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12/08/2023

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY AUGUST 12TH 2023

TOPIC: THE WHISPER OF GOD

MEMORISE:
"And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." - (1 Kings 19:12)

READ: 1 Kings 19:9-14 (KJV)

9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

MESSAGE:
In John 13:21-30, during the Last Supper, Jesus said someone was going to betray Him and Peter made John the Beloved ask Jesus who the person was. John asked and Jesus responded in a whisper that only John could hear.

In one of our Holy Ghost Services, God said, "All my sheep hear my voice, but very few hear my whisper". There is a difference between when God speaks and when He whispers. When you hear God's whisper, you will be several steps ahead of your colleagues. You will become number one in whatever you have set out to do. I pray that you will begin to hear God's whisper from today, in Jesus' name.

To hear God's whisper, you must be closer to Him than everyone else. Before John heard Jesus' whisper, the Bible tells us in John 13:25 the position he took: "He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?"

You cannot be closer to a person than the fellow lying on his or her chest. That is the position that you must take. You must get so close to God that you can practically hear His heartbeat. Only a few people are as close to God as this and you will see that they are addicted soul-winners because God's heart beats for the souls of men.

The good thing is that God is willing to bring you very close to Him. He said in James 4:8:

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

The question however is, are you willing to draw near to Him and if so, how closely? Every time you sin, a distance is created between you and God (Isaiah 59:1-2, Psalm 66:18). The first thing you therefore need to do to get close enough to God to hear His whisper is to be holy. Once you are holy, God will begin to tell you things that are for your ears only. Do you want to hear God's whispers and become a custodian of divine secrets?

Draw closer to Him in holiness, soul-winning, and fellowship today.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, please let me begin to hear your whispers from today , in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 28-30

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE

HYMNAL: 30 - WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD

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 there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.

2. 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.

3. 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.

25/11/2022

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25TH 2022

THEME: BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS l

MEMORISE: Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5

READ: 1 Corinthians 6:9 -10

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

MESSAGE

Covetousness is when you are eagerly desirous of wealth or material possessions that you are willing to do anything, even committing sin, to get it. In Colossians 3:5, the Bible calls covetousness idolatry:

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

In other words, the covetous fellow is not a child of God, but an idol worshipper.

There are many people in the Bible who covetousness ruined. Lot, for example, was a man who was picked up by Abraham. He became rich because of his association with Abraham. When his wealth grew and there was contention between his servants and those of Abraham, the issue revealed what had always been within Lot: a covetous heart.

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed S***m and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Genesis 13:10

Ordinarily, when Abraham asked Lot to choose first which side he wanted to go to, he should have said, "No, Uncle. You are the one who has been taking care of me all this while. You choose which side you want and l will go to the other side". At the end of the day, his covetousness brought him trouble because he lost all that he took to and even gained at S***m. He lost his wife too.

Consequence is so terrible that it can destroy a man completely. Check yourself to know whether you are having some inordinate ambition to be rich. Kill that ambition now and look to God, trusting Him to make you rich in His own way. Only the blessings of God will make you rich without adding sorrow to your life (Proverbs 10: 22).

REFLECTIONS

If there is any sign of covetousness in your life? If there is, pray that God would remove it in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 21-23

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER

1 All to Jesus, I surrender

All to Thee I freely give

I will ever love and trust

You In Your presence daily live

Refrain

I surrender all, I surrender all

All to Thee, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

2 All to Jesus, I surrender Lord,

I give myself to Thee

Fill me with Your love and power

Let Your blessing fall on me

Refrain

3All to Jesus I surrender

Now I feel the sacred flame

O the joy of full salvation

Glory, glory, to Your name

Refrain

I surrender all, I surrender all

All to Thee, my blessed Savior

I surrender all (I surrender all)

I surrender all, I surrender all

All to Thee, my blessed Savior

I surrender all (all to Thee, my blessed)

All to Thee, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

23/11/2022

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23RD 2022

THEME: RUN FROM FLATTERERS

MEMORISE: A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. Proverbs 26:28

READ: Acts 12:20 -23

20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

MESSAGE

Flatterers are dangerous people. The het come like friends, but they are really enemies, even though some of them don't know it. In a he Bible reading for today, Herod was destroyed not because he said any proud words, but because he was being flattered and did not run from the flatterer or tell them to stop. These were people who hailed him because of what they could get from him, not because they really felt he was a great orator. Proverbs 26:28 says:

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Flatterer a will ruin you if you don't run away from them. If you are being flattered and it feels good, you had better check yourself because the people flattering you are not your friends; they are trap-setters sent by the devil to you. Proverbs 29:5 says:

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreader ha net for his feet.

