Open Heavens

Friday, March 10, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Saturday, March 11, 2023)  


COMMITMENT BEGETS COMMITMENT 


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. I worship and adore You, my Father, You're Jehovah Jireh, the great provider.


2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short  of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.


3.Father, release upon my life the grace to love You with all my heart, with all my soul and with all my mind, in Jesus' name.


4.Father, let nothing be too precious or too costly or too important for me to surrender for Your use, in Jesus' name.

 

5.Father, take me to the level of commitment to You and Your Kingdom, that will provoke heavenly commitment to my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, release upon my life the grace to be committed to fulfilling all Your  laws and commandments, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, please, make me a diligent and committed worker, in Your vineyard; empower me to do Your work, as unto You, and not as unto man, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, as a worker and minister, empower me with the grace to pray and fast regularly for the success of my assignments in Your vineyard, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, please, take me to the level of grace and commitment, that will  equal Your grace and commitment to my life, in Jesus' name


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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 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's 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 MARCH 11TH, 2023.


THEME: COMMITMENT BEGETS COMMITMENT 


MEMORISE: 

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 

Matthew 22:37 


READ: Genesis 22:1 -18

1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.


2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.


3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.


4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.


5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.


6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.


7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?


8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.


9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.


10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.


11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.


12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.


13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.


14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.


15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,


16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:


17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;


18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.


MESSAGE

Many years ago, when The Redeemed Christian Church of God was much smaller, one of my daughters-in-the-Lord told me, Daddy, you must be at my wedding". I laughed and said, Okay, let's look through my diary for a free date". We looked through the Saturdays for the rest of that year and even the one after, but could only find one free in July the next year. She said, "Glory be to God; that is the date of my wedding". The next year came and my mother died in July, while l was in London on an assignment and because l hadn't written the lady's marriage appointment in my calendar, my wife saw that Saturday free in my calendar and said, "Yes, this is when we will bury Mama".


I loved my mother very much- l am her last born and only son, but because of how committed this lady was to having me at her wedding, l couldn't let her down. There was no other free day so l decided that we would do the funeral on Friday so that l could attend the wedding on Saturday.


When God sees a committed fellow, when He sees someone that will do anything to fulfil His will, He will also be committed to that person. Abraham's heart was totally committed to God - so committed that he was willing to sacrifice his son just to fulfil God's will. That is why God was so committed to blessing him, even to the extent of swearing thus, "...By myself have l sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son..." (Genesis 22:16).


Some people are not even committed to paying just 10% of their income to God as tithe and they want Him to be committed to their financial success. Some Church workers are not committed enough to the work of God so they either go late or miss workers' meetings yet they want God to be committed to their businesses. Some Pastors hardly fast and pray for the work that God has put in their hands, yet they want God to be committed to the growth of the ministry. He can see your level of commitment and He is using it to weigh His commitment to you as well.


REFLECTION 

Are you as committed to God as you want Him to be to you?


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 21-22


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 ceaseless praise,

Let them flow in ceaseless 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.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Friday, March 10, 2023)


Waiting On God


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.ThankYou, my Father, for creating me in Your image and likeness; and for Your purpose and pleasure.


2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short  of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus name.


3.Father, give me the grace to put on Your whole armour that I may be able to  withstand, in the evil day, in Jesus name.


4.Father, empower me to be sensitive to Your needs and promptings, in Jesus name.


5.Father, help me to remain ever focused on Your kingdom business and assignments, at all times, in Jesus name.


6.Father, please, keep me occupy for You till You come for the elects, in Jesus name.


7.Father, empower me to do Your perfect will and good pleasures, at all times, in Jesus name.


8.Father, let me always be at Your beck and call; and be willing and eager to do Your bidding, always, in Jesus name.


9.Father, as I wait on You, renew my strength, bless me and answer all my prayers, in Jesus name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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 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's 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: FRIDAY MARCH 10TH, 2023.


THEME: WAITING ON GOD


MEMORISE: 

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 

Isaiah 40:31


READ: Psalms 27:13-14


13  I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.


14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.


MESSAGE

Not many people know what it really means to wait on God. I'll try to explain it using how a waiter waits on guests at an upscale restaurant. The waiter ensures the guest sits comfortably then proceeds to take his or her order. The waiter then ensures the order is delivered promptly and exactly as specified by the guest.


Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 6:13, "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Having done everything you know to do before God, stand. Once you are serving Him, winning souls, following up on them, paying your tithes, giving your offerings honoring Him with your first fruits and all else you know to do, according to His word, the only thing left is to stand. You are to wait on Him, asking "Lord, what else do you want me to do?" The moment you get an answer, jump into action.


When those who wait on the Lord go to Him in prayers, they pray the way He want them to: they pray His word back to Him. Since it is His word, He will answer it. They don't pray only just when they feel like it, many times, they feel Him nudging them to pray even when they do not feel like. Those who wait on the Lord don't seek their own pleasure in life; all they want is to please their Master. If God tells them, "I need all the money in your bank account for this project" they don't hesitate; they drop the money immediately. They are always at His beck and call, willing and eager to do His bidding.


Now when you have had a very good waiter attend to you at a restaurant, you are likely to drop a tip for the fellow. The tip that God gives you in return for waiting on Him, according to lsaiah 40:31, is that He will renew your strength. This means that sickness and even old age will not have power over you. He will become your doctor, taking care of you by Himself. Also, He will give you wings to fly like an eagle. In other words, you will be in a class of your own. Great men will call you great. You will excel so much in all you do that it will be difficult for anybody to beat your record. Commit to waiting on God from today, He rewards all those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).


REFLECTION 


Are you willing to become God's waiter?


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 18-20


AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE


HYMN 7: I AM THINE O LORD


1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,


  And it told Thy love to me;


But I long to rise in the arms of faith,


  And be closer drawn to Thee.


Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,


  To the cross where Thou hast died;


Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,


    To Thy precious, bleeding side.


2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,


  By the pow’r of grace divine;


Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,


  And my will be lost in Thine.


3 O the pure delight of a single hour


  That before Thy throne I spend,


When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,


  I commune as friend with friend!


4 There are depths of love that I yet may know


  Ere Thee face to face I see;


There are heights of joy that I yet may reach


  Ere I rest in peace with Thee.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Thursday, March 9, 2023)


In His Presence 


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.I worship and adore You, my Father, for in Your presence, there is fullness of joy; and at Your right hand, there are pleasures forevermore.


2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short  of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus name.


3.Father, please, cleanse me from all unrighteousness and from things that will keep me from gaining access into Your presence, in Jesus name.


4.Father, please, give me a clean hands and a pure heart, at all times, in Jesus name.


5.Father, give me a pure heart and empower me by Your grace to meditate, day and night, in Your words, in Jesus name.


6.Father, let me never lift up my heart unto vanity; help me to set my affections on things above and not on things on the earth, in Jesus name.


7.Father, deliver me from lying and from all the vices of this world, in Jesus name.


8.Father, please, empower me to live above sin and above all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus name.


9.Father, please, admit me permanently into Your secret place, and let me abide under Your shadow, forever, in Jesus name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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 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's else writing or work. The original author of these prayer points is the Holy Spirit. So, share, but don't sharet 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 MARCH 9TH, 2023.


THEME: IN HIS PRESENCE


MEMORISE: 

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 

Psalms 16:11 


READ: Psalms 24:3-6

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?


4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.


5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.


6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.


MESSAGE

The presence of the Most High God is the best place anyone can be in. Those who spend time in His presence are always in control of life's situations rather than the other way round. Elijah was just coming from the presence of God in 1 Kings 17 when he commanded that there should be no rain or dew for three years and it was so. If you want to be in control, then what you really need is to be in Gods presence. It's a good thing we have the criteria required for you to be in Gods presence listed in our Bible reading for today. They are as follows:


You must have clean hands. In 2 Corinthians 6:17, God said: "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and l will receive you." You have to be careful what you touch with your hands. I've always told my children to be careful what they sign. If a report is wrong or misleading, don't append your signature. Don't steal, don't manipulate reports, watch what your hand touches.

Your heart must be pure. Matthew 5:8 says: "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." Be careful of what you let into your heart and what you meditate upon if you truly want to dwell in His presence.

Your heart must not be lifted up to vanity. Colossians 3:1-3 says: "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God". You must regularly check what motivates you to do what you do. Are you driven by material or spiritual things? 1 John  2:15 says you should not love the world or things of the world, that if you love the world then the love of the Father is not in you.

