Open Heaven 20 June 2022: [Monday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Father, Where Are You? II
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Open Heaven 20 June 2022 TOPIC: Father, Where Are
You? II
Memorise: The just man walketh in his
integrity: his children are blessed after him. Proverbs 20:7
Bible Reading: Luke 11:21-22 (KJV)
21, When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22. But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
BIBLE IN YEAR: Psalm
52:1-9, Psalm 53:1-6, Psalm 54:1-7
Open Heaven 20 June 2022 Message
The responsibility of a
father is great. He is the head of the home. As the husband and father, God has
made him responsible for the well-being of his home. Therefore, if a man does
not say anything, nothing will stand and everything will fall.
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This is why fathers cannot afford to be spiritual babies. There are matters
that can be solved by a single decree from a father, but if the man is a baby
Christian, those issues would continue.
If the father is not constantly feeding his children and household with the
word of God, how would he expect them to grow up to know the Lord? The effect
of a fathers influence upon his children far outweighs that of the mother. Luke
11:21 says: “When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in
peace.”
This Scripture shows us how important it is for the man – the head of the
home, to be strong spiritually. God forbid that a man is not spiritually strong
when the devil comes to attack the home. Unfortunately, many children reap the
fruits of their father’s spiritual immaturity.
When parents tell lies in front of their children, they have already shown
them how to do the same. When a man does not show love to his wife, his
children will see women as objects to be used and they would have learned such
wrong lessons from him.
A responsible father must reflect the image of God to his wife and
children. The Bible already says that the man reflects the glory of God while
the woman reflects the glory of the man (1 Corinthians 11:7).
If there is no glory upon the life of the man as a result of spiritual
immaturity, what glory will the woman and the children reflect? May God cause
fathers to rise to spiritual maturity, in Jesus name.
Open Heaven 20 June 2022 KEY POINT
Father, show me areas of my life where I need to grow, so that I can
reflect Your glory over my family, in Jesus name.
Open Heaven 20 June
2022 HYMN: I Love This Family of God
1 I love this family of God,
So closely knitted into one,
They have taken me into their
arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
2 I bless this family of God,
So greatly prospered by the
Lord,
They have taken me into their
arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
3 I know this family of God,
So deeply rooted in the word,
They have taken me into their
arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
4 I see this family of God,
So highly lifted above all,
They have taken me into their
arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
5 Come, join this family of
God,
So highly favoured by the
Lord,
They have taken me into their
arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family.
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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