Open Heavens Daily Devotional Messages, By Pastor E.A Adeboye.

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• Open Heavens Monday 31 October 2016:- Be Courageous
• Open Heavens Sunday 30 October 2016:- Godly Sorrow
• Open Heavens Saturday 29 October 2016:- Not reprobate

Open Heavens Monday 31 October 2016:- Be Courageous Posted: 27 Oct 2016 01:48 PM PDT BE COURAGEOUS – Monday October 31st 2016 Memorise: Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them; for the Lord thy God he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy 31:6 Read: 2nd Chronicles 32:7-8 (KJV) 7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. Bible in one year: Malachi 1-4, Psalms 90:7-17 MESSAGE Courage is a virtue that is not optional for children of God who want to fulfil destiny. Without courage, we can't even say we are images of Living God. This is why God Almighty always emphasizes the need to be courageous in the lives of those who He wants to use for special assignments. In the memory verse for today, Moses, the servant of God, encouraged the children of Israel to be of good courage, void of fear for people. There are many reasons why we cannot afford to be afraid of people. Open Heavens Monday 31 October 2016:- Be Courageous Proverbs 29:25 says: "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe." Anyone who wants to represent God in this world must be courageous, or else, he or she will make a mess of the divine assignment like king Saul did. When he was confronted with the half-obedience he exhibited concerning the Amalekites, he had this to say: "… I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice." 1st Samuel 15:24 Another reason we should not be afraid of any man is that God is with us. His name is Emmanuel. He himself said "I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." (Matthew 28:20). Isaiah 43:2-3 says: "When thou passeth through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee." There are facts that should instil courage into us because faithful is He who has promised; He will fulfil it. In the Bible reading for today, kind Hezekiah, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, told the people to be courageous in the face of the threats of war from Sennacherib king of Assyria. 31 October 2016 Open Heavens. "With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah." 2nd Chronicles 32:8 Prayer Point Father, give me courage; don't let me lose my ground of faith to the devil. Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

Open Heavens Sunday 30 October 2016:- Godly Sorrow Posted: 27 Oct 2016 01:36 PM PDT GODLY SORROW – Sunday October 30th 2016 Memorise: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4. Read: 2nd Corinthians 7:9-10 (KJV) 9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Bible in one year: Zechariah 11-14, Psalms 90:1-6 MESSAGE There are different categories of sorrow; the ungodly sorrow and the godly sorrow. Ungodly sorrow leads to deadly actions that drag its victims to either temporal or eternal perdition. The Bible says that Cain was sorrowful because his offering was not acceptable by God. That type of sorrow was ungodly because it pushed his to commit a great sin against God. He became the first murderer in the history of man, a deviant one at that. The Almighty God asked him, "Where is Abel thy brother? And he confidently told God that he didn't know where Abel was. Another example of ungodly sorrow is found in Judas Iscariot. The Bible says he actually felt sorry for how the event turned out, but his sorrow was not godly; he only felt bad because his plan to swindle the chief priest failed. He did not think of the injustice of the action in the first place. He would have been happy if Jesus had slipped away from His arresters like He had in John 8:59. No wonder Judas Iscariot ended up killing himself. Open Heavens Sunday 30 October 2016:- Godly Sorrow On the other hand, godly sorrow is positive. 2nd Corinthians 7:10 says: "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death." When someone realises that he or she is a sinner and knows that the final destination is eternal perdition, if he becomes penitent like David after his encounter with Prophet Nathan, he will be forgiven. Also, in the story of the people of Nineveh, after Jonah had handed down the coming judgement of God upon the city, they all, from the king of the least, engaged themselves in godly sorrow. The king declared a fast of both humans and animals Jonah 3:10 says: "And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not." This positive sorrow was found in the Publican Jesus spoke of in Luke 18:10-14, he had godly sorrow void of self-righteousness and in verse 14, Jesus said: 30 October 2016 Open Heavens. "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other…." Key Point Don't sweep your blunders under the carpets of self-righteousness; repent and exercise godly sorrow. You will be comforted by divine forgiveness. Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

