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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL


DATE: THURSDAY JUNE 6TH 2024


THEME: SUFFERINGS FOR CHRIST


MEMORISE: For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;   Philippians 1:29


READ: 1 Peter 4:12-19 

12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:


13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.


14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.


15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.


16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.


17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?


19 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?


19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.



MESSAGE

Jesus said in Luke 9:23:


... If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.


If you will truly follow Christ, you must be ready to suffer for His sake. No one follows Christ without taking up his or her cross. An evangelist might have told you to just give your life to Christ and everything will be beautiful. That is true, everything in your life will indeed be more beautiful because you have given your life to Christ. However, there will still be some suffering. Jesus Christ said that when we come to Him, He will take our heavy yokes from us, but He never said that He will leave us without a yoke. Rather, in Matthew 11:29-30, He said:


Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.


Jesus said that He will give us His own yoke to carry. His yoke is lighter than the one we were carrying before we got born again, but it is still a yoke.


The reason many people fall when temptations come is that they were not prepared to suffer for Christ. You must be so determined to follow Christ that you literally say, "If l perish, I perish!" (Esther 4:16). When you do this, your strength will be great, and you will not faint in the day of adversity (Proverbs 24:10). Those that do not faint in the day of adversity always enjoy great benefits when the adversity is over.


In Genesis 39, after all that Joseph had gone through in the hands of his brothers, the biggest test of his life came; the wife of his master wanted him to lay with her. He said, "How can I do this thing and sin against God?" (Genesis 39:9). He was willing to face whatever consequence will come with Him following and obeying God. He went to jail, but as soon as God saw that he carried His yoke willingly, He arranged for him to meet Pharaoh, and by the time we get to Genesis 41, he had become the Prime

Minister of the greatest nation on earth at that time.


Your destiny depends on the answer to this question: are you ready to suffer for Christ?



PRAYER POINT

Father, please give me the grace not to faint in the day of adversity. Let me carry your yoke until the end, in Jesus’ name.



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 9-17



AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE



HYMN 12: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS


1. Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

Christ, the royal Master,

Leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

See his banners go!


[Chorus]

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.


2. At the sign of triumph

Satan’s host doth flee;

On, then, Christian soldiers,

On to victory.

Hell’s foundations quiver

At the shout of praise;

Brothers, lift your voices,

Loud your anthems raise.


3. Like a mighty army

Moves the Church of God;

Brothers, we are treading

Where the Saints have trod.

We are not divided;

All one body we:

One in hope and doctrine,

One in charity.


4. Onward, then, ye people;

Join our happy throng.

Blend with ours your voices

In the triumph song:

Glory, laud, and honor

Unto Christ, the King.

This through countless ages

Men and angels sing.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL


Wednesday, 5th June 2024 


WHEN GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU 


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 see 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, thank You for your blessings in my life 


2.  Thank You Father, for making me a beneficiary of Your blessings.


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


4.  Father please, don't let anything be too precious to me to the extent that I won't be able to offer it to You when You demand for it, in Jesus' name.


5.  Father, if there is only one person You want to bless, please choose  me, in Jesus' name 


6.  Father please, may I not fail Your test when You want to bless me, in Jesus' name.


7.  Father, help me to obey You and Your instructions even when it seems foolish before men, in Jesus' name.


8.  Father, as I obey You, let lack become a thing of the past in my life and family, in Jesus' name.


9.  Father please, when You decide to meet my needs, don't let me resist Your Will, let The Holy Spirit prompt me to do whatever I need to do to receive the blessings money cannot buy, in Jesus' name.


10.  Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye;  grant him divine health and long life; 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)


18..In Jesus' name I pray.

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


14.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 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

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL


DATE: WEDNESDAY JUNE 5TH, 2024.


THEME: WHEN GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU


MEMORISE: 

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.   

Genesis 22:2


READ: 1 Kings 17:8-16 

8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,


9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.


10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.


11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.


12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.


13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.


14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.


15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.


16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.


MESSAGE

In today's Bible reading, Elijah came to the widow of Zarephath, who had only one meal left. The Bible says in Luke 4:25-26 that there were many widows in the land, but Elijah was only sent to her. This is because God had chosen to bless her with supernatural provision. Even though God had chosen to bless her, she needed to give something to bring the blessing into manifestation. When Elijah asked for her last meal, she could have said, "You want to take the last meal out of the mouth of a widow and her son? And you call yourself a man of God." However, she obeyed and brought the meal to Elijah, and from that moment on, lack became a thing of the past in her family.


God is the owner of heaven and earth; He can get whatever He needs without the help of any human being. He said in Psalm 50:10-12 that if He was hungry, He could eat any of the cattle on a thousand hills because they are His. However, as great as He is, He sometimes requests that a man should give Him

something. When He does this, it is because He has chosen to bless that man. God could have provided for Elijah in any way; He had been feeding him for months using birds. In 1 Kings 19:4-8, when Elijah was hungry, an angel brought food and water, so when the brook dried up, God could have sent angels to feed him. It was not Elijah that needed help, it was the widow of Zarephath; she was the one in serious need. When God decides to meet your need, I pray that you will not resist His will.


