Open Heavens for 30th August, 2016: PRINCIPLES OF DIVINE BLESSING

 PRINCIPLES OF DIVINE BLESSING – Tuesday August 30th, 2016

Memorise: Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: but Now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 1st Samuel 2:30

Open Heavens for 29th August, 2016: THE GREAT INVITATION

THE GREAT INVITATION – Monday August 29th 2016

Memorise: Come now, and let us reason together saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow: though they be red crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18

Read: Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Bible in one year: Jeremiah 3:6-5:13, Psalms 44:9-16

MESSAGE

There are numerous invitations we receive during the course of our lifetime, but there is an invitation that changes the life of a person permanently and that invitation is only found in Jesus. Sometimes, people can invite you to great occasions where you dine and wine with very important people in the society but that does not put an end to the trouble you are going through as an individual. You dine with them, but upon returning to your private closet, you carry your problems again. However, when you respond to the invitation of Jesus, He solves all your problems. This is why you cannot afford to respond inappropriately to this invitation. With this invitation, you come as you are. Present yourself to Him the way you are and let Him turn your life around. This is why the invitation of Jesus is the greatest of all invitations; it is also unique because He has all the power and the resources to turn any situation around. No matter how blessed an individual is, there is a limit to how many people he can help. No matter how buoyant your organisation is, there is no CEO that can employ everyone in a country. Jesus is the only employer who can pay everyone that comes under His government. There is no restriction, it is open to all.

This invitation is to those who live under the stress and turmoil of his world. He wants to deliver them from all their troubles. There are those who have problems with their spiritual life. Jesus is available to release grace and mercy in the state of their spiritual poverty. There are people living under the bondage of emotions and religion, Jesus wants to set them free and deliver them from all their battles both within and without. There are many people who are struggling on the inside. When you see them, they appear alright but they have troubles, fears, worries, anxieties and depression. Jesus is calling you to come to Him. He wants to remove the yoke that the devil and His agents have put on you. He wants to uproot every plant that He has not planted in your life. He wants to deliver you from the burdens of this world that causes frustration and depression. However, you must submit to Him before He can be of help to you.



It does not matter how far you have gone into the world of sin, Jesus is calling you to come. There is no sinner without a future and there is no saint without a past but in Jesus everything becomes new.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold all things are become new.” 2nd Corinthians 5:17

One finds peace and rest of mind by understanding that his sins are forgiven by the grace of God through the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross of Calvary, because where there is no shedding of blood there is no remission for sins. You can cast all your worries and anxiety on Jesus; it is part of your redemption right because all those troubles have been exchanged for peace through His death. However, you must know that the glory of God is His holiness. His dwelling is in holiness. His way is holy and the invitation to us is not an invitation to lawlessness but an invitation to holiness.

Key Point: There is no sin that is beyond the redemption at cross.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye

Open Heavens Devotional for 28th August, 2016: UNUSUAL MESSENGERS

UNUSUAL MESSENGERS – Sunday 28th August, 2016

Memorise: And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 1st Kings 17:4

Open Heavens Devotional : DIVINE KNOWLEDGE AS A WEAPON – Saturday August 27th, 2016

DIVINE KNOWLEDGE AS A WEAPON – Saturday August 27th, 2016

Memorise: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing; but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets - Amos 3:7

Open Heavens Devotional for 25th August 2016: NOTHING GOES FOR NOTHING

NOTHING GOES FOR NOTHING – Thursday August 25th, 2016

Memorise: And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart - Matthew 17:1

Open Heavens Devotional for Wednesday 24th August, 2016: YOU NEED DELIVERANCE?

