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OPEN HEAVENS BY PST.ENOCH. A. ADEBOYE

THURS 21ST DECEMBER,2017

ASHAMED OF YOUR FAITH?

MEMORISE:
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21

READ:
Philippians 1:20-21
1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Proverbs 9-12 & Zachariah 9

MESSAGE:
Do you desire and seek rest for your soul? There is a rest in Jesus Christ that you can never find elsewhere. To access this rest, you must be ready to receive His yoke by denying yourself, taking up your cross and following Him daily. (Matthew 11:29). To find rest for your soul, you must reach a point where you are no longer ashamed of Jesus Christ. You must conquer shame or be dead to it with regard to your faith in Christ Jesus. To this end, Paul said this to us, from his experience:
“According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.” Philippians 1:20
Are you still ashamed to publicly declare your faith in Christ? Do you allow people to intimidate you concerning your faith in Christ Jesus? Get out of that pit of shame today and let everyone who cares to know be informed that you are a true child of God! Let your lifestyle support your confession and copy Jesus in all that you do!
A confirmation that you have conquered shame with respect to your faith in Christ is that you would be bold to face anyone, anywhere and say to them that you are for Jesus Christ. If you are not bold, it is because you are infested with fear. If you have fear inside you and you are not a baby Christian, please check your life for sin. Why?
Proverbs 28:1 says,
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
Sin always brings in some degree of fear to a person’s life. There is a relationship between sin and fear. In the same vein, there is a relationship between righteousness and boldness (confidence). When you live your life transparently in righteousness, you will be bold and courageous. You will also be able to muster increasing levels of faith. If you do not have faith in your prayers being answered, it could indicate the presence of sin in your life. Sin kills expectations and hope. When you live to please God, your expectations will be strong and your hope will be strong. Check your life today. If you are lacking in boldness, faith, hope and expectation, there just might be some sins you haven’t confessed lurking around the corner.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, grant me boldness to declare my faith in every situation I find myself in this world.

HYMN 1:
1.My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!

2.May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!

3.While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.

4.When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST.ENOCH. A. ADEBOYE

THURS 21ST DECEMBER,2017

ASHAMED OF YOUR FAITH?

MEMORISE:
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21

READ:
Philippians 1:20-21
1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Proverbs 9-12 & Zachariah 9

MESSAGE:
Do you desire and seek rest for your soul? There is a rest in Jesus Christ that you can never find elsewhere. To access this rest, you must be ready to receive His yoke by denying yourself, taking up your cross and following Him daily. (Matthew 11:29). To find rest for your soul, you must reach a point where you are no longer ashamed of Jesus Christ. You must conquer shame or be dead to it with regard to your faith in Christ Jesus. To this end, Paul said this to us, from his experience:
“According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.” Philippians 1:20
Are you still ashamed to publicly declare your faith in Christ? Do you allow people to intimidate you concerning your faith in Christ Jesus? Get out of that pit of shame today and let everyone who cares to know be informed that you are a true child of God! Let your lifestyle support your confession and copy Jesus in all that you do!
A confirmation that you have conquered shame with respect to your faith in Christ is that you would be bold to face anyone, anywhere and say to them that you are for Jesus Christ. If you are not bold, it is because you are infested with fear. If you have fear inside you and you are not a baby Christian, please check your life for sin. Why?
Proverbs 28:1 says,
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
Sin always brings in some degree of fear to a person’s life. There is a relationship between sin and fear. In the same vein, there is a relationship between righteousness and boldness (confidence). When you live your life transparently in righteousness, you will be bold and courageous. You will also be able to muster increasing levels of faith. If you do not have faith in your prayers being answered, it could indicate the presence of sin in your life. Sin kills expectations and hope. When you live to please God, your expectations will be strong and your hope will be strong. Check your life today. If you are lacking in boldness, faith, hope and expectation, there just might be some sins you haven’t confessed lurking around the corner.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, grant me boldness to declare my faith in every situation I find myself in this world.

HYMN 1:
1.My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!

2.May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!

3.While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.

4.When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!

donparosky:
thanks for sharing sir....
meanwhile
uboma
etiumoh
sanod
clasictutor
and all sincere hustlers pls learn a few lessons down here for d sake of tomorrow. biz comes with different challenge. the price is only for those willing to hold on even at difficult times.
God bless our hustles

I think there should be a way you major dealers can rally round peeo and help her out of this mess. Remember that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Please help her in this trying time of hers.
Thanks.

Now bills like, DSTV, PHCN, TAXES, etc... are paid directly from ATM card. This ATM card is beginning to get so *CRITICAL TO OUR SURVIVAL*.
Now they are trying to merge all cards into *ONE SUPER CARD THAT IS MULTIPURPOSE* and it will serve as an *I D CARD*. They are generating Social security number for everybody worldwide. Your fingerprints and pictures will be in the systems (SIM registration and International Passport), so that you can be tracked easily.
If the Antichrist hold your cash and force you to insert the silicon part of your ATM card in your skin and you say *NO* because you know, its the mark of the beast, *666*. What happens? Your guess is as good as mine.
Then the *BIBLE IS TRUE*, when it says, *THOSE THAT DID NOT RECEIVE THE MARK OF THE BEAST, WERE UNABLE TO BUY OR SELL, AND LIFE WAS PRETTY HARD FOR THEM*.
With the cashless society everywhere, the *ANTICHRIST IS GETTING READY FOR HIS INFAMOUS REIGN OF TERROR IN THE WORLD*.
That means the *RAPTURE IS JUST BY THE CORNER, but remember RAPTURE must take place before the reign of the antichrist. Please I beg you, DON'T MISS THE RAPTURE, AVOID ANYTHING THAT LEADS TO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS*
Brethren, *BE PREPARED, AND HENCEFORTH BE READY ALWAYS* because almost everything on earth is preparing the ground for the *DECLARATION OF THE RULE OF THE ANTICHRIST*.
I want you to take a look at the vigour and ease, with which these ATM, cashless, E PAYMENT, etc.... are happening, it shows that they are being controlled by much *HIGHER POWERS UNDER THE GUISE OF TECHNOLOGY*. Have you thought about the *SATELLITE TELEVISION*, when the *BIBLE* said that the *ANTICHRIST* will be speaking and the whole world will be seeing and hearing him at the same time, think about it. However am not discouraging you from using them but am only making you to know why they are made. You will agree with me that the rush for *WORLDLY PLEASURE IS NOT WORTH IT* because the word of *GOD ALMIGHTY* will always end by saying *HE WHO HAS EARS, LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS*.
Forward this message to all your contacts, you may win a SOUL by drawing his/her attention to *REALITIES, SURROUNDING WORLDLY PLEASURES*
*BE YE READY FOR YE KNOW NOT THE HOUR WHEN THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND*.