In 2 Kings 4:8-17, you will see the story of the great woman of Shunem. She saw the man of God passing by, and God moved her to invite him to eat. Elisha refused, but the Bible says that she constrained him. Something within her said, "Don't let that man of God go until you have blessed him." Elisha ate the meal and kept coming back for more. She kept feeding him and even built an apartment for him. Then one day, God put an end to her barrenness when Elisha prayed for her. God prompted her to do the things she did, and although they cost her money, she got what money couldn't buy in return. May you cooperate with God on the day He decides to bless you, in Jesus' name.


PRAYER POINT

Father, please let me do what I need to do to receive my blessings, in Jesus’ name.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 1-8


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 26: THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS 


1 There shall be showers of blessing:


 This is the promise of love;


There shall be seasons refreshing,


 Sent from the Savior above.



Refrain


Showers of blessing,


 Showers of blessing we need;


Mercy-drops round us are falling,


 But for the showers we plead.



2 There shall be showers of blessing—


  Precious reviving again;


Over the hills and the valleys,


  Sound of abundance of rain.



3 There shall be showers of blessing;


  Send them upon us, O Lord!


Grant to us now a refreshing;


  Come, and now honor Thy Word.



4 There shall be showers of blessing;


  O that today they might fall,


Now as to God we’re confessing,


  Now as on Jesus we call!



5 There shall be showers of blessing,


  If we but trust and obey;


There shall be seasons refreshing,


  If we let God have His way.

Monday, June 3, 2024

Open Heavens Prayer Point

Prayer Points for Open Heaven 


Tuesday, 4th of June, 2024  


Elders, Raise The Youths


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 sta-rt writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional see 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 Point


1.I worship and adore You my Father, thank You for your blessings in my life 


2.Thank You Father, for all the resources You have made available for me


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


4.  Father, for every  secret You have taught me and the resources You have released to me, please, help me not to keep them for myself, alone ,in Jesus name.


5.Father, look at where I am, show me more of what I need to do to fulfill your purpose, in Jesus name.


6.Father, teach me how best to prepare for my evening, before my sun will set, in Jesus name 


7.Father, please, help me to discover new talents, encourage and prepare them for tomorrow, in Jesus name.


8.Father, help me not to rest on my oars but to make more preparations and work harder than ever before, in Jesus name.


9.Father, please, help me to equip the younger people so that at my old age there will be people behind to say, "Well done, we have your back", in Jesus name.


10..Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye;  grant him divine health and long life; 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 else writing or work. The original b 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: TUESDAY JUNE 4TH, 2024.


TOPIC: ELDER, RAISE THE YOUTHS


MEMORISE:

And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

1 Samuel 22:2


READ:

2 SAMUEL 23:14-17

14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.


15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!


16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.


17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.


MESSAGE:

When people are young, they feel like they can carry the world on their shoulders. They move with strength and keep surmounting mountains. A time will come, however, when they will no longer be able to do the things they normally do. At that time, when they are old, they will need young people to help them. If they had been preparing younger people, they would have no problems, but if they had kept their secrets and resources to themselves, there would be no one to help them.


When I was approaching the age of 60, many people were rejoicing, preparing for a huge celebration. At that time, as far as they were concerned, RCCG had done well as we were in about 50 nations of the world. Meanwhile, I was in agony because I knew that at 60, my afternoon was almost over, and my evening was about to set in. I was crying to my God one night, pacing up and down, saying, “Lord, what am I going to do now? You told my father in the Lord that RCCG is going to spread throughout the world, and I believed that it was going to happen in my lifetime. Now, my sun is about to set, look at where I am and help me.” Then God spoke, “Son, I determine when the sun will set.” Thank God, over two decades later, my sun has not set yet.


We are where we are today because God taught me how to prepare for the evening. As at the time I am writing this, RCCG is in 197 countries and this includes some nations I have never been to. However, my children are there; people who sat, learned, and were equipped by God through me. I am not resting on my oars, I am making more preparations, working harder than ever before. This is why at least three times in a year, during the Holy Ghost Services, I pick teenagers and young people in their twenties to preach on the altar, discovering new talents, and encouraging and preparing them for tomorrow.


If you are elderly, do yourself a favour, bring forth the youth, prepare and equip them, give them opportunities to lead, and send them out to get established, so that when you grow old, there will be people behind you to say, “Well done, we have your back.”


