Mark 4:37, 39 (KJV) And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. May the Lord by His mercy come into your situation, silence whatever has become a storm, grant you peace and move you to that position of total fulfilment in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY DECEMBER 28TH, 2023.
THEME: TALK IS CHEAP
MEMORISE:
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Acts 1:1
READ: Matthew 23:1-7
1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
MESSAGE:
Talk is cheap. I have seen countless people talk about things that are good, but when it comes to practicing them, they are nowhere to be found. There are many Pastors who preached 'Powerful' sermons on the altar, but at home, they don't practice what they preach. Talk is cheap, that is why only cheap people stay on the level of talk.
If l tell someone that over-speeding when driving is unsafe and then l do the same, does the fact that l talk about it exempt me from the consequences? If you talk about prayer so well and you don't pray, all the problems that follow prayerlessness will keep following you. This is why many people who are sound in Scriptures, yet the word of God does not seem to be yielding anything in their lives. Many a time, it is because they only know the Scriptures, they don't live by it.
The former treatise have l made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach.
Acts 1:1
The above passage shows how Jesus lived. He first 'did' before He 'taught'. If you have not done that thing, you have no business teaching it. If it is really valuable as you claim it is, then you should do it first. We who teach the gospel must note what James 3:1 says that teachers will receive the strictest judgement. This is because if you teach it, God expects you to have already been doing it. When you teach what you don't do, that is hypocrisy. There are many people who are derailed when they see a teacher of the word not practicing what he or she preached. May people not go to hell because you showed them the wrong example, in Jesus' name. Matthew 18:6 says:
But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
If you really believe what you teach, practice it. If you cannot practice it, stop teaching it.
KEY POINT
Merely talking about something does not accrue it's benefits to you. Practicing it is what does.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 12-14
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 3: ANCIENT WORDS
1 Holy words long preserved
for our walk in this world,
They resound with God's own heart
Oh, let the Ancient words impart.
Chorus
Ancient words ever true
Changing me, and changing you.
We have come with open hearts
Oh let the ancient words impart.
2 Words of Life, words of Hope
Give us strength, help us cope
In this world, where e'er we roam
Ancient words will guide us Home.
3 Holy words of our Faith
Handed down to this age.
Came to us through sacrifice
Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.
4 Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world.
They resound with God's own heart
Oh let the ancient words impart.
Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens:
Wednesday, 27 December, 2023
ATTRACTING GOD’S BLESSINGS 2
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 the Everlasting Father, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
2.Thank You, Father, for all Your seen and unseen blessings; and Your unfailing promises, in my life and destiny.
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, the power and the grace to hearken diligently to Your voice, to observe and to do all Your commandments, please, release upon my life, in Jesus name.
5.Father, as I diligently observe to hearken and to do all Your commandments, please, set me on high above all the nations of the earth, in Jesus name.
6.Father, let all Your blessings pursue and overtake me, please, bless me far beyond, my own imaginations and expectations, in Jesus name.
7.Father, please, give me the grace to live consistently holy, throughout my life, in Jesus name.
8.Father, please, don't stop the hands of Your blessings, upon my life and destiny, in Jesus name.
9.Father, please, release unto me all my outstanding blessings before the end of this year, 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.
Ezekiel 37:14 (KJV) And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. May the Lord who repositioned dry bones into an exceeding great army, by His mercy and by your faith turn your emptiness into an outstanding overflow of blessings and strength in Jesus mighty name.
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27TH, 2023.
THEME: ATTRACTING GOD'S BLESSINGS lI
MEMORISE:
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Deuteronomy 28:1
READ: Deuteronomy 28:1-2
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
MESSAGE:
Believe it or not, you can attract so much of God's blessings to yourself that at a point, you would say, "God this is too much". Whether you believe that is possible or not, l decree that in the new year coming, you will be telling God, "Lord, these blessings are too many". That will be your testimony, in Jesus'name.
Many years ago, God asked me to sacrifice my first car and l did. After some time, somebody bought me a Mercedes Benz car. In those days, most people believed that if you are a child of God, you were to remain poor, so l locked it up in the garage. After some time, God visited me in the night and said, "Son, why are you delaying the blessings of my daughter who gave you the car? You had better use it now, because a bigger one is coming."
At 3 a.m. one morning, a man came and said, "l couldn't sleep; God said l should give you my car". I came out to see the car and it was a limousine with six doors. I laughed! After the man had left, l said to God, "Daddy, you know that even if l am dead and they put me inside this one, l will jump out of it, so there is no way l can use this. Will you please allow me to sell it and use the money for something else? He said, "No problem".
However, God was not done. In a single day, a man came with three Mercedes Benz cars, He said, "God said l should give these to you". I said," God, what is happening? What am l going to do? These blessings are becoming an embarrassment". The Lord then said to me , "My son, you haven't seen anything yet. The only way l can stop blessing you is if you stop living holy". Now since l cannot stop living holy because l am going to heaven, those who think l am already blessed haven't seen anything yet; there is more coming by God's grace.
You don't know what you miss when you refuse to live holy. I advise you to try it and you would see how God will transform your life completely. When God sees holiness in the life of a person He pours His blessings on him or her in abundance.
KEY POINT
People who live holy attract God's blessings to themselves.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 8-11
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 19: ROCK OF AGES CLEFT FOR ME
1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save me from its guilt and power.
2 Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All could never sin erase,
Thou must save, and save by grace.
3 Nothing in my hands I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress,
Helpless, look to Thee for grace:
Foul, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Savior, or I die.
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens:
Tuesday, 26 December, 2023
ATTRACTING GOD’S BLESSINGS 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.I worship and adore You, my Father, You're Jehovah Jireh, the great provider; and thank You for Your promise to bless and multiply me and my seeds.
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, let Your blessings pursue and overtake me, and multiply my seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand on the sea shore, as I hearken and obey Your voice, in Jesus name.
4.Father, let nothing be too big or too precious, for me to surrender for Your purpose and use, in Jesus name.
5.Father, let all the forces in heaven, on earth and under the earth combine together to help me, and to give me all round peace, in Jesus name.
6.Father, let everything concerning me - my family, career, finance, etc, be working well and be blessed, in Jesus name.
7.Father, let every curse upon my life, as a result of my direct or inherited sin, be destroyed, now, by the blood of Jesus.
8.Father, please, give me the power to live holy, above sin and above all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus name.
9.Father, empower me by Your grace to always do things that will please You and that will provoke Your blessings, upon 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.
Psalms 103:5 (KJV) Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. May the Lord by His mercy visit you and change your story for good in Jesus mighty name.
