Kingdom Voices

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY MAY 31ST, 2023

TOPIC: LIFE: SEASON IV

MEMORISE: “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” – (Ephesians 2:10)

READ: Joshua 13:1-6 (KJV)
1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

MESSAGE:
Today we will discuss the fourth season of life. This is a period when you are primarily focused on fulfilling your purpose in life. At this stage, you suddenly realise that you do not have much time left and if you are not careful, you may not fulfil your purpose in life.
Being in this season of life is however; not a function of age. At whatever age you suddenly realise you need to wake up to the need to fulfil your purpose in life and that is all that matters to you, you have entered into the fourth season of life. In this season, you are not concerned so much about how much you have done; rather, your major concern is if you have done what you were created to do.
In Joshua 12, you can see Joshua boasting about the kings he defeated, but when we get to Joshua 13:1 we see how far he had actually gone in the fulfilment of his destiny.
Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. (Joshua 13:1)
Joshua appeared to have achieved a lot, but he was still very far from reaching his goal in life. There is a big difference between what you achieve and whether you fulfil your destiny. Unfortunately, many people go in the wrong direction all their lives only to discover at the end that they were on the wrong path. This is a big disaster.
Apostle Paul was one man who was determined to fulfil his purpose. He said in Acts 20:24:
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Thus when he was about to leave the earth, he left a fulfilled man and said in (2 Timothy 4:7):
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
Are you working towards fulfilling destiny?

REFLECTION:
Are you where God expects you to be at this stage of your life?

HYMN: ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!
1. Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before!
Christ, the Royal Master, leads against the foe;
Forward into battle, see His banner go!

REFRAIN:
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before!

2. At the name of Jesus, Satan's host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers, on to victory!
Hell's foundations quiver, at the shout of praise:
Brothers, lift your voices, loud your anthem raise!

3. Like a mighty army, moves the Church of God;
Brothers, we are treading, where the saints have trod;
We are not divided, all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.

4. Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdom's rise and wane;
But the Church of Jesus, constant will remain:
Gates of hell can never 'gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ's own promise, and that cannot fail.

5. Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices, in the triumph song:
Glory, praise and honour, unto Christ the King;
This, through countless ages, men and angels sing.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Job 17-20

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY MAY 23RD 2023

THEME: FEAR GOD

MEMORISE:
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Proverbs 14:27

READ: Proverbs 2:1-5
1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

MESSAGE:
Every truly wise person knows that the Maker of heaven and earth should be feared. This is why Proverbs 9:10 says:
*"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."*

There is no greater foolishness than disregard for God. How can you fear people who are limited in power and authority, then have no fear for the One who can do as He pleases, who is answerable to no one (Daniel 4:35)
If you can fear those who can kill your body, how much more the One who can destroy both your body and soul in hell (Matthew 10:28)? God should never be toyed with. I know there are people who tell you that you are not to fear God, but to just reverence Him. I don't know if they read that from their Bible, but my own Bible does not say the reverence of God is the beginning of wisdom, but rather, the fear of the Lord.
I don't play carelessly with fire. No matter how cold l get, l don't put my hand in because l fear it. Our God is the Consuming Fire (Hebrews 12:29). You should therefore not only reverence Him, but fear Him also. Even a mad dog recognizes fire when it sees it and does not play carelessly with it.
If you don't fear God, you are capable of doing any evil. The interesting thing is that, whether you fear fire or not, if you touch it, it will burn you. If, as a result of the fact that you have no fear of God you continue to commit sin, it is only a matter of time before the repercussions would start coming.

A person may enjoy the pleasures of sin here on earth, and may even be popular for being such a great sinner, but a time is coming when the person will leave this world and then face the judgement of God which will lead to eternal damnation for such a person.
Beloved, it is better to fear God, live holy and receive eternal life than to disregard Him here on earth and spend eternity burning in the lake of fire. Choose wisely.

KEY POINT:
Fear God so much that you will stay away from anything that can offend Him.

HYMN 18: PRAISE TO THE LORD THE ALMIGHTY

1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is Thy health and salvation!
Join the great throng,
Psaltery, organ, and song,
Sounding in glad adoration.

