Open Heaven For Today 2024 Saturday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – You Cannot Hide From God
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TOPIC: You Cannot Hide From God
MEMORISE: "Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do". Hebrews 4:13
READ: Psalms 139:1-19 (KJV)
1 O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, hthou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 44-46
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
A pastor once took a lady to a hotel room. Before they went in, they looked around to be sure that nobody could see them.
On getting inside, the lady was uneasy and said to the pastor before taking to her heels, “Before we came in, we looked left and right to ensure that nobody saw us, but we did not look up… God can see us.” Believe me, there is no place that God’s eyes do not get to.
No matter how well some people think they can hide their sins, they cannot hide even the smallest of them from God. If no one can hide sins from God, it means no one can avoid the consequences of sins.
Rather than trying to hide whatever sins you might have committed, why not change your ways?
The reason many people hide their sins is that they want to appear to all as being righteous.
The question is, are they being righteous for people or for God? Is it people that will judge them on the last day or God Himself? They are like students that pretend to be studious by putting their books in front of them every time their parents are around but who never read.
When examinations come, they will fail and be termed a failure even by the same parents they pretended to. When rapture happens, the same people they pretended to will see who they really are and then their secret will be out.
Rather than pretend to people who are not important to your eternal destiny, it is better to get the real salvation so that the One who will judge you can see that you are truly born again.
If you are a true child of God and you’re hiding your sins and pretending to people, I’m sure the Holy Spirit is telling you to stop the pretence and stop committing those sins.
Don’t ignore the voice of the Holy Spirit; listen and obey. God wants to have mercy on you now, and He will give you the grace to live a truly holy life, but you have to repent genuinely from your heart.
Beloved, if you are still harbouring any form of sin in your life, make the decision now to repent and forsake them. You can say this short prayer: “Lord Jesus, I am sorry for indulging in sin, I am ready to live a truly holy life. Please help me Lord, and let me never backslide again, in Jesus’ name I pray.”
Key Point
It is impossible to deceive God; He sees you as you really are.
HYMN 2: Amazing Grace
1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
2 Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
This grace that brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home
3 The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
4 Yea,when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease:
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.
5 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
the sun forbear to shine;
but God, who called me here below,
will be forever mine.
6 When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Prayers For Leaders
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TOPIC: Prayers For Leaders
MEMORISE: "Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth". Psalms 2:10
READ: 1 Timothy 2:1-4 (KJV)
1 Exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Open Heaven 6 September 2024 MESSAGE:
1. Father, I thank you for all the leaders in my family, church, state, country, and in every other place. Thank you for their lives, their families, and their well-being.
2. Father, I pray for wisdom for my leaders. Please, let none of them lead us in the wrong direction. Give them the wisdom to know what to do at all times, in Jesus’ name.
3. Father, please let it be well with our leaders. Take care of all their personal needs so that they will have peace of mind to lead us aright, in Jesus’ name.
4. Father, please provide all the resources that our leaders need to achieve the goals set ahead of them, in Jesus’ name.
5. Father, please give our leaders the strength to overcome every obstacle that may stand in the way of the glorious future they are leading us to. Help them to surmount any challenge that confronts them, in Jesus’ name.
6. Father, please let our leaders have a compassionate heart towards their followers. Let none of them use their position to exploit or oppress their followers, in Jesus’ name.
7. Father, please don’t let any of our leaders offend you and do things that will bring judgement upon themselves and their
followers. Please help them to do your will at all times, in Jesus’ name.
8. Father, please remove any leader that refuses to do your will. Just as you replaced Saul with David, replace them with people that will do your will, in Jesus’ name.
9. Father, please let our leaders be good examples to us. Let their
conduct and personality set good standards for us to live by, in Jesus’ name.
10. Father, please let there be unity and peace amongst all our leaders. Let them be united, and give them the wisdom to relate with each other peaceably, in Jesus’ name.
11. Father, please raise righteous leaders to occupy leadership positions so that the people can rejoice, in Jesus’ name.
12. Your personal prayer point for your leaders.
HYMN 22: I Am Thine O Lord
1. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
that calls me from a world of care,
and bids me at my Father’s throne
make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
my soul has often found relief,
and oft escaped the tempter’s snare
by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
2. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
the joys I feel, the bliss I share
of those whose anxious spirits burn
with strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
where God my Savior shows his face,
and gladly take my station there,
and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
3. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
thy wings shall my petition bear
to him whose truth and faithfulness
engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since he bids me seek his face,
believe his word, and trust his grace,
I’ll cast on him my every care,
and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Thursday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Created For Him
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TOPIC: Created For Him
MEMORISE: "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him": Colossians 1:16
READ: Ephesians 2:1-10 (KJV)
1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 39-40
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
No matter how long you spend on earth, you will never see a tree that eats its own fruit. Trees are planted by human beings for their pleasure, not for the pleasure of the trees.
