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Open Heavens 31 October 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Prayerlessness disallowed

Posted: 29 Oct 2017 11:54 AM PDT

PRAYERLESSNESS DISALLOWED – Tuesday October 31^st 2017

Memorise: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41

Read: Mark 13:32-37 (KJV)

^13:32But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

^13:33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

^13:34For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

^13:35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

^13:36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

^13:37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Bible in one year: James 1-3, Hosea 8, Hymn: Sing hymn 2

MESSAGE:

Prayerlessness is a major challenge facing contemporary believers. Many refuse to pray as they ought to because they have become overconfident and proud. The more you pray to God, the less dependent on yourself you become. As young Christians, some people pray quite often. Open Heaven 31 October 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Prayerlessness disallowed. When they became workers in God's vineyard, they sustained their prayer tempo, but the moment they became pastors, their prayer-life nosedived. Why the decline? It's because such people began to believe that they could now do things on their own. This is the highway to ruin. Are you praying less after God has elevated you spiritually? If your answer is yes, check yourself very well, you will discover that you now have more faith in yourself to succeed by your effort than by God's support. This is one reason why God keeps a distance from the proud: He knows if He helps them achieve a feat, at the end, they will not think twice before taking His glory.

Besides pride, another reason for prayerlessness is carelessness. In Matthew 26:41, Jesus said:

"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Also, in Mark 13:32-37, the Lord emphasised the need to watch. You cannot afford to be careless. You can't afford to be cold, lukewarm or carefree in these days that we live in. Praying goes along with watching. You cannot pray effectively if you fail to watch as well. If you watch effectively, it will help to give you prayers direction. You will know what trending issues to lift before God's throne. You will have some burdens in the place of prayer that will only be lifted after you have prayed through. Similarly, if you watch as you should, you will be able to relate events that are happening around you with the second coming of Jesus Christ. If you are keeping watch, you will be on your guard and on your toes. If you watch, you cannot be asleep. Beloved, this is not the time to sleep but the time to be spiritually awake, alert and prepared. This is the time to pray about virtually everything that crosses our path. It is a time to wholly depend on God, who knows the way, to show us the way in the midst of growing confusion and evil spreading around the world. Wake up! Pray more! Fast more! Watch more! May the Lord guide you in Jesus' Name.

Prayer Point:

Father, please silence everything in me that is working against me having an effective prayer 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.
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Hymn 2

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

Verse 1:
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Verse 2:
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3:
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He'll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

Open Heavens 30 October 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Shutting up mockers

Posted: 29 Oct 2017 10:16 AM PDT

SHUTTING UP MOCKERS – Monday October 30^th 2017

Memorise: The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. Proverbs 10:28

Read: Psalm 35:15-19 (KJV)

^35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

^35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

^35:17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

^35:18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

^35:19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Bible in one year: Hebrews 11-13, Hosea 7, Hymn: Sing hymn 8

MESSAGE:

God is a specialist at disgracing mockers and giving His Children the last laugh. This season, you shall laugh last in Jesus' Name! In Mark 10:46-52, when Bartimaeus was crying to Jesus for help, some people were irritated. Do you know that there are people who do not want your voice to be heard at all? "Shut up you blind beggar! With people like us around, do you think the Master would have time for a beggar like you?" They laughed at him with an air of importance, but he ignored their mockery and cried out for help all the more. They got angry at this defiance. "You've got some nerve, you noisy fellow! If you know what is good for you, you better keep your mouth shut!" they continued mocking him as the crowd moved along. Open Heaven 30 October 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Shutting up mockers. However, to their amazement, Jesus suddenly stopped and said, "There is a blind beggar along this street behind us. Go and bring him here and now." Immediately, the laughter of his mockers ceased. The laughter of your mockers has come to a permanent end today in Jesus Name! The same mockers became his helpers. They politely took him to Jesus, and after Jesus healed him, he became the centre of attraction. Very soon, you that people thought would never amount to anything will become the centre of attraction in Jesus' Name!

A particular sister was dying at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital. Her husband met the doctors and they confided in him that she would not live to see the following morning under any circumstance. So he went to his wife, pretending to care for her, and he told her he would see her the following morning, secretly expecting to meet her corpse by then. As he left the hospital, he phoned his mistress and said, "My stupid wife will pass away tonight. Come over and let's have fun." The mistress came to his house and they were "having fun", but because they never expected anyone to disturb them, they did not even lock the door of the bedroom. They were in for the shock of their lives. After this man left the hospital earlier on, that same night, the Lord Jesus Christ visited his sick wife and said, "I am the Lord that healeth thee; rise up and go home." As she got up and walked out of the hospital, the nurses thought they were daydreaming and seeing her ghost, and so they did not stop her. She got home and caught the two evil doers in their illicit act. She said to them, "You thought I was dead, but I am alive and well." Every evil expectation of your enemies shall be disappointed in Jesus' Name! You shall laugh from now on.

