Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE:   THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY 2021.

 

THEME: MCY:PAST GLORIES.

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

 

Brethren , I count not myself to hove apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.                                              

Philippians 3:13

 

 

READ:  Philippians 3:11-16

 

 

11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

 

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

 

13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

 

14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

 

15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

 

16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

 

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

We have been examining the "Mathematics of Christ in You" (MCY) since January 11 and the' PG' in the equation for Resistance stands for Past Glories. Sometimes, people allow the beauty of the "good old days" to hinder Christ from working mightily through them today. Some are so stuck in the past that they are unable to move on from there.

 

As we see from today's memory verse, the Lord expects us to keep moving forward. It doesn't matter how glorious the past was, let it go! Luke 17:32 says " Remember Lot's wife". It is a very brief sentence, but one loaded with deep meanings. Lot's wife looked back simply because she was undecided about her past. Christ cannot operate in the lives of many people today for the same reason: they keep on looking back.

 

 

Occasionally, some 'believers' see the advert of a beer brand and say "Hmm, thank God for salvation". What does that mean? An urge to drink? When some believers are offended, they say "If not that I have given my life to Christ, I would have shown you that I am a tiger." Oh, so you, are having thoughts of fighting with the fellow? Are you really sure that your life has been given to Christ? If you keep looking at the past, you might end up going back. In Luke 9:62, Jesus Christ said clearly:

 

            "...No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

 

 

When you study the armor of God as listed in Ephesians 6:13-17, you will see that there is no protection for the back. This is simply because you must not look back· The moment you turn around; you have given the enemy a very clear chance to destroy you. True soldiers of Christ, those who Christ will dwell in and do exploit through do not look back. They forget the things that are behind and press on for more. They spend time studying the word of God and live by it. They pray for long hours and are committed to spreading the gospel. They don't go around boasting about what they achieved yesterday, instead they are always talking about how much more they want to do for God.

 

 

Determine to do more for God from today.

 

 

 

 

KEY POINT:

 

Forget the past, press forward for more of God.

 

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 25-27

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 10: I'M PRESSING ON THE UPWARD WAY.

 

 

1.       I’m pressing on the upward way,

New heights I’m gaining every day;

Still praying as I’m onward bound,

“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Refrain:

Lord, lift me up and let me stand,

By faith, on Heaven’s tableland,

A higher plane than I have found;

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

 

2.       My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise and fears dismay;

Though some may dwell where those abound,

My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

 

3.       I want to live above the world,

Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;

For faith has caught the joyful sound,

The song of saints on higher ground.

 

4.       I want to scale the utmost height

And catch a gleam of glory bright;

But still I’ll pray till heav’n I’ve found,

“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, January 13, 2021) : 

 

MCY: 

SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 

Special Note:

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his numerous 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.I worship and adore You, my Father, for You are the God that rules in the affairs of men; without You, I am nothing.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, let me abide in You, and You, in me, that I may bring forth much fruits, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, let me never do anything that will make Your presence to leave or depart from me, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, give me the grace to acknowledge You, in all my ways, and not to lean on my own understanding or lean on the arm of flesh, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, I put my trust in You, and not in man; take over my entire life, and direct my paths in life, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, You're my sufficiency,  there is nothing I can lay claim to in life, that is originally my own; all that I have has been given to me by You from above;  in You I live, move and have my being, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, uphold me by Your right hand of righteousness, till the end;  let me never become a laughing stock before my enemies, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, don't let my enemies prevail or rejoice over me, in victory; let me laugh last, over all my enemies, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; thank You, Father, for all Your gifts and endowments in his life, and for making him a blessing to our generation, in Jesus' name.

11.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.

12.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.

13.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus' name I pray.

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

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! 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 book Ministry, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE:   WEDNESDAY 13TH JANUARY 2021.

 

THEME: MCY:SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

 

I am the vine, ye are the b ranches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.                                                    

John 15:5

 

 

 

READ:  Judges16:20-21

 

 

20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.

 

21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

 

The 'S' in our equation for Resistance in the "Mathematics of Christ in You" (MCY)stands for Self-Sufficiency (If you do not understand, kindly refer to the devotionals of January.11 and 12). Most times, what many people call self-suff1c1ency is purely reliance on their flesh rather than God. In Daniel 4 :2 8-37, we see how this attitude got Nebuchadnezzar into trouble. He said "Is this not Babylon that I built?" As a result, God sent him to eat grass in the forest for seven years to prove to him that all he had was from Him. By the time he came back, he acknowledged God as the Most High who rules in the affairs of men.

