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Open Heavens 2 September 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Is your conscience alive?

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IS YOUR CONSCIENCE ALIVE? – Saturday September 2 nd 2017 Memorise: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 1 st Peter 3:16 Read: 2 nd Samuel 12:7-14 (KJV) 12:7  And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the  Lord  God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 12:8  And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 12:9  Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the  Lord , to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 12:10  Now therefore the sword shall never d...

Open Heavens 1 September 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – A Target of forces?

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A TARGET OF FORCES? – Friday September 1 st 2017 Memorise: Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth; thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Proverbs 6:2 Read: Genesis 35:16-19 (KJV) 35:16  And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 35:17  And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 35:18  And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. 35:19  And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. Bible in one year: 1 st Chronicles 28-29, Ezekiel 33:30-34:10, Hymn: Sing hymn 6 MESSAGE: Blessings and curses are two of the most powerful forces on earth, even though they function in opposite ways. When present in any life, either of them can seriously affect the destiny of th...

Open Heavens 30 August 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye - Sure Avenue to Comfort

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SURE AVENUES TO COMFORT – Wednesday August 30 th 2017 Memorise: For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Romans 15:4 Read: Romans 15:4-5 (KJV) 15:4  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 15:5  Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: Bible in one year: 1 st Chronicles 22-24, Ezekiel 33:10-20, Hymn: Sing hymn 16 MESSAGE: We are blessed to have a God that does not desert those who belong to Him. In Hebrews 13:5 , God promised never to leave nor forsake His own. The divine presence of the Great Shepherd strengthens His sheep, so much so that they entertain no fear. If you are His sheep, He is always with you; even when you cannot feel Him. Do you know that in those moments whe...

Open Heavens 29 August 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye - Chosen for a divine purpose

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CHOSEN FOR A DIVINE PURPOSE – Tuesday August 29 th 2017 Memorise: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Read: Acts 17:24-31 (KJV) 17:24  God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 17:25  Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 17:26  And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 17:27  That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 17:28  For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your ow...

Open Heavens 28 August 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye - Builders for God

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BUILDERS FOR GOD – Monday August 28 th 2017 Memorise: Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 st Corinthians 15:58 Read: Nehemiah 2:1-8 (KJV) 2:1  And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2:2  Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, 2:3  And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? 2:4  Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 2:5  And I sa...

Open Heavens 27 August 2017: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye - Don’t Resist; Run!

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DON’T RESIST; RUN! – Sunday August 27 th 2017 Memorise: For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 st Corinthians 6:20 Read: 2 nd Timothy 2:22-23 (KJV) 2:22  Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2:23  But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. Bible in one year: 1 st Chronicles 13-15, Ezekiel 32:1-15, Hymn: Sing hymn 6 MESSAGE: While it is important for you to admit your mistakes with sorrowful heart, it is also important that you learn from these mistakes. Ask yourself: “How did I get here? What did I do wrong? How could I have avoided this outcome?” To live triumphantly in this world, you need to pay very close attention to what the word of God says and follow it to the letter. 1 st Peter 5:8-9 says you should steadfastly resist the devil, so if you resist, but do...

Open Heavens 26 August 2017: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye - The reward of profitable stewardship

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THE REWARD OF PROFITABLE STEWARDSHIP – Saturday August 26 th 2017 Memorise: And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Revelation 22:12 Read: Matthew 25:14-23 (KJV) 25:14  For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 25:15  And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 25:16  Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 25:17  And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 25:18  But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 25:19  After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 25:20  And so he that had received five talents came and b...