OPEN HEAVEN 7 JANUARY 2019 MEMORISE – But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Acts 5:3

OPEN HEAVEN 7 JANUARY 2019 READ: Luke 13:6-9, Acts 4:36-Acts 5:5

Luke 13:6-9
6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

Acts 4:36-Acts 5:5
4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

4:37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

5:1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it, at the apostles’ feet.

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

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Just as the Lord Jesus Christ cursed the fruitless fig tree in our lesson yesterday, we see a similar scenario playing out in today’s Bible reading.

These two examples are indicative of heaven’s standpoint of zero tolerance for fruitlessness.

This principle is laid bare by the Master Himself in John 15:2, where He says:

“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”

Heaven values fruitfulness and would rather preserve and purge a fruitful tree to make it bring forth more fruits.

On the other hand, every unfruitful tree stands the risk of being uprooted and done away with. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 5 January 2019

In continuation of the subject matter studied yesterday, we must never loose sight of the lesson learnt not to lead a fake life.

Acts 5:1-5 tells of a man in the early Church who attracted capital punishment to himself by living a pretentious life. One thing we learn from the story of Ananias and Sapphira is that the lie they told was unnecessary.
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This fact was buttressed by Peter’s question to Ananias in Acts 5:4, saying:

“Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.”

In other words, “Ananias, why should you lie to the Holy Spirit who knows everything? The land belonged to you.

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If you gave 50% and chose to keep the remaining 50% for your personal use, nobody would query you for doing so.”

The problem with Ananias and Sapphira was that they wanted to be recognised to have a virtue they did not actually possess.

Prior to their unfortunate act, Joses Barnabas had sold his land, brought the total proceeds and had been commended by the apostles. Click Here To Read – Open Heaven 6 January 2018?

He was even given a nickname: “The Son of Consolation”. Ananias and Sapphira wanted to receive the same level of commendation but they could not do what Barnabas did, and so they lied to earn it. Romans 12:3 says:

“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”

You must therefore learn from the fig tree and from Ananias and Sapphira that living a fake life can only earn you a bad reputation, shame and untimely death. This will not be your portion in Jesus’ Name.

OPEN HEAVEN 7 JANUARY 2019 PRAYER POINT;  Please Click Here To Read – Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Sunday, January 7, 2019) – Lessons From The Fig Tree II Father, please cause me to be fruitful in Jesus’ Name. Please remove vanity from my heart and don’t let me die before my time.

OPEN HEAVEN 7 JANUARY 2019 HYMN 5 

LET OTHERS SEE JESUS IN YOU

1. While passing thro’ this world of sin,
and others your life shall view,
Be clean and pure without, within;
Let others see Jesus in you.

Chorus:
Let others see Jesus in you,
Let others see Jesus in you.
Keep telling the story, be faithful and true;
Let others see Jesus in you.

2. Your life’s a book before their eyes,
They’re reading it thro’ and thro’
Say, does it point them to the skis,
Do others see Jesus in you?

3. Then live for Christ both day and night,
Be faithful, be brave and true,
and lead the lost to life and Christ.
Let others see Jesus in you.

OPEN HEAVEN 7 JANUARY 2019 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 14-15, Isaiah 5:24-6:7

Matthew 14 King James Version (KJV)

14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

6 But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

18 He said, Bring them hither to me.

19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

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

31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;

36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

Matthew 15 King James Version (KJV)

15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:

31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

Isaiah 5:24-30 King James Version (KJV)

24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:

28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Isaiah 6 King James Version (KJV)

7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

12 And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Sunday, January 7, 2019) – Lessons From The Fig Tree II

1.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul, and for the grace to be counted among the living, today.

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

3.Father, let every spirit of pretense in my life and in the body of Christ, be consumed by Your fire, in Jesus’ name.

4.Father, let every curse that I have brought upon my myself, as a result of a life style of pretense and deceit, be destroyed by Your fire, in Jesus’ name. Read – Open Heaven 7 January 2019

5.Father, expose me to (more of) Your truth, and set me free from ignorance and all forms of the devices of the devil, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, help me never to live a false, deceitful and hypocritical lifestyle, that will end up in shame, reproach, regrets, and even, in untimely death, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, have mercy upon me, and let every consequence of my past deceitful and false life be removed and destroyed, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, please, give me the grace to live, a holy, truthful, fruitful, honest and straight-forward life, that will forever, bring glory to Your name, in Jesus’ name.

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

10.Thank You, Father, for the exemplary leadership and lifestyle of Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye; please, preserve him, till the end, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures; help him to overcome every challenge of getting these prayer points across to Your children timely, on daily basis, 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: (SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 2019) – LESSONS FROM THE FIG TREE I

1.Thank You Jesus for delivering me from bondage to sin, and eternal destruction in hell, through Your blood that was shed at Calvary.

