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Open Heavens 24 September 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Important Factor

Posted: 23 Sep 2017 08:31 AM PDT

THE IMPORTANT FACTOR – Sunday September 24 2017

Memorise: And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence . Colossians 1:18

Read: Matthew 6:31-34 (KJV)

^6:31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

^6:32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

^6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

^6:34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Bible in one year: Nehemiah 9, Ezekiel 46:1-12, Hymn: Sing hymn 3

MESSAGE:

First thing first, so the saying goes. As a believer in Christ, when you come before God's presence, the most important person is not you but Him. Also, unlike most of us believe, at God's Throne of Grace, the most important thing is not your requests, but rather the worship you offer to Him. if you fail to get this right, and you fail to adjust your approach and attitude to reflect this truth, you will always have issues with God. Do you know that every time you approach God's presence, it is like facing a test? Believe it or not, when you come before God, there are two crucial people at that meeting: God and you. One of these two must take pre-eminence. Similarly, God has a need and you also have a need; one of these two needs must be more important.

"But seek ye first kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

Matthew 6:33

The scripture tells us about a divine order that must be followed. It also talks about God's need and man's need. It tells us that God has already provided for all of man's needs. In other words, God already has all you would ever need at anytime in your life. For you to receive them, all that He requires from you is to simply meet His needs. Give Him what He wants. Put Him first and your needs last. Give Him quality thanks, praise and worship. When you follow Heaven's protocol, you will easily receive a favourable answer to your requests. God expects you to come before His presence with thanksgiving, praise and worship, leaving your request as the last thing. Do you know that one way to know how important something really is to you us to measure the amount of time you give to it? When you pray for one hour and you use 50 minutes of the time presenting your requests, you are telling God that you and your request are more important than Him and His desires. How do you think this makes God feel? In any case, He has already expressed His thoughts about this in 1^st Samuel 2:30^d, where He said:

"For them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed."

Also, what you focus on becomes magnified. If you focus on your problems, they will be enlarged, but if you focus on God and on what He wants, He will be magnified to the extent that your problems will fade into insignificance. By the time you eventually remember them, you would discover that they have been swallowed up by His Almightiness, leaving you with the answer to your prayers.

Key Point

If you make God your priority, He will make you His priority.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons 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 23 September 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Resisting God?

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 06:25 AM PDT

RESISTING GOD? – Saturday September 23^rd 2017

Memorise: Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? 1^st Corinthians 10:22

Read: 1^st Corinthians 10:21-23 (KJV)

^10:21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

^10:22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

^10:23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

Bible in one year: Nehemiah 7-8, Ezekiel 45:10-25, Hymn: Sing hymn 6

MESSAGE:

Colossians 1:16 tells us that all visible and invisible things were created by God and for God. You were created to make God happy by following His will, plan and purpose for your life. However, when you take the path of self-government and go contrary to the purpose for which you were created, that is rebellion. Lucifer and several angels decided to walk out of God's original plan, and they became who we now refer to as Satan and demons (Isaiah 14:12-16, Revelation 12:7-9). Anyone who follows self-government today will also end up where the devil and his demons are. The truth is, if you fail God, you fail yourself. Therefore, pleasing God is the real path to true self-fulfilment, lasting peace and joy. I tell you the truth, living on earth without confronting to God's original blueprint for your life makes you waste that life. Without God, life is not worth living.

"No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."

2^nd Timothy 2:4

We are not here on earth by our power or design. We were created and placed here to satisfy God's eternal plan and purpose for our lives. Even when Jesus was here, in all that He did, He did not try to please Himself but His father (John 8:29, John 5:30). Now that He has chosen us to be His soldiers, we cannot afford to please ourselves. When He gives us an assignment, we must do it exactly as He wants it done, or risk going against Him. In 1^st Samuel 15, King Saul was given an assignment by God to go and utterly wipe out the Amalekites. He went out to fulfil it but made slight changes to the instructions. In the end, he failed God and failed himself. He lost his kingdom because he could not totally comply with God's will. Today, for this same reason, many people are close to completely losing their place in God's divine plan. A king who resisted God had to go on a seven-year trip into insanity, and he lost his throne for that period (Daniel 4). Similarly, another king who said that God's word should not be heard was eaten alive by worms (Acts 12:1-24). If these great kings could not resist or withstand God, do you think you can? If you are wise, you will totally submit to His will today. God has a problem with the so-called obedience of a good number of His children. Although He is speaking to them, they are not listening to Him; rather they are more interested in hearing themselves. Hence, He has almost grounded them in all areas. Thinking it's the devil at fault, such people are wrongly praying against agents of darkness. It is time to do nothing short of God's total will in all your ways!

Key Point

Those who resist God are fighting a battle they can never win.

