OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2015


THEME: THE GOD OF PURPOSE


Memorise:

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Ephesians 1:11


Read: Ephesians 1:9-12

9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.


Message

Our God is a meticulous God. He does not do anything without first planning for it. His plans are sometimes mapped out thousands or millions of years before they are executed. We need to learn from this character of God and apply its principles in our life. Before God created man, He knew that the first Adam would fall into sin, and so He began to make preparation for the second Adam. In the same vein, before you were created, God knew all the details about you. Because He knew your strengths and weaknesses, He prepared the appropriate help you would need to succeed, even before you were born. If you can draw very close to God, He will share a bit of His foreknowledge with you. Do most events take you by surprise, or do they occur as a fulfilment of what God had already shown you? Also, at what point do you plan for events and activities that you know would happen? For example, at what point do you plan for your children: is it long before they are born, just before they are born or after their birth?


Not only does our God plan, He also has a purpose behind everything He does. That is why Ephesians 1:11 says:
"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:"

We are all products of His divine purpose. Believe it or not, everything and everyone created by God has a purpose (Revelation 4:11, Jeremiah 1:4-5). God has a general plan into which His specific plan for your life fits. You were created unique, and you are one of a kind. There can never be another you among all the billions of people on earth.


The exact details of your life are in God's hands. Although God has a specific plan for everyone He created, it is unfortunate that only a negligible few ever get to know and fulfil that plan. Do you know why you are here? Do you know why God made you? Have you keyed into the purpose of God for your life? Are you where God wants you to be and doing what He wants you to do? You need to know that when God is working in you and through you, it is to accomplish His purpose and not yours, even though He grants you your own desires sometimes. Have you keyed into His plan for your life?


Prayer Point:

Father, I submit to Your plan and purpose for my life. Help me to recognise them, and keep me from straying from them.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PSALM 64-68 and HEBREWS 7:11-28
AUTHOR: Pst. E. A. ADEBOYE

Amen, good morning brethren.

keep me from straying from them.

Prayer Points On Today's Open Heavens (Wednesday December 2nd 2015)
-THE GOD OF PURPOSE

1.Thank you Father for creating me with a very high purpose in mind.

2.Thank you Father for bringing me into your Will through the salvation of my soul.

3.Father, have mercy and forgive me, every sin, that has caused your presence to depart from me.

4.Father, order my steps in your word, and do not allow any iniquity to take dominion over me.

5.Father, whatever is slowing down the journey of my life, uproot in Jesus' name.

6.Father, quicken my spirit, soul and body to do your Will by the power of your Holy Spirit.

7.Father, empwer me to continue in your Will, no matter, the challenges that may come my way.

8.Father, let me understand and have revelation of Your will and purpose for my life.

9.Father, I submit to your plan and purpose for my life. Help me to recognise them, and keep me from straying from them.

10.Father, connect me today, with those you have appointed to assist me in fulfilling your purpose for my life.

11.Father, let every activity of satan to make you turn your back on me be frustrated.

12.Father, I ask for abundant grace to fulfill my destiny and to reach my goal.

13.Father, reveal to me what to do to overcome all the problems and challenges standing before me, financially, materially and spiritually.

14.Father, by your power and mercy, push me into your Will and purpose for my life.

15.Father, let your Will not mine be done, in every situation and junction of my life and destiny.

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

Amen. Thanks for sharing