Open Heaven 6 May 2021: [Thursday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Contact with the Miraculous
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OPEN HEAVEN 6 MAY 2021 TOPIC: Contact With The Miraculous
MEMORISE: The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want. – Psalm 23:1
READ: 1 Kings 17:12-16 (KJV)
12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake,
but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I
am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that
we may eat it, and die.
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast
said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after
make for thee and for thy son.
14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal
shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the
LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and
she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 25-26
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Heaven 6 May 2021 MESSAGE:
Since creation, God has continually been working on His
creatures to achieve His purpose. Rather than create other men and women after
Adam and Eve, Genesis 1:28 says God empowered the first family to multiply. God
likes to use what He has created to meet the subsequent needs of His creatures.
Also See: OPEN HEAVEN 5
MAY 2021 – GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU
n 1 Kings 17, God sent Elijah to the household of a widow who
was preparing to eat her last meal, then die. There are a few lessons from this
incident. First, her house was available for God to use as a point of contact
for her household and the prophet. Your house will be a point of contact for
the miraculous, in the mighty name of Jesus. One way of making your house a point
of contact for the miraculous is by surrendering it for use as a House
Fellowship centre. Peter did the same when Jesus asked him to surrender his
boat for a preaching engagement (Luke 5:3). The boat later became a point of
contact for the miraculous catch of a multitude of fish.
Open Heaven 6 May 2021 – Contact with the Miraculous
Secondly, God said “…I have commanded a widow woman there to
sustain thee.” The widow obeyed God’s command despite the fact that it appeared
difficult. This was why she became a point of contact for the miraculous.
Thirdly, she gave up the last handful of meal and little oil she had and they
became a point of contact through which she got her miracle. She was a sincere
woman of faith. She seemed to be saying to herself, like David did in Psalm
23:1 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want (even though I surrendered my
last meal to Him)”. She exposed her last meal to the wonder-working God to work
with and it became a point of contact. This was the exact thing the lad in John
6:5-13 did and he had a remnant of twelve baskets full on the loaves he lent
Jesus Christ. I pray that the Lord will feed you abundantly even in times of
famine, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Beloved, your first point of contact is your relationship with
Jesus. How is it at the moment? He wants to have an intimate relationship with
you in holiness. If you are still living in sin, accept Jesus as your Saviour,
if you are His child already, stay connected and you too will experience
miracles.
Open Heaven 6 May 2021 ACTION POINT:
Determine
to lend to God by giving sacrificially to His work this year. You will
experience God’s glory in its fullness.
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Heaven 6 May 2021 HYMN 28: What A Friend We Have In Jesus
1.
What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
2.
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
3.
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.
4.
Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
Thou wilt all our burdens bear;
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
All to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright, unclouded,
There will be no need for prayer—
Rapture, praise, and endless worship
Will be our sweet portion there.
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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