Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Sunday, November 11, 2018) – What A Great Father He is!

1.Thank You, Father, for creating me in Your image, and for giving me dominion over all that You have created.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

3.Father, You are my sustainer, my cherisher, my provider, and the source of my being; please, let me never be separated from You, in Jesus’s name.

4.Father, arise, scatter and frustrate, every evil agenda of Satan, to steal, to kill and to destroy, in my life, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, Help me to grow in Love, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, give me the grace to follow peace with all men and to run away from every appearance of evil, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, anoint me with Your Holy Ghost and power, and let me go about doing only good and not evil, all the days of my life, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, let an end come to all stubborn battles, situations and struggles in my life; and open the doors of the good life, You have created me to live, unto me, in Jesus’ name.

9.I decree that I shall not die, but live, to declare the goodness of the Lord, in the land of the living, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let every voice of opposition, against the life, prosperity and ministry of Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, be silenced forever, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, November 9, 2018) – The Lord Is My Defender

1.I worship You, my Father, because You are the Alpha and Omega; the only One, who knows the end of a thing, right from the beginning.

2.Thank You, Father, for all Your unfailing promises in my life, particularly Your promise to protect and defend me from the enemy. Open Heaven 10 November 2018

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

4.Lord Jesus, You are my hope of glory, please, do not let my hopes be cut short, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, go ahead of me and remove every hindrance and obstacle, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, empower me to fear You and to live a holy life; and, release upon my life, also, the spirit of diligence and hard work, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 11 November 2018

7.Father, let the seed of greatness You have planted in me be activated and actualised, this season, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, Arise and defend me today. As I cry to You, may You arise and defend me, in Jesus’ Name. Open Heaven 12 November 2018

9.Father, by Your power and grace, I overcome all obstacles, and, I press toward the mark, for the prize of a high calling of God, in Christ Jesus’.

10.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, finish well and strong, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Thursday, November 8, 2018) – Keep Your Dreams Alive

1.I worship You, Lord Jesus, because there is no friend in the world like You. Thank You for being my best friend, confidant, my counselor and my all in all.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name. Please Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 9 November 2018

3.Father, lift up my head, above those of my enemies, round about me, in Jesus’ name.

4.Father, expose and disgrace, all deceitful, unfaithful and unfriendly friends, in my life; and deliver me by Your grace, from their hands, in Jesus’ name. Please Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 10 November 2018

5.Father, please, help me to keep my dreams alive, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, I pray all my dreams come through, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, everyone against the fulfilment of my dreams, take them out of my way, in Jesus’ name. Please Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 11 November 2018

8.Father, shield and protect me from treacherous and unfaithful friends; let me never enter into any close relationship with anyone who will later hurt or betray me, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, let every evil plan and intention of close associates, relatives and friends, boomerang upon them, in Jesus’ name. Please Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 12 November 2018

10.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let all things work together for good for Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, as he continually, places his trust in You, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Open Heaven 10 November 2018 Memorize: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10.

Open Heaven 10 November 2018 Bible Reading: 1st peter 3:10-18 (KJV)

10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

Open Heaven 10 November 2018 Bibles In one year Jeremiah 52 Luke 19: 28-48, Hymnal: Sing hymn 12

Having access to the good life is not as difficult as some people make it seem. As a matter of fact, living a good life was factored into the creation of man.

God first created everything that man would need for a good life before He made man in his own image and set him over all of his other creations (Genesis 1:26-28).

The calamity of a life of struggle only came after Eve was deceived into believing the devil’s lies and Adam outrightly disobeyed God. God consequently withdrew aspects of his good life from them (Genesis 3:16-19).

However, the good life of God was reinstated through the second Adam, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:12-15).

In 1st Peter 3:10-12, the Holy Spirit introduces us to how we can access the good life that Jesus Christ came to restore us to, saying:

“For he that will love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”

It would be wise of you to pay attention to the three major things mentioned in this scripture as vital to experiencing the good life. First is your speech. No wonder the Bible says death and life are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).

The content and manner of your speech have a great impact on your relationship with God and man. Use the power that your tongue possesses to speak life to yourself and everything that concerns your every day.

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Don’t try to move ahead in life by speaking evil and lying about others. Learn to ask God and man of what you desire for yourself. I pray that God will illuminate your heart to understand the power of good that lies in your tongue.

The second thing you must watch are your deeps. More often than not, what you will work towards in life is what will come to you. The types of problems you solve in this world through your deeds go a long way to determine the type of reward you will receive from God and men.

