1.I worship You, the unlimited, self-existing and Sovereign God.

2.You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, honour and power, for all things were created for Your pleasure.

3.Thank You, Father, for creating me in Your image and likeness, and for giving me dominion over everything You have created.

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

5.Father, let me never share Your glory with anyone; help me to acknowledge You, in all my ways, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, You are the my chief-counselor, please, come and override and destroy every limiting factor in my life, by Your Sovereign powers, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, I surrender and place myself under Your Lordship and authority; please, let me never harden my heart against Your word, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, because I have submitted to Your Will and Lordship, let sickness, death, curses, debts and other negative prophecies, be annulled in my life, in Jesus’ name.

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

10.Father, restore unto me, all that the devil has stolen from me and my family, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, provide for, and meet Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and general overseer of RCCG, at the points of His needs, daily, 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 2 November 2018 Memorize: Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselor there is safety. Proverbs 11:14

Open Heaven 2 November 2018 Bible Reading: Isaiah 9:2-7

2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Open Heaven 2 November 2018 Bible in one year: Jeremiah 35:36, Luke 14:25-15:10. Hymnal: sing Hymn 2

Some Christians feel that they have outgrown the need for counselors in their lives, but nothing could be further from the truth. The unfortunate thing is that such Christians who erroneously think this way gradually graduate to the level of believing that they can also live their Christian lives in isolation.

Resultant effect of this is that they stop fellowshipping with other believers, contrary to our Lord’s injunction in Hebrews 10:25, which says:

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

Every one of us will always need a counselor at one point in time or the other till we see Jesus in glory (l Corinthians 13:9-12).

Open Heaven 2 November 2018

I recall the story of the first dump truck we bought at the Redemption Camp in Nigeria. It was a result of wise counsel I got from our Camp Manager. We had received some money that looked substantial to me, and I felt we should go ahead to execute some of our building projects.

As I was contemplating on the next project to embark on, the Lord spoke to me, instructing me to seek counsel from our Camp Manager. When my commander in-Chief speaks, l don’t waste time in carrying out His bidding.

I got to the Camp Manager, and contrary to what I had in mind, he recommended that we should buy dump truck for transporting sand from the quarry, where we could buy sand for construction at a cheaper price, instead of purchasing from resellers at an exorbitant rate as we had been doing.

He was of the opinion that we would need a lot of sand for the projects at hand, and having our own truck for getting sand at a cheap price would reduce the cost of these building projects substantially.

That was how we got the dump truck, and this opened our eyes to other opportunities as it further reduced the cost of our construction projects drastically. Open Heaven 1 November 2018

Isaiah 9:2 says that the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, and those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of Death have received the light of life. How did this happen? The Holy Spirit answers is in Isaiah 9:6 saying:

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince 0f Peace.”

Jesus is the Counselor of counselors. How yielded are you to the counsel He gives you through His word, through the voice of His Spirit inside you, and through the people He has placed around you? If you do not receive His counsel, His gentle Spirit will not force you, but you will bear the consequences that follow.

Open Heaven 2 November 2018 Prayer point:

Gentle holy spirit, I acknowledge your knowledge is beyond mine: I therefore I yield to your counsel in all my ways. Please lead me to the place of heaven’s rest in Jesus Christ.

Open Heaven 2 November 2018 Sing Hymn 2

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

Verse 1:
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Verse 2:
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3:
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Thursday, November 1, 2018) – Adonai

Welcome to the month of November!

Scriptures: Mark 11:24; Matthew 18:18; Psalm 34:19; Psalm 51:12 Ecclesiastes 3:1-13; Psalm 8; Revelation 21:1-6; Matthew 21:31-46.

Father, we bless and adore You! Our King of kings, Ancient of Days, Lord of lords, Rock of Ages, I am that I am, Maker of all things, we honor and worship You!

Thank You Father for all you have done from January 2017 till date

In this month of November 2017, I decree and declare by faith:

I will praise the Lord at all times

The Lord will hear me from His holy hill and send me help

I will be conscious of and run away from the occasion of sin

I will strive to experience the Lord in a new way

I will encounter the “GOD of NOW” in all areas of my life

I will line up all areas of my life with the word of God

I will use the word of God to secure God’s audience for all that concerns me

I will love my neighbor as myself with my heart and not my mouth

I will impact and be a blessing to others

Unmerited favor will be my portion

Every prayer I pray that is God’s will for me will receive divine attention

Every dry bone in my life will receive the breath of life and live again

I receive the baton of unlimited breakthroughs

My financial, physical, marital and spiritual expectations will not be cut off

There will be a dramatic turnaround for me and my household

Every wall of limitation contending with me will crumble like the wall of Jericho