Open Heavens Saturday 29 October 2016:- Not reprobate Posted: 27 Oct 2016 01:25 PM PDT NOT REPROBATE – Saturday October 29th 2016 Memorise: But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 2nd Corinthians 13:6 Read: 2nd Corinthians 13:5-8 (KJV) 5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. Bible in one year: Zechariah 6:9-10:12, Psalms 89:38-52 MESSAGE To be a reprobate is very dangerous for the society and for the Christian faith in particular. The reason is not far-fetched; a reprobate does immoral and unethical things without any sense of guilt or remorse because his or her conscience has been seared with hot iron of defiance. In our memory verse for today, Apostle Paul affirmed his confidence in the Corinthians Church premised on the fact that they would do according to the godly instructions he gave them. Open Heavens Saturday 29 October 2016:- Not reprobate The problem of some of the 21st century believers is the philosophy of relativism which makes them think that an acceptable statement or action in the time of war will also be acceptable in the time of peace. For instance, if you kill while on a battle field, you are valiant and patriotic, however, if you kill in the time of peace, even as a soldier, you will be charged with murder. An extreme case of relativism is when killing in the time of peace is considered the same with killing in the time of war. This is a human error that should not be allowed in the body of Christ because it turns believers into reprobates. In our text today, Apostle Paul admonished the Church at Corinth, and by extension, the Church of today to make sure they are still in the faith. He goes further to challenge us to prove that we are carriers of Jesus' image. This is the reason why John, the beloved wrote in 1st John 3:9 "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he annot sin, because he is born of God." Some people have sold themselves to reprobate minds, and so no number of sermons they hear can change them. 29 October 2016 Open Heavens. They keep saying, "My conscience does not condemn me." The truth is that a dead conscience cannot condemn, because it is not active. Prayer Point Lord Jesus, please cleanse my conscience with Your Blood so that it may be more active and sensitive for you. Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

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28 October 2016 Open Heavens:- God gets angry too Posted: 25 Oct 2016 02:25 PM PDT GOD GETS ANGRY TOO – Friday October 28th 2016 Memorise: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalms 30:5 Read: Psalms 30:1-5 (KJV) 1 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Bible in one year: Zechariah 1:1-6-8, Psalms 86:15-37 MESSAGE A truth catches one's attention in today's Bible reading; God can be angry! If this wasn't the case, the Bible wouldn't have said; "For this anger endureth but a moment". Jeremiah 25:6 further corroborates this fact by saying that the God of love can be provoked to anger: Open Heavens 28 October 2016:- God gets angry too "And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt." It is only a false teacher or prophet that will teach that God is so lovingly holy, therefore, He can't be provoked to anger. This type of teaching makes children of God take the love of their heavenly Father for granted. Having said this, we must also acknowledge the fact that His anger does not last forever. There is a condition though. When you don't take God and His mercies for granted, and you genuinely turn away from your wickedness, He will deal with you as if you have never sinned before. Proverbs 28:13 says: "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." When God is angry with an individual, that fellow cannot know joy. Psalms 32:10 says: "Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about." Going by this scripture, every man born of a woman is doomed for sorrow until Jesus Christ redeems him from the curse of sin. Our trust in the work of redemption without taking the One who made it possible for granted, will bring us unspeakable joy. When our relationship is cordial with God, we can boldly say like the Psalmist; "weeping may endure for a night…" (Due to the variable nature of life) "…but joy cometh in the morning." When I first became General Overseer, anytime I returned from my missionary journeys, my wife would be eager to tell me about all the matters that needed my attention. After listening to them all, I would ask for my food and after the meal I would go to bed. My wife kept on wondering about my attitude. I had to explain to her the fact that joy will come in the morning because I was leaving everything to God while I sleep. Faithful is He who has promised us joy in the morning; it shall surely come. 28 October 2016 Open Heavens. Prayer Point Father, let my morning of joy come now. Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

