OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TEENS FRIDAY 4TH MAY 2018: THE ETERNAL BOOK

MEMORISE: And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake
of fire. Revelation 20:15

Please read: Revelation 20:11-15

MESSAGE:
Of all the books of record that ever existed, there is one that is most outstanding. It is about human beings, but it is not on earth. It is a document that contains the names and certain details about everyone who is genuinely saved and washed by the blood of Jesus. Open Heaven 5 March 2018

Since it is not accessible on earth, it cannot be influenced or manipulated.

Human beings record only
information that is accessible to them such as number of births, deaths, marriages, et cetera,
but in the case of the Book of Life, no record escapes the angels in charge.

For now, this book may not appear so important to many, but according to our memory verse for
today, after death, and on the day of judgement, that book will be the most relevant thing ever.

Your fate will be determined by the presence or
absence of your name in the Book of Life. So if there is one book where your name should be written in, it is the Lamb’s Book of Life.

How? By confessing your sins, asking for forgiveness and
accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
After which you live daily by the precepts written
in the Bible.

KEY POINT:
You must begin to do everything possible to have
a relationship with God. If not, after death, you will be sent to hell.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
1 Kings 8-9
Luke 23:39-56

Hymn 7
1. I am Thine 0 Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Chorus
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens:(Friday, May 4, 2018) – When You Need Revival

1.Thank you, Father, for great is the price you paid to deliver me from the clutches of Satan, and bring me into your marvelous light in Christ Jesus.

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

3.Father, forgive every act, deed and utterance of ingratitude, in my life, towards you, in Jesus’ name.

4.Father, in anyway, we have sinned, as a Nation, that has brought toil, hardship and unprecedented suffering upon us, please, let your mercy prevail over judgement, in Jesus’ name. Open Heavens 5 May 2018

5.Father, arise and scatter, every plan of Satan to take me back to square one, where, I started, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, like a lost sheep, in anyway I have wandered away from you and your precepts, please, seek your son again and bring me back to you, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, take away my filthy rags; and, give me a change of raiment, today, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, heal every inch of backsliding, in your church and in all areas of my life, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, please, revive a desire for righteousness and heal every form of regression, in your church, today, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, let everything that is partially or completely dead in my life, be brought back to life, by your resurrection power, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, let all the activities of the flesh be mollified in my life, and cause me by your grace and mercy, to do your perfect Will, in all things, in Jesus’ name.

12.Father, rekindle the fire of your revival in my life & ministry, in Jesus’ name.

13.Father, let all the walls of fasting, prayer, evangelism, brotherly love and soul winning, that have broken down, in your church, be revived, in Jesus’ name.

14.Father, take not your Holy Spirit from me; restore unto me, the joy of your salvation, in Jesus’ name.

15.Father, grant all the heart’s desires of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, and let all his expectations in you, never be cut short, in Jesus’ name.

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

Open heaven 5 May 2018 Saturday – DOWN REVIVAL 1

Open Heaven 5 May 2018 Memorise: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

Read: Daniel 9:1-9 Open Heavens 5 May 2018

1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

4 And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

Open Heaven 5 May 2018

Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 15-16, Hebrews 11:23 – 12:2

Hymnal: Sing Hymn 3

OPEN HEAVEN 5 MAY 2018 DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE

In yesterday’s devotional, we considered the signs through which the need to revival can be identified. Today, we will be reflecting on how to experience revival. In today’s memory verse, the benevolent God clearly spells out the actions that are required to bring down revival from heaven.

We must first acknowledge God’s love and His willingness to ignite the fire of revival conveyed through this verse of Scripture. The expression “My people, who are called by my name” was beautifully used by God to reveal His faithfulness and determination to identify with His children in all circumstances.

Open Heavens 4th May 2018

Even though He hates sin, He loves His people so much that He cannot deny them, even their fallen and backslidden state. Because He paid the ultimate price of shedding His destruction, He will always stand by us, whatever it takes. All he requires of us when we err is repentance and commitment to live holy. He is always willing to ignite His fresh fire in our hearts. What a loving Father we have!

OPEN HEAVENS 5 MAY 2018 SATURDAY

God’s willingness to ignite the fire of revival as soon as we fulfil the necessary conditions is a wonderful blessing to His children. This makes bringing down revival easy. To complete the process of obtaining revival, those who have been chosen to be God’s people must cease from living a life of sin, turn away from their proud self-centeredness, pray to the Lord, and yield their desires in life to His word.

Only then will He grant revival from heaven. The specific phrases and words used in 2 chronicles 7:14, such as “humble themselves”, “Pray”, “Seek His face”, “turn from their wicked ways”, all clearly describes the different aspects of heartfelt repentance and prayer required to bring down revival.

The Lord said He would send revival (healing their land)only after the two steps of repentance and prayer have been observed. This healing includes physical and spiritual healing, deliverance from drought and pestilence, as well as the return of captives and exiles to their rightful place of rest.

Note that revival is not complete without restoration of God’s people to their true place of fellowship and relationship with God. You can bring down revival when you engage in prayers of penitence as Daniel did in Daniel 9:4-6.

Revival comes when instead of blaming God for your own errors, you admit your mistakes and wrongdoings, express a willingness to change (Daniel 9:7-8, James 1:13-15). Revival will only come when we persist in the place of prayer, asking God for mercy. He will always honour His word and send His revival.

Prayer Point – Open Heaven 5 May 2018

Heavenly Father, Please turn the hearts of Your children who are asleep or backslidden to genuinely seek Your face for revival in Jesus’ Name.

OPEN HEAVENS 5 MAY 2018 SATURDAY HYMN

SING HYMN 3 – WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY SINS

What can wash away my sin?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

What can make me whole

again?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus:

Oh! Precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow;

No other fount I know,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my cleansing this I see

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

For my pardon this my plea

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Nothing can my sin erase

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Naught of works, ‘tis all of grace

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

This is all my hope and peace

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

This is all my righteousness

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!