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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FRIDAY, 5TH AUGUST, 2022. STUDY

MEMORISE

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” – (2 Timothy 2:15)

 

READ: Daniel 9:1-7 (KJV)

 

1. In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

 

2. In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

 

3. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;

 

4. And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

 

5. We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments;

 

6. Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

 

7. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

 

MESSAGE

 

Many people these days hardly study. Most youths would rather spend their time on Social Media than read books or conduct meaningful research. Every great person became so because they studied and learnt the right things to get to where they are today, so if you want to be great, learn to study. Some years back, you would have to visit a library in person to get the materials that you want to study, but now, you can find most of what you need on the internet.

 

I wonder then why many people still don’t study. There are certain circles of influence that you cannot reach if you don’t study. The Bible says you need to study to show yourself approved (2 Timothy 2:15). There are certain heights you cannot reach for God if you are not studious. Peter was a great man of God whose shadow was healing the sick (Acts 5:15). In fact, Peter became the leader of the Apostles, but Paul was the one who did a whole lot more amongst the apostles and that is because he was an educated man. Most of the New Testament was written by Paul because he was educated and wrote many letters. We have many anointed Christians, but not many influential ones because not many are willing to study.

 

In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes; – (Daniel 9:2-3)

 

Daniel knew there was a need to pray; he knew the correct prayers to offer because he studied the right books. Some people keep suffering in certain situations because they don’t know the truth about what they are facing. Some don’t even study the Bible to see what the word of God says about their problems.

 

Daniel 12:4 says that in the last days, knowledge will increase. This is coming to pass. The world is increasing in knowledge. Don’t leave the knowledge that will influence this world to the devil; go and get that knowledge too and use it for the Kingdom of God.

 

KEY POINT

Make studying your lifestyle.

 

AUTHOR: Pastor E. A. Adeboye

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Ecclesiastes 4 – 8

 

HYMNAL:

HYMN 03 – DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS

 

1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus Daily let me go;

Higher, higher in the school of wisdom, More of grace to know.

 

CHORUS:

O deeper yet I pray, And higher ev’ry day,

And wiser, blessed, Lord,

In Thy precious, holy word.

 

2. Deeper, deeper! blessed Holy Spirit, Take me deeper still,

Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus And His perfect will.

 

CHORUS:

O deeper yet I pray, And higher ev’ry day,

And wiser, blessed, Lord,

In Thy precious, holy word.

 

3. Deeper, deeper! tho’ it cost hard trials, Deeper let me go!

Rooted in the holy love of Jesus, Let me fruitful grow.

 

CHORUS:

O deeper yet I pray, And higher ev’ry day,

And wiser, blessed, Lord,

In Thy precious, holy word.

 

4. Deeper, higher ev’ry day in Jesus, Till all conflict past,

Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image

Perfected at last.

 

CHORUS:

O deeper yet I pray, And higher ev’ry day,

And wiser, blessed, Lord,

In Thy precious, holy word.

 

 

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OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL THURSDAY AUGUST 4TH 2022 THE POWER OF SILENCE

MEMORISE: For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. Isaiah 30:15

 

READ: Proverbs 18:6 -8

6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

 

7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

 

8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

 

MESSAGE

The greatest things in life are formed and grown in silence. When a woman conceives the baby is formed in silence. By the time the baby is mature enough for the world to see, he or she will come out of the womb and the noise will begin naturally. Many years ago, a minister of God came from America to the Redemption Camp and when he saw how big the place was and all the amenities there, he asked, “Why are you not making a lot of noise about this place?” I told him that in my village, they say that when you light a fire, you cover it so that it flames very well, and the wind will not put it out. After a while, the fire will be so big that you won’t be able to cover it anymore. That is when everyone will see it. The less noisy you are, the farther you will go in life and the greater you will be.

 

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16

 

One major thing that makes a serpent wise is its silence. If they were noisy animals, I think all serpents in the world would have been dead by now. The more silent you are, the less likely you are to be killed by the wolves of this world. The noisy fellow will talk without thinking, but the silent fellow will think before talking. If he does not have a perfect answer yet, he would rather say nothing, so you cannot hold his words against him.

