OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE:  MONDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2017

THEME:  AVOID DEFILEMENT!

MEMORISE:

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.                                                                              Revelation 21:27

 

READ: Isaiah 52:11-12

52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

52:12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.

 

MESSAGE:

It is the great desire of the wonder-working God to work wonders through His children. However, for you to be a partaker of the manifestation of this desire, you must be prepared to pay the price. Nothing good comes cheap. Anything that is cheap is obviously of low quality and value. If you are interested in working wonders as a worker in God’s vineyard, you must be prepared to be a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). You must be ready to say, “Lord, for the rest of my life, feel free to do whatever you want with me.” In addition, to work wonders, you must have clean hands.

 

“Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.”      Isaiah 52:11

Your hands must be free from defilement at home, at work, when nobody is watching, and everywhere else. Many years ago, while I was still lecturing in the university, I wrote a personal letter, and as I reached out to take one of the official envelopes assigned to me, the Lord said, “You wrote a personal letter, but that envelop is for official use.” I replies, “Lord, I how much is an envelope?” and He said to me, “If it is so cheap, go and buy you own.” If you want to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, or if you want to lay hands on demon-possessed individuals and have the demons obey your voice, then it cannot be with hands that have been stealing, defrauding or writing false reports.

Moreover, you need to be in constant touch with god. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says that you should pray without ceasing.one way to do this is by regularly praying in tongues like Paul

(1 Corinthians 14:18). You can also keep in touch with God by constantly thanking him. I tell you, Jesus would like that. I heard the testimony of a man who on his 50th birthday said all he wanted to do was say ‘Thank You” to Jesus at least 50 times. I said that was a beautiful idea which had never crossed my mind. How old are you now? When you want to pray, say thank You Jesus the number of times corresponding with your age, and you will be amazed at what could happen through this. Do you want to be a worker of signs and wonders? Are you ready to pay the price?

 

PRAYER POINT:

 

Father, by Your power, keep me from being defiled, every day of my life.

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:

 

Revelation 20-22

 

Zachariah 5:5-6:15

 

                                                                                                          

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
 

HYMN 9: ON HILL FAR AWAY

 

1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff’ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

o    Refrain:
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.

2. Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

Refrain:

3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

Refrain:

4.  To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.

Refrain:

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*MONDAY, December 18, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _AVOID DEFILEMENT._

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:*

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE A RIGHTEOUS AND HOLY GOD*

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

*_---- Father, I Thank You for Your HOLINESS THAT IS UNLIMITED......_*

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

*_---- Father, by your power, please keep me from being defiled, every day of my life, in Jesus Name......_*

*_------Father, m today, please help me to refrain from anything and any acts that defiles, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please let your blood cleans me totally of any form of defilement, in Jesus name;......_*

*_---- Father, from now on, please let my heart be filled with much gratitude and my mouth with the shouts of Thanksgiving , in Jesus name;......_*

*_---- Father, please grant unto me the grace to be in constant touch with You especially through prayer, 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 HOLY* Name I have Prayed.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Monday, December 18th, 2017) - AVOID DEFILEMENT

1.Thank you, Father, for the blood of Jesus that was shed at Calvary for my cleansing and for the remission of my sins.

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

3.Father, sanctify me holy and without blemish, until the coming of Christ, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, wipe away by your mercy and the blood of Jesus, every record of sin, standing against me, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, purge my heart and hands, from all forms of impurities and defilement, that I may ascend your holy hill, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, empower me to present my body, as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable, unto you, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, I am created by and for your pleasure; please, use me as you please, for signs and wonders, to your glory, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, help me and give me the grace to run away from every appearance of evil, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, keep me undefiled, daily, as I labour for you, in the midst of this wicked and perverse generation, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, give me the grace to pay the price in holy living, and cause my name to be written in the Lamb's book of life, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, preserve, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and general overseer of RCCG, holy and without blemish, till the end, 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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