In the same way, God made you for His own pleasure. You were not made to satisfy yourself, you were made to satisfy Him.
Therefore, when people live their lives just to give themselves pleasure, they are malfunctioning.
Having lots of money, driving good cars and owning houses does not mean that someone has fulfilled his or her destiny because all those things are for the fellow’s pleasure.
Destiny is not measured by how much money you have or how powerful you become; it is measured by the degree to which you are doing the will of God for your life.
For example, someone might have seen Joseph as the Prime Minister of Egypt and said, “This guy has made it! He is fulfilling destiny because of the exalted position that he has attained,” but if Joseph did not save his family from the famine as God had created him to do (Genesis 45:1-11), he would have been a failure.
There will be many rich people who will finish their races here on earth, and rather than them being told, “Well done thou good and faithful servant,” they will hear, “Thou wicked and slothful servant.” I pray this will not be your portion, in Jesus’ name.
Beloved, it is good to be rich, famous, and powerful, but even when those things come, you will still not be fulfilled unless you do the will of God.
Don’t chase shadows; chase God’s calling for your life. It seemed foolish when I left lecturing to pastor a small church.
However, because that was the will of God for my life, it was the best decision l ever made. In fulfilling His will, God gave me all that I could ever ask for and more.
A tree that bears fruits for its owner to eat will be taken care of. The owner will give it all the nutrients and care that it needs to flourish.
When you pursue God’s will for your life, He will ensure that you never lack any good thing. Ask Him what His purpose for your life is and pursue it.
Key Point
Pursue God’s purpose for your life.
HYMN 7: I Am Thine O Lord
1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain]
3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain]
4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Be Wary Of Offence
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TOPIC: Be Wary Of Offence
MEMORISE: "A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle". Proverbs 18:19
READ: Genesis 27:38-41(KJV)
38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Many Christians take people’s love and loyalty for granted. When a brother or sister in Christ loves you, be careful not to disappoint them because if you do, and the fellow is offended, they may never regain the love they had for you.
If someone is willing to make sacrifices for you, take that as a challenge for you to also make sacrifices for them.
When they are loyal to you, you must also be loyal to them. The closer someone is to you, the more careful you must be not to offend them.
Many ministers of God feel that because they are the head of a ministry, they can do whatever they like without caring about the people that love them.
For some, the moment they become popular, they begin to take those who started out with them for granted. Many sworn enemies today are people who were close friends yesterday.
There is an English proverb that says,
“Make new friends and keep the old; one is silver, the other is gold.”
Old friends are gold; they knew and loved you when you were nothing.
As years pass by, your new friends will also start turning to gold. You can keep making new friends but keep the old ones.
One thing that has helped us in RCCG is that everyone who laboured with us when we were still very small is honoured and appreciated.
This way, the younger ones see that if they work hard, they will not be neglected.
The worst enemy anyone can have is the enemy within his or her household. An enemy that goes in and out with someone is very dangerous.
Believers must be careful not to offend their brothers and turn them into enemies; they are likely to suffer greatly for it.
When you notice that there is something that may offend your brother, call him aside and discuss it with him.
Matthew 5:23-24 says that when you go to God with an offering, and you remember that a brother has something against you, you are to leave your offering there and seek to reconcile with that brother before you come back to give the offering.
Note that the Bible does not say,
“If you have something against the brother,”
but,
“If the brother has something against you.”
Don’t put a stumbling block between yourself and God. The Bible says in Romans 12:18,
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
As much as it may be in your power, live in peace with everyone around you.
Key Point
A brother’s love is strong, but it must never be taken for granted.
HYMN 11: I've Found A Friend In Jesus
1 I have found a friend in Jesus, He?s everything to me;
He?s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul!
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He?s my comfort, in trouble He?s my stay;
He tells me every care on Him to roll. (Hallelujah)
Chorus:
He?s the Lily of the Valley,
the Bright and Morning Star;
He?s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
2 He all my grief has taken, and all my sorrows borne;
In temptation He?s my strong and mighty tower;
I have all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn
From my heart, and now He keeps me by His power.
Though all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,
Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal: (Hallelujah)
3 He?ll never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,
while I live by faith and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I?ve nothing now to fear;
with His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory, I?ll see His blessed face,
where rivers of delight shall ever roll.
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