Open Heaven 30 April 2022: [Saturday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – How Often Do You Eat
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Open Heaven 30 April 2022
TOPIC: How Often Do You Eat
Memorise: Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy
princes eat in the morning! Ecclesiastes
10:16
Bible Reading: Proverb 23:1-2 (KJV)
1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is
before thee:
2. And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
BIBLE IN YEAR:
1 Chronicles 12:1-40, 1 Chronicles 13:1-14, 1 Chronicles 14:1-17, Chronicles 15:1-29
Open Heaven 30 April 2022 Message
One major characteristic of
children is that they are always on the lookout for food. When you put
something in the hand of a baby, the next thing he or she will do is to put it
in his/ her mouth.
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Food is a significant part of their daily activities. If food becomes the
topmost priority to you to the extent that it is the first thing you think of
every day, you are likened to an immature leader whose followers are doomed, as
we see in our memory verse today.
For such people, whatever is placed in their care is seriously endangered.
According to 1 Kings 17:2-6, God
personally took responsibility for Elijahs feeding and only served him twice
daily. This implies that Gods standard for eating, especially for adults, is
twice a day.
I remember the day I shared this message with some Pastors; many of them
did not like my Bible study of that day because they were used to the concept
of three square meals a day.
In addition to this, many people still have the habit of snacking just when
they are about to sleep. This is not good for you at all, especially if you are
to be in charge of important things, including your destiny.
As an adult, it is advisable that you eat only twice a day; that is what the
Lord who made your body recommends. As a matter of fact, those who are really
serious about their destiny don’t eat every day.
Paul the Apostle said in 2
Corinthians 11:27 that he fasted often. No wonder he fulfilled his destiny
(2 Timothy 4:7-8). I am 80 years old
now, and I don’t eat every day; I still fast often because I want to finish my
course, I want to fulfil my destiny before I leave this world.
In 1984, I was on a forty-day fast, lying weak on my prayer mat, when
someone came in, saw me and asked, What else are you looking for in life that
is making you fast this much? That was 38 years ago; what had I achieved then
that someone would advise me to stop fasting? Look how far I have come since
then.
I’m sure it is clear that I made a good choice by ignoring the fellow. What
have you achieved so far? Are you satisfied with it? You should only eat every
day when you are no longer striving for anything more than you have already.
Open Heaven 30 April 2022 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please don’t let my belly hinder me from fulfilling my destiny, in
the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 30 April 2022
HYMN: ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER
1. All to Jesus I surrender,
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
CHORUS:
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Saviour,
I surrender all.
2. All to Jesus I surrender,
Humbly at His feet I bow;
Worldly pleasures all forsaken,
Take me, Jesus, take me now.
3. All to Jesus I surrender,
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing fall on me.
4. All to Jesus I surrender,
Now I feel the sacred flame;
O the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory to His name!
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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