Open Heaven 2 May 2021: [Sunday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Divine Restoration
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OPEN HEAVEN 2 MAY 2021 TOPIC: Divine Restoration
MEMORISE: Restore unto me the joy
of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. – Psalm 51:12
READ: Ezekiel 37:1-10 (KJV)
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the
spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full
of bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there
were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I
answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto
them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause
breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon
you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye
shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there
was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his
bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon
them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of
man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O
breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 15-17
Open
Heaven 2 May 2021 MESSAGE:
Our God does not only create, He can also restore as we see in
today’s Scripture reading. You will experience this kind of restoration today
in Jesus’ name. The story is the restoration of dry bones. Ezekiel was taken to
the valley of dry bones by the Spirit of God. Dry bones, of course, signify a
state of hopelessness and lifelessness. When he got there, the Almighty God had
a dialogue with him. Is it not amazing that whenever God wants to perform
wonders, He dialogues? He did the same when He fed the five thousand in Mark
6:30-43. The fact that God dialogues with His children does not mean He does
not know what to do at any given time; rather it means that He likes to
fellowship with His children. God dialogued with Ezekiel and the wonder working
process began.
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HEAVEN 1 MAY 2021 – SECRETS OF FRUITFULNESS
The first lesson in this story is that whenever the Spirit of
God is upon an individual, the fellow would be able to do the impossible.
Ezekiel was not even sure if the dry bones could live or not. He was just a
prophet. The second lesson is that we must always acknowledge the sovereignty
of God in all matters, no matter how pressing or ridiculous the case at hand
may be. Ezekiel said only God knew if the bones could live again. He
acknowledged God’s power. 1 Corinthians 1:25,27 says:
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the
weakness of God is stronger than men…But God hath chosen the foolish things of
the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the
world to confound the things which are mighty;”
Open Heaven 2 May 2021 – Divine Restoration
Whenever we acknowledge God’s sovereignty, there will be a
mighty manifestation of wonders. Ezekiel responded positively to the
instructions God gave him concerning the dry bones, he prophesied, and the
result was a mighty army. Beloved, without the Holy Spirit we can do nothing;
however, with Him all things are possible.
Whenever the Spirit of God is, there is liberty, miracles, sign,
and wonders. These good things will be your portion this season, in the mighty
name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 2 May 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father,
please speak to my situation today. Restore unto me everything the enemies have
destroyed in my life, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open
Heaven 2 May 2021 HYMN 16: O God Our Help In Ages Past
1. O
God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
2.
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
3.
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4.
Thy Word commands our flesh to dust,
“Return, ye sons of men”:
All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
5. A
thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
6.
The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
With all their lives and cares,
Are carried downwards by the flood,
And lost in foll’wing years.
7.
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op’ning day.
8.
Like flow’ry fields the nations stand
Pleased with the morning light;
The flow’rs beneath the mower’s hand
Lie with’ring ere ’tis night.
9. O
God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
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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