Open Heaven 9 November 2021: [Tuesday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – We Owe God Gratitude
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Heaven 9 November 2021 TOPIC: We Owe God Gratitude
MEMORISE: O give thanks
unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever. 1 Chronicles
16:34
READ: Luke 17:11-19 (KJV)
11. And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem,
that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12. And as he entered into a certain village, there
met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13. And they lifted up their voices, and said,
Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go
shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they
were cleansed.
15. And one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16. And fell down on his face at his feet, giving
him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17, And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? but where are the nine?
18. There are not found that returned to give glory
to God, save this stranger.
19. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 23:1-18, Isaiah 24:1-23,
Isaiah 25:1-12, Isaiah 26:1-21, Isaiah 27:1-13, Isaiah 28:1-29,
Open Heaven 9 November 2021 MESSAGE:
There is one thing that irritates God which many don’t pay
attention to and that is ingratitude.
Also Read: Open Heaven 8 November 2021 – The Blameless Vessel
In
my village – Ifewara, in the South-Western part of Nigeria, our people would
say Don’t follow-up on your benevolent act so that it would not appear as if
you are seeking gratitude or worship.
God
however, demands both from us and rightly so too, because we all owe everything
we have to His benevolence. As a matter of fact, God follows up on His
benevolent acts and that is why He told the children of Israel to bring
one-tenth of His blessings upon their lives (Deuteronomy 14:22) and
the first fruits from their farmlands and livelihood, to Him.
“Speak
unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land
which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring
a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave
the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you…”“Leviticus
23:10-11”
The
Psalmists knowledge of the dangers of ingratitude led him to say in Psalms
103:1-2 “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.”
Open Heaven 9 November 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
In
our Bible reading today, the Lord Jesus asked ..Were there not ten cleansed?
But where are the nine? (Luke 17:17). The Lord then perfected
the healing of the grateful man, making him whole.
It
is most unfortunate that many children of God are already so used to miraculous
acts of God as to take them for granted. They are no longer moved by these
acts, invariably leading to an ungrateful attitude.
Newcomers
to the Church who know what they have suffered at the hands of the devil and
his cohorts give thanks to God for their miracles, whereas some pastors don’t
testify of how God healed them of a headache because they don’t see it as a big
deal.
Such
people have forgotten that the headache they consider as ordinary has claimed
the lives of millions of other people. My prayer is that you will never be
ungrateful again, in Jesus name.
Open Heaven 9 November 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please forgive me for all actions or in actions that
have amounted to being ungrateful to You. Please Lord, help me to be grateful
to You at all times, in Jesus name.
Open
Heaven 9 November 2021 HYMN: PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM! JESUS OUR BLESSED
REDEEMER!
1. Praise
him! praise him!
Jesus, our
blessed Redeemer!
Sing, O earth
his wonderful love proclaim!
Hail him!
hail him! highest archangels in glory,
Strength and
honor give to his holy name!
Like a
shepherd Jesus will guard his children
In his arms
he carries them all day long:
CHORUS
Praise him!
praise him! tell of his excellent greatness!
Praise him!
praise him! ever in joyful song!
2. Praise
him! praise him!
Jesus, our
blessed Redeemer!
For our sins
he suffered and bled and died;
He our Rock,
our hope of eternal salvation,
Hail him!
hail him! Jesus the Crucified.
Sound his
praises -Jesus who bore our sorrows Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong:
3. Praise
him! praise him!
Jesus, our
blessed Redeemer!
Heav’nly
portals loud with hosannas ring!
Jesus,
Savior, reigneth for ever and ever,
Crown him!
crown him!
Prophet and
Priest and King!
Christ is
coming, over the world victorious
Pow’r and
glory unto the Lord belong:
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 kleinanzeigen in the world
and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's
Ministries.
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