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

WEDNESDAY 20TH DECEMBER, 2017

A MATTER OF CHOICE

MEMORISE:
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. Psalm 35:27

READ:
Genesis 32:3-6

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Proverbs 5-8 & Zachariah 8:9-23

MESSAGE:
If you measure life by the experiences of some people, you will live far from your God-given purpose and barely scratch the surface. Some people are alive but only just surviving from day to day. In Luke 13:11-17, the woman who was bound for 18 years did not die, but she was merely surviving and not living. Also, the man with the unclean spirit in Mark 1:23-26 was continually going to church, and yet he was inhabited by an unclean spirit. It was even in the synagogue that the Lord met him. Although he was living, he was the captive of a demonic spirit. What of Naaman who appeared to be a distinguished and successful man, and yet he had a problem that no man could solve (2 Kings 5:1)? Just like the individuals in all these examples, many people today are barely surviving, and are not living life as purposed by God for them. God not only wants you to live life, He also wants you to enjoy the abundant life that He gives (John 10:10). Are you not tired of “managing”, struggling to survive, and living from hand to mouth? If you are truly tired, the Lord will make a way for you.
God is interested in the overflow of His blessings upon your life. He does not just want you to be healed; he also wants His healing virtue to flow through you to others. He wants you to be free from captivity, and beyond this, He also wants you to set the captives free. God does not want you just to be rich but also to lend to nations. He wants you to be so prosperous that when nations cannot balance their budgets, they will come and pay you a visit. God wants you to bring great joy to your family, community, city and nation. However, no matter how much He wants the overflow for you, He will respect what you want for yourself. He cannot force an overflow of His blessing on you when you want so little of it. There are different levels of greatness, and your choice of the type of life you want for yourself has a role to play in determining how great you become. Let us see the example of Esau. Yes, he sold his birthright, but as a seed of Abraham, he was so blessed from the remnant of blessing pronounced on him that he had 400 bodyguards. How many bodyguards do ministers, senators, state governors or even presidents have today? So you would agree that Esau was not doing badly. However, compared to Jacob his brother, who became a great nation, the difference is definitely clear. Do you want to merely survive, or do you want to be truly blessed with the overflowing portion of God’s blessings? The choice is yours!

PRAYER POINT:
Father, I am tired of just managing to survive. I choose the overflow of Your blessings. Please release it to me and my family now.

HYMN 10:
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.
Refrain:

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.
Refrain:

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!
Refrain:

5. There shall be showers of blessing,
If we but trust and obey;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
If we let God have His way.
Refrain:

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

WEDNESDAY 20TH DECEMBER, 2017

A MATTER OF CHOICE

MEMORISE:
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. Psalm 35:27

READ:
Genesis 32:3-6

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Proverbs 5-8 & Zachariah 8:9-23

MESSAGE:
If you measure life by the experiences of some people, you will live far from your God-given purpose and barely scratch the surface. Some people are alive but only just surviving from day to day. In Luke 13:11-17, the woman who was bound for 18 years did not die, but she was merely surviving and not living. Also, the man with the unclean spirit in Mark 1:23-26 was continually going to church, and yet he was inhabited by an unclean spirit. It was even in the synagogue that the Lord met him. Although he was living, he was the captive of a demonic spirit. What of Naaman who appeared to be a distinguished and successful man, and yet he had a problem that no man could solve (2 Kings 5:1)? Just like the individuals in all these examples, many people today are barely surviving, and are not living life as purposed by God for them. God not only wants you to live life, He also wants you to enjoy the abundant life that He gives (John 10:10). Are you not tired of “managing”, struggling to survive, and living from hand to mouth? If you are truly tired, the Lord will make a way for you.
God is interested in the overflow of His blessings upon your life. He does not just want you to be healed; he also wants His healing virtue to flow through you to others. He wants you to be free from captivity, and beyond this, He also wants you to set the captives free. God does not want you just to be rich but also to lend to nations. He wants you to be so prosperous that when nations cannot balance their budgets, they will come and pay you a visit. God wants you to bring great joy to your family, community, city and nation. However, no matter how much He wants the overflow for you, He will respect what you want for yourself. He cannot force an overflow of His blessing on you when you want so little of it. There are different levels of greatness, and your choice of the type of life you want for yourself has a role to play in determining how great you become. Let us see the example of Esau. Yes, he sold his birthright, but as a seed of Abraham, he was so blessed from the remnant of blessing pronounced on him that he had 400 bodyguards. How many bodyguards do ministers, senators, state governors or even presidents have today? So you would agree that Esau was not doing badly. However, compared to Jacob his brother, who became a great nation, the difference is definitely clear. Do you want to merely survive, or do you want to be truly blessed with the overflowing portion of God’s blessings? The choice is yours!

PRAYER POINT:
Father, I am tired of just managing to survive. I choose the overflow of Your blessings. Please release it to me and my family now.

HYMN 10:
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.
Refrain:

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.
Refrain:

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!
Refrain:

5. There shall be showers of blessing,
If we but trust and obey;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
If we let God have His way.
Refrain:

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

TUESDAY 19TH DECEMBER, 2017

STUDENT FOR LIFE!

MEMORISE:
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 1:5

READ:
Proverbs 1:1-6

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Proverb 1-4 & Zachariah 7:1-8:8

MESSAGE:
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:” Proverb 1:5
According to the above scripture, knowledge is good, although not all knowledge is necessary for the children of God. It also states that only a wise fellow will benefit from what he hears. If you are taught something but you fail to act on it, you are at a greater disadvantage compared to those who were not exposed to such information at all. Why? Jesus says that on the last day, it is the word of God that will judge us. In other words, any sound teaching from God’s word that you heard but fail to act upon will stand against you on the last day. This means that just as the word of God can liberate a person, that same word can also condemn him or her. May you not be condemned by what you have heard in Jesus’ Name! This is why you need to live your life by every word of God or teaching from the Bible you have received.
From Proverb 1:5, we also learn that if knowledge is given its rightful position in your life, what you are taught will provoke you to desire more knowledge. In other words, if you are wise, you will always remain a student throughout your life, because one revelation of God’s word will prompt you to search for another in an unending chain. In this regard, believers are expected to be like professionals who need to constantly update their knowledge. Are you always seeking to know more? Do you find time to read good, inspiring books? It is popularly said that leaders are readers. If you fail to read and learn from the experiences and wealth of knowledge of others, you will only be left with the stale information that you have inside you. Therefore, seek knowledge from today! For you to lead in your group, you ought to know what others do not know. According to Ecclesiastics 9:18, winning a war is not only dependent on the nature of the weapons available to you, but more on what you know and your ability to apply what you know to the situation at hand. If there is one area every believer in Christ should work on, it is to know God more. How well are you doing in this area?

KEY POINT:
It is either you are current and relevant, or you become stale and abandoned. Its your choice to make!

HYMN 12:
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds,
And drives away our fear.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest,

O Jesus, Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring,

How weak the effort of my heart,
How cold my warmest thought;
But when I see you as you are,
I’ll praise you as I ought.

Till then I would your love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of your name
Refresh my soul in death.

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

TUESDAY 19TH DECEMBER, 2017

STUDENT FOR LIFE!