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Open Heavens 22 September 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – When You are Blessed

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:42 AM PDT

WHEN YOU ARE BLESSED – Friday September 22^nd 2017

Memorise: By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Hebrews 11:20

Read: Genesis 27:20-29 (KJV)

^27:20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.

^27:21And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

^27:22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

^27:23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

^27:24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

^27:25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.

^27:26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

^27:27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:

^27:28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

^27:29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Bible in one year: Nehemiah 4-6, Ezekiel 44:28-45:9, Hymn: Sing hymn 14

MESSAGE:

A blessing is an invitation to all the forces in Heaven, on earth and underneath the earth to cooperate with an individual and assist him or her to succeed. When Isaac pronounced a blessing on Jacob in today's Bible reading, he summoned the dew of heaven, the land, and all the forces on earth to be of assistance to Jacob. As a result of this blessing, Jacob became exceedingly great. Hear what Genesis 30:43, says about his greatness:

"And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses."

How about his brother Esau? Genesis 27:38-40 says after Jacob had stolen the cream of the blessing from him, Esau came to ask for the remnant. What was the result of this "remnant"? From Genesis 32:3-6, we understand that this remnant got him so blessed that he could afford to retain the services of 400 personal bodyguards. If you become so rich that you require 400 men to go with you wherever you go, that is something remarkable. I can recall the first time a president visited us at the Redemption Camp; he came with an entourage of 250 people. So Imagine how blessed Esau was for him to have had 400 people in his entourage! I believe he was really blessed.

Moreover, let me add here that after a blessing is pronounced on you, it may not be obvious how the blessing will be fulfilled. Most times, it may not even make sense. You may not even be able to afford a bicycle now, and a blessing may be pronounced on you that a time will come when you will need a Boeing 747 to airlift those who will accompany you whenever you are travelling. It may not make sense to you, but that is what a blessing can do. I often say that I am where I am today by the grace of God and by the blessings of my mother. Any time I did something that pleased her, she would bless me. She would say, "You this boy, you will call one person, and two hundred people will respond." I didn't know what she meant back then, and I didn't know how it would happen, but I always said "Amen". Today, by the grace of God, I can say this has become reality. Have you provoked the blessing of your biological parents? Have you provoked the blessing of your spiritual parents? Most importantly, have you provoked a blessing from God?

Action Point

When a blessing is pronounced on you, simply sustain a conducive atmosphere for its fulfilment, and it will surely come to pass.

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Open Heavens 21 September 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Abba, Father

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 08:09 AM PDT

ABBA, FATHER – Thursday September 21^st 2017

Memorise: And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Galatians 4:6

Read: Romans 8:14-16 (KJV)

^8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

^8:15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

^8:16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Bible in one year: Nehemiah 1-3, Ezekiel 44:15-27, Hymn: Sing hymn 6

MESSAGE:

In the Lord's prayer, Jesus taught us to pray by approaching God as our Father. He said:

"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name."

Matthew 6:9

Why did He not say "Our God", Our Maker" or Our Deliverer"? It is because God wants us to have a definite, personal relationship with Him. Of all the relationships we could possibly have with God, the father-son relationship is one of the greatest. Open Heavens 2017. In Mark 14:36, when the Lord Jesus Christ was facing His greatest challenge – dying on the cross of Calvary – He addressed God as "Abba, Father", which in other words is "My Daddy". This level of closeness with God is not exclusive to Jesus Christ alone. Romans 8:15 says,

"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again for fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."

If you compare this scripture with Galatians 4:6, you will realise that both the Holy Spirit and our Lord Jesus Christ have made it possible for us to share the same kind of closeness with the Father that Jesus had. Therefore, we too can unashamedly call God, "My Daddy". If only you know how much God longs to have such intimacy with you!

Intimacy with God is something you cannot do without if you are to fulfil God's plan for your life. There is a time of need that everyone will face, which will require each of us to draw on our relationship with God. Those who have God as their creator will approach Him as "My Creator", while those who serve Him will approach Him as "My God". In such times, those who are intimate with Him will call Him "My Daddy". You can be sure that one carries more weight than the others. How would you want to approach God? Would you want to approach Him as a distant Creator, as God of the universe or as your personal Father? The choice is yours. When you develop a good relationship with God, He will indeed be a Father to you by acting as the fountain from which you came forth (Genesis 2:7). Open Heavens Sermon. David understood this and he experienced a very intimate level of closeness with God. This is the reason why in Psalm 23, he could testify of enjoying that which a father provides: food, sleep, water, protection, guidance, security, goodness and mercy. These all will be yours today in Jesus' Name! Do everything possible to build your intimacy with God!

Prayer Point

Father, draw me close to You like never before.