KEY POINT:

As you press towards achieving your goals, ensure that you're raising the young as well.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JOB 39-42


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 


HYMN 4

TO THE WORK! TO THE WORK! WE ARE SERVANTS OF GOD 


1 To the work! to the work! we are servants of God,

Let us follow the path that our Master has trod;

With the balm of His counsel our strength to renew,

Let us do with our might what our hands find to do.


Refrain:

Toiling on, toiling on,

Toiling on, toiling on:

Let us hope, let us watch,

And labour till the Master comes.


2 To the work! to the work! let the hungry be fed,

To the fountain of life let the weary be led!

In the cross and its banner our glory shall be,

While we herald the tidings,

"Salvation is free!"


3 To the work! to the work! there is labour for all,

For the kingdom of darkness and error shall fall;

And the name of Jehovah exalted shall be,

In the loud-swelling chorus,

"Salvation is free!"


4 To the work! to the work! in the strength of the Lord,

And a robe and a crown shall our labour reward,

When the home of the faithful our dwelling shall be,

And we shout with the ransomed,

"Salvation is free!"

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heaven 


Monday, 3rd JUNE 2024


MORE THAN GRACE


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 see 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, The God of All grace, thank You for grace that is sufficient for me 


2.Thank You Father, for You have said that sin will not have dominion over me.


3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short  of Your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let me not continue in sin again in Jesus name.


4.Father  please, help me to always be on Your side of love and not on Your side of consuming fire, in Jesus name.



5.  Father, You are The Way ,The Truth and Life, please establish me on the path of righteousness and truth, never to be deceived by the wrong doctrine of men about grace, in Jesus name.


6.Father, please, empower me to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, in Jesus name.


7.Father, help me not to take Your grace for granted never to see Your consuming side, in Jesus name.


8.Father, help me not to frustrate Your grace on me but let Your grace help me to do all that I need to do for You in Jesus name 


9.Father, help me to do exploits for the  kingdom with the grace You have made available for me in Jesus name.


10..Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye;  grant him divine health and long life; 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)


18..In Jesus name I pray.

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


14.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 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: MONDAY JUNE 3RD, 2024.


THEME: MORE THAN GRACE


MEMORISE: 

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Romans 6:1


READ: John 5:8-14 

8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.


9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.


10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.


11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.


12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?


13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.


14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.


MESSAGE

God is Love (1 John 4:8), but He is also a consuming fire (Hebrew 12:29). Many people are on His consuming side, but they think they are on His Loving side. Don't be deceived by those who tell you that once you are a child of God, you can behave anyhow. They usually say so because the Bible says that grace came through Jesus (John 1:17). However, the Bible did not say that Jesus is grace, because Jesus is far more than grace. He brought grace, but you will never find anywhere in the Bible that says that Jesus is grace.


If Jesus was full of grace alone, John 1:14 would have said 'full of grace' and stopped there, but it went further to add 'truth'. In John 14:6, Jesus said: I am the way, the truth and life..."He never said l am grace.


When many of my children want to be funny, they will draw a caricature of me wearing a bow tie and holding a tambourine. No matter how funny the drawing looks, when people see the bow tie and tambourine, they will know that the drawing was made in reference to me. l am usually seen with a tambourine, but I am not the tambourine. Let us assume that the tambourine makes me smile at you. If I have the tambourine in my hand as I am relating with you and you do something wrong, I can decide to put down the tambourine, stop smiling, and scold you.


In Titus 2:11-12, the Bible says that grace brought salvation to us, teaching us to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts. When someone is ungodly and embraces worldly lusts in the name of grace, that fellow has rejected the salvation that came by grace and, as such, will see the consuming side of God.


Beloved, I advise you to be wise; enjoy the grace of God, but don't take it for granted. Even though Jesus Christ is full of grace, if a person takes that grace for granted, He will show the fellow His consuming side. Make up your mind never to frustrate God's grace upon your life (Galatians 2:21). God's grace is meant to help you overcome sin; it is not a license to dwell in sin.


Do exploits for the kingdom with the grace that God has made available to you through Jesus Christ. Be like Apostle Paul, who said that the grace of God was what made him do all that he did for God (1 Corinthians 15:10).


KEY POINT

God's grace is not an excuse to sin.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 35-38


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 31:  YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION

1 Yield not to temptation,

For yielding is sin;

Each vict’ry will help you,

Some other to win;

Fight valiantly onward,

Evil passions subdue;

Look ever to Jesus,

He will carry you through.


Refrain:

Ask the Savior to help you,

Comfort, strengthen and keep you;

He is willing to aid you,

He will carry you through.


2 Shun evil companions,

Bad language disdain;

God’s name hold in rev’rence,

Nor take it in vain;

Be thoughtful and earnest,

Kindhearted and true;

Look ever to Jesus,

He will carry you through. 


3 To him that o’ercometh,

God giveth a crown;

Through faith we will conquer,

Though often cast down;

He who is our Savior,

Our strength will renew;

Look ever to Jesus,

He will carry you through.