MEMORISE:
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 1:5

READ:
Proverbs 1:1-6

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Proverb 1-4 & Zachariah 7:1-8:8

MESSAGE:
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:” Proverb 1:5
According to the above scripture, knowledge is good, although not all knowledge is necessary for the children of God. It also states that only a wise fellow will benefit from what he hears. If you are taught something but you fail to act on it, you are at a greater disadvantage compared to those who were not exposed to such information at all. Why? Jesus says that on the last day, it is the word of God that will judge us. In other words, any sound teaching from God’s word that you heard but fail to act upon will stand against you on the last day. This means that just as the word of God can liberate a person, that same word can also condemn him or her. May you not be condemned by what you have heard in Jesus’ Name! This is why you need to live your life by every word of God or teaching from the Bible you have received.
From Proverb 1:5, we also learn that if knowledge is given its rightful position in your life, what you are taught will provoke you to desire more knowledge. In other words, if you are wise, you will always remain a student throughout your life, because one revelation of God’s word will prompt you to search for another in an unending chain. In this regard, believers are expected to be like professionals who need to constantly update their knowledge. Are you always seeking to know more? Do you find time to read good, inspiring books? It is popularly said that leaders are readers. If you fail to read and learn from the experiences and wealth of knowledge of others, you will only be left with the stale information that you have inside you. Therefore, seek knowledge from today! For you to lead in your group, you ought to know what others do not know. According to Ecclesiastics 9:18, winning a war is not only dependent on the nature of the weapons available to you, but more on what you know and your ability to apply what you know to the situation at hand. If there is one area every believer in Christ should work on, it is to know God more. How well are you doing in this area?

KEY POINT:
It is either you are current and relevant, or you become stale and abandoned. Its your choice to make!

HYMN 12:
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds,
And drives away our fear.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest,

O Jesus, Shepherd, Guardian, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring,

How weak the effort of my heart,
How cold my warmest thought;
But when I see you as you are,
I’ll praise you as I ought.

Till then I would your love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of your name
Refresh my soul in death.

Good one out there

Hopefully one day, I would share a personal story how I single handedly rattled Nigerian Law school and shook that institution to its foundation as a student and I still graduated without any one knowing who did it or who I was.
The then DG of Law school Prof Maman Tahir was so rattled by my action that he had to summon emergency meeting of Law school management to discuss the controversy and fall out generated by what I did.
I remember vividly the then head of academics Bob Osamor wondering in class the next Monday who could have done that and then said this: This is the first time since Nigerian Law school came into existence that it is being rattled to its foundation and suffering bad press at the same time"
Without putting my law school admission at risk, the issue I raised in the media campaign against Nigerian Law school were properly addressed without delay.
Co-Law Students at Nigerian law school Bwari were so elated by the final decision taken by Law school management on that contentious issue without knowing the person that made it possible.
My identity was not necessary, what was important was the common good of all.
This controversy about Hijab would have afforded me the opportunity to share that story but I was very busy with work when the story broke.
My brother Franc Utoh who was then the Student Representative Council president,( The highest decision body for Law school students) could relate to this post very well and perhaps understand what Im talking about because we have discussed it before.
The point is this; you can advocate for change and push for reform in a conservative society like ours without drawing unnecessary attention to yourself or putting your professional qualification at risk.
I told a friend yesterday that the lady that started the whole drama can never be called to the Nigerian bar again, not tomorrow or in the nearest future and this is why; the body of benchers that regulates legal education in Nigeria are very conservative like that, not even Buhari can rail road them to change their mind over the dress code and if not for anything, she will be used as a scape goat to other law students nursing such ambition to drop the idea because the implication is dire.
One may ask, What is the essence of the lady sticking to her guns even after her dad begged her to remove the scarf because from the look of things, she has lost the golden opportunity to be a Nigerian lawyer forever and also the reform she pushed for won't be amended any time soon?
Trust me, Nigerians will move on before Friday , give this Hijab gist 2 days more, we shall get tired and move to the next trending gist.
Once we are tired and have moved to the next gist, she will be forgotten and most importantly, she did not become a lawyer at the end of the day because of her lack of tact and wisdom.
Everything is not gragra or activism.
Wisdom is profitable to direct. That is all I can say.
Have a great Sunday every one

maryjames9:
Sorry to say this but this your thread is a waste of space. You have not communicated a thing.

Hmmm. .... I thank you for checking in.
Sir, the main purpose according to the title of the thread is to dish out daily devotional by Baba Adeboye.
Once again I appreciate your observation and I will like you to continually check and get uplifted in the spirit.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: MONDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2017
THEME: AVOID DEFILEMENT!
MEMORISE: And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. Revelation 21:27
READ: Isaiah 52:11-12 52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. 52:12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.
MESSAGE: It is the great desire of the wonder- working God to work wonders through His children. However, for you to be a partaker of the manifestation of this desire, you must be prepared to pay the price. Nothing good comes cheap. Anything that is cheap is obviously of low quality and value. If you are interested in working wonders as a worker in God’s vineyard, you must be prepared to be a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). You must be ready to say, “Lord, for the rest of my life, feel free to do whatever You want with me.” In addition, to work wonders, you must have clean hands. Isaiah 52 : 11 says, “Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.” Your hands must be free from defilement at home, at work, when nobody is watching, and everywhere else. Many years ago, while I was still lecturing in the university, I wrote a personal letter, and as I reached out to take one of the official envelopes assigned to me, the Lord said, “You wrote a personal letter, but that envelop is for official use.” I replied, “Lord, how much is an envelope?” and He said to me, “If it is so cheap, go and buy you own.” If you want to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, or if you want to lay hands on demon-possessed individuals and have the demons obey your voice, then it cannot be with hands that have been stealing, defrauding or writing false reports. Moreover, you need to be in constant touch with God. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says that you should pray without ceasing. One way to do this is by regularly praying in tongues like Paul (1 Corinthians 14:18). You can also keep in touch with God by constantly thanking him. I tell you, Jesus would like that. I heard the testimony of a man who on his 50th birthday said all he wanted to do was to say ‘Thank You” to Jesus at least 50 times. I said that was a beautiful idea which had never crossed my mind. How old are you now? When you want to pray, say thank You Jesus the number of times corresponding with your age, and you will be amazed at what could happen through this. Do you want to be a worker of signs and wonders? Are you ready to pay the price?
PRAYER POINT: Father, by Your power, keep me from being defiled, every day of my life.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 20-22 Zachariah 5:5-6:15
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 9: ON HILL FAR AWAY 1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff’ring and shame; And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain: So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it someday for a crown.
2. Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, Has a wondrous attraction for me; For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above To bear it to dark Calvary. Refrain:
3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, A wondrous beauty I see, For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, To pardon and sanctify me. Refrain:
4. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true; Its shame and reproach gladly bear; Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away, Where His glory forever I’ll share. Refrain:

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: MONDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2017
THEME: AVOID DEFILEMENT!
MEMORISE: And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. Revelation 21:27
READ: Isaiah 52:11-12 52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. 52:12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.
MESSAGE: It is the great desire of the wonder- working God to work wonders through His children. However, for you to be a partaker of the manifestation of this desire, you must be prepared to pay the price. Nothing good comes cheap. Anything that is cheap is obviously of low quality and value. If you are interested in working wonders as a worker in God’s vineyard, you must be prepared to be a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). You must be ready to say, “Lord, for the rest of my life, feel free to do whatever You want with me.” In addition, to work wonders, you must have clean hands. Isaiah 52 : 11 says, “Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.” Your hands must be free from defilement at home, at work, when nobody is watching, and everywhere else. Many years ago, while I was still lecturing in the university, I wrote a personal letter, and as I reached out to take one of the official envelopes assigned to me, the Lord said, “You wrote a personal letter, but that envelop is for official use.” I replied, “Lord, how much is an envelope?” and He said to me, “If it is so cheap, go and buy you own.” If you want to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, or if you want to lay hands on demon-possessed individuals and have the demons obey your voice, then it cannot be with hands that have been stealing, defrauding or writing false reports. Moreover, you need to be in constant touch with God. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says that you should pray without ceasing. One way to do this is by regularly praying in tongues like Paul (1 Corinthians 14:18). You can also keep in touch with God by constantly thanking him. I tell you, Jesus would like that. I heard the testimony of a man who on his 50th birthday said all he wanted to do was to say ‘Thank You” to Jesus at least 50 times. I said that was a beautiful idea which had never crossed my mind. How old are you now? When you want to pray, say thank You Jesus the number of times corresponding with your age, and you will be amazed at what could happen through this. Do you want to be a worker of signs and wonders? Are you ready to pay the price?
PRAYER POINT: Father, by Your power, keep me from being defiled, every day of my life.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 20-22 Zachariah 5:5-6:15
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 9: ON HILL FAR AWAY 1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff’ring and shame; And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain: So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it someday for a crown.
2. Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, Has a wondrous attraction for me; For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above To bear it to dark Calvary. Refrain:
3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, A wondrous beauty I see, For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, To pardon and sanctify me. Refrain:
4. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true; Its shame and reproach gladly bear; Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away, Where His glory forever I’ll share. Refrain:

WELCOME ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ATIKU ABUBAKAR, GCON, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF CHICKEN COTTAGE QUICK SERVICE RESTUARANT AT THE JABI LAKE MALL ON SATURDAY, 16TH DECEMBER, 2017
Protocols
I warmly welcome the Malaysian delegation to Nigeria and specifically to this event.
I recall with satisfaction that the processes leading to the successful opening of this restaurant started in 2014 with the incorporation of Food Merchants International Investments Ltd by my family. The company owns the Nigerian franchise for the UK quick service restaurant brand Chicken Cottage. Subsequently, the Malaysians bought over the brand and continued the relationship we started with the UK owners.
As part of our objectives, we aim to be the number one chicken restaurant chain in Nigeria. After this outlet, we intend to open several other outlets in strategically important locations in Nigeria. Our target is to have at least One Chicken Cottage Restaurant in every state in Nigeria. Ultimately, we intend to develop Chicken Cottage Nigeria as the regional hub for all operations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Towards this end I have given approval to the management to commence talks with Chicken Cottage International.
DIRECT AND INDIRECT EMPLOYMENT
You can be sure that having at least one chicken cottage in every state will help get Nigerians working again. We will provide gainful employment to thousands of Nigerians who would be earning living wages which in turn contributes to reducing unemployment in Nigeria .
VALUE CHAIN CREATION
Ladies and gentlemen, the main raw materials for the products are agricultural produce (Chicken, Vegetables, Potato, rice etc).These are all locally produced. My ultimate joy will be to patronise our local farmers and see them have their produce bought and used here in Nigeria and Africa thereby empowering them. Furthermore, the multiplier benefits of this enterprise would extend to transporters, beverage suppliers, Appliance manufacturers, Artisans, Furniture makers, etc.
It is therefore my joy to declare this quick service, the first in Nigeria and Africa open.
Released By:
Atiku Media Office

juligon:
hmmm. christian chat box am not even seeing any interesting chat... and if you bring a topic ..then arguments comes... this is awful!

Hmmm. ....... can you kindly bring up one. Thanks for checking.

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBER, 2017

ABIDE IN CHRIST.

MEMORISE:
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7

READ:
John 15:4-7

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 17-19 & Zachariah 4:1-5:4

MESSAGE:
The Lord Jesus Christ gave out several great invitations while He was on earth, and these invitations are still open to us today. If only you can accept them, your life will never be the same again. He says to us “Come and eat”, “Come and drink”, and “Come and follow me” (John 21:12, John 7:37, Mark 8:34). To follow Him, you must deny yourself of certain desires and lusts, take up your cross daily by being ready to live the sacrificial life that He demands, and put your feet where He trod, while carefully studying the paths that He walked (1 Peter 2:21). May God grant you the grace to truly follow Him! Today, on different social media networks, quite a lot of people have a great followership. There is no better person to follow than Jesus Christ! Following some of the characters on social media networks cannot add anything good to your life, but following Jesus will add both earthly benefits and eternal rewards to you (Mark 10:29-30). The best thing that can ever happen to you is to follow Jesus! A good follower of Jesus is a good disciple of Christ.
In addition, the Lord invites His children to abide in Him. In John 15:5, Jesus says if you abide in Him, you will bear much fruit. Abiding in him is one secret of fruitfulness in the kingdom of God. If you want to be able to win a lot of souls to Christ, you must take time to ensure that He permanently resides in you and you in Him. It is only then that His life will fully and freely flow through you. If you are still toying with sin, you cannot be fruitful from God’s perspective. Also, abiding in Him gives you the assurance that all your prayers will be answered (John 15:7). When all your requests are granted, what more can you wish for? This is where God wants all his children to be and not just some of them. Are all your prayers being answered? If only some have been answered, then you really need to look at your present relationship with Christ and do some more work on your love towards Him, your faith in Him, your devotion to Him,your obedience to Him, your service to Him, and your study of His word. You need to look at how consistent you are in His presence and go deeper in Him. Don’t stop until all your prayers are answered! Don’t stop until you are most fruitful!

ACTION POINT:
On social media networks today, so many people who are being followed are leading their followers to Hell. Watch who you follow!

HYMN 14:
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.

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBER, 2017

ABIDE IN CHRIST.

MEMORISE:
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7

READ:
John 15:4-7

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 17-19 & Zachariah 4:1-5:4

MESSAGE:
The Lord Jesus Christ gave out several great invitations while He was on earth, and these invitations are still open to us today. If only you can accept them, your life will never be the same again. He says to us “Come and eat”, “Come and drink”, and “Come and follow me” (John 21:12, John 7:37, Mark 8:34). To follow Him, you must deny yourself of certain desires and lusts, take up your cross daily by being ready to live the sacrificial life that He demands, and put your feet where He trod, while carefully studying the paths that He walked (1 Peter 2:21). May God grant you the grace to truly follow Him! Today, on different social media networks, quite a lot of people have a great followership. There is no better person to follow than Jesus Christ! Following some of the characters on social media networks cannot add anything good to your life, but following Jesus will add both earthly benefits and eternal rewards to you (Mark 10:29-30). The best thing that can ever happen to you is to follow Jesus! A good follower of Jesus is a good disciple of Christ.
In addition, the Lord invites His children to abide in Him. In John 15:5, Jesus says if you abide in Him, you will bear much fruit. Abiding in him is one secret of fruitfulness in the kingdom of God. If you want to be able to win a lot of souls to Christ, you must take time to ensure that He permanently resides in you and you in Him. It is only then that His life will fully and freely flow through you. If you are still toying with sin, you cannot be fruitful from God’s perspective. Also, abiding in Him gives you the assurance that all your prayers will be answered (John 15:7). When all your requests are granted, what more can you wish for? This is where God wants all his children to be and not just some of them. Are all your prayers being answered? If only some have been answered, then you really need to look at your present relationship with Christ and do some more work on your love towards Him, your faith in Him, your devotion to Him,your obedience to Him, your service to Him, and your study of His word. You need to look at how consistent you are in His presence and go deeper in Him. Don’t stop until all your prayers are answered! Don’t stop until you are most fruitful!

