Open Heavens 6 February 2023: [Monday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye –True Protection
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Open Heavens 6 February 2023 TOPIC: True Protection
Memorise And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that
have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not
a people seek unto their God? For the living to the dead? Isaiah 8:19
READ: Psalm 91:1-16 (KJV)
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under
the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him
will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the
noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou
trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that
flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction
that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand;
but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High,
thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy
dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy
ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against
a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon
shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I
will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in
trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Open Heavens 6 February 2023 MESSAGE:
The world has become such an unsafe place that
everyone needs to move around with some form of protection. Those who are rich
enough often employ armed bodyguards but this can never be sufficient. Some other
people choose to go to the devil for protection but this would always land them
into much more trouble.
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I recall the story of a boy in my village who was always getting bitten by
snakes. We later found out that his father had taken him to an oracle for
protection against snake bites; that was the beginning of the incessant snake
bites.
John 10:10 says that the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy. The devil
is your enemy; don’t be fooled when he says he wants to protect you. His
ultimate goal is to steal from you, kill you and destroy you.
A woman once brought her four daughters to us for prayers. The youngest was
28 years old and no man had approached any of them to ask for their hand in
marriage. After a little investigation, the woman confessed that, to protect
her children from dying, she had consecrated them to the if a oracle. What she
did not know is that, by so doing, she had simply given the if a oracle new
wives. We prayed and God broke the link between the girls and the oracle. The
four of them got married within a year.
The devil is your enemy; don’t go to him for protection. There is only one
real source of protection that cannot fail and that is the protection from God
Himself. Being the Almighty means that He is mightier than the mightiest. Matthew 28:18 says Jesus has all power in heaven and on
earth. Philippians 2:10 says that just at the mention
of His name, every knee in heaven, on earth and underneath the earth should
bow.
That includes physical and spiritual enemies. This same God said in Hebrews 13:5 “… I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
When He is protecting you, you can sleep with both eyes closed; no evil can
befall you, because you dwell in His secret place (Psalm 91:1).
Those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High spend quality time
with Him daily. They are the ones who abide under His shadow.
Open Heaven 6 February 2023 PRAYER POINT
Father, please put me under Your shadow from today in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens 5 February 2023 HYMN: IN CHRIST ALONE
1 In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My comforter, my all in all
Here in the love of Christ I stand
2 In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live
3 There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
4 No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand
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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