OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 1 DECEMBER 2018 – EMPLOYING FILTERS

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 1 DECEMBER 2018 – EMPLOYING FILTERS

MEMORISE: A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels. Proverbs 1:5

Please read: Romans 10:16-18

MESSAGE:
One of the ways by which you can identify the wise is by what he hears. God has given everyone the right to determine what to hear and what not to hear.

What you hear doesn’t stop at your ear gate but goes into your heart, affects your actions and reactions and can determine your destiny.




If your ears are open to unwholesome words such as gossips, backbiting, erotic talk, then you are not wise. If you listen to and enjoy worldly songs, you are not acting wise. Also Read – Open Heaven 2 December 2018

A wise fellow deliberately selects what he hears. He listens to what edifies him. You will know the wise fellow by the length of time he gives to the Word of God; reading the Bible, listening to messages and healthy music.

The wise only listen to things that will stir up the fire of consecration in them. Are you wise? Do the things you listen to build you up or tear you down?

KEY POINT:
Wise people have filters at their ear gate to sieve what they hear.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Ezekiel 45-46
2 Peter 3

Hymn 16
1. Christian, seek not yet repose
Hear thy gracious Savior say;
Thou art in the midst of foes:
Watch and pray.

2. Principalities and power
Mustering their unseen array
Wait for the unguarded hours:
Watch and pray

3. Gird the heavenly armor on,
Wear it ever night and day;
Ambushed lies the evil one:
Watch and pray.

4. Hear the victors who o’ercame,
Still they mark each warrior’s way;
All with one sweet voice exclaim,
Watch and pray.

5. Hear, above all, hear thy Lord,
Him thou loves to obey;
Hide within thy heart His word:
Watch and pray.

6. Watch, as if on that alone
Hung the issue of the day;
Pray, that help may be sent down:
Watch and pray.

Happy new month




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Open Heaven 4 December 2018 — When You Need A Miracle

Open Heaven 4 December 2018 Memorise:
Jesus said unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? John 11:40

Open Heaven 4 December 2018 Bible Reading: mattew 8:5-13 (kjv)

5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.




8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Open Heaven 4 December 2018 Bible in one year: Ezekiel 43-44 , John 7:1-24
Open Heaven 4 December 2018 Hymnal: sing Hymn 10

There is a different key that opens each door in a house. This fact of life also applies to the things of God. There are certain things you need in order to receive a miracle at any point in time.

The most important key to open the door of miracle is the act of exercising faith. The fact that you have been in church for decades does not guarantee that you have the kind of faith that can get you the miracle you desire.

In the story behind today’s memory verse, despite Mary and Martha’s closeness with Jesus Christ, their faith was so weak that they did not believe their brother could be raised from the dead. Also Read – Open Heaven 1 December 2018

Jesus had to prop up their faith by admonishing them to believe in order to see the glory of God. In contrast to this, in today’s Bible reading, we see a manifestation of great faith that received commendation from our Lord.

The centurion had faith that Jesus did not need to be physically present with his critically ill servant before He could heal him.

Remarkably, it was the Lord Himself who described the centurion’s faith as “great”! I pray that you will also begin to walk in this type of faith in Jesus’ Name.




Do you know that there are times when the faith of the member of the congregation is greater than that of the pastor?

There is the testimony of one of my daughters who came to me for prayers that God should change the sex of her baby from female to male because the husband said he would send her packing if she gave birth to another female child.

As i tried to persuade her to accept the will of God for that baby, since it was already confirmed beyond reasonable doubt that the child in her womb was a girl, she told me, “Daddy but you taught us that with God nothing shall be impossible! ”

At that point, I decided to agree with her in faith. Beloved, this daughter of mine got what she wanted because the Lord changed the sex of her fully grown foetus from female to male.

In addition to faith, humility could also be seen in the centurion. Despite his stature as a high ranking Roman officer, he did not see himself as worthy enough to have the Lord come into his house.

This attitude of humility worked for the centurion, and it will work for you as well. If you have pending acts of repentance or restitution to fulfill, go ahead to do them in humility.

Don’t forget to add the icing of praise to your prayer, and you will receive your miracle today in Jesus’ Name

Open heaven 4 december 2018 prayer point: Father, increase my faith let the Lordship of Christ prevail over my circumstances today.

Open Heaven 4 December 2018 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!

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Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, November 30, 2018) SEASONED WITH SALT?

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, November 30, 2018) SEASONED WITH SALT?

1.Thank You, Jesus for the salvation of my soul and for redeeming my life from the path of eternal destruction.

