Open Heavens 22 February 2023: [Wednesday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – Growing Your Faith II
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Open Heavens 22 February 2023 TOPIC: Growing Your Faith II Memorise: This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8 (KJV)
READ: Psalm 1:1-3 (KJV)
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he
meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 3-4
Open Heavens 22 February 2023 MESSAGE:
As we continue today with the study on how to grow your faith, we will be
focusing on memorising and meditating on the word of God.
Let us consider David. He was a shepherd boy who
was not even invited when his brothers were summoned into the army, yet he
dared to dream big enough to fight and defeat a giant the entire Israeli
military was scared of (1 Samuel 17).
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2023 – Growing Your Faith I
One of the major secrets of David’s success lies in this statement he made
in Psalm 119:11: “Thy word have I hid in mine
heart, that I might not sin against thee”. This was another way of him saying,
“I memorise the word of God”. No wonder he is recognised today as one of the
greatest kings Israel has ever had.
A child once asked me, “How is it that you know the Bible so much?” My
response was, “Because I memorise it”. When I got born again, I started
memorising just one verse per week. In the Sunday School pamphlet, there is a
memory verse for the week. One memory verse a week means 52 memory verses in a
year. Since I have been born again since 1973, do the calculation and you will
have an idea of how many memory verses I have stored up in my heart. Just one
little effort every week and as year rolls after year, you would have memorised
so many Scriptures and your faith would have grown greatly.
You must also meditate on the word of God. By meditating, you are turning
it over on every side. Just like a cow would eat grass and then go and lay down
in a corner to regurgitate and chew it little by little, you need to go over
the word that you have memorised in tiny bits again and again, so as to keep
getting deeper revelations that would foster or boost faith. This will in turn
bring good success.
Psalm 1:1-3 says to be blessed, you must meditate on the word day and night. You see,
the word of God is God Himself (John 1:1), so when
you meditate on it, you are actually exploring God Himself. Memorise and
meditate on the word of God daily and your faith will grow exponentially.
Open Heaven 22 February 2023 ACION POINT
Memorise and mediate on God’s word daily.
Open Heavens 22 February 2023 HYMN 3: Ancient Words
1. Holy words long preserved,
For our walk in this world,
They resound with God’s own heart;
Oh, let the ancient words impart.
Refrain:
Ancient words, ever true,
Changing me and changing you,
We have come with open hearts;
Oh, let the ancient words impart.
2. Words of life, words of hope,
Give us strength, help us cope,
In this world, where e’er we roam;
Ancient words will guide us home.
3. Holy words of our faith,
Handed down to this age,
Came to us through sacrifice;
Oh, heed the faithful words of Christ.
4. Holy words long preserved,
For our walk in this world,
They resound with God’s own heart;
Oh, let the ancient words impart.
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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