Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SUNDAY APRIL 6TH 2025

TOPIC: LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST VI

MEMORISE:

"Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house." - (2 Chronicles 7:1)

READ: 1 KINGS 18:30-39 (KJV)

30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.

31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.

34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

MESSAGE:

Today, as I continue my discussion on the events of the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, I want to examine the implication of the fire that appeared and sat on each of the disciples. In today’s Bible reading, we see that Elijah’s prayer that caused fire to fall from heaven was majorly filled with praises. In the atmosphere of praise, God answers prayers by fire. When the fire fell, idol worship stopped in the land. The reason the agenda of the devil appears to be thriving in certain places is that the necessary conditions for revival have not been met.

Another thing Elijah did before the fire fell in today’s Bible reading was to repair the broken altar. When we repair our broken altars of prayer, praise, and worship, God’s fire will fall. We cannot be lukewarm and expect God to send His fire. The disciples tarried in the upper room before God’s fire fell - they were busy praying and setting the stage for His fire (Acts 2:1-2). After Elijah repaired the broken altar, he put the wood in order and prepared the sacrifice (1 Kings 18:33). We cannot be disorderly and expect God’s fire to fall.

Elijah also asked the people to pour four barrels of water thrice on the sacrifice. Note that it hadn’t rained for three and a half years; therefore, pouring such an amount of water was a huge sacrifice on its own. The people poured a scarce commodity in preparation for rain. No wonder God was in a hurry to send down His fire. Wherever God sees unusual sacrifice, He sends His fire. In (2 Chronicles 5), after completing the temple, Solomon gathered all the Levites, priests, and Israelites, and they sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told or numbered for multitude. After this great sacrifice, God’s presence filled the temple such that the priests could not stand to minister. Then, as soon as Solomon finished praying, fire fell from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and sacrifices (2 Chronicles 7:1). God’s fire of preservation, increase, and unusual miracles falls in atmospheres of prayer and sacrificial giving.

Beloved, do you desire God's fire? Don't hold back in giving Him your heart, time, and resources. Give sacrificially and pray consistently; you will be visited by the fire of God's power, provision, and glory. 

 PRAYER POINT:

Father, I will not withhold anything from You. Please help me to give sacrificially to attract Your fire, in Jesus’ name. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 SAMUEL 17-19

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

HYMN: 23 - TAKE MY LIFE, AND LET IT BE 

1 Take my life and let it be

consecrated, Lord, to thee.

Take my moments and my days;

let them flow in endless praise,

let them flow in endless praise.

2 Take my hands and let them move

at the impulse of thy love.

Take my feet and let them be

swift and beautiful for thee,

swift and beautiful for thee.

3 Take my voice and let me sing

always, only, for my King.

Take my lips and let them be

filled with messages from thee,

filled with messages from thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold;

not a mite would I withhold.

Take my intellect and use

every power as thou shalt choose,

every power as thou shalt choose.

5 Take my will and make it thine;

it shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart it is thine own;

it shall be thy royal throne,

it shall be thy royal throne.

6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour

at thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself, and I will be

ever, only, all for thee,

ever, only, all for thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Saturday, 5th April 2025

LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST (5)

Special Note.

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his, disciples, of Christ, who was inspired and  mandated by the Holy Spirit, effective, January 1st, 2015, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional  authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

If you want to be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire, in Jesus' name I pray.

PRAYER POINTS

1.Father, thank You for the moving of the Holy Spirit upon the face of the earth bringing forth Your marvelous light into the darkness in the world.

2.Father, thank You for the light of salvation that shines on the path of sinners through the entrance of the word by the power of the Holy Spirit to save souls.

3.Father, please, let the wind of the Holy Spirit blow and make a way where there was none, let every force that is hindering the church be blown away, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, let every opposition against the wind of the Holy Spirit for salvation, sanctification and baptism of the Holy Spirit in our local assemblies be uprooted by fire, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, let the wind of the Holy Spirit blow against whatever that had been standing against my progress and Your plans for my life, and uproot them all now, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, let every power of darkness that might be keeping me away from fulfilling Your will and enjoy Your blessings, be uprooted, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, let the wind of the Spirit blow, and let there be divine provisions for me, my family, Your and my nation, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, because I carry Your life in me, I decree that no death will come near me; let me experience great transformation, turning every meaningless situation around me to something beautiful, in Jesus' name.

