OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2017

THEME: HEED THIS INVITATION     


Memorise:
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. John 7:37

Read: John 7:37-39

7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)


Message:

“How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?” Deuteronomy 32:30

Although praying corporately is good, it should never be regarded as a substitute to a vibrant personal prayer life. Some people quote the above scriptures to justify remaining at the level of corporate prayers, and as a result they consider efforts towards personal prayer to be a waste. It is not a wasted effort! God wants to relate with us individually and develop a personal relationship with us, just as He wants to relate with us as a group. For this reason, in Isaiah 51:2, He said this to us:
“Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.”

Even when we are in a group meeting, God still wants to maintain a personal link with each of us. God is a personal God. When two brothers came to give offering to God, the Lord related with them individually (Genesis 4:3-10). How often do you spend time alone with God?


Moreover, there are great benefits that come from staying alone with God. If we look at the example of the widow of the prophet in 2 Kings 4:1-7, we can see some of the benefits of individual prayers. When she was asked to shut the door on herself, several things happened to her, one of which is that she went in empty but came out full. She took several empty vessels with her into the room, and all the vessels were filled up. Even today, as you personally separate yourself to access the Throne of Grace, our empty vessels will be made full. In today’s Bible reading, while attending the feast of the Jews, the Lord made a call. Although it was made publicly, it was a personal call. He said anyone who was thirsty could come to Him and be filled. If you can cultivate your personal relationship with God by creating regular time to be in His presence, you will always be filled, even when you enter His presence empty. Today, the Lord is sending you an invitation to come into His presence and He will fill you up. Your emptiness can be completely swallowed up as you spend personal time with Him. Are you ready to have your emptiness filled? How hungry are you? It is your level of hunger and thirst for Him that will determine how filled you will get. So, how hungry or thirsty are you today?


Action Point:
Identify things that are working against your ability to spend time alone with God and prayerfully deal with them.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Esther 4-7
Ezekiel 48:8-20

                                                                                                                     
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 14:  TAKE MY LIFE

1. Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise.

2. Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

3.  Take my voice and let me sing,
Always, only for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.

4. Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.

5. Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne.

6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*THURSDAY, September 28, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _HEED HIS INVITATION_

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:*

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

*_---- 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, please forgive me for neglecting Your invitation in the past, in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, from today, please grant unto me the grace to always be sensitive and heed Your invitation, in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, today please fill my emptiness with Your fullness, in Jesus' Name......_*

*_Father, from today, please grant unto me the grace to be able to spend more time with you than ever before, in Jesus' Name......_*

4. *PERSONAL PRAYERS REQUESTS:*
-- (John 16:23 - 24,
-- LUKE 18:1,
-- MATT 7:7 - 8 )......

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

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Thursday, September 28th, 2017) - HEED THIS INVITATION

1.Thank you, Father, for saving my soul, and, for counting me worthy to be invited to be a partaker of your divine nature.

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

3.Father, let whatever is preventing me from coming into your presence, daily, be consumed by the blood of Jesus.

4.Father, let every chain, that the enemies, have been using to draw me away from you, be broken and consumed by your fire, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let me never be too busy or occupied, with secular and church activities, at the expense and detriment of my personal walk and relationship, with you, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, you are the source, pillar and sustainer of my life; please, don't let me ever be disconnected from you, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, l come to you today, at your invitation to come and drink; please, fill me to the brim, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, because l believe in you, let rivers of your living water, flow over my soul and destiny, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, in your presence, there is fullness of joy; please, grant unto me, the grace, to be at your presence, always, that my joy may be full, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, empower me to develop a strong, intimate and personal relationship with you, and make me a permanent carrier of your presence, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, let your Holy Spirit, come and take absolute control of my life, and everything, troubling my heart and soul, 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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