OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

 

DATE:  SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2017

 

THEME: INVITATION TO GREATER WORKS.
 

MEMORISE:
 

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.                                                                                                     Luke 10:17

 

 

READ: Matthew 14:23-29

 

14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

14:26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

14:29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

 

MESSAGE:

On one of their journeys by sea, the disciples saw Jesus walking towards them on water. Astonished to see this wonder, Peter asked the lord Jesus Christ if he could join Him, and the Lord invited him to come. Peter’s fellow disciples watched in amazement as he walked towards Jesus on the water. If only they too had responded to the Lord’s invitation, they would have partaken of this awesome experience, but they were not courageous enough to step out. Nevertheless, that invitation to do the impossible was not limited to them. It is still open to you and me today. In John 14:12, Jesus said,

 

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”

 

Beloved, the call to do the works of Jesus and even perform greater works than He did is a call to do the impossible. To be able to do this, you must be prepared to believe in Jesus Christ with all your heart, leaving no space for doubt. Do you believe in Him? Why then do you still leave room for doubt? Don’t you know that the Lord never fails?

 

Furthermore, Jesus invites us to follow Him. John 8:12 says,

 

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

 

As the Light, if you follow Jesus, you will not walk in darkness, and neither will you stumble. Also, if you follow Him, He will make something great out of your life. He will make you what you never dreamt you could become. Consider a person like Peter: he would have died an unknown fisherman if he had not accepted Christ’s invitation to follow Him (Matthew 4:18-19). Have you accepted that invitation to follow Jesus? Today, some people give various excuses for not following Him. One of such excuses is that they do not want to be disturbed or distracted from their life’s goal or ambition, failing to realize that if only they accepted the Lord’s invitation, they would have had a greater future and they would have enjoyed His backing in all their life’s endeavors. Have you heeded his invitation?

 

 

KEY POINT:

 

The call to follow Jesus is a call to true discipleship. Are you His disciple?

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:

  

Psalm 135-141

 

Zephaniah 3:9-20

                                                                                                             

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* ���

.. _*SUNDAY, December 10, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _INVITATION TO GREATER WORKS!._

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:*

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE A MIRACLE WORKING 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, I Thank You for the message of today's devotional ......_*

*_---- Father, I thank you because nothing is too difficult for You;......_*

*_---- Father, please take charge and control of my life and future, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please help my faith to totally rely on You, in Jesus Name......_*

*_---- Father, please remove every iota of doubt from my heart, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please help me to do greater works than Jesus did, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please drive darkness far away from me, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please arise and let Your light shine unprecedentedly in my life, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please be my guide and guardian at all times, in Jesus name......._*

*_---- Father, please grant unto me the grace never to relent in following You, 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 MIGHTY* Name I have Prayed.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Sunday, December 10th, 2017) - INVITATION TO GREATER WORKS

1.Thank you, Jesus, for your call into a life of greater works and supernatural exploits.

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

3.Father, let every spirit of doubt and unbelief limiting me from doing greater works for you, be consumed by your fire, in Jesus' name.

4.Lord Jesus, I believe in you, please, use me to do the works that you did, and greater works, also, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, I accept your invitation and surrender to your lordship; please, make something great out of my life, and, help me to achieve what I never thought I could, in life, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, as I follow you, please, increase the intensity of your light in my life, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let your light, in my life, chase away every form and shade of darkness, anywhere I am, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let every contrary and boisterous wind, threatening to wreck and sink the boat of my life, be stilled, in Jesus' name.

9.I tread upon serpents and scorpions of this world and I subdue and overcome them, by the light of Christ in me, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, grant as many who are yet to heed and accept your invitation and call, special grace to do so, today, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, surround Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and general overseer of RCCG, with your fire, 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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HAVE A HAPPY & BLESSED SUNDAY!!!