OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE: MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2016

THEME: THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH

Memorise:

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
2 Timothy 4:7

Read: 1 Timothy 6:11-14

6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

6:14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

MESSAGE

The basis for all spiritual warfare can be explained as the opposition or hostility between light and darkness. Darkness is associated with blindness, emptiness, uncertainty, inactivity, stagnancy, ignorance, failure, wickedness, fear and evil. Darkness was the dominant authority over the universe in the beginning, and this was evidently the status quo at the time of creation in Genesis 1:1. Then God said let there be light and there was light. Light is a very powerful force. When there is light, darkness has no choice but to disappear. John 1:5 says,
"And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."

However, the truth is, not all light can outshine darkness. For instance, Genesis 1 talks of categories of light.
"And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also." Genesis 1:16

There are lights of the sun, moon and stars. Then there are man-made lights of varying sizes. If you put on a tiny torch in the midst of total darkness, you will only see the spot the torch is pointing at. Everywhere else will be surrounded by darkness. The size of a light determines the area it will dominate or rule over. The sun rules over the day because it is far brighter than the moon. If the moon were to replace the sun during the day, there would be darkness during the day. Similarly, if you bring the sun to replace the moon during the night time, the night will turn into day. This tells us that what determines the result of a situation is the amount of light it is exposed to. This means that exposing varying degrees of light on the same situation will give you different results. The volume of the light of God's Word that you are exposed to will determine the degree of the change you will experience.

The intensity and size of God's light in you will determine your sphere of domination. Although, God has commanded you to dominate everything, the actual scope of your dominance will be determined by the amount of God's Word that is in you. The Word is the light of the world. If you lack the Word, you lack the light that gives definition to your ability to dominate. As you increase your Word content, you enlarge your coast. Staying away from the Word automatically reduces you glow and ultimately your ability to control forces, situations and circumstances. On the other hand, the moment you stop shinning as light, darkness will swallow you up. If you want to be victorious over forces of darkness, you should daily expose yourself to the light from God's Word. The Word is the sword of the Spirit and the chief weapon of our warfare as Christians.

Prayer Point:

Father, please baptize me in the pool of Your Word today in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Leviticus 13
Psalms 123-124

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, ( Monday, December 19th, 2016) - THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH
1.Thank you Father for the powers in your word, through which all things were created.
2.Father,in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, have mercy and forgive me.
3.Father, empower me by your grace, to fight the good fight of faith and to finish my course, like Paul did, in Jesus' name.
4.Father, please baptize me in the pool of Your Word, today, in Jesus’ name.
5.Father, help to study and to meditate, day and night, in your word, and as l do, let the intensity of your light in my life, increases.
6.Father, let all the powers of darkness within my environment and residence, begin to relocate, due to the intensity of your light in my life, in Jesus' name.
7.Father, give me the grace to keep all your commandments, and preserve me without blemish and unrebukable, until the coming Christ.
8.Father, give me the boldness to preach your word, to all men, without fear or favour, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, let my life become too hot for the enemies to handle, in Jesus' name.
10.Father, when the powers of darkness see me let them bow and be subdued, by the intensity of your light in me, in Jesus' name.
11.Father, let your light swallow every power of darkness and satanic agent, in my life, ministry, family, church and neighbourhood, 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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