 

Today's Bible reading tells the story of Samson. This man had defeated an entire army with the jawbone of an ass. He was really strong. Unfortunately, he did not realize that this strength was not from him but from God. I know this because if you look through the feats he had accomplished, you would see everything starting with "And the spirit of the lord came upon Him" Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19, Judges 15:14). One day, after God's Spirit had left

him, he said "'I will arise and go out as at other times before" Judges 16:20) but he was put to shame. It does not matter how gifted or skillful you are, without God, you are no different from the sand in the beach.

 

Many a time, when we listen to the testimonies of some people, we still see them glorifying 'self'. They take the shine off God and put it on their efforts. In Philippians 3:3-7, Paul had been talking so much about himself until something warned him "Be careful", and he quickly added in verse 7 "But what things

were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ."Proverbs3 :5-6 says:

 

            "Trust in the lord with all thine hear1; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

 

 

You want God to live in you and operate through you? Then, you must not lean on your own understanding. You must get to the point where you can say that it is in Him that I live, move and have my being (Acts1 7:28).

 

We should always remember the words of Aposele Paul in 2 Corinthians 3:5:

"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;”

 

 

KEY POINT:

You are nothing without God.

 

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 21-22

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 14: JESUS MY LORD, MY GOD, MY ALL

 

 

 

 

1 Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All,

How can I love thee as I ought?

And how revere this wondrous gift,

So far surpassing hope or thought?

Sweet Sacrament, we thee adore;

Oh, make us love thee more and more.

Oh, make us love thee more and more.

 

 

2 Had I but Mary's sinless heart

To love thee with, my dearest King,

Oh, with what bursts of fervant praise

Thy goodness, Jesus, would I sing.

Sweet Sacrament, we thee adore;

Oh, make us love thee more and more.

Oh, make us love thee more and more.

 

 

3 Thy Body, Soul, and Godhead, all,

O mystery of love divine.

I cannot compass all I have,

For all thou hast and art are mine.

Sweet Sacrament, we thee adore;

Oh, make us love thee more and more.

Oh, make us love thee more and more.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, January 12, 2021) - 

MCY: Pride 

Special Note:

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his numerous 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.I worship and adore You, my Father, for the stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for the in-dwelling Christ in me, who is my hope of realising Your glory.

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, break me down and remould me, by the power of Your Holy Spirit; destroy every spirit of pride in my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let every voice saying, "no", to You in my life be silenced forever, and let everything resisting You in me, surrender and bow to Your authority, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, give me a humble and a contrite heart: give me more of Your grace and draw me closer unto You, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, no matter the height that I may attain in life, spiritually and materially, please, let me forever remain humble and be a babe in Your hand, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let me decrease that You may increase in me; let Christ have His way and be fully formed and be glorified in me, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, empower me to attain a zero Resistance to Your Will, so that Christ may be fully formed and dwell in me so richly, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; let him never lose his high spiritual flavour, taste and aroma, in Jesus' name.

11.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.

12.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.

13.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus' name I pray.

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

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! 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 book Ministry, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: TUESDAY 12TH JANUARY 2021.

 

THEME: MCY:PRIDE.

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

 

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith , God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

James 4: 6

 

 

READ:  Proverbs 16:18

 

 

18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

 

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

 

Today, we will be considering the element 'P' in the " Mathematics of Christ in You" - MC:' (If you do not understand, kindly refer to the devotional of January 11 ).The element 'P' in the equation for Resistance stands for Pride. Pride will resist the free flow of Christ in you. Today’s memory verse says God resists the proud, but He gives grace to the humble. This means that 1t IS only when pride disappears that the grace of Christ would begin to now flow fully in you.1 Peter 5:6 says:

 

            "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

 

 

Almost as soon as I got born again, I began to hear the voice of the Lord.  It was a sweet experience. I was also the interpreter for the then General Superintendent, and so, out of respect for him, other pastors would not ask that I interpret for them. One day, I felt insulted when a Junior Pastor asked me to interpret for him. I said to myself "I am the interpreter for the big man, how can this Pastor ask me to interpret for him?" I reluctantly accepted because of the culture of discipline in The Redeemed Christian Church of God.

 

As I finished interpreting for him and was going to my car, God asked me "So you are now too big to interpret for my servant?" From that moment, He went silent. Believe me, it is a terrible experience to stop hearing from God. It didn't take long for the devil to exploit this gap and torment me. I wept bitterly as I prayed "Father, forgive me, I will interpret for anyone". At last, God forgave me, and I began to hear from Him again.

 

Many years later, after I had become the General Overseer and I travelled to the town of Iesha, Nigeria. On getting there, I decided to attend the Bible Study at a nearby RCCG Parish. I wanted to Just sit back and enjoy the service, but I was dragged up to the pulpit to teach. I insisted that since the fellow who was to teach had already opened his Bible, he should go ahead, and I would interpret. He said he was only a deacon and was quite low in rank to the General Overseer· When the discussion was becoming drawn, I said 'I command you". Since he had no choice, he taught, and I interpreted for him. As a worker I was too proud to interpret for a Pastor, but now as General Overseer I interpreted for a deacon. The measure of Christ I have in me has increased because I have destroyed pride in my life by His grace. Do you stiII harbor pride? It will hinder Christ from dwelling in your life. Pride must go; it has to die! Deal with it today and see how much Christ will begin to operate in you.

