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Open Heavens 2 August 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye-Want Your Prayers Answered?

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:53 PM PDT

WANT YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED? – Wednesday August 2^nd 2017

Memorise: Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Proverbs 21:13

Read: Psalm 22:1-5 (KJV)

22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

^22:2O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

^22:3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

^22:4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.

^22:5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

Bible in one year: 1^st Kings 12-13, Ezekiel 18:30-19:14, Hymn: Sing hymn 9

MESSAGE:

There was a popular Mexican soap opera on the Nigerian television scene a few years ago titled "The Rich Also Cry". The title of this drama gives credence to the fact that every human being, no matter how intelligent, wealthy, powerful or highly placed, would at one time or the other in life require assistance to deal with circumstances beyond human capability and control. The situation that renders a person a great means incapacitated is usually the type that money, authority and influence cannot resolve. At such times, a call for supernatural assistance or divine intervention through desperate prayers to the Almighty God is the only option left. I pray that as you call on the Name of the Lord in the day of trouble, He will answer you by fire in Jesus' Name. However, if you want your prayers to be answered, you have a responsibility to ensure that you are not in the habit of blocking your ears to the petitions of the poor and needy ones around you. Our memory verse says that a person who heartlessly disregards the needs of the feeble, weak and helpless is wicked. The prayers of such a person will be disregarded in the day of trouble, no matter how desperate their cry for help may be.

It is common knowledge that many African nations and some developing countries around the world have suffered and are still suffering under corrupt, selfish and tyrannical leaders. Officials are known to be crooked, and a bribe is required before any service is rendered. Salary and wages are not paid when due, and they are sometimes delayed for months on end by government and corporate employers. We have also seen some Christian ministers and clerics showing more interest in monetary gain that in serving God and the people. It is time for everyone involved in such evil acts to note that eternal damnation awaits them if they fail to repent. One of the terrible realities of our time is the fact that even the Church is falling short of fulfilling her responsibilities to the poor and needy. The Church must not leave the less-privileged persons in our communities at the mercy of politicians and government officials, irrespective of their promises and political agenda for the poor. This is because God has neither suspended nor revoked our mandate to care for the poor. The Body of Christ must wake up to the responsibilities of a loving and caring Church, if we want our collective prayers to be answered by God. I live my life in total dependence on the Almighty God as the Source of my life and all that I do; I am nothing without Him. I therefore cannot even bear to imagine what my life would be like if God ceased to hear me when I call Him. I decree in the Name that is above all other names that heaven will never ignore your cry for help in Jesus' Name.

Prayer Point

Father, please give me the grace to be a great source of assistance to impoverished people around the world in Jesus' Name.

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Open Heavens 1 August 2017: TIRED OF STAGNANCY?

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:38 PM PDT

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Open Heavens 1 August 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Tired of Stagnancy?

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:48 AM PDT

TIRED OF STAGNANCY? – Tuesday August 1^st 2017

Memorise: This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8

Read: 2^nd Peter 1:5-10 (KJV)

^1:5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

^1:6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

^1:7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

^1:8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

^1:9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

^1:10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Bible in one year: 1^st Kings 11, Ezekiel 18:19-29 Hymn: Sing hymn 11

MESSAGE:

The word "stagnancy" is commonly used to describe the state of a standing body of water that is devoid of current or flow, which consequently results in an unpleasant smell. It can also be used to describe a dull and sluggish situation where there is little or no evidence of activity. Just as a body of water can become stagnant, a person's life can also enter into a state of stagnancy. Stagnancy ultimately leads to lack of productivity, barrenness, fruitlessness, indebtedness, poverty, failure, sorrow and disappointment. Moreover, stagnancy sometimes develops into a state of confusion, inferiority complex, faithlessness, hopelessness and a loss of ambition. If a stagnated person does not receive help on time, the situation may degenerate into feelings of regret, depression, psychological imbalance and even suicide. I hereby decree into your life: in any area you may be experiencing stagnancy, receive the power to make progress now in Jesus' Name.

Do you know that sin within a person's life is a far more deadly destroyer of destiny than other external enemies? Out of all the numerous agents that the devil uses to cause stagnancy, the paralysing effect of sin is the most potent weapon that prevents people from making progress. Once a person steps into sin, the stagnating power of sin becomes activated in the person's life. Consequently, guilty conscience, loss of confidence, and the law of divine retribution all combine to ensure that every effort to make real progress is rendered null and void. However, God has provided a very effective way to escape for anyone who is tired of stagnancy. According to today's memory verse, meditating on and living in obedience to the word of God destroys the power of stagnancy and guarantees success and prosperity. Through this scripture, the Holy Spirit is saying that if the word of God abounds in you and you are completely obedient to its principles, the Lord will ensure that agents of stagnancy such as barrenness, unfruitfulness, blindness and short-sightedness are rendered impotent in your life. The question is, are you tired of stagnancy? Are you ready to do what it takes to break the stronghold of stagnancy in your life? If you are yet to give your life to Jesus, you need to first surrender your life to Him right now, confessing Him as your Lord and Saviour. Following this, you must develop a hunger for studying God's principles intensively through the Bible and begin to live according to His word. As you commit yourself to these things, the power of God will descend on you to set you free from stagnancy and divinely empower you to make progress in all areas of your life. Welcome the unstoppable generation.

