Open Heaven 18 September 2021: [Saturday] Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Indomitable Weapon of Spiritual Warfare
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Heaven 18 September 2021 Topic: Indomitable Weapon
of Spiritual Warfare
MEMORISE: And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set
ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were
come against Judah; and they were smitten. 2 Chronicles 20:22
READ: 2 Chronicles 20:18-22 (KJV)
18 And Jehoshaphat
bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem fell before the Lord,
worshipping the Lord.
19 And the Levites,
of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood
up to praise the Lord God
of Israel with a loud voice on high.
20 And they rose
early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they
went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of
Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your
God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
21 And when he had
consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty
of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR: Luke 23:1-56, Luke 24:1-53
Open Heaven 18 September 2021 MESSAGE:
The issue of
praise and worship cannot be over-emphasized. As a matter of fact, the primary
and original reason God created man and indeed all things for His pleasure as
we see in Revelation 4:10-11:
“The
four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship
him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne,
saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for
thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Also Read: Open Heaven 17 September 2021 – Holy Spirit: The Engine Room
of Missions
Despite the fact that we
are created for the purpose of praising and worshipping God, the Lord still
daily loads
us with benefits Psalms 68:19. One
of these benefits is the victory that God gives to us when we sing His praise,
according to our Bible reading today. Another thing we must learn from today’s
reading is that the Bible says:
“he
appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of
holiness…” 2 Chronicles 20:21
Open Heaven 18 September 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
It is not all so-called
praise and worship singers who are genuine and acceptable unto the Lord; some
are unto the flesh. I have often told my children in the faith that they should
be mindful of the type of song they sing in the name of praise or worship. Some
of these songs are from the pit of hell, coated in Christian lyrics. Any song,
display, dance, drama or general work of art that promotes promiscuity is
unacceptable in the sight of God and will do the opposite of what genuine songs
of praise and worship do. Our song should come from a pure heart, its presentation
void of pride and ulterior motives. It is unfortunate that the origins of some
so-called songs of praise and worship are demonic shrines. They are so
melodious and we embrace them without knowing the implication. From today, let
us allow the Holy Spirit to give us songs that the Trinity will appreciate. Let
us sing of the beauty of Gods holiness for irreversible victory over our
adversaries. It is only when our praise or worship is truly inspired by the
Holy Spirit that it can indeed be an indomitable weapon of spiritual warfare.
Open Heaven 18 September 2021 KEY
POINT:
Commit to praising and
worshipping God always.
Open Heaven 18
September 2021 HYMN: All hail the power of Jesus
Name!
1.
All hail the power of Jesus Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown Him Lord of all.
2.
Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
and as they tune it, fall
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
3.
Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israels might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Now hail the strength of Israels might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
4.
Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
who from His altar call;
Extol the Stem of Jesses Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the Stem of Jesses Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
5.
Ye seed of Israels chosen race,
ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
and crown Him Lord of all.
6.
Hail Him, ye heirs of Davids line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.
7.
Sinners, whose love can neer forget
the wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
8.
Let every tribe and every tongue
before Him prostrate fall
And shout in universal song
the crownd Lord of all.
And shout in universal song
the crownd Lord of all.
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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