OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL
MISE DIEU SUR LA
COURSE ? (See English version below)
Mercredi 23 mai
2012
La Bible dans une
année : Romains 1-4
Mémorisez :
Enchantez-vous également dans le SEIGNEUR ; et il vous donnera les désirs de
votre cœur. Psaumes 37:4
Lisez : Psaumes 37:3
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Quand l'homme
boiteux à la belle porte a vu Pierre et Jean, il a compté obtenir une certaine
somme d'argent mais a obtenu ce que l'argent ne pourrait pas acheter « la
guérison ». Ceci nous indique que parfois, Dieu peut exactement ne pas
nous donner nos demandes basées sur nos espérances limitées. Étant un bon Dieu
qu'il est, même lorsque nous recherchons des poissons, il veut nous faire des
pêcheurs des hommes. Quand nous recherchons la guérison d'un mal particulier,
Dieu veut nous transformer en ses agents curatifs en plus de nous donner la
bonne santé. Quand l'homme boiteux d'autrefois a été guéri, il n'a pas retourné
pour prier pour le pain. Il pourrait maintenant marcher avec ses jambes et recherche
un travail décent. Il pourrait maintenant se nourrir. Savez-vous que beaucoup de
fois nous nous concentrons sur notre veux tandis que Dieu se concentre sur nos
besoins ? Tandis que vous vous concentrez sur aujourd'hui, le Seigneur se
concentrera sur votre demain. Tandis que nous recherchons une belle dame que
nous pouvons présenter aux gens comme épouse aujourd'hui, le Seigneur recherche
un cœur incomparable qui fera conjointement le ciel avec nous. Que le Seigneur
vous cause à voir vos besoins et pas les veux.
L'espérance
libère la puissance d'attendre patiemment au Seigneur jusqu'à ce qu'il accorde
notre désir. Si vous n'avez aucune espérance, vous pouvez à peine attendre
n'importe quoi. David a su attendre au Seigneur et c'était une raison qu'il est
resté dans les bons livres de Dieu mais son prédécesseur pourrait à peine
attendre. Quand il s'est senti Dieu ne gardait pas le temps, il a avancé pour
faire ce qu'il a voulu et avec ce retard justifiât son action. Aucune merveille
il a été rapidement rejeté par Dieu. Pour quelques croyants tout doit être
maintenant. Comme Saul, ils ne peuvent pas attendre même peu de minutes. Si
Dieu apporterait leur bénédiction à l'église à 12:05 mais l'église se ferme à
12 hr, ils préféreraient renoncer à leur bénédiction et partir à 12 h. Quand le
programme continue, ils sont toujours si impatients, vérifiant le temps de
temps à autre. Quand ils atteignent leur heure exacte d'ensemble, ils se lèvent
et quittent l'église même tandis que le sermon a lieu toujours. Il est bon de
garder le temps mais n'est pas ainsi temps-conscient que vous prévoyez Dieu
hors de votre service. Dieu est à la liberté pour fixer quand il bénit les siens
mais si vous êtes précipité, vous manquerez dehors.
POINT CLÉ : Les
personnes impatientes veulent que le monde tourne autour d’eux à leur rythme
mais à la fin, elles n'ont rien à montrer pour leur rapidité.
PUTTING GOD ON THE RUN?
Wednesday May 23, 2012
Bible in one year: Romans 1-4
Memorise: Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalms 37:4
Read: Psalms 37:3-7
When the lame man at the Beautiful gate saw Peter and John, he expected to get some money but he got what money could not buy – healing. This tells us that sometimes, God may not exactly give us our requests based on our limited expectations. Being the good God that He is, even when we are looking for fish, He wants to make us fishers of men. When we are looking for healing of a particular ailment, God wants to turn us into His healing agents in addition to giving us good health. When the erstwhile lame man was healed, he did not go back to beg for bread. He could now walk with his legs and seek for a decent job. He could now fend for himself. Do you know that many times we focus on our wants while God focuses on our needs? While you focus on today, the Lord is focusing on your tomorrow. While we are looking for a beautiful lady that we can present to people as wife today, the Lord is looking for an incomparable heart that will jointly make Heaven with us. May the Lord cause you to see your needs and not wants.
Expectation releases the power to patiently wait on the Lord until He grants our desire. If you have no expectation, you can barely wait for anything. David knew how to wait on the Lord and this was one reason he remained in God’s good books but his predecessor could barely wait. When he felt God was not keeping to time, he went ahead to do what he wanted and used that delay to justify his action. No wonder he was quickly rejected by God. For some believers everything must be now. Like Saul, they cannot wait even for few minutes. If God would bring their blessing to church at 12:05 but the church closes at 12 noon, they would prefer to forfeit their blessing and leave at 12 noon. When the programme is going on, they are always so impatient, checking the time every now and then. When they reach their set closing time, they rise up and leave church even while the sermon is still on. It is good to keep to time but do not be so time conscious that you plan God out of your service. God is at liberty to fix when he bless His own but if you are hasty, you will miss out.
KEY POINT:
Impatient people want the world to revolve around them at their pace but at the end they have nothing to show for their haste.
Wednesday May 23, 2012
Bible in one year: Romans 1-4
Memorise: Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalms 37:4
Read: Psalms 37:3-7
When the lame man at the Beautiful gate saw Peter and John, he expected to get some money but he got what money could not buy – healing. This tells us that sometimes, God may not exactly give us our requests based on our limited expectations. Being the good God that He is, even when we are looking for fish, He wants to make us fishers of men. When we are looking for healing of a particular ailment, God wants to turn us into His healing agents in addition to giving us good health. When the erstwhile lame man was healed, he did not go back to beg for bread. He could now walk with his legs and seek for a decent job. He could now fend for himself. Do you know that many times we focus on our wants while God focuses on our needs? While you focus on today, the Lord is focusing on your tomorrow. While we are looking for a beautiful lady that we can present to people as wife today, the Lord is looking for an incomparable heart that will jointly make Heaven with us. May the Lord cause you to see your needs and not wants.
Expectation releases the power to patiently wait on the Lord until He grants our desire. If you have no expectation, you can barely wait for anything. David knew how to wait on the Lord and this was one reason he remained in God’s good books but his predecessor could barely wait. When he felt God was not keeping to time, he went ahead to do what he wanted and used that delay to justify his action. No wonder he was quickly rejected by God. For some believers everything must be now. Like Saul, they cannot wait even for few minutes. If God would bring their blessing to church at 12:05 but the church closes at 12 noon, they would prefer to forfeit their blessing and leave at 12 noon. When the programme is going on, they are always so impatient, checking the time every now and then. When they reach their set closing time, they rise up and leave church even while the sermon is still on. It is good to keep to time but do not be so time conscious that you plan God out of your service. God is at liberty to fix when he bless His own but if you are hasty, you will miss out.
KEY POINT:
Impatient people want the world to revolve around them at their pace but at the end they have nothing to show for their haste.
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