Open Heaven 15 August 2021: [Sunday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – The Authority of Believers
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OPEN HEAVEN 15 AUGUST 2021
TOPIC: The
Authority of Believers
MEMORISE: See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the
kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to
build, and to plant. – Jeremiah 1:10
READ: Jeremiah 1:7-10 (KJV)
7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou
shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou
shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver
thee, saith the LORD.
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And
the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 102-104
Open Heaven 15 August 2021 MESSAGE:
Power, particularly the one given by God is sweet. However,
there is something sweeter than power and that is authority. When God give you
authority, you become a ‘small god’ in your own right (Psalm 82:6). God gave
Moses authority to go and deliver the children of Israel from the bondage of
the Egyptians and he became a god to Pharaoh and the host of Egypt.
“And
the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh:
and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.” – Exodus 7:1
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When we give our lives to Jesus Christ through faith, we become
children of God by grace because He gives power to as many as receive and
believe in His name (John 1:11-12). When we begin to do His will, following Him
intimately, He gives us authority without measure. This is when we ascend to
higher realms over and above principalities and powers of the devil. The
unfortunate thing about many 21st Century believers is that they tend to be
satisfied with the power to become children of God but hardly bother to possess
spiritual authority like the believers of old. Many contemporary children of
God operate below the level of the Old Testament prophets who were not
privileged to have the kind of relationship we enjoy with the Holy Spirit. For
example, in 2 kings 1:10, Elijah called down fire on those who came to arrest
him. How many contemporary Christians can call down fire from Heaven?
Open Heaven 15 August 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
While it is true that we are to preach the
gospel of peace, we are also to show forth the praises of our Lord Jesus Christ
as His priests (1 Peter 2:9). Luke 9:1 says:
“Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power
and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.”
The Bible also says in James 4:7:
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you.”
To have such authority that will put the devil and his cohorts
under our control; we must first submit ourselves to Jesus Christ. It is He who
has all authority and power according to Matthew 28:18.
Open Heaven 15 August 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please give me
the authority to live above principalities and powers that may want to destroy
or alter my destiny, in Jesus’ name.
Open Heaven 15 August 2021 HYMN 4: Conqueror
And Overcomers Now Are We
1.
Conquerors and
overcomers now are we,
Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we’ve victory,
If the Lord be for us, we can never fail;
Nothing ‘gainst his mighty pow’r can e’er prevail.
2.
Refrain:
Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood;
God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,
Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,
Yet who lives and reigns again,
More than conquerors are we,
More than conquerors are we.
3.
2. In the name of Israel’s
God we’ll onward press,
Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;
Not to us, but unto him the praise shall be,
For salvation and for blood-bought victory.
4.
3. Unto him that
overcometh shall be giv’n
Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav’n;
Over yonder he the victor’s palm shall bear,
And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.
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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