 

 

 

KEY POINT:

Remove every resistance to God's will if you want Christ to dwell in you richly.

 

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 17-20

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 2: AMAZING GRACE! HOW SWEET THE SOUND.

 

 

1.       Amazing grace! How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found;

Was blind, but now I see.

 

2.       ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed.

 

3.       Through many dangers, toils, and snares,

I have already come;

’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,

And grace will lead me home.

 

4.       The Lord has promised good to me,

His Word my hope secures;

He will my Shield and Portion be,

As long as life endures.

 

5.       Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,

And mortal life shall cease,

I shall possess, within the veil,

A life of joy and peace.

 

6.       The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,

The sun forbear to shine;

But God, who called me here below,

Will be forever mine.

 

7.       When we’ve been there ten thousand years,

Bright shining as the sun,

We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise

Than when we’d first begun.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Monday, January 11, 2021) - 

MATHEMATICS OF CHRIST IN YOU (MCY) 

Special Note:

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his numerous 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.Thank You, Father, for creating me in Your image and likeness, and for giving me dominion over all that You have created.

2.Thank You, Father, for bringing me out of the darkness of this world, into Your marvelous light in Christ Jesus, to show forth Your praises.

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, remove from me every impurity that is obstructing the free flow of Your power and anointing in my life, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, fill me to the brim with Your Holy Spirit, and let all the activities of the flesh in my life be completely subdued, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let me begin to manifest all the fruits of the spirit, which are: love, joy, peace, patience, 

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let every plant You have not planted in my life and destiny, that is limiting my capacity to become what You have destined me to be, be uprooted, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let every resistance in my life, to doing Your perfect Will give way; and, let there be a free flow of Your Holy Spirit, in my life, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, empower me to attain a zero Resistance to Your Will, so that Christ may be fully formed and dwell in me so richly, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; and, increase Your anointing and consecration upon his life, in Jesus' name. 

11.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.

12.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.

13.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus' name I pray.

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

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! 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 book Ministry, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: MONDAY 11TH JANUARY 2021.

 

THEME: MATHEMATICS OF CHRIST IN YOU (MCY).

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

 

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:                                                   Colossians 1:27

 

 

 

READ:  Colossians 2:6 -14

 

6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

 

7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

 

8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

 

9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

 

10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

 

11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

 

12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

 

13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

 

14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

 

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

 

The "Mathematics of Christ In You" (MCY) refers to the measure of Christ in you and how much of His attributes you exhibit in your life. The law of electricity which describes how current flows in conductors is quite similar to it. One law that guides the flow of electricity says that the purer the conductor, the easier it is for the current to flow. In other words, the more the impurities in the conductor, the more the resistance to the flow of the current.

  

Thus, the amount of current flowing is determined by how large the resistance is. A high level of resistance is the result of a lot of impurities. In such a situation, the current cannot flow well. The Holy Spirit is the current in our spirit man. How well does He flow in you? For the Holy Spirit to flow freely, your life must be free of impurities, because the more impurities you harbor, the greater the resistance against the flow of the power of God.

 

 

In my journey with Christ, I have come up with "The Law of the Measurement of Christ in You", where the measure of Christ in you is determined by the Presence of God in your life which can be limited by your resistance to His will.

 

RESISTANCE= P+S+ PG+ M+ L+B+ F+ RA.

 

 

The equation above is not exhaustive, but I will pause here because we cannot dwell too long on this topic today. In the next few days, I will be explaining the meaning of each parameter in the equation to you. The lesson here is that if you want God to move mightily in your life, you should have zero Resistance to His will. Then, there would be no limit to how much God can dwell and operate in you. I don't know about you, but for me, I work every day to attain zero Resistance to His will in my life because I want God to dwell and operate in me without restriction. If the Resistance can be zero in you, you too would shake the world.

 

I pray for you that by the end of this series, your Resistance to the move of Christ in you would have become zero, in the mighty name of Jesus.

 

 

 

KEY POINT:

Remove every resistance to God's will if you want Christ to dwell in you richly.

 

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Deuteronomy 14 -16

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 11: I NEED THEE EVE'RY HOUR.

 

1.       I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;

No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.

Refrain:

I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;

Every hour I need Thee;

Oh, bless me now, my Savior,

I come to Thee.

 

2.       I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;

Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh.

 

3.       I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;

Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.

 

4.       I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;

And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.

 

5.       I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;

Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son.