OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2017

THEME: LIVING WITHIN THE DIVINE WILL

Memorise:

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10

Read: Matthew 26:37-42 (KJV)

37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

MESSAGE:

Until you get to the point of conviction where you accept the fact that you can never have anything better than what God has for you, life will remain a struggle. There are many people struggling to find their place in life, but as a child of God you were not created to live by chance. You were designed by God to walk in His blueprint for your life, and so anything less than what God intends for you should be rejected. Living within the divine will means having an understanding of God’s plan for you in every area of your life. The will of God is always higher and greater than the will of man. His thoughts are directed towards our peace and fulfilment in this world (Jeremiah 29:11). This is why it is necessary to discern and hear what God is saying about the present phase of your life. There are people who are in the wrong job. No matter how much they work, they can never be successful because they are struggling with what God has not wired them for. Some people are in the wrong location, while some others are in relationships that drive away the presence of God from them. Do you know that there are people you meet in life who negatively impact your destiny? There are even some people you meet, and after they are gone out of your life, you find yourself drained, because all they did was use you. God’s will is to increase you and not to use you. However, you have to wait upon the Lord and never outrun Him because He is the one leading you.

Examples abound in the Scripture of those who struggled with the will of God for their lives before they understood what God would have them do. Moses thought he was doing the right thing when he killed an Egyptian, since he was born for the purpose of delivering the children of Israel from the hands of their Egyptian oppressors (Exodus 2:11-12). However, he walked outside the will of God by taking action at the wrong time and also by using the wrong approach. Jacob was also aware of God’s plan for him to be greater than his elder brother, but he devised a crooked method of obtaining the covenant blessing from his father. Consequently, he had no rest until he learnt to surrender to God. Have faith in God that you will become what He wants you to become; not by folding your hands and doing nothing, by being diligent in your walk of faith.

What is not enough today will be more than enough tomorrow through God’s help. Remember the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning (Job 42:12). Learn to wait. He who waits never loses, but he who is hasty never gains. Seek God’s face, and ask Him for the needed grace to run the race. God places a high premium on his children who are ready to align their words, actions, thoughts and decisions with the standards of Heaven.


Prayer Point:

Father, grant me grace to patiently wait and work towards actualising Your will for my life.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: John 14-15 and Isaiah 38:4-19

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 7: O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED.

1. O Jesus, I have promised,
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.

2. Oh, let me hear Thee speaking,
In accents clear and still,
I dare not trust my judgment:
Thy way shall be my will;
Oh, speak to reassure me,
To hasten or control;
Oh, speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul.

3. O Jesus, Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Oh, give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend.

4. Oh, let me see Thy footmarks,
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in Thy strength alone.
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end;
And then in Heav'n receive me,
My Savior and my Friend.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens, ( Wednesday, February 15th, 2017) - LIVING WITHIN THE DIVINE WILL
1.Thank you Father, for creating me for your pleasure and purpose.
2.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, have mercy and forgive me.
3.Lord, l surrender my life and destiny to you, please, lead, guide and see me through, in this wilderness of life, in Jesus' name.
4.Father, where your presence will not follow me, please, don't let me go there, in Jesus' name.
5.Father, by your mercy, take me away from every road leading to sorrow and destruction and place me on the road to eternal life, in Jesus' name.
6.Father, give me the grace, never to outrun you, but to wait on you and to walk at your pace for my life, in Jesus' name.
7.Father, whatever, l have done or doing right now, that will prolong my stay, in the wilderness, please, take it away from me, in Jesus' name.
8.Father, give me the grace, to run this race, set before me, diligently, with patience, looking unto Jesus, the author and the finisher of my faith, in Jesus' name.
9.Father, grant me grace to patiently wait and work towards actualising Your will for my life.
10.Father, release upon my life, the grace to watch and pray, without ceasing, in Jesus' name.
11.Father, reveal your purpose and blue print for my life, and help me to walk in it, in Jesus' name.
12.Your Personal Petitions.
(Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.
(John 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonica 5:18).
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