Open Heaven 7 August 2018 – Having A Spiritual Siesta

Open Heaven 7 August 2018 Memorise
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead , and Christ shall give thee light. Ephesians 5:14

Open Heaven 7 August 2018 Bible Reading – 1King 13:11-22

¹⁵ So the prophet said to him, “Come home with me and eat.”

¹⁶ The man of God said, “I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.

¹⁷ I have been told by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”

¹⁸ The old prophet answered, “I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the Lord: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” (But he was lying to him.)

¹⁹ So the man of God returned with him and ate and drank in his house.

Open Heaven 7 August 2018 Bible in one year: Job 17-20, Matthew 14:34-15:20

There is a clarion call to all children of God to wake up to God’s expectations of them in areas such as holy living, soul winning and service to humanity. It is urgent and important to heed to this call in obedience  to our Father in heaven and in order to bring glory to His Holy Name. Our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 5:15-16 said to us:

“Neither do men light a candle, and pur it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light onto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Knowing that we live in perilous times, swiftly heeding this call has become all the more necessary. When the Holy Spirit made the call in today’s memory verse, things were not even as bad as they are today. Therefore, as the church of God, we must awaken from our slumber. Click here to read – Open Heaven 6 August 2018

The Holy Spirit says we should arise from the dead, with a promise that Christ will give us light. In other words , many of us are dead spiritually. Nevertheless, thank God that Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church, is alive to his responsibility of restoring us.

How do members of the body of Christ become dead, and what is actually killing them? Today’s Bible reading gives some insight on this. It narrates the story of an old prophet who lived in Bethel, which is translated to mean ‘house of God’.

Ironically this prophet living on the house of God was backslidden. There was also another man, a young prophet  who had not compromised his faith in Yahweh. God sent him to prophesy against the idolatrous regime of Jeroboam, with a warning that he must not rest along the way until he returned home from delivering God’s message. Also he was commanded not to eat or return by the same way he went.

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This young prophet did according to what the Lord had told him, except that he felt so tired and decided to take a rest under an oak tree. It is unfortunate that it was at  this resting point that the old prophet met and decieved him to go against God’s instructions. Beloved there are several old prophets around us today.

In their backslidden state they still sound knowledgeable and full of experience when they teach. To unsuspecting young men and women of God, their words are filled with wisdom. You must however beware of their heretic teachings. Their positions on several issues can deceive young minds.

The poor young prophet believed the old prophet’s lies, and he ended up taking a deadly spiritual siesta!
Tragically this same old prophet was the one who delivered God’s judgement upon the young prophet. So beware! The old prophet wanted to go to hell but wanted as many people as possible to go along with him. Awake, and don’t fall for the enemy’s tricks!

Open Heaven 7 August 2018 Prayer point
Father, please deliver me from the lies of the devil in the form of old prophet heretics.

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Open Heaven 7 August 2018  Hymn 12

How sweet the name of Jesus

Verse 1:
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

Verse 2:
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.

Verse 3:
Jesus! My Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
O Prophet, Priest and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.

Verse 4:
Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I’ll praise Thee as I ought.

Verse 5:
Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath,
And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death!

Prayer Points For Today’s Open Heaven 5 August 2018 – Laughter From Divine Visitation II

Open Heaven 5 August 2018

1.I worship you my Father, because, you are a covenant keeping God.

2.Thank you Father, for all your promises and blessings, in my life.

3.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, have mercy and forgive me.

4.Father, sanctify and purge me from all unrighteousness, that, l may be considered a candidate, for your divine visitation, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, let every spirit of stinginess and miserliness, in my life be consumed by your fire.

6.Father, please, give me a large and generous heart, that will attract your visitation upon my life.

7.Father, give me the grace to be generous and hospitable to all, particularly, strangers, that, l may not miss a veiled or disguised, visitation from you, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, whenever, l give, let me do so, bountifully, cheerfully, willingly, and not grudgingly.

