OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Date: WEDNESDAY 13TH JANUARY 2016

Theme: BEING WITH JESUS

Memorise :

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29

Read: Acts 4:13-14

13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

Message:

It is one thing to answer the call of Jesus Christ, and it is another thing to stay put with Him after we answer the call. There are casual followers of Jesus Christ and there are die-hard followers as well. The casual followers of Jesus Christ have their reasons for casually following Him. One of it may be because they cannot live by the ideals that Jesus teaches in His gospel. Being with Jesus means living by His teachings, He once lamented:

"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Luke 6:46

Many call Jesus “Lord” with their mouth but indeed, they do not regard Him as the Lord of their lives. This is why, for the avoidance of doubt, Jesus said:

“…If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32

Two things are clear from our Bible reading for today; the first is, if you have been with Jesus indeed, boldness will be your trademark. The Bible says:

“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15

When a so-called child of God is living in fear, we must check out whether indeed he has been with Jesus. Secondly; someone who has been with Jesus lives a daily miraculous life, this is another trademark of genuine followers of Jesus Christ. The Bible says:

“And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.” Acts 4:14

I have taught my children in the School of Disciples that we can do more than Jesus did according to His promise. When we believe this, we stop being caricatures of His Ambassadors on earth. Then, we shall bring the whole world to their knees, when we confidently tell them that Jesus is Lord. We are indeed the light and salt of the world if we chose to be with Jesus, living according to His ideals. Two great blessings of being with Jesus are: we shall learn of Him and when we learn of Him, we shall find rest for our souls. Come to Jesus today and decide to stay put. Don’t be a casual or temporary follower of Jesus Christ.

Action Point:

Make up your mind to live the rest of your life for and with Jesus today and you will be a blessed person.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 7: 1-9:12, Job 3:3-19

Author: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

Thanks OP. God bless you.

Prayer Points On Today's Open Heavens (Wednesday January 13th 2016)
-BEING WITH JESUS

1.Thank you Father for the salvation of my soul.

2.Lord Jesus, thank you for being the Alpha and the Omega of my life.

3.Thank you Father because everyday that I live is a proof of your testimony and miracle.

4.Father, forgive every sin of disobedience in my life.

5.Father, make me a die-hard follower of your son, Jesus Christ.

6.Father, forgive all my sins and blot out all my transgressions.

7.Father, grant unto me the grace to obey you in all things.

8.Father, as Jesus lived by you and did your perfect Will, empower me to also live by you and do your perfect Will.

9.Lord Jesus, help me to spend quality time with you, in your presence, daily.

10.Lord Jesus, make me a disciple indeed and let the truth set me free in all areas of my life.

11.Father, let every yoke of satan be destroyed in my life and the easy yoke of Jesus, takes its place.

12.Father, preserve me and my household through out this year and beyond, in Jesus' Name.

13.Father, let every spirit of fear and doubts in my life be consumed by your fire, in Jesus' name.

14.Father, as from today, let boldness be my trademark, in Jesus' name.

15.Your Personal petitions. (Phil 4:6)
16. In Jesus' name I pray. (Jn 15:16)
17.Thank you Father for answered prayers.(1 Thes 5:18).