May God give you wisdom to apply this truth towards increasing your reward in life. Third and last of these things is the type of influence you bring into your community.

If you work towards peace in your family, community and country, you will also enjoy a good life of peace. What better way is there to influence your world than to preach the good news of the abundant life that Jesus Christ came to give (John 10:10)?

When you influence workers of evil to begin to do good, you will definitely experience a good life around you. Are your speech, deeds and influence working together to establish the good life you have received from Jesus Christ?

Open Heaven 10 November 2018 Action point: Put to work the power inherent in your speech, deeds and influence to access God’s good life.

Open Heaven 10 November 2018 Sing Hymn 12

TAKE MY LIFE, AND LET IT BE

Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them
move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.

Take my sliver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose
Every power as Thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart; it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne,
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure-store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee,
Ever, only, all for thee

Open Heaven 8 November 2018 Memorize: I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

Open Heaven 8 November 2018 Read: Habakkuk 2: 1-3 (KJV)

1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Open Heaven 8 November 2018 Bible in one year: Jeremiah 50, Luke 18:18-43, Hymnal: sing hymn 10

Every child of God is created to be great. Jesus, the forerunner of our faith and who our life is modelled after, was Himself great. Angel Gabriel spoke these prophetic words about Him Luke 1:32;

“He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David;”

Although you might not feel like you are a great person in your present condition, do not lose sight of who you are. Irrespective of your current condition, God has promised to bring you to an expected end (Jeremiah 29:11). Click Here To Read Open Heaven 9 November 2018

In other words, he will bring you to a place you have always dreamed of getting to. For this reason, you need to have a dream of what you want your future to look like.

You must have dreams, ambitions, hopes and desires to do great things. The good news is that if your dreams are from God, they will surely come to pass if you don’t give up on them.

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How does a dream possess a man’s heart? The seeds of dreams are planted in a man’s heart by God Himself. Your dream must be given to you by God for it to stand the test of time. Read – Open Heaven 10 November 2018

God is the Alpha and Omega who sees the end of the thing from its beginning. He knows your future, and He knows what your capabilities are. If anyone can give you a dream that will come to pass, it is your heavenly Father. Also Read – Open Heaven 11 November 2018 Sunday

Joseph’s dreams were given to him by God, and they came to pass despite all the opposing circumstances he went through (Genesis 39:41).

To receive a dream from God, let your mind be flooded with holy and righteous thoughts, so that is becomes very easy to hear and see what God has in store for you (Philippians 4:8). You also have to fertilize and water your dreams by being persistent in prayers for their fulfilment. Also Read – Open Heaven 12 November 2018

Furthermore, you have to work hard for your dreams to come to pass. Joseph was never idle. When he was in Potiphar’s house, he was so hard working that his master left the affairs of his entire household in his hands.

Even when he was in prison, he maintained a good relationship with the other inmates and was known for interpreting dreams accurately. You can’t be idle and expect that your dreams will come to pass by prayers only, you are just joking.

You have to work hard at it. Even if what you find yourself doing right now seems not to have any relevance to the attainment of your dreams, still do it diligently. Peter was a diligent fisherman, doing his job when he was linked to the fulfillment of his destiny (Mathew 4:18-19).

Finally, you have to wait for your dreams to come true. No matter the situation, you are never to lose sight of the fact that your dreams will come to pass. Even when it seems like everything is working against the fulfillment of your dreams, hold on to that vision, for it will come to pass.

Open Heaven 8 November 2018 Action point: Keep your dreams alive at all cost, and in due season they will become reality.

Open Heaven 8 November 2018 Sing Hymn 10

MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE

My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamp of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray
Take all my guilt away
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!

May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!

While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside

When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!

Open Heaven 9 November 2018 Memorizes: But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the up lifter of mine head. Psalm 3:3

Open Heaven 9 November 2018 Bible Reading: Psalm 3:1-8 (KJV)

1 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Open Heaven 9 November 2018 Bible in one year: Jeremiah 51, Luke 19:1-27, Hymnal: Sing Hymn 11

The sure defender of the oppressed is his Maker. David’s personal experience of this truth caused him to pen the words of today’s Bible reading. Is the Lord your defender?

Your answer may be “yes”, but your action may say “no” in the sense that the fellow you run to determines who your defender truly is. Here is David’s testimony in Psalm 3:4:

“I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.”