9.Father, please visit me with Your awesome presence today, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 6 August 2018

10.Father, let your uncommon visitation, to my life, today, terminate stubborn yokes and afflictions, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let the doors of your favour, blessings, and breakthroughs, be opened unto me, today, through your visitation, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal Petitions.
(Philippians 4:6)

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

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

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENT’S MANUAL LESSON FORTY-NINE SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST 2018

Open Heaven 5 August 2018

TOPIC: RAPTURE: THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB

*SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN*

*1.* O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.

*2.* O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day, Thy friendship suits me well,
Both young and old will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.

*3.* O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.

*4.* O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee.

*5.* O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.

*6.* O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?

MEMORY VERSE: “And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true sayings of God.” – Revelations 19:9b

BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelations 19:1-14

Revelation:19.1

After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power [belong] to the Lord our God!
Revelation:19.2

“For true and righteous [are] His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants [shed] by her.”
Revelation:19.3

Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!”
Revelation:19.4

And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!”
Revelation:19.5

Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”
Revelation:19.6

And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
Revelation:19.7

“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”
Revelation:19.8

And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Revelation:19.9

Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed [are] those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”
Revelation:19.10

And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See [that you do] not [do that!] I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Revelation:19.11

Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
Revelation:19.12

His eyes [were] like a flame of fire, and on His head [were] many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
Revelation:19.13

He [was] clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
Revelation:19.14

And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

INTRODUCTION:

Marriage, in this context, symbolises the union between Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:22-32). It is, however, important to note that the second coming of Christ with the Saints to reign on earth is the next event after the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. May the Holy Spirit teach us and bless us richly as we look at this topic in details (Daniel 7:13; 1Timothy 6:14; Acts 1:10-11).

LESSON OUTLINES

1. What, when and where is the marriage?

2. Importance and qualification for the marriage.

WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE IS THE MARRIAGE?

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb is the Lamb is the consummation of the union between Christ, the Bridegroom and the Church (without spot or wrinkles) (Ephesians 5:27; Revelations 19:1-14; Matthew 22:1-14; Matthew 25:1-13). It is one of the greatest biblical prophesies. The Marriage will take place after the rapture and before the second coming of Christ (with the saints) to the earth (Revelations 19:1-21). Christ is the Bridegroom. The wife is the redeemed or saints of all ages who will have part in the first resurrection and who will live in the New Jerusalem forever (Revelations 21:2, 2:9-10).

IMPORTANCE AND QUALIFICATION FOR THE MARRIAGE

The marriage is important for the following reasons:

1. To assemble the saints for the last supper with Christ (Matthew 26:29).
2. To present the just of all ages to God, the Father, and fulfil their main eternal purpose (John 17:12).

3. To wipe away tears from the faces of the saints (Revelations 7:17; 21:4)

4. To take away the saints from the earth before the activities of the anti-Christ and the great tribulation (Isaiah 57:1).

Those who will qualify for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb must be those who belong to Christ (2Corinthians 5:17), earnestly desiring His second coming and watching (Matthew 25:1-13). Those whose patience and visions are not darkened. Those who do not get distracted and lose focus completely before the Bridegroom comes. Those whose holiness is not polluted and their garment not stained. Those whose garment is righteousness and always right on time (Matthew 21:10-14; Revelations 21:8-27; Hebrews 12:14). Those that obey His commandments and whose citizenship is in Heaven (Revelations 22:14-15; Ephesians 2:16; Matthew 7:21-23).

CONCLUSION

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb, like all biblical prophecies, will be fulfilled. Our Lord Jesus Christ will have His last supper with the Church without spots or wrinkles. Are you a member of His kingdom? Do you earnestly desire it? You cannot afford to miss it. Pray to God to keep you standing in Him and count you worthy of this great and unique event.

QUESTIONS:

1. Who qualifies for the marriage?

2. Name four important reasons for the Marriage?

Prayer Points For Today’s Open Heaven 4 August 2018 – Laughter From Divine Visitation I

Open Heaven 4 August 2018

1.I worship you my Father, because, you are a covenant keeping God.

2.Thank you Father, for all your promises and blessings, in my life.

3.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, have mercy and forgive me.