Someone who only tells you that hat you are perfect and never tells you that you did anything wrong is not your friend. When you bring those who flatter you closer to you, that is like bushmeat going to play in front of the hunter's house, destruction is near. Psalm 5:9 says:

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Their inward part is not 'ordinary wickedness' but described as "very wickedness". Their throat - from where the flattery comes, is an open grave. You are to run from such people. When they advise you, take their advice with a pinch of salt because they don't mean well for you at all. Psalm 62:4 says they advise you so as to bring you down from your exalted position.

Sweet as their tongue may be, don't take the advice of flatterers; run from them!

KEY POINT

If there is someone who is always praising you excessively, stay away from that fellow henceforth.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 16-18

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 13: MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING LESS

1 My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;

I dare not trust the sweetest frame,

But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.


On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand,

All other ground is sinking sand.

2 When darkness veils His lovely face,

I rest on His unchanging grace;

In every high and stormy gale,

My anchor holds within the veil.

3 His oath, His covenant, His blood,

Support me in the whelming flood;

When all around my soul gives way,

He then is all my hope and stay.

4 When He shall come with trumpet sound,

Oh, may I then in Him be found;

In Him, my righteousness, alone,

Faultless to stand before the throne.

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22/11/2022

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22ND 2022

THEME: STOP FLATTERING PEOPLE

MEMORISE: The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: Psalms 12:3

READ: Psalms 12:1-4

1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

MESSAGE

To flatter someone is to give excessive and insincere praise to the person, especially to further your own interests. Flattery is one of the weapons with which the devil destroy's people. This means that the fellow who flatters is one of the agents of the devil in destroying people. Every time you flatter someone, you are working for the devil's interest to bring down the fellow. Thus if you want to be an agent of the devil, you can go on flattering people. God however, does not tolerate agents of darkness. Psalm 12:3 says:
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

If you keep flattering, you are inviting the Lord to cut off your lips. Job32:22 also says that God will take away any one who flatters another.

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
Job 32:22

When a person does good, tell them without exaggerating. When they do something bad, tell them with wisdom for them to change for the better. When you flatter people, you are making them think that they are perfect. You are fanning the flame of pride that may have been in them before and when it rises, the Lord will then resist them. That would lead to destruction.

People often know when they are being flattered. Though the flattery may work in your favour for a while, the fellow will soon realise that you are only around them for what you can get and they will soon start staying away from you. They know that the other fellow who does not flatter but tells them pathetic truth always is their real friend. In the long run, the flatterer could lose the relationship. If a fellow is always flattering you, he or she is not your real friend. The word of God says in Proverbs 28:23 "He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue".

If you truly want the favour of a great person, tell them the truth and stop flattering them.

ACTION POINT

Touch your lips and profess; These lips will never flatter anybody in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 14-15

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 16: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST

God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.

2 Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

6 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
And our eternal home.

20/11/2022

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 2022

DATE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 2022

TOPIC: NEVER FORGET HIS MERCIES

MEMORISE:

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Psalm 103:2

READ:
Psalm 103:1-5

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

MESSAGE:

In our Bible reading today, David said his soul must never forget God’s benefits, and then he began to list those benefits for us. One of the greatest failings of Christians is that they quickly forget the benefits of the Most High God. If somebody wakes up in the morning and begins to shout, “Praise the Lord, glory be to God!” so loudly that the neighbours gather to ask him what happened and then he responds, “I’m thanking God for the safe delivery of my wife three years ago”, they would begin to wonder if he is in need of a psychiatrist. However, if somebody wakes up early in the morning and begins to weep and wail over the death of her husband 10 years ago, people would say, “Oh, sorry, we understand”.

It is the nature of man to remember evil things and forget the good, but as a Christian, you are a new creature, so you should do the opposite. That popular hymn says, ‘Count your blessings, name them one by one’.

