Open Heaven 8 April 2022: [Friday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – That I may Know Him
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Open Heaven 8 April 2022 TOPIC: That I May Know Him
Memorise: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; Philippians 3:10
Bible Reading: Philippians 3:7-10 (KJV)
7. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all
things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9. And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the
law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is
of God by faith:
10. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Samuel 23:1-39, 2 Samuel 24:1-25
Open Heaven 8 April 2022 Message
In Philippians 3:7-10, Apostle Paul told us several things that he let
go of, for just one single purpose: that he might know God.
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When I was a younger Christian, whenever someone asked if I knew God, my
answer was always a big Yes. However, something happened some years ago that
made me change that answer from Yes to I am just beginning to know Him.
I have been born again for close to 50 years and up to now, I am still
learning more and more about God. There are different levels of knowing God and
you can only know Him to the extent of how much of Himself He reveals to you in
line with how diligently you seek Him.
In Psalms 103:7, the Bible says:
“He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.”
How well do you want to know God? Are you willing to seek Him so diligently
that He would reveal some of His secrets to you? John 15:15 says that God shares deep things with His friends. His
friends are those who do His will (John
15:14).
His friends are those who are diligent about seeking Him. They seek Him so
diligently that they are ready to let go of several pleasures just to know Him
more. If fasting for only three days is too much a price to pay to know God
more, then you are not seeking Him diligently.
I am talking about fasting and praying when you are not asking Him for
anything other than, Lord, I just want to draw closer to you. I am talking
about spending hours in personal fellowship.
I am talking about evangelizing and doing God’s work as if you are being
paid a huge salary for doing it. Those who seek God diligently always do so
early (Proverbs 8:17). One thing
that determines if you will discover God is how early you seek Him.
If you keep postponing your search for deeper things in God, you may never
find Him. It is those that seek Him early who will find Him.
For them, they put everything else aside just to seek Him. Are you amongst
those who are desperate to know God? If so, seek Him diligently. Seek Him
early.
Open Heaven 8 April 2022 KEY POINT:
Father, please draw me closer to You; I just want to know You more.
Open Heaven 8 April 2022 HYMN: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD
1. When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way,
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
CHORUS
Trust and obey,
For there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.
2. Not a shadow can rise,
Not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away,
Not a doubt or a fear,
Not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear,
Not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay,
Not a grief nor a loss,
Not a frown nor a cross,
But is blest if we trust and obey.
4. But we never can prove
The delights of His love,
Until all on the altar we lay,
For the favour He shows,
And the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweet
We will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way,
What He says we will do,
Where He sends, we will go,
Never fear, only trust and obey.
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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