Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens:
(Thursday, November 16th, 2017) -
FULFILLING DESTINY
1.Thank you, Father, for the salvation of my
soul and for your lordship over my life and
destiny.
2.Thank you Father, for your thoughts
toward me, which are thoughts of good and
not of evil, to bring me to an expected end.
3.Thank you Father, for making me a joint
heir with Christ to your throne and heavenly
inheritance.
4.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of
your glory, please, have mercy and forgive
me, in Jesus' name.
5.Father, wherever, I have left the star
leading me, to veer into 'Herod's palace',
please, forgive me and reconnect me back,
in Jesus' name.
6.Father, empower me to fear and obey you,
in all things, that I may fulfill the length of my
days on earth, in Jesus' name.
7.Father, give me the grace to endure the
temporary hardship in this world, that I may
be glorified with Christ, in Jesus' name.
8.Father, let me experience your peace, in
the midst of life's storms and confusion, in
Jesus' name.
9.Father, let every attempt of the enemies to
distract, your servant, Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the author of the Open Heavens devotional,
from the good works you have
commissioned him to do, be frustrated,
from above, in Jesus' name.
10.Father, let every good thing that is part of
my destiny begin to manifest in my life from
today, in Jesus' name.
11.Father, in spite of the distractions from
the pit of hell, let me finish well and strong,
this heavenly race, set before me, 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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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16TH 2017
THEME: FULFILLING DESTINY
Memorise:
The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but
the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs 10:27
Read: Ephesians 1:3-6
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ:
1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him
before the foundation of the world, that we
should be holy and without blame before
him in love:
1:5 Having predestinated us unto the
adoption of children by Jesus Christ to
himself, according to the good pleasure of
his will,
1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the
beloved.
Message:
If you are born again, you can connect with
God’s destiny for your life. God has a plan for
every human being He has made, but those
who refuse to receive His Lordship will be
unable to connect to His plan and purpose
for their lives. In other words, sin is a
separator that can disconnect the sinner
from his or her God-given destiny. One truth
you must recognize however is that the
fulfillment of your destiny is in God’s hands
and also in your hands. To this end,
Proverbs 10:27 says,
“The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but
the years of the wicked shall be shortened.”
Although you have a specific number of
years allotted to you on earth, your ability to
fear God, obey him and make Him happy will
not only help you to fulfill your years, these
can also help you to increase the number of
your years, just as it happened to King
Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:5-6). In contrast, if you
decide to live recklessly, the number of your
years can be cut short (Psalm 34:16). The
implication of this is that you can shorten or
lengthen your years on earth depending on
how you live your life.
Long before the foundation of this world
was laid, God had chosen us in Christ
(Ephesians 1:4). No wonder Jeremiah was
told by the Lord that what he would become
on earth had already been decided before
he was born (Jeremiah 1:4-5). Do not
however misconstrue God’s plan for you.
According to Jeremiah 29:11, He has
beautiful plans for you. These plans include
your shinning as light and bringing healing
to your world as salt of the earth (Matthew
5:13-16). Believe it or not, part of His plan is
for you to continue from where He stopped
on earth in relation to his miraculous works
(John 14:12). Furthermore, some level of
monetary suffering is allowed for you as
part of His plans (1 Peter 2:21). In fact, if you
will be glorified with Christ, you must be
prepared to also suffer with him (2 Timothy
2:12). It is also part of God’s plan for you to
be a joint-heir with Jesus Christ (Romans
8:17). This means that you are not as you
think you are. Everything God has belongs to
Jesus Christ, and you are a co-heir to that
inheritance (John 16:15). Apart from these,
it is part of our destiny to forever live with
Jesus in all eternity (John 14:3). Having
known all these truths, it is important for
you to daily thank God for His glorious plans
for you and live your life in consonance with
divine destiny in Christ.
Prayer Point:
Father, let every good thing that is part of
my destiny begin to manifest in my life from
today!
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Job 39-42
Amos 5:18-6:14
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 7: OH JESUS I HAVE PROMISED
1. O Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to
the end;
Be Thou forever near me, my Master and my
Friend;
I shall not fear the battle if Thou art by my
side,
Nor wander from the pathway if Thou wilt
be my Guide.
2. Oh, let me hear Thee speaking in accents
clear and still,
I dare not trust my judgment: Thy way shall
be my will;
Oh, speak to reassure me, to hasten or
control;
Oh, speak, and help me listen, Thou
Guardian of my soul.
3. O Jesus, Thou hast promised to all who
follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory there shall Thy
servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to
the end—
Oh, give me grace to follow, my Master and
my Friend.
4. Oh, let me see Thy footprints, and in them
plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly is in Thy strength
alone;
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me
to the end;
And then in Heav’n receive me, my Savior
and my Friend.