It is dangerous when you find it difficult to thank God for what He has done. Some years ago, I was preparing the sermon for a New Year thanksgiving service, and I remember saying to God, “Daddy, it’s just the two of us now; may I speak like a son to his Daddy?” He said “Go ahead”. I went on, “Lord, I am going to encourage Your children to praise You for what You did for them in the passing year, but between You and me, we know that You didn’t do anything for me”. I began to lay out all the things I had expected in the course of the year but didn’t get. The Lord then interrupted and told me to get a notebook. He asked me to write the answers to the questions He would be asking me. He began, “How many times did you travel this year?” I said “Many times”. “How many times did you have an accident?” I responded, “None”. He continued, “More than 360 days have gone by in this year; how many times did you sleep and wake up? Do you know how many people slept and didn’t wake up? How many times were you hungry in the past year? Are you aware that there are people in the hospital who want to eat but have no appetite?”

I quickly interrupted Him because I had become very afraid as I realised how ungrateful I had been. No matter how bad things may look, don’t forget His mercies.

PRAYER POINT:

Spend quality time thanking God for all His mercies towards you.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Acts 10-11

AUTHOR: PASTOR E A ADEBOYE

HYMN 27
WHEN UPON LIFE'S BILLOWS YOU ARE TEMPEST TOSSED

1 When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Chorus:

Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
And it will surprise you
What the Lord hath done.

2 Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.

[Chorus]

3 When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

[Chorus]

4 So, amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey's end.

[Chorus]

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18/11/2022

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18TH 2022

THEME: WONDERFUL GOD - PART l

MEMORISE:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

READ: Daniel 6:25-27
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

MESSAGE:
God, Himself is a wonder. Isaiah 9:6 says His name shall be called Wonderful. Wonderful means full of wonders. It is a wonder for a Virgin to conceive. It is a wonder for the King of kings to be born in a manger. It is a wonder for the One who controls the armies of heaven to allow Himself to be crucified. It is a wonder for someone to rise from death. Not only is God a wonder, He does wonders. In our Bible reading for today, even a heathen king proclaimed that our God is the living God who works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth. He is a wonder; He can do wonders for you. In John 9:32, the blind man whose eyes were opened said:

Since the world began was it heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

The Almighty can heal any sickness you are experiencing: He can solve any problem. Jeremiah 32:27 says:
Behold, l am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

Nothing is too hard for God to do. If you live holy and ask Him, there is nothing He cannot do for you.

Beyond doing wonders for you, God can turn you into a wonder. In Mark 2:1-12, a paralyzed man was brought to Jesus through the roof and with just a word from the Lord, the man got up, completely whole. The Bible says in verse 12 that the people were amazed. He turned him into a wonder and He can do the same for you.

My story is proof that this God can turn anyone to a wonder. For a poor boy from a tiny village in Nigeria to be interacting with great leaders around the world, that is a wonder. If you want God to make you a wonder, you need to first and foremost surrender your life to Jesus Christ, begin to live a holy lifestyle and consistently seek His face for mercy.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, please have mercy on me and make me a wonder in my generation.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 5--7

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 23: THAT WONDERFUL NAME, JESUS
1. That wonderful name, Jesus
That wonderful name, Jesus
That wonderful name, Jesus
There is no other name I know.

2. That Great Redeemer, Jesus,
His Blood washed me clean, Jesus
And now I am saved, Jesus
There is no other name I know.

3. That Great Physician, Jesus
His stripes healeth me, Jesus
And now I am whole, Jesus
There is no other name I know.

4. The Great Lord of host, Jesus
His truth sets me free, Jesus
I am free indeed, Jesus
There is no other name I know.

5. The Great Provider, Jesus
He supplies my needs, Jesus
And now I am full, Jesus
There is no other name I know.

6. My Great Companion, Jesus
Always by my side, Jesus
I have a sure Friend, Jesus
There is no other name I know.

7. The soon-coming King, Jesus
Coming back for me, Jesus
I will reign with Him, Jesus
There is no other name I know.

8. Let us praise His name, Jesus
Name above all names, Jesus
Let us shout His Name, Jesus
I will sing I will shout JESUS!