My reasoning, imagination, thoughts, creativity, purpose and actions will be in line with God’s revealed will for my life

I receive divine energy to do exploits for the kingdom of God

Every unsaved person in my family, will receive a divine encounter

To the glory of God, those laughing at me, will come and laugh with me

I will not pray amiss at any given time

I will overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony

The Blood of Jesus will purge out anything that will sabotage my Christian walk

The Lord will manifest His power and glory in my life

The Lord will do a new and powerful thing in my life

The Lord will enlarge my physical, financial, marital, mental and spiritual coast

The Lord will reveal deep and secret things that will catapult me to the next level

The Lord will remember those passing through one trial or the other

There will be ceasefire and peace in war torn parts of the world

My family and I will remain beneficiaries of divine health through the stripes of Jesus Christ

No evil shall befall me and my loved ones, in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen!

Father, preserve Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, without blemish or wrinkle, till the end, by Your right hand of righteousness, in Jesus’ name.

Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)

In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, October 31, 2018) – Relationship With Christ

1.Lord Jesus, I worship and adore You; You are my Saviour, Deliverer, and my Prince of Peace.

2.Thank You, Jesus, for leaving Your glory in heaven, to take the form of man, in order to set me free from the bondage of sin and Satan.

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

4.Father, please, step into the boat of my life and calm every raging storm, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, please, give me perfect peace, over everything that is causing me fear and anxiety, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, let Your perfect peace, that passes all human understanding, possess and keep my heart and mind, forever, in Jesus’ name.

7.Lord Jesus Christ, Help to cultivate a beautiful relationship with You from today, in Jesus’ Name

8.Father, let Your presence that brings lasting peace abide with me now and forever, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, arise, and restore Your peace, in my life, home, marriage, church, nation and everywhere there is turmoil, conflict and war, all over the world, in Jesus’ name.

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

11.Father, let Your presence and peace, abide with Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, 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).

Open Heaven 31 October 2018 Memorise: And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:40

Open Heaven 31 October 2018 Bible Reading: John 1:10-13(KJV)

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Bible in one year: Jeremiah 32, Luke 13:18-14:6, Hymnal: Sing Hymn 15

It is very important for every born again child of God to have a relationship with Him. The importance of a relationship with Jesus Christ can never be overemphasized.

Having a relationship with Him goes beyond accepting Him as Lord and Saviour; it means interacting with Him on a daily basis and involving Him in the running of your everyday life.

It is expected of every child to have a cordial relationship with his or her father. This should also be the case with our Lord Jesus Christ, because He is referred to as the Everlasting Father in Isaiah 9:6. If Christ is the Everlasting Father, we must therefore have a beautiful relationship with Him.

The Lord Jesus Christ is the best Father anybody can have, because He is loving, kind, tender, merciful and gracious. He is even more caring than any earthly father can ever be. He constantly seeks to have a close relationship with His children, but sadly, many of us are too busy to cultivate a loving relationship with Him.

It is unfortunate that the relationship which most children of God have with their Father is a ‘take, take, take’ relationship instead of a ‘give and take’ relationship. Any Christian who has a revelation of the evil that God delivered us from through salvation will take his or her relationship with Jesus Christ more seriously.

Open Heaven 31 October 2018

When I became born again and realized how close to hell I was before God saved me, I was ready to do anything for this God. I was grateful that He saved a sinner like me, so much so that all I cared about was pleasing Him. Open Heaven 1 November 2018

Another reason why it is important to have a relationship with Christ is that our fate will be committed into His hands by God on the day of judgement. 2nd Corinthians 5:10 says:

”For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”

If we don’t have a relationship with Christ now, how will we be able to face Him on the day of judgement? Christ is still full of love and mercy now, and He is still knocking at the door of our hearts and gently asking to be let in.

He is right now seated at the Father’s right hand, advocating for us. However, a time is coming when He will be seat on His Judgement seat to judge everyone who refused to accept His offer of mercy when it was available.

At that time, His eyes will be full of fire and His entire countenance will be fiery (Daniel 7:9-10, Revelation 20:11-12). There will be no begging or excuses then-it will be judgement without mercy. My advice is that you cultivate a relationship with Him from today.

Open Heaven 31 October 2018 Prayer point: Lord Jesus Christ, Help to cultivate a beautiful relationship with You from today.

