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The truth is dat u have already given up on urself wit dis excuse. So its better u start all over again.
And pray u convince ur parents so dat dey can raise money 4 u again

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

DATE: TUESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2016

THEME: THE OLDEST WORKMAN OF GOD

Memorise:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1

Read: Proverbs 8:22-35

8:22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

8:30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

8:34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

MESSAGE

The very first indication of God's work in creation is recorded in the book of Genesis chapter one. The oldest workman of God would therefore be referring to a character involved in the activities at the beginning of all things. Proverbs 8:22-23 hints as follows:

"The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was."

And John 1:1-3 says,
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."

The oldest worker of God in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ (Hebrews 7:3), is a personality having neither beginning of days nor end of life. He is without father, without mother, no descendants; He lives in eternity and abides forever. The Bible says that the Almighty God possessed Jesus in the very beginning, before His works of old. This is a mystery. He was with God in the beginning of creation and all things were made by Him, whether visible or invisible, physical or spiritual. Psalms 19:1-2 says:

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge."

His excellent knowledge and perfect wisdom is visibly evident everywhere in creation. The Heavens declare His glory, and His perfect creativity is revealed in nature; the beautiful landscape, waterfalls, mountains, valleys, and all the rivers in their places; the beautiful flowers and birds that sing, all the small and great animals of the earth, and the abundant life under the seas; the moon, the stars, and the heavenly hosts, the appointed seasons, all these are wonders of His creation. Also by Him, God established the clouds above, and strengthened the fountains of the deep. He decreed to the sea, that the waters should not pass the set boundary when he appointed the foundations of the earth. Our Lord Jesus is great in power and excellent in glory, may His name be praised forever. Let somebody shout Hallelujah.

Prayer Point

Father, thank you for a beautiful world, and a magnificent universe.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Lamentations 3-5
Psalms 64

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 5: OH SPREAD THE TIDING ROUND

Oh, spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound: The Comforter has come!

Chorus:
The Comforter has come,
The Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from heav’n,
The Lord’s dear promise giv’n;
Oh, spread the tidings ’round,
Wherever man is found,
The Comforter has come!

2. The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last;
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come!

Chorus:

3. Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To every captive soul a full deliv’rance brings;
And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings:
The Comforter has come!

Chorus:

4. O boundless love divine! how shall this tongue of mine
To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come!

Chorus.

La click la bend

I think its high time capital punishment is being metted out to kidnappers. In order to stem dis ugly trend

Nawa o, some pple get mind sh

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 2016

Monday September 19, 2016

FULFIL YOUR PROMISE O LORD

Memorise : Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. - Matthew 28:20

Read: John 14:12-18

14:12 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.

14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.


MESSAGE :

A promise is an express assurance to fulfil an intention upon which expectation is based. The promises of God reveal His specific and eternal purposes to which he is irreversibly committed and upon which Christians can totally depend. These promises are conditional upon obedience on the part of Children of God. God's promises are irrevocable and He is absolutely trustworthy to make good His promises to His Children. 

Whenever the fulfilment of a long standing promise is overdue, God will create an opportunity for divine favour, and God does not only give you an opportunity to key into it by sowing, but will also personally make a demand of you. When the time Heaven has set to favour a person comes, the promises suddenly assume a form of being 'Yes and Amen' in the life of the favoured. After waiting for 24 years for a promise from God, at the time of God's favour, the Lord suddenly changed His promise to Abraham into an irreversible decree.

Similarly, after Peter was promised a harvest of men in Luke 5:8-11, nothing happened for the first three years. Peter must have wondered if the Lord had forgotten, but He did not. Finally, at the arrival of the Holy Ghost, being the day of his favour, the one who could not 'catch a human fish' started to harvest thousands from every sermon. When God gives you a promise, wait on it until the day of your favour. Do not let go until that day, for that is the time of its fulfilment.
Every promise the Lord has made to you shall come to pass this season in Jesus' name. 

