OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SUNDAY JANUARY 26TH 2025
THEME: YE ARE GODS
MEMORISE:
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. Psalm 82:6
BIBLE READING READ: JOB 22:28-30
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
MESSAGE:
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18
The above Bible passage shows how God sees us as His children and the authority He has given to us. It says that we are so powerful that we can decide what happens in heaven. If we bind something on earth, the hosts of heaven will validate it. It is important that we know how powerful we are because Psalm 49:20 says:
"Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is Iike the beasts that perish."
A lot of Christians are perishing because they don't realize that they are sitting in a place of honour. Witches and wizards are tormenting children of God who are seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6) but acting like helpless chickens because they don't know who they are. Jesus said in John 14:12 that you will do the works that He did and even greater. You can do everything that Jesus did in the Scriptures and even more. In Mark 11:13-14, Jesus cursed a fig tree that appeared fruitful but, upon closer inspection, was barren. Overnight, the tree withered completely from its roots because the process of divine curses operates from the roots upwards, just like divine blessings. Furthermore, Jesus said:
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Mark 11:23
Some years ago, during a visit to a state capital in Nigeria, I was told about a tree at the center of the town that could not be uprooted. In fact, the state government had to construct a road around the tree because it could not be uprooted. I stretched my hand towards the tree and declared in the name of the Lord that the tree be cursed. That very night, a storm hit the town, and by the next morning, the tree had been completely uprooted. The tree got uprooted because a son of the living God who understands his authority issued a command that had to be obeyed. You can do the same and even more if you are truly in right standing with God.
REFLECTION:
Are you standing right with God such that you can issue decrees by His word, and they will stand?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 35-37
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
HYMN 1: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME
1 All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!
2.Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
And as they tune it, fall,
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
And crown Him Lord of all,
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
And crown Him Lord of all.
3.Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israel's might,
And crown Him Lord of all
Now hail the strength of Israel's might,
And crown Him Lord of all.
4.Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
Who from His alter call;
Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,
And crown Him Lord of all,
Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,
And crown Him Lord of all,
5.Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all.
6.Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
And crown Him Lord of all,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
And crown Him Lord of all.
7.Sinners, whose love can never forget,
The wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
And crown Him Lord of all,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
And crown Him Lord of all.
8.Let every tribe and every tongue,
Before Him prostrate fall,
And shout in universal song,
The crowned Lord of all.
And shout in universal song,
The crowned Lord of all.
No comments:
Post a Comment