OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE: SATURDAY 3RD December 2016

THEME: DEALING WITH UNCLEAN SPIRITS

Memorise:

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16

Read: Matthew 10:1

10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

MESSAGE

Demons are fallen angels that were driven out of heaven because of their rebellious acts. The Bible presents demons as the authentic source of every manner of immorality in this world. Also, demons are the foot soldiers that the devil uses to steal, kill, devour and wreck all manner of evil against humanity. I pray that you will not become an easy prey to the devil and his demons in the Name of Jesus.

However, demons were subject to the authority of Jesus Christ during His earthly ministry and subsequently in the ministry of the Church. Demons and idols bow in the Presence of our God. If you study how demons related with Jesus Christ and His disciples in the Bible, you will observe that they recognized God’s Presence in Jesus Christ and his disciples, and they surrendered without argument. I have always told my spiritual children that if we have enough of His Presence in us, demons will flee when they sight us, how much more when we command them to go out. In Mark 5:1-6, when Jesus stepped on the shores of the Gadarenes, a very notorious, heavily demon-possessed mad man immediately reported to Him even before He said a word. It is very easy to cast out demons when your life is full of God’s glory. When Jesus came to earth, He brought with Him the glory and dominion of Heaven. Consequently, if demons see that same glory of God in you, they will have no choice but to submit to the King of Glory whose Presence you carry.

Until you carry a higher level of His Presence in your life, you may not realize the activities of demons in your environment. Believe it or not, they are everywhere, performing their negative assignments. But as God increases His Presence in your life, there will be commotions, because demons recognize the Presence of God and they won’t be at rest. Even in the church, while God’s anointed Word is being taught in power, demons will not be able to withstand that power. One day, Paul and is co-labourers in God’s vineyard were on their way to a prayer meeting when the spirit of divination in a young lady became restless because of God's Presence. If only you carry a higher level of His Presence, the demons around you will manifest from wherever they are hiding. Ask God for more of His Presence upon you.

Prayer Point:

Father, please baptize me with Your power today in Jesus’ name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Exodus 15-16
Psalms 115

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 9: MY FAITH HAS FOUND A PLACE

My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device or creed;
I trust the ever living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.

Chorus:
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
It is enough that Jesus died,
And that He died for me.

Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him,
He'll never cast me out.

Chorus:

My heart is leaning on the Word,
The living Word of God,
Salvation by my Savior's Name,
Salvation through His blood.

Chorus:

My great Physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.

Chorus.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens,( Saturday, December 3rd, 2016) - DEALING WITH UNCLEAN SPIRITS
1.Thank you Father, for the grace to believe and surrender, to you.
2.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, have mercy and forgive me.
3.Father, sanctify and cleanse me from all unrighteousness, by the blood of Jesus.
4.Father, fill me to the brim with your Holy Spirit, such that, there will be no room for demons to hide or hibernate.
5.I take authority over demons, principalities and powers in my life and environment, in Jesus' name.
6.I bind and cast out any demon in my life and l shut the doors of my life, permanently, against it, in Jesus' name.
7.Father, make me a carrier of the fullness of your power, presence and glory, that will cause demons to flee, when they see me.
8.Father, let my life become too hot spiritually, for demons, to possess or hang around, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, let every spirit of rebellion, pride and immorality, that could attract demons, into my life, be consumed by your fire.
10.Father, let every curse in operation in my life and the demons, enforcing them, be destroyed and paralysed, in Jesus' name.
11.Father, let the power to deliver and to cast out demons, be activated in my life, in Jesus' name.
12.Your Personal Petitions. (Phil 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.(John 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers. (1 Thes 5:18).
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