In 1979, I went with my Father in the Lord in the company of four others to a Kenneth Hagin camp meeting in the United States of America. That was our first trip to the USA. As the meeting ended on Saturday, we decided to worship in a local church the following day. While translating the message to my father in the Lord, since he could not speak, read, write or understand English, the preacher suddenly walked to him and said: "Thus saith the Lord, What I told you several years ago will soon be fulfilled". And he returned to continue his message. When we got to our hotel later that day and I told him what the preacher said, he broke down in tears saying that when RCCG started, the promised that if he would keep to certain conditions, He would ensure that the church spreads throughout the world. As at the time of this camp meeting, the church had only 39 parishes in addition to the Headquarter church.

Not so long after my father in the Lord went home to glory in 1980, we had over 4,000 parishes in Lagos State alone; today our presence is felt in all 36 states of Nigeria and in more than 178 nations of the world because our time of favour came.

This season, the Lord will fulfil pending promises in your life. 

PRAYER POINT :
Father, please my eyes are on you, fulfil your promises in my life in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 
Lamentations 1-2;
Psalms 63

AlfaSeltzer:
Satan, may your wisdom prevail.

Sir, am happy u are following, and I knw God is about to open a new chapter in ur life in Jesus Name. Amen

AdeniyiA:
4reala , thanks always for sharing,we're following

thank God Sir, am encouraged

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 2016

Sunday September 18, 2016

KNOW YOUR LIMIT

Memorise : For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. - Romans 12:3

Read: Romans 12:3-10

12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

12:8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;


MESSAGE :

The common saying that no man is an island comes to play in a very strong way here. The meaning of the title 'Know Your Limit' as explained in the memory verse for today can only be understood in the light of Biblical doctrine. Theology is a big word that simply means the study of God; it is an indispensable part of spiritual learning. Divine truths are closely related to each other, and cannot be viewed in their right proportions or taught rightly except in their mutual connection. God inspired several individuals in the writing of the Bible, there is no book of the Bible that is complete in itself, each one depends on others to give complete knowledge of an aspect of Biblical Doctrine. 

Some tell the beginning, while others tell the middle or tail end of the story. For example, the doctrine of salvation, baptism, communion, divine healing, sin and the second coming of Jesus, cannot be fully understood by reading any one book of the Bible. This is the reason why 1 Corinthians 2:13 says:

"Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual."

Therefore, in order for us to remain in tune with the Holy Ghost, we as Christians must be conscious of our limitations as human beings. First, we only know in part, our knowledge of anything is at best partial or subjective and dependent on available information. We must therefore acknowledge the general human limitations and our individual limitations in accordance with the mighty knowledge of God. This is the only way to remain humble and teachable, the only way to focus on the Spirit of the Word always, rather than the letter which kills (2 Corinthians 3:6). 

This is the only way to be "approved unto God" and to "rightly divide the word of truth." Note that the study of any particular Bible truth in isolation, without considering its relations to other Bible truths, is a common cause of narrowness which frequently produces heresy. 

PRAYER POINT :
Father, please help me to know my limits and be focused on the Spirit in Jesus' name. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 
Jeremiah 52;
Psalms 62

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS MANUAL
( LESSON THREE)
Sunday 18th Sept 2016.

TOPIC: ONLY ONE GOD

MEMORY VERSE: " For thou art great and doest wondrous things, thou art God alone" Psalm 86:10

BIBLE PASSAGE: Isaiah 43:10-15

INTRODUCTION:
The name of "GOD", the derivation of which is uncertain, we give to the eternal, infinite, perfect, and incomprehensive Being, the Creator of all things who preserves and governs all by His almighty power and wisdom, and is the only proper object of worship. The proper Hebrew name for God is' JEHOVAH', which signifies 'He is'. Hence, there is no one else besides our God.

LESSON OUTLINES
1. Only one God
2. Idolatry is terribly dangerous

ONLY ONE GOD
The infallible scriptures confirm that there is only one God, great and marvellous in His deeds (Psalm 86:9-10; Deut 6:4; 32:39). He is a fulfiller of promises, doing exceeding abundantly (Ephesians 3:20; 2Corinthians 9:.is able to subdue all things and keep His own to the very end (Hebrew 7:25; Jude 24). He is full of compassion, long suffering, plenteous in mercy, truth, surest counsels (Psalm 86:15; and favour (Genesis 4:6-8; Luke 1:30). He is omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient (Luke 1:37; Psalm 115:3; 139:7-13; 147:5) and sovereign (Psalm 29:10; Daniel 2:20-22).

