Open Heaven For Today 2023 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Attracting God`s Blessing 2
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TOPIC: Attracting God`s Blessing 2
MEMORISE:"And it shall come to pass, if thou shall hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth." Deuteronomy 28:1
READ: Deuteronomy 28:1-2(KJV)
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 8-11
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Believe it or not, you can attract so much of God’s blessings to yourself that at a point, you would say
“God this is too much”.
Whether you believe that is possible or not, I decree that in the new year coming, you will be telling God
“Lord, these blessings are too many”.
That will be your testimony, in Jesus’ name.
Many years ago, God asked me to sacrifice my first car and I did. After some time, somebody bought me a Mercedes Benz car.
In those days, most people believed that if you are a child of God, you were to remain poor, so I locked it up in the garage.
After some time, God visited me in the night and said,
“Son, why are you delaying the blessings of my daughter who gave you the car? You had better use it now, because a bigger one is coming”.
At 3 a.m. one morning, a man came and said,
“I couldn’t sleep; God said I should give you my car”.
I came out to see the car and it was a limousine with six doors. I laughed!
After the man had left, I said to God,
“Daddy, you know that even if I am dead and they put me inside this one, I will jump out of it, so there is no way I can use this. Will you please allow me to sell it and use the money for something else?”
He said “No problem”.
However, God was not done. In a single day, a man came with three Mercedes Benz cars. He said,
“God said I should give these to you”.
I said
“God, what is happening? What am I going to do? These blessings are becoming an embarrassment”.
The Lord then said to me
“My son, you haven’t seen anything yet. The only way I can stop blessing you is if you stop living holy”.
Now, since I cannot stop living holy because I am going to heaven, those who think I am already blessed haven’t seen anything yet; there is more coming by God’s grace.
You don’t know what you miss when you refuse to live holy. I advise you to try it and you would see how God will transform your life completely.
When God sees holiness in the life of a person, He pours His blessings on him or her in abundance.
Key Point
People who live Holy attract God’s blessing to themselves.
HYMN 19:–Rock Of Ages Cleft For Me
1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.
2 Not the labors of my hands
can fulfill thy law’s demands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.
3 Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 Tuesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Attracting God`s Blessing 1
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TOPIC: Attracting God`s Blessing 1
MEMORISE:"And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God." Deuteronomy 28:2
READ: Genesis 22:1-18 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 4-7
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
A blessing is a manifestation of all the forces in heaven, on earth and under the earth helping someone. When God blesses someone, everything – family, career, finance and so on will be working well for that fellow.
If you really want God to bless you, you need to know how to attract His blessings. Psalm 115:3 says God is sovereign, He does as He pleases.
He can bless anybody He wants; He can bless the younger more than the elder, He is God.
In our memory verse for today, the word of God made it clear:
"And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God".
In Deuteronomy 11:26-28 says further:
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
The choice you make between living holy and committing sin determines what you attract to your life – whether blessings or curses.
If you live holy, you would attract God’s blessings, if you choose to live in sin, you would attract curses. Which one will you choose?
Blessings don’t come without a cause. In Genesis 27:1-4, Isaac told Esau to go and prepare a very nice meal that would satisfy him, so that he could bless the boy before dying.
Though it was Esau that was to be blessed, Jacob who brought the meal first, got the blessing.
He provoked the blessing upon himself by doing something to please his father. If you want God to bless you, do His will and please Him always.
To achieve this, you must live a life of holiness. If you refuse to live holy, forget about attracting the blessings of God.
Don’t mistake just having money for divine blessings. A truly blessed man has all round peace and prosperity.
Key Point
Holiness attracts God’s blessings.
HYMN 10:–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 Heaven For Today 2023 Monday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Make Heaven Rejoice
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TOPIC: Make Heaven Rejoice
MEMORISE:"I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance." Luke 15:7
READ: John 15:8 (KJV)
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 1-3
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Today is Christmas Day and I am sure many christians around the world are celebrating and planning to eat some 'Christmas chicken'. Thi is fine, but please don’t forget to give the Celebrant of the day His own ‘Christmas chicken’ too – something He can also celebrate about.
Our memory verse for today says there is rejoicing in heaven over every soul who comes to Christ. If you win a soul, then a feast would be declared in heaven because of you.
All Jesus wants is for His coming to the world (which we are celebrating today) not to be in vain.
Tell someone about Christ during this season.
When you post pictures on social media, add a message there that you know will hit unbelievers.
When you give to the poor during this season, chip in a message about the gospel.
