Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens:
(Friday, November 17th, 2017) - SERVICE AND
FRIENDSHIP
1.Thank you, Father, for all the divine secrets
and revelations that you have made available
to me in the past, in the course of my service
to you.
2.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of
your glory, please, have mercy and forgive
me, in Jesus' name.
3.Father, give me the grace to walk in the
spirit, that, I may not fulfil the lust of the
flesh, in Jesus' name.
4.Father, please, count me worthy and
qualified to be admitted into your secret
place, in Jesus' name.
5.Father, you are the revealer of secrets,
please, reveal to me, deep and secret things,
that, I do not know, in Jesus' name.
6.Father, raise me up to that spiritual level
and height, that, divine information, will
become an 'open secret' to me, in Jesus'
name.
7.Father, open my ears, to hear spiritual
conversations, in heavenly places, in Jesus'
name.
8.Father, open my eyes to see what the
ordinary eyes cannot see, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, empower me to serve you to the
level of becoming your friend, that I may
have regular access to divine secrets and
information, in Jesus' name.
10.Father, release upon my life, the spirit of
diligence, faithfulness and total obedience,
so that, I may be entrusted with divine
secrets, in Jesus' name.
11.Father, grant Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the
author of the open heavens devotional and
general overseer of RCCG, divine health and
supernatural strength, for the remaining of
his life's journey, 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: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17TH 2017
THEME: SERVICE AND FRIENDSHIP
Memorise:
Art not thou our God, who didst drive out
the inhabitants of this land before thy
people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of
Abraham thy friend for ever? 2 Chronicles
20:7
Read: Genesis 18:17-22
18:17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from
Abraham that thing which I do;
18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely
become a great and mighty nation, and all
the nations of the earth shall be blessed in
him?
18:19 For I know him, that he will command
his children and his household after him,
and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to
do justice and judgment; that the Lord may
bring upon Abraham that which he hath
spoken of him.
18:20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of
Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because
their sin is very grievous;
18:21 I will go down now, and see whether
they have done altogether according to the
cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I
will know.
18:22 And the men turned their faces from
thence, and went toward Sodom: but
Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
Message:
When you read through 2 Kings 2:1-7, you
will notice that Elijah, Elisha and the sons of
the prophets in Bethel, Jericho and Jordan
were all very much aware of Elijah’s
transition to glory and the day it was
scheduled to take place. In fact, they even
treated the knowledge of this event like an
open secret. One lesson from this is that if
you walk in the Spirit, significant events will
be common knowledge to you. God has
secrets (Proverb 25:2). There are certain
things known only to Him, which He may
want to share with men once in a while.
Daniel 2:22 says,
“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he
knoweth what is in the darkness, and the
light dwelleth with him.”
In as much as God wants to share His
secrets with men, if He looks around and
finds no one qualified by His grace for such
secrets, He will simply keep it to Himself.
"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he
revealeth his secret unto his servants the
prophets." Amos 3:7
When you have a closely guarded secret, do
you tell everyone on the street about it? I
very much doubt you would do that. Rather,
you will want to keep it to yourself, and even
if you would tell anyone at all, it will be
someone who is not only close to you but
who is also trustworthy enough in keeping
secrets. Who are those God will share His
secrets with? It is His servants! If you are
not getting divine information regarding
crucial future events, it is most likely that you
need to correct certain aspects of your
service. When you serve the Lord, He will
share some of His secrets with you. The
more you serve Him, the more you have
future information ahead of time. Also, you
must be his friend. Abraham was God’s
friend, and so, when God was about to
destroy Sodom and He realised that
Abraham’s nephew, Lot, and his family were
there, the Lord told Abraham about it. This
gave Abraham the privilege and opportunity
to intercede for them. Are you a friend of
Jesus Christ? What is the level of closeness
you share with Him? Friends communicate a
lot. Do you often hear God’s voice? How
often does He speak to you using various
means of communication? You become His
closest friend by serving Him like never
before, and He will not leave you in the dark
concerning your tomorrow and that of your
family.
Key Point:
When your relationship with God moves up
to the friendship level, access to divine
secrets will become a regular benefit to you.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Psalm 1-8
Amos 7
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 14: TAKE MY LIFE
1. Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
*Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise.
2. Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
3. Take my voice and let me sing,
Always, only for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.
4. Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.
5. Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.