Open Heaven 7 September 2022: [Wednesday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Music
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Open Heaven 7 September 2022 TOPIC: Music
MEMORISE: But now bring me a
minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the
LORD came upon him. 2 Kings 3:15
READ: 1 Samuel 16:15-23 (KJV)
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God
troubleth thee.
16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek
out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when
the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and
thou shalt be well.
17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play
well, and bring him to me.
18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son
of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant
man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the
Lord is with him.
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy
son, which is with the sheep.
20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid,
and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly;
and he became his armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me;
for he hath found favour in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 51:1-64, Jeremiah
52:1-34
Open Heaven 7 September 2022 MESSAGE:
Music is a very powerful spiritual tool. It is so powerful that it actually
carries spirits in it. Whenever evil spirits were tormenting King Saul, David
would play his own godly music and all the evil spirits disturbing the king
would leave the environment.
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When my Father-in-the-Lord was still with us here on earth, he taught us a
lesson that the kind of music we play in our homes determines the kind of
spirits that will be living with us.
I used to love playing worldly music in those days. That day when I
realised that I had opened my home up to evil spirits because of the songs I
was playing and singing along to, I eagerly rushed home after the service and
destroyed all the cassettes. Could it be that the reason you pray and your
prayers don’t get answered is that the Holy Spirit of God does not find your
home conducive to dwell in?
Get rid of any such worldly songs in your home, phones and any other device
now. Listen only to gospel songs and you will see the changes in your life
within the next three months.
When you wake up in the morning or are preparing to go out, sing praises to
God. At every opportunity you have, just keep singing to Him. Get some hymns
and worship songs saved on your phone and listen to them as often as you can
and your life will not remain the same.
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played,
that the hand of the LORD came upon him. – (2 Kings 3:15)
I noticed many years ago that whenever the choir sang before I came up to
preach, if they did very well, the Holy Spirit would flow seamlessly once I
mounted the altar, but if they did not do so well, I would have to struggle a
little at the beginning of the sermon before the Spirit begins to flow. I then
discovered a minstrel who could play the saxophone and cause the Spirit of God
to move greatly. I told him to start playing right before I would come up to
preach.
That way, when the Spirit is already moving and this my son plays the
saxophone, the power of God would already be at work all around the auditorium,
with prophecies and miracles flowing soon after. Start using the power in godly
music as from today.
Open Heaven 7 September 2022 Action Point:
Get rid of any worldly music around you and replace it with only godly
music.
Open Heaven 7 September 2022
HYMN 17: O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
O LORD my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hand
have made;
I see the stars, I hear the
rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe
displayed:
CHORUS:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour
God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great
Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour
God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou
art!
Verse 2:
When through the woods, and
forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly
in the trees;
When I look down from lofty
mountain grandeur,
And see the brook, and feel the
gentle breeze:
CHORUS:
Verse 3:
And when I think that God, His
Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die – I scarce can
take it in:
That on the Cross, my burden
gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my
sin:
CHORUS:
Verse 4:
When Christ shall come with shout
of acclamation
And take me home – what joy shall
fill my heart!
Then shall I bow in humble
adoration,
And there proclaim, “My God how
great Thou art!”
CHORUS:
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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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