ACTION POINT:
On social media networks today, so many people who are being followed are leading their followers to Hell. Watch who you follow!

HYMN 14:
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.

asuustrike2009:
Exactly. If we keep arguing instead of thinking about heaven, then we will wake up one day to see that rapture has taken place and many will not be raptures because of this. The Bible made it clear in 2 Tim 2:23 "Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.

You too much sir. Ride on in His strenght

asuustrike2009:
This topic has being discussed on several occasion. Jesus wasn't born on Christmas day(25th of December). That date was only converted to bring people to Christ. Although there are issues with that date but we shouldn't be bothered about it rather we should reflex on why Christ came to this world. He is coming again in glory to rapture his own. This are what we should reflex on aside merriment

God bless you sir. You have spoken my mind. We Christian should not be bothering ourselves with dates or days rather we should focus on the main substance. Jesus was born to save us, this is worth celebrating.

The APC promised to wipe out Boko Haram within six months, now it is 31 months and what the APC government is wiping out is the economy of Nigeria and the means of livelihood of the people.
Since they said they have defeated Boko Haram, what else do they need a whopping sum of $1 billion (over N360 billion) for; if not to fund President Buhari's re-election in 2019?
For posterity sake, I wish to place it on record that I was not among the governors, who approved the withdrawal of $1bn, almost half of our savings in the Excess Crude Account, which belongs to the three tiers of govt to fight an already defeated Boko Haram.
N360bn is equivalent to what the Federation Account Allocation Committee share to the FG, 36 States and 774 LGs monthly. Nigerians deserve proper explanations from the FG on the rationale behind spending such huge sum of money to fight an already defeated Boko Haram.
The reality is that our treasury is daily being looted in readiness for the 2019 elections. Nigerians are therefore alerted to this lootings by the APC led FG to amass huge fund for the 2019 elections under the pretense of fighting Boko Haram as well as other dubious means.
The question is; how can the federal government alone spend almost half of the Excess Crude money that belongs to the three tiers of government (i.e. Federal Government, States and Local Councils)?
They told Nigerians that the decision to withdraw $1bn from the Excess Crude Account was taken by governors of the 36 States, whereas, it was solely the idea of the federal government, which they used the arranged National Executive Council meeting to achieve.

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

SATURDAY 16TH DECEMBER, 2017

WHAT OF YOUR VOWS?

MEMORISE:
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Ecclesiastes 5:5

READ:
Ecclesiastes 5:1-6

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 14-16 & Zachariah 3

MESSAGE:
The institution of marriage is largely misunderstood and consequently abused by lot of people in today’s world. Marriage was designed by God for the good of the partners involved. He designed it as an institution where they can complement each other, enjoy life on earth, and reproduce their kind to replenish the earth. In contrast to what is sadly the norm in the world today, marriage is a covenant relationship that is of a permanent nature. The Lord Jesus Christ himself stated this in Matthew 19:6 when He said:
“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
Contrary to God’s expectations, the marital vow that is supposed to be very sacred is fast becoming a recitation that is violated at will. How many married people ever reflect on the vows they exchanged at the altar to see if the current state of their lives has not deviated from it? Marriage is a very serious covenant relationship. God expects the partners involved in it to keep the pledge they made to each other in the presence of many witnesses. Are you married? How faithful have you been in keeping your marital vows?
As Children of God, we should not be surprised by the current sorry state of the institution of marriage in the world today. The Holy Spirit told us ahead of time that unfaithfulness to vows will form part of the unrighteousness of men in such times as this, when in Romans 1:31 He described the characteristics of people in the last days as follows:
“Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”
In 2 Timothy 3:3-4, He also indicates to us that a sign by which we will know we are in the last days is when we see men increasingly becoming traitors and trucebreakers (i.e implacable). Are you breaking any of the promises you made in your marriage vows? Are you the type that cannot be appeased? Do you find it difficult to forgive your spouse whenever there is a form of misunderstanding in your relationship? If you have any of these traits, it shows that you are not walking in the love of God. Are you unmerciful to your spouse? How can you receive mercy from God when you cannot even show it to your spouse? At the altar, you promised to take care of your spouse; are you doing so today? You promised to use all your worldly goods to make life easier for your spouse, but is that what you are doing today? You promised to leave everyone else and belong to your spouse forever; is that so? Are you secretly dating someone else? If you have fallen out of line, repent and keep your vows from today!

PRAYER POINT:
Every vow made shall be accounted for someday. Never break your vows!

HYMN 16:
1. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the Bible is loved and taught,
Homes where the Master’s will is sought,
Homes crowned with beauty Your love has wrought;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

2. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the father is true and strong,
Homes that are free from the blight of wrong,
Homes that are joyous with love and song;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

3. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the mother, in caring quest,
Strives to show others Your way is best,
Homes where the Lord is an honored guest;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

4. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the children are led to know
Christ in His beauty who loves them so,
Homes where the altar fires burn and glow;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

SATURDAY 16TH DECEMBER, 2017

WHAT OF YOUR VOWS?

MEMORISE:
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Ecclesiastes 5:5

READ:
Ecclesiastes 5:1-6

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 14-16 & Zachariah 3

MESSAGE:
The institution of marriage is largely misunderstood and consequently abused by lot of people in today’s world. Marriage was designed by God for the good of the partners involved. He designed it as an institution where they can complement each other, enjoy life on earth, and reproduce their kind to replenish the earth. In contrast to what is sadly the norm in the world today, marriage is a covenant relationship that is of a permanent nature. The Lord Jesus Christ himself stated this in Matthew 19:6 when He said:
“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
Contrary to God’s expectations, the marital vow that is supposed to be very sacred is fast becoming a recitation that is violated at will. How many married people ever reflect on the vows they exchanged at the altar to see if the current state of their lives has not deviated from it? Marriage is a very serious covenant relationship. God expects the partners involved in it to keep the pledge they made to each other in the presence of many witnesses. Are you married? How faithful have you been in keeping your marital vows?
As Children of God, we should not be surprised by the current sorry state of the institution of marriage in the world today. The Holy Spirit told us ahead of time that unfaithfulness to vows will form part of the unrighteousness of men in such times as this, when in Romans 1:31 He described the characteristics of people in the last days as follows:
“Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”
In 2 Timothy 3:3-4, He also indicates to us that a sign by which we will know we are in the last days is when we see men increasingly becoming traitors and trucebreakers (i.e implacable). Are you breaking any of the promises you made in your marriage vows? Are you the type that cannot be appeased? Do you find it difficult to forgive your spouse whenever there is a form of misunderstanding in your relationship? If you have any of these traits, it shows that you are not walking in the love of God. Are you unmerciful to your spouse? How can you receive mercy from God when you cannot even show it to your spouse? At the altar, you promised to take care of your spouse; are you doing so today? You promised to use all your worldly goods to make life easier for your spouse, but is that what you are doing today? You promised to leave everyone else and belong to your spouse forever; is that so? Are you secretly dating someone else? If you have fallen out of line, repent and keep your vows from today!

