Open Heavens 1 January 2023: [Sunday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Setting And Achieving Goals I
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Open Heavens 1 January 2023 TOPIC: Setting And Achieving Goals I
Memorise A man’s heart deviseth his
way: but the Lord directeth his steps. Proverbs 16:9 (KJV)
READ: Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
5. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding.
6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Open Heavens 1 January 2023 MESSAGE:
Every New Year typically comes with renewed hope, encouraging many people
to set new goals. Yes, it is important to set goals; however it is more
important to ensure that they align with God’s will for your life. Let us
consider God’s recommendation for setting goals as captured in Habakkuk 2:1, which says:
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I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to
see what he will say unto me…
Have you asked the Lord about His plans for you this year? Have you waited
on Him to know what exactly He will have you pursue this year? If you haven’t,
please spend some time seeking His face for divine direction.
Speed is not always synonymous with progress. If you are speeding away in
the wrong direction, you will discover that you have gone backwards rather than
forward at the end of the day. Only God, who created you for His purpose knows
the direction you should be going per time, so always ask him for guidance.
Remember, a way that seems right may have death at its end (Proverbs 14:12).
There was a time when we were organising crusades across various cities in
Nigeria. When we were scheduled to move to the southern part of the country, l
asked God for His will and He told us to go to Ede instead, a town in the
western part of the country. I responded that we had just been to Ife (a town
just a few kilometers away from Ede) but l still went ahead to obey Him.
At the crusade, the king of Ede, a Muslim, promised to gift us whatever
size of land we desired. As we were about to mention a size we considered huge
enough, the Lord directed us to ask for a whole lot more. Humanly speaking, it
didn’t make sense to make such a request, but we obeyed God, and the King
granted our request. Today, the Redeemer’s University and the School of
Missions are situated on that land. Let God be the One to show you the goals to
pursue this year. If it is His vision, you are assured of His provision and support
until you achieve it.
Open Heavens 1 January 2023 PRAYER POINT
Father, please show me the goals you want me to pursue this year and I
should go about achieving them in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens 1 January 2023 HYMN 30: 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.
Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2. Not a burden we bear,
not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey.
3. But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey.
4. 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.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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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Father please help this year.
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