OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21ST 2017

THEME: LOOK TO JESUS AND SEE HEAVEN      


Memorise:

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.   Psalms 121:1                                     


Read:  Hebrew 12:1-2

12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.


Message:

Looking at Jesus with the eyes of the spirit is so important to believers because it helps us to see ourselves more clearly. When you see Jesus and you take a look at yourself, it makes you to see yourself the way God sees you, and consequently, it propels you to make necessary adjustments. Also, you need to see Jesus so that you can access your help. In Psalm 121:1-2, David said he would lift up his eyes to the hills where his help comes from. When you lift up your eyes to heaven, you will behold Jesus. If only you can see Jesus, distractions will fade into oblivion. Many of us are separated from our Source because instead of looking up , we are looking sideways: we are looking for help from our neighbours, colleagues and fellow men. These people are quite limited in the level of help they can render, no matter how highly placed, financially endowed or intellectually sound they may be. Making man your source brings limitation into your life. Even within your family, do you know that it is wrong to focus on your father or mother as your source? The right approach is to view God as your source of help, and to see every other person as a conduct pipe through whom God can channel His help. The right attitude to have in every home is to always channel the family request to God, and thereafter, allow God to channel His provision through whatever means He wants. Henceforth, get your family to focus on Jesus as the Provider, and He will never disappoint you.


Moreover, focusing our gaze on Jesus is a sure path that leads to Heaven. Hence, today’s Bible reading says that we should look towards Jesus, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. Jesus Christ is the One who began the Christian faith and He is the One who completes it. He walked the earth and successfully ended in Heaven. If you focus your gaze on Him, you will be able to follow in His steps. If you follow His steps, what He did you will do, and where He ended you will end. The shocking news here is that we really do not have any alternative to doing this. If you do not look to Jesus, you will not see His steps, and hence, you will end up following the wrong path. This will result in you not ending your journey where Jesus ended His. May this not be your story in Jesus’ Name. While here on earth, focus your gaze on Jesus, and you will be able to see Him in Heaven.
 

Action Point:
Focus your gaze on Jesus by always asking yourself this question: What would Jesus do if He were in my shoes?

 
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Psalm 28-33
Jonah 1    
                                                                                                             

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 11:   I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS

1. I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

2.  The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.

3. Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.

4. My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

5. Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back.

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*TUESDAY, November 21, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _LOOK TO JESUS AND SEE HEAVEN._

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:*

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE THE ALPHA AND OMEGA.*

*_---- 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 deliver me completely from all forms of distractions, in Jesus' Name._*

----- *_Father, please grant unto me the grace to always focus on Jesus, in Jesus' Name._*

----- *_Father, please help me such that my dependency will always be upon you, in Jesus’ Name......_*

*_Father, please help me not to do things that will jeopardize my successful Heavenly journey, in Jesus' Name......_*

*_Father, please help my family to make Jesus our cereal focus at all times, in Jesus' Name......_*

*_Father, please help me to always follow the footsteps of Jesus, in Jesus' Name......_*

*_Father, please help me so that I will not miss Heaven in the end, 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: (Tuesday, November 21st, 2017) - LOOK TO JESUS AND SEE

1.I worship you, Jesus, the author and the finisher of my faith.

2.Thank you, Father, for your grace that has kept me going and growing in faith.

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

4.Father, please, deliver me from the grip of besetting sins, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, I put my trust in you, because, cursed is the man who makes the arm of flesh his trust; please, let my expectations, in you never be cut short, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, I lift up my eyes unto you this day, please, let my help come from you, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, empower me to run this heavenly race set before me, with patience, perseverance and with faith, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, help me to look beyond my present sufferings unto the joy and glory, set ahead of me, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, strengthen me to endure till the end, and give me the grace to bear the shame and reproach of the cross, that I may be glorified with Christ, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, let every attempt of Satan to distract me, and turn my focus away from Jesus and my divine assignment, be frustrated, from above, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, meet Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and general overseer of RCCG,
at the points of his needs, today and everyday, 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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