Open Heaven 29 August 2020: [Saturday] – The Fruit of
Your Lips
THE FRUIT OF
YOUR LIPS – Saturday August 29th 2020
Memorise: A man’s
belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of
his lips shall he be filled. Proverbs 18:20
Read: Proverbs
18:20-21 (KJV)
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and
with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love
it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Bible in one year:
Ezekiel 13-15, Hymn: Sing hymn 4
Message:-
Many times when you ask people to pray, you expect to
hear or roar, only to look up and see that they are either muttering or praying
in their hearts.
Open Heaven 29 August 2020 – The Fruit of Your Lips
There are certain levels you cannot reach in the Spirit just
by praying in your heart. Praise, a powerful weapon of war cannot be used
without words. You can pray, meditate and study the Bible quietly, but it is
impossible to praise God silently. You have to open your mouth to praise Him.
You need words to call upon God in the day of trouble. Psalm 50:15 says:
“And call upon me in the day
of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me”
Open Heaven 29 August 2020: [Saturday] – The Fruit of Your Lips
If I were you, I would not wait until the day of trouble
before I call Him, I will call upon Him every day. The Bible says that out of
the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). If you really
have a serious request that is heavy on your heart, you will open your mouth to
ask God for a solution. When a doctor is confronted by two patients – one
quietly and eloquently explaining his/her symptoms while the other is shouting
and screaming in pain, which would he attend to first? The one shouting, of
course!
Do you want God to attend to your request urgently? Then
pray out loud. The truth is, you cannot compare the intensity of prayers when
you pray in your heart to when you pray out loud.
Open Heaven 29 August 2020 Saturday: Key Point
It is not surprising that majority of the gifts of the
Holy Spirit have to do with words (1st Corinthians 12:8-10). Six out
of nine of the gifts have to do with words. Words are very important; words
shape destinies and turn things around. You need words to engage in spiritual
warfare. Ephesians 6:17 tells us that our Sword of the Spirit is the word of
God. I have never seen anyone casting out demons with his mouth closed; you
command the with words. Mark 11:23 says that if you have faith and doubt not,
you will say to mountains “be removed
and be cast into the sea” and they will obey you. Mountains obey your
words. Use words wisely.
Key Point
The way you pray
will show if you really mean business or not.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was
written by Pastor
E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of
the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
one of the largest evangelical Churches in
the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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