9.‭Father, please, let me receive a fresh wind of the Holy Spirit this season, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please, let the wind of Your Spirit blow in my life and ministry, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let him remain a vessel unto honour in Your hands; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

13.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus' name.

14.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15.In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

#happynewmonth

These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus' name.

Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.

Note:

You may not add, subtract or rearrange these prayer points.

 The Holy Spirit is the author, though He used someone, who, out of humility has refused to take glory for it, by not putting his name. It is plagiarism to use, or pass as your own, someone else writing or work. The original author of these prayer points is the Holy Spirit. So, share, but don't share His glory with Him in the process.

Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025

TOPIC: LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST 5

MEMORISE

"The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life." - (Job 33:4)

READ: Genesis 1:1-3 (KJV)

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

MESSAGE

As I continue to discuss the significance of the events of the day of Pentecost, I want you to consider that on that day, there was a sound of a mighty rushing wind Acts 2:1-2. In Exodus 14:21-28, when the wind blew, a way appeared where there was none before. When a revival like the day of Pentecost happens, every force that is hindering the church will be blown away by the wind, and ways will appear where there were none before.

Some years ago, I was invited to preach in an orthodox church, and I preached about the three basic steps of Christianity: salvation, sanctification, and baptism in the Holy Spirit. When I finished speaking about the Holy Spirit, I was expecting some opposition, but an Archdeacon came to me and said, “Sir, thank you for explaining to us that the Holy Spirit is like wind. If the wind wants to blow past somewhere and someone is blocking the way, what will happen?” I said, “The little I know is that the person will be uprooted.”

Whatever has been standing against your progress and God’s plans for your life will be uprooted once the Holy Ghost comes. I pray that any power of darkness that might be keeping you from fulfilling God’s will and enjoying His blessings will be uprooted by the wind of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name.

Another thing that happens when the wind blows is that there is divine provision. When God was going to give His people meat, He sent forth a wind that brought quails from the sea, and they fell in abundance around the camp such that the people gathered them until the next day Numbers 11:31-32. There is always more than enough where the wind of the Spirit blows.

Lastly, Job said that the Spirit of God made him, and the breath of the Almighty gave him life Job 33:4. God’s wind gives life, and where there is life, death cannot stay. When God breathed into man in Genesis 2:7, man became a living soul; he was transformed from mere dust into a walking, talking being. You will experience transformation when the wind of God’s Spirit blows as it did over the formlessness of the earth and transformed it into a beautiful place Genesis 1:1-3.

I decree that you will receive a fresh visitation of the wind of God this season, in Jesus' name. 

PRAYER POINT

Father, please let the wind of your Spirit blow in my life and ministry, in Jesus’ name. 

AUTHOR: Pastor E. A. Adeboye 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

2 Samuel 14 - 16

HYMN 15 - PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOUR

1. Pass me not, O gentle Saviour, 

Hear my humble cry; While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. 

CHORUS 

Saviour, Saviour, Hear my humble cry; While on others Thou art calling; Do not pass me by. 

2. Let me, at Thy throne of mercy 

Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief. 

3. Trusting only in Thy merit 

Would I seek Thy face 

Heal my wounded, broken 

spirit, Save me by Thy grace. 

4. Thou, the spring of all my 

comfort, More than life to me. 

Whom have I on earth beside Thee? Whom in heaven but Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Friday, 4th April 2025

LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST (4)

Special Note.

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his, disciples, of Christ, who was inspired and  mandated by the Holy Spirit, effective, January 1st, 2015, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional  authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

If you want to be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire, in Jesus' name I pray.

PRAYER POINTS

1.Father, thank You for the promise of the Holy Ghost upon every believer by whom we are empowered to witness to the world.

2.Father, thank You for the salvation of souls, healing of the sick, deliverance of the oppressed, settling the captives free and the transformation of lives by the power of the Holy Spirit.

3.Father, I cannot praise You enough for the mighty works and manifestations of the power of the Holy Spirit in my life, my family, and Your church, thank You Jesus.

