08-03-2019, 03:48 PM
*CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
*Saturday, August 3, 2019*
*BREAKING BARRIERS*
*Read Zechariah 4:4-7*
*MEMORISE*
*Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! (Zechariah 4:7a)*
*EXPOSITION*
Barrier is anything that prevents or blocks movement from one place to the other. It also means a law or problem that makes something difficult or impossible. Barriers are meant to prevent success of some kinds in a situation of a person’s life. The Jewish nation is our example in this dose of the Living Water.
When the Jews returned from exile, under the leadership of Zerubbabel, to rebuild the temple, they started well by building the altar, first laying the foundation. When they got to the works on the building itself, the barrier suddenly appeared. The opposition of the local population and the lack of motivation among the Jews slowed the work down to the point of standstill for seventeen years.
The result of any barrier is suffering in people’s lives. The Jews suffered a lot before God, when they failed to complete the temple work (Hag. 1:1-11). Whatever that makes success or accomplishment hard for you, is a barrier that needs to be broken before you. Success is achievable, and accomplishment is certain, when barrier is removed. Your own barrier will be broken, in Jesus' name.
When the barrier was broken before Zerubbabel, the temple that was delayed for seventeen years, was completed within three and half years. The barrier was broken, when Zerubbabel realised that the task could not be accomplished through the force of an army, or the physical stamina of the workmen (Zech. 4:6). Having acknowledged that the task would only be accomplished by the empowerment of the Spirit of God, they allowed the Spirit to take charge. When you allow the Holy Spirit to take charge of all that you lay your hand on, your success becomes unstoppable.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. All barriers standing on my way, be broken, in Jesus’ name.
2. Remove everything Satan uses as a barrier before me, O Lord, In Jesus’ name.
3. Pray that all barriers before the ministers of the gospel would be broken by the mighty Arm of the Lord.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Job. 32:4 - 34:11; Acts 26:30 - 27:19*
*Saturday, August 3, 2019*
*BREAKING BARRIERS*
*Read Zechariah 4:4-7*
*MEMORISE*
*Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! (Zechariah 4:7a)*
*EXPOSITION*
Barrier is anything that prevents or blocks movement from one place to the other. It also means a law or problem that makes something difficult or impossible. Barriers are meant to prevent success of some kinds in a situation of a person’s life. The Jewish nation is our example in this dose of the Living Water.
When the Jews returned from exile, under the leadership of Zerubbabel, to rebuild the temple, they started well by building the altar, first laying the foundation. When they got to the works on the building itself, the barrier suddenly appeared. The opposition of the local population and the lack of motivation among the Jews slowed the work down to the point of standstill for seventeen years.
The result of any barrier is suffering in people’s lives. The Jews suffered a lot before God, when they failed to complete the temple work (Hag. 1:1-11). Whatever that makes success or accomplishment hard for you, is a barrier that needs to be broken before you. Success is achievable, and accomplishment is certain, when barrier is removed. Your own barrier will be broken, in Jesus' name.
When the barrier was broken before Zerubbabel, the temple that was delayed for seventeen years, was completed within three and half years. The barrier was broken, when Zerubbabel realised that the task could not be accomplished through the force of an army, or the physical stamina of the workmen (Zech. 4:6). Having acknowledged that the task would only be accomplished by the empowerment of the Spirit of God, they allowed the Spirit to take charge. When you allow the Holy Spirit to take charge of all that you lay your hand on, your success becomes unstoppable.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. All barriers standing on my way, be broken, in Jesus’ name.
2. Remove everything Satan uses as a barrier before me, O Lord, In Jesus’ name.
3. Pray that all barriers before the ministers of the gospel would be broken by the mighty Arm of the Lord.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Job. 32:4 - 34:11; Acts 26:30 - 27:19*