You must not be a liar. Revelation 22:15 made it clear: "For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie." If you are a liar or someone who takes part in the benefits of other people's lies, God will keep you outside His presence.


REFLECTION

Based on the list discussed today, are you qualified to be in God's presence? If not, make amend today.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 14-17


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 10: IN CHRIST ALONE


1 In Christ alone my hope is found 

He is my light, my strength, my song 

This cornerstone, this solid ground 

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm 

What heights of love, what depths of peace 

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease 

My comforter, my all in all 

Here in the love of Christ I stand  


2 In Christ alone who took on flesh 

Fullness of God in helpless babe 

This gift of love and righteousness 

Scorned by the ones He came to save 

Till on that cross as Jesus died 

The wrath of God was satisfied 

For every sin on Him was laid 

Here in the death of Christ I live  

There in the ground His body lay 


3 Light of the world by darkness slain 

Then bursting forth in glorious day 

Up from the grave He rose again 

And as He stands in victory 

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me 

For I am His and He is mine 

Bought with the precious blood of Christ  


4 No guilt in life, no fear in death 

This is the power of Christ in me 

life's first cry to final breath 

Jesus commands my destiny 

No power of hell, no scheme of man 

Can ever pluck me from His hand 

Till He returns or calls me home 

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Open Heaves Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 8TH, 2023.


THEME: WHAT YOU WEAR MATTERS


MEMORISE: 

And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 

Zechariah 3:4 


READ: Matthew 22:9 13

9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.


10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.


11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:


12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.


13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


MESSAGE

What you wear matters. While it is true that God says in 1 Samuel 16:7 that He looks at the heart, it is also true that what is inside you can reflect on the outside. The way harlots would dress should be different from the way a child of God does. In order to buttress this point to my Bible College students one day, l bought two oranges of the same size - one yellow, the other green. I stood before the class and asked them to indicate which they would prefer to have. They all chose the yellow one, because, according to them, it was the ripe one and would be sweet. I asked how they knew and they replied: "The outside shows". That's the point l'm trying to make.


What you wear really matters. In Matthew 22:1-14, a king went through the crowd of guests at his son's wedding and saw a man who wasn't wearing clothes suitable for a wedding and so commanded that the man be kicked out.


I was talking to a relative who was always dressing like people of the world. I said, "You belong to a special family. The enemies are looking at us; if they want to attack they will look for someone who is among us but different from us. You're the only one standing out. If they decide to attack, they will find it easy to pick on you". That change the person's mind completely.


Finally, you remember the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52. When he was told that Jesus was calling on him, the first thing he did was throw away his garment. He was saying, in essence, "I will never dress like a beggar again; l'm not going to beg again, l'm not going to sorrow again, l'm not going to be in darkness again. "When you give your life to Jesus Christ, there should be a change of garments.


In Mark 5:25-34, the woman with the issue of blood said, "l just want to touch the hem of his garment". The clothes Jesus was wearing was the conduit for the anointing that healed her. Acts 19:11-12 tells us that handkerchiefs and aprons were taken from the body of Paul to effect healing and deliverance. Your dressing is important and should glorify God always.


KEY POINT 

The Spirit of Christ in you should be reflected even in your dressing.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 11-13


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 


HYMN 11: I'VE FOUND A FRIEND IN JESUS


1 I’ve found a friend in Jesus, He’s everything to me,

He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;

The Apple-tree of trees, in Him alone I see

All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole. 

In sorrow He’s my comfort, in trouble He’s my stay,

He tells me every care on Him to roll:

He’s the Apple-tree of trees, the Bright and Morning Star,

He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.


2 He all my griefs has taken, and all my sorrows borne;

In temptation He’s my strong and mighty tower;

I’ve all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn

From my heart, and now He keeps me by His power.

Though all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,

Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal:

He’s the Apple-tree of trees, the Bright and Morning Star,

He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.


3 He’ll never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,

While I live by faith and do His blessed will;

A wall of fire about me, I’ve nothing now to fear,

With His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.

Then sweeping up to glory to see His blessed face,d

Where rivers of delight shall ever roll:

He’s the Apple-tree of trees, the Bright and Morning Star,

He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.dx,