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

3.Father, in anyway, I miss the world without realising it, please, make me see it, and rescue me from the tricks of the devil, in Jesus’ name. Also Read – Open Heaven 2 December 2028

4.Father, today, you will season my life with the divine salt from above. I am tired of living a life below expectations. Just like seasoned the life of Jabez, in Jesus’ Name




5.Father, Let every word that will come out of my mouth henceforth bring glory to your name and at the same time be beneficiary to my existence, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, I speak life to every aspect of my life, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, I ask for your divine intervention and manifestation in my life, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, consecrate me afresh to Your service, restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and renew my zeal in the things of Your kingdom, in Jesus’ name.

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

10.Father, uphold Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, till the very end, without wrinkle, spot or blemish, 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).

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OPEN HEAVEN 30 NOVEMBER 2018 – SEASONED WITH SALT?

OPEN HEAVEN 30 NOVEMBER 2018 MEMORISE: Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. Colossians 4:6

OPEN HEAVEN 30 NOVEMBER 2018 READ: Ephesians 4:29

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

As seen in today’s memory verse, the Holy Spirit demands that our speech be seasoned with salt.

When cooking, it does not matter how many delicious ingredients you have in the soup, if you don’t add salt, your food may taste bland.




In the same way, no matter how holy or filled with the Holy Spirit you claim to be, if your speech is not seasoned with salt, you are distasteful to God and man. In fact, all your claims are lies, because Luke 6:45 says:

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”

In other words, what comes out of your mouth is an indication of what is in your heart.

If you are truly holy and filled with the Holy Spirit, it will reflect in your words and show in how you speak to others.

When you become born again, one of the first changes that will be noticed in you is your language.

Evil words will no longer be able to come our of your mouth because they are no longer in your heart.

From James 3:3-4, we understand that if our tongues can only be under the control of Jesus Christ, then we will walk in His perfect will:

“Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.”

If people complain about the way you talk, then you need to check your salvation. If your words are bringing sorrow to others, then your speech needs to be seasoned with salt. Also Read – Open Heaven 1 December 2018

Are you using the same tongue that you use to praise God to also insult people? Are you telling lies with your tongue and also quoting scriptures with that same tongue?

If your tongue is not for Christ, it does not matter how much of His word you say, it is powerless and useless in your mouth. Some preachers preach for long hours and the word does not seem to have any effect in the lives of people; the reason is because the tongue preaching is not if God. Also Read – Open Heaven 2 December 2018

If you can consecrate your tongue to God, you will see a serious transformation in the power of your words. Your words will begin to heal the sick, deliver captives, raise the dead and convict sinners.




OPEN HEAVEN 30 NOVEMBER 2018 KEY POINT: Watch your heart, because that is where your words are formed. Speak life where everything seems dead, speak peace wherever there is conflict, and speak love to the depressed.

OPEN HEAVEN 30 NOVEMBER 2018 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR – Ezekiel 36-37, John 5:30-47

OPEN HEAVEN 30 NOVEMBER 2018 AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVEN 30 NOVEMBER 2018 HYMN 12: TAKE MY LIFE, AND LET IT BE

1.Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise,
Let them flow in endless praise.

2.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.

3.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.

4. Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose,
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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Open Heaven 2 December 2018 — The Purpose Of Being Alive

Open Heaven 2 December 2018 Memorise:
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth ot, that it may bring forth more fruit.” John 15:2

Open Heaven 2 December 2018 Bible Reading: Luke 13:6-9 (Kjv)

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.

Open Heaven 2 December 2018 Bible in one year : Ezekiel 40 and John 6:25-51

Open Heaven 2 December 2018 Hymnal: sing Hymn 7

The parable told by Jesus of the farm owner and his fruitless fig tree should make us realise that nothing goes for nothing.

The farm owner was not keeping the fig tree on his farm for decorative purposes; he wanted it for fruits. After waiting for years, the tree remained fruitless, and so he decided to get rid of it.

Beloved, are you fulfilling any purpose in God’s kingdom ? Are you just a statistic on the number of Christians alive or are you baring fruit?

As long as you can breath, you have a purpose and cannot afford to stay fruitless, lest the farm owner decides its time to cut you down.

The terrifying part of today’s story is that the farm owner was prepared to disregard his labour of past years over the fruitless fig tree and ignore the potential of getting any fruit from it in future. At that point, he only counted the tree as nothing but a waste of farmland. Also Read – Open Heaven 1 December 2018

In today’s memory verse, Jesus clearly stated that every branch in Him that does not bear fruit will be cut off . As a born-again Christian, you are one of His branches (john 15:1).

Every believer needs to be the branch of the vine that yields fruit of the spirit– love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance.