Open Heaven 31 October 2018 Hymn 15

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee;
E’ en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

Though, like a wanderer
The sun gone down,
Darkness comes over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee.

There let me see the sight,
An open heaven;
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
Angles to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee
Nearer to Thee

Then, with my walking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I’ll raise,
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, October 30, 2018) – Lacking Peace

I worship You, Jesus, the Author and the finisher of my faith.

2.Thank You, Father, for choosing me as one of Your spiritual soldiers and for keeping me alive in the midst of life’s battles.

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

4.Father, empower me to run the race set before me with patience and perseverance, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, grant me all round peace today in Jesus’ Name.

6.Father, let Your presence bring lasting peace to me, my family, my career, my business and the body of Christ, in Jesus’ Name.

7.Father, You are the God that never fails, I look up to You for help, please, don’t let my expectations in You, be cut short, in Jesus’ name.

8.I lay aside, every weight and sin that do, easily beset me, and I run this race, by Your grace, to the point of commendation and reward, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, don’t let me ever entangle myself again with the affairs of this world, that I may please You, who have sent me, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please, make me to live through this day, 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: (MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2018) – LOOK UP

1.I worship You, my Father, because Your word is forever settled in heaven.

2.I glorify You, my Father, for demonstrating how important Your word is, by magnifying Your word, even, above Your name.

3.I thank You, Father, because every good and perfect gift comes from You, the Father of light.

4.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 30 October 2018

5.Father, let Your word be a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path, throughout my sojourn, here on earth, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, please, let Your word have free course and be glorified in me, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, I will not sink, no matter what comes my way, in Jesus’ Name

8.Father, Please give me the grace to always look unto You for everything I need in life.

9.Father, help me to keep my gaze fixed on Jesus, no matter what, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, please, make me to live through this day, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, remain relevant in your scheme of things, as far as Your kingdom business is concerned, 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 30 October 2018 Memorise: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

Open Heaven 30 October 2018 Bible Reading: John 14:26-31(KJV)

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

Open Heaven 30 October 2018 Bible in one year: Jeremiah 31, Luke 12:57-13:17, Hymnal: sing hymn 10

One of the signs by which you know that God is with you or that His presence is in whatever you are doing is when you have peace in your heart.

Peace is the state of harmony that is made available to the children of God through a right relationship with Him and a good relationship with their fellow human beings.

Peace is associated with the presence of the Prince of Peace, Jesus. His presence is made manifest in the world today by the Holy Spirit. The absence of peace in a person’s life leads to worry or anxiety.

It is not God’s plan for a child of God to possess a distressed state of mind that is filled with concern over present or future challenges. For this reason, the Holy Spirit says to us in Philippians 4:6:

”Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”

God knows that the pressure of the needs we face in this world can rob us of His peace, and so He sent us these words to help us recognize the right thing to do when confronted with challenges.

Worrying about our needs or the challenges you are confronted with will not change anything; rather, it is a snare of the devil to cause sicknesses such as high blood pressure in people. I pray that you will not be a victim of hypertension, stroke or heart disease in Jesus’ Name. Read – Open Heaven 29 October 2018

The Bible reveals Jesus as the Prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6). This means that wherever there is turmoil or crisis, once Jesus is invited into the situation and the presence of the Holy Spirit is called upon, a sense of wellbeing, contentment and wholesomeness will be restored immediately.

This is what happened in Mark 4:39, when Jesus rebuked the storm after the disciples called upon Him:

“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”

The Name of Jesus and the presence of the Holy Spirit establish peace in God’s children, irrespective of the Outward circumstances around them. Read – Open Heaven 1 November 2018

True peace is therefore an indication of the presence of Jesus, made manifest by the Holy Spirit, in any given situation. I pray that the presence of God that brings lasting peace will abide with you today in Jesus’ Name.

If you are passing through a stressful and difficult time in your life, if you are going through a serious financial crisis or your marriage is in turmoil, if you are experiencing psychological or emotional trauma that defies solution, it is time to call on the Name of Jesus and invite the presence of the Holy Spirit into your life.

As you do so, God will grant you all round peace today in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 30 October 2018 Action Point: Make your request known to God concerning every need that has been robbed you of His peace.

Open Heaven 30 October 2018 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 29 OCTOBER 2018 MEMORIZE: I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5

Open Heaven 29 October 2018 Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 (KJV)

1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Open Heaven 29 October 2018 Bible in one year: Jeremiah 29-30, Luke 12:35-56, Hymnal: Sing hymn 2

To look Jesus means to rely on Him for help and to see Him as our example. He is our forerunner who has triumphantly gone through whatever we are passing through now.

