OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2017

THEME: GIVING DETERMINES PROMOTION   


Memorise:

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. Deuteronomy 16:17           


Read: Deuteronomy 16:16-17

16:16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

16:17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

 
Message:

When God commanded all males in Israel to appear before Him in today’s Bible reading, he specifically instructed that they should not come before Him empty-handed. He also instructed that whatever they brought to Him must be a reflection of the level of blessings they had received from Him. Based on these two parameters, can you say you have followed the divine pattern when you appear before God? Today, when God’s people assemble before Him, many of them do not care about what they bring as an offering, as long as they bring something. Do you know that God cares about this? For this reason, 2Corinthians 8:12 says,

“For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.”


One year, during our annual thanksgiving service for pastors and ministers of our church, I told them that God expects them to bring an offering that reflects how much He has blessed them individually. Then I asked them this question: “Brethren, do you know that many of us demote ourselves by the offering we give?” They appeared surprised to hear this. So I further explained that God knows us individually, and He knows the level to which He has blessed each one of us. He knows those whom He has taken to a level that can conveniently give Him N1000 at each offering. He also knows those who can afford to give N500 and those who are unable to give more than N100. If you are in the category of N1000 but give N500 per offering, you are indirectly saying to God, “Dear Lord, you made a mistake placing me in the category of givers of N1000. You should have left me in the category of givers of N500”. Then the Lord will reply, “I thought I promoted you, but if you want to demote yourself, no problem.”This is why some people are experiencing financial dryness. You are the one who told God that the level He placed you at is too high and that he should take you lower. I shared with my children that at the beginning of every year, I draw up a budget stating what I want to earn as my income for the year. Then I tell God that this is where I was last year but this is where I want to be by the year's end. Thereafter, I start giving to reflect my expectations based on my target. I promote myself by giving beyond my present level, and I can tell you in unmistaken terms that God has never failed me, not even once. Before the end of the year, I would have already surpassed the limit I set for myself. How has it been with your life of giving? Make necessary adjustments today and key into your joy.


Key Point:
Giving at a level that matches the financial status of your expectations is a way to compel God to supernaturally upgrade you to that expected level.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Chronicles 29-30
Ezekiel 40:20-34

 
 AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 10:  THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING

1.  There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.

Refrain:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy-drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.

2. There shall be showers of blessing,
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.

3. There shall be showers of blessing;
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing,
Come, and now honor Thy Word.

4. There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we’re confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!

God bless you Sir

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*WEDNESDAY, September 13, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _GIVING DETERMINES PROMOTION._

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

----- Father, i thank you Because *EVERYTHING PROMOTION COMES FROM YOU.*

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

*_---- Father, I thank you for the grace to be alive, today;......_*

----- *_Father, I thank you for the level you have placed me , in Jesus’ Name......._*

----- *_Father, today, please take me to the next level of promotion, in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, please do not let me ever do things that will demote me from the level you have placed me, in Jesus' Name......_*

----- *_Father, from today please grant unto me the grace of giving appropriately and sacrificially, in Jesus' Name...._*

4. *PERSONAL PRAYERS REQUESTS:*
-- (John 16:23 - 24,
-- LUKE 18:1,
-- MATT 7:7 - ......

---- FATHER, I thank you for the answers, for in *JESUS MIGHTY* Name I have Prayed.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Wednesday, September 13th, 2017) - GIVING DETERMINES PROMOTION

1.I worship and adore you, Father, because, there is nothing that l can lay claim to in life, that has not been given unto me from above.

2.Thank you, Father, for daily loading me with benefits.

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

4.Father, as from today, let me never come into your presence, empty handed, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, you are the One who gives seed to the sower, please, let the seeds that l will sow into your kingdom, be placed in my hands, even, before the needs arise, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, give me a sacrificial heart of giving, and let every spirit of stinginess, in my life, be consumed by your fire, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, beginning from now, let my giving reflect and be commensurate to the level and proportion of your blessings, in my life, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, empower me to give you offerings, that will provoke you, to promote and bless me more, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, as l increase the level of my giving, let men give unto my bossom, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, let every spirit of lack, poverty, and financial difficulties, in my life, be terminated, today, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, open the doors of financial breakthroughs for me, that will take the level of my giving to a greater height, 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).
#GodBlessOurNation

dupsai:
Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Wednesday, September 13th, 2017) - GIVING DETERMINES PROMOTION

1.I worship and adore you, Father, because, there is nothing that l can lay claim to in life, that has not been given unto me from above.

2.Thank you, Father, for daily loading me with benefits.

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

4.Father, as from today, let me never come into your presence, empty handed, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, you are the One who gives seed to the sower, please, let the seeds that l will sow into your kingdom, be placed in my hands, even, before the needs arise, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, give me a sacrificial heart of giving, and let every spirit of stinginess, in my life, be consumed by your fire, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, beginning from now, let my giving reflect and be commensurate to the level and proportion of your blessings, in my life, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, empower me to give you offerings, that will provoke you, to promote and bless me more, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, as l increase the level of my giving, let men give unto my bossom, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, let every spirit of lack, poverty, and financial difficulties, in my life, be terminated, today, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, open the doors of financial breakthroughs for me, that will take the level of my giving to a greater height, 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).
#GodBlessOurNation

God bless you !