TOPIC: YOU NEED DELIVERANCE? – Wednesday August 24th 2016

Memorise: And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. - Isaiah 10:27

Open Heavens Devotional for Tuesday 23rd August, 2016 : THE ULTIMATE GOAL

TOPIC: THE ULTIMATE GOAL – Tuesday August 23rd 2016

Memorise: “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3

HEALED THROUGH OBEDIENCE – Open Heavens Devotional for Monday August 22nd, 2016

TOPIC: HEALED THROUGH OBEDIENCE 

Memorise: His mother saith unto the savants, whatever he saith unto you do it. John 2:5

BE FAITHFUL : Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday August 21st, 2016

BE FAITHFUL 

Memorise: Moreover it is required in stewards, hat a man be found faithful. 1st Corinthians 4:2

POWER IN THE WORD TO SAVE : Open Heavens Daily Devotional for Saturday August 20th, 2016

TOPIC: POWER IN THE WORD TO SAVE

Memorise: It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life - John 6:63

Open Heavens Devaotional for Friday 19th August, 2016: CUMBERED WITH DEPRESSION?

TOPIC: CUMBERED WITH DEPRESSION?

Memorise: But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, it is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers - 1st Kings 19:4

Open Heavens Devotional for 18th August, 2016 - THAT WE MAY BE RICH

TOPIC: THAT WE MAY BE RICH

Memorise: For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 2nd Corinthians 8:9

Open heavens Devotional for today: DESIRE ACCELERATED PROMOTION? – Wednesday August 17th, 2016

TOPIC: DESIRE ACCELERATED PROMOTION?

Memorise: Seeth thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29

Open Heavens Daily Devotional: THE PRINCE OF PEACE – Tuesday August 16th, 2016

TOPIC: THE PRINCE OF PEACE

Memorise: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder; And his name shall be called wonderful, Counsellor The mighty God, the Everlasting father, the Prince of peace - Isaiah 9:6

Open Heavens Daily Devotional: NO HINDRANCE – Monday August 15th, 2016

TOPIC: NO HINDRANCE

Memorise: Who are thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone therefore with shoutings, crying, Grace, unto it. Zechariah 4:7

Open Heavens Devotional: RELEVANT TO EACH OTHER – Sunday August 14th, 2016

TOPIC: RELEVANT TO EACH OTHER

Memorise: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Romans 12:5

Open Heavens Devotional: SELF DISCIPLINE – Saturday August 13th, 2016

TOPIC: SELF DISCIPLINE – Saturday August 13th, 2016

Memorise: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1st Corinthians 9:27

Open Heavens Devotional: THE CHRISTIAN RACE – Friday August 12th, 2016

TOPIC: THE CHRISTIAN RACE

Memorise: And if a man also strive for masteries, Yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 2nd Timothy 2:5

Open Heavens Devotional: THE CARNAL MAN – Thursday August 11th, 2016

TOPIC: THE CARNAL MAN 
Memorise: God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

Open Heavens Devotional: SUPERNATURAL LIFTING – Wednesday August 10th, 2016

TOPIC: SUPERNATURAL LIFTING

Memorise: But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory and the lifter up of mine head. Psalms 3:3

Open Heavens Devotional: BLESSED ASSURANCE – Tuesday August 9th, 2016

TOPIC: BLESSED ASSURANCE
 
Memorise: Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3:10

Open Heavens Devotional for Today: THE POWER OF TESTIMONY – Saturday August 6th, 2016

THE POWER OF TESTIMONY – Saturday August 6th, 2016

Memorise: And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Revelations 12:11

Open Heavens Devotional for Today: STOLEN BREAD? – Friday August 5, 2016

STOLEN BREAD? – Friday August 5, 2016

Memorise: Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Proverbs 20:17

Open Heavens Devotional for Today: BELIEVING LIES? – Thursday August 4th, 2016

TOPIC: BELIEVING LIES? – Thursday August 4th, 2016

Open Heavens Devotional for Today: ARE YOU GROWING IN GRACE? – Wednesday August 3rd, 2016

ARE YOU GROWING IN GRACE? – Wednesday August 3rd, 2016

Open Heavens Devotional for Today: COME BACK HOME – Tuesday August 2nd, 2016

TOPIC: COME BACK HOME – Tuesday August 2nd, 2016

Memorise: There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. Isaiah 48:22

Open Heavens Devotional for Today: BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE – Monday August 1st, 2016

TOPIC:BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE – Monday August 1st, 2016

Memorise: Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn And wine; also his heaven shall drop down dew - Deuteronomy 33:28