Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens:
(Tuesday, November 21st, 2017) - LOOK TO
JESUS AND See HEAVEN
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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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
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
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,
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.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Psalm 28-33, Jonah 1
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?
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.