4.Father, thank You for creative miracles, thank You for turning difficult situations around us into mighty testimonies that are sometimes difficult to imagine.

5.Father, thank You for answering me when I pray, thank You for providing my needs according to Your riches in glory through Christ Jesus.

6.Father, please, help me to praise You continually; and for the rest of my life, may Your praises never seize from my mouth, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, as I praise You, even in difficult situations, let there be solutions that men cannot deny; bless me also with blessings that will extend to everyone around me, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, I choose to live a life of praise, take away complain and murmuring from my mouth and cloth me with the garment of praise and worship, in Jesus' name.

9.‭Father, please, let the Holy Spirit dwell in me, and manifest mightily around me, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please, liberate me from any form of bondage, and bless me so much that the blessings will be evident in my life and in the life of everyone connected to me, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let him remain a vessel unto honour in Your hands; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

13.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus' name.

14.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15.In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

#happynewmonth

These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus' name.

Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.

Note:

You may not add, subtract or rearrange these prayer points.

 The Holy Spirit is the author, though He used someone, who, out of humility has refused to take glory for it, by not putting his name. It is plagiarism to use, or pass as your own, someone else writing or work. The original author of these prayer points is the Holy Spirit. So, share, but don't share His glory with Him in the process.

Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE:  FRIDAY APRIL 4TH 2025

THEME:   LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST IV

MEMORIZE:  

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two- edged sword in their hand;    

Psalm 149:6

READ:  Jeremiah 30:18-22

18  Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.

22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

MESSAGE

In continuation of my discussion about the significance of the events of the day of Pentecost, I I want to point out that those who listened to the disciples after they had been filled with the Holy Ghost said, "We hear then praising the good works of God in our various languages" (Acts 2:1-12). This means that there must be Constant thanksgiving and praise to God if we want to experience a mighty move of the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ today. 

When we meet to pray concerning our needs, God will show up. However, when we meet just to thank Him and acknowledge His greatness, He will manifest in a powerful way, and there will be a revival; miracles will become commonplace in our midst, and there will be many testimonies.

Years ago, I promised to visit one of the RCCG elders and told him l would spend just five minutes with him. Before l arrived, he had beautiful hymns and praise songs playing because he had observed that I am always humming songs of praise to God. I didn't know when I spent one hour with him because I was enjoying the music. If you are God's child and He always hears praises around you, He will definitely stay with you. God inhabits the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3); He comes wherever He is

exalted and extolled.

People who complain and murmur cannot host God's presence. When the Israelites murmured, it displeased God, and at some point, His fire fell among them. Unlike the tongues of fire on the day of Pentecost, this fire burnt and consumed them (Numbers 11:1). When Paul and Silas were imprisoned, instead of complaining, they started praising God. God came into the prison and caused a great earthquake such that the foundations were shaken (Acts 16:25-26). When you praise God amidst difficulties, He brings solutions that men cannot deny, giving you blessings that extend to those around you. When the prison was shaken, all the doors were opened, and everyone's bands were loosed.

Beloved, surrender your life to Jesus Christ if you haven't done so and choose to live a life of praise. The Holy Spirit will dwell in you and manifest mightily around you. He will liberate you if you are in any form of bondage and bless you so much that the blessings will be evident in your life and in the lives of everyone connected to you.

ACTION POINT

Praise and thank God for 30 minutes. Don't ask for anything; just praise and thank Him.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  2 Samuel 12-13

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 17: PRAISE MY SOUL THE KING OF HEAVEN

1. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;

to his feet your tribute bring.

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,

evermore his praises sing.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Praise the everlasting King!

2. Praise him for his grace and favor

to his people in distress.

Praise him, still the same as ever,

slow to chide, and swift to bless.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Glorious in his faithfulness!

3. Fatherlike he tends and spares us;

well our feeble frame he knows.

In his hand he gently bears us,

rescues us from all our foes.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Widely yet his mercy flows!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Thursday, 3rd April 2025

LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST (3)

Special Note.

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his, disciples, of Christ, who was inspired and  mandated by the Holy Spirit, effective, January 1st, 2015, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional  authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

If you want to be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire, in Jesus' name I pray.

