Open Heaven 11 January 2022: [Tuesday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – The Blessings of Commitment
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Heaven 11 January 2022 TOPIC: The Blessings of Commitment
Memorise: My God hath sent his angel,
and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as
before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done
no hurt. Daniel 6:22
READ: Daniel 6:1-22 (KJV)
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes,
which should be over the whole kingdom;
2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the
princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because
an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole
realm.
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel
concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch
as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel,
except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and
said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the
counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal
statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any
God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den
of lions.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not
changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his
house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled
upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God,
as he did aforetime.
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making
supplication before his God.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s
decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition
of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into
the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to
the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of
the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the
decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with
himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the
going down of the sun to deliver him.
15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O
king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute
which the king establisheth may be changed.
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the
den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou
servest continually, he will deliver thee.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the
king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the
purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither
were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto
the den of lions.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto
Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living
God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the
lions?
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 32-34
Open Heaven 11 January 2022 MESSAGE:
Yesterday we discussed the
price of commitment and noted that, as high as the price of commitment to
Kingdom projects may be, it is highly rewarding.
Read: Open Heavens 10
January 2022 – The Price of Commitment
Today we shall dwell further on this and I pray that we would be spurred
unto greater commitment to godliness and Kingdom business in Jesus’ name.
Open Heaven 11 January 2022 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
Our text today is a classic example of the blessings of commitment,
especially to godliness. King Darius was deceived into signing a deadly
document that forbade everyone to pray to God or any other person asides the
king himself, for thirty days.
The perpetrators of this deceit knew Daniel was committed to praying to God
and they sought to implicate him with the law. Darius later realized that he
had been misguided into signing a death warrant for Daniel, whom he obviously
admired and respected.
Daniel continued to pray to God despite the law, and as expected, he was
thrown into the den of lions. Darius could not sleep that night, and as soon as
it was morning, he ran to the den of lions to confirm the authenticity of the
power of God and whether God had rewarded Daniel for his commitment to Him.
The Bible says: And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice
unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the
living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions? – Daniel 6:20.
The God of Daniel – the Lion of the tribe of Judah had delivered him from
the jaws of the lions. Daniel replied, confirming the reward of commitment to
godliness: Then said Daniel unto the king, O king live forever. My God hath
sent his angel, and hath shut the lions mouths, that they have not hurt me;
forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O
king, have I done no hurt. – (Daniel
6:21-22).
May you also reap the
benefits and rewards of commitment to the Almighty God and His Kingdom’s
business, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 11 January 2022 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please reward my commitment to YourKingdom’s business, in Jesus’ name.
Open Heaven 11 January 2022 HYMN: IN CHRIST ALONE MY HOPE IS FOUND
1. In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
2. In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live.
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
3. There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
4. No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here, in the power of Christ, I stand.
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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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