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

3.Father, as many who are still ignorant of the magnitude of the consequences of defiling Your temple, please, open their eyes by Your mercy and save their souls, in Jesus’ name.

4.Father, let every sin of sexual perversion and immorality, in the body of Christ and in our Nation, be destroyed by Yj66yr4tour fire, in Jesus’ name. Read – Open Heaven 6 January 2019

5.Father, let my virtues, blessings and glory, that have been stolen or destroyed, as a result of the sin of formication and adultery, in my life, be restored, today, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, let every garment of shame, reproach and limitations, that the sins of fornication and adultery have brought upon my life and destiny, be removed and burnt to ashes, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, from now on, whenever the temptation to defile Your temple, shall come my way, please, make a way of escape for me, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, let every Delilah, that has been assigned to destroy my life and destiny, be frustrated, from above, in Jesus’ name.

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

10.Father, please, uphold Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, by Your right hand of righteousness, till the end, in Jesus’ name.

11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures; help him to overcome every challenge of getting these prayer points across to Your children timely, on daily basis, 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).

RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADER’S MANUAL LESSON NINETEEN(19) SUNDAY 6 OF JANUARY 2019 – PRAYER AND FASTING: A POWERFUL COMBINATION

HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM
1. I love this family Of God,
So closely knitted into one,
They have taken me into their arms
And ‘am so glad to be
A part of this great family

2. I bless this family of God,
So greatly prospered by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And ‘am so glad to be
A part of this great family

3. I know this family of God,
So deeply rooted in the word,
They have taken me into their arms
And ‘am so glad to be
A part of this great family

4. I see this family of God,
So highly lifted above all,
They have taken me into their arms
And ‘am so glad to be
A part of this great family

5. Come and join this family of God,
So highly favoured by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And ‘am so glad to be
A part of this great family

*SUGGESTED TIME SCHEDULE*

10 minutes for Opening Prayer, Praise and Worship
10 minutes for Testimonies
15 minutes for Bible Discussion
15 minutes for General Prayers
10 minutes for Questions & Answers
5 minutes for Welcoming New Members
10 minutes for Announcements,
Offering,House Fellowship Anthem & Closing Prayers.

PRAYER POINT: Father, please give me the strength to wait on you.

BIBLE PASSAGE: Mark 9:14-29

And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. Read – Open Heaven 6 January 2019

He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Esther 4:16-17
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Esther 5:1-3
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand.

So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

INTRODUCTION: To relate with the Holy Spirit, you must be holy, you must exercise a living faith, pray and fast. Prayer and fasting is required to handle situations that appear very tough and resilient. Mark 9:14-29

MEMORY VERSE: And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Mark 9:29

TEXT REVIEW: Mark 9:14-29, Esther 4:16-17, 5:1-3
i. Prayer and fasting helps to overcome unforeseen challenges.
ii. It helps in developing spiritual strength to destroy the works of the devil.
iii. It aids commitment and concentration to God.
iv. Combination of prayer and fasting aid answers to prayer.
v. Our faith and confidence is increased when we fast and pray.

LESSON OUTLINE
Meaning of Prayer and Fasting
Prayer is simply defined as a two way common nic action between God and the person praying.

Prayer is not aone way traffic as many people often load their requests to God, only to disappear immediately from His presence. God has feelings too (Ephemeral 4:30) and He may want to pass certain information, secrets, instructions etc. to us either on our requests or outside our requests. Let us always tarry in His presence during our private prayer sessions.

Prayer is the master key to lock and unlock any door in the spirit realm.

Fasting can be described as abstinence from food, drinks and or other legitimate practices that give pleasure to the body. It strengthens the spiritual man to fight spiritual battles.

It is also a measure of hum blog one’s soul. For a Christian, fasting is not to become “a mere keep for exercise”, it must be backed up with prayers.

Available Combinations To A Christian.

a) Fasting without prayer- This is a mere wasteful exercise that does not have any spiritual impact.

b) Prayer only without fasting- Good but has limitations because certain mountains will not move except you add fasting to your prayer. Mark 9:29

c) Prayer and fasting- A very powerful combination and was recommended by Jesus Christ in Mark 9:29. This, when rightly observed, can move what ever mountain is before us.

