RUN! DON’T REST – Monday September 28th 2015
Memorise: For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. Hebrews 13:14
Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 27th September, 2015: FROM DEBTOR TO CREDITOR
FROM DEBTOR TO CREDITOR – Sunday September 27th 2015
Memorise: For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalm 72:12
Memorise: For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalm 72:12
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 26th September, 2015: CHILDREN ARE YOUR TOMORROW
CHILDREN ARE YOUR TOMORROW – Saturday September 26th 2015
Memorise: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
Memorise: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
Friday, September 25, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Friday 25th September, 2015: BEWARE OF MANIPULATORS
BEWARE OF MANIPULATORS – Friday September 25th 2015
Memorise: A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. Proverbs 22:3
Memorise: A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. Proverbs 22:3
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Open Heaven Devotional for Thursday 24th September, 2015: INSTRUCTION RESCUES
INSTRUCTION RESCUES – Thursday September 24th 2015
Memorise: He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Psalm 107:20
Memorise: He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Psalm 107:20
Monday, September 21, 2015
ENDURING HARDSHIP - Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 21st September, 2015 by Pastor E.A Adeboye of RCCG
ENDURING HARDSHIP – Monday September 21st 2015
Memorise: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matthew 5:11
Read: Matthew 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Bible in one year: Leviticus 6:8-7:38, 1st Corinthians 5:1-6:11
MESSAGE
The devil knows the glorious tomorrow that awaits every believer in Christ when they cross the finish line of the Christian race. This is why he fights tooth and nail to derail us from reaching our goal. He was a part of the heavenly bliss that will be our reward, but he lost his place due to evil thoughts (Isaiah 14:12-15). He does not want us to taste what he lost; hence he works through wiles to bring us down (Ephesians 6:11). One of the wiles that Satan uses in making believers in Christ abandon the Christian race is hardship. Some people have pulled out of heaven’s marathon before getting to the finish line, due to their inability to endure hardship. Our Lord Jesus Christ described such people in Mark 4:17
“And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.”
The expectations you had when you entered the Christian faith matter a lot. The Christian faith is not a bed of roses. The way of the cross that leads to Heaven is not a path laden with gold and easy to take. If anyone tells you that once you believe in Jesus, all your problems will disappear and everything will always go well, you are being deceived. The day you signed up as a believer in Christ, the die was cast and the battle line was drawn between you and the kingdom of darkness. From that day, you become a sworn enemy of the forces of darkness. They will surely attack you and try to make you feel miserable.
You are expected to endure hardness as a good soldier of Christ (2nd Timothy 2:3). The inability to endure difficult and trying times makes one a bad soldier of the cross. Even when God blesses you, He still leaves room for you to be persecuted, tried and ridiculed. Your faith in Christ may be tested through lack, hunger, unanswered prayers, false accusations, ill health, and so on. Jesus in our Bible reading taught that if you can take persecution, being reviled by men and false accusation in good faith, you are blessed and on the path to Heaven. On the other hand, if you easily get offended by these, if nothing is done to correct your attitude, you may become derailed from the faith. Are you offended in Christ? Towards the end of his stay on earth, John the Baptist began to doubt if the same Person he had declared to be the Son of God was the true Messiah (Matthew 11:2-6). In His reply to John’s questions, the Lord told him not to be offended in Him. It is a good thing to suffer persecution for your faith in Christ. Never get to the point of being offended in Him.
Prayer Point: Father, let patience have its perfect work in my life, so that I will be wanting in nothing.
SOURCE: OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, VOLUME 15, 2015
Memorise: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matthew 5:11
Read: Matthew 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Bible in one year: Leviticus 6:8-7:38, 1st Corinthians 5:1-6:11
MESSAGE
The devil knows the glorious tomorrow that awaits every believer in Christ when they cross the finish line of the Christian race. This is why he fights tooth and nail to derail us from reaching our goal. He was a part of the heavenly bliss that will be our reward, but he lost his place due to evil thoughts (Isaiah 14:12-15). He does not want us to taste what he lost; hence he works through wiles to bring us down (Ephesians 6:11). One of the wiles that Satan uses in making believers in Christ abandon the Christian race is hardship. Some people have pulled out of heaven’s marathon before getting to the finish line, due to their inability to endure hardship. Our Lord Jesus Christ described such people in Mark 4:17
“And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.”
The expectations you had when you entered the Christian faith matter a lot. The Christian faith is not a bed of roses. The way of the cross that leads to Heaven is not a path laden with gold and easy to take. If anyone tells you that once you believe in Jesus, all your problems will disappear and everything will always go well, you are being deceived. The day you signed up as a believer in Christ, the die was cast and the battle line was drawn between you and the kingdom of darkness. From that day, you become a sworn enemy of the forces of darkness. They will surely attack you and try to make you feel miserable.
