Open Heaven 24 July 2021: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – When Revival Comes II
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HEAVEN 24 JULY 2021 TOPIC: When Revival Comes II
MEMORISE Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within me.
Psalms 51:10
READ: Psalms
51:1-3 (KJV)
1. Have mercy upon me, O
God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy
tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2. Wash me throughly from
mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 72:1-20
, Psalms 73:1-28 , Psalms 74:1-23
Open Heaven 24 July 2021 MESSAGE:
Today, I want you to take a self-evaluation: is
there anything you have done that could land you in hell? Today is the day of
repentance and restoration. A man of God once said when genuine revival comes,
everybody, including pastors, would have one or two things to repent of.
Also Read: OPEN
HEAVEN 23 JULY 2021 – WHEN REVIVAL COMES I
Revival is not the working of
miracles; it is an increased spiritual interest or renewal of a life of
holiness, in complete obedience to the word of God. The first step towards
experiencing a revival is to realise that one has sinned or fallen short of
Gods expectations, according to Romans 3:23.
Fervent prayers of repentance
must therefore precede revival. In Psalms 51:1-19 we read of David praying
fervently for revival and restoration after he had sinned against God. This is
where many so-called born-again Christians, particularly those who consider
themselves fairly old in the faith often miss it. They are like that Pharisee
who went to the temple to display his superiority over the publican in Luke 18:10-14.
If you ever realise that you have fallen short of Gods approval
and favour, put aside your ego and humble yourself before the One who can
forgive and forget. The Bible says in 1 John 2:12
“My little children, these things write I
unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins:
and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”
What the Lord
is telling us in this Scripture is that a child of God should be free of sin,
according to 1 John 3:8-9 which says:
“He that committeth sin is of the devil;
for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of
God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin,
because he is born of God.”
However,
should anyone fall into sin, such a person must quickly cry to God in remorse
for revival and restoration. The person must then have faith in the word of God
and the blood of Jesus Christ for cleansing. Plead the blood of Jesus over your
life and make up your mind never to go back to sin.
Open Heaven 24 July 2021 KEY POINT:
Check
your life and see if there is anything you have done contrary to the word of
God Confess it to God and let Him restore you to your position as His child.
Open Heaven 24 July 2021 HYMN 13: O LORD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
1. O Lord, 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
your throne,
your saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is your arm alone,
and our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills in
order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting you are God,
to endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in
your sight
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5. The busy tribes of
flesh and blood,
with all their lives and cares,
are carried downward by your flood,
and lost in foll’wing years.
6. Time, like an
ever-rolling stream,
bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the op’ning day.
7. Our God, our help in
ages past,
our hope for years to come:
O be 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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