OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2017
THEME: HOPE IN THESE LAST DAYS
Memorise:
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come
to you. John 14:18
Read: Joel 2:28-32
2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall see visions:
2:29 And also upon the servants and upon
the handmaids in those days will I pour out
my spirit.
2:30 And I will shew wonders in the
heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire,
and pillars of smoke.
2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before the great
and terrible day of the Lord come.
2:32 And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord
shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in
Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord
hath said, and in the remnant whom the
Lordshall call.
Message:
You can live above the storms of life in these
last days through the power of God’s word.
The Lord has promised us in His word that
He will not leave us comfortless (John
14:18). You therefore have His assurance
that no matter how bad your situation may
appear to be, there is hope for you. Let
these words of Job 14:7 bring hope to your
heart:
“For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut
down, that it will sprout again, and that the
tender branch thereof will not cease.”
While Jesus and His disciples were on a
missionary journey, the disciples desperately
called His attention to a raging storm. He
calmly woke up and rebuked the storm, and
right away, there was great calm (Mark
4:36-41). The disciples first struggled to
survive the storm on their own, but the
more they tried, the more they were in
danger of perishing at sea, until Jesus
intervened. I pray that the Almighty God will
intervene in your situation today in Jesus’
Name. From the words of the Lord, we
know that the last days will be a time of
turmoil with several raging storms (Luke
21:25-26). We are indeed in the last days.
Are you experiencing a storm? The Lord has
different strategies to bring comfort to you.
He can simply calm the storm by the
awesome power of His presence, or by
directly commanding the storm to become
still. He can also provide a cover for you from
the storm. This is why you need to stay in
God’s presence where your destiny can
remain secured.
The Lord has promised the outpouring of
His spirit upon all flesh in the last days. Acts
2:17 says,
“And it shall come to pass in the last days,
saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon
all flesh: and your sons and your daughters
shall prophesy, and your young men shall
see visions, and your old men shall dream
dreams:”
We are living in times when the Spirit of the
Lord is empowering the saints for the
fulfillment of prophesies and the
actualization of visions. The Body of Christ
therefore has no excuse not to do exploit
for God in times as these, because the
promise of the Spirit’s outpouring has
already been fulfilled by the Father. God is
set to do great things, not because of our
own abilities but because of His sovereignty.
Not one of God’s children will be left out of
His great move in these last days. Son,
daughters, old men, young men,
manservants and maidservants are all
relevant to God in His agenda for this time.
He has reserved better things for His people
in the midst of the turmoil unfolding in the
world, and He will begin to give us divine
revelation of how we will transit from
where we are to where we ought to be by
His Spirit. The Spirit will also release the
strength and vigour needed for the
actualization of these dreams.
Prayer Point:
Father, let there be an outpouring of Your
Spirit upon my life.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Ephesians 2-4
Daniel 9:3-15
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 1: MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE
1. My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Saviour divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!
2. May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!
3. While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.
4. When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Saviour, then in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens:
(Wednesday, October 18, 2017) - HOPE IN
THESE LAST DAYS
1.Thank you, Father, for your promises,
never to leave us hopeless, in this end time
turmoil.
2.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of
your glory, please, have mercy and forgive
me, in Jesus name.
3.Father, let there be an outpouring of Your
Spirit upon my life and upon all flesh, as you
have promised, in this end time, in Jesus
name.
4.Father, empower me by your grace, to live
above the storms of life, in this end time, in
Jesus name.
5.Father, you're the hope of the hopeless;
please, come and turn every hopeless
situation in my life and Nation, around, to
your glory, in Jesus name.
6.Father, make me like a tree planted by the
river; let me flourish in season and out of
season, in Jesus name.
7.Father, let me and my family, never suffer
or partake in any disaster, hardship or
difficulties, of the end time, in Jesus name.
8.Father, come and still every raging storm
in my life, family, marriage, home, ministry
and career, in Jesus name.
9.Father, please, admit me into your secret
place, that I may abide under your protective
shadow and cover, forever, in Jesus name.
10.Father, let me be part of your move, for
the fulfilment of prophesies and
actualisation of visions, in this end time, in
Jesus name.
11.Father, in the midst of the storm,
confusion, turmoil and chaos, of the end
time, please, give them perfect peace, those,
whose minds are stayed on you, 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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