14/11/2022

*OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE 2022*

*DATE: MONDAY 14TH NOVEMBER, 2022*

*THEME: TOUCHING GOD -1*

*MEMORISE:*
“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
- (Matthew 8:3)

*READ: Mark 5:25-34 (KJV)*
25. And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26. And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27. When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

28. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

30. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

31. And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

32. And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

*MESSAGE:*
Beloved, if God touches you, your life will never remain the same. The issue now is that God has millions of children; how are you sure that He will single you out and touch you in particular? Well, whether God touches you or you touch God, the result is the same.

If a wire carrying electricity drops on a person or somebody mistakenly touches it, the result will be the same. Our God is a Consuming Fire (Hebrews 12:29).

Whether He is the One who touches you or you touch Him, the result will be the same. In the Bible reading for today, the woman with the issue of blood just touched the hem of Jesus’ garment and the Lord said virtue had gone out of Him.

How do you touch God? You can touch Him by faith.

In Matthew 8:5-13, the Bible tells us the story of a centurion who came to Jesus saying that he needed his servant to be healed. Jesus said He would come and heal him, but the centurion said He should just speak a word and he knew that his servant would be healed. The man’s faith touched Jesus. Jesus Christ said, “I have never seen this kind of faith before, no, not in Israel”.

Some time ago, I got a letter from someone who said, “I have a series of problems. I am not asking that you come and pray for me, I am not booking an appointment; I know that if you can just read my letter, I will get my miracles”.

I read the letter and said to the Lord: “Almighty God, You have to honour this faith”. Two weeks later, I got another letter from the same fellow saying, “I know you read my letter because God has done it”.

How strong is your faith? Can it touch God? If your faith is not strong enough to touch the Lord, then you need to study and hear the word of God more often. Romans 10:17 says:
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Just keep consuming God’s word, whether it is through the Bible, books or sermons of genuine men and women of God and you will see your faith grow so much that it will touch God and the impossible will become possible in your life.

*PRAYER POINT:*
Father, help my faith to grow so much that it will touch You, in Jesus' name.

*BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* John 16-17

*AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE*

*HYMNAL: 12 - MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE*
1. My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine.
Now hear me while I pray;
take all my guilt away;
O let me from this day
be wholly thine!

2. 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!

3. 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.

4. 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;
O bear me safe above,
a ransomed soul!

13/11/2022

*OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE 2022*

*DATE: SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER, 2022*

*THEME: GOD REQUIRES DILIGENCE*

*MEMORISE:*
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
- (Proverbs 13:4)

*READ: Proverbs 6:6-11 (KJV)*
6. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

7. Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

8. Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

9. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

10. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

11. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

*MESSAGE:*
Many people assume that God blessing them means that money will just suddenly fall in their laps. That is not true. If you want things to get better, then as God opens doors, you also need to work diligently.

A few years ago, I gave someone an assignment in January which he could have completed in 3 months. My plan was to give him another as soon as he completed the first. However, as at September, he was still struggling to finish.

There was no way I would give him another. God had opened doors of financial blessings to him, but he refused to be diligent so he only got the blessing from one door.

On the other hand, there was a son of mine who would always ask me to pray for him to have a breakthrough whenever he saw me and I always obliged him.

One day I received a letter from him saying he had gotten a big contract. When I saw the amount, I believed he must have mistakenly added more zeros than the actual value. I thought he mistook N500,000:00 for N50,000,000.

After some time, to my amazement, I got a cheque from him and a cover note saying, “Daddy, I have paid my tithe, but you are the one who prayed, so here is another 10% for you”. I was shocked to see that he wasn’t mistaken after all, so I called him to hear his story. He said that he had executed a project for a state government, and the governor was so impressed with his performance that he invited him to his office and gave him another project that ended poverty in his life.

God wants to answer many people’s prayers, but their lack of diligence has blocked the breakthrough from coming.

Luke 16:12 says:
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?

You say your salary where you work now is small and you want God to give you a breakthrough so that you will be paying people salaries; however, if you are not faithful in another man’s business, how will God give you yours?

*KEY POINT:*
God requires diligence for your breakthrough to come.

*BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* John 14-15

*AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE*

*HYMNAL: 3 - DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS*
1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.

*Refrain:*
Oh, deeper yet, I pray,
And higher ev'ry 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.

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3. Deeper, deeper! tho' it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.

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4. Deeper, higher, ev'ry day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.

*[Refrain]*

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