Open Heaven For Today 2024 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Anointed Must Work Hard
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TOPIC: The Anointed Must Work Hard
MEMORISE: “But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.” – John 5:17 (KJV)
READ: 1 Corinthians 15:10 (KJV)
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 14-17
Open Heaven For Today 2024 MESSAGE
Many people see the anointed and envy them; they also want to be able to lay hands on the sick and have them recover. However, the anointing to heal the sick is available to every believer. Mark 16:17-18 says that if you are a believer, some signs will follow you, including healing the sick. When you, however, study Matthew 8:14-18, you will see that the moment you have the healing gift, crowds will come. Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law, and then, in the evening, they brought all those who were sick and demon-possessed. The news spread so much that many people came to Him for healing.
If you want to be able to lay hands on the sick for their healing, you must be ready for hard work – you will preach, heal, and comfort the brokenhearted. If anyone is in trouble, they will call on you. You will also have to set the captives free so that demon-possessed people will be paying you constant visits, and according to Ephesians 6:12, casting out demons involves spiritual wrestling. Spiritual wrestling is not for the lazy, so you cannot afford to be lazy if you want to be anointed. The Lord Jesus had the anointing (Acts 10:38), but in Mark 6:31, He had to tell the disciples, “Let us take a break,” because He became so busy that there wasn’t enough time to eat. If you want to be anointed, you must be ready to work. I am not saying this to frighten you; I am saying it to prepare you because someone reading this devotional is going to get powerfully anointed soon, in Jesus’ name.
Many years ago, I read 1 Corinthians 12:31, which says:
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
I realized God approves of His children to be jealous of the best spiritual gifts, so I told God, “Lord, I want to double the anointing on Elisha, Paul, Peter, and Jesus when He was on earth. Add everything together and then double it again.” God responded, “You are asking for a dangerous thing; people won’t let you rest.” I said, “I don’t mind.” How forward we can be sometimes. I now have a better understanding of His warning. If you desire to be anointed, pray the prayer point for today with all your heart.
PRAYER POINT
Father, I am ready to do Your work in any part of the world You send me to. Please empower me to do the work today.
HYMN 4 – To The Work! To work! We Are Servants Of God
1 To the work! To the work! we are servants of God,
Let us follow the path that our Master has trod;
With the might of His power, our strength to renew,
Let us do by His grace what He calls us to do.
Work for Him by His grace;
Work thru Him for His praise;
Work with Him all the days;
And work in Him in many ways.
2 To the work! To the work! let the hungry be fed;
To the fountain of life, let the thirsty be led;
In the cross and its vict’ry, our glory shall be,
While we herald the tidings, “Salvation is free!”
3 To the work! To the work! in the strength of the Lord,
By the power of His Name, with the light of His Word,
All the slaves of the darkness of Satan were set free
And His riches of grace in His glory we’ll see.
Open Heavens 2024 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world, and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile, and PC. Open Heaven for Today 2024
Ambydennis Notice Board: Until you are born again, God’s abiding presence will never be with you. It would be best if you were born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe that You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You, Lord, for keeping me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online, please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], +234-1-8447340, +234-0-709821311
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Thursday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Purpose Of The Anointing
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TOPIC: The Purpose Of The Anointing
MEMORISE: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,” – Luke 4:18 (KJV)
READ: Isaiah 61:1-3 (KJV)
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the Spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 11-13
Open Heaven For Today 2024 MESSAGE
In our Bible reading for today, the Bible says that the first reason the Spirit of the Lord is upon you is to preach good tidings.
Acts 1:8 says:
But you shall receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, Samaria, and the uttermost part of the earth.
God says, “You will not only be a witness to me in the comfort of your home or local assembly; you must also go from Jerusalem to Judea, then to Samaria and the uttermost parts of the world.” The anointing is not only for your domestic use but also to be used in the uttermost parts of the world for preaching the gospel. This is why I am amazed when I see preachers who do not go out of their comfort zones to preach the gospel – preachers who stay in their local assemblies where they are comfortable and preach from there. They ignore the rest of the world and act as if it is not their business if people go to hell.
When you become anointed, your first assignment is to preach the gospel to those around you and then progress until you get to the uttermost parts of the world. When you start going out to preach, you will see how many people worldwide still don’t know about Christ. If you walk around Redemption City in Nigeria, several banners show pictures and names of countries where Christianity has hardly gotten to. This reminds us that we are not called to remain in our comfort zones but to go out and win souls for our Lord.
I am 82 years old, and even at my age, I have not stopped going everywhere I can to preach the gospel because I know it is the first reason God anointed me. I have been to countries that most people don’t even know exist! We see many young ministers rise and fall because after they receive the anointing, they choose to stay in their comfort zones.
Beloved, the harvest is plenty, but laborers are few. Will you make yourself available? Go out and work for your Father, especially when you are still young.
REFLECTION
What are you doing with the anointing of God over your life?
HYMN 12 – Onward, Christian Soldiers!
1 Onward Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.
Christ, the royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See, His banners go!
Refrain
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus,
Going on before.
2 At the name of Jesus
Satan’s host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers,
On to victory!
Hell’s foundation’s quiver
At the shout of praise:
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise!
3 Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God:
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod;
We are not divided,
All one Body we—
One in faith and Spirit,
One eternally.
4 Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane;
But the Church of Jesus
Constant will remain.
Gates of hell can never
‘ Gainst the Church prevail;
We have Christ’s promise,
Which can never fail.
5 Onward, then, ye people!
Join our happy throng;
Blend with your voices
In the Triumph song.
Glory, laud, and honor
Unto Christ, the King;
This has happened through countless ages
Men and angels sing.
Open Heavens 2024 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world, and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile, and PC. Open Heaven for Today 2024
Ambydennis Notice Board: Until you are born again, God’s abiding presence will never be with you. It would be best if you were born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe that You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You, Lord, for keeping me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online, please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], +234-1-8447340, +234-0-709821311
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – God Is Talking To You
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TOPIC: God Is Talking To You
MEMORISE: “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your selves.” – James 1:22 (KJV)
READ: 2 Samuel 12:1-7 (KJV)
1 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city: rich and poor.
2 The rich man had to exceed many flocks and herds:
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his meat, and drank of his cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4 And there came a traveler to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his herd to dress for the wayfaring man who came to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb and dressed it for the man who came to him.
5 And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6 He shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this and had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 8-10
Open Heaven For Today 2024 MESSAGE
When we go to Christian gatherings and the message or sermon being preached starts to sound hard to swallow, there’s always a tendency for us to feel that God is talking to our neighbor and not to us. I believe you must have felt like that before. Once in a while, as the preacher is preaching and condemning certain things that make us uncomfortable, we console ourselves by saying, “He can’t be talking to me. He must be talking to my neighbor.” Don’t deceive yourself when the word hits you; God is talking to you, and nothing else—every tDon’tnting fingers. Look whenever you hear God’s word within yourself, and make adjustments immediately wherever you are not living up to His standard.
In the Bible reading for today, a prophet came to King David and told him the story of a rich man who robbed a poor man of the only lamb he had. The rich man killed the lamb and used it to entertain his visitors instead of taking one out of the many that he had. David raged and said, “That man shall surely die.” Then, the prophet turned to him and said, “Thou art the man.” God often brings messages like that to us, and just like David, we start to condemn others, but if we take a moment to reflect on the message, we might be the ones being described.
The way to grow as a Christian is not to assume that specific messages or scriptural verses are meant for others, not you. Listen or read as if you are the one God is talking to directly. Face the fact that you might not be doing some things right and ensure that you do what must be done to make things right if that is the case.
The reason we have many so-called Christians who don’t behave like Christ is not because God does not correct them; it is because when He converts them, they assume He is converting other people. Unfortunately, if they keep doing that, they will get to a point where they could be destroyed.
Beloved, God is speaking to you today. He wants you to surrender everything to Him completely without holding anything back. Don’t be like those who harden their necks; the end of such people is destruction (Proverbs 29:1).
ACTION POINT
Whenever you hear a message or read your Bible, assume that you are the only one God talks to.
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.
Chorus:
Draw me 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 power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
3 O 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!
4 There are depths of love that I yet may know
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere, I rest in peace with Thee
Open Heavens 2024 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world, and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile, and PC. Open Heaven for Today 2024
Ambydennis Notice Board: Until you are born again, God’s abiding presence will never be with you. It would be best if you were born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe that You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You, Lord, for keeping me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online, please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], +234-1-8447340, +234-0-709821311