PRAYER POINTS

1.Father, thank You for the promise of the Holy Ghost upon every believer through Whom we are empowered to witness to the world.

2.Father, please, like on the day of Pentecost at the upper, touch everyone of us, cause our hearts to be turned to You, and fill us will the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please, help me to lift up fellow believers, strengthening the weak and sharpening each other such that we would all be strengthened to witness for You, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me not to look away when I see a fellow believer dozing off or backsliding, rather than using them as bad examples, help me to pray for them for restoration, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, remove from me every attitude of self-righteousness, never condemning others but submitting to one other in the fear of God, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, no matter what You are using me for in Your kingdom assignment, help me never to allow pride and arrogance in my heart, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, help me to humble myself to accept corrections when I'm being corrected, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me never to look down on anyone, no matter how highly anointed I may be, help me to always remember that I am nothing without You, in Jesus' name.

9.‭Father, please, help all our young ministers never to fall into pride, help them to be willing and obedient to corrections when they are being corrected, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please, help me to shun pride in all areas of my life, and to lift my fellow believers up, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let him remain a vessel unto honour in Your hands; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

13.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus' name.

14.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

#happynewmonth

These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus' name.

Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.

Note:

You may not add, subtract or rearrange these prayer points.

 The Holy Spirit is the author, though He used someone, who, out of humility has refused to take glory for it, by not putting his name. It is plagiarism to use, or pass as your own, someone else writing or work. The original author of these prayer points is the Holy Spirit. So, share, but don't share His glory with Him in the process.

Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: THURSDAY APRIL 3RD 2025

TOPIC: LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST III

MEMORISE:

"Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God." - (Ephesians 5:21)

READ: EPHESIAN 5:21 (KJV)

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

MESSAGE:

Over the past two days, I have been discussing the significance of the events that happened on the day of Pentecost. On that day, everyone in that upper room received a touch from God. Their hearts were tuned to God, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.

If we truly want a revival in our generation, we cannot watch weak believers remain in their weak states. We must sharpen each other (Proverbs 27:17) such that the 'weakest' among us will be working miracles. If we're really united, we won't look away when we see a brother dozing when he should be praying; we will hold his hand to encourage him to pray. We will not see a sister dressing indecently and showing signs of backsliding without trying to encourage her faith. If someone's fire seems to be dying, pray for the fellow rather than use him or her as a bad example to others to make yourself look righteous.

Everyone in the upper room on that particular day received a touch from God because they submitted to Him and to one another - nobody felt superior. In the 70s, I knew a young man called Bro Sam. He wasn't a member of RCCG, but he was very popular because he was heavily anointed by God. He couldn't speak English, but he was so anointed and was well sought after. On one occasion, he was invited to preach at a college. When he got up to say that he didn't speak English and would need an interpreter, Queen's English began to flow from his lips. He didn't know what he was saying, but the message kept flowing. After about one hour, people began to rush forward, weeping and crying for salvation. As soon as he left the college, he couldn't speak English again. There were testimonies of at least three dead people that God resurrected through him. Whenever he prayed for the sick, he would describe how their sicknesses were moving out of their bodies until they were completely healed. However, pride entered his heart after a while, and whenever he was called to go for Bible study, he would say, "Who is preaching? How many dead people has he raised?" Sadly, he ended up in an asylum. 

Beloved, if we want God's power to rest among us, we must shun pride and submit to one another in the fear of God (Ephesians 5:21). We must also look out for the feeble among us and lift them up. 

 ACTION POINT:

Shun pride and lift your fellow believers up. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 SAMUEL 8-11

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

HYMN: 24 - I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS 

1 I want to be like Jesus,

So lowly and so meek;

For no one marked an angry word

That ever heard him speak.

Refrain:

I want to be like Jesus,

God's well beloved Son;

I want to be like Jesus,

The pure and holy One.

2 I want to be like Jesus,

So frequently in prayer;

Alone upon the mountain top,

He met his Father there. 

3 I want to be like Jesus,

Engaged in doing good,

So that of me it may be said,

He hath done what he could. 

4 Alas! I'm not like Jesus,

As any one may see;

Thy gentle Spirit, Savior, send,

And make me like to thee.