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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