OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2015

THEME: BEFORE THE MANIFESTATION OF SIGNS

Memorise:
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
Hebrews 2:4

Read: Psalm 34:1-3
1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Message
There are certain criteria God looks out for before choosing a fellow through whom His signs and wonders will be manifested to the world. He saw meekness and humility in Moses. If the Lord will use you to do the greater works He promised (John 14:12), you must be meek and gentle. You must also be humble to the end. Some people start off being humble, and God begins to lift them up; but at some point, they become so full of themselves that they commit the grievous sin of taking or sharing in God's glory. Because of this, God takes His leave from them. Those who will go far with God must start, continue and end with humility. Take note that when the Lord sent Moses back to Egypt, He did not send him back alone. God instructed him to go with his rod; a rod which God decided to make His own. Exodus 4:17 says:
"And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs."

He obeyed, and with that rod, God performed signs and wonders. He never parted with that rod. God may want to take over your rod too. He may want to convert something that is dear to you to His own as an avenue for the performance of signs and wonders. What is most important here is that whatever He asks of you must be done in all humility. When you do this, the signs will follow.

Similarly, if you check closely, you will find out that God chooses worshippers. He chose David, the one who said he would bless the Lord at all times and continually praise Him with his mouth. How committed are you to the worship of God? Some worship Him only when the going is good, but when they go through trying times, they cease to do so. Instead, they begin to grumble, murmur and complain. There is a user of this devotional: God chose you for signs and wonders, and He even started using you in the miraculous until you began to grumble and complain. If you can repent of this and embrace the regular worship of God, appreciating Him for His works in your life, the working of miracles that stopped in your life will begin to flow again. When this happens, testify to God's glory before the congregation of God's people. Are you a worshipper? How often do you worship God? Is there quality in your worship? If you will see signs and wonders in your life and ministry, you must be prepared to live a life of quality worship.

Key Point:
Your willingness to obey all of God's commands is what you need to enter the realm of the miraculous.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: DEUTERONOMY 31:14-32:47 and COLOSSIANS 3:18-4:18
AUTHOR: Pst. E. A. ADEBOYE

Prayer Points On Today's Open Heavens (Sunday November 8th 2015) - BEFORE THE MANIFESTATION OF SIGNS

1.Thank you Father for the grace and the privilege to be counted among the living.

2.I worship you Father, because you are worthy to be worshipped.

3.Father, I will bless you at all times and your praise shall continually be in my mouth.

4.Be magnified O Lord, you are highly exalted and there is nothing that you cannot do.

5.Father, in anyway, I have shared your glory with you, please, have mercy and forgive me.

6.Father, let every spirit of pride in my life be destroyed by your fire.

7.Father, remove from me every heart of stone and give me a new heart, the heart of Christ.

8.Father, please, give me a humble and a contrite heart, which you will not despise.

9.Father, cloth me with the garment of humility and meekness.

10.Father, let nothing be too big for me to surrender for your use, because, there is nothing that I have that has not been given to me by You.

11.Father, make me a true worshipper of your Majesty, in spirit and in truth.

12.Father, even, in the midst of life's trials and challenges, help me to still give you quality praise and worship.

13.Father, let every spirit of grumbling, murmuring and complaining, be destroyed today, in my life, by your fire.

14.Father, release upon my life the spirit of obedience and willingness, that I may enter the realm of the miraculous.

15.Father, use me, as you used Paul, to perform extraordinary and unusual miracles.

16.Father, let signs and wonders become a daily occurrence in my life and ministry.

17.Father, let me abide in your presence forever, in Jesus' name.

18.Father, empower me to be committed and consistent, in all that I do, that please, you.

19.Your Personal Petitions. (Phil 4:6)
20. In Jesus' name I pray. (Jn 15:16)
21.Thank you Father for answered prayers.(1 Thes 5:18)