ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Monday 13th November, 2023.

Topic: Putting God First.

Memory Verse: Haggai 2:5. According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

Bible Reading: Haggai 2:2-4. Key Verse: v4.

Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying, Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

The people of Israel had returned from exile because God made it possible, so that they could rebuild the temple of God which was in ruins. After laying the foundations, the people became engrossed with their personal affairs to the point of abandoning the work of God to lie fallow. God had to raise Haggai the Prophet to wake the people from their slumber, so that they could fulfill divine purpose and be blessed. “Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’S house should be built. Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?” Haggai 1:2-4.

The major problem here was that the people allowed themselves to be overwhelmed by economic realities of their days and every other challenges the devil was throwing at them to keep them busy and distracted from what God wanted them to do. They began to forget the covenant and promises of God to them from the days of old that is timeless and ever reliable. Some of them were looking at the litte in their hands, they thought that if they dropped such, it would be difficult for them to meet up with their personal obligations. They forgot that their blessing and prosperity rested in obeying divine instructions and not their personal struggles. “Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.” Haggai 1:8-10.

Today, the Lord wants us to realise like the Israeltes of old that obeying the voice of God and walking in his plan and not ours is key to our blessing, prosperity and fulfillment in life. Obedience is key to activating the fulfillment of God’s promises and covenant of blessing in our lives. When we walk in God’s plan ignoring the challenges, he able to command everything around us including enemy forces to usher us into our blessing because they all serve his purpose. “For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.” Haggai 2:6-8.

Prayer : Thank you Father God because you are ever faithful. Have mercy on me and forgive me anywhere I didn’t walk in your plan or put you first. As I take concrete steps to obey you, cause everything around me including enemy forces to work in my favour in Jesus wonderful name… Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Acts 23:23-24:27.

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