Open Heavens Sunday 13th September 2015: He Grafts In

Memorise:
Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. Romans 11:19

Read: Romans 11:16-20
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

Message:
Grafting is an agricultural technique used for propagating fruit trees. It involves cutting a section of the stem of one tree and inserting it into the stock of another tree.

A part of the tree providing the stock must be cut off before grafting can take place. This technique is used in order to make fruit trees reproduce true to type. Today's Bible reading describes our entry into the family of God as a form of this process.

The Almighty God has the power to reverse the irreversible. In the process of doing this, He can disconnect a person in order to connect another. Romans 11:17 says that God can take a branch from a wild olive tree and graft it into a good olive tree, so that instead of the wild branch producing bitter fruit, it will deliver good fruit. Are you living recklessly and on your way to Hell? As you repent of your sins today and turn your life over to Jesus, God will graft you into the Body of Christ, so that your future that was supposed to end in bitterness will end in sweetness.

The children of Israel were beneficiaries of grafting as an act of God. Seven powerful nations had inhabited the Promised Land for several years before God chose that portion of the earth for His children (Deuteronomy 7:1).

He decided to cut off those nations and bring in His children. This season, the Lord will displace the current movers and shakers of the most productive sectors of the world, in order to make room for you in Jesus' Name.

Another beneficiary of God's grafting was Esther. She was an orphan who became a slave when some soldiers raided her city and took her captive (Esther 2:5-7).

She knew sorrow and was meant to die a slave, but God went into her future and said, "You shall not die a slave but a queen". For this to take place, God used Queen Vashti's mistake to cut her off, so that the slave girl could be grafted in as queen.

Are you a slave or a house-help, wondering if you will die in that present condition? The Lord who did it for Esther will go into your future and effect the necessary changes to make you a noteworthy person. Are people expecting your life to end in misery? No, my God will not let it happen! Your tomorrow shall be alright.

You shall have the type of experience Esther had, and your end shall be honourable like that of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10). You shall end well. Are you empty now? You shall end full. God will disappoint all the expectations of your enemies in Jesus' Name.

Prayer Point:
Father, as I submit myself to You, graft me into greatness today.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
EXODUS 29:1-30:21
ROMANS 13:8-14:12
 Pst. E. A. ADEBOYE