Isaiah 26:9 (KJV) With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. May the Lord grant you and I the grace to desire Him and the spirit to seek Him early in Jesus mighty name.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2023.
THEME: THE WORKS OF GRACE ll
MEMORISE:
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Ezekiel 36:25
READ: Isaiah 1:18
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
MESSAGE
We identified the first work of grace to be God's call to man for salvation. Once a person heeds this call and surrenders all to God, He moves on to the next work of grace - salvation.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1 John 1:7
Salvation is the point at which God blots out all your sins of the past and gives you a clean slate to start with. Many people find it hard to believe that God can cleanse their sins completely, but that is the exact truth. It doest matter how badly you have sinned, Jesus can make you a new creature in Him. That is why the salvation experience is referred to as being 'born again". The devil has no grounds to accuse you of any past sin.
When you become saved, the first thing you will notice is that you experience peace like a river. This is because sin is a weight on your heart. Matthew 11:28-30 says after Jesus draws you and you come to Him, if you decide to take His yoke on yourself, He will take your burden and then you will have rest. The burden He takes from you is the burden of sin. Once that burden is lifted, your soul will be at peace. This peace is difficult to describe but when you experience it, you will know. If you have never experienced it before, then you need Jesus to save you and cleanse you from all sins. If you don't have that peace anymore, you need to run back to your Saviour and rededicate your life to Him.
The second thing that marks the salvation experience is joy - joy of the Lord. It will be impossible to hide this type of joy. The Monday after l gave my life to Christ, when l got to work, my Head of Department could practically see that l was radiating with joy. He asked if l had attended a party during the weekend. I told him l hadn't attended any party, but l got an invitation to a wedding where l am the bride and Jesus is the groom. Once your sins are cleared, your soul begins to rejoice. Anyone who backslides always notices that the joy they used to feel is gone. That is why David said in Psalm 51:12 that God should restore unto him the joy of salvation .
PRAYER POINT
Father, please wash me clean with your blood.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 41-43
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 2: AMAZING GRACE
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 The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
4 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 first begun
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:
(Wednesday, September 6, 2023)
THE WORKS OF GRACE 1
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.Thank You, Father, for the precious blood of Jesus that was shed at Calvary for the remission of my sin and for the salvation of my soul.
2.Thank You, Father, for bringing me out of the darkness of this world, into Your marvelous light in Christ Jesus.
3.Thank You, Father, for, giving me a new heart and a new spirit, and for all Your unfailing promises in my life.
4.Thank You, Father, for the abundance of Your grace upon my life.
5.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.
6.Father, when Your son, Jesus, shall come, please, let me be ready and still be found in You, in Jesus' name.
7.Father, please, give me the grace to run this race with endurance, till the end, in Jesus' name.
8.Father, give as many who are yet to surrender to You, the grace to do so, now, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, please, give me the grace to see and reign with You in glory, 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.
Psalms 119:28 (KJV) My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. May the Lord by His mercy and by His word strengthen you, provide for you in times of lack and famine, fight for you in battles the enemy has waged against you, lift you higher than the challenges of life, keep you standing never to give up in Jesus mighty name.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2023.
THEME: THE WORKS OF GRACE 1
MEMORISE:
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 1:18
READ: Ezekiel 36:24 -27
24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
MESSAGE
The Christian race is a marathon, not a sprint. Some of us thought that Jesus would come within a few years after we got born again. Although He hasn't come yet, believe me honestly, His coming is far nearer than it was then; He will soon be here. Since this race is a marathon, then it means that in addition to strength, you would also need endurance if you want to run the race successfully. Endurance comes by the special grace of God which He makes available to keep you standing until the end. These are the works of grace.
When l became born again, we were taught that there were three works of grace that God makes available to Christians - Salvation, Sanctification and the Holy Ghost Baptism. I decided to check further and discover that there are at least 7 steps in this process. From our Bible reading, you will discover that the first thing God says He will do even before Salvation is to gather His own together (John 6:44). You cannot be saved unless God draws you first.
When l came to The Redeemed Christian Church of God, it was because l had a problem my education could not solve and God used that problem to draw me to Himself. When somebody is talking about their salvation experience and they say, "l found the Lord", they are only speaking from their limited knowledge. God was never missing; it is He who found you (John 15:16). This is why, if you are truly saved now, you should always thank God for the salvation of your soul.
It is however, possible that God could be drawing a man, yet the man refuses to come to Him. The end of such people is always disastrous. There was a popular chief God sent me to preach salvation to and every time l visited, he would say, "Not yet". One day, he had a stroke that rendered him unconscious; l was called to pray for him and within one hour, he was restored to perfect health as if nothing at all had gone wrong. This time l told him, "l feel God is giving you a last chance; will you give your life to Christ now?" Again he said, "Not yet". The next time l heard about him, he was dead. If God is drawing you to Himself and you keep refusing, you are telling Him clearly that you prefer hell to heaven. You had better surrender to Him now for your own good.
REFLECTION
Check yourself: have you been ignoring the call of God to live holy?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 39-40
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 28: WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY SIN
1 What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
2 For my cleansing this I see—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
For my pardon this my plea—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
3 Nothing can my sin erase
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
Naught of works, ’tis all of grace—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
4 This is all my hope and peace—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
This is all my righteousness—
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:
(Tuesday, September 5, 2023)
ENLARGE
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, my Maker, my Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts, and the Holy One of Israel.
2.Thank You, Father, for all Your unfailing promises over my life.
3.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.
4.Father, please, empower me to be fruitful, and multiply, and to replenish the earth, and subdue it:, in Jesus' name.
5.Father, give me dominion and authority over all that You have created and over all the works of Your hands, in Jesus' name.
6.Father, break every yoke of stagnation in my life and ministry and enlarge my coast, in Jesus' name.
7.Father, please, multiply my inputs and efforts hundredfolds and let me begin to witness a hundredfolds results, by Your grace, in Jesus' name.
8.Father, please, give me the grace to fulfill Your mandate to be fruitful and multiply in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, please, let me be fruitful in all good works in Your vineyard, 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.
John 8:29 (KJV) And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. May the Lord by His mercy grant you and I the grace to please Him pursuing earnestly righteousness and doing His will in Jesus mighty name.
