Open Heaven 8 February 2022 – Living in Glory V

Open Heaven 8 February 2022: [Tuesday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Living in Glory V

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Open Heaven 8 February 2022 TOPIC: Living in Glory V

Memorise: But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. Obadiah 1:17

Bible Reading: Mark 5:1-15 (KJV)

1. And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

 

2. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

 

3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

 

4. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

 

5. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

 

6. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

 

7. And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

 

8. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

 

9. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

 

10. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

 

11. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

 

12. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

 

13. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

 

14. And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

 

15. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 24:1-23, Leviticus 25:1-55, Leviticus 26:1-46  

Open Heaven 8 February 2022 Message

Bondage is the condition of being dominated by sin – fleshly lusts, or demonic powers. Bondage refers to any situation contrary to Gods plan and purpose for man, according to Genesis 1:27-28.

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It is anything that binds a fellow in the torment of fear (Hebrews 2:15). Bondage of any kind has one purpose to shame and disgrace. Incidentally, bondage is usually not forced, as we see in the case of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1-19).

 

People usually become enslaved through the wrong choices they make in life. Consequently, many live by choice under the control of demonic powers, hard drugs and other forms of addiction like money, alcohol, sex, and worldly pleasures, without any idea that they are in bondage.

 

That is why 2 Peter 2:19 says: “for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”

 

Open Heaven 8 February 2022 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY

Furthermore, Romans 6:16 says: “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

 

No matter what you are passing through, you can make a decision now that will change the course of your life forever. All you need to do is reject sin and evil, then embrace God and righteousness.

 

There is nothing glorious about living in bondage. Physical bondage includes poverty, sickness, lifestyle, and addictions.

 

Spiritual bondage includes demonic possession, being remotely controlled or tied down, being under the influence and experiencing situations that are not observable or physically explicable, as seen in the case of the mad man of Gadara in our Bible reading today.

 

The good news is that Jesus came to this world for the purpose of restoring freedom to man in line with John 10:10 and Luke 4:18.

 

As you reject Satan and submit to Jesus today, He will make you whole and deliver you completely from all forms of bondage, in Jesus name.

Open Heaven 8 February 2022 PRAYER POINT:

Father, please deliver me from everything blocking the manifestation of Your glory in my life, in Jesus name.

Open Heaven 8 February 2022 HYMN: O WORSHIP THE KING

1. O worship the King,

All glorious above,

O gratefully sing

His power and His love;

Our Shield and Defender,

The Ancient of Days,

Pavilioned in splendour,

And girded with praise.

 

2. O tell of His might,

O sing of His grace,

Whose robe is the light,

Whose canopy space.

His chariots of wrath

The deep thunder-clouds form,

And dark is His path

On the wings of the storm.

 

3. Thy bountiful care,

What tongue can recite?

It breathes in the air,

It shines in the light,

It streams from the hills,

It descends to the plain,

And sweetly distils

In the dew and the rain.

 

4. Frail children of dust,

And feeble as frail;

In Thee do we trust,

Nor find Thee to fail;

Thy mercies, how tender,

How firm to the end,

Our maker, Defender,

Redeemer, and Friend!

 

5. O measureless Might!

Ineffable Love!

While angels delight

To hymn Thee above,

The humbler creation,

Though feeble their lays,

With true adoration,

Shall lisp to Thy praise.

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.