Open Heavens Daily Devotional Messages, By Pastor E.A Adeboye. |
- Open Heavens 12 October 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Obedient Children
- Open Heavens 11 October 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Be of good cheer
- Open Heavens 10 October 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Shall Not Be Poor
- Open Heavens 9 October 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Representing God?
- Open Heavens 8 October 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – God’s Kind of Love
| Open Heavens 12 October 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Obedient Children Posted: 07 Oct 2017 12:47 PM PDT OBEDIENT CHILDREN –Thursday October 12th 2017 Memorise: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12 Read: Ephesians 6:1-3 (KJV) 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.6:2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; 6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.  MESSAGE: Children are assets of the Almighty God entrusted to our care. We must therefore ensure that we do all we can to nurture them for the Lord and not for ourselves. We should strive to receive commendation from the Lord for our efforts in bringing them up as children He can be proud of. Raising children in today's world is serious business. Unfortunately, we live in a world where parents have left to chance or entirely neglected the huge tasking of bringing up their children in the fear of the Lord. Open Heaven 12 October 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Obedient Children. Many parents justify themselves by concluding that they are helpless, and they shift the blame of their own failures to the happenings in the society. In the time of father Abraham, there were also parents who did not bring up their children to follow the path of God, but for Abraham, his testimony was different. God said this concerning him in Genesis 18:19: "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgement; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him." If you want to raise children who will be obedient to the Lord, you must be ready to start right from the beginning of the child's life. That is what parenting is all about. It involves training and educating a child from the phase of infancy through to adulthood. If you carry out the job of parenting as unto the Lord, you will be well rewarded by Him. There are many parents who realise late in life that they have neglected their roles as parents. In order to make amends, some of them begin to make efforts at "repairing" the lives of their children, but at that point, they discover it has become a herculean task. Obedient children are godly children, committed to a life of honesty in all they do. Such children will never bring shame, reproach or embarrassment to the God of their fathers, because they have a deep understanding of the covenant upon which they have been groomed. There are parents today who have lost control of their children. Some other parents have turned their children into symbols of idolatry. They fear their children more than they fear God. May that not be your portion in Jesus' Name. Obedient children must honour their parents. They must respect them irrespective of their status in society, if they want to live a life without regret. When their parents need their attention or help, they must be there for them. They must also be ready to submit willfully to their instructions, corrections and rebuke. There are children who bring sorrow to their parents. On the other hand, children of destiny bring great comfort to everyone around them. Are you a child of destiny? Prayer Point: Father, let my children please You always, and grant me grace to care for my parents. 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. iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. |
| Open Heavens 11 October 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Be of good cheer Posted: 07 Oct 2017 12:43 PM PDT BE OF GOOD CHEER- Wednesday October 11th 2017 Memorise: A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:13 Read: Matthew 14:23-27 (KJV) 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 14:26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. MESSAGE: The message in today's memory verse is food for thought for those children of God who think that being sorrowful or morose is a Christian virtue. A gloomy spirit is of the devil, who wants us to be in sorrow continually. Open Heaven 11 October 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Be of good cheer. In contrast to this, God wants all His children to be happy. The Holy Spirit in Isaiah 61:3 said that God gives joy to the sorrowful: "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified." The Lord Jesus Christ, who came to demonstrate the nature and the character of God, read the above scripture in a synagogue on a certain day, and He declared: "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." Luke 4:21b By this declaration, as a child of God, you should not live in sorrow any more. All through the course of Jesus' earthly ministry, one statement that was common with Him was, "Be of good cheer". In other words, "Have a merry heart". He continually said this because He knew that a merry heart results in a smiling face and is like medicine to the body and soul (Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 17:22). For example, John 16:33, Jesus told the disciples to be of good cheer because He had overcome the world. This means that, as children of God, we should not go about