2 Praise to the Lord,
over all things He gloriously reigneth;
Borne as on eagle-wings, safely His saints,
He sustaineth,
Hath thou not seen
How all thou needeth hath been,
Granted in what He ordaineth!

3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy way and defend thee,
Surely His goodness and mercy shall ever attend thee;
Ponder anew,
What the Almighty can do,
Who with His love doth befriend thee.

4 Praise to the Lord!
O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath breath join with Abraham's
Seed to adore Him!
Let the "Amen"
Sum all our praises again
Now as we worship before Him.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Nehemiah 8-10

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SUNDAY MAY 21ST 2023

THEME: SEXUAL IMMORALITY IS FORBIDDEN II

MEMORISE: Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4

READ: Proverbs 7:22 -27

22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

MESSAGE

These days, genuine Christians and even ministers of the Gospel are being caught in various types of sin, including s*xual immorality which Joseph refused to indulge in, despite the fact that the opportunity presented itself on what seemed to be a platter of gold. Genesis 39:8-9 records Joseph's response to the offer:

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

It was wisdom, brought about by the fear of God, that kept Joseph away from committing s*xual immorality with his master's wife. No wonder the Bible says the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). How l wish all children of God would embrace the fear of God so that they can begin to live above temptation and sin. It is wisdom to run away from sin because the Bible says in Romans 6:23, 'The wages of sin is death..." and this refers to eternal death. Beloved, s*xual immorality is forbidden; seek godly wisdom to avoid this deadly sin.

In the last hour before the arrest of Jesus Christ, He had a knowledge of what was about to happen and thus had a private meeting with His disciples at Gethesmane, where He gave them the antidote to temptation and sin. Matthew 26:41 says, "Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak..." In this passage, Jesus named watchfulness and prayer as the antidote to temptation and sin.

We are therefore called to be alert to dangers in the Christian journey such as s*xual immorality, false teachings, worldliness, love of money, inordinate ambition, sinful pleasure, and other forms of temptation and sin. The Bible says the end is near so we should be sober and watch unto prayer (1 Peter 4:7). Sexual immorality is forbidden; watch and pray over the type of content you and your family consume. Be mindful of your physical and social interactions, and constantly fill your heart with the word of God so you do not sin against Him (Psalm 119:11).

PRAYER POINT

Father, please don't let me become a victim or captive to immorality, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Nehemiah 1-3

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 8: I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

1 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.

Refrain:

I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Ev'ry hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.

2 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh. [Refrain]

3 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain. [Refrain]

4 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill. [Refrain]

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY MAY 20TH 2023

THEME: SEXUAL IMMORALITY IS FORBIDDEN l

MEMORISE: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18

READ: Proverbs 5:15 -23

15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

MESSAGE

The phrase' s*xual immorality' covers all improper s*xual conducts and practices like fornication, adultery, ma********on, prostitution, po*******hy, in**st, homos*xuality, r**e, child s*xual abuse, be******ty and so on.

There is a special relationship between these sins and human eye as revealed in 2 Peter 2:14. The eye or face is sometimes used interchangeably in the Bible and both are very important for effective communication. This is why the Bible speaks of having eyes full of adultery.

Adultery and fornication are s*xual practices that are considered immoral and abominable according to the word of God. Having eyes full of s*xual immorality means communicating s*xual attraction or immoral interest with the eyes or face. In extreme cases, it could also mean that a person's mind is always filled with sensual or erotic desire especially towards persons other than their spouses.

The fact however, remains that the allure of a promiscuous person is centered in the eyes or face, as revealed by Proverbs 6:25 that says, "...neither let her take thee with her eyelids", and Isaiah 3:16 that talks about walking around with stretched necks and promiscuous eyes. For this reason, painting the face and eyelids was regarded as a means of amplifying beauty and s*xual attraction; thus promiscuous people have used it as means of seduction since Bible days (like Jezebel in 2 Kings 9:30). Meanwhile, our Lord Jesus Christ equates looking at a member of the opposite s*x lustfully with adultery (Matthew 5:28). This means that those who deliberately makeup and dress to amplify their s*xual attraction are in fact causing others to commit adultery on daily basis.

