OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE : SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 2016

THEME : POWER IN THE WORD TO SAVE

Memorise:

It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63

Read: Hebrew 4:12, (KJV)

12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

MESSAGE

Just as physical energy is generated by physical food, spiritual energy is generated by looking into the Word of God. The Word of God is the source of life. Without the Word, there is no way we can cultivate a good relationship with the Almighty God. The Word of God is the secret of every hidden treasure, and until you engage the Word, you will be operating at the level of ‘ordinary’. Those that are in the flesh will always be under the power of the carnal mind but those that are in the spirit will always allow the Word of God to guide and direct them. It is the Spirit of God that brings the body to life through His Word. It is this Word that gives us an understanding of what one must do to be saved from the destruction to come. It is with this Word that you defend yourself against every arrow of the enemy. It is with this Word that you engage the devil under any situation and circumstance. The amount of God’s Word you have in you is how much of God you carry and when you carry God inside of you, then you have the assurance of victory on all fronts. There is so much power in the Word to save and to set one free from every bondage and satanic oppression.

“For the Word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Hebrew 4:12

The Word of God as the shepherd staff should not be rejected or compromised if the sheep will not be lost finally without remedy. There are many people today who do not allow their lives to be governed by the Word of God and they also live to see the consequences of their decisions. An Apostle of Jesus Christ wrote that all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness. When we open our lives to the Word of God, there is salvation for us from every path of destruction, because the Word will redirect us to where we will find safety for our lives.

When we open our lives to the Word of God, we are corrected, rebuked, warned and guided away from the path of perdition. With this, we are saved from the hands of the wolves of this world that are looking for those to devour. There is great joy in the Word if we are disciplined enough to hold onto it. As long as we look unto that Word of liberty, there will be no fear in our hearts because He that watches us is committed to delivering us from the horrors of sin and death. How do you gain access to the Word that guarantees salvation from the destruction of life? It is by reading and meditating on the Word of God,
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth”
2nd Timothy 2:15

To study is to work at what you have read with the purpose of understanding, retaining and utilising the information. There is great depth in the Word of God. The Word creates (Genesis 1:3). I decree into your life; every area where darkness has interrupted the plan and purpose of God for your life will be flooded with light in Jesus’ name.

Key Point:

It is the Word that you honour that delivers.

Bible in one year: Isaiah 40:9-42:25 AND Psalms 37:33-40

AUTHOR : Pst E.A ADEBOYE

HYMN 13: WONDERFUL STORY OF LOVE

1. Wonderful story of love;
Tell it to me again;
Wonderful story of love;
Wake the immortal strain!
Angels with rapture announce it,
Shepherds with wonder receive it;
Sinner, oh, won’t you believe it?

Chorus:
Wonderful story of love,
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Wonderful, wonderful story of love.

2. Wonderful story of love;
Though you are far away;
Wonderful story of love;
Still He doth call today;
Calling from Calvary’s mountain,
Down from the crystal-bright fountain,
E’en from the dawn of creation,

Chorus:

3. Wonderful story of love;
Jesus provides a rest;
Wonderful story of love;
For all the pure and blest,
Rest in those mansions above us,
With those who’ve gone on before us,
Singing the rapturous chorus

Chorus.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: ( Saturday, 20th August,2016) - POWER IN THE WORD TO SAVE 

1.Thank you Father for your word that is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword.

2.Thank you Father for the entrance of your word which giveth light and understanding unto the simple. (Psalms 119:130)

3.Father, in anyway l have disobeyed or hardened my heart against your word, please have mercy and forgive me.

4.Father, order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
(Psalms 119:133)

5.Father, let your word be a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path, in Jesus' name. (Psalms 119:105)

6.Father, let your word save and set me free today, from every satanic bondage and oppression, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, help me to open my life to your word, that l may be saved from the path of destruction and redirected to the path of eternal life.

8.Father, empower me never to compromise or water down the word, in order to please men, that the sheep may not become lost beyond redemption.

9.Father, let your word quicken and bring to life, any area of my life that is dead and still under the control and domination of the flesh, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, give me the grace to study and meditate in your word daily, that l may be approved of you, as a workman that needed not be ashamed but rightly dividing the word of truth.

11.Father, let any area of my life that is still under the influence of the powers of darkness, be flooded with the light of your word, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. (Psalms 119:116)

13.Your Personal petitions. ( Phil 4:6)
14.In Jesus' name I pray.
(Jn 14:13-14; 15:16)
15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thes 5:18).
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