OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2017

THEME: ABBA, FATHER        


Memorise:
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Galatians 4:6


Read: Romans 8:14-16

8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

8:15 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.

8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:


Message

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught us to pray by approaching God as our Father. He said

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” Matthew 6:9

Why did He not say “Our God”, “Our Maker” or “Our Deliverer”? It is because God wants us to have a definite, personal relationship with Him. Of all the relationships we could possibly have with God, the father-son relationship is one of the greatest. In Mark 14:36, when the Lord Jesus was facing His greatest challenge - dying on the cross of Calvary - He addressed God as “Abba, Father”, which in other words is “My Daddy”. This level of closeness with God is not exclusive to Jesus Christ alone. Romans 8:15 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.”

If you compare this scripture with Galatians 4:6, you will realize that both the Holy spirit and our Lord Jesus Christ have made it possible for us to share the same kind of closeness with the Father that Jesus had. Therefore, we too can unashamedly call God, “My daddy”. If only you know how God longs to have such intimacy with you!


Intimacy with God is something you cannot do without if you are to fulfill God’s plan for your life. There is a time of need that everyone will face, which will require each of us to draw on our relationship with God. Those who have God as their creator will approach Him as “My Creator”, while those who serve Him will approach Him as “My God”. In such times, those who are intimate with Him will call Him “My Daddy”. You can be sure that one carries more weight that the others. How would you want to approach God? Would you want to approach Him as a distant Creator, as God of the universe or as your personal Father? The choice is yours. When you develop a good relationship with God, He will indeed be a father to you by acting as the fountain from which you came forth (Genesis 2:7). David understood this and he experienced a very intimate level of closeness with God. This is the reason why in Psalm 23, he could testify of enjoying that which a father provides: food, sleep, water, protection, guidance, security, goodness and mercy. These all will be yours today in Jesus’ Name! Do everything possible to build your intimacy with God!


Prayer Point:
Father, draw me close to You like never before.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Nehemiah 1-3
Ezekiel 44:15-27

                                                                                                                     
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 6: DEEPER, DEEPER

1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.

Refrain:
Oh, deeper yet, I pray,
And higher every day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy Word.

2. Deeper, deeper, blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.
[Refrain]

3. Deeper, deeper! though it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
[Refrain]

4. Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
[Refrain]


5. Deeper, deeper in the faith of Jesus,
Holy faith and true;
In His pow’r and soul exulting wisdom
Let me peace pursue.
[Refrain]

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*THURSDAY, September 21, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _ABBA FATHER_

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE MY DADDY.*

*_---- 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, draw me close to You like never before, in Jesus' Name._*

----- *_Father, from today, please help me not to ever take you for granted, in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, please help me not to lose my place as Your son, 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: (Thursday, September 21, 2017) - ABBA, FATHER

1.Abba Father, l worship and adore you; l bless your holy name; you are the king of kings and the Lord of lords.

2.Thank you, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for adopting me as a son.

3.Father, thank you, for the grace to have you as my Father and to call you, Abba Father.

4.Thank you, Father, for delivering me from the spirit of bondage to fear, and replacing it with the spirit of adoption, as a son.

5.Thank you, Father, for the witness of your Spirit, in my spirit, that, l am your child, and not a slave, any longer.

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

7.Father, you are the fountain from which l came forth; please, be my Father, indeed, forever and let your love for me, never diminish, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, fill me afresh with your Holy Spirit, and help me to submit myself to His authority, leading, and direction, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, help to develop and maintain, a personal and pure relationship with you, on a daily basis, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, let the testimonies of, divine provisions, of good food, sound sleep, good water, protection, guidance, security, goodness and mercy, always be my portion, forever, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, draw me close to You like never before, 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).
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