*DON'T LET THE LUSTS OF THE WORLD MAKE YOU FORGET THAT YOU ARE TEMPORARILY IN THE WORLD AND DEATH IS AWAITING YOU AT A TIME YOU LEAST EXPECT.* 

 *AMAZING STORY ABOUT DEATH.* 

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 *A man had a dream, in that dream he saw a lion which was chasing him. The man ran to a tree, climbed it and sat on one of the branches. He looked down and saw that the lion was still there waiting for him.*

*The man then looked to his side where the branch he sat on was attached to the main tree and saw that two rats were circling around and eating the branch.*

*One rat was black and the other one was white. He observed that very soon the branch will fall on the ground; the man then looked below again with fear and discovered that a big black snake had come and settled directly under him. The snake opened its mouth right under the man so that he will fall into it.*

*The man then looked up to see if there was anything  he could hold on to for him not to fall down. He then saw another branch with a honeycomb. Drops of honey were falling from it.*

*The man wanted to taste one of the drops. So, he pulls out his tongue to taste one of the falling drops of honey, he observed  that the honey was amazing in taste, so he wanted to have more tastes and as a result, he got lost into the sweetness of the honey. He had forgotten about the two rats eating his branch away, the lion on the ground and the snake that was lying right under him.*

*Suddenly when the branch broke he remembered all the dangers and woke up from his sleep. Since this was a unique dream, the man went to a man of God to know the meaning of his Dream.*

*The man of God, after prayer and meditation said, "The lion you saw is your Death. It always chases you and goes where ever you go.*

*The two rats, one black and one white, are the night and the day. Black one is the night and the white one is the day.*

*They circle around, coming one after another, to eat your time as they take you closer to Death.*

*The big black snake with a dark mouth is your  Grave. It's there, just waiting for you to fall into it.*

*The honeycomb is this world and the sweet drops of honey are the luxuries of this  World.*

*We like to taste a little of the luxuries of this world and it's very sweet. Then we want to taste little more and then more. Meanwhile, we get lost into it and forget about our time, we forget about our Death and we forget about our Grave. Beloved,  this is a clarion call to preach the gospel  before it's too late,  time waits for no man,  you only have this second,  but not this minute, not to talk of this day, how are you sure that tomorrow is yours? What excuse would you give not to preach the Gospel,  time is not on your side,  that is no longer tenable, tell the world that the end time is near, if you can't go to the streets to preach, then use this medium, use your data for the gospel and not on irrelevant issues, Jesus said "if you are ashamed of me before men, I will be ashamed of you before my father in heaven and vise versa"*. 

Please send this to all your contacts now for the next minute may be too late as this might be an opportunity to win souls for Christ and save the lives of others just as I did to you. Please keep sharing, may God bless you as you do so.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2020

THEME: ANOINTING VS APPOINTMENT

MEMORIZE: 

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full ofthe Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. ACTS 6:3

READ: ACTS 6:5-8 (KJV)

5. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, an Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

6. Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

7. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

8. And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

MESSAGE

There are clear differences between the anointed and the appointed: the former is greater than the latter and so controls it.

Do not seek or lobby for an appointment, rather seek anointing. Anointing is the supernatural ability to do something.

God has a purpose for your life and thus gives you the necessary ability to achieve it.

When you pursue an appointment that God has not anointed you for, you will live under stress and pressure.

However, when you seek the anointing, the right appointment will follow and you will get great results.

ln Acts 6:3, we see the correct order that things should follow.

First, you must be full of the Holy Ghosts anointing and power, then you will get the right appointment.

Your focus should therefore be on the anointing and not the appointment.

The appointment is merely a platform for the manifestation of the anointing.

Before Stephen was appointed as a deacon, he had already been anointed by the Holy Ghost, but we did not hear of him preaching the gospel or performing miracles until the appointment came.

After the appointment, Acts 6:7-8 says:

“And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.“

This tells us that when you appoint the anointed, great exploits follow.

If you have the privilege of choosing people for any appointment (in Church or otherwise), ensure you select those who are anointed with the supernatural ability from God to function.

If you have been appointed into a role that you are not anointed for, then first, check if that appointment is God’s purpose for your life.

If it is His purpose for your life, then you must cry to Him for anointing.

Being appointed without being anointed can never produce excellence. 

KEY POINT

Seek the anointing first before the appointment.

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: MATTHEW 4, LUKE 4-5, JOHN 1

HYMN 27: TAKE MY LIFE , AND LET IT BE

1. Take my life and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;

Take my moments and my days,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2. Take my hands and let them move

At the impulse of Thy love;

Take my feet and let them be

Swift and beautiful for Thee.

3. Take my voice and let me sing

Always, only for my King;

Take my lips and let them be

Filled with messages from Thee.

4. Take my silver and my gold

Not a mite would I withhold;

Take my intellect and use

Every power as Thou shalt choose.

5. Take my will and make it

Thine It shall be no longer mine;

Take my heart, it is Thine own

It shall be Thy royal throne.

6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour

At Thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself and I will be

Ever, only, all for Thee.