Open Heaven 27 December 2020: [Sunday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – The Power of Physical Fellowship
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Topic: The Power of Physical Fellowship (Open Heaven
27 December 2020)
Memorise: “I
was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” –
(Psalms 122:1)
Read: Psalms
122:1-2 (KJV)
1. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house
of the LORD.
2. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Bible in One Year: Revelation 1-5
Open Heaven 27 December 2020 MESSAGE:
Technology is a good thing; it is very effective in enhancing
the worship experience, but it must be used with caution so it does not rob us
of the worship experience that we need. There is a new trend now where people
prefer to sit at home and connect to a service through their Television, a
website or social media. Believe me, what you get while watching through these
means can never be the same as when you attend the service physically,
especially if there is really nothing stopping you from doing so.
Open Heaven 27 December 2020 – The Power of Physical Fellowship
Also See: Open Heaven 26 December 2020 – Submission and Victory
When you connect to a service
from home, you are prone to lots of distractions. Someone could knock on your
door and distract you; you could even remember something you wanted to do and
decide to do it while still watching the service. You could also decide to cook
while watching the service, meaning whenever you are attending to the food, you
are missing something. On the other hand, when you attend the service
physically, you have few or no distractions as you and everyone around you have
only one focus God. More importantly however, is the atmosphere of worship;
being in that Spirit-filled environment should not be traded for anything. The
fire from the fellow beside you who is praying or worshipping will ignite yours
and you would reach realms you could not have attained had you been sitting at
home to watch the service. Jesus said:
“For where two or three are gathered together
in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” – Matthew 18:20
Open Heaven 27 December 2020: [Sunday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – The Power of Physical Fellowship
Watching Him move in the midst of a group of people gathered in
His name can give you a bit of the action, but it can never be the same as when
you are physically present amongst the group. So, except there is absolutely no
way you can attend the service based on circumstances beyond your control, it
is better that you attend Christian fellowships physically. As you do so, the
power of God’s Spirit will locate and lift you, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 27 December 2020 Action Point:
Attend services
physically, and make use of digital platforms only when necessary.
Open Heaven 27
December 2020 Hymn
20: NEARER, MY GOD TO THEE
Nearer, my God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee;
E’en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, (2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
2. Though, like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to Thee, (2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
3. There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven;
All that Thou send’st to me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee, (2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
4. Then with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I’ll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee, (2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
5. Or if on joyful wing
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I fly,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee, (2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
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