Open Heaven 5 October 2021: [Tuesday] Devotional By
Pastor E.A
Adeboye – Counting Your Blessings
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Open Heaven 5 October 2021 TOPIC: Counting Your Blessings
MEMORISE: Praise the LORD;
for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. Psalms 135:3
READ: Psalms 103:1-5 (KJV)
1. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his
holy name.
2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy
diseases;
4.Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 15:1-37, 2 Samuel 16:1-23, 2 Samuel 17:1-29 , 2 Samuel
18:1-33, 2 Samuel 19:1-43
Open Heaven 5 October 2021 MESSAGE:
Ingratitude is
dangerous, particularly when it is directly shown against the Almighty God.
There are many things we enjoy from Gods benevolence, but we often take them
for granted. At a point when David seemed to be forgetful of the goodness of the Lord, he decided to preach to his soul, according to
the Bible reading of today.
Also Read: Open Heaven 4 October 2021 – Keep Your Heart Pure
“Bless
the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:” Psalm 103:1-2
In today’s text, David took some time to list the blessings of
God upon his life so that he would not overlook any of them. The first thing he
mentioned is the benefit of forgiveness he enjoyed from the Holy One of
Israel. One wonders if modern day Christians appreciate the blessing of
forgiveness like David did. Another blessing David listed in his collection of
Gods benefits is divine healing.
How often do we take time to really appreciate God for our
health and well-being? How well do we thank Him whenever He heals us? There are
numerous sicknesses and diseases for which there is no known cure. Do we even
remember to thank God for medication that works when we take it? May the Lord
grant you divine health, which is far superior to healing, in the mighty name
of Jesus. However, we must remember the words of the Lord to the Syrophoenician
woman:
“…it is not meet to take the children’s bread and to cast it unto the dogs.” Mark 7:27
Open Heaven 5 October 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
In other
words, before we can have access to divine health or at least divine healing
which are some of the benefits of being a part of Gods kingdom, we must first
become born again John 3:3. For those of us who are children of God, we must not take God’s
grace and blessings for granted because we cannot remain in sin and expect
grace to abound Romans 6:1. Let us show our appreciation by living for Him alone
and by glorifying Him in our bodies as Paul enjoined us in Romans
12:1-2.
Furthermore, the Bible in Deuteronomy 6:12 urges us not to
forget all what the Lord has done for us. Make a habit of counting your
blessings and testifying to Gods goodness at all times.
Open Heaven 5 October 2021 KEY POINT:
Take
time to make a list of all God’s blessings upon your life and give Him thanks
from the bottom of your heart for each of them.
Open Heaven 5 October 2021: HYMN:
Now thank we all our God
1.Now thank we all our God
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done,
in whom his world rejoices;
who from our mothers’ arms
has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.
1.
O
may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us,
to keep us in his grace,
and guide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills
of this world in the next.
2.
All
praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given,
the Son and Spirit blest,
who reign in highest heaven
the one eternal God,
whom heaven and earth adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.
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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