Open Heaven 5 November 2020: [Thursday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Freedom From Depression II
FREEDOM FROM DEPRESSION II – Thursday
November 5th 2020
Memorise: I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John
14:18
Read: Psalm 40:1-5 (KJV)
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry
clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor
such as turn aside to lies.
5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Bible in one year: Mark 13, Hymn: Sing hymn 3
Yesterday, we looked at how a relationship
with Christ can drive depression away from a person’s life. However, once in a
while, Christians also get depressed. A Christian may get depressed when life’s
challenges make them lose sight of how great God is or how much He loves them.
Open Heaven 5 November 2020 – Freedom From Depression II
I have experienced this before. I was already
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God then, and the
Church was growing, but somehow, I felt the people I was pasturing did not care
about me. I felt I was labouring in prayers and fasting for them, but they
didn’t care, so I decided that I was going to resign as the General Overseer of
the Church. With my decision made, I took a nap and when I woke, there was a
young girl who had come to see me. She said God told her to come and give me a
cake. I was so touched by that gesture that even though I don’t like cake so
much, I ate that one. Then God said “I thought you said no one cared”. I
realised that I had paid so much attention to appreciation from the people that
I did not remember how much God cares for and love me.
Open Heaven 5 November 2020: [Thursday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Freedom From Depression II
Now, when as a believer you are feeling
depressed, what you need is to go deep into the presence of God because Psalm
16:11 says:
“Thou
wilt shew mme the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of Joy; at thy
right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
You cannot be engulfed in the presence of God
and not feel His love and care for you; that love you feel will bring joy to
your soul. How can you get into the presence of God? Simple. Through praise and
worship. David said in Psalm 100:4 that with thanksgiving, you enter into the
gates of God and with praises, you enter into His courtyard. When you praise
and worship God for a long period of time, you will feel His presence come
down, greatly and since in His presence there is fullness of joy, you will
begin to feel a joy that is beyond understanding. That is why Isaiah 61:3 says
a garment of praise will replace a spirit of heaviness:
Open Heaven 5 November 2020 Thursday: Prayer Point
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness….”
Prayer Point:
Father, please give me a garment of praise in place of every
heaviness in my heart.
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