Open Heaven 10 May 2022: [Tuesday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – In The Time of Peace, Prepare for War II
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Open Heaven 10 May 2022 TOPIC: In The Time of Peace, Prepare
for War II
Memorise: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the
Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all
saints; Ephesians 6:18
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-18 (KJV)
10. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his
might.
11, Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.
12. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places.
13. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on
the breastplate of righteousness;
15. And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16. Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to
quench all the flery darts of the wicked.
17. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God:
18. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
BIBLE IN YEAR:
2 Chronicles 21:1-20, 2 Chronicles 22:1-12, 2 Chronicles 23:1-21, 2 Chronicles 24:1-27
Open Heaven 10 May 2022 Message
There was no war when
Abraham was training his servants to fight, but the day came when he needed to
rescue his nephew.
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By then, he had 318 soldiers to take to war. If you study the story of
Abraham, you would realise that he never had to fight another war afterwards,
but that one time that he fought was worth all the preparation he had gone
through (Genesis 14:14-16).
David also, didn’t start learning to use his sling on the day he slew
Goliath. He had perfected its use long before that. He had been practicing how
to use the sling long before he ever set eyes on the giant. You never can tell
when you would need to fight; on that day, your victory will depend on whether
or not you had been preparing.
Ephesians 6:13 says: “Wherefore take unto
you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand.”
You are to put on the whole armour of God so that you are able to stand in
the evil day; be ready ahead of time. The perfect time to prepare for war is
when all is going well.
That is the only time that you have to prepare anyway, after all, you can’t
start at the war front. Is it at the war front that you would start learning to
shoot a gun?
Is it when a boxer is in the ring with his opponent that he would start
practicing jabs and hooks? Read your Bible and memorise Scriptures now so that
when you need to confront the devil tomorrow, you can say, It is written like
Jesus did in Matthew 4:1-11.
Pray hard now, so that if trouble were to arise tomorrow, you can easily
decree and the storm would cease.
Some people wonder why we keep fasting again and again, particularly when
all seems to be going well. I remember some years ago when I asked the people
to fast for 100 days. Not long after that, a crisis broke out.
I told my people, Relax, no harm will come near you because you have
already prepared; you’ve paid the price ahead of time. Those who didn’t join us
in our fast were eventually forced to still do so because there was fear all
around.
Open Heaven 10 May 2022 KEY POINT:
Make sure that you are spiritually fit now so that you will not be defeated
by the devil in future.
Open Heaven 10 May 2022 HYMN:
STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF CHRIST MY KING
1. Standing on the promises of Christ my king, through eternal ages let his
praises ring;
glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
standing on the promises of God.
CHORUS
Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God my Savior; standing,
standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the howling storms of
doubt and fear assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail,
standing on the promises of God.
3. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord, bound to him eternally by
love’s strong cord,
overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
standing on the promises of God.
4. Standing on the promises I cannot fall, listening every moment to the
Spirit’s call,
resting in my Savior as my all in all,
standing on the promises of God.
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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