OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
DATE : THURSDAY JANUARY 5 2017.
THEME : THE EVER PRESENT HELPER.
MEMORISE :
God is our refuge and strength, a very present
help in trouble. PSALMS 46 : 1.
READ : 1 KINGS 17 : 8 - 16 :
8 And the word of the Lord came unto him,
saying,
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which
belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I
have commanded a widow woman there to
sustain thee.
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And
when he came to the gate of the city, behold,
the widow woman was there gathering of
sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch
me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I
may drink.
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called
to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a
morsel of bread in thine hand.
12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I
have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a
barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I
am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and
dress it for me and my son, that we may eat
it, and die.
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and
do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a
little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after
make for thee and for thy son.
14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The
barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall
the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord
sendeth rain upon the earth.
15 And she went and did according to the
saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her
house, did eat many days.
16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither
did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word
of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.
MESSAGE :
The poor widow in today’s Bible reading was
getting ready to eat her last meal and then
die; but against her expectations, help came
her way. This indicates that help can come to
you when you need it the most. Psalms 46 : 1
tells us who our help is :
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present
help in trouble.”
Sometimes, when a child of God is going
through some difficulties, God may appear
silent. That He is silent does not mean He is
ignorant of what is happening. Though things
may go on to deteriorate, He will step in
before it’s too late. The Lord knows about
that painful and highly detestable situation
you have been living with. Although He has
been quiet for a while, He will now arise for
you and arrest the situation. When it appears
like the enemy is about to put you to shame,
just in the nick of time, your help will locate
you. God’s intervention shall not be late
concerning your situation in Jesus’ Name. Can
you imagine what would have happened if the
fourth man had not appeared on time in King
Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace ( Daniel 3 : 25 )?
The three Hebrew children would have been
history, but because He came right on time,
they made history! You too shall make history!
God will not be late for you. His intervention
in your life shall be timely, and He shall shut
up the mouth of your enemies.
Moreover, in the case of this widow, not only
did help come in time, it kept on coming
everyday because she was connected with the
One called the All Sufficient God ( Genesis 17 :
1 ). When you go into battle, your strength,
wisdom and resources are limited to what you
and your allies have. In other words, who you
partner with in a crucial battle can either
guarantee your victory or turn out to be your
undoing. At such a decisive moment, the
widow partnered with the God that is more
than enough, and she never lacked again. Who
is your ally today? When faced with a most
trying time, who do you run to? If you run to
man whose strength, wisdom and resources
are limited, you will be unable to tackle that
situation. If you run to a local or foreign deity,
you will still be limited. Some people depend
on charms, rings and amulets from so-called
Indian spiritual temples for help. It’s a pity
that after the serpent spirits of such temples
have offered some form of fake assistance to
them, those spirits end up turning them into
their slaves, thereby ruining their destiny and
that of their family members. Partner with the
One who can always help you.
KEY POINT :
There is no helper like Jesus, and no one
deserts in the time of need like Satan.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : MATTHEW 11 - 12 and
ISAIAH 3 : 24 - 5 : 7.
AUTHOR : PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE.
HYMN 4 : THROUGH THE LOVE OF GOD OUR
SAVIOUR...
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.
DATE : THURSDAY JANUARY 5 2017.
THEME : THE EVER PRESENT HELPER.
MEMORISE :
God is our refuge and strength, a very present
help in trouble. PSALMS 46 : 1.
READ : 1 KINGS 17 : 8 - 16 :
8 And the word of the Lord came unto him,
saying,
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which
belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I
have commanded a widow woman there to
sustain thee.
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And
when he came to the gate of the city, behold,
the widow woman was there gathering of
sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch
me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I
may drink.
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called
to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a
morsel of bread in thine hand.
12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I
have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a
barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I
am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and
dress it for me and my son, that we may eat
it, and die.
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and
do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a
little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after
make for thee and for thy son.
14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The
barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall
the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord
sendeth rain upon the earth.
15 And she went and did according to the
saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her
house, did eat many days.
16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither
did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word
of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.
MESSAGE :
The poor widow in today’s Bible reading was
getting ready to eat her last meal and then
die; but against her expectations, help came
her way. This indicates that help can come to
you when you need it the most. Psalms 46 : 1
tells us who our help is :
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present
help in trouble.”
Sometimes, when a child of God is going
through some difficulties, God may appear
silent. That He is silent does not mean He is
ignorant of what is happening. Though things
may go on to deteriorate, He will step in
before it’s too late. The Lord knows about
that painful and highly detestable situation
you have been living with. Although He has
been quiet for a while, He will now arise for
you and arrest the situation. When it appears
like the enemy is about to put you to shame,
just in the nick of time, your help will locate
you. God’s intervention shall not be late
concerning your situation in Jesus’ Name. Can
you imagine what would have happened if the
fourth man had not appeared on time in King
Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace ( Daniel 3 : 25 )?
The three Hebrew children would have been
history, but because He came right on time,
they made history! You too shall make history!
God will not be late for you. His intervention
in your life shall be timely, and He shall shut
up the mouth of your enemies.
Moreover, in the case of this widow, not only
did help come in time, it kept on coming
everyday because she was connected with the
One called the All Sufficient God ( Genesis 17 :
1 ). When you go into battle, your strength,
wisdom and resources are limited to what you
and your allies have. In other words, who you
partner with in a crucial battle can either
guarantee your victory or turn out to be your
undoing. At such a decisive moment, the
widow partnered with the God that is more
than enough, and she never lacked again. Who
is your ally today? When faced with a most
trying time, who do you run to? If you run to
man whose strength, wisdom and resources
are limited, you will be unable to tackle that
situation. If you run to a local or foreign deity,
you will still be limited. Some people depend
on charms, rings and amulets from so-called
Indian spiritual temples for help. It’s a pity
that after the serpent spirits of such temples
have offered some form of fake assistance to
them, those spirits end up turning them into
their slaves, thereby ruining their destiny and
that of their family members. Partner with the
One who can always help you.
KEY POINT :
There is no helper like Jesus, and no one
deserts in the time of need like Satan.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : MATTHEW 11 - 12 and
ISAIAH 3 : 24 - 5 : 7.
AUTHOR : PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE.
HYMN 4 : THROUGH THE LOVE OF GOD OUR
SAVIOUR...
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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