Prayer Point:

Father, turn every expectation of my mockers to disappointment.

Hymn 8

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

Verse 1

"Great is Thy faithfulness,"

O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not,

Thy compassions, they fail not

As Thou hast been

Thou forever wilt be.

Chorus:

"Great is Thy faithfulness!"

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed

Thy hand hath provided,

"Great is Thy faithfulness,"

Lord, unto me!

Verse 2

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,

Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Verse 3

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

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Open Heavens 29 October 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Turn prophecies in to realities

Posted: 27 Oct 2017 12:26 PM PDT

TURN PROPHECIES IN TO REALITIES – Sunday October 29^th 2017

Memorise: This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare. 1^st Timothy 1:18

Read: James 5:17-18 (KJV)

^5:17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

^5:18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

Bible in one year: Hebrews 9-10, Hosea 5-6, Hymn: Sing hymn 1
MESSAGE:

A prophecy is of little or no good to the one it has been sent if it does not move from the realm of the spirit into the physical realm. Your attitude to a prophecy plays a great role in determining its manifestation in the physical world. Today's Bible reading tells us how best to relate with prophecies. Through it, we understand that it is important to pray before making a decree and also after you prophesy. At a time when the nation of Israel was in the grip of a serious national backsliding, Elijah stood before King Ahab and decreed that there would be no rain until he reversed that decree (1 Kings 17:1). Immediately after he made this decree, he went into seclusion. Open Heaven 29 October 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Turn prophecies in to realities. The king only heard the decree, but he did not know what went on behind the scenes. Apostle James tells us that Elijah prayed earnestly before he made this decree. After the nation had experienced intense famine for 3^1/2years, God asked Elijah to show himself again to the king. Elijah then stood before King Ahab on Mount Carmel and told him to celebrate because he had heard the sound of abundant rain (1^st Kings 18:41-46). He said this only after he had successfully turned the backslidden hearts of the children of Israel back to God. After making his declaration to Ahab, he left the presence of the King, fell on his face and prayed earnestly to God until his prophecy came to pass.

Never make a decree or release a prophecy without the backing of prayer. Several people have received certain prophecies that they knew without a doubt was meant for them, and yet they have not witnessed their manifestation in their lives, even while several others are testifying of the fulfilment of the same prophecies in their own lives. What could be wrong? The difference is that some heard, received the prophecy and prayed for its fulfilment, while others heard, received it, but did nothing afterwards. The good thing is that all is not lost; every prophecy that has been spoken into your life or that you have received is still hanging around in the spirit realm, waiting for you to bring it into the realm of the physical through your earnest prayer. A man who had been barren for over 30 years once asked God what he should do, and God said he should wait. When he attended one of our meetings, a prophecy came forth saying "the waiting period is over". He thanked God, received it and prayed earnestly. That month, his wife conceived. Go ahead and pray for the manifestation of every prophecy God has sent to you that is yet to become reality in your life.

Key Point

Every prophecy can become reality if only you can apply the tool of effective, persistent prayer.

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Hymn 1

MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE

Verse 1:

My faith looks up to thee,

Thou Lamb of Calvary,

Savior divine;

Now hear me while I pray;

Take all my guilt away.

O let me from this day

Be wholly thine!

Verse 2:

May thy rich grace impart

Strength to my fainting heart,

My zeal inspire.

As thou hast died for me,

O may my love to thee

Pure, warm, and changeless be,

A living fire!

Verse 3:

While life's dark maze I tread

And griefs around me spread,

Be thou my guide;

Bid darkness turn to day,

Wipe sorrow's tears away,

Nor let me ever stray

From thee aside.

Verse 4:

When life's swift race is run,

Death's cold work almost done,

Be near to me.

Blest Savior, then, in love

Fear and distrust remove.

O bear me safe above,

Redeemed and free!

Open Heavens 28 October 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Poverty or riches?

Posted: 26 Oct 2017 02:20 PM PDT

POVERTY OR RICHES? – Saturday October 28^th 2017

Memorise: The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7

Read: 2^nd Corinthians 8:7-9 (KJV)

^8:7Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

^8:8I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

^8:9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Bible in one year: Hebrews 5-8, Hosea 3-4, Hymn: Sing hymn 10

MESSAGE:

It is the ultimate desire of our Father to see that we all blessed. He wants all His children to dwell in His blessings (Psalms 92:13-14). It is not His desire that our lives should be at the mercy of unbelievers. The more wealth the Lord empowers us with, the more His Kingdom on earth should increase. Don't believe those who tell you that as a child of God, you are not supposed to be wealthy. This is a false doctrine! It is written in God's word that you are to lend to nations and not borrow (Deuteronomy 15:6). It is also recorded in God's word that the blessings of the Lord make rich and add no sorrow (Proverbs 10:22). Furthermore, God says in His word that He wishes above all things that you prosper and be in good health (3^rd John 1:2). Open Heaven 28 October 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Poverty or riches? God has the key to all things, including all the wealth of this world. Psalm 24:1 says,

"The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."