IDOLATRY IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS
Idolatry is simply the worship of a physical object as a god or immoderate attachment or devotion to something. As far as God is concerned, this is a sinful act and it is forbidden and very dangerous to do so too (Exo 20:4; Lev 26:1; Deut 11:16; Isaiah 42:8; 1John 5:21). There are numerous such gods mentioned by various names in the days of the Bible and in many nations and traditions of the world today. Ashtaroth, Baal, Baalpeor, Chemosh, Dagon Diana and Molech (Judges 2:13; 1Kings 16:32; Numbers 25:3; 2Kings 22: 3: 1Sam 5:2; Acts 19:24). Some have worshiped heavenly bodies, devil etc. (Deut 4:19; Hosea 4:19; 3:4). Unlike the Almighty God who is full of life, idols are inactive, perishable, helpless, highly degrading and therefore, unworthy of worship (Deut 4:28; Jeremiah 10:5; Acts 17:29; Romans 1:22-23).

CONCLUSION
Acknowledging God as the Almighty and the only true one undoubtedly qualifies a Christian life that operates in the miraculous. It is therefore, wise to do so now knowing full well that God will not share His glory with another, yet He needs a body to manifest and express Himself.

QUESTIONS:
1. Justify with scriptures that there is only one God
2. How is idolatry dangerous?

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 2016

Saturday September 17, 2016

SPIRITUALLY MOTIVATED? 

Memorise : Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.- Romas 8:37

Read: Romans 8:33-39

8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or unclothedness, or peril, or sword?

8:36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 


MESSAGE :

Motivation is the act of providing someone with a reason to act in a certain way. Christians can motivate or encourage one another to have greater confidence in God and to be very bold in living out their faith. 
Spiritual motivation drives away the spirit of fear and helps to develop the boldness required for the correct application of God's Word to life situations. No leader can achieve anything without boldness. It takes courage to follow God. It takes courage to obey God. Anyone who lacks courage will be full of fear. If you are afraid, you cannot take any progressive stride. 

A hireling fears and hides when the sheep is confronted by wolves because he thinks of his safety before anything else. A sheperd on the other hand is bold and resists any wolf even at the risk of his own life. In John 10:11, Jesus says, 

"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."

A true sheperd is not afraid of danger. Some pastors or leaders are not available when their members are in distress; but that is when you should be there to stand with them in faith and prayer, and guide them properly. You cannot allow a strange beast to take advantage of your flock. You must fight all intruders and send them packing. This takes boldness; your ability to be bold in the face of danger enhances your power base. Some leaders are very chicken-hearted. Every little situation gets them into a panic. Meanwhile, 2 Timothy 1:7 says, 

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Therefore, be spiritually motivated because the Spirit that God has deposited within you is of power and sound mind. 

Do you know that even great leaders suffer from fear? One outstanding leader with a great congregation in Bible times who lacked boldness was Joshua. As near perfect as he was, Joshua was afraid. He was afraid to stand in Moses' shoes. He was afraid when he realised that he was asked to finish the assignment of his predecessor- Moses, with all the anointing to open and shut Heaven could not finish. He got scared whenever he thought of the sudden promotion he got from being a servant to a national leader with millions of followers. He was afraid when he remembered that he was called to lead an unruly congregation who were capable of revolting and stoning their leaders to death.

Why are you afraid? Do not look at the nature of the assignment. Do not look at the size; do not look at the fierce looking faces. Do not focus on the situation of lack of resources. Focus on the one who has called you, He will see you through. Ask for the Spirit of boldness to manifest in every area of your life from today. The battle is already won and you are more than conqueror!