PRAYER POINT:
Every vow made shall be accounted for someday. Never break your vows!

HYMN 16:
1. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the Bible is loved and taught,
Homes where the Master’s will is sought,
Homes crowned with beauty Your love has wrought;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

2. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the father is true and strong,
Homes that are free from the blight of wrong,
Homes that are joyous with love and song;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

3. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the mother, in caring quest,
Strives to show others Your way is best,
Homes where the Lord is an honored guest;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

4. God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the children are led to know
Christ in His beauty who loves them so,
Homes where the altar fires burn and glow;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

FRIDAY 15TH DECEMBER, 2017

GOOD FROM EVIL

MEMORISE:
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 2 Corinthians 4:17

READ:
John 16:4-7

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 11-13
& Zachariah 1:18-2:13

MESSAGE:
Everybody has a choice to make on the issue of focus in life. Your focus has a way of directing your activities and dictating how well or badly your resources are utilized. It is therefore great wisdom to make Jesus Christ your focus. May the Lord grant you grace to do so in Jesus’ Name. When you walk with God for a while, you will come to realise that He specialises in bringing something good out of something seemingly bad. This is why it is well said that opportunities are wrapped up in unpleasant packages. This truth was demonstrated in the life of Elisha (2 Kings 2:1-15). To Elisha, losing his mentor and master was seemingly a bad thing, but this had to happen for Him to get promoted to the office of the national prophet and become a mentor to others. Similarly, it was seemingly a bad thing when Jesus Christ had to be beaten and His body was torn in shreds. However, this was the price He had to fully pay for us to access healing for all kinds of diseases (1 Peter 2:24). This tells us that not every bad event is truly bad, particularly as it relates to children of the Most High God (Romans 8:28).
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
John 16:7
After spending just three and a half years with His disciples, the time came for the Lord to leave them. This was an unthinkable scenario for them, and it was most undesirable! The disciples were not ready to let the Master go, not even when they knew that He needed to go to the cross in obedience to God. In fact, Peter was prepared to involve himself in physical combat in his attempt to prevent Jesus from leaving them. However, Jesus needed to depart for the Holy Spirit to come. Some people may have to leave the scene so that you can move from obscurity into limelight. Have you been left out in the cold? Something will happen that will cause a sudden divine remembrance of you this season in Jesus’ Name! King Uzziah had to die for Prophet Isaiah to see more clearly (Isaiah 6:1). The Lord will do something about your matter today! Whether good or bad, things will happen that will favour you in Jesus’ Name. Both good and bad will work in your favour this period! As bad as afflictions appear to be, 2 Corinthians 4:17 says they are actually working great rewards for us. May every seemingly bad event work for your good in Jesus’ Name!

PRAYER POINT:
Father, in seemingly bad situations I have been through or that I am going through now, please open my eyes to see the good inherent in them.

HYMN 4:
1. Through the love of God our Savior,
All will be well;
Free and changeless is His favor,
All, all is well:
Precious is the blood that healed us;
Perfect is the grace that sealed us;
Strong the hand stretched
forth to shield us;
All must be well.

2. Though we pass through tribulation,
All will be well;
Christ hath purchased full salvation,
All, all is well:
Happy still in God confiding;
Fruitful, if in Christ abiding;
Holy, through the Spirit's guiding;
All must be well.

3. We expect a bright tomorrow;
All will be well;
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
All, all is well:
On our Father's love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
Then in living or in dying,
All must be well.

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

FRIDAY 15TH DECEMBER, 2017

GOOD FROM EVIL

MEMORISE:
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 2 Corinthians 4:17

READ:
John 16:4-7

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 11-13
& Zachariah 1:18-2:13

MESSAGE:
Everybody has a choice to make on the issue of focus in life. Your focus has a way of directing your activities and dictating how well or badly your resources are utilized. It is therefore great wisdom to make Jesus Christ your focus. May the Lord grant you grace to do so in Jesus’ Name. When you walk with God for a while, you will come to realise that He specialises in bringing something good out of something seemingly bad. This is why it is well said that opportunities are wrapped up in unpleasant packages. This truth was demonstrated in the life of Elisha (2 Kings 2:1-15). To Elisha, losing his mentor and master was seemingly a bad thing, but this had to happen for Him to get promoted to the office of the national prophet and become a mentor to others. Similarly, it was seemingly a bad thing when Jesus Christ had to be beaten and His body was torn in shreds. However, this was the price He had to fully pay for us to access healing for all kinds of diseases (1 Peter 2:24). This tells us that not every bad event is truly bad, particularly as it relates to children of the Most High God (Romans 8:28).
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
John 16:7
After spending just three and a half years with His disciples, the time came for the Lord to leave them. This was an unthinkable scenario for them, and it was most undesirable! The disciples were not ready to let the Master go, not even when they knew that He needed to go to the cross in obedience to God. In fact, Peter was prepared to involve himself in physical combat in his attempt to prevent Jesus from leaving them. However, Jesus needed to depart for the Holy Spirit to come. Some people may have to leave the scene so that you can move from obscurity into limelight. Have you been left out in the cold? Something will happen that will cause a sudden divine remembrance of you this season in Jesus’ Name! King Uzziah had to die for Prophet Isaiah to see more clearly (Isaiah 6:1). The Lord will do something about your matter today! Whether good or bad, things will happen that will favour you in Jesus’ Name. Both good and bad will work in your favour this period! As bad as afflictions appear to be, 2 Corinthians 4:17 says they are actually working great rewards for us. May every seemingly bad event work for your good in Jesus’ Name!

PRAYER POINT:
Father, in seemingly bad situations I have been through or that I am going through now, please open my eyes to see the good inherent in them.

HYMN 4:
1. Through the love of God our Savior,
All will be well;
Free and changeless is His favor,
All, all is well:
Precious is the blood that healed us;
Perfect is the grace that sealed us;
Strong the hand stretched
forth to shield us;
All must be well.

2. Though we pass through tribulation,
All will be well;
Christ hath purchased full salvation,
All, all is well:
Happy still in God confiding;
Fruitful, if in Christ abiding;
Holy, through the Spirit's guiding;
All must be well.

3. We expect a bright tomorrow;
All will be well;
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
All, all is well:
On our Father's love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
Then in living or in dying,
All must be well.

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

THURSDAY 14TH DECEMBER, 2017

PAUL WAS TRULY YOKED.

