*OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...*

*DATE : SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016*

*THEME : JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST*

*Memorise:*

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Romans 8:16

Read : Romans 8:14-17

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

*Message*

As joint heirs with Christ Jesus, we are to live according to the direction of the Spirit of God because we are the children of God. This will involve having absolute faith in God. It is only those who have submitted to the will of God that can be identified as joint heirs with Christ. Those who allow the flesh and human emotions to rule over then cannot be called the children of God. As joint heirs with Christ, it is Christ that determines the direction of our lives.

As joint heirs, we have tremendous privileges. We have been adopted by Jesus to have glorious experiences in life. The implication of this is that all that God makes available to Jesus can be equally accessible to us. This is why you need to have a closer relationship with Him, because it is the extent of your relationship with Him that determines your placement in life.

*"Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God." Psalms 92:13*

You can be anything you want to be before the Almighty God. You can step beyond the level of being called a servant to a son. Sons have tremendous opportunities that servants don't enjoy. When you are a son of Jesus, you can be sure that all His goodness and mercy shall follow you, because those are part of your eternal rights in Him.

Jesus is the original King maker. While others may be reigning, He will allow you to rule. While others are struggling to occupy positions, He may just choose you to become relevant in the scheme of things. This we saw in the life of Daniel. Daniel was never a King, in fact, he witnessed the reign of three rulers, yet, he was the one calling the shots. He has access to divine and hidden secrets of the Most High God. While in Egypt, Pharaoh was the king, but Joseph was the one in charge. Even in Potiphars house, everyone was living at the mercy of Joseph. Jesus can make you reign over the affairs of men, this is why you must not allow anything to stage between you and Jesus Christ. If you have gone astray, He is waiting to take away your filth as a sinner and cleanse you to present you as a saint. Calling Abba father implies your trust in Him, your reliance upon Him and the fact that you seek your direction through Him. With this, we will have the witness of the Holy Spirit that we are truly the sons of God. We are children of covenant and every covenant of God concerning you shall be fulfilled in Jesus name. No matter what we go through, we must never deviate from Him because if we suffer with Him, we shall also reign with Him.

*Action Point:*

Are you a son or a servant ?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : Acts 8-9 and Song of Solomon 1:11-2:7

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 12: MY HOPE IS BUILD ON NOTHING LESS

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

Chorus:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

2. When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.

Chorus:

3. His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.

Chorus:

4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.

Chorus.