Prayer Point

Father, please break the power of stagnation over my life and work in Jesus' Name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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Open Heavens 31 July 2017 - Provision Before Needed

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 08:28 PM PDT

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Open Heavens 31 July 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Provision Before Need

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 01:55 AM PDT

PROVISION BEFORE NEED – Monday July 31^st 2017

Memorise: According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 2^nd Peter 1:3

Read: 2^nd Peter 1:1-4 (KJV)

1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

^1:2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

^1:3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

^1:4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Bible in one year: 1^st King 9-10, Ezekiel 18:1-18, Hymn: Sing hymn 10

MESSAGE:

"God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early."

Psalm 46:5

From the above passage of Scripture, one great benefit available to those who have God as their Refuge is that the help or assistance they need will never be late. There are at least three different times an individual can receive assistance. It could be before, during or after one experiences a need. If a need or an emergency arises today and you already have the wherewithal to meet that need, maybe from your earnings from paid employment or a business venture, you have already received help before that need arose. Open Heavens 31 July 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Provision Before Need. This is a great place to be in! Some families already have all they will never need to take care of their children and pay their way up to post-graduate degree programmes, even before this need arises. Such people will never panic for school fees. This is an example of provision before need, and it describes a state of living in abundance. You will experience such in Jesus' Name!

Moreover, do you know that God follows this same pattern in dealing with His children? For example, before God created Adam and Eve, all they would ever need had been provided for in the Garden of Eden which God Himself planted. God knows exactly what you need even before you express or voice out your request (Matthew 6:32). Do you know that God has already provided all you would ever need to live a victorious Christian life and fulfil your God-given destiny? The Holy Spirit speaks about this to us in 2^nd Peter 1:3, where He says:

"According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:"

It is therefore possible for you to be a beneficiary of provision before need. However, one major challenge for most people with regards to this benefit is that when there is provision to meet their future needs, they become careless, frivolous and wasteful. Open Heavens 31 July 2017. When God provides ahead of time, it is possible to spend it on other things outside of God's purpose. You therefore need divine guidance even in plenty. Having abundance does not justify wastefulness in God's Kingdom. However, to partake of this great benefit, you need to increase your knowledge of the Provider, walk in obedience to Him, follow spiritual financial principles and wait on His directives always.

Prayer Point:

What some people waste daily is more than enough to feed several needy, hungry people. To trigger blessings from the Lord, such excess should be spent on meeting the needs of others.

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Open Heavens 30 July 2017 - Dangers of Financial Storms II
Open Heavens 30 July 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Dangers of Financial Storms II
Open Heavens 29 July 2017 - Help From Above

Open Heavens 30 July 2017 - Dangers of Financial Storms II

Posted: 29 Jul 2017 02:04 PM PDT

Open Heavens 30 July 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Dangers of Financial Storms II

Posted: 29 Jul 2017 02:22 AM PDT

DANGERS OF FINANCIAL STORMS II – Sunday July 30^th 2017

Memorise: But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 1^st Timothy 6:11

Read: 1^st Timothy 6:6-11 (KJV)

^6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.

^6:7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

^6:8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

^6:9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

^6:10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

^6:11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Bible in one year: 1^st Kings 8, Ezekiel 17:11-24, Hymn: Sing hymn 10

MESSAGE:

On the 23^rd of this month, we established that financial storms can breed hatred and discrimination against the poor, and even make them contemplate suicide. Beyond these, financial storms can lead to a situation where people would resort to during unimaginable things to survive a few more days, weeks or months, just like it happened in Samaria, where people began to eat their own children (2^nd Kings 6:26-29). Open Heavens 30 July 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Dangers of Financial Storms II. When you speak of such scenarios, some people think this can never happen; but not too long ago in Nigeria, a woman was caught after selling her child just to get some money for food. This is almost the same as eating one's child. When she was arrested, she begged everyone to listen to her story first before judging her. She said she decided to sell her child because she could no longer afford to feed herself and her child. She reasoned that whoever bought the child would feed her, thereby increasing her chances of survival. She explained that if she kept the child, they would both die of hunger, and that from the proceeds of selling her child, at least for a while, her own chances of survival would increase also. She probably never thought that her child could be killed and used for rituals.

Moreover, financial storms drive some people to consult the devil and swallow charms in their desperate bid to prosper. Some of such people are compelled to go to the graveyard at a specific period every month to eat there in order to sustain their wealth. The fear of poverty has really led many people into unthinkable and damnable things they would never have attempted with a sane mind. It is most unfortunate that many believers have allowed themselves to be caught in this same evil net. 1^st Timothy 6:9 says,

"But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition."

