OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY.
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The Topic of Open Heavens for
16th May 2023 Is “Oppositions in Life”
MEMORISE: John
16:33
These
things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye
s h a l l h a v e tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
READ: Mark 10:46-52
46 And
they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a
great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the
highway side begging.
47 And
when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say,
Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
48 And
many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great
deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
49 And
Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man,
saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50 And he,
casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And
Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?
The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
52 And
Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And
immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
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OPEN
HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Once
you try to do something good, there would be oppositions to stop you. If you
think that you cannot have oppositions because you don’t have enemies, then you
are being ignorant. Proverbs 14:20 says:
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. No
one would have thought that Bartimaeus would have so many enemies until he
began to cry for light. Some people are just not comfortable when they see
others succeeding, so they want to bring them down.
Like
Bartimaeus, you must never allow them to stop you from achieving your goal. It
doesn’t matter what they say or do to keep you low, keep doing all you can to
succeed. If you don’t let them keep you low, when you succeed, they will be the
first to celebrate with you. After you have overcome the oppositions that tried
to keep you low, as you begin to succeed, your enemies would increase. This is
only natural.
Your
enemies are few when you have nothing but when you live in a mansion and have
more than one car in your house, you will need more protection. Whether the
devil likes it or not, you will prosper and increase. The plan of God for your
life is for you to excel and that plan will be fulfilled, in Jesus’ name. The
oppositions I faced when I became a Pastor are different from the ones I faced
when I became the General Overseer of the Church.
The
higher you go, the bigger the oppositions will be. This is not to frighten you,
but to prepare you for reality. When you know that you will have many
oppositions, you will be prepared to fight so the enemy cannot surprise you.
The higher a building is, the deeper the foundation that must be built to carry
it.
The
time I spent in prayer when I was just a Pastor in the Church is little
compared to how many hours I spend in prayer now as the General Overseer. If
you want to get to the highest level in life, then you must be willing to go to
the deepest level in God.
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