You are expected to endure hardness as a good soldier of Christ (2nd Timothy 2:3). The inability to endure difficult and trying times makes one a bad soldier of the cross. Even when God blesses you, He still leaves room for you to be persecuted, tried and ridiculed. Your faith in Christ may be tested through lack, hunger, unanswered prayers, false accusations, ill health, and so on. Jesus in our Bible reading taught that if you can take persecution, being reviled by men and false accusation in good faith, you are blessed and on the path to Heaven. On the other hand, if you easily get offended by these, if nothing is done to correct your attitude, you may become derailed from the faith. Are you offended in Christ? Towards the end of his stay on earth, John the Baptist began to doubt if the same Person he had declared to be the Son of God was the true Messiah (Matthew 11:2-6). In His reply to John’s questions, the Lord told him not to be offended in Him. It is a good thing to suffer persecution for your faith in Christ. Never get to the point of being offended in Him.
Prayer Point: Father, let patience have its perfect work in my life, so that I will be wanting in nothing.
SOURCE: OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, VOLUME 15, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
THE BEGINNING OF BEGINNINGS - Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 20th September, 2015 by Pastor E.A Adeboye
THE BEGINNING OF BEGINNINGS – Sunday September 20th 2015
Memorise: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8
Memorise: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8
Saturday, September 19, 2015
DESTINIES CAN CHANGE - Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 19th September, 2015
DESTINIES CAN CHANGE – Saturday September 19th 2015
Memorise: Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. Hebrews 4:1
Memorise: Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. Hebrews 4:1
Friday, September 18, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Friday 18th September, 2015: POPULARITY CAN EBB
POPULARITY CAN EBB - Friday 18th September, 2015
Memorise: There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. Proverbs 21:30
Memorise: There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. Proverbs 21:30
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Wednesday 16th September, 2015: THE REAL FIX YOU NEED!
THE REAL FIX YOU NEED! – Wednesday September 16th 2015
Memorise: Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Isaiah 45:22
Memorise: Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Isaiah 45:22
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Tuesday 15th September, 2015: AFRAID OF YOUR MIRROR IMAGE?
AFRAID OF YOUR MIRROR IMAGE? – Tuesday September 15th 2015
Memorise: For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a door, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: James 1:23
Memorise: For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a door, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: James 1:23
Monday, September 14, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 14th September, 2015: THE RIGHT ROOT
THE RIGHT ROOT – Monday September 14th 2015
Memorise: And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. Mark 4:17
Memorise: And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. Mark 4:17
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 13th September, 2015: HE GRAFTS IN
HE GRAFTS IN – Sunday September 13th 2015
Memorise: Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. Romans 11:19
Memorise: Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. Romans 11:19
Saturday, September 12, 2015
YOUR DESTINY IS UNSTOPPABLE: Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 12th September, 2015 by Pastor E.A Adeboye
TOPIC: YOUR DESTINY IS UNSTOPPABLE - Saturday 12 September, 2015
Memorise: Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? - Romans 9:19.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Open Heavens Devcotional for Friday 11th September, 2015: SCHEMING: NOT ALLOWED
SCHEMING: NOT ALLOWED – Friday September 11th 2015
Memorise: But all these woreth that one and the selfsame spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 1st Corinthians 12:11
Memorise: But all these woreth that one and the selfsame spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 1st Corinthians 12:11
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Thursday 10th September, 2015: GOD: AN ENCOURAGER
TOPIC: GOD: AN ENCOURAGER - Thursday 10 September, 2015
Memorise: I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. - Psalm 85:8
Memorise: I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. - Psalm 85:8
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
DEMONS HINDER DESTINIES: Open Heavens Devotional for Tuesday 8th September, 2015
TOPIC: DEMONS HINDER DESTINIES - Tuesday 8 September, 2015
Memorise: But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. - Mathew 15:13
Memorise: But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. - Mathew 15:13
Monday, September 7, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 7th September, 2015: THE LONG WAIT
TOPIC: THE LONG WAIT - Monday 7 September, 2015
Memorise: And saying, where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. - 2 Peter 3:4
Memorise: And saying, where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. - 2 Peter 3:4
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 6th September, 2015: HE CONTROLS TIME AND SEASONS
TOPIC: HE CONTROLS TIME AND SEASONS – Sunday September 6th 2015
Memorise: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: Daniel 2:21
Memorise: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: Daniel 2:21
Saturday, September 5, 2015
SHINE IN PROSPERITY: Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 5thSeptember, 2015 by Pastor E.A Adeboye
TOPIC:SHINE IN PROSPERITY - Saturday September 5, 2015
Memorise: Cry yet, saying, thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.- Zechariah 1:17
Memorise: Cry yet, saying, thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.- Zechariah 1:17
Friday, September 4, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Friday 4th September, 2015: KNOW YOUR PLACE
KNOW YOUR PLACE – Friday September 4th 2015
Memorise: But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judge of no man - 1st Corinthians 2:15
Memorise: But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judge of no man - 1st Corinthians 2:15
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Thursday 3rd September, 2015: GOD'S GOODNESS IS COMING
GOD'S GOODNESS IS COMING – Thursday September 3rd, 2015
Memorise: I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13
Memorise: I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Open Heavens Devotional for Tuesday, September 1st, 2015: TOLERATING DEMONS?
TOPIC: TOLERATING DEMONS?
Memorise: Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:27
Memorise: Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:27
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