 

It is not every question that you must answer. It is not every challenge that you must rise to. Learn to stay silent sometimes; that is how you will last long. The reason some people lose their respect and relevance in society is that they talk too much. Proverbs 17:28 says that even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent.

 

When everyone is talking in a meeting and one fellow is quiet, it is likely that soon, the head of that meeting would ask everyone to be silent for their quiet fellow to speak, then his words will be more respected. They do that because his silence is perceived as wisdom and so his words will be held with high regard. Always ask God for the wisdom to know when to be silent, when to talk and what to say at all times.

 

KEY POINT

Great things are formed and grown in silence.

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 31- Ecclesiastes 3

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

 

HYMN 24: THROUGH THE LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR

1 Through the love of God our Saviour,

all will be well.

Free and changeless is his favour,

all, all is well.

Precious is the blood that healed us,

perfect is the grace that sealed us,

strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,

all must be well.

 

2 Though we pass through tribulation,

all will be well.

Ours is such a full salvation,

all, all is well.

Happy, still in God confiding,

fruitful, if in Christ abiding,

holy, through the Spirit’s guiding,

all must be well.

 

3 We expect a bright tomorrow,

all will be well.

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,

‘All, all is well.’

On our Father’s love relying,

Jesus every need supplying,

in our living, in our dying,

all must be well.

 

 

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OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3RD 2022 WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

MEMORISE: And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. Mark 10:27

 

READ: Romans 4:16 -21

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

 

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

 

18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

 

19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:

 

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

 

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

 

MESSAGE

In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth from nothing. The Bible says that the earth was without form and void. The earth was shapeless; in other words, there was nothing good about it. If you had seen the earth in its initial state, you would have concluded that there was certainly no possibility of anything good coming out of it. Surprisingly, in less than seven days, the Almighty God created one of the greatest beauties out of nothing. God specializes in impossibilities.

 

Long ago, a young boy was brought to us because he was a rascal. He was so rascally that we put him in the care of a military man who was also an instrumentalist in the Church then. Anyone who saw this boy then would never have believed anything good could come out of him. But then, the military man started teaching him music. One day my wife and I travelled. During our trip, she saw a flute she liked and decided to buy it for the so-called rascal. When the boy saw it, he started to practice and today, the little boy whom everyone saw as a rascal is Pastor Kunle Ajayi – my personal minstrel. Each time I go for ministrations and Pastor Kunle plays the saxophone before I come up, the atmosphere changes: the Spirit of the Lord comes down mightily into the meeting.

 

God changed the name of Hadassah the slave girl to Esther the Queen. God turned a flaming furnace into an air-conditioned atmosphere for three Hebrew boys: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. God shut the mouths of lions for Daniel. The Almighty God pulled down the wall of Jericho standing in the way of the people of God. What can my Daddy not do?

 

Our God is a God of possibilities. He will make the impossible possible. If there is any situation in your life for which an improvement seems impossible, God will turn it around. If there is any obstacle hindering your joy, the Almighty God is rolling it away now, in Jesus’ name.

 

Don’t ever doubt God’s ability to make the impossible possible in your life. No matter what you are going through, my Daddy- the Maker of all things- will turn it around. You have to commit your life into His hands and trust Him for victory that He will give to you.

 

PRAYER POINT

Heavenly Father, I ask that every obstacle in my life proving to be insurmountable be rolled away right now in Jesus name.

 

BIBLE IN ONE YAER: Proverbs 28-30

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

 

HYMN 17: O LORD MY GOD, WHEN I IN AWESOME WONDER

O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder

consider all the works thy hand hath made,

I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,

thy power throughout the universe displayed;

 

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee,

how great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee,

how great thou art, how great thou art!

 

When through the woods and forest glades I wander

and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;

when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:

Then sings my soul…

 

And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,

sent him to die – I scarce can take it in

that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,

he bled and died to take away my sin:

Then sings my soul…

 

When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation

and take me home – what joy shall fill my heart!

Then shall I bow in humble adoration

and there proclaim, ‘my God, how great thou art!’

Then sings my soul…

 

 

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