TEXT : EXODUS 3:7-8
BE CAREFUL, EVERY OPEN DOOR IS NOT FAVOR
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites."
The journey of the children of Israel to Egypt was basically the result of the success story of Joseph.
Joseph had become the next in command to pharaoh at a time the then world was suffering one of it's worst economic meltdown.
Joseph's journey was based on divine direction , but we cannot expressly
say the same for the rest of his family who relocated and worked into a waiting cage.
They simply walked into a four hundred and thirty year avoidable bondage.
You see, when they all came to Egypt, it looked as though they had escaped from suffering, hunger and lack, but none of them saw the invisible cage that they had just walked into.
Why didn't they see it, they did not pray and wait for divine direction concerning the "fantastic" opportunity that just showed up.
They did not also cry unto God concerning the draught and famine that was ravaging their land.
All they could see was EGYPT.
Why did it take them walking into the beautiful land of bondage before they could pray?
Because opportunities sometimes could be simply satanic manipulation.
When they prayed centuries later, God answered them.
If they had prayed initially , God would have still answered them.
Beloved because of many "opportunities" that may pup up this year whenever you experience a closed door, you need to be very cautious in jumping into the boat.
They may not all be divinely inspired opened doors.
learn to pray for the spirit of discernment.
It's a week with great opportunities.
Remember the fasting & prayers.
God bless you.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible.
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled day in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible
(Please be a blessing to seven persons by sending to them devotionals)
For further reading,
Mathew 7, Psalm 116.
Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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