Since Christians must be careful not to cause others to stumble, according to Romans 14:13 and 1 Corinthians 8:9, we all must ensure that we are modest in our dressing (1 Timothy 2:9-10) and conduct so we do not become stumbling block in the path of others. This is the established will of God.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please don't let me ever be entangle in the web of s*xual immorality, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezra 8-10

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 28: WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY SIN

1 What can wash away my sin?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

What can make me whole again?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Oh! precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow;

No other fount I know,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

2 For my cleansing this I see—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

For my pardon this my plea—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

3 Nothing can my sin erase

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

Naught of works, ’tis all of grace—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

4 This is all my hope and peace—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

This is all my righteousness—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY MAY 3RD 2023

THEME: CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION 11

MEMORISE: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 1 Peter 5:6

READ: 1 Kings 19:19 21

19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

2 Kings 2:15

15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

MESSAGE

God usually promotes the most unlikely persons (1 Corinthians 1:26-29), however, once in a while, He also decides to promote someone who has already had some achievements. Before promoting such people though, He would usually first strip them of everything they have achieved then He'll begin to promote them to a level that is far higher than where they were before. Sadly, those who are not ready to go through this process will miss out on the great promotion God has prepared for them.

When God chose Elisha to be the greatest prophet of his time, he was already a successful farmer from a well-to-do family and all of a sudden, he became homeless - an errand boy to a prophet who was in trouble with the king. God took him from his high state to a very low one and he submitted to the process.

When the Lord chose me, l was the acting Head of the Mathematics Department in University of Ilorin. I had already achieved a lot, considering my poor background and now God was saying, "Leave all that" and go become a General Overseer of a Church whose total monthly income at that time was less than my salary. It was a hard decision, especially since l had just broken my family out of poverty, but thank God that l answered the call and submitted to the process. Today, God has graciously lifted me far higher than l could ever have gotten if l had held on to my academic career. Once God sees that you prefer His will to your achievements and your ambition, He will promote you.

The person who has enjoyed the highest promotion from God is Jesus Christ. He was already the Son of God before His earthly ministry. He is the Word and the Bible says that the whole earth was made by Him (John 1:3). He was already big, but when He humbled Himself not only to come to earth in human form, but even to the point of death on the cross, God promoted Him so much that, at the mention of His name, all knees in heaven , on earth and underneath the earth should bow and all tongues confess that He is Lord (Philippians 2:9-10). My advice to you today is: humble yourself before God and He will promote you in due time.

REFLECTION

If God ask you like the rich man in Luke 18:22 to sell all that you have and follow Him, what will be your response?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 13-16

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 7: I AM THINE O LORD

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

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

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

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

4 There are depths of love that I yet may know
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY APRIL 27TH 2023

THEME: ARE YOU A WITNESS?

MEMORISE: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16

READ: Mark 16:15 -18

15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

MESSAGE

The Lord Jesus Christ said all commandments from God could be summarized into two: One, you must love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and two, love your neighbour as yourself Matthew 22:37-40). It is however easy to say "l love God" with your mouth but what will really show your love for God is your obedience to all His commandments (John 14:15). You also cannot say you love your neighbour without showing it in your actions.

All followers of Christ have been commissioned to preach the gospel to all creatures (Mark 16:15) so, if you truly love God and your neighbours, everything you do will be to tell them about Jesus. We are enjoying Christ now because somebody told us about Him.

We were taught that Jesus is the burden-bearer (Matthew 11:28) Many of us came to Jesus because of our burdens. Nothing could have dragged me to that little building they were calling the headquarters of The Redeemed Christian Church of God but a big problem. Someone invited me to the church and said, "The Lord Jesus will carry your burden". I never would have imagine myself worshipping in a small church built with wood, rather than a cathedral, if not for the burden l had.

Tell your friends that God is the great provider. Philippians 4:19 says, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus". Tell your friends that Jesus Christ is the great enabler. He can help you and grant you all round success because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you ((Philippians 4:13). As far as God is concerned, there are no two ways. You either love Him or hate Him. If you love Him, you will love your neighbours and tell them all you know about Jesus.