4.Father, sanctify and purge me from all unrighteousness, that, l may be considered a candidate, for your divine visitation, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, let every spirit of stinginess and miserliness, in my life be consumed by your fire.

6.Father, please, give me a large and generous heart, that will attract your visitation upon my life. Open Heaven 5 August 2018

7.Father, give me the grace to be generous and hospitable to all, particularly, strangers, that, l may not miss a veiled or disguised, visitation from you, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, whenever, l give, let me do so, bountifully, cheerfully, willingly, and not grudgingly.

9.Father, please visit me with Your awesome presence today, in Jesus’ name. Open Heaven 6 August 2018

10.Father, let your uncommon visitation, to my life, today, terminate stubborn yokes and afflictions, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let the doors of your favour, blessings, and breakthroughs, be opened unto me, today, through your visitation, in Jesus’ name.

12.Your Personal Petitions.
(Philippians 4:6)

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

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

Open Heaven 6 August 2018 – Worldliness Defined

Open Heaven 6 August 2018 Memorise
And they that use this world , as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. 1 Corinthians 7:31

Bible Reading For today,  1 John 2:15-17

On Not Loving the World

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.

16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

Open Heaven 6 August 2018 Bible in one year Job 13-16, Matthew 14:13-33

Worldliness has been reconstructed by some to mean having the good things of life, such as good cars, comfortable houses, descent clothings and the like. This is not true, because some of the heros of faith that God loves so much were not only very rich , they also lived a good life. Here is Abraham’s servant’s testimony of Abraham’s status in Genesis 24:35

“And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold,, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels and asses.”

The good life Abraham had us evident in the fact that he could afford to entertain three “causal” passersby with a whole clad (Genesis 18:7). He also had three hundred and eighteen foot servants in his service (Genesis 14:14). In light of these facts, we need to properly define what worldliness is in order to distinguish it from good living. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 4 August 2018

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What then is worldliness if it is not synonymous with being wealthy? Today’s memory verse gives us a hint if God’s view on this subject matter. From this verse of the scripture we understand that things of this world are meant for our use but not for our abuse. According to today’s Bible reading, simply defined, worldliness is ‘lust’. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 5 August 2018

“For all that is in the world, and the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eye and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” 1 John 2:16

From the scripture above, we understand that worldliness is lusting after the following:

1. Things that are not yours and cannot be yours, but which you still desire by all means, such as another man’s wife.

2. Things you do not necessarily need but which you still get for the sake of pride of life

3. Things you own that you keep away from those who actually need them.

4. ‎Lack of contentment with what God has made your given you. For example, a dark person bleaching their skin to become a light person.

Above all, worldliness is denying God what what He originally gave you when he demands for it. An example of this is manifested when instead of using the blessing God has deposited in your life for the purpose of propagating the gospel, you choose to keep it away from Him because you need to buy the latest car in town, despite the fact that you already have enough cars to take you around.

Learn from Joseph of Arimathaea who selflessly volunteered his own expensive tomb for Jesus’ burial (Matthew 27:57-60). Beloved a person can be poor and still be worldly if the little he or she has is place or valued higher than the Almighty God. How highly do you rate your possessions today?

Open Heaven 6 August 2018 Prayer Point
Father, keep my heart away from worldliness in Jesus’ Name.

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Open Heaven 6 August 2018 Hymn 9

On the Hill far away

Verse 1
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 I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
and exchange it some day for a crown.

Verse 2
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left his glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

(Chorus)

Verse 3
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.

(Chorus)

Verse 4
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.

(Chorus)

Open Heaven 5 August 2018 – Laughter from Divine Visitation II

Open Heaven 5 August 2018 Memorise: When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Psalm 126:1-4

Open Heaven 5 August 2018 Bible Reading: Psalm 126:1-4 (KJV)

1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.

Open Heaven 5 August 2018 Bible in one year: Job 9-12, Matthew 13:45-14:12, Hymnal: Sing hymn 6

In the course of our reflection yesterday, the Holy Spirit revealed to us some unexpected things that happened when God comes visiting, One outcome of divine visitation is amazing testimonies of sudden turn around, which are so mind-boggling that they lead to laughter.