God has a plan for everyone who comes to Him. In that plan, there is provision to meet all of their needs. Open Heavens 30 July 2017. However, to partake of the benefits of that divine provision, every child of God would have to follow certain divine principles. In Matthew 6:24-34, Jesus gives the blueprint for this, based on which you would have to focus on God and on His Kingdom. If you do this faithfully, then God will make you His focus. It is unfortunate that several people prefer to focus on their needs at the expense of their relationship with God; hence, they keep drifting further away from God's sure place of provision. If you have drifted away from God in your search for bread, retrace your steps today!

Prayer Point

Father, by Your mercy, terminates every financial storm in my life and family today.

Open Heavens 29 July 2017 - Help From Above

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Open Heavens 29 July 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Help From Above

Posted: 28 Jul 2017 01:28 AM PDT

HELP FROM ABOVE – Saturday July 29^th 2017

Memorise: My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:12

Read: Psalm 121:1-4 (KJV)

121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

^121:2My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

^121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

^121:4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Bible in one year: 1^st Kings 7, Ezekiel 16:59-17:10, Hymn: Sing hymn 4

MESSAGE:

The reason why many people pray without getting answers is because their prayers are actually directed to men instead of God. Today, many people seeking for jobs, contracts, spouses or admission into academic institutions prefer to ask for help from those they believe can assist them instead of going to the true source of help: God. The truth about receiving help from man is that men are most unreliable, limited in resources and ability and can be swayed by situations and circumstances. Where do you channel your requests to?

In 2^nd Kings 6:26, a woman in dire need cried to the king for help, and the king responded to her cry with these words:

"….If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? Out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?"

2^nd Kings 6:27

This king recognised that God is the true source of help we all need. No wonder David, in today's Bible reading, said that he would look up to the source of his help: God. Open Heavens 29 July 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Help From Above. Who is your helper? To whom do you turn or run for help in time of need? God is the true Helper because He is the All-Sufficient God. He is the creator and owner of the earth and everything in it (Psalm 24:1). He has all the ability, knowledge and power, and so He can do anything, answer any question and solve all problems. Ecclesiastes 5:8 says He is higher than everyone and everything, and so He is above all. Psalm 91:1 calls Him the Most High. He is also the most influential, because the mention of His Name compels everything and everyone else to bow to Him (Philippians 2:9-11). He is so powerful that with just a simple statement, the toughest of requests is granted (Psalm 33:8-9). His word is final on any issue; hence, you do not need to accept any negative verdict from any other source (Lamentations 3:37). Open Heavens 29 July 2017. He stands as the Universal Judge who can upturn any judgement as He pleases in favour of those He loves. It is a great privilege to have access to this God, table requests before Him and receive answers to our requests. If you find it difficult to make your requests known to God, it is obvious that you do not know Him, or you are proud. From now on, make it a habit to praise and worship Him and thereafter make your requests known to the true Helper (Philippians 4:6). He will help you today.

Action Point

Spend an hour thanking God for how He has helped you thus far, and then ask for His help on every difficult situation you are confronted with.

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Open Heavens 28 July 2017 - Situation-Dependent Service

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Open Heavens 28 July 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Situation-Dependent Service

Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:03 AM PDT

SITUATION-DEPENDENT SERVICE – Friday July 28^th 2017

Memorise: And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? Daniel 6:20

Read: Daniel 6:18-23 (KJV)

^6:18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

^6:19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

^6:20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

^6:21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

^6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

^6:23Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Bible in one year: 1^st King 5-6, Ezekiel 16:44-58, Hymn: Sing hymn 14

MESSAGE:

If your desire to see exploits from the Almighty God, you must know Him personally and believe that He is alive. Unfortunately, when some believers are going through very tough times, you will think that their God is dead. They lose their trust in God, just because they could not feel Him doing anything about their case while putting their trust in Him. Some of such people will no longer confess Him before men because they are afraid He might disappoint them. Hebrews 11:6 says that if you want anything at all from God, you must believe that He is alive and well. You must believe that He continues to exist and that He is in control. Open Heavens 28 July 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Situation-Dependent Service. No matter how bad your situation may appear, God is still alive and He is in charge. Nothing happens in your life without His knowledge.

After Daniel was set up by some fellow leaders in the Government of King Darius, He was thrown into the lion's den. What the king said to him while he was in the lion's den is very instructive:

"And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?"

Daniel 6:20

In other words, this king recognised that the God of Daniel was the living God. Do people know your God as the living God? Also, King Darius observed the quality of worship Daniel offered to his God. Open Heavens 28 July 2017. Daniel not only severed God in the times of plenty, blessings and answered prayers, but also in the times of persecution and unanswered prayers. If you truly want to see exploits, you must be ready to serve God continuously. Do you know that many people allow situations and circumstances to affect or determine when they serve God? Some people decide to down tools in God's house just because a particular pending request has not been granted. Some even "threaten" God that if He doesn't answer their prayer, they will stop pastoring, winning souls or doing some specific assignment that God has given to them. Can you truly threaten God? Is you love for God dependent on your situation in life? If you have downed tools in God's service, repent and get back to doing the work that God gave to you!

Key Point:

Although God can deliver His children from any unpleasant situation, He reserves the right to decide whether and when to deliver them or not, depending on what He wants to achieve from that particular situation.

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