OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE:  SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2017

THEME:  ABIDE IN CHRIST.


MEMORISE:
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7


READ: John 15:4-7

15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.


MESSAGE:

The lord Jesus Christ gave out several great invitations while He was on earth, and these invitations are still open to us today. If only you can accept them, your life will never be the same again. He says to us “Come and eat”, “Come and drink”, and “Come and follow me” (John 21:12, John 7:37, Mark 8:34). To follow Him, you must deny yourself of certain desires and lusts, take up your cross daily by being ready to live the sacrificial life that He demands, and put your feet where He trod, while carefully studying the paths that He walked (1 Peter 2:21). May God grant you the grace to truly follow Him! Today, on different social media networks, quite a lot of people have a great followership. There is no better person to follow than Jesus Christ! Following some of the characters on social media networks cannot add anything good to your life, but following Jesus will add both earthly benefits and eternal rewards to you (Mcark 10:29-30). The best thing that can ever happen to you is to follow Jesus! A good follower of Jesus is a good disciple of Christ.


In addition, the Lord invites His children to abide in Him. In John 15:5, Jesus says if you abide in Him, you will bear much fruit. Abiding in him is one secret of fruitfulness in the kingdom of God. If you want to be able to win a lot of souls to Christ, you must take time to ensure that He permanently resides in you and you in Him. It is only then that His life will fully and freely flow through you. If you are still toying with sin, you cannot be fruitful from God’s perspective. Also, abiding in Him gives you the assurance that all your prayers will be answered (John 15:7). When all your requests are granted, what more can you wish for? This is where God wants all his children to be and not just some of them. Are all your prayers being answered? If only some have been answered, then you really need to look at your present relationship with Christ and do some more work on your love towards Him, your faith in Him, your devotion to Him, and your obedience to Him, and study of His word. You need to look at how consistent you are in His presence and go deeper in Him. Don’t stop until all your prayers are answered! Don’t stop until you are most fruitful!


ACTION POINT:
On social media networks today, so many people who are being followed are leading their followers to Hell. Watch who you follow!
 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 17-19
Zachariah 4:1-5:4
                                                                                                          

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.

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*SUNDAY, December 17, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _ABIDE IN CHRIST._

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:*

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE A RELIABLE GOD*

*_---- Father, I thank you for saving me and for the salvation of my soul....._*

*_---- Father, I Thank You for Your offer of easy yoke to mankind ......_*

*_---- Father, I Thank You for the today's message....._*

*_---- Father, please help me to be an addicted followed of You, in Jesus Name......_*

*_------Father, m today, please help me to refrain from following a wrong direction, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please help all Your children using social media to use it tightly and correctly, in Jesus name;......_*

*_---- Father, in Your power, please let the social media be a powerful tool in expanding Your kingdom, in Jesus name;......_*

*_---- Father, please let me enjoy the full benefits and privileges of following You, in Jesus name......._*

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

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

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Sunday, December 17th, 2017) - ABIDE IN CHRIST

1.Thank you, Father, for your love, faithfulness and promises.

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

3.Father, I confess that without you I can do nothing; please, make my life, your permanent place of abode, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, let me abide in you, and you, in me, forever; and let whatever, I ask in prayers be expressly granted, according to your word, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let every attempt of Satan to uproot me from your vineyard, be frustrated by the hosts of heaven, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, give me the grace, to deny myself, take up my cross, live the sacrificial life, and follow you, daily and forever, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, separate me from anyone that could lead me to hell, either on social media or in real life, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, give me the power to live above sin and all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, take me deeper in prayers, fasting, in faith, in love, in studying your word, and in my walk and relationship with you, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, cause me to bear much fruits in your vineyard, and let all my outstanding prayer requests over my life, my children and your church, be answered today, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, let every divination and enchantment, against your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and general overseer of RCCG, go back to sender, double the speed, with which, it is sent, 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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