OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH 2017- TIME FOR CONSULTATION 

Memorise: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 1:26
Read: Genesis 1:26-27
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Bible in one year:  Job 36-38, Amos 5:1-17

1. From the creation story, the fact that man was the last of God’s creation, though he is the most significant, indicates that God can give you the very best at the end. From this we understand that the end of believers is glorious. No wonder Ecclesiastes 7:8 says, “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
2. You might have started on a shaky note, but I want to assure you that you will end up being well established. Your faith may be very weak now, but it will become great faith at the end.
3. Never judge your future by the limitations of your present!
4. God will help you overcome those obstacles and limitations and He will safely take you to your glorious end. Indeed, Job 8:7 says you might have started small, but you will end with great increase, provided you sustain blossoming relationship with God.
5. In addition, we observed from the account of creation in Genesis chapter 1 that when God was making all other things, He did not call a council meeting, but when it came to the creation of man, a council meeting of the Godhead was called. They all had to be in agreement for man to be created.
6. The implication of this is that to get the best from God, man must be in total unity and alignment with Him.
7. Also, we will be wise to follow the pattern demonstrated by the Godhead in all our decisions.
8. Some issues are more sensitive and volatile than others.
9. There is a time to take a unilateral decision on issues, and there is also a time to consult widely and take a joint decision.
10. Lastly, when it comes to the issue of human management, you would need to go to God for help.
11. Why? Human beings are the most difficult resource to handle. They are very diverse in thought, knowledge and understanding, and so their responses to issues are so divergent and vast. Human beings are also unreliable; it’s no wonder Jesus did not commit Himself to any man. John 2:24-25 says, “But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.”
12. If you will succeed in leading men and women, you must involve God to a large extent.
13. How well are you managing fellow men?

Any genuine believer should should understand the importance of consulting with God in every situation. No wonder the Bible says ““Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah‬ ‭1:18‬ ‭KJV‬‬. Reasoning with the most High for every decision is gateway to successful journey in life. His plan for you is never evil but living outside His plans is catastrophic. May God help us. May God bless Pastor E.A Adeboye and equip him with greater wisdom for greater works in Jesus name.

Key Point
To effectively lead men, you must be connected to the One who made man.
HYMN
On a hill far away
Stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Chorus:
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
and exchange it some day for a crown.
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left his glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
(Chorus)
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
(Chorus)  
To that old rugged cross I will ever be true,
its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then he’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where his glory forever I’ll share.
(Chorus)

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