Open Heaven Daily Devotional 24 Oct 2024
TOPIC: Take A Break
READ: Genesis 2:2-3 (KJV)
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
MEMORISE
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalm 23:2
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Luke 9-10
Open Heaven Daily Devotional 24 Oct 2024 Message
God rested on the seventh day of the creation week to set an example for us. He said in Exodus 23:10-11 that even the land should be cultivated for six years and then be made to rest in the seventh year.
We all need to take a break now and then to be refreshed enough to be effective at what He has called us to do.
They don’t understand that taking time to rest will help them be more effective when they resume their work.
In 1 Kings19:1-8, Elijah had just called fire down from heaven and brought revival to the land. Then, he heard that Jezebel wanted to kill him and ran for his life.
By the time he got to the juniper tree, he was tired, and in that state, he asked God to kill him. God knew that he didn’t want to die; he just needed to take a break.
He made him fall asleep and sent an angel to feed him twice. After resting and eating well, he was strengthened to continue for the next 40 days.
READ Open Heaven Daily Devotional 23 October 2024 – Focus
Taking a break is not expensive. If you don’t have money to travel or check into a hotel, you can go to a family member’s house or any quiet place where you know that no one will disturb you, and just rest there.
You need to rest weekly and yearly also, especially after a strenuous period of work, as Elijah did in 1 Kings 18.
No matter how anointed you are, as long as you are still in the flesh, you need to take a break once in a while.
The only reason I have been able to host the Holy Ghost Service every month for almost 40 years is that I take breaks when necessary.
Don’t wait for a doctor to put you on bed rest because by then, it will be more expensive, and you will have no choice but to rest for a longer time than you want to.
Key Point
God did not create your body to work non-stop. Take a break every now and then.
HYMN When Peace Like A River Attendeth My Way
1 When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
Refrain (may be sung after final stanza only):
It is well with my soul;
it is well, it is well with my soul.
2 Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control:
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and has shed his own blood for my soul. Refrain
3 My sin oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
my sin, not in part, but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more;
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! Refrain
4 O Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend;
even so, it is well with my soul. Refrain
