Open Heaven 27 June 2021: [Sunday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A
Adeboye – Who do you Pray to?
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OPEN
HEAVEN 27 June 2021 TOPIC: Who Do You Pray To?
MEMORISE: Wherefore seeing we
also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside
every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us, – Psalm 5:2
READ: Psalm 5:1-3 (KJV)
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for
unto thee will I pray.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Nehemiah 1-3
Open
Heaven 27 June 2021 MESSAGE:
The Psalmist, in our memory verse for today, made a great
discovery. He found that prayer is very important to anyone who wants to be
victorious in life. Not only that, the Person to whom we channel our prayers is
even more important. In (2
Kings 6:26-27), we see a woman who
misdirected her prayer to the King of Israel when she was in distress. Thank
God the king was wise, he redirected her focus to the Lord. We must channel our
prayers to the right person. No wonder Psalm
5:3 says:
“…in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look
up.”
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HEAVEN 26 JUNE 2021 – RUN WITH PATIENCE
Luke 18:1-8 paints a true picture of where we should direct our
prayers. Only God knows how long it took the judge to pay attention to this
helpless widow. However, she did not relent in asking. Jesus Christ said:
“Hear what the unjust judge
saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto
him, though he bear long with them?” adding “I
tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man
cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?”
The
lesson we should draw from this is that had the woman directed her prayers to
God, she would not have suffered from the insensitivity of the judge. We should
however also learn persistence from this widow.
Beloved, to whom are you directing your prayers? If it is your
pastor, despite the fact that he is God’s representative, you are missing it.
Is it the government of your country? No government of this world can
adequately solve your problem. The King of Samaria, in (2 Kings 6:26-27), was sincere enough to tell the woman who came to him that he
himself was helpless. When we seek solutions to our problems from people, we’re
making a god out of them. Seeking solutions from people rather than God leads
to disappointment. Jeremiah
17:5 says:
“Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be
the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart
departeth from the Lord.“
Put your trust in the Almighty God who gives liberally without
upbraiding (James 1:5); He will definitely help you.
Open Heaven 27 June 2021 ACTION POINT:
From
now, redirect your prayers from men to God and you will never be disappointed.
Open
Heaven 27 June 2021 HYMN 20: Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King Of
Creation
1.
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;
O my soul, praise Him, for He is your health and salvation!
Come, all who hear, now to His temple draw near,
Join me in glad adoration.
2.
Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning;
Sheltering you under His wings, and so gently sustaining!
Have you not seen, all that is needful has been sent by His gracious ordaining?
3.
Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you;
Surely His goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.
Ponder anew, what the Almighty can do, if with His love He befriend you.
4.
Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that has life and breath, come now with praises before Him!
Let the Amen, sound from His people again;
Gladly forever adore Him.
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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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