Open Heavens Devotional

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SATURDAY 5 MARCH 2016 

THEME: LIVING ABOVE NATURAL LIMITS 

MEMORISE: 

Jesus saith unto her, saith I not unto Thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God. John 11:40 

READ: Psalm 67:1-7 
1. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 

2. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 

3. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 

4. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 

6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 

7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. 

MESSAGE: 

The presence of God in a life makes the difference. When you carry the presence of God, you will see the invisible and hear the inaudible. 

Prior to my becoming a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, I realized that with all my degrees and certificates, I was still going through a lot of hardship, but the moment I surrendered my whole life to the Lord, I began to experience the supernatural. 

God saw my hunger for Him and He responded to my needs. God is always ready to do great things through the lives of those who seek Him. The moment you yield totally to Him, you will begin to operate above natural limits. Without this supernatural ability, you will remain a common man and you will always have common results. 

In Acts 2:1-4, after the disciples had encounter with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, they began to speak with new tongues which turned them into a class of different people. They began to do exploit. The things they could not do before became very easy for them. They were casting out devils and speaking with new tongues. The Lord was confirming their ministry daily with signs and wonders. 

The moment you believe God and you allow Him to do His will in your life, you will become a visible evidence for the world to see. Your prayers become easily answered and every fear of the impossible will begin to give way to boldness. 

You will begin to do what you wouldn’t have thought you were capable of doing. This is why I am always conscious of His presence in my life, because if His presence is removed, I no longer exist. God does not want you to remain and operate in the valley. 

If your eyes are set on the Lord, you will discover that the closer you get to Him, the higher and farther away He is. When we see the miracles of God around us, it means we are beholding the glory of God. 
As we study the immeasurable miracles of God as recorded in the scriptures and as seen in our everyday life, it bears record of what God is capable of doing. 

One of my daughters got a report from the doctor saying that she will never be able to bear a child. This report was premised on the fact that her womb was too small to nurture a child to the point of delivery, so she had been having miscarriages whenever the pregnancies got to a certain month. 

But a medical report is not always God’s report, besides, it is whatever report you believe that will manifest in your life, so my daughter believed the report of the Lord and she was getting ready to see the glory of God. At this particular time, she was pregnant and the Lord kept her till the point of delivery. By the time she was about to deliver, this same daughter whose medical report indicated she will never be able to keep a baby delivered four babies at the same time. 

There is a user of this devotional, I prophesy into your life; every negative report you are carrying that is making you weep shall be rendered useless in Jesus’ name. If only you can believe in the Word of God, you will experience the glory of God. God dwells in the realms of the supernatural, and as a child of God, you are expected to experience the miraculous at all times. 

KEY POINT: 

When you follow God nothing will be able to limit you. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: John 12:20-14:14 and Job 32:1-14. 

AUTHOR: Pst E. A ADEBOYE

Open Heavens Devotional

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2016 

THEME: THE SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE 

MEMORISE: 

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit. 1st Corinthians 12:8 

READ: Daniel 6:1-3 

1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 

2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 

3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 

MESSAGE: 
One of the gems that made Joshua take over the mantle of leadership from his master was the excellent spirit he carried. Joshua excelled in all matters