PRAYER POINT

Lord, please grant me the grace and enablement to witness effectively for You at all times, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 King 24-25

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 2: AMAZING GRACE

1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

2 ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

3 The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

4 When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY APRIL 25TH 2023

TOPIC: MORE THAN ANOINTING

MEMORISE:
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” – (Psalm 23:5)

READ: Psalm 45:7-8 (KJV)

7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

MESSAGE:

When it comes to anointing, God is so generous that He gives it in abundance. He anointed David in the presence of his brethren in (1 Samuel 16:13), again as king over Judah in (2 Samuel 2:4) and yet again as king over the whole of Israel in (2 Samuel 5:3). God just kept on pouring the anointing on him.

In Acts 19:11-12, the Bible says He so anointed Paul that his handkerchiefs were healing the sick. In Acts 5:15, He so anointed Peter that anything his shadow touched was impacted by the anointing. Once while on a visit to one of my children in the United States, I saw four women moving up and down in the kitchen. I wondered why his wife had so many people helping to prepare a meal for me. Little did I know that those four women had been trusting God for the fruit of the womb. In any case, I ate and left. After I left, one by one, the women sat on the chair I had used and nine months later, three of them were already carrying their children while the fourth gave birth three months after the first three. From this moment on, everywhere you walk past will become anointed, in Jesus' name.

If you want this kind of anointing, you must be ready to live a life of consecration. You cannot be in love with the things of this world and expect to carry this kind of anointing. Those who are anointed to overflowing are addicted to prayers and Bible study. Apostle Paul said in (2 Corinthians 11:27-28):

In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

God only gives this kind of anointing to people who are totally sold out to Him. When you begin to receive this anointing, be sure to use it, so that it doesn't diminish. Just as batteries have a life span, the anointing also has a lifespan. Use the anointing the Lord has given you for His glory so you don't lose it.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, please make me overflow with your anointing.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 KINGS 19-21

AUTHOR: PASTOR E A ADEBOYE

HYMNAL: 23 - 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 power as Thou shalt choose,
Every power 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.

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY, 22ND APRIL, 2023.

TOPIC: MORE THAN BLESSINGS

MEMORY VERSE
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. Genesis 22:18

BIBLE READING
Jeremiah 17:7-8
[7]Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

[8]For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

MESSAGE
Our God is very generous. When He decides to bless, He does so abundantly. For example, when the wedding hosts ran out of wine for their guests, Jesus gave them much better wine in abundance ( John 2 : 1-11 ). Psalm 68:19 says, "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah."
In Deuteronomy 28 : 1-2, He talks about great blessings - blessing so great that they will overtake you. The kind of blessing that will cause you to say, "Lord this is too much" will begin to come your way from now, in Jesus' name.

Beyond loading you with blessings every day, God can make you so blessed that you will become a blessing to others. That is what He did through Solomon. In 1 Kings 3:13, God said He would bless Solomon so much that no king would be like him all through his life. Solomon's blessing caused the Israelites to be blessed also. 1 Kings 10:27 says, "And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance."
God can do the same for you. He can bless you so much that no one in your generation will ever be poor again. This type of blessing however, comes to those who give sacrificially to God like Solomon did in 1 Kings 3 : 4.

In 2007, one young man came to me, saying he wanted to pay for the feeding at our next convention so I gave him a conservative estimate of what it would cost to feed one million people twice daily for a week. He said he would get back to me. I didn't expect to see him again, but he came back the following week as promised and paid for it. Apparently, he had gone to get a loan from a bank because he couldn't afford it. Before long, the same bank he took the loan from invited him to become their Managing Director. If you are willing to give sacrificially to God, He will also make you so blessed that you will become a blessing to to others.

PRAYER POINT
Father, please give me the grace to give sacrificially to You in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN A YEAR
2 Kings 11-13

HYMN 26 THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS

1. There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.

Refrain:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy - drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.

2. There shall be showers of blessing
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.

3. There shall be showers of blessing:
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing,
Come and now honor Thy Word.

4. There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!

Jesus Is The Solution.
JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR is knocking on the door of your heart. EMBRACE HIS LOVE.....
Give Him a chance to enlighten your darkness and bless you with eternal life.

Please say the prayer displayed below in faith.

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I
believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name. Amen.