MEMORISE:
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 21:13

READ:
Acts 21:7-14

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 7-10 & Zachariah 1:1-17

MESSAGE:
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." Matthew 11:29
In the above scripture, Jesus mentions two profound things that will give rest to our souls, one of which is that we should take on His easy yoke. What is His yoke? It is that cross of self-denial we are required to carry as we follow Him. This refers to works such as these, which are integral to the Christian life: making sacrifices, giving, service, investment of time to pray and study God’s word, and soul-winning. One person who carried the yoke of Jesus was Paul. He understood what it means to be made by Him and for Him (Colossians 1:16). When he met Christ on his way to Damascus and he surrendered to Him, from then onwards, he never turned back. He joyfully sacrificed all his earthly achievements and recognition so as to pursue one goal in life: to know Jesus (Philippians 3:! He worked like no one else did. He traveled extensively across the globe just to serve his Savior, risking his life over and again in the process. When it was revealed that he would be bound and afflicted if he went to Jerusalem, with the brethren passionately pleading that he should not go, he responded with these words in Acts 21:13:
“…. What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Have you taken on the yoke of Christ to the extent that you can go anywhere, do anything and give up anything for Him?
In addition, Jesus said we must be ready to learn of Him. Jesus Christ can be likened to a well of knowledge that we cannot exhaust in our lifetime. Beloved, there is so much to know about Him. Have you ever wondered how the Holy Spirit gives you insight into a particular scripture, and by the following day, week or month, when you take up that same verse, you still receive a deeper revelation from it? Do you know that the Holy Spirit can give you deep insights into a verse of scripture from which you can produce 10 or more solid books from? Although Paul knew so much about Jesus, when he compared what he knew with what he was yet to know, he realized that he knew very little. For this reason, he made it his life’s goal to know Him. Do you know so much about Jesus and boast over this? Repent now, and commit to learning more of Him everyday till you meet Him in glory.

KEY POINT:
Those who went before us have left a great legacy for us; what legacy are we leaving behind for our children regarding the Christian faith?

HYMN 14:
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise.

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.

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

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

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.

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

OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE

THURSDAY 14TH DECEMBER, 2017

PAUL WAS TRULY YOKED.

MEMORISE:
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 21:13

READ:
Acts 21:7-14

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 7-10 & Zachariah 1:1-17

MESSAGE:
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." Matthew 11:29
In the above scripture, Jesus mentions two profound things that will give rest to our souls, one of which is that we should take on His easy yoke. What is His yoke? It is that cross of self-denial we are required to carry as we follow Him. This refers to works such as these, which are integral to the Christian life: making sacrifices, giving, service, investment of time to pray and study God’s word, and soul-winning. One person who carried the yoke of Jesus was Paul. He understood what it means to be made by Him and for Him (Colossians 1:16). When he met Christ on his way to Damascus and he surrendered to Him, from then onwards, he never turned back. He joyfully sacrificed all his earthly achievements and recognition so as to pursue one goal in life: to know Jesus (Philippians 3:! He worked like no one else did. He traveled extensively across the globe just to serve his Savior, risking his life over and again in the process. When it was revealed that he would be bound and afflicted if he went to Jerusalem, with the brethren passionately pleading that he should not go, he responded with these words in Acts 21:13:
“…. What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Have you taken on the yoke of Christ to the extent that you can go anywhere, do anything and give up anything for Him?
In addition, Jesus said we must be ready to learn of Him. Jesus Christ can be likened to a well of knowledge that we cannot exhaust in our lifetime. Beloved, there is so much to know about Him. Have you ever wondered how the Holy Spirit gives you insight into a particular scripture, and by the following day, week or month, when you take up that same verse, you still receive a deeper revelation from it? Do you know that the Holy Spirit can give you deep insights into a verse of scripture from which you can produce 10 or more solid books from? Although Paul knew so much about Jesus, when he compared what he knew with what he was yet to know, he realized that he knew very little. For this reason, he made it his life’s goal to know Him. Do you know so much about Jesus and boast over this? Repent now, and commit to learning more of Him everyday till you meet Him in glory.

KEY POINT:
Those who went before us have left a great legacy for us; what legacy are we leaving behind for our children regarding the Christian faith?