Our actions, purpose and attitudes need to flow from the fruit of the Spirit for us to be considered fruitful.

The good news today is that the vinedresser intervened on behalf of the fruitless fig tree, asking the owner to give him one more year to carefully manage it.

If it still remained fruitless after one year, then the owner could finally decide to cut down the tree. Beloved, examine yourself today to determine if you are not currently fruitless.

Perhaps you are even undergoing your one year grace period before being cut off and replaced with a fruitless tree? What is the motive behind your actions and work for God today?




Are you exhibiting the fruit of the spirit in all that you do? In addition to manifesting the fruit of the spirit, we are also expected to bear fruits of the souls into God’s kingdom, and these fruit must remain.

The fruit of the souls you win to Christ will remain when you follow them up and teach them the ways of the kingdom. May the Lord strengthen you as you faithfully do all this in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 2 December 2018 Prayer Point: Father, help me to fulfil the purpose for my existence in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 2 December 2018 Hymn 7

WONDERFUL STORY OF LOVE

Wonderful story of love;
Tell it to me again;
Wonderful story of love;
Wake the immortal strain!
Angles with rapture announce
It,
Shepherds with wonder receive
it;
Sinner, oh, won’t you believe it?
Wonderful story of love.

Chorus:

Wonderful! Wonderful!
Wonderful, Wonderful story of love.

Wonderful story of love;
Through you are far away;
Wonderful story of love;
Still He doth call today;
Calling from Calvary’s
Mountain,
Down from the crystal-bright
fountain,
E’en from the dawn of creation,
Wonderful story of love.

Wonderful story of love;
Jesus provides a rest;
Wonderful story of love;
For all the pure and blest,
Rest in those mansions above
us, With those who’ve gone on
before us,
Singing the rapturous chorus,
Wonderful story of love.

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Open Heaven 1 December 2018 — The Death Of The Righteous

Open Heaven 1 December 2018 Memorise:
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! Numbers 23:10

Open Heaven 1 December 2018 Bible Reading : Revelation 14:9-13

9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.




12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Open Heaven 1 December 2018 Bible in one year: Ezekiel 38-39 , John 6:1-24,
hymnal : sing hymn 3

Today’s Bible text and memory verse reveal the blessing of dying the death of the righteous. As long as Jesus tarries everyone including Christians, will die.

At the point of death, each person will either be in a state of righteousness or unrighteousness. The question you need to answer is which state you will be in when your time comes.

The Holy Spirit has made it clear that there is nothing we can do of our own accord to attain righteousness. In Isaiah 64:6, He said:

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

Who then are the righteous? Paul, in his letter to the Romans, explains that we only become righteous when we submit ourselves to the righteousness of God made available through Jesus Christ. Romans 10:3-4 says :

For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Beloved, if the Lord calls for your soul today, will your death be that of a righteous? If we look at the other side of what the spirit is saying on Revelation 14:13, He clearly warns that anyone who does not die in Christ will have everlasting unrest. This will not be our portion in Jesus’ Name.

Submitting to the righteousness of God is not just about giving your life to Christ, but rather a continuous journey of submitting to God’s will and living daily for Him.

Beloved, can you boldly say that you are living a life that is in total submission to God’s will? Can you say you have a relationship with God where you commune with Him and know what He wants you to do with your life daily?




The temple veil that prevented the children of God from having a direct relationship with Him was torn on the day of crucifixion, signifying that everyone can now relate with God personally (mattew 27:51, Hebrew 4:16 ).

This is the foundation of living a righteous life and the source of assurance that all you are doing is in line with His will for you. I pray that you will have a deeper relationship with God from today.

Open Heaven 1 December 2018 Prayer point: Father: please guide me as i begin to deepen my relationship with you, and cause me to hear from you on what you will have me do at every point in time

Open Heaven December 2018 is written by pastor E A Adeboye. We sincerely hope you’ve been blessed by today’s devotional message. Click the WhatsApp or Facebook button below the Hymn to share with your friends, families and colleagues.

Open Heaven 1 December 2018 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!

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Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, November 29, 2018) – Missing The World?

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, November 29, 2018) – Missing The World?

1.I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence commeth my help? My help commeth from the Lord who made heaven and the earth.

2.Father, You are the true source of help; Our help in ages past, and the very present help in time of trouble.

3.Thank You Father, for Your love, mercy and grace, that have kept me alive and in faith, till now. Also Read – Open Heaven 29 November 2018

4.Father, let me abide in You, and You in me, forever; for without You I can do nothing.