in life wearing a sorrowful face in self-pity – not even when we are confronted with the challenges of life. In the story of the man afflicted with the palsy, Jesus told him to be of good cheer because his sins were forgiven (Matthew 9:2). In other words, "Son, although your sins brought this sickness to your life, you are now forgiven, and you are made whole." I prophesy to you today, irrespective of the agonising condition your past life has brought into your present, the Lord will redeem you today. You are forgiven by the power of the atonement of Jesus Christ, and you will be happy again in Jesus' Name. In today's Bible reading, the disciples were in the midst of the sea and its waves tossed them here and there. In the midst of palpable fear and despair, Jesus came to them and rebuked their faithlessness, before rebuking the destructive wind. He then encouraged them to be of good cheer. In like manner, the Lord is speaking to you today that you will not drown in that situation. Be cheerful because Emmanuel is with you. Your joy shall come, and it shall come in full measure in Jesus' Name. Prayer Point: Father, flood my heart with unspeakable joy today and for ever more. 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. iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. |
| Open Heavens 10 October 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Shall Not Be Poor Posted: 07 Oct 2017 12:39 PM PDT I SHALL NOT BE POOR – Tuesday October 10th 2017 Memorise: All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. Proverbs 19:7 Read: 1st Chronicles 4:9-10 (KJV) 4:9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.MESSAGE: Having tasted poverty and a little bit of wealth, I can tell you that wealth is better than poverty. If you are living in poverty, I prophesy over you that God will lift you out of poverty in Jesus' Name. One of the reasons why I hate poverty so much is because of what Proverbs 14:20 says about the poor: "The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends." In today's Bible reading, we are introduced to a Bible hero who experienced poverty, but who was not hypocritical about his undesirable condition. This fellow was Jabez. His mother named him Jabez because she gave birth to him with sorrow. As Jabez grew up, he started experiencing the meaning of his name, and so, he decided to do something about it. it is unfortunate that many people, even some children of God, bear names with negative meanings and connotations, and yet they refuse to do something about it, even after they start sensing the negative influence of such names on their lives. Open Heaven 10 October 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Shall Not Be Poor. My prayer for you today is that the Almighty God will give you a name that will wipe away generational curses plaguing your life in Jesus' Name. What Jabez did to change his situation is a common thing that some people don't consider necessary: he Prayed. There are many lessons we can learn from the life of Jabez, the first of which is that Jazez called on the God he knew was a prayer-answering God – the God of Israel. The question is, who are you calling upon? Psalm 5:3 clearly tells us who we should direct our prayers to: "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up." A second lesson to learn from Jabez is that he did not ask for a small blessing; rather, he prayed that God should bless him indeed. Thirdly, he prayed that God would be with him in his prosperity and keep him from evil. It is an open secret that many rich people live in one calamity or the other. Jabez knew this, and so he prayed against riches that attract evil. What a great man who knew the ways of God! If you want poverty to be history in your life, you have to do something about it. Jabez can be classified as someone who was destined to die in penury, but he prayed himself out of poverty and God heard him. Jesus is the way out of poverty (2nd Corinthians 8:9). The life that He gives and His principle will lift you out of poverty. Therefore, give your life to Him without further delay today, and poverty shall become history in your life in Jesus' Name. Prayer point Father, please bless me indeed with Your blessing that adds no sorrow. 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. iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.  |
| Open Heavens 9 October 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Representing God? Posted: 07 Oct 2017 12:35 PM PDT REPRESENTING GOD? – Monday October 9th 2017 Memorise: Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1st Timothy 4:12 Read: 2nd Thessalonians 3:1-8 (KJV) 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:3:2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. 3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. 3:7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: MESSAGE: Who are you? If you are a child of God, then you must behave like God and reflect all that He represents. God is love. He is pure and there is not darkness in Him. If you are a child of the devil, your life will be patterned after the devil. I am a branch of Jesus because I am permanently rooted in Him. What about you? As a child of the Most-High God, you are expected to demonstrate His nature everywhere you find yourself. You are an ambassador of Jesus Christ, called to show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvellous light (1st Peter 2:9). Open Heaven 9 October 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Representing God? To be a representative of God to the world and a role model among believers, it is required of you to surrender yourself solely to Him. By so doing, you will be laying a good foundation for others to emulate. In many churches today, their modus operandi is "do as I say" and not "do as I do". This was not the example that the believers of old showed us. Apostle Paul in 1st Corinthians 11:1 boldly said: "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." He saw himself as a worthy follower of Christ, and he was not ashamed to tell us to follow his footsteps. As an ambassador of Christ, you have a mandate to fulfil for the Lord in this generation. You have been positioned at such a time as this to be relevant in the scheme of things. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stood out from the crowd. They did not allow the privileges of royalty to deny them their place in God. They were role models for the world to see, and they did great exploits for God because they had an understanding of the times and season they lived in. Do not engage in any despicable act that will cause men to despise your God. Do not engage in folly and a questionable lifestyle that will destroy what God has planned for you. The world must know that you are a believer, not just in words but also through your deeds. Let your life be an epistle for people to read. Do not do anything in secrecy that will tarnish your image, because the devil is going round looking for great soldiers in God's battalion to discredit. The devil will never go after those who have nothing to offer. He is after the "Esthers" because he wants to stop them before they get to the king's palace. He is after the "Daniels" because he wants to stop them from being relevant in life and in governance. He is after the "Nehemiahs" because he can't stand them rebuilding the broken walls of godliness. To finish well, you must be resolute and determined. Irrespective of the odds against you, you must push through, break barriers and fulfil your destiny in grand style. Be a model of Christ to all men in word, in conversation, in love, in hospitality and in godliness. Key Point: If you steadfastly take a stand for God, you will not fall by the wayside of life. 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. iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. |
| Open Heavens 8 October 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – God’s Kind of Love Posted: 07 Oct 2017 04:09 AM PDT GOD'S KIND OF LOVE – Sunday October 8th 2017 Memorise: But God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Read: 1st Corinthians 13:1-8 (KJV) 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 13;6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. MESSAGE: Today's memory verse gives us a glimpse of what God's kind of love is all about. This scripture reveals one truth about God's kind of love, which is that it is unconditional. God loves unconditionally, and His love prompts Him to forgive unconditionally! If God had chosen to wait until we become saints before extending His saving love to us, no one would be saved. Some years ago, one of my sons illustrated the unconditional nature of God's love. In his place of work, his secretary did something unprofessional, and so he moved him out of his office to another role within the department. Open Heaven 8 October 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – God's Kind of Love. While suspending this man from his role as secretary, my son strangely instructed him to hold on to the computer he had been working with, and told him to retain all the files that were on it. Some months later, he reinstated this fellow to his old role as secretary. Surprised at his reinstatement, this secretary was initially not comfortable at his former desk, but my son reassured him that he had been forgiven. He said to him, "I had given you even before you asked for forgiveness. Why do you think I told you to hold on to the computer and keep all the files? I forgave you and restored you even as I was suspending you from office. I planned your reinstatement right from that day, and I didn't want you to return and start from scratch, which is why I left the computer with you even though you were no longer my secretary." This secretary was dumbfounded. In today's Bible reading, we are enlightened on the characteristics of God's kind of love. The Holy Spirit in these verses first declares the importance of this kind of love, without which life is worthless and meaningless. He then begins to list the characteristics of God's love. Only God's type of love suffers long and shows unusual kindness. God is sovereign and all-powerful, so He needs not envy anyone, neither does He need anybody to pump up His ego. God's love contains no evil (James 1:13). Contrary to some people's perception, God's kind of love does not condone or rejoice in iniquity. Some pastors think that the best way of showing God's kind of love is not to rebuke sinners. Nothing could be further from the truth! God's kind of love is what Paul instructed Timothy to demonstrate in fulfilling his ministry, by reproving, rebuking and exhorting those he was ministering to with all longsuffering and doctrine (2nd Timothy 4:2). My advice to you is that you embrace God's love as personified by His Son, Jesus Christ, who died for the sins of the whole world. Prayer Point Father, let Your love be shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit in Jesus Name. 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. iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. |
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