PRAYER POINT :
Father, please give me the boldness to face all fears in Jesus' name

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 
Jeremiah 51;
Psalms 61

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 2016

Friday September 16, 2016

THE SOURCE OF SATISFACTION 

Memorise : But godliness with contentment is great gain - 1st Timothy 6:6

Read: 1st Timothy 6:3-11

6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.


MESSAGE :

Satisfaction is a state of contentment or fulfilment that only God can bring into reality. The scripture advocates that children of God should cultivate contentment. We are therefore expected to be contented spiritually, financially, materially and in our marriages. We should be contented with the things and people that God has put around us.

Satisfaction is made possible as a result of God’s good provision made available through the atoning death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ecclesiastes 3:13 says :

“And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.”

The above passage indicates that contentment or satisfaction is a gift from God; it does not develop from the desire of man. As a matter of fact Ecclesiastes 5:10 says :

“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”

Covetousness and accumulation of wealth has its attendant problems. One of such problems is a lack of satisfaction. Those who love money will never be satisfied with what they have, no matter how much they have, they will continue to desire more. I once had a friend, who at the age of 70 had so much money in one of his several bank accounts; he could not exhaust it for another 200 years. Whenever you visit him, you will meet him planning to invest some more. The rich are ever striving with each other. They will say, “Mr. A has just built another house or bought another car, I must follow suit”. They are never satisfied.

Satisfaction is a precious virtue that every believer must have. Are you caught in the rat race for earthly possession? Ask God to give you satisfaction or contentment without which that wealth will become a deadly trap.

Whenever wealth comes as a blessing within the context of holiness and the fear of God, such wealth is always accompanied by contentment or satisfaction. This is why Psalms 17:15 says:

“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”

Because the source of the blessing is God, satisfaction is naturally inclusive in the package. 1st Timothy 6:6-8 goes on to say :

“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”

This passage show that a child of God should be more concerned about the source of blessing and the attending satisfaction than accumulation of wealth.

PRAYER POINT :
Father, you are my Source, please let my propensity come with contentment in Jesus’ name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
Jeremiah 49:23-50:46;
Psalms 60

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 2016

Thursday September 15, 2016

YOU ARE NOT CONDEMNED

Memorise : For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.- 1 John 3:20

Read: Genesis 3:6-10

3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were Unclad; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was Unclad; and I hid myself. 


MESSAGE :

Self condemnation is a natural phenomenon that feeds on the human awareness of guilt. In the book of Genesis 3:10, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and without anyone scolding them, they were condemned in their hearts :

"And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was Unclad; and I hid myself."

Self condemnation is not the same as sorrow for sin. Sorrow for sin leads to repentance but self condemnation leads to fear, inferiority complex and low self esteem. The Bible teaches that God has offered us forgiveness of sin through the death of Jesus Christ. Self condemnation produces feelings of Shame, disgrace, fear, terror, and depression, according to Ezra 9:6, that says : 

"...O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens."

And Isaiah 6:5 :

"Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."

Self condemnation could sometimes be very dangerous in cases where it develops into depression, because it has succeeded in sending some people to their early graves. In Matthew 27:5, Judas Iscariot suffered from serious guilt and self condemnation, 

"And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."

May the Lord deliver a user of this devotional suffering from guilt and self condemnation today in Jesus' name.

Furthermore, 2 Corinthians 7:10 says:

"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death."

The sorrow of the world is synonymous with guilt and self condemnation, the Bible says it brings death. Guilt defiles human life, produces feelings of anguish, despair, shame and disgrace. Guilt also produces feelings of unworthiness as in the case of the prodigal son in Luke 15:21, in the Name that is above all other names, the power of self condemnation is broken in your life today. 

PRAYER POINT :
Father, please let your perfect love drive away every iota of self-condemnation in my life in the name of Jesus. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 
Jeremiah 47:1-49:22;
Psalms 59

comradespade:
I knw but our area is not a busy place

ok. Just try to dey avoid them, cos those pple no get chill o

comradespade:
but am unaware that he is behind me

headset is wat has killed a lot of pple on d rail track.

