OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE: SATURDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2016

THEME: TRUSTING THE ARM OF FLESH?

Memorise:

Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Zechariah 4:7

Read: 2 Chronicles 32:1-7

32:1 After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

32:2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

32:3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.

32:4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

32:5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

32:6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

32:7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

MESSAGE

There is nothing you want to become in life that you cannot be, when you leave your life in the hands of the Almighty God. There is nothing you want to achieve in life that you cannot achieve through the help of God. Man is limited; therefore there is a limit to how far he can help you. With God on your side, there is no mountain that cannot become a plain. Coming across a mountain already reveals to you that you need God’s support. Most times, when God wants to give you a testimony that will cause men to marvel, He wraps it up in a mountain and presents it to you. At such times, you don’t focus on the problem, but on the one who can solve the problem. David did not focus on Goliath and his size, he instead focused on the God of Israel and the rest is history.

Those who put their trust in flesh will never have peace. They are never sure of what will happen to them next. You can live in peace when you know that the Lord is by your side no matter what happens. With God on your side, you can look into your glorious future and walk into it as a victor. There will be battles, but with the Almighty God on your side, you are already a victor. After I became the General Overseer, there were mountains I could never have imagined as plains. There were storms and battles, but in the midst of these events, I enjoyed God’s backing because He was the one who called me. This is why I pity those who put their trust in the arm of flesh. The man you are looking at today may be dead tomorrow, but there is a God in Heaven who never dies. The politician you look up to may lose the election tomorrow but there is a God who makes kings. He is the one who pulls one down and lifts the other. If you want to experience a permanent turnaround in your life, you have to cry to the Almighty God concerning that unpleasant situation and you will see help coming your way.

Do you desire to move from being mocked to being celebrated? Then turn to God. Do you want to operate in the miraculous? Turn to God. Have you been ignored and people are trying to push you out of relevance? Cry to God. Have people written you off as ‘never can succeed’? Cry to Jesus and you will see God arise to attend to your case. With God on your side, those arms of flesh who told you that without them you won’t make it will be the ones to ask you “WHO DID IT?” And you will be able to confidently reply them by saying “JESUS, OH MY GOD, WOW!”

Key Point:

When Jesus is your root, you can never be uprooted by the devil.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Genesis 32:22-34:31
Psalms 106:1-12

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 11: STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF CHRIST OUR KING

Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
Through eternal ages let His praises ring,
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, Standing on the promises of God.

Chorus:
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.

2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.

Chorus:

3. Standing on the promises I now can see
Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,
Standing on the promises of God.

Chorus:

4. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
Standing on the promises of God.

Chorus:

5. Standing on the promises I shall not fall,
List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call.
Resting in my Savior as my All in all,
Standing on the promises of God.

Chorus.

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL,( Saturday, November 19th, 2016) - TRUSTING THE ARM OF FLESH?
1. I worship You My Father, because You are The El- Shaddai, The Mighty Man in Battle, The God Who has never lost a battle accept my worship In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
2. Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of Your Glory and Expectations by trusting the arm of flesh, Please, have Mercy and Forgive me In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
3. Father, give me The Grace to walk in The Spirit, so that, l will not fulfil the lust of the flesh In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
4. Father, empower me by Your Grace, to live above sin and all the activities of the flesh In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
5. Father, go ahead of me, and straighten every crooked path and remove, every obstacle to my advancement, In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
6. Father, please, l need you by my side, daily, to empower and help me to climb, every mountain, that, l cannot climb by myself In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
7. Father, let every obstacle on my way, become the stepping stone, to my breakthrough and miracles, In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
8. Father, please, send help to me today, because, vain, is the help of man In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
9. Father, still and silence, every storm, presently ragging, in my life, family, career and ministry, In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
10. Father, let every mountain standing before me as a giant, become plain ground, by your power, In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
11. Father, take over every battle in my life and give me total victory, on all sides, In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
12. I Pray For Every User Of The Open Heavens Devotional Today, That we will Trust The Lord With All Our Hearts! We Will Not Lean On Our Own Understanding Nor Rely On The Arm of Flesh In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
13. Father, Give Us The Wisdom To Recognise Those pitfalls and traps from the pit of hell of the 21st century fake teachings of the modern false prophets and avoid them In The Name of Jesus. Amen!
14. Today, I Confess, I Decree and Declare I Am Blessed Beyond A Curse! I Am Established Beyond Oppression and I Am Protected Beyond Terror, No More Discouragement! My Doors of Victory and Breakthrough are OPENED! I will End This Year With Joy, Will Enter The New Year Rejoicing In Jesus Mighty Name. Amen!
15. With Gratitude Praise And Worship Add Your Personal Prayer Request And Please Pray For Me Too! We Shall Testify In The Name of Jesus. Amen!EMMANUEL=GOD WITH US!