Open Heaven 26 July 2021: [Monday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Prayer, Praise and Worship
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OPEN
HEAVEN 26 JULY 2021 TOPIC: Prayer, Praise and
Worship
MEMORISE: Pray without ceasing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17
READ: Acts 16:25-34 (KJV)
25 And at midnight Paul and
Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a
great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and
immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the
prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out
his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been
fled.
28 But Paul cried with a
loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a
light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out,
and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him
the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the
same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all
his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR:Psalms
78:1-72, Psalms 79:1-13, Psalms 80:1-19
Open Heaven 26 July 2021 MESSAGE:
God’s desire for all His children is greatness.
He wishes that they prosper, be in health even as their souls prosper 3 John 1:2. However, a study of the word of God reveals
that there are certain requirements for greatness, three of which are: prayers,
praises and worship. John 4:24 says:
Also Read: OPEN
HEAVEN 25 JULY 2021 – LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in
Spirit and in truth.”
Prayer
is communication with God in line with His will. In praises we thank God for
what He has done, what He is doing and what He is yet to do. In worship, we
appreciate God for who He is. God expects all of creation to worship Him;
however, there are various categories of worshippers.One category of
worshippers comprises those who, at one time or the other, received a blessing
from God Psalms 150:6. No matter how little you think the goodness of the Lord in your
life may be, it is imperative that you praise Him. The next category of
worshippers are the afflicted ones. These include the bereaved, the sorrowful,
the disappointed and the discouraged in our midst.
A
classic example is Job. Job was a man who worshipped God in prosperity Job 1:1-5,
in the midst of satanic afflictions Job
1:15 to Job 2:9
and at the point of his turnaround Job 42:1-6.
The third category of worshippers are the vessels unto honour 2 Timothy 2:19-21. Vessels unto dishonour are those used by the devil to change
joy to sorrow. These are the agents of the devil. A vessel unto honour however,
is someone God can use anytime, anyway and anywhere He wants to. Worship
characterizes vessels unto honour.
In
addition, vessels unto honour are chosen by God John 15:16. Such people are
willing to be chosen and ready to live holy all the time.Are you a vessel unto
honour? If yes, go ahead and give high praise to God. If not, repent and cry
unto God for mercy.May the Lord make and keep you as a vessel unto honour in
the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 26 July 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please give me a grateful
heart and the grace to praise and worship You always, in Jesus name.
Open Heaven 26 July 2021 HYMN – PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!
JESUS, OUR BLESSED REDEEMER!
1. Praise him! praise
him! Jesus, our blessed
Redeemer!
Sing, O earth his wonderful love proclaim!
Hail him! hail him! highest archangels in
glory,
Strength and honor give to his holy name!
Like a shepherd Jesus will guard his
children –
In his arms he carries them all day long:
CHORUS
Praise him! praise him!
tell of his excellent greatness!
Praise him! praise him! ever in joyful song!
1. Praise him! praise
him! Jesus, our blessed
Redeemer!
For our sins he suffered and bled and died;
He our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation,
Hail him! hail him! Jesus the Crucified.
Sound his praises — Jesus who bore our
sorrows –
Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and
strong:
2. Praise him! praise
him! Jesus, our blessed
Redeemer!
Heav’nly portals loud with hosannas ring!
Jesus, Savior, reigneth for ever and ever,
Crown him! crown him! Prophet and Priest
and King!
Christ is coming, over the world victorious –
Pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong:
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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