Abeg hospital sharperly, before it degenerates into somtin else

Jesus Christ! Even d devil himself shld be a learner compared to dis once. Heartless. I pray they eat themselves and there family

Kai, even d seat belt cldnt save him. Rip

, nxt time u won't use headset on d road again. Hope u've learnt ur lesson.
Just go home and leak ur wound. Unless u get money to waste

Hmmmn!

Nice response. The hardship is real

Wat? Wey d video

HBD to the lilly livered coach

Kudos to the Nigerian Police. But hope they are guilty as charged

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14 2016.

THEME : WELL GROUNDED?

MEMORISE : That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. EPHESIAND 3 : 17.

READ : MATTHEW 13 : 3 – 9 :

3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

MESSAGE :

To be well grounded is to be stable, firm and immovable. Stability is the state of being in a firm or unwavering situation, whether spiritually, physically, or emotionally. Stability is an important element of a settled life before God. God is popularly called the Everlasting Rock, the Rock of Ages. God is very stable and dependable; you can completely rest on His love. That is why Hebrews 13 : 8 says :

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.”

Therefore, stability in the life of Christians is based on God’s unchanging nature. 2 Samuel 7 : 16 says :

“And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.”

Stability is required in order to resist and repel spiritual assault by the enemy, stability depend upon firmness of faith, and stability is a very important aim of the Christian ministry. An unstable Christian is a baby in the Lord who is yet to find his or her proper footing. Whenever they are exposed to the misbehaviors of other Christians, especially those considered as more mature than they are, it shakes them to the foundation of their belief. They usually look up to fellow men or women as their perfect examples, and therefore put much premium on such people. Consequently, the fall of such individuals may affect them to the point of taking a decision to stop serving God. They are easily tossed to and from by every wind of doctrine according to Ephesians 4 : 14 :

“That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”

Are we well grounded in the faith? Are you stable and dependable? Are settled in your mind about important doctrines of the Bible? Or are you a confused person that is not very sure of what you believe? One of the terrible mistakes of unstable Christians is the danger of falling a victim to fake prophets and false teachers. Some have many ‘fathers and mothers in the Lord’; they are therefore eating regularly from different spiritual pots, making themselves victims of doctrinal confusion. I pray that God will establish you and plant your feet on the Rock of Ages forever in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINT : Father, please make me immovable, plant my feet on the Rock forever in Jesus’ name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 44 – 46 AND PSALMS 58.

AUTHOR : PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 9 : MY FAITH HAS FOUND A PLACE

My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device or creed;
I trust the ever living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.

Chorus:
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
It is enough that Jesus died,
And that He died for me.

Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him,
He’ll never cast me out.

Chorus:

My heart is leaning on the Word,
The living Word of God,
Salvation by my Savior’s Name,
Salvation through His blood.

Chorus:

My great Physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.

Chorus.

FriendChoice:
The wickedness this Christians are making should never go unpunished... You broke in to someone house kill him and get away. Do you own his life. God will handle the case if not here, then hereafter.

The child have no mom at the time she needed her much.

Abeg, wat is dis one saying
Oya ....

agwom:
Chai! God bless the officer...he no go suffer waist pain, his salary go dey grow grow grow,bad people no go touch am...

in Jesus Name. Amen

hahn:
Kids stories

Am very happy and have hope dat God will touch ur heart one day.
Now do u knw or have heard of dis former harded and notorious armed robbers, Anini and Shino Rambo once had desame mindset of u and d likes of Realmindz, Decide and HardMirror, in d sense dat dey dnt believe in d existence or the Power of God.
You see some pple encounter God early in life and embraced him, while some encounter him late and still embraced him, and many had d opportunity of embracing him early in life but refused to and ended up dying without Christ.
Shino Rambo is now an Evangelist. Anini was seen clutching and Reading his bible on his hospital bed before he was executed.
My broda, here is an opportunity for u. Pls accept him

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 2016

Tuesday September 13, 2016

CHILD BY GRACE

Memorise : But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: - John 1:12

Read: 1 John 3:1-3

3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 


MESSAGE :

The reference to Christians as children of God by the New Testament describes their status and privileges as the adopted children of God. By this, believers are no longer slaves but children of God by grace. In this respect, Galatians 4:7-9 says:

"Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ"

And 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."

