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

Click Here To Read – RCCG 66th Annual Convention 2018 » Programme Schedule (6th – 12th August) – DOMINION

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.

RCCG 66th Annual Convention 2018 » Programme Schedule (6th – 12th August) – DOMINION

MONDAY, 6TH AUGUST 2018 (OLD ARENA)

8.00-9.30AM Ordination of Deacons & Deaconesses
8.00PM 1. House Fellowship Leaders & Workers meet
Council Meet

TUESDAY, 7TH AUGUST 2018 (OLD ARENA)

8.00-9.30AM Ordination of Asst. Pastors
3.00-4.30PM Children of God meet
5.00 -6.30PM Group Seminars 1-6
8.00PM Welcome Service (Plenary Session 1)

WEDNESDAY, 8TH AUGUST 2018 (OLD ARENA)

8.00-9.30AM: Bible College Graduation

10.00AM – 11.30AM: Mummy GO holds meeting with missionaries based abroad
3.00-4.30PM: Special Seminars 1-13
5.00 -6.30PM: Melody Hour
8.00PM Plenary Session 2

THURSDAY, 9TH AUGUST 2018 (NEW ARENA)

8.00-9.30AM: Plenary Session 3
10.00AM -11.30AM: Plenary Session 4
3.00-4.30PM: Special seminars 1-13
5.00 -6.30PM: Service of Songs
8.00PM: Deliverance Service (Plenary Session 5)

FRIDAY, 10TH AUGUST 2018 (NEW ARENA)

8.00-9.30AM: Plenary Session 6
10.00AM -11.30AM: Bible study
5.00 -6.30PM: Youth Hour
8.00PM: Holy Ghost Service (Plenary Session 7 & 8)

SATURDAY, 11TH AUGUST 2018 (NEW ARENA)

8.00-9.30AM: Questions & Answers
10.00AM -11:30AM: 1. Baptism services
Elders Meeting
Good Women Forum
3.00-4.30PM: Special seminars 1-13
5.00 -6.30PM: Children’s Hour
8.00PM: Holy Communion Service (Plenary Session 9)

SUNDAY, 12TH AUGUST 2017 (NEW ARENA)

8.30-10.00AM Ordination of Pastors & Farewell service

PLENARY SESSIONS

The New Creature
The Spirit of Excellence
More than conquerors
Binding and loosing
Name above all names
The journey to the top
Head and not tail
Dominion
The meal of kings
Seated in the heavenly places

GROUP SEMINARS
1. Unmarried youth and young adults: Unstoppable Generation
2. Married youth: Home like heaven on earth
3. Elders: Thy Kingdom Come
4. Teenagers: Perfect Submission
SPECIAL EVENTS
1. House Fellowship leaders: The power of two or three
Ordinations of deacons and deaconesses: Give me this mountain
3. Ordination of Assistant pastors: Possessing your possessions
4. Graduation: World-overcomers
SPECIAL SEMINARS

Living in Divine health
Peace, perfect peace
Journey to financial dominion
Jehovah El-Shadai
Mountain movers
Wisdom – The principal thing
On Eagles’ wings
Greater Works
In the days of His Power
The Lord of hosts
Maximising anointing
Open Heavens
Spiritual dominion (ministers only)

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heaven 1 August 2018- King of Kings

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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, today, I ask divine wisdom to direct my path in life. Wisdom like that of Solomon, to know my left from my right, in Jesus’ Name

6.King of Kings, I pray arrogance and self exaltation will not make me go through your school of humility like Nebuchadnezzar, 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, let my light so shine as a king you’ve crown me, that others will see Your glory in my life, in Jesus’ name.

9.King of Kings, help me to never waste your grace upon my life and always make me realise the significance of the position you’ve placed me, 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 even as the head, 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 even as the king, 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 August 2018 – Are you in the number?

Open Heaven 2 August 2018 – Memorise:
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter the kingdom of God.  Acts 14:22

Read Revelation 19:5-9

5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

9 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 the true sayings of God.

Open Heaven 2 August 2018 Bible in one year – Esther 8-10, Matthew 12:33-50

Based on the erroneous understanding of the scripture in Revelation 7:4, a certain religious group claims that only one hundred and forty four thousand people will qualify to be in heaven. This cannot be further from the truth because the bible says in verse 9 of that same chapter

“After this I  beheld, and, lo, a great multitude which no man could number , of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;”

Further debunking this wrong teaching, Apostle John on today’s Bible reading heard the voice of a great multitude shouting Alleluia in worship of the omnipotent God. They were rejoicing because they were numbered among the participants at the marriage super of the Lamb. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 1 August 2018

The question for our consideration today is, what qualifies them to be numbered among this very important guest at the marriage super of the Lamb? The answer to this question is found in Revelation 7:13-14

“And one of the elders answered , saying unto me, what are these which are arrayed in white robes?and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said unto me, these are they which came out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

Open Heaven 2 August 2018

Our Lord Jesus Christ came to shed His Blood for the remission of our sins, so that we can qualify as citizens of heaven and be numbered among he saints. What is required of us to accept the offer of his atonement and live by the articles of the new covenant, which He sealed with His Blood.