He knew the purpose of His coming into this world, and He stayed true to that purpose till it was fulfilled. Therefore, in the midst of trials and temptations, you only need to look up to Jesus and walk in the steps that He left for us to follow.

To look to Jesus is to look away from every other thing and focus on Him alone. Naturally, when you look up, it becomes impossible to see your surroundings at the same time. For this reason, your focus shifts from your surroundings and settles on the things above alone.

So, to look up to Jesus means that no matter how fierce the storm is raging in our present situation, you must look away from it and fix your gaze only on Jesus Christ. The good thing is that it is only then that solutions will come and peace will be given to calm the raging storm.

Open Heaven 29 October 2018

If you don’t believe me, ask Peter. When he had his eyes set on Jesus, he was walking on the stormy sea, but the moment he looked at his surroundings, he began to sink (Matthew 14:28-31). Matthew 14:30 says:

“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, Saying, Lord, save me.”

You will not sink in Jesus’ Name.

To look up to any man is a fruitless effort. A person can only raise you as far as his or her hands can reach, and each person’s reach is limited. Also, someone can be in a position of authority today and be out of it tomorrow, and so what happens to you if you have been looking up to that person?

In the little time i have spent on earth, I have come to discover that the only person you can trust totally is God. He is the one who never fails, has no limits and can never be dethroned.

Finally, to look up to Jesus is to focus on our destination and our reward. We are sojourners here on earth, only passing through on our way to our eternal home.

If Heaven is your final destination, then it is only wise that you focus on The Way to that destination. The Bible says that He sits at the right hand of God’s throne. That is our finish line, and that is where your gaze should be permanently fixed.

Open Heaven 29 October 2018 Action point: Keep your gazed fixed on Jesus, no matter what.

Open Heaven 29 October 2018 Hymn 2

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

Verse 1:
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Verse 2:
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3:
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

Open Heaven 1 November 2018 Memorise: The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Psalm 24:1

Open Heaven 1 November 2018 Bible Reading: Job 38:1-11

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Open Heaven 1 November 2018 Bible Reading in One Year: Jeremiah 33-34 and Luke 14:7-24. Hymn 2

Adonai’ is one of our Heavenly father’s numerous names, and it means Master and Owner. This name encapsulates the sovereignty of our God.

Indeed, our God is sovereign, because He owns everything and He’s in absolute control of the entire universe. He holds all the power in heaven and on earth in His hands. He is totally unlimited! Every other thing was created, but He alone was self-existing.

Because of this, He is not limited by resources, time, space or any other thing; whereas all other things, including the contraptions of men’s hearts called gods, are limited by the laws He has installed in His sovereignty to govern the universe. He has the power to do whatever He likes, however He likes and whenever He likes. What a great God He is! Open Heaven 28 October 2018

It is easy for man to think that life is all about him, and that God exists for his benefit. Nothing could be further from the truth. Everything God has done or has given to you is for His glory alone. For this reason, in Revelation 4:11, the twenty-four elders in heaven adore Him saying:

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

Open Heaven 1 November 2018

He made everything for His pleasure, even you. My advice to you is that you willingly put yourself under His lordship and leadership; if anything at all, learn from Pharaoh.

Pharaoh resisted God, and so God decided to use Him to show how much of a consuming fire He can be (Exodus 5:2, Exodus 14:4). A Christian is called unto submission to our heavenly Father’s will. When you submit to His will, He will ensure that everything else submits to you.

If the sovereign God is your friend, you are immensely blessed, because He can overrule sickness, debts, curses, negative prophecies and even death!

However, when this God is angry with anyone, that person is finished. In Acts 12:33, King Herod was eaten by worms because God was angry with Him. God is angry with the wicked everyday (Psalm 7:11)!

The wicked is anyone who continues to live in sin and disobedience. Proverbs 29:1 says that anyone who refuses to change in spite of being corrected over and over again will be destroyed suddenly.

If you have never given your life to Jesus or if you have claim to have given your life to Him but still live in sin, repent now! When the sovereign God is angry with you, nobody can defend you.

Sin makes you an enemy of God (James 4:4). You have to wholly yield yourself to Him, inviting Him to take over. He is always ready to take responsibility for your life; all He is waiting for is your invitation. Are you willing to invite Him today?

Open Heaven 1 November 2018 Action Point: Ask the Adonai to override every limiting factor in your life by his sovereign power.

Open Heaven 1 November 2018 Hymn 2

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

Verse 1:
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Verse 2:
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3:
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.