Is this also your testimony? Who do you cry to when faced with challenges in life – your biological father, mother, friend or worst of all, a witchdoctor? The story was told of a man who went to consult a witchdoctor for help.

The witchdoctor promised to help this man and told him to return in seven days for a charm that would subdue his enemies when he arrived on the seventh day, he met a lot of people in mourning, and he thought that one of the witchdoctor’s in-patients must have died.

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To his shock however, when he asked to see the witchdoctor, he was told that the one who promised him victory over his enemies had just given up the ghost. This is the reason why Jeremiah 17:5 says:

“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maket flesh his arm, and whose heart departed from the LORD.”

The Psalmist was able to put his trust in the Lord because he refused to be afraid of men, in spite of their fiery looks and large number. In Psalm 3:6, He wrote:

“I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round about.”

Anyone who declares such words must have had access to God’s wisdom in Proverb 29:25, which says:

“The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”

The psalmist also did something that I would like you to do today: he cried to the Lord. He did not pretend that all was well, like some people do. In Psalm 3:7, He prayed that God should arise to save him.

This prayer worked for David, and it will work for you also if you will not have any other god besides the Almightily Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

After crying to God, David affirmed that salvation belonged to Him and that His blessing was upon his people (Psalm 3:8). I pray that the Lord of hosts will defend you and your cause as you cry to Him today in Jesus name.

Open Heaven 9 November 2018 Action point: Devote quality time to cry to the Lord asking Him to arise and defend you today. As you cry to Him, He will arise in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 9 November 2018 Sing Hymn 11

O GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.

Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure

Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth receive her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the
night
Before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

O God. Our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while life
Shall last,
And our external home.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, November 7, 2018) Are You An Unfriendly Friend?

1.Thank You, Father, for giving us the least spiritual assignment of reaping the harvest of fields we did not cultivate, yet, receiving the accompanying wages.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

3.Father, please, empower me to do Your Will and to finish Your work, in Jesus’ name.

4.Father, destroy by Your fire, everything in me, that is hindering me from rising for the salvation of others, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, please, make me an unrepentant and addicted soul winner, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, let every spirit of lukewarmness in my life and in the body of Christ against the preaching of the gospel of Christ, be consumed, by Your fire, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, help me to be a friendly friend, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, give me friends that will not come around to take advantage of our friendship, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, for all my labours in Your vineyard, please, let me be rewarded abundantly here and in the hereafter, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 7 November 2018

11.Father, supply all the needs of Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, according to Your riches in glory, by Christ Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Open Heaven 7 November 2018 Memorize: faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Proverbs 27:6

Open Heaven 7 November 2018 Bible Reading: Psalm 41:7-13

7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Open Heaven 7 November 2018 Bible in one year: Jeremiah 49, Luke 18:1-17
Hymnal: Sing Hymn 9

In today’s world of social media, the real meaning of friendship is fast fading away. It is becoming more frightening to claim to have friends these days because there are so many deceitful friends out there.

The magnitude of this problem increases when people have something to gain from their association with you one. Are you one of such unfriendly friends? Is your friendship with people built around the furtherance of your interests?

Before you begin to identify those who claim to be your friend but are not really so, ask yourself if you are truly friendly. The wisdom of God in Proverbs 18:24 says:

“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than brother.”

One cannot but be amazed by the lamentation of the Psalmist in Psalm 41:9, where he said:

“Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.”

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These words perfectly describe the typical character of an unfriendly friend. More often than not, they are very close to their victims. This makes one wonder if they deliberately got close to their victim in order to wreak their havoc.

If that is the case, should we not avoid having close friends or any friend at all? I don’t think so; we only need to be prudent in our choice of close friends. An example of Jesus’ choice of associates should help us here.

While there were multitudes of followers, He had seventy disciples (Luke 10:1). Among the seventy, He had His core of twelve disciples, and within in the twelve, He had three close friends (Mark 3:14, Mark 9:2).

Finally, amongst the three, He had one beloved (John 19:26). Note that Judas lscariot was numbered among Christ’s close friends, so that His destiny as our Redeemer might be fulfilled according to the pattern indicated by scriptures (John 13:17-21).

We need to have friends, but the challenge is how to identify good ones. There is one antidote against choosing enemies as friends, which is prayer. Only God knows the hearts of men, and only He can shield us from treacherous friends.

Also, the law of harvest applies in friendship. The Lord said you should do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Luke 6:31). If you are an unfaithful friend, some people will also be unfaithful to you.

