Open Heaven 22 May 2021: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Make Your Request Known to God II
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HEAVEN 22 MAY 2021 TOPIC: Make
Your Request Known to God II
MEMORISE If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will
do it. – John 14:14
READ: Esther 8:1-8 (KJV)
1 On
that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto
Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what
he was unto her.
2 And the king took off
his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther
set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3 And Esther spake yet
again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears
to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had
devised against the Jews.
4 Then the king held out
the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5 And said, If it please
the king, and if I have favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before
the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the
letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to
destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
6 For how can I endure to
see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the
destruction of my kindred?
7 Then the king Ahasuerus
said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther
the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid
his hand upon the Jews.
8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Judges 12-13
Open
Heaven 22 May 2021 MESSAGE:
The Bible reading of today talks about the excellency of wisdom. As powerful as money is, there are things it cannot buy, however, wisdom can get you almost everything you need in life. While you may be able to afford a waterbed, money cannot buy sleep. It is the Lord who gives His beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2). Money can buy education but it will never be able to buy wisdom. How do you explain medical doctors who indulge in chain-smoking despite being fully aware of the adverse effect on their health? They are educated but are not wise enough to abstain from a potential source of death. Lawyers have been caught in criminal acts. They have legal education but are not wise enough to resist criminal tendencies. Only God gives perfect wisdom and we must turn to Him for it. Solomon knew this and that was why he asked God for wisdom. He later confirmed that wisdom is fundamental to living a successful life in Proverbs 4:7-8: READ >> OPEN HEAVENS 21 MAY 2021
OPEN HEAVEN 22 MAY 2021 – OPEN HEAVENS FOR TODAY
When Solomon got divine wisdom, all other benefits followed.
Where there is wisdom, there is wealth. During the reign of King Solomon, other
kings would come to listen to his words of wisdom and on every visit, they
brought along fortunes to bless Solomon with (1 Kings 10:23-25). When Esther
was asked to make her request known to the king, she did not ask for peanuts –
an additional crown, jewelry, boxes of clothes and so on, rather she asked for
the preservation of her and that of the Jews in the kingdom whose lives were in
jeopardy. When there is life, there is hope; Queen Esther knew this and thus
went for it. What do you really want? Ask God for wisdom today and every other
thing shall be added unto you in Jesus’ name (James 1:5).
According to Proverbs 9:8-12, it takes wisdom to heed
correction, especially when it comes from the word God. It is also wisdom to
seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. As you do, blessings shall
be added unto you, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 22 May 2021 ACTION POINT:
Father,
please give me godly wisdom to be able to pray aright, give me wisdom to live
an acceptable life for Your glory, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 22 May 2021 HYMN 6: GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS, O GOD MY FATHER
1. Great is Thy
faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou has been Thou forever wilt be.
REFRAIN:
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
1. Summer and winter, and
spring time and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
2. Pardon for sin and a
peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide!
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow.
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
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.
1 Comments
Amen. I am really bless. Lord help us to seek for wisdom
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