Open Heaven 6 October 2021: [Wednesday] Devotional
By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Practice Gratitude
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Open Heaven 5 October 2021 TOPIC: Practice Gratitude
MEMORISE: And David said
unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and
before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over
Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. 2 Samuel 6:21
READ: 2 Samuel 6:14-22 (KJV)
14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David
was girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the house of
Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with
shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David,
Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and
dancing before the Lord; and
she despised him in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the
midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt
offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
18 And as soon as David had made an
end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in
the name of the Lord of
hosts.
19 And he dealt among all the people,
even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every
one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all
the people departed every one to his house.
20 Then David returned to bless his
household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said,
How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the
eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly
uncovereth himself!
21 And David said unto Michal, It was
before the Lord, which chose
me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the
people of the Lord, over
Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord.
22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 20:1-26, 2 Samuel
21:1-22, 2 Samuel 22:1-51 , 2 Samuel
23:1-39, 2 Samuel 24:1-25
Open Heaven 6 October 2021 MESSAGE:
We must consider practical ways of saying Thank you to the Lord.
When you are truly grateful to someone, it will be difficult
to hide it. Your gratitude will be evident in everything you do and this truth
is confirmed in today’s Bible reading. When David considered how he had been
surviving both seen and unseen battles of life, he could not help dancing and
leaping for his God.
The Almighty God has kept us alive to date, and like David, we
must practically demonstrate our gratitude through dancing and offering of
heartfelt praises to Him. For the preservation of our lives alone, we must
bless the Lord. In Psalms 144:1, the
Psalmist blesses the Lord for teaching his hands to war and directing his
fingers to fight right. We must realize that not all fighters win the battles
of life. This is what made David write:
Also Read: Open Heaven 5 October 2021 – Counting Your Blessings
“Bless
the Lord O my soul…Who redeemeth thy life from destruction…” Psalm 103:4
Open Heaven 6 October 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
Considering the numerous battles
David fought in his lifetime, particularly against King Saul and his own son –
Absalom who staged a coup against him, one should know that but for God, David
would have died a premature death. This is why he described Gods benevolence as
loving kindness and tender mercies. Oh, how I wish we all would appreciate Gods
kindness as much as David did. Moreover, David recognized that the mercies of
God to him were of tender types – not one but many.
Little wonder
that in our Bible reading of today, he literally praised the Lord to the
consternation of his wife who despised him for dancing passionately for the
Lord. Apparently, Michal had never seen her father – the former king praise God
in that manner before so it was strange to her. Little wonder God replaced him
with David, who would genuinely praise and
worship Him.
Open Heaven 6 October 2021 KEY POINT:
Take a
minimum of fifteen minutes to thank God for His goodness and mercies over your
life and those of your loved ones.
Open Heaven 6 October 2021: HYMN:
Praise to the
Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
1.
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,
the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him,
for he is your health and salvation!
Come, all who hear;
now to his temple draw near,
join me in glad adoration.
2.
Praise to the Lord,
above all things so wondrously reigning;
sheltering you under his wings,
and so gently sustaining!
Have you not seen all that is needful has
been sent by his gracious ordaining?
3.
Praise to the Lord,
who will prosper your work and defend you;
surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
if with his love he befriends you.
Praise to the Lord!
O let all that is in me adore him!
All that has life and breath, come now with
praises before him.
Let the Amen sound from his people again;
gladly forever adore him.
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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