OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL - SUNDAY - 13/10/2013 - CREATIVE MIRACLES BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

CREATIVE MIRACLES

MEMORY VERSE

As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Romans 4:17

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John 9:1-7

John 9:1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

John 9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

John 9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

John 9:6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

John 9:7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

MESSAGE 

There are categories of healing. Some healings are gradual. In Luke 17:11-14, some lepers met the Lord and He asked them to go and show themselves to the priests and as they went, they received their healing. Some healings can be instantaneous. We see an example of this in Matthew 8:1-3, where a leper met the Lord and confessed his faith in His ability to heal but doubted if the Lord was willing. Jesus touched him and immediately he was healed. Some healings come in form of repairs. Mark 3:1-5 talks about a man with a withered hand. When he encountered the Lord and was healed, his hand was restored like the other hand. However, occasionally, there are situations beyond repairs. In today's reading, the subject of the miraculous event did not go blind but was born blind, so there was nothing to be repaired. For him to receive sight at all, he needed a creative miracle. When a part of your car cannot be repaired, it is replaced. God is the One who originally created you and so if there is anything that cannot be repaired in your body, God will replace it. In Malachi 3:6, He says,

For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Hebrews 13:8 further says He is the same in spite of the transient nature of the universe. This means whatever He has done before, He can do again. If He created you, He can also repair any of your body parts. Every car manufacturer equally has spare parts. Without spare parts, no car manufacturer can stay in business. Occasionally, some people import uncommon cars. Sometimes, the one who brought in the car may be the only one in a town, city or country to have that car, at least for a period. In those days, such cars are called 'One in town'. The owners of such cars are very proud as it makes them unique among others - a symbol of class. However, the pain of such luxury is that when a little part needs replacement, it will take time to import the spare part. In some cases, the car may have to be sent back to the manufacturer for repairs. Thank God your body has spares with God. Go ahead and ask for a creative miracle today!

PRAYER POINT

Father, any part of my body that is beyond repair, please replace it today by Your mercy.