Doing his will surely attract persecution and tribulation in this world. The challenge with some contemporary Christians is that they don’t want to experience persecution or undergo tribulations for the sake of their faith in Christ. They want the world to accept them and so they adjust their message to what the world likes. We often forget this words of Jesus in John 15:20

“If they have persecuted me they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying they will also keep yours also.”

In other words, just as the world did not like the teachings of the Master, they will also not like ours. However when we introduce gimmicks not found in the teachings and lifestyle of Jesus Christ and His apostles into our message, the message loses its power. How shall we have numbered among the guest at the marriage super of the Lamb? The answer lies in these words from Acts 14:22

“we must through tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.” There is no other way.

Open Heaven 2 August 2018 – Prayer point
Father, please grant unto me the grace to endure tribulations.

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Open Heaven 2 August 2018  Hymn 5

The great physician

The Great Physician now is near,
The sympathizing Jesus;
He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,
Oh, hear the voice of Jesus!
Sweetest note in seraph

Refrain:
Sweetest name on mortal tongue;
Sweetest carol ever sung:
Jesus, blessed Jesus!

2 Your many sins are all forgiv’n,
Oh, hear the voice of Jesus;
The veil ’twixt you and God is riven,
Redemption wrought by Jesus.

3 All glory to the dying Lamb!
I now believe in Jesus;
I love the blessed Savior’s name,
I love the name of Jesus.

4 His name dispels my guilt and fear,
No other name but Jesus;
Oh, how my soul delights to hear
The charming name of Jesus

Prayer Points For Today’s Open Heaven 31 July 2018 – Working For Peace

Father, you have promised never to leave nor forsake me; please, let your mercy prevail over every judgment of sin, in my life and lineage, in Jesus’ name

Father, I ask for your grace to work for Peace, in Jesus’ name.

Father, I ask for eternal peace, in Jesus’ name.

Father, in your anger, remember mercy; let your mercy endure forever over my life and family, in Jesus’ name.

Father, I ask for your ultimate peace with all me. Give me the grace to reconcile with anyone am not in peace with, in Jesus’ name.

Father, release upon my life, the spirit of total and complete obedience, in Jesus’ name.

Father, uphold me till the end, by your right hand of righteousness, and, let me finish well and strong, in Jesus’ name. 

Father, let your presence, anointing and grace, never diminish, in the life of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the open heavens daily devotional and General Overseer of RCCG, in Jesus’ name.

Open Heaven 1 August 2018 – King of kings

Open Heaven 1 August 2018 – Memorise

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous  light: 1 Peter 2:9

Bible Reading For Today – Daniel 4:28-37

²⁸ All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

²⁹ Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, ³⁰ he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”

³¹ Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you.

³² You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.”

³³ Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

³⁴ At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.

His dominion is an eternal dominion;
his kingdom endures from generation to generation.

³⁵ All the peoples of the earth
are regarded as nothing.
He does as he pleases
with the powers of heaven
and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back his hand
or say to him: “What have you done?”

Open Heaven 1 August 2018 Bible in one year Esther 4-7, Matthew 12:9-32

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“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement.”
Matthew 12:36

It is unfortunate that king Nebuchadnezzar did not know the above the scripture; perhaps he would have been spared the agony of experiencing God’s humbling judgement for seven years.

While he strolled in his palace on a day like any other, he flippantly attributed his conquest and successes to his ability, forgetting that there are kings and there is a KING of kings. He did not consider the benevolence of God Almighty in his rise to greatness, and his attitude sent him to God’s school of humility. May you never have to learn humility by passing through this school in Jesus name.

As children of God who have been made kings unto God there are many lessons we should learn from King Nebuchadnezzar. As revealed in today’s memory verse, the reason for our divine election as kings is to show forth the praises of the Almighty Abba Father, who has called us out of darkness into the marvellous light of His Son, Jesus (Revelation 3:21, Ephesians 2:6). Click to read – Open Heaven 31 July 2018

Based on Nebuchadnezzar’s experience, it will be dangerous for us to forget that we are who we are only because of God’s grace. The Holy Spirit reminds us of this in 1 Corinthians 4:7 , saying:

“For who maketh thee to differ from the  another? And what hast thou that didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why doest thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?”

Children of God should be conscious of the fact that we are not redeemed of boast or to please ourselves. Revelation 4:10 reveals that the elders in heaven lay their crowns at God’s feet in worship and adoration; this is exactly what the KING of kings expects from us also. The question is how seriously do you take the Lordship of Jesus Christ over your life?

Christians who live in lawlessness due to unlimited liberty are saying that they have no King above them. Therefore beloved, examine yourself today to see whether you have taken control of your life away from the KING of Kings. If you have quickly return the authority over your life back to Him. Furthermore do not forget that your crown as a king under the KING is called crown of righteousness; therefore we walk and reign on His behalf in perfection (2 Timothy 4:8)

Open Heaven 1 August 2018 –Action point
Confess to the Lord your submission and loyalty to His lordship over your life

Open Heaven 1 August 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.