Friendship always comes with a price tag; therefore, for those you cannot relate with as friends, I recommend that you relate with them as brethren and co-pilgrims on the way to heaven, doing only that which is needful to help and assist them as God gives you strength.

Action Point: if you have hurt anyone by taking undue advantage of their friendship with you, repent and make appropriate restitution.

Open Heaven 7 November 2018 Hymn 9

THE OLD RUGGED CROSS

On a hill far away stood an old
rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and
Shame;
And I love that old cross where
the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was
Slain.

Chorus:

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last l lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.

O that old rugged cross, so
despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For dear Lamb of God left his
Glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

In that old rugged cross, stained
with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ‘twas on that old cross Jesus
suffered and died
To pardon and sanctify me.

To that old rugged cross I will ever
be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly
bear;
Then he’ll call me some day to my
home far away,
Where his glory forever I’ll share.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, November 6, 2018) – The Fields Are Ripe For Harvest

1.Thank You, Father, for sustaining my faith in You and keeping me focused on my heavenly home and dreams, by Your word of truth and grace.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

3.Lord Jesus, help me to know You more, to grow in my relationship with You and to live my life for You.

4.Father, please, don’t let the allure of this present age steal away the dream of heaven from my heart, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, no matter the severity of the storms and challenges, that I may face in life, let me never give up, but, help me to keep believing in Your promises, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, no one becomes or achieves anything, here on earth, except he or she is helped; please, help me to fulfill all my dreams and reach my goal, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, empower me to live a life of godliness and contentment; let every spirit of greed and covetousness be destroyed in my life, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, help me to always, seek first, Your kingdom and righteousness, and as I do, let all other things that I need to succeed in life, be added unto me, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, empower me to place my affection and treasures in heaven where moth and rust don’t corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, fulfill all Your promises, in the life of Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and general overseer of RCCG, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

MEMORISE:
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35

OPEN HEAVEN 6 NOVEMBER 2018 READ: John 4:34-38

34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

In preparation for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, your involvement in soul-winning is an indicator that shows how big your dream of heaven is.

Anyone who has a big dream of the second coming will do everything within his or her power to ensure that not only is the gospel preached all over the world, but also that souls are won in multitudes to the kingdom of God. In Matthew 24:14, Jesus said:

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”

In other words, our dream of a new heaven and a new earth cannot be realized until we have preached the gospel all over the world.

It is therefore incumbent on us to pursue the actualization of our dream of the coming kingdom through aggressive evangelism, missionary works and soul-winning.

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No matter how much we discuss and study the second coming of Christ, it is of no use if we do not do what will bring the kingdom of God back to the earth. The task ahead of us is very simple if we really want to be true to our Master.

He has assigned the easier part of the assignment to us, which is reaping the harvest of fields we did not cultivate, and receiving the accompanying wages. John 4:36 & 38 says:

“And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.”

Others, like the early apostles of Jesus Christ, have labored in the fields, expecting that we as reapers will bring in the harvest in the last days.

The work ahead of us is easier than ever before; all we need to do is to make ourselves available for the ready-made harvest of souls all over the world. Romans 8:19 says:

“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”

The world is waiting for us; if we do not fulfill our assignment as reapers, the harvest will be wasted. However, if we put in our sickles as commanded, we and the souls rescued from eternal damnation will be happy.

If we choose to be complacent in soul winning, our Lord’s return will be delayed, and this would prolong our suffering in this world (Romans 8:23). Therefore, put in your sickle today.

ACTION POINT:
Determine to reap the already white harvest around you, and make disciples of your neighbors who are earnestly seeking God’s deliverance.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 46-48 Luke 17:11-37

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 7: WONDERFUL STORY OF LOVE

1. Wonderful story of love;
Tell it to me again;
Wonderful story of love;
Wake the immortal strain!
Angels with rapture announce it,
Shepherds with wonder receive it;
Sinner, oh, won’t you believe it?
Wonderful story of love.

Chorus:
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Wonderful, wonderful story of love.

2. Wonderful story of love;
Though you are far away;
Wonderful story of love;
Still He doth call today;
Calling from Calvary’s mountain,
Down from the crystal-bright fountain,
E’en from the dawn of creation,
Wonderful story of love.

3. Wonderful story of love;
Jesus provides a rest;
Wonderful story of love;
For all the pure and blest,
Rest in those mansions above us,
With those who’ve gone on before us,
Singing the rapturous chorus,
Wonderful story of love.