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

Open Heavens Reflection 21 June 2017 - Why Hunger?
Open Heavens 22 June 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye-Who is behind this roadblock?
Open Heavens 21 June 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Why Hunger?
20 June 2017 Open Heavens Reflections - Evangelism: Be More Proactive

Open Heavens Reflection 21 June 2017 - Why Hunger?

Posted: 20 Jun 2017 02:17 PM PDT

Open Heavens 22 June 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye-Who is behind this roadblock?

Posted: 20 Jun 2017 01:30 PM PDT

WHO IS BEHIND THIS ROADBLOCK? - Thursday June 22^nd 2017

Memorise: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. Psalm 26:2

Read: Numbers 22:22-31 (KJV)

^22:22And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

^22:23And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

^22:24But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

^22:25And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

^22:26And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

^22:27And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

^22:28And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

^22:29And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

^22:30And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

^22:31Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

Bible in one year: Judges 15-16, Jeremiah 51:27-44, Hymn: Sing hymn 4

"Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him."

The above scripture is one of those very popular passages in the Psalms. When a baby Christian hears it, he will say "Amen!" Some adult Christians have even turned it into a song. A mature believer in Christ, I mean a real bone-cracker, will however react differently. When he or she hears this passage being quoted, the first thing he or she will do is to carry out a brief self-examination and introspectively ask: "I hope I am not one of these enemies?" In other words, he is not in a hurry to say amen. In 2^nd Samuel 12:1-7, after Prophet Nathan told King David the story of an oppressive act committed in his kingdom, the king rose up in fury and decreed, "That fellow must die." Then the prophet replied, "You are the man, O king." Be very careful how you judge others because Matthew 7:2 says,

"For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."

If only some people were merciful while judging others, they too would have been shown mercy when they were going through their own judgement.

Beloved, before you cry to God to arise and let His enemies be scattered, first find out if you are not that enemy. Open Heavens 22 June 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye-Who is behind this roadblock? Have you even tried to find out whether God is the one fighting you? In today's Bible reading, God had told Prophet Balaam not to go and curse His people. Nevertheless, when Balak invited him to curse the children of Israel and promised him a lot of money, he disobeyed God. God therefore sent an angel to block his way. The donkey he rode on saw the angel and stopped, but because his own eyes were blinded by covetousness, he could not see the angel. What will you do if you find yourself in this scenario? You perceive something is blocking your way but you do not know what exactly it is, and you say, "You demon standing between me and my destiny, move!" You get a response saying, "I am not a demon but an angel." You then insist and say, "No problem, whatever you are, move out of my way!" He then asks, "In whose name?" You say "In the Name of Jesus Christ", and the response is, "Oh, He is the One who asked me to block your way!" What would you do? Today, many people are busy fighting non-existent forces of darkness that they believe are blocking their way. Go back to God and find out who is really blocking your way in order to pray correctly.

Key Point

Many children of God are doing God's work their own way and refusing to do it God's way. God is therefore grinding them to a halt!

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 21 June 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Why Hunger?

Posted: 20 Jun 2017 03:40 AM PDT

WHY HUNGER? – Wednesday June 21^st 2017

Memorize: My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: Psalm 63:5

Read: Proverbs 19:23-24 (KJV)

^19:23The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

^19:24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Bible in one year: Judges 12-14, Jeremiah 51:12-26, Hymn: Sing hymn 10

One of our benefits as the sheep of the Great Shepherd is the assurance of provision. If you are a sheep of Jesus, you will definitely be fed and hunger will be alien to you. Psalm 37:3 says,

"Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed."

If God has promised that we shall be fed, why then are some of us hungry and even starving today? Several factors are responsible for this, first of which is that some people erroneously mistaken poverty for righteousness and wealth or sinfulness. Some people have chosen to be poor so as to make Heaven. This is a fallacy! Do you know that so many poor people on earth, after suffering here, end up in Hell, whereas many believing Christians who were rich on earth continue to swim in eternal riches in Heaven? Open Heavens 21 June 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Why Hunger? The choice is yours. Do not choose what will destroy but what will deliver you. Abraham was rich on earth, died and continued to live in God's abundance in Heaven. What is your choice? If you are still holding onto such negative beliefs or stereotypes, then you need to have a change of mindset.

Also, some believers are hungry today because they have violated God's financial principles. For instance, if you are not faithfully paying your tithe, you are inviting devourers to drive you into hunger. If you fail to pay your first fruits, you will be giving the enemy legal grounds to contest your job, open doors or breakthrough, and this could lead to hunger. Similarly, when you eat up the seeds you are meant to sow after every provision that comes to you, you will lose the harvest that could keep you from starving tomorrow. Some believers are in hunger as a result of reckless spending. They want to spend everything they have in one day. If you eat up a month's provision in one week, you may have to spend the remaining weeks in hunger. In addition, some believers do not really trust God but in the quality of their certificate, wisdom, knowledge and skill. This attitude has resulted in God stepping aside from their affairs in order to make them realise how little they can achieve by their limited strength. Hence, such people have ended up in disappointment and lack. Beyond this, others are in hunger because of laziness, as they have refused to take up opportunities to gather wealth. Lack and poverty may also be as a result of satanic manipulation and control. Are you hungry? Is it caused by your actions or inactions? Arise and put things in order today and turn away from hunger and lack!

Key Point

The Child of a billionaire cannot be starving for what to eat. You are the child of the richest person in the universe. You should not lack any good thing.

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20 June 2017 Open Heavens Reflections - Evangelism: Be More Proactive

Posted: 19 Jun 2017 02:37 PM PDT