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Open Heavens 20 September 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Give First

Posted: 19 Sep 2017 06:12 AM PDT

GIVE FIRST – Wednesday September 20^th 2017

Memorise: I will sing into the LORD because he hath dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:6

Read: 1^st Chronicles 16:2-3 (KJV)

^16:2And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

^16:3And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

Acts 20:35 (KJV)

³⁵I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Bible in one year: Ezra 9-10, Ezekiel 44:1-14, Hymn: Sing hymn 10

MESSAGE:

Generous divine provision is a benefit of those in the sheepfold of the Great Shepherd. God prepares a table of abundance for His sheep (Psalm 23:5). No wonder David, in Psalm 13:6, said:

"I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me."

This scripture is a personal testimony of David. After God had blessed him beyond measure, he began to testify of God's goodness through songs. If you carefully study the life of David, you will discover that the secret of his prosperity lay in the principles he lived by. One of such principles is demonstrated in today's Bible reading: he believed giving to be the key to receiving. Can you imagine a man giving a loaf of bread to every citizens of a country? This was what David did, and he even gave much more! We often wonder why most of us are not flowing in God's abundance, even though God has resources to cater for more than we could ever need. One likely reason for this is that we do strictly follow divine financial principles. Jesus, in Luke 6:38, said:

"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."

Let us draw a few lessons from this. Firstly, if you ever want to receive, it is your duty to first give. If you fail to sow, you would be deceiving yourself to expect a harvest. Many of us refuse to give, and yet we continue to pray, fast and do all other things right. If you want to receive, first give. It is important to note that God will never own anyone. If you give, you will receive a harvest, no matter how long it takes, as long as the seed is not uprooted.

However, the way the harvest comes and when it will come are issues that may not be too clear to you. For instance, you may be expecting your harvest for a particular seed in the form of physical cash, not knowing that God has already given it to you as a harvest of peace in the time of trouble, or as protection when the enemy came calling. Sometimes, you cannot tell how the harvest of a given seed will come, although if you key into the Holy Spirit, He can sometimes reveal to you that a particular harvest you received was from a particular seed you sowed. Moreover, God who knows our needs should be given the freedom to determine when and how our harvests should come. Just make sure that a lifestyle of giving and sowing seeds in an indelible part of you. Do you give to God? Do you give to His servants? Do you give to the needy? How often do you give?

Action Point

Giving is an act. Giving is also a spirit. Pray that God will give you the spirit of giving.

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Open Heavens 19 September 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Ground is not for you

Posted: 18 Sep 2017 09:24 AM PDT

THE GROUND IS NOT FOR YOU – Tuesday September 19^th 2017

Memorise: For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. Proverbs 24:16

Read: Luke 22:31-34 (KJV)

^22:31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

^22:32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

^22:33And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

^22:34And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

Bible in one year: Ezra 7:8, Ezekiel 43:13-27, Hymn: Sing hymn 4

MESSAGE:

It's a fact of life that we are all susceptible to making mistakes. However, when we make mistakes, we must have the strength of character to admit our mistakes and also to resolve never to repeat them again (Proverbs 28:13). A child learning to walk will stand up, take a step or two and fall down again. You will observe however that in spite of these falls, he or she does not give up trying. The child will repeatedly make attempts at walking, and in the process of time, the child will not only walk, he or she will also run, leap and jump, all without falling to the ground like before. Do not turn a mistake into your final destination. Can you believe that because some people made a mistake in their walk of faith in Christ, they gave up the race entirely and decided to die there? That is most unfortunate! Some people cannot forgive themselves for either denying Jesus at a very crucial moment when their faith was tested, or for falling into a particular sin that they have been preaching against all along. Such people need to learn from the example of Apostle Peter, who thrice denied Christ. The Lord had to make him realise that it was not over yet. That same Peter was the one who later led the other disciples in defending their faith in Christ and in propagating the Good News of the gospel around the world.

"Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me."

Micah 7:8

One lesson from this scripture is that the fact that you slipped and fell does not mean that the enemy has won the battle over your life. He hasn't. It also says that there is the possibility of a comeback. From where you fell, you shall arise in Jesus' Name! Your rise shall be more formidable! You may say that your case is a bad one because you have fallen so many times and you therefore concluded that it was better to stop trying. Oh, how wrong you are! Proverbs 24:16 says it is possible for a righteous man to fall seven times and still rise. To fall seven times simply refers to the possibility of falling to a point of experiencing what most people will call the final or ultimate fall. Yet, even at that, if you are a child of God, the Lord says that you should not give up hope. Make another attempt at reconciling with the Lord, confess your weakness to Him, and ask for His help. He will lift you up and He will sustain you afterwards. So are you still on the floor? Arise now!

Key Point

Failing and rising in the Christian faith does not make you a failure, it only shows that you are at the babyhood stage of maturity and would need to trust Jesus Christ the more.

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