hence, Psalm 89:34 says, “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”
5. If He has purposed to help you, He will not change His mind midway. Number 23:19 says, “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”
6. God’s word had integrity. He regards His words above His Name (Psalm 138:2). Every promise He has made to you shall be fulfilled speedily!
7. God cannot violate His word, so you can be sure that He will keep His promise to help you.
8. Another reason why God reaches out to help a man is for the sake of His Name.
9. If you genuinely belong to God, He will help you because you bear His Name and are called by His Name in this world (Acts 15:17). No wonder Psalm 106:8 says, “Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.”
10. That means His intervention goes beyond your asking. He will intervene to defend His Name and show His power.
11. At certain bus stops in life, some people will challenge you by asking “Where is your God?” some may even say “if your God is truly alive, He should have delivered you by now.” If you are in such situation, take heart and be unmoveable.
12. In Daniel 3:14-29, King Nebuchadnezzar initially asked the three Hebrew children “who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?” However, By the time God was through with him, he publicly confessed that there was no God like their God.
13. Is your child in a situation that appears hopeless? Is your business or career going through some impossible storms? God will step into your situation and calm the storms!
14. The Lord is speaking peace to every impossible situation you are up against right now. He will surely bring you out of the storm, not just because of you, but because of His Name that you bear.
15. In that situation you are going through, the Lord will defend His Name, and He will not put you to shame. He will demonstrate His power just to give you the last laugh in Jesus’ Name.

God is Almighty, promise keeper, All sufficient and with Him all things are possible. Believe me brethren the word of God cannot be broken and His faithfulness is dependable. Like our father in the Lord stated above, God wants to protect His integrity and will never fail. It is always good to depend on His promises as the Bible says 
“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:10-11‬.
However, we must be aware of where we belong, you must have a right standing with God to benefit in His faithfulness. Remember,  the Bible says “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs‬ ‭18:10‬ This means that only the righteous is permitted to run to that name. May God help us to remain righteous and I His will. God be praised for Pastor E.A Adeboye. May his strength be renewed daily in Jesus name.

Prayer Point
Father, in this present situation I find myself, arise and defend your matchless Name.
HYMNPrayer Point
1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 
in a believer’s ear! 
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, 
and drives away our fear. 
2 It makes the wounded spirit whole 
and calms the troubled breast; 
’tis manna to the hungry soul, 
and to the weary, rest. 
3 O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend, 
my Prophet, Priest, and King, 
my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, 
accept the praise I bring. 
4 How weak the effort of my heart, 
how cold my warmest thought; 
but when I see you as you are, 
I’ll praise you as I ought. 
5 Till then I would your love proclaim 
with every fleeting breath; 
and may the music of your name 
refresh my soul in death.

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