OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: WEDNESDAY 15th APRIL 2015......

THEME: RESPECT THE ANOINTING
MEMORISE: Saying, Touch not mine
anointed, and do my prophets no
harm. Psalm 105:5
READ: 1 SAMUEL 24:1-6
1 AND it came to pass, when Saul
was returned from following the
Philistines, that it was told him,
saying, Behold, David is in the
wilderness of En-gedi.
2 Then Saul took three thousand
chosen men out of all Israel, and
went to seek David and his men
upon the rocks of the wild goats.
3 And he came to the sheepcotes by
the way, where was a cave; and Saul
went in to cover his feet: and David
and his men remained in the sides
of the cave.
4 And the men of David said unto
him, Behold the day of which the
LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will
deliver thine enemy into thine hand,
that thou mayest do to him as it
shall seem good unto thee. Then
David arose, and cut off the skirt of
Saul's robe privily.
5 And it came to pass afterward,
that David's heart smote him,
because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
6 And he said unto his men, The
LORD forbid that I should do this
thing unto my master, the LORD's
anointed, to stretch forth mine hand
against him, seeing he is the
anointed of the LORD.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JOSHUA 15-17
and MATHEW 21:18-32
MESSAGE
There is a saying that the anointing
you don't respect will never work for
you. When Elisha was following
Elijah from one point to the other,
the fifty sons of the prophet who
were at Jericho were waiting to see
the outcome, expecting that
relationship would end hopelessly.
They even confronted Elisha and
reminded him that his shine would
soon be over because his master
would soon be taken away. In 2
Kings 2:15, after they saw that a
superior anointing had been
transferred to Elisha, voluntarily,
they all bowed before him. When the
Holy Spirit comes upon an
individual, he is no longer the same,
irrespective of his age, status or
qualifications. Despite all the
activities of Saul in trying to destroy
David, David still respected the
anointing on Saul's life, even though
his activities were incongruent with
the word of God. For those who
respect the anointing, God has a way
of changing death to life for them.
He has a way of making their
enemies to become their servants.
The same sword that Goliath wanted
to use in eliminating David was what
David used to eliminate him.
Another lesson from the life of David
is this : David fought only the
battles he could win. When you
rebelling against the leader God has
put over you because of his
firmness, you are already fighting a
battle you can't win. You cannot
fight against the anointed of God
and win because God has already
decreed it.
God fought for David throughout his
sojourn. Whenever God decides to
fight for someone, the battle is
always very short and victory is
assured. The person that God is
fighting for may not even need to do
anything at all other than just wait
for victory. In one of our monthly
Holy Ghost services held at the
Redemption Camp, some agents of
darkness lined themselves up
around the place from which I
ascend to the pulpit. I knew of this
opposition because of the spiritual
gift of discernment. In the midst of
being lost in the thought of what I
do, I committed the message to the
Lord in prayer. The Lord told me to
go ahead and preach despite the
opposition. He told me that His
anointing upon my head is able to
make my cup run over in the
presence of my enemies. To the
glory of God, the Lord took control of
everything and His people were
mightily blessed on that day. When
the anointing comes upon your head
by faith, you will never be the same
again. This cup of this unction and
power of the Lord will overflow on
your head in the presence of your
enemies. This uncommon anointing
will break every yoke, heal sickness,
cure the incurable, set the captives
free, raise the dead and enable you
rule in the midst of your enemies.
ACTION POINT:
Have you partaken in rebellion
against the anointed of God in any
way ' Repent and be converted
today'
AUTHOR: Pst E. A. ADEBOYE.