Price Of Godliness (Delayed Conception)

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL

Devotion for Thursday April 6, 2017

Topic: Price Of Godliness (Delayed Conception) 

Text: Luke 1:5 – 7

In Genesis 29:31, bible recorded that when God saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb but Rachael was barren. What was the wrong of Rachael? Was she the one who desired to be loved? Is it a crime to be beautiful and lovely? God actually wanted to show that He had a hand in the marriage of Leah too and should not be unloved.

Our bible reading stated that Zachariah and Elizabeth were righteous before God but Elizabeth was barren. Moreover they were well advanced in age. This story shows that God does not consider our righteousness in making us fruitful in terms of becoming pregnant otherwise; prostitutes would never have become pregnant. Another lesson from this story of this couple is that when God wants to give people a special child, He delays the conception of the woman. No wonder God blessed them with the greatest man to ever live on this earth outside Jesus Christ.

Remember the case of Hannah too. As a priest, Zachariah loved the wife and they lived righteously. If he had opted for extra marital affair, he would have gotten a child at earlier stage of his life. He didn’t do that because he had the fear of God.

There are many women who are yet to conceive after over 15 years of marriage. Some of them obeyed God and refuse to have pre-marital affair before wedding. The price they are paying for honouring God is delayed conception which could be the handiwork of the devil to make people promiscuous. The case of Elizabeth, Hannah, Rachael, etc should encourage you. God is not asleep and there is nothing impossible with Him. Keep believing in Him and He will honour you with children that are exceptionally brilliant, anointed and godly. Your patience will not be in vain.

Food for Thought: Should delayed conception be the reason to break oath of fidelity or engage in pre-marital sexual relationship?

Memory verse: Luke 1 verse 7

Prayer: Almighty God, help me to remain faithful no matter the consequences of the price I will have to pay.

A MAN WHO UNDERSTANDS

A MAN WHO UNDERSTANDS       Tuesday July 7, 2015

Text: Genesis 35:16 – 20                    Memory verse: v 18

When shall we learn that it is God alone who really knows what is best for us, and that in all worldly affairs the safest path for the Christian is to say from the heart, “It is the Lord, let Him do what seems good to Him”. Rachel had passionately said, Give me children, or else I die; and now that she had children, she died! We should be mindful of what we confess with our mouth.

As Rachel was dying, she called her newborn son Ben-oni, the son of my sorrow. However, a man who understands, Jacob, because he would not renew the sorrowful remembrance of the wife every time he calls his son, changed his name to Benjamin, the son of my right hand: that is, very dear to me; the support of my age, like the staff in my right hand. He understands that name has so many consequences. Do you have such understanding about the things of the spirit? If not ask God today for insight and wisdom so you will not live in regret remembering evil always.

Action: Write down three things you can do to gain understanding.  

Prayer: Grant me wisdom and understanding, O Lord my God in Jesus name.