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

6.Father, in any way I miss the world without realising it, please make me see it and rescue me from the tricks of the devil in Jesus’ Name.

7.Divine Trinity, You are the original owner of the works committed into my hands, please, come and be my Senior partner so I can have no reason to miss the world, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, empower me to hearken diligently unto Your voice, to observe and to do all Your commandments, that Your blessings may continually pursue and overtake me. Teach me daily to understand that this world is not my home, in Jesus’ name.

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

10.Father, send help to Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, today, in all areas he is looking unto You for help, 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).

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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 29 NOVEMBER 2018 – HEALING THROUGH OBEDIENCE

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 29 NOVEMBER 2018 – HEALING THROUGH OBEDIENCE

MEMORISE: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me. Psalm 50:15

Please read: 2 Kings 5:9-14

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 29 NOVEMBER 2018 MESSAGE WITH HYMN

From the story of the 10 lepers recorded in Luke 17:11-19, we learn that they did not allow Jesus to enter their village before they cried to Him for help. It is said that opportunity one lost may never be regained.




The reason many are where they are today is because they failed to pray when they should have. If you fail to call for help, help will not come. Also Read – Open Heaven 29 November 2018

When the lepers cried to the Lord, He told them what to do. As they obeyed, they saw that they were healed. This shows that there is healing in obedience.

Each time you act on God’s instruction, you receive a measure of healing capable of affecting a specific area of your life. Obedience brings healing, that will then mean that disobedience brings sickness.

Are you sick in your body? Is your academic performance sick? Find out if there is any area of your life where your obedience is incomplete and immediately take corrective actions.

KEY POINT:
Respond to God’s call to obedience and you will be healed of every sickness in your body.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 41-42 2 Peter 1

Hymn 2
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.

Refrain:
Trust and obey, for theres 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 or a fear, not a sigh or 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 or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed 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 favor He shows, for 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.




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OPEN HEAVEN 29 NOVEMBER 2018 –MISSING THE WORLD?

OPEN HEAVEN 29 NOVEMBER 2018 MEMORISE: And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke 9:62

OPEN HEAVEN 29 NOVEMBER 2018 READ – 1 John 2:15-17

15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.




There is a natural feeling in every human being called nostalgia. It is the feeling you get when you miss someone or something that was once a part of your life.

When you become born again, a lot of things about you change. Your friends, choice of drinks, fun spots, daily schedule, speech and many more things change.

The difference between being born again and just keeping away from these things is that when you are born again, you become a new creature (2 Corinthians 5:17).

The old man dies and a new man with new appetites is born. You will begin to long for times of fellowship in church, and when you wake up in the morning, you will not be able to do anything else until you have read your Bible and have had your quiet time with God.

The bad things you used to do will begin to irritate you and you will now feel ashamed that you once did them.

For this reason, when I see some Christians whose conduct suggests that they still miss the world, I begin to wonder if they ever really became born again.

Sometimes, people angrily say, “He is very lucky that I have given my life to Christ; if it were in those days when I was in the world, I would have slapped him!” They also say, “If we were not in church, I would have finished you!”

People who speak this way about their days in the world are actually missing the world, and in their heart, they have already gone back into the world. If remedial steps are not taken, they will soon be completely backslidden.

When you talk about those bad old days as if they were good old days, without any form of shame, you are missing the world. You need to pray to God to consecrate you afresh.

Whenever I remember my days in the world, I feel ashamed of myself. I see that old man as a great fool, and I detest the things he valued so highly then.

Great fear comes on me when I consider that I would still have been on my way to hell if Jesus had not saved me. If this is not how you feel when you remember your days in the world, then something is wrong somewhere. Also Read – Open Heaven 28 November 2018

The devil has begun luring you back into the world and you need to take heed lest you fall. The devil is very wily, and he knows how to make a person backslide without the fellow even realising it.




You must wake up from your slumber and push his ideas out of your mind with God’s help. Consume more of God’s word till you are sanctified. Keep away from those things and people who make your old lifestyle look attractive to you.

Do not forsake the fellowship of the brethren, and pray without ceasing. You will not go back to the world in Jesus’ Name.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 NOVEMBER 2018 PRAYER POINT – Father, in any way I miss the world without realising it, please make me see it and rescue me from the tricks of the devil in Jesus’ Name.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 NOVEMBER 2018 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR – Ezekiel 34-35 John 5:1-29

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVEN 29 NOVEMBER 2018 HYMN 5

I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS

1. I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

2. The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.

3. Though none go with me, I still will follow;
Though none go with me, I still will follow;
Though none go with me, I still will follow
No turning back, no turning back.

4. My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

5. Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back.

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