Genesis 1:28 (KJV) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. By the mercy of God may you be blessed, may you be fruitful, may you multiply and may the power to replenish, subdue and have dominion come upon you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2023.
TOPIC: THE WAGES OF SIN
MEMORISE:
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23
READ:
ROMANS 6:18-23
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
MESSAGE:
Many people are in the miry clay of life. A miry clay is a situation so terrible, you cannot get out of it by yourself; you need external help to get you out of it. When the doctor tells someone that they have done their best and there is nothing more they can do to make the fellow feel better, he knows that at that point, except God comes to his aid, he is finished. Thankfully, I have a God who specialises in lifting people out of the miry clay and placing their feet on the rock to stand firm (Psalm 40:2).
What do you do for the Almighty God to pull you out of the miry clay? The first thing is to realise that it is sin that brought you into the miry clay in the first instance. When the paralysed man was brought to Jesus in Mark 2:1-12, the first thing the Lord said to him was, "Your sins be forgiven you". The word of God is clear: the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Sickness is an agent of death. You must repent and forsake your sins before you can come out of the miry clay. The Lord told the man at the pool of Bethesda, "Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee" (John 5:14). If you don't get rid of sin in your life, you may never get out of that miry clay. David said in Psalm 66:18: "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:" How can you be expecting an answer from God when He cannot even hear your prayers at all?
I was invited to Tunisia about 11 years ago to speak at the World Prayer Conference and I said, "Brethren, I have come to submit to you that God answers all prayers". Some deep theologians called me aside and said that it is not true. Don't let anybody deceive you, God answers prayers. He said, "Call on me and I will answer you" (Jeremiah 33:3). He didn't say, "I may answer you". The only variable there is, He can only answer the prayers He hears. If He doesn't hear, how will there be an answer? Isaiah 59:1-2 says clearly that it is our sins that prevent God from hearing us.
If you are still obeying God half-heartedly, change your ways. It is in your best interest to do so.
KEY POINT:
Sin blocks you from the life of God and gives you death as an inheritance. Stay away from sin.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
HOSEA 5-9
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 28
WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY STAIN?
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.
Refrain:
O precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know;
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
2. For my pardon this I see;
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
For my cleansing this my plea:
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
3. Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus:
Naught of good that I have done,
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:
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Cry To The Lord
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, merciful and everlasting God.
2.Thank You, Father, for always hearing and inclining Your ears unto me, when I cry to You.
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, incline Your ears to me today as I cry out to Him, in Jesus’ name.
5.Father, let every impossibility in my life become possible, today, as I cry to You, in Jesus name.
6.Father, let every expectation of the enemies in my life, come to null and void, in Jesus name.
7.Father, contrary to the expectations of my enemies, let my breakthroughs and promotion come now, in Jesus name.
8.Father, where there seems to be no way, please, make a way for me, in Jesus name.
9.Father, wherever my name is mentioned, please, let favour answer on my behalf, 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).
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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.
Exodus 15:19 (KJV) For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. May the Lord fight for you, open the sea that you may pass on dry ground but cause your enemies that pursue you to drown and be silenced for ever in Jesus mighty name.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2023.
TOPIC: CRY TO THE LORD
MEMORISE:
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
Psalm 102:1
READ:
PSALM 40:1-2
1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
MESSAGE:
In Psalm 40:1, David said God inclined unto him and heard his cry - not his whisper, but his cry. A cry in this context is a prayer made with violence. Matthew 11:12 says, "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."
You must therefore be violent in your dealings with things of the Kingdom of heaven. In Mark 10:46-52, the kind of prayer that Bartimeous prayed is what we call a cry. There was a multitude there just like there are multitudes calling on God every minute, but in the midst of that multitude, one man cried and God inclined His ear to Him.
When you cry to God and He inclines His ear to you, He lifts you out of the miry clay. Miry clay simply means a situation so bad that unless help comes from outside, you are done for. The more a person in quicksand struggles, the deeper he or she would go into it. It is a situation where there is nothing you can do on your own to be free. When in that kind of situation, you don't whisper, you cry. There is a practical example in Mark 2:1-12, where a man paralysed from the neck down was brought to Jesus. Every part of his body was dead except the neck upwards. There was nothing any doctor could do for him, but thank God for Jesus Christ. When Jesus saw him, He said, "Arise" and he came out of the miry clay. In the name that is above every other, you will come out of the miry clay.
Another example is in 2 Kings 4:1-7, where the widow of the son of the prophet was so badly in debt, the creditors said they would sell her children within 24 hours if she didn't pay. She didn't whisper, she cried to the man of God. Before the 24 hours were up, she had more than enough to pay her debt. I pray God will incline His ears to you today as you cry out to Him, in Jesus' name.
Whenever people cried unto the Lord again and again, He would eventually turn and attend to them. Let that be your disposition when you go to God in prayer. Don't pray like a gentleman or lady, with finesse. Cry to Him with all your strength, and He will incline His ear to you.
ACTION POINT:
Go to God today with that stubborn problem and cry to Him until He attends to you.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
HOSEA 1-4
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
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.
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 Heav'n but Thee?
Exodus 15:13 (KJV) Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. May the mercy of the Lord overturn the boast of the aggressor over you in Jesus mighty name.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023.
TOPIC: WAIT PATIENTLY
MEMORIZE:
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:1
READ: Psalms 40:1-4
1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
MESSAGE:
In our Bible reading for today, David said he waited patiently for the Lord. This statement could be interpreted to mean ‘I waited for God’s time’. This is because God has a timetable He works with as we see in Psalm 102:13.
This however, does not mean that God is bound by time. For example, in Isaiah 38:8 when the king wanted a sign that God had heard his prayer, the prophet said confidently that the sun would move 10 degrees backwards and it was so. In Joshua 10:12-14, God helped Joshua stop the sun from setting so the Israelites could finish off their enemies. In John 11:21, Mary told Jesus that He came too late as her brother was already dead, but the Lord reversed the irreversible and Lazarus came back to life. God can reverse time for your sake too, just ensure you wait patiently on Him in faith.
‘I waited patiently’ could also mean, “God, you are my last bus stop. I am not going anywhere else until You answer me”. In Genesis 32:24-29, Jacob refused to let the angel go unless he blessed him. It may interest you to know that God likes it when you refuse to let Him go until He blesses you. In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus taught about persistent prayers using the example of a widow who would not let a wicked judge rest until she got justice. He explained that if you stay put with God, you will get what you are asking for. The daughter of the woman in Matthew 15:22-29 was delivered of unclean spirits because her mother refused to leave Jesus alone, even when He told her to go away since she wasn’t a Jew.
David said after waiting patiently for the Lord, He inclined to him (Psalm 40:1). When God inclines His ear unto you, you can be sure that you would receive your miracle, because whenever God pays attention to someone, a miracle always follows. Wait patiently on God, He is never late.
KEY POINT:
Never be in a hurry with God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Daniel 9-12
HYMN:
1. Standing on the promises of Christ, my King,
Through eternal ages let his praises ring;
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.
Refrain:
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I'm standing on the promises of God.
2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail.
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.
3. Standing on the promises of Christ, the Lord,
Bound to him eternally by love's strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,
Standing on the promises of God.
4. Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
List'ning ev'ry moment to the Spirit's call,
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God.
