Open Heaven 15 June 2021: [Tuesday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Our Sure Fortress
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HEAVEN 15 June 2021 TOPIC: Our Sure Fortress
MEMORISE: I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my
fortress: my God; in him will I trust. – Psalm 91:2
READ: Psalm 71:3-7 (KJV)
3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may
continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my
rock and my fortress.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the
wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb:
thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be
continually of thee.
7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Ezra 8-9
Open
Heaven 15 June 2021 MESSAGE:
The Most High is also a fortress. A fortress is
where you go out from to fight. After you have stayed in the refuge for some
time and have prepared for the battle, it will become your fortress. A fortress
is where you put on your armour, get all your strength and then go out to
battle. For a child of God, the Almighty God is not only our refuge, He is also
your fortress. Jehovah-Nissi is not just a God who defends; He also attacks! He
is the Divine Fortress for genuine children of God. The God who told Elijah to
hide was also the One who told him to go forth and fight, after some time. We
see a different Elijah in 1 Kings 18:40
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not
one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the
brook Kishon, and slew them there.
See: OPEN HEAVEN 14 JUNE 2021: OUR SURE REFUGE
Another example is in 1 Samuel
17:43-45. Goliath had
cursed David by the name of his gods and the latter handed him over to the Lord
of Hosts. Goliath was disappointed by his gods and weapons whereas David was
protected by the Everlasting Arms of the Almighty. Deuteronomy
33:27 says:
OPEN HEAVEN 15 JUNE 2021 – OPEN HEAVENS FOR TODAY
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath
are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee;
and shall say, Destroy them.
Our God never
loses a war: David discovered this truth, no wonder he said “Be thou my strong
habitation, whereunto I may continually resort…” Psalm 71:3 knowing fully
well that no evil shall befall anyone who makes God his or her habitation Psalm 91:9-10.
When you make
the Almighty your habitation, you must live holy because He is holy. Some
people cannot be offered the opportunity to spend time with prominent people
simply because they are dirty. If you don’t want to short-change yourself of
the benefits of living with the King of Kings and the Lord of lords, then you
have to do away with sinful habits. When you make God your fortress, He will
deliver you from the wickedness of life. As you live a life of holiness, God
will be your habitation in Jesus’ name.
Open Heaven 15 June 2021 ACTION POINT:
Take inventory
of your life; begin to take steps towards changing anything that may disqualify
you from having the Lord as your Sure Fortress.
Open
Heaven 15 June 2021 HYMN 21: ROCK OF
AGES, CLEFT FOR ME
1. Rock of Ages, cleft
for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee!
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath and make me pure.
2. Not the labours of my
hands,
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone,
Thou must save and Thou alone.
3. Nothing in my hand I
bring,
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress,
Helpless, look to Thee for grace,
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
4. While I draw this
fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgement throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
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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