Today’s Bible reading describes this experience. At one of our events, one particular man had a divine visitation and received his own amazing testimony of sudden turn around. This young man was born with only one testicle he had. This ended any possibility of this young man ever having a child of his own. Click To Read – Open Heaven 4 August 2018

However, God had a plan to bring laughter back to his life. It was the very first programme I held as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at Rowe Park, Lagos Nigeria. In the course of this programme, the young man felt that something sensational was going on between his legs, and he checked to see what was happening to him.

He discovered that he had received two brand new testicles! The day he came to visit me in my office after miracle, he came with his wife and she was pregnant. In his joy and excitement, he said to me, “Sir, do you want me to show you the testicles?” I responded that there was no need for this because I could see the evidence of the new testicles on his wife. God will visit you, and creative miracles will be your portion today in Jesus’ Name.

Another of such testimonies is that of a young man brought to my office by one of his friends several years ago. This young man said to me, “Sir, I have a big problem.” We found out that his wife had literarily run mad and was roaming the streets completely naked.

It is culturally believed by the Yoruba tribe, which he belonged to, that a mentally unstable person that is still within the house can be cured, but once the spirit of madness takes such a fellow to the market place naked, such a person would remain mad for life.

Open Heaven 5 August 2018

As at the time they came to my office, this woman had been bundled off to an herbal treatment home in Kwara State, Nigeria, I was given the address of this place, and I went there to pray for her. Her husband was informed after I left that I had been there to pray, but he was disappointed to here that the prayer did not last more than five minutes.

“How can a five-minute prayer deal with this serious madness”, they wondered out of doubt. So they took the woman to a psychiatric hospital. As God would have it, the specialist there said to them, “Let us observe her before we know what to do.”

After two weeks of observation, they sent for her husband and told him, “Sir, if you say something is wrong with this woman, then something must be wrong with you, because even though we have not given her any medication, this woman is as normal as any normal human being can be.” a divine visitation of less than five minutes brought laughter back to the family of this young man. I decree that in the Name that is above every other name, this month shall be your month of laughter.

Open Heaven 5 August 2018 Prayer Point – Father, through Your visitation, reverse the irreversible in my life today in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 5 August 2018 hymn 6

A NEW THING

(Tune: There shall be showers of Blessing)

We will soon shout Halleluiah

Because God will do new things

Sinners will be forgiven

Prodigals will come home soon.

Chorus:

Shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

Rivers in desert now flowing

Hallelujah to our king.

We will soon shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

Sickness and sorrow will be gone

Bondage will be forgotten.

We will soon shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

The barren will be faithful soon

Failure will be forgotten.

We will soon shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

Poverty will be forgotten

Stagnancy will soon be gone.

We will soon shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

To all miracles are given

There shall be celebrations

We will soon shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

Many will have testimonies

Of prayer answered fully.

We will soon shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

One of us will chase a thousand

Two will conquer ten thousand

We will soon shout Hallelujah

Because God will do new things

Songs of praises we will sing

Hallelujah to our King

Prayer Points For Today’s Open Heaven 3 August 2018 – Divine set-up

Open Heaven 3 August 2018

GOD WILL CONNECT YOU TO THOSE PERSONS THAT MATTER TO YOUR LIFE AND DESTINY IN JESUS’ NAME.

1.Thank you Father for the breakthroughs you have made possible in my life; only you could have done it.

2. Father, in any way I have fallen short of your glory, please forgive me

3. Father, peradventure I have at any time thought my power brought about breakthroughs in my life, please be merciful and forgive me

