OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...
 
DATE: THURSDAY 31ST 2017
 
THEME: DIVINE WISDOM       
      
  
Memorise:
 
 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.                                                                               James 1.5
 
Read:  Daniel 1:18-20
 
1:18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

1:19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
 
Message:
 
Wisdom is the quality of discerning what is true, what is ethically right, and what should be done in different situations. Wisdom is fundamentally practical in nature. Although God alone possesses wisdom in the absolute sense, as a benevolent God, He is willing to give His wisdom to all those who seek it in humble reverence (James 1:5). We see the wisdom of God manifested in the work of creation and in the provision of redemption from sin through Jesus Christ. Divine wisdom refers to the abilities given by God in every area of life including recognizing and applying the provision of salvation through Jesus Christ, craftsmanship, Knowledge and insight for right decisions in life, and several others. Divine wisdom cannot be received by those who put their confidence in worldly wisdom, which is based on human cleverness and insight without God’s revelation. God considers this human kind of wisdom to be foolish. It may produce temporary success in life, but this will come to nothing on the long run. 1 Corinthians 3:19-20 says,
 
“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
 
Worldly wisdom builds pride and false hope in people, so much so that it makes them arrogate success to themselves to the exclusion of the Almighty God (Proverb 26:12, Isaiah 47:10). In Isaiah 29:14, God has declared that worldly wisdom shall perish.
 
Wisdom has its roots in knowledge. Wisdom is the ability to correctly make use of acquired knowledge. Divine wisdom leads to proper conduct because it is built on the fear of God (Job 28:28). One of the dimensions that the Holy Spirit operates in is wisdom (Isaiah 11:2). Those who desire to possess divine wisdom will therefore need to cultivate an intimate relationship with Him (Proverbs 1:20-26). The Holy Spirit can fill man’s heart with divine wisdom through revelation. This revelation can come in the place of observing how others live their lives, or through the study of nature. Wisdom may also be received as a result of practical experiences of life and from parental guidance. Divine wisdom can only be received by those who are willing to give up all reliance on their own human insight and understanding. As you seek for divine wisdom by one or a combination of ways mentioned here, God will answer you and fill you up with His divine wisdom in Jesus’ Name.
 
 
 
Prayer Point:
 
Father, please teach me Your ways and lead me through the path of wisdom in Jesus’ Name.
 
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
  
1 Chronicle 25-27
 
 Ezekiel 33:21-29              
 
 
PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
 
 
HYMN 16: GOD GIVE US CHRISTIAN HOMES

1.  God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the Bible is loved and taught,
Homes where the Master’s will is sought,
Homes crowned with beauty Your love has wrought;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!
 
2.  God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the father is true and strong,
Homes that are free from the blight of wrong,
Homes that are joyous with love and song;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

3. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the mother, in caring quest,
Strives to show others Your way is best,
Homes where the Lord is an honored guest;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!
 
4. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the children are led to know
Christ in His beauty who loves them so,
Homes where the altar fires burn and glow;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*THURSDAY, August 31, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _DIVINE WISDOM._

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL.*

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE THE IMMORTAL, INVINCIBLE AND ONLY WISE GOD.*

*_---- Father, I thank you for saving me and for the salvation of my soul....._*

*_---- Father, I thank you for the grace to be alive today......_*

----- *_Father, please teach me Your ways and lead me through the path of wisdom in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Invincible Father, please grant unto me the wisdom to be able to handle any life situation, in Jesus' Name........_*

----- *_Father, please deposit in me the constant flow of Your Holy Spirit of Wisdom, in Jesus' Name........_*

----- *_Father, in Your Power, please erase every reliance on human ability and power from my life, in Jesus' Name........_*

----- *_Father, in Your Love, please do that which only you can do in my life, in Jesus' Name........_*

4. *PERSONAL PRAYERS REQUESTS:*
-- (John 16:23 - 24,
-- LUKE 18:1,
-- MATT 7:7 - ......

---- FATHER, I thank you for the answers, for in *JESUS MIGHTY* Name I have Prayed.....

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Thursday, August 31st, 2017) - DIVINE WISDOM

1.Thank you, Father, for divine wisdom, made available to us, your elects, through the salvation of our souls.

2.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please teach me Your ways and lead me through the path of wisdom, in Jesus' Name.

4.Father, please, purge me of human wisdom, which is based on human cleverness and insights, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, purge me of every spirit of self and pride, that makes a man to arrogate success in life to himself, to the exclusion of God, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, give me the grace to acknowledge you, in all my ways and never to lean on my own understanding, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, give me divine wisdom and revelation, to always know the right thing and steps to take, at every point of my life's journey, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, empower me to learn and acquire divine wisdom through the things that l have suffered and through, life's practical experiences, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, grant me divine wisdom and revelations, through the power of your Holy Spirit and daily, diligent, study of your word, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, turn the wisdom of all my enemies upside down and render all their counsels, that are against me, to foolishness, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, make me, ten times wiser that all my enemies and their satanic agents; the witches, wizards, sorcerers, herbalists, native and satanic doctors, etc, in Jesus' name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).
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