27 October 2016 Open Heavens:- Cost of Discipleship. Posted: 25 Oct 2016 02:14 PM PDT COST OF DISCIPLESHIP – Thursday October 27th 2016 Memorise: And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:27 Read: Luke 14:25-27 (KJV) 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Bible in one year: Zephaniah 1-3, Haggai 1-2, Psalms 89:1-14  MESSAGE Children of God are to decide wisely what they want to do with their relationship with Him. Jesus, in Luke 14:27 said; "And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple." A Cross is a symbol of responsibility, to say the least. It is a pointer to the fact that the path of discipleship is rugged and demanding. It demands a high level of determination to follow without looking back when faced with sufferings and temptations. Open Heavens 27 October 2016:- Cost of Discipleship. This is why Jesus said in Luke 9:62; "…No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." The cost of discipleship is also found in the blessed call of Jesus Christ in Matthew 11:28-39: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 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." It is costly to follow Jesus Christ for many reasons. Firstly, He has a yoke and whoever wants to follow Him must bear that yoke with Him. An example of this yoke is found in John 4:43 where Jesus said; "…My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." Whoever fails to share this burden with Jesus cannot be His disciple. Secondly, the one who wants to be a disciple of Christ must learn of Him, he must pattern His life Christ's life and one major way to pattern one's life after Jesus Christ is to be meek and lowly in heart. Philippians 2:5-8 says: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." Beloved, you have to know that discipleship has its price, but it is highly rewarding. Jesus Christ said, "… and ye shall find rest unto your souls."(Matthew 11:29). 27 October 2016 Open Heavens. Prayer Point Father, help me to pay the cost of discipleship, so that I can gain the immeasurable blessing of a genuine disciple. Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

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26 October 2016 Open Heavens:- What are you living for? Posted: 23 Oct 2016 12:46 PM PDT WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR? – Wednesday October 26th 2016 Memorise: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Read: Luke 12:15-20, (KJV) 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? Bible in one year: Nahum 1-3, Habakkuk 1-3, Psalms 88 MESSAGE To know what you live for, you need to consult the Holy Scriptures and this is what we shall briefly do in today's reading. Open Heavens 26 October 2016:- What are you living for? The Bible says: "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." Revelation 4:11 The unfortunate thing about life is that, people live as if they own their lives. Our Lord Jesus Christ told us the story of a certain rich man who in one year had so much money that he started boasting of many years of enjoyment. While he was ranting and boasting, God said to him: "Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." Luke 12:20-21 Beloved, we are expected to live for God the Father, through Jesus Christ the Son. We are not supposed to live for ourselves anymore, because we have been bought with price. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ admonished us as peculiar people to show forth the praises of Him (Jesus) who hath called us out of darkness into His marvellous light. (1st Peter 2:9). Moreover, Paul, another apostle corroborated this when he wrote: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 The apostle further wrote that, after we have given our lives to Christ, we should live a new life as becoming the saints. We should put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 26 October 2016 Open Heavens. This is the only way we can live for God and not for ourselves. May the Lord grant us the grace to live acceptably before Him in Jesus' name. Prayer Point Father, help me to live for You alone in Jesus' name. Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

25 October 2016 Open Heaven:- Spiritual Adultery Forbidden! Posted: 23 Oct 2016 12:35 PM PDT SPIRITUAL ADULTERY FORBIDDEN! – Tuesday October 25th 2016 Memorise: For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall he be called. Isaiah 54:5 Read: Hosea 2:2-5, (KJV) 2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; 3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst. 4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms. 5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. Bible in one year: Micah 5-7, Psalms 87 MESSAGE The relationship between God and his human creatures could be likened to the relationship between a husband and his wife. God, who instituted marriage, patterned the relationship in marriage after His relationship with His people. This is why spiritual adultery is severely punished from time to time in the history of man and his interaction with his Maker. Open Heavens 25 October 2016:- Spiritual Adultery Forbidden! "And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim….And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before enemies." Judges 2:11, 13-14 God is jealous, like a man could be jealous over the relationship of his wife with another man, when his human creatures follow other gods besides Him (Exodus 20:5). The spiritual adultery which the children of Israel committed is vividly illustrated in the relationship between Hosea and Gomer his professional harlot-turned wife. The patience of Hosea with Gomer who was always going back to her whoredom like a dog that goes back to its vomit also illustrates God's patience with His people who court with the people of the world. The bond becomes stronger when someone at the altar of repentance, betroths himself or herself to Jesus Christ, the original Bridegroom. The Bible says: "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If an any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." 1st John 2:15 Our Lord Jesus Christ also said that our love cannot be possibly shared between God and ephemeral things of this world. He said: "No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Luke 16:13 Serving God and mammon is spiritual adultery, punishable by rejection and shame. 25 October 2016 Open Heavens. The Bible says: "Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts. Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, an set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst." Hosea 2:2-3 Beloved, beware of spiritual adultery. Stick to Jesus Christ. The Lover of your soul and He will do you good. Prayer Point: Father, please forgive me of any spiritual adultery I might have committed against You and our spiritual matrimony. For Christ's sake, please do not reject me. Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

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