Text: Luke 15:17-24
Memory Verse: “…But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him” (Luke 15:20).
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits. God’s best gifts to us are not necessarily material things, but opportunities. Opportunities usually open doors to numerous other blessings. God called Samuel the first time, second time, third time, and even the fourth time. It was a great opportunity and Samuel eventually became a great prophet of God. Solomon, Elisha and many others in the Bible had opportunities through which God blessed them.
The prodigal son was a Bonafide son of his father — a legal connection. But when he left home, he became disconnected. By God’s divine intervention, he was reconnected to his father and, through divine opportunity, he went back home. Any sinner or backslider that repents and returns to Jesus will not be cast out. You will not remain at the level you are, if you will utilise the divine opportunities at your disposal. Divine opportunities can come in the form of problems. They can also be provoked, even when they do not come. Solomon gave 1000 oxen, which provoked opportunities and blessings.
Can a lost opportunity be regained? In 2 Kings 13:17-19, we see how Israel’s king, Joash, lost the opportunity of delivering Israel from the tyranny of the Syrians because he stopped hitting the arrow on the ground after the third
count. Had he not stopped when he did, victory would have been certain. Consequently, the Syrians overcame Judah. May we not miss a divine opportunity.
Prayer Points:
1. Father, I am tired of my present level, reposition me to the next level.
2. Help me, O Lord, so that I will not miss my divine opportunities in life.