Open Heaven 2 April 2022: [Saturday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – By God’s Grace
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Open Heaven 2 April 2022 TOPIC: By God’s Grace
Memorise: Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what
a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:1
Bible Reading: James 4:13-16 (KJV)
13. Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city,
and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
14. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life?
It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this,
or that.
16. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Samuel 3:1-39, 2 Samuel 4:1-12, 2 Samuel 5:1-25, 2 Samuel 6:1-23
Open Heaven 2 April 2022 Message
One of the ways to know a
true Christian is by what he or she says. When I see Christians talk about what
they want to do or what they have done without any reference to the grace of
God, I wonder how strong their relationship with the Lord is. John 15:5 says: “for without me ye can
do nothing.”
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Grace is a gift from God that can also be summarily described as Gods help.
You need to understand that without grace – Gods help, you can do nothing. Even
waking up in the morning is by the grace of God.
You would therefore be taking the grace of God for granted when you begin
to boast about the things you have done or that you plan to do without
acknowledging the grace of God, which empowers you.
In Luke 12:16-21, Jesus told the
story of a rich man who had gathered a great harvest. In all that this man
said, he did not acknowledge God who made that harvest possible. At the end of
the day, all his boastings came to nought because he died that very night.
Beloved, please don’t take God’s grace for granted; it is only by His grace
that you are alive today. It is only by His grace that you are where you are,
what you are and have what you have.
It does not matter how intelligent, strong or connected you are; if God
were to withdraw His grace from you, you would soon realise that you can do
nothing without Him.
“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except
the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalms 127:1
From 1 Corinthians 3:6, we see
that human efforts without God’s grace cannot yield results. Paul can plant,
Apollos can water the plant, but the increase only comes from God.
1 Corinthians 3:7 says specifically: “So then neither is he that planteth
any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.”
When you want to talk about something you did, always say, I did so and so
by the grace of God. When talking about something you plan to do, say, I will
do so and so by the grace of God. Always acknowledge the grace of God in all
you do and plan to do.
Open Heaven 2 April 2022 KEY POINT:
Without God, we are nothing.
Open Heaven 2 April 2022 HYMN: JESUS MY LORD MY GOD MY ALL
1. Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,
hear me, blest Savior, when I call;
hear me, and from thy dwelling place
pour down the riches of thy grace.
CHORUS
Refrain: Jesus, my Lord, I thee adore;
O make me love thee more and more.
2. Jesus, too late I thee have sought;
how can I love thee as I ought?
And how extol thy matchless fame,
the glorious beauty of thy name?
3. Jesus, what didst thou find in me
that thou hast dealt so lovingly?
How great the joy that thou hast brought,
so far exceeding hope or thought!
4. Jesus, of thee shall be my song;
to thee my heart and soul belong;
all that I have or am is thine,
and thou, blest Savior, thou art mine.
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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