November 2, 2018 Open Heaven Daily Devotional : Topic - You Need A Counsellor
Topic - You Need A Counsellor
Memorise: “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”– Proverbs 11:14
Read: Isaiah 9:2-7 (KJV)
2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they
that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light
shined.
3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they
joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when
they divide the spoil.
4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and
garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of
fire.
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Bible in One Year: Jeremiah 35-36, Luke 14:25-15:10
MESSAGE:
Some Christians feel that they have outgrown the need for counselors
in their lives, but nothing could be further from the truth. The
unfortunate thing is that such Christians who erroneously think this way
gradually graduate to the level of believing that they can also live
their Christian lives in isolation. The resultant effect of this is that
they stop fellowshipping with other believers, contrary to our Lord’s
injunction in Hebrews 10:25, which says:
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the
manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as
ye see the day approaching.”
Every one of us will always need a counsellor at one point in time or the other till we see Jesus in glory (1 Corinthians 13:9-12).
I recall the story of the first dump truck we bought at the Redemption
Camp in Nigeria. It was a result of the wise counsel I got from our Camp
Manager. We had received some money that looked substantial to me, and I
felt we should go ahead to execute some of our building projects. As I
was contemplating on the next project to embark on, the Lord spoke to
me, instructing me to seek counsel from our Camp Manager. When my
Commander-in-Chief speaks, I don’t waste time in carrying out His
bidding. I got to the Camp Manager, and contrary to what I had in mind,
he recommended that we should buy a dump truck for transporting sand
from the quarry, where we could buy sand for construction at a cheaper
price, instead of purchasing from resellers at exorbitant rate as we had
been doing. He was of the opinion that we would need a lot of sand for
the projects at hand, and having our own truck for getting sand at a
cheap price would reduce the cost of these building projects
substantially. That was how we got the dump truck, and this opened our
eyes to other opportunities that further reduced the cost of our
construction projects drastically.
Isaiah 9:2 says that the people who walk in darkness
have seen a great light, and those who dwelt in the land of the shadow
of death have received the light of life. How did this happen? The Holy
Spirit answers this in Isaiah 9:6, saying:
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.”
Jesus is the Counsellor of counsellors. How yielded are you to the
counsel He gives you through His word, through the voice of His Spirit
inside you, and through the people He has placed around you? If you do
not receive His counsel, His gentle Spirit will not force you, but you
will bear the consequences that follow.
Prayer Point:
Gentle Holy Spirit, I acknowledge Your knowledge is beyond mine; I
therefore yield to Your counsel in all my ways. Please lead me to the
place of heaven’s rest in Jesus Christ.
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Hymn 2: I Need Thee Every Hour
1. I Need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
Chorus:
I need Thee, Oh, I need Thee,
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh bless me now, my Saviour;
I come to Thee.
2. I need Thee every hour;
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.
3. I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
4. I need Thee every hour;
Teach me Thy will,
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfil.
Teach me Thy will,
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfil.
5. I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.
Most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.
November 2, 2018 Open Heaven Daily Devotional : Topic - You Need A Counsellor
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