These Bible passages confirm that Christians are children of God by grace and not by merit. I pray that the grace of Abba Father will always be available to work in your favour in Jesus' name. 

Ephesians 2:8-9 says our salvation is entirely by grace, not works. This is why God chooses the most unlikely people for Heavenly assignments, just like He chose a persecutor like Saul as a divine vessel (Acts 9:10-18). If it wasn't for grace, many of us would never have been called to salvation, much more become servants of the Most High God. In Jeremiah 1:4-5, God told this great prophet that he was chosen even before he developed as a fetus in his mother's womb. Before His birth, he had been ordained. God has blessed many with beautiful talents and abilities, and when they engage such talents, you would be amazed at the result they will birth. As the Potter, He is free to do what He likes with His clay (Romans 9:20-21). He may decide to give someone a beautiful voice, while He gives hands that can play the guitar or piano to somebody else. What is most important is yielding totally to the Lord and allowing Him to have His way in your life.

Has the Lord endowed you with some talents or unique abilities? Are you effectively and effectually employing them in serving Him? Always remember that you were chosen not because you are special, but by grace. You are a product of divine choice, so learn to glorify God in everything you do. 1 John 3:1-2 says :

"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."

Being called children of God is a privilege that changed our status from darkness to light; we are now led by the Spirit of God to do His will. We have also become heirs of God (Romans 8:17). We are fellow citizens with the saints and household of God. 

PRAYER POINT :
Father, please let me enjoy the grace of sonship forever in Jesus’ name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 
Jeremiah 41-43;
Psalms 57

realmindz:
ok thank you,
next time, rather than spamming the thread by quoting each person one by one...u could ve just used one post and mention everyone u wish in that post....


My regards to your father in the Lord .

also help tell him that his Yaweh has hardened our heart so he can use us for example...help plead wit him to plead with his god to soften our heart to believe in him so we don't go to hell fire and burn forever.

and tell ur father in the Lord to be a father to you in the world and also to some of his church members in poverty and yet taking from the little in their hands as tithes...

tnx for ur correction on wat u called "spamming". And I pray dat the almighty God will open ur heart of understanding to know that he is d beginning and d end, the creator of heaven and earth and evrything therein. And loves u so much to send his only begotten son Jesus Christ to die for u and me so dat we might be saved.

HardMirror:
Na today? sounds like the words of a fool to me.

Goodmorning Sir, hope ur nyt was cool.
I have dis msg for u dis morning from my father in d Lord, Pst E. A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 2016

Monday September 12, 2016

THE ALMIGHTY GOD 

Memorise : For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all earth.- Romans 9:17

Read: Exodus 5:1-4

5:1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.


MESSAGE :

God is the creator of Heaven and earth. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the first and last, the one who knows all things and can do all things. All power in Heaven and on earth belongs to Him, which is why He is called the Almighty God. Though it is not possible for man to fully comprehend God, but a better understanding of His creative power, wisdom and authority can be made visible by considering the works of His hands according to Psalms 8:3-4:

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?”

Consequent to the almightiness of God, whenever He says yes, one cannot help but wonder why anyone would try to oppose Him. But from time immemorial, human beings have been found in opposition to the Almighty God, all to their own detriment. Striving against God is the fruitless opposition of the ungodly to God’s will and purpose and to the struggle of the righteous as they seek to obey God’s commandments.

Many so-called Christians today are equally striving against God by holding a worldview that is contrary to the Word of God and by their sinful words and immoral actions. Incidentally, some are ignorantly striving against God like Apostle Paul in Acts 26:14

“And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

It does not matter who anybody may do, if God says yes, no one can say no. God says in Isaiah 46:10

“…. My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.”

Also Proverbs 19:21says :

“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.”

Do not resist the Holy Spirit, or be found arguing with God. Don’t ever try to attack God’s people or practice unbelief, lest you be found guilty of striving against God.

PRAYER POINT :
Father, please don’t let me ever be found in opposition to your Word in Jesus’ name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
Jeremiah 38:7-40:16;
Psalms 56