HYMN 14:
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Good day all

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Most FIFA Ballon d'Or awards: 5 (shared with Lionel Messi)
Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 11 times (2007-2017) (shared with Lionel Messi)
Largest time gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 8 years (2008, 2016)
Most international goals in a year (club and national team): 30 goals (2017)
Most goals scored at the Club World Cup: 5 goals (shared with Luis Suarez, Delgado and Lionel Messi)
Only player to score a hat-trick in a World Club Cup final
Only player to have won the Club World Cup with two different clubs: Manchester United in 2008 and Madrid in 2014 & 2016
First player to reach 40 goals in a professional league in two consecutive seasons
First player to score in every minute of a game
Only player to have won the following trophies at 2 different clubs: League Title, UEFA CL, League Supercup, League Cup, League MVP, Golden Boot, Ballon d'Or, and FIFA CWC (Completed on December 20th, 2014)
Only player in history to have scored 60 or more goals in a calendar year four times (consecutively from 2011 to 2014)
First and only player to appear in the FIFPro World XI for two different clubs
First player to score more than 50 goals in four consecutive seasons
Only player to score more than 50 goals in five consecutive seasons
Only player to score more than 50 goals in six different seasons (did it consecutively)
RONALDO EUROPEAN RECORDS
Only player to score in all group stage matches in a single Champions League season
Most UEFA Best Player Awards: 3
Most Champions League top scorer awards: 6
Only player to finish Champions League top scorer in 5 consecutive seasons (2012/13 - 2016/17)
Most league goals in history across Europe's top 5 leagues: 374 league goals
Only player in history to score 10+ goals in 6 UEFA Champions League seasons
Most goals scored against a single opponent in the Champions League 9 goals against Bayern Munich (shared with Lionel Messi (against Arsenal))
Only player to score back-to-back hat-tricks in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in 2017)
First player to score 50+ goals in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage
First player to score 40+ goals in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage
First player to score 100 goals in the UEFA Champions League
First player to score 100 goals in European competition (97 UCL goals, 1 UCL qualifier goal, 2 UEFA Super Cup goals when record was achieved)
Most quarter-final goals in the UEFA Champions League: 20 goal
The first player in history to surpass 30+ league goals in six consecutive seasons in a major European league
Most hat-tricks in UEFA Champions League: 7 hat-tricks (shared with Lionel Messi)
Most hat-tricks in a single Champions League season: 3 hat-tricks in 2015/16
Most free kicks scored in UEFA Champions League: 12 free kick goals
Fastest player to score 350 goals for a single club in Europe's top 5 leagues (335 games)
Most UEFA Team of the Year appearances: 11 times
Most consecutive appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year: 10 consecutive times (2007-2016
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage in a single season: 11 goals
Most UEFA Champions League goals scored in a calendar year: 19 goals in 2017
First player to ever score at least 10 goals in five Champions League seasons (did it consecutively)
First player to ever score at least 10 goals in six Champions League seasons (did it consecutively)
Most hat-tricks in the group stage in a single Champions League season: 2 hat-tricks (shared with Luiz Adriano and Lionel Messi)
Most braces in Champions League history: 25 braces
Most goals scored in Champions League history: 114 goals
Most penalties scored in Champions League history: 13 penalties
Most European Golden Shoe awards: 4 (shared with Lionel Messi)
Most goals scored in a European Cup season: 17 goals (2013/14)
Most consecutive UEFA Champions League matches scored in: 8 matches
First and only player to have won the European Golden Shoe in 2 different leagues (EPL with Man Utd and La Liga with Real Madrid)
First footballer in the history of the European Cup to score for two different winning teams
Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League knockout phase: 54 goals
Most headed goals scored in the UEFA Champions League: 19 goals
Most consecutive wins in the UEFA Champions League: 14 wins
Most goals scored in the Uefa European Championships for Portugal: 29 goals
Most consecutive UEFA Champions League away matches scored in: 12
Only player to be among the finalists for all the editions of the UEFA Best Player in Europe (2010-2016)
All time top scorer in European competitions (including Uefa Super Cup and Champions League qualifiers): 117 goals
The first player in history to surpass 30 goals in five consecutive seasons in a major European league
Fastest player to score 200 goals in one of Europe's top 5 leagues (La Liga)
Fastest player to score 250 goals in one of Europe's top 5 leagues (La Liga)
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals: 13 goals
RONALDO SPANISH RECORDS
Most penalties scored in La Liga history: 58 penalties
Most penalties missed in La Liga history: 11 penalties
First player to score 25+ goals in five consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Lionel Messi)
First player to score 25+ goals in six consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Lionel Messi)
First player to score 25+ goals in seven consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Lionel Messi)
First player to score 25+ goals in eight consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Lionel Messi)
Only player in La Liga history to score 20+ goals in 8 consecutive seasons (shared with Lionel Messi)
Only player to score 40+ goals in two consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
First player to score 30+ goals in five consecutive La Liga season
First player to score 30+ goals in six consecutive La Liga seasons (2010/11 - 2015/16)
Most hat-tricks in Spanish football: 35 hat-trick
Only player in La Liga history to score 2+ hat-tricks in 7 consecutive seasons (shared with Lionel Messi
The first player to score against every team in La Liga in a single season
The first player ever to score in six consecutive Clásicos
The first player to score 20 away goals in a single season in La Liga
Most league matches scored in in a single season: 27 games (2011/12) (Shared with Lionel Messi)
Most goals scored in three consecutive La Liga matches: 9 goals (shared with László Kubala, Mundo and Campanal)
Most opponents scored against in a single season: 19 (2011/12) (Shared with Lionel Messi and Ronaldo)
First player to score more than 50 goals in four [consecutive] seasons in Spanish football
Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 32 hat-tricks
Most goals scored in La Liga after the first 8 games: 15 goals (and he didn't play in 1 of those games)
Most goals scored in La Liga after the first 10 games: 17 goals (and he didn't play in 1 of those games)
Most goals scored in La Liga after the first 12 games: 20 goals (and he didn't play in 1 of those games
Most goals scored in La Liga after the first 15 games: 25 goals (and he didn't play in 1 of those games) (shared with Pruden and Bata)
Most consecutive home matches scored in in La Liga (in which he played): 17 consecutive home games
Only player to win 3 LFP awards in one season (2013/14): Best player, Best forward and Best goal
Fastest La Liga player to score 150 league goals (140 games)
Fastest La Liga player to score 200 league goals (178 games)
Fastest player to score 300 official club goals
Best La Liga penalty conversion rate (of at least 30 PK's): 93%
The best goal ratio ever in La Liga (over 100 games): 1.04
First player to score 40+ goals in 3 La Liga seasons (shared with Lionel Messi)
Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8 hat-tricks (shared with Lionel Messi)
RONALDO ENGLISH RECORDS
The highest number of goals scored to win the Premier League Golden Boot for a 38-game season: 31 goals (shared with Alan Shearer & Luis Suarez)
First player to win all four main PFA and FWA awards
RONALDO REAL MADRID RECORDS
Most goals scored in the Madrid derby: 21 goals
Only Real Madrid player to score a hat-trick in a Champions League knockout phase match (Shared with Ronaldo Nazario
Fastest hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League for Real Madrid: 11 minute
Real Madrid's all time leading goalscorer 418 goals
Real Madrid's all time top goalscorer in the Champions League 99 goals
Real Madrid's all time top goalscorer in La Liga: 287 goals
Most goals scored in a season in all competitions for Real Madrid: 61 goal
Most goals scored in a single La Liga season for Real Madrid: 48 goals
Most hat-tricks in a single season for Real Madrid: 8 hat-tricks
Fastest Real Madrid player to reach 50 league goals
Fastest Real Madrid player to reach 100 league goals
Fastest Real Madrid player to reach 200 official goals
Fastest Real Madrid player to reach 250 official goal
The first Real Madrid player to score in the first four league matches of a season
The first Real Madrid player to surpass 30 league goals in two [consecutive] La Liga seasons
The first Real Madrid player to surpass 30 league goals in three [consecutive] La Liga seasons
The first Real Madrid player to surpass 30 league goals in four [consecutive] La Liga seasons
The first Real Madrid player to surpass 30 league goals in five [consecutive] La Liga seasons
Most goals scored in 5 consecutive league matches: 14 goals
Most goals scored in 7 consecutive league matches: 15 goals
Most consecutive league game weeks scored in for Real Madrid: 10 games
Most consecutive league games scored in for Real Madrid: 11 game
First Real Madrid player to score on every day of the week
Most goals ever scored in away league matches for Real Madrid
Most goals scored in UEFA Super Cup matches: 2 goals
Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 32 hat-tricks
The first Real Madrid player to win 2 European Golden Shoes
The first Real Madrid player to win 3 European Golden Shoes
The first Real Madrid player to win 4 European Golden Shoes
First player to score more than 50 goals in a season
First player to score more than 50 goals in 2 seasons (did it consecutively)
First player to score more than 50 goals in 3 seasons (did it consecutively
First player to score more than 50 goals in 4 seasons (did it consecutively)
First player to score more than 50 goals in 5 seasons (did it consecutively)
First player to score more than 50 goals in 6 seasons (did it consecutively)
RONALDO MANCHESTER UNITED RECORDS
Most goals in a (38-game) league season for Manchester United: 31 goals
Record sale of a Manchester United player: £80 million
First and only Manchester United player to win the European Golden Shoe
First and only Manchester United player to win the Fifa World Player of the Year
First and only Manchester United player to win the Fifa Puskas Award
RONALDO PORTUGAL RECORDS
Most goals scored in European World Cup Qualifiers: 30 goals
Portugal all-time top scorer: 79 goals
Portugal all-time top scorer in UEFA Euro matches: 9 goals
Most matches played in UEFA European Championship finals: 19 matches
Most matches played in World Cup finals: 13 matches
Youngest player to reach 100 caps: 27 years, 8 months and 11 days
Only player to score for Portugal in 3 different World Cups

Adebola02:
Kindly give a scriptural verse where tithing is made compulsory for all Christians
Giving in form of tithe does not validate tithing as an intruction to all Christians.
Bible intruct us to simply give... Which can be in any form, either material giving or by cash.

Please kindly read Matthew 23 : 23 and meditate on it.