Although God's word contains all these truths about wealth, as long as believers doubt their efficacy, they will never be able to access God's wealth. Before you can take possession of God's wealth, you need to have certain keys that will separate you from poverty and bring you to a realm of unprecedented riches in God. If the Almighty God gives you the power to get wealth, everything you touch automatically turns to riches. You need to acknowledge the fact that true and enduring wealth only comes from God. Deuteronomy 8:18 says,

"But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto they fathers, as it is this day."

Experiencing true riches is not about millions coming into your account. There are people who have experienced this several times, without the grace to retain such riches. God wants to bless you and also give you the power to retain His blessings. The type of riches that comes without any element of sorrow in it is what God desires for you and your children's children.

God is against wealth obtained through sin. It doesn't matter how much you contribute to the work of God, if your money is not earned legitimately, you are placing a curse on yourself, and your contributions to kingdom projects will not deliver you from God's judgement (Proverbs 21:27). If God's children would fear and obey His principles for wealth creation, poverty will become a thing of the past in their lives. You have to hate poverty because a poor man will always live another man's life. If you seek the righteousness of God, all other things will be added to you.

Prayer Point

Father, separate me from all forms of ungodly riches and poverty.

Hymn 10

THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING

1. There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.

[Chorus]
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.

2. There shall be showers of blessing--
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.

[Chorus]

3. There shall be showers of blessing:
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come, and now honor Thy Word.

[Chorus]

4. There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!

[Chorus]

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Open Heavens 27 October 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The essence of spiritual office

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 05:57 AM PDT

THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUAL OFFICE – Friday October 27^th 2017

Memorise: And he gave some, apostles and some, prophets; and some evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; Ephesians 4:11

Read: Ephesians 4:8-14 (KJV)

^4:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

^4:9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

^4:10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

^4:11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

^4:12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

^4:13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

^4:14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Bible in one year: Hebrews 1-4, Hosea 2, Hymn: Sing hymn 14

MESSAGE:

When God calls a person into a spiritual office, it is because there are roles He wants such a person to play in the scheme of things as regard God's agenda for man on earth. Spiritual offices are not just for the purpose of accumulating titles or occupying position. If you are called into a spiritual office, you are called to serve God, and to be a blessing to lives. God is the giver of all spiritual gifts through His Holy Spirit. However, it so obvious today that some people are not using the spiritual offices they occupy for God's original purpose. Open Heaven 27 October 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The essence of spiritual office. If you have been called as a pastor, your responsibility is to raise a church and care for the spiritual needs of those God has placed in your trust as a pastor. Today, there are many sheep wandering away, because they are not being properly guided by the shepherds the Good Shepherd has set over them. There are members of the Body of Christ who cannot identify their left from their right, and for this reason the Holy Spirit in 2^nd Timothy 4:2, gave this mandate to those He has set over them as pastors:

"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort will all longsuffering and doctrine."

Are you an evangelist? You are a preacher and messenger of the true gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. As an evangelist, you are to declare the entire counsel of God wherever you are. The word of the Lord should not be watered down because of the presence of certain people in your audience (Jeremiah 1:8). You are to constantly remind your hearers of the genuine word of God and avoid messages that will not bring people to the knowledge of Christ and His saving works. If you are a teacher of the word, you have been gifted by the Holy Spirit to explain God's word in order to build and equip the church. You are to communicate biblical truths effectively to the understanding of your hearers. Are you occupying the office of a prophet? If you are, you have been authorised by God to speak on His behalf.

These are lots of problems in the Body of Christ today because people are not using these spiritual offices for the purpose for which they were given by the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace has been given to everyone according to the measure of the gift of Christ; hence, it is important that people disengage from causing divisions within the Body of Christ. The offices are meant to complement one another for the perfecting of the saints and to edify the Body of Christ. The offices are to be used together for the unity of the Church, so that God's people can come into the full knowledge of Him.

Prayer Point

Father, may Your grace upon my life not be in vain.

Hymn 14

TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

Verse 1:

Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;

Let them flow in endless praise.

Verse 2:

Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for thee.

Verse 3:

Take my voice and let me sing
Always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.

Verse 4:

Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose.

Verse 5:

Take my will and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Verse 6:

Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

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