4. Father, by the power of your Spirit, let my tomorrow be alright

5. Lord of hosts, contend with any evil power contending with my breakthrough which you established before my creation.

6. Father, let your wrath come upon any enemy working against my destiny in Jesus name

7. Father, please remove all obstacles in my way to breakthrough and cause me to excel in Jesus ‘ name

8. Father, let your plan and purpose alone be established in my life, let my breakthrough be settled

9. Father, let me enjoy divine guidance throughout my life journey that I may enjoy unfailing breakthrough

10. I decree that the light of God shall shine in my path always in Jesus name

11. I decree that I and all that the Lord blessed me with shall live a life of favour all our days in Jesus name

12. Father, let me enjoy your favour always that I may experience breakthrough of my dreams

13. Father, let your power of old be made manifest in your church in Jesus name

14. Your Personal petitions. ( Phil 4:6)

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

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

Click to read – Open Heaven 4 August 2018

Open Heaven 4 August 2018 – Laughter From Divine Visitation I

Open Heaven 4 August 2018 Memorise
And there was great joy in the city
Acts 8:8

Open Heavens For Today Bible Reading – Genesis 18:1-14

And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

13 And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

14 Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Open Heaven 4 August 2018 – Bible in one year: Job 5-8, Matthew 13:24-44

There is a link between divine visitation and laughter. When God comes visiting, He ensures He leaves something to laugh about before he departs. We see this manifested when Philip the evangelist took the presence of God to Samaria with the preaching of the gospel.

The aftermath of this divine visitation was laughter (Acts 8:5-8). Today’s Bible Reading also narrates how Abraham invited the presence of God into his tent without even knowing it. Because Abraham was given to hospitality, he was just doing what he knew how to do best. Little did he know he was entertaining the angels of the Lord! After this visit, he and his wife revived something to laugh about. Click Here To Read Open Heaven 3 August 2018

When you visit God in His sanctuary, you go home with what your faith can carry. A divine visitation is more awesome than  this. During a divine visitation, the Almighty comes to you with His entourage, loaded with many of which money cannot buy. If God were to judge Sarah by her faith, she would have received nothing from Him. However, as Sarah’s case shows, when God comes visiting, He has already made up His mind to bless you regardless of the level of your faith.

Many things happen when you receive divine an unexpected divine visitation, one of which is that God accepts your offering. When God was passing by Abraham’s tent, Abraham did not even know that it was God coming his way. Nevertheless, he extended an invitation which activated his life-changing visit, which had been preordained by God Himself.

Open Heaven 4 August 2018

It is therefore no surprise that God readily accepted his invitation and also accepted his offering of food and drink. I pray that God will today accept your invitation of His presence into your life for salvation, healing, breakthrough, joy and great laughter. I also pray that he will accept your offering of your life to him in Jesus’ Name.

When the Shunammite woman invited Elisha into her home, little did she know that she was activating a divine visitation into her life (2 Kings 4:8-17). Because God wanted to bless her, He accepted her invitation to abide under her roof through His prophet. As a result of this, the man of God was moved by God to consider that this woman who had been meeting his needs and those of his servant must also have a need of her own to be met. When he ask what he could do for her, she said she needed nothing.

Thank God his servant recognised the one need which money could not buy in her life: she had no child and her husband was old. Nine months later she was carrying her baby. You should learn from this woman’s experience that your need cannot be met unless you realise that you have a need. I pray that the Almighty God will choose your home for his abode today, and this gesture will be a point of contact for meeting your age-long needs in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 4 August 2018 Prayer Point
Father, please visit me today and cause me to laugh in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 4 August 2018 Hymn 6

Deeper, Deeper

1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.

Chorus:
O deeper yet, I pray,
And higher every day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy Word.

2. Deeper, deeper, blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.

Chorus:

3. Deeper, deeper! though it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.

Chorus:

4. Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.

Chorus:

5. Deeper, deeper in the faith of Jesus,
Holy faith and true;
In His pow’r and soul exulting wisdom
Let me peace pursue.

Open Heaven 2 August 2018

1.I worship and adore you, King of Kings because, you my all in all. The Alpha and the Omega of my everything!

2.Thank you, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for your grace and mercy, that have sustained me in faith, till now.

3.King of Kings, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

4.King of Kings, I honor your Majesty, you reign forever and ever. I declare your Lordship over my life, my business, my career and my family.

5.King of Kings, thank you for sending your Son, Jesus, to die for my Sins. I remain eternally grateful.

6.King of Kings, help me to live by Your Word, in Jesus’ name.

7.King of Kings, the freedom I enjoy in you, may I never abuse it, in Jesus’ name.

8.King of Kings, grant us the grace to endure the tribulations, in Jesus’ name.

9.King of Kings, I ask for your Grace to continue on this journey. Strengthen my inner man and increase my Faith in You, in Jesus’ name.

10.King of Kings, I shall not fall victim to the system of the world – which was deliberately designed by the devil to make it very difficult to obey God’s commandments, in Jesus’ name.

11.King of Kings, grant all the heart’s desires of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and general overseer of RCCG, and uphold him till the end. More grace to his life and family, 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 3 August 2018 – Divine set-up

Open Heaven 3 August 2018 Memorise:
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and said, is it not because the Lord has anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 10:1

Rccg Devotional Bible Reading for today 3 August 2018 – 1 Samuel 9:15-10:1

1 Samuel 9 vs 15
Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

1 Samuel 10 vs 1
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

Open Heaven 3 August 2018 Bible in one year  Job 1-4,  Matthew 13:1-23

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The wants of our God are unsearchable and beyond human comprehension (Romans 11:33). You need to understand this if not you will miss out on the good things the Lord has in store for His children. Using natural methods to search out or predict the plans of God is not just counterproductive, it also leads to frustration. This is why Romans 8:5-6 says:

“For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the spirit the things of the spirit. For to be carnally minded is death ; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

Anyone who tries to box God into a pattern will definitely miss His visitation when it happens. On Genesis 18:1-16, when the guest from heaven seems to be passing by Abraham’s tent, little did he know it was a divine set up for him to be blessed. Thanks be to God that Abraham did not miss his blessing. His gesture of hospitality brought to fulfilment God’s  promise which he had waited on for so many years.

When the Lord asks you to do something unusual, He is only setting you up for an unusual miracle. In Joshua chapter 2, the visit of two spies to Rehab was a divine set-up to make her an agent of salvation to her entire household. My prayer is that the grace to do the unusual that will bring the type of miracles nobody has ever experienced before will be given to you today in Jesus’ Name. Click Here To Read – RCCG 66th Annual Convention 2018 » Programme Schedule (6th – 12th August) – DOMINION

Do you know that God’s commandments on paying of tithes, offering and first fruits was nothing but divine set-ups for superabundant blessings? When you get a taste of this, you will testify that the Lord is good indeed.

Today’s Bible reading narrates the story of a divine arrangement in favour of the first king of Israel, Saul. God wanted to annoint him king over  Israel, so he caused his father’s donkeys to go missing. This made Saul to search all over for  them, until he got to Samuel the king-maker. Before Saul’s arrival at the place where Samuel was, the Lord had spoken to Samuel about his visit and instructed him to anoint Saul king over all Israel.

Open Heaven 3 August 2018

Meanwhile unknown to Saul, while he and his Servant wandered about by divine set-up , the missing donkeys were already found. I pray for you today that the Lord would divinely set you up for promotion and breakthrough in life in Jesus’ Name. Click to read – Open Heaven 2 August 2018

Where we cannot see a single way, God can see uncountable ways for carrying out his agenda. When the Lord was leading me to the Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1973 in search of peace in my life and home, little did I know it was for the purpose of fulfilling his own agenda for my life.

If I had any hint then that I would become a pastor, maybe I would have sought spiritual help somewhere else, where I would not be considered for pastoral work. The Lord’s ways are indeed unsearchable!

Open Heaven 3 August 2018 Prayer point
Father, please cause me to be sensitive to Your set-up for unusual breakthrough in my life, I.  Jesus’ Name.

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Open Heaven 3 August 2018 Hymn 4

HYMN 4: TRUST AND OBEY

1. When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His word
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey

Chorus:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

2. Not a shadow can rise,
Not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt nor a fear
Not a sigh nor a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

3. Not a burden we bear,
Not a sorrow we share
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief nor a loss,
Not a frown nor a cross,
But is blest if we trust and obey.

4. But we never can prove
The delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favour He shows,
And the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

5. Then in fellowship sweet
We will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do
Where He sends we will go
Never fear, only trust and obey.