OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5TH 2017

THEME: WHY PRAISE HIM?


Memorise:

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. Psalm 103:5


Read: Psalm 103:1-8

103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

103:2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

103:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

103:4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

103:5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

103:6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

103:7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

103:8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.


Message:

Anytime you find it difficult to worship God, just know that pride might be creeping into your heart. If pride finds a place in your heart, God will begin to resist you from that moment (James 4:6). May God not resist you! Some people have become too big to dance for the King of kings in public. Be warned! 1 Peter 2:9 says we were created, chosen and called to praise God, and so, anything that tries to hinder you from praising God must be avoided like a plague. However, why should you be grateful to God? Why should you thank and praise Him? Our Bible reading gives some reasons. The first reason is for the salvation of your soul (Revelation 1:5-6). When the blood of goats and that of other animals could not wash our sins, God had to send His Son Jesus Christ to shed His Blood for that purpose (Hebrew 10:4). How much did you pay for the Blood of Jesus to wash away your sins? How much have you also paid to receive cleansing by the same Blood, whenever you fall into sin? If Christ had not offered His Blood, there would not have been one soul saved in all of the earth! So what do you do about this? Be thankful for the blood of Jesus!


Similarly, you ought to be grateful for your deliverance. Concerning this, Hebrews 2:14-15 says,

“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”

Revelation 12:11 also says that the Blood of Jesus Christ makes it possible for you to overcome your worst enemy: Satan. The blood protects you from harm’s way. What about your translation from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of Jesus Christ, made possible by the light of the glorious gospel of Christ (Colossians 1:13)? Have you ever paid for this? How about the healing stripes? 1 Peter 2:24 says because of the lashes that Jesus received, you and I can now access divine healing for every category of sickness. What about His love? Can you pay for His incomparable love with which He has loved you, even while you were deep in sin? But for this love, where would you be by now? Yes, you ought to equally praise Him for His tender mercies that keep you alive on a daily basis (Lamentations 3:22-23). Even when you go to sleep, do you realize it is not by your power that you wake up? Psalm 3:5 says it is God who does this daily, and this is just another reason to praise and worship Him. Are you ready to give Him the thanks and praise that is due to His holy Name?


Action Point:
Today, use every opportunity you have to just praise, thank, adore and worship the Lord.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
1 John 5
2 John
3 John
Jude 
Hosea 13  
                                                                                                              

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 2:   WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

2.  Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

3. Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

_*SUNDAY, November 05, 2017*_'

*PRAYER POINTS _WHY PRAISE HIM?_

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:*

----- Father, i thank you for you're *MY LIGHT AND SALVATION*

*_---- 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, I thank you for The Blood of Jesus that saves and washes away my sin, in Jesus' Name......_*

----- *_Father, I thank you for cleansing me and delivering from all evil, in Jesus' Name......_*

*_-----Father, I really thank you for the miracles of salvation and sound health, in Jesus’ Name....._*

----- *_Father, I thank you for divine provissions, in Jesus' Name......_*

----- *_Father, from today, please let Your light continually shine in my life, in Jesus' Name......_*

4. *PERSONAL PRAYERS REQUESTS:*
-- (John 16:23 - 24,
-- LUKE 18:1,
-- MATT 7:7 - 8 )......

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

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Sunday, November 5, 2017) - WHY PRAISE HIM?

1.Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2.I worship you, my Father, for creating me in your image, and for the redemption of my soul from eternal destruction.

3.I adore you, Jehovah, because, you are merciful, gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.

4.Thank you, Father, for your unconditional and incomparable love for me, in that, while, I was yet a winner, you sent your son, Jesus to die for me.

5.Thank you, Father, for forgiving all my sins, and for healing all my sicknesses and diseases.

6.Thank you, Father, for the precious blood of Jesus, that was shed at Calvary for the remission of my sin.

7.Thank you, Father, for setting me free from the powers of darkness and for translating me into the kingdom of your dear son, Jesus.

8.Thank you, Father, for crowning me with your loving kindness and tender mercies.

9.I am grateful my Father, for satisfying my mouth with good things and for renewing my youth like the eagle's.

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

11.Father, please, purge and deliver me from the spirits of, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, which are not of You, but of the world.

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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