NOT A HINDRANCE!

And we know that all things work together for good to
them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
READ : Philippians 1:12-21
12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that
the things which happened unto me have fallen out
rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the
palace, and in all other places;
14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing
confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak
the word without fear.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and
strife; and some also of good will:
16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely,
supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for
the defence of the gospel.
18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in
pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I
therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation
through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of
Jesus Christ,
20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope,
that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all
boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be
magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by
death.
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
MESSAGE:
While man does not have a way of getting solutions to
his problems, God has uncountable ways of solving
universal problems. This is because He is the
Almighty. Another thing about the ways of God is that
it does not appeal to the natural man. This truth is
what Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ tried to convey
to us in our memory verse for today when he wrote:
"And we know that all things work together for good
to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Paul wrote to encourage believers by telling them
that the hardship he was going through was for the
advancement of the gospel. It takes the eyes of
faith to come to terms with this type of truth. In
chains, he was moved from one place to another as a
criminal under trial. However, at every given time
and opportunity to speak, he preached the gospel. In
Acts 24 and 25 alone, he addressed three different
very important personalities namely Felix, Festus,
King Agrippa. It was King Agrippa that said to Paul:
"Almost thou persuades me to be a Christian" Acts
26:28
Then Paul said:
"I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that
hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether
such as I am, except these bonds." Acts 26:29
This is a level all children of God must reach if we
will enjoy our walk with God. This same truth helped
Joseph from misbehaving when he came to power in
Egypt and his brothers were afraid of revenge. He
told them:
"And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the
place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against
me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it
is this day, to save much people alive."
Genesis 50:19-20
In all these, we must learn that challenges will not
be a hindrance if God is with us, rather, it will be a
stepping stone to our destiny. Some children of God
attribute their failure to certain hindrances. This
should not be, because the Captain of our battle
never lost any battle. As a matter of fact, we are
more than conquerors and all things will always work
together for our good if we believe. I pray for
someone using this devotional; all the seemingly
hindering situations on your way to success will
become a stepping stone to your breakthrough in
Jesus name.
PRAYER POINT :
Father, I command all hindering mountains in my life
to give way today in Jesus' name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
2 Corinthians 5:12-9:15 and Psalms 13-14
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
HYMN 9: MY FAITH HAS FOUND A PLACE
My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device or creed;
I trust the ever living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.
Chorus:
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
It is enough that Jesus died,
And that He died for me.
Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him,
He'll never cast me out.
Chorus:
My heart is leaning on the Word,
The living Word of God,
Salvation by my Savior's Name,
Salvation through His blood.
Chorus:
My great Physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.