Effects of Prayer and Fasting

1. To avert divine wrath, like in the case of David. 2 Samuel 12:16-17
2. It is a means of experiencing penitence and sorrow for sin like the days of Nine ah. Jonah 3:5-10
3. It draws us closer to God. Mark 2:20
4. To set the captives free. Acts 16:25-30
5. It open our hearts to spiritual revival. Acts 1:8
6. It breaks satanic strongholds. Mk 9:29
7. It makes the impossible possible Esther 4:16-17

SUMMARY: Prayer and fasting is part of spiritual exercises that every believer should engage in for spiritual growth.

CONCLUSION: Fasting is good physically for our health, however spiritually, it is not sufficient to fast alone but more importantly, we should back it up with prayer, because it is a spiritual exercise with prayer revival, meditation in the Word of God and watchfulness in all things.

ASSIGNMENT: Discuss the importance of prayer and fasting to spiritual life.

PRAYER POINTS:

1. Thank God for His grace and power over you.
2. Father, please help me to pray my through to my next level.
3. Father, please release upon me the to pray without ceasing. 1 Thess. 5:17
4. Father, please give us in RCCG, the grace to regularly subject ourselves to fasting and prayer for spiritual elevation and sensitivity in Jesus’ name
5. Pray for rapid growth of RCCG, spiritually, numerically, and economically and physically.
6. Pray that God will level every mountain before Daddy and Mummy GO.
7. Other personal prayer request.

GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY: Isaiah 65:24. Father, please answer my prayers immediately.
TUESDAY: Psalm 27:8. Seek the face of God today.
WEDNESDAY: Gen. 32:26. Prayer is the key.
THURSDAY: Matt. 17:21. Fasting is necessary.
FRIDAY: Acts 6:4. Give yourself to prayers and the Words
SATURDAY: Matt. 21:2. Pray in faith.
SUNDAY: Matt. 14:23. Jesus is our role model.

OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2019 MEMORISE: Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30

OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2019 READ: Matthew 21:18-22 (KJV)

18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
 
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

For the next two days, we shall be reflecting on some lessons from the fig tree which Jesus condemned to death for being fruitless.

Fruitlessness is a grievous deviation to all children of God. From our Bible reading, we see that our Lord Jesus Christ was attracted to the fig tree because everything about it told Him that it had the capacity to bear fruit, but alas, He was disappointed (Matthew 21:19).

For this reason, the first lesson we need to learn from this fig tree is that physical appearances can be very deceptive. This lesson is stated very clearly in today’s memory verse. Read – Open Heaven 5 January 2019

In 1st Samuel 16:7b, when Samuel went to anoint another king to replace King Saul from the house of Jesse, God explained to him:

“For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

These words should speak to young people who are waiting on the Lord for a godly spouse.

Another lesson to be learnt from the fig tree is that it is dangerous for you to portray yourself as what you are not.

The appearance of the fig tree was such that anybody would expect it to possess some fruit.

One can reasonably assume that the fig tree was cursed, not necessarily because it did not bear fruit (Mark 11:13 clearly says it was not its seasons to bear fruit), but rather because it deceptively appeared to bear fruit.

Unfortunately, these days, people pretend a lot. To their shame and peril, many people fail to get the help they need from potential helpers because of the fake lifestyle they portray to the world.

They ride in borrowed cars to show off wealth that they do not possess. When such people ask for financial assistance from their closest friends, it is assumed that they are just joking or trying to hide their real worth.

Also, many marriages have broken down irreparably because of deceitful lifestyles. During courtship, some couples conceal many things from each other only for the truth to be discovered on the first night of marriage.

Some men appear to be gentle during courtship, only for them to show their true colours as wife-beaters after the woman says “I do”.

Sadly for them, a fellow who sows deceits will also reap deceit. An adage in my mother-tongue says,

“The wife you choose from a dancing floor will sooner or later dance away from your house.”

Beloved, the antidote for a life of deceit is to be in Jesus Christ, who is the Truth. Accept Him as your personal Lord and Saviour today, and the shame that follows a deceitful life will cease in your life.

When you have the Truth in your life, you will not be a victim of deceit, because you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32).

OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2019 Action Point: Repent of all appearance of deceitful living, and be truthful to God, your neighbour and to yourself.

OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2019 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 13, Isaiah 5:8-23

We will embark on 49 Days Fasting this Year.

The fasting Exercise starts from 11th January 2019 to 28th February 2019.

We will fast and cry for Mercy for Nigeria and concerning Redeemed Christian Church of God. Click To Read – Open Heaven 6 January 2019

We all know the meaning of Psalms 91!

*”It is DIVINE INSURANCE “* provided you make the Almighty God your Cover – Very Simple.

May the Lord give ears to our Prayers as we fast and pray this Year again.

REPORTING LIVE FROM RCCG REDEMPTION – OPENHEAVENSDAILY.ORG