When you are sending celebratory messages out, put something about salvation in it. I will give you templates you can adopt or adapt here
For text messages to loved ones:
Merry Christmas. Today, we celebrate the first coming of Jesus Christ when He came to give us salvation. Very soon, He will be back again to take His children to heaven. If He comes tomorrow, will you be raptured with Him or left behind?
For social media:
Today is a beautiful day because we are celebrating the birth of the Saviour of the world. I am assured of spending eternity in heaven because I gave my life to Him and I live holy. Where will you be spending eternity when rapture takes place? Confess him as your Lord and saviour today.
For everyone that will send these messages or a variation of them, you will make heaven rejoice today.
I don’t think there is a better way to celebrate Christmas than to please the One we are celebrating and believe me honestly, Jesus will smile at you today for doing this.
As for me, Christmas and Easter are major periods for evangelism. I am always out giving heaven reasons to rejoice on these days and in return, Jesus has been giving me reasons to rejoice also.
Don’t you want thesame? Merry Christmas.
Key Point
Don’t forget to give the Celebrant of today what He really wants.
HYMN 14:–O What A Wonderful Wonderful Day
1 Oh What A Wonderful Wonderful Day
Day I Will Never Forget
After I’d Wandered In Darkness Away
Jesus My Savior I Met
Oh What A Tender Compassionate Friend
He Met The Need Of My Heart Shadows Dispelling With Joy I Am Telling
He Made All The Darkness Depart
Chorus:
Heaven Came Down And Glory Filled My Soul
When At The Cross The Savior Made Me Whole
My Sins Were Washed Away
And My Night Was Turned To Day
Heaven Came Down And Glory Filled My Soul
2 Born Of The Spirit With Life From Above
Into God’s Fam’ly Divine
Justified Fully Thru Calvary’s Love
Oh What A Standing Is Mine
And The Transaction So Quickly Was Made
When As A Sinner I Came
Took Of The Offer Of Grace He Did Proffer
He Saved Me Oh Praise His Dear Name
3 Now I’ve A Hope That Will Surely Endure
After The Passing Of Time;
I Have A Future In Heaven For Sure
There In Those Mansions Sublime
And It’s Because Of That Wonderful Day
When At The Cross I Believed;
Riches Eternal And Blessings Supernal
From His Precious Hand I Received
Open Heaven For Today 2023 Sunday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Don´t Write Them Off
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TOPIC: Don´t Write Them Off
MEMORISE:"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." 1 Timothy 1:15
READ: 1 Timothy 1:15-16 (KJV)
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
God works in mysterious ways.
Sometimes, the people He chooses to be His representatives are people whom others might have written off as failures.
You may have a family member who is known as the black sheep of the family.
Don’t write the fellow off; he or she could be the one God will use to turn things around for the better in the family.
Keep praying for them and doing all you can physically to bring them to Christ.
In Mark 5:1-20, the mad man of Gadara was living in tombs with dead people.
His family members and even the entire city had written him off as someone whom no good thing could come out of, but in a day, God turned that mad man to an evangelist.
In Acts 19:11-12, God was using the aprons and handkerchiefs of a former persecutor of Jesus Christ to heal the sick and cast out demons.
The sweat of that same man now carried so much power that it could bring deliverance to people.
In Acts 5:14-16, we saw God using the shadow of a failed fisherman to heal the sick.
This God who can turn a mad man to an evangelist, who can so empower a terrorist that the sweat coming from him can heal, who can use the shadow of a failed fisherman to heal the sick is the same yesterday, today and forever.
He can do the same for that fellow that everyone has given up on.
I know how far gone in the world I was before the Lord saved my soul.
I have always said it that if I were God, I would not have saved Adeboye.
I was a chronic sinner, but God saved me and is now using me to do great things.
He can do the same for that fellow who people have given up on.
A Muslim convert came to one of our Holy Ghost service during which I said a word came that the garments worn by everyone there were all anointed.
He went home rejoicing.
One day, he decided to wear the anointed garment for an interview so that he would find favour.
On the way, the bus he boarded had an accident and caught fire.
All the other passengers got burnt to death.
The man had a few burns only on the parts of his body not covered by the garment.
Thank God somebody did not give up on him and led him to Christ
Don’t write off anyone.
Key Point
Don’t write that family member off; God can still turn him or her around from that poor spiritual state to an elevated one in His Kingdom.
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. But we never can prove
The delights of His love,
Until all on the altar we lay,
For the favour He shows
And the joy He bestows
Are for them who will trust and obey. [Refrain]
3. 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. [Refrain]
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