Open Heaven 5 August 2021: [Thursday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Be Thou Perfect
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HEAVEN 5 AUGUST 2021 TOPIC: BE THOU PERFECT
MEMORISE
Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48
READ: Genesis 17:1-9 (KJV)
1.
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared
to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou
perfect.
2.
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will
multiply thee exceedingly.
3.
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4.
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a
father of many nations.
5.
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name
shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6.
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations
of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy
seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God
unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
8.
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land
wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting
possession; and I will be their God.
9. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Job 31:1-40,
Job 32:1-22
Open Heaven 5 AUGUST 2021 MESSAGE:
There are many misconceptions about the demand
of God for perfection. These misconceptions have led some people to conclude
that perfection is unrealistic and so should be abandoned in the Christian
walk. My prayer is that the power of God will come upon you today and you will
live in perfection as God demands, in Jesus name. Why do people see Gods demand
for our perfection as unrealistic?
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Many people think that
perfection is to be attained by our strength. This is simply not so. Nobody can
attain anything by his or her own strength 1 Samuel 2:9. We need the power and
wisdom of God for perfection. The problem, however, is the belief of many that
perfection is unattainable. They lack faith in God to help them become perfect.
This is why the Bible says:
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
Open Heaven 5 August 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
Unbelief breeds disobedience as
in the case of the first man and woman. They doubted the word of God and fell
into imperfection through this unbelief! This was unlike Abraham in our text of
today. Thus, if you are struggling with unbelief, pray like that man whose
child was tormented by demons “…Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief” Mark 9:24.When people see a state of human perfection as a mission
impossible, it is simply because they do not understand the concept from the
point of view of the Lord.
How
does God see perfection? You are perfect based on your obedience to what God
asks you to do even when it is neither logically nor politically correct. Once
you obey, He justifies you. We are justified through faith in the Son of the
Living God Romans 8:33. Perfection and
holiness share the same factor that makes them realistic and that is obedience.
Are you always obedient to the word of God? If you are, I congratulate you. If
not, you must repent today, because tomorrow may be too late.
Open Heaven 5 August 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please let Your Holy Spirit quicken
me to perfection, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 5 August 2021 HYMN – Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all
1. Jesus, my Lord, my
God, my all,
hear me, blest Savior, when I call;
hear me, and from thy dwelling place
pour down the riches of thy grace.
CHORUS
Refrain:
Jesus, my Lord, I thee adore;
O make me love thee more and more.
1. Jesus, too late I thee
have sought;
how can I love thee as I ought?
And how extol thy matchless fame,
the glorious beauty of thy name?
2. Jesus, what didst thou
find in me
that thou hast dealt so lovingly?
How great the joy that thou hast brought,
so far exceeding hope or thought!
3. Jesus, of thee shall
be my song;
to thee my heart and soul belong;
all that I have or am is thine,
and thou, blest Savior, thou art mine.
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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