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!