OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: THURSDAY 12TH JANUARY
2017.
THEME: HIDDEN SOURCE OF
BLESSING
Memorise:
Let them be desolate for a
reward of their shame that say
unto me, Aha, aha. Psalm 40:15
Read: Psalm 40:14-17
40:14 Let them be ashamed and
confounded together that seek
after my soul to destroy it; let
them be driven backward and
put to shame that wish me evil.
40:15 Let them be desolate for a
reward of their shame that say
unto me, Aha, aha.
40:16 Let all those that seek thee
rejoice and be glad in thee: let
such as love thy salvation say
continually, The LORD be
magnified.
40:17 But I am poor and needy;
yet the Lord thinketh upon me:
thou art my help and my
deliverer; make no tarrying, O my
God.
MESSAGE:
When you are connected to the
All-Sufficient God, you will not
lack any good thing. Why? Bible
scholars call Him Jehovah El
Shaddai. In other words, He is
the "Breasted One". A baby sucks
from the mother's breasts. Every
time the child calls for milk, it is
always there. All your needs can
be fully satisfied in Christ.
Sometime ago at our church in
Ebute Metta (Lagos), I taught that
when the Almighty God made
this declaration:
"If ye shall ask any thing in my
name, I will do it." John 14:14
What He is actually saying in the
original text, according to Bible
scholars, is that if you ask
anything from Him that He does
not have, He will create if for you.
How marvellous! I once told
somebody of this and he in turn
shared it with his friend. His
friend said to him, "if your God is
so powerful, why not ask Him to
create for you a cow with four
heads." But the man replied, "I
don't need a cow with four
heads. I would rather ask God to
give me four cows. If you need
the heads, you can have them
while I keep the rest." This
season, the All-Sufficient One will
be more than sufficient for you!
He will meet all your needs and
satisfy you right on time!
From the story of the widow in 1
Kings 17:8-16, besides the lesson
of help coming just in time, and
that of help being delivered every
day, another lesson the Holy
Spirit will have us pay close
attention to is the lesson of the
source of help being hidden
from outsiders. This is absolutely
wonderful! When some evil-
minded individuals know that
you are doing well and
blossoming, they will try all they
can to discover the secret of your
progress so that they can destroy
it. Their purpose may be to erase
any leverage or advantage you
may have over them. Some
people have become victims of
such evil minds. But when God
hides the source of your
blessing, your enemies will try in
vain to stop you. This was the
experience of the widow.
Because there was famine in the
land, everyone, including this
woman, was starving and
loosing weight. Then God
intervened by sending His
servant to her and he hid in her
house. Suddenly, people saw that
she was shinning and gaining
weight. Her son was looking
radiant and everything
dramatically improved for them,
but nobody could tell how. That
will be your portion this season!
The Lord will turn your situation
for good and hide the source of
your change away from every
enemy.
Prayer Point:
Father, shut the eyes of everyone
that would contend with my
blessing, so that they will not see
it, in Jesus' Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Matthew 24-25
Isaiah 9:13-10:4
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE.
HYMN 10: THERE SHALL BE
SHOWER OF BLESSING
1. There shall be showers of
blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons
refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
[Chorus]
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy drops ‘round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
2. There shall be showers of
blessing--
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
[Chorus]
3. There shall be showers of
blessing:
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come, and now honor Thy Word.
[Chorus]
4. There shall be showers of
blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!
[Chorus]
DATE: THURSDAY 12TH JANUARY
2017.
THEME: HIDDEN SOURCE OF
BLESSING
Memorise:
Let them be desolate for a
reward of their shame that say
unto me, Aha, aha. Psalm 40:15
Read: Psalm 40:14-17
40:14 Let them be ashamed and
confounded together that seek
after my soul to destroy it; let
them be driven backward and
put to shame that wish me evil.
40:15 Let them be desolate for a
reward of their shame that say
unto me, Aha, aha.
40:16 Let all those that seek thee
rejoice and be glad in thee: let
such as love thy salvation say
continually, The LORD be
magnified.
40:17 But I am poor and needy;
yet the Lord thinketh upon me:
thou art my help and my
deliverer; make no tarrying, O my
God.
MESSAGE:
When you are connected to the
All-Sufficient God, you will not
lack any good thing. Why? Bible
scholars call Him Jehovah El
Shaddai. In other words, He is
the "Breasted One". A baby sucks
from the mother's breasts. Every
time the child calls for milk, it is
always there. All your needs can
be fully satisfied in Christ.
Sometime ago at our church in
Ebute Metta (Lagos), I taught that
when the Almighty God made
this declaration:
"If ye shall ask any thing in my
name, I will do it." John 14:14
What He is actually saying in the
original text, according to Bible
scholars, is that if you ask
anything from Him that He does
not have, He will create if for you.
How marvellous! I once told
somebody of this and he in turn
shared it with his friend. His
friend said to him, "if your God is
so powerful, why not ask Him to
create for you a cow with four
heads." But the man replied, "I
don't need a cow with four
heads. I would rather ask God to
give me four cows. If you need
the heads, you can have them
while I keep the rest." This
season, the All-Sufficient One will
be more than sufficient for you!
He will meet all your needs and
satisfy you right on time!
From the story of the widow in 1
Kings 17:8-16, besides the lesson
of help coming just in time, and
that of help being delivered every
day, another lesson the Holy
Spirit will have us pay close
attention to is the lesson of the
source of help being hidden
from outsiders. This is absolutely
wonderful! When some evil-
minded individuals know that
you are doing well and
blossoming, they will try all they
can to discover the secret of your
progress so that they can destroy
it. Their purpose may be to erase
any leverage or advantage you
may have over them. Some
people have become victims of
such evil minds. But when God
hides the source of your
blessing, your enemies will try in
vain to stop you. This was the
experience of the widow.
Because there was famine in the
land, everyone, including this
woman, was starving and
loosing weight. Then God
intervened by sending His
servant to her and he hid in her
house. Suddenly, people saw that
she was shinning and gaining
weight. Her son was looking
radiant and everything
dramatically improved for them,
but nobody could tell how. That
will be your portion this season!
The Lord will turn your situation
for good and hide the source of
your change away from every
enemy.
Prayer Point:
Father, shut the eyes of everyone
that would contend with my
blessing, so that they will not see
it, in Jesus' Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Matthew 24-25
Isaiah 9:13-10:4
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE.
HYMN 10: THERE SHALL BE
SHOWER OF BLESSING
1. There shall be showers of
blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons
refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
[Chorus]
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy drops ‘round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
2. There shall be showers of
blessing--
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
[Chorus]
3. There shall be showers of
blessing:
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come, and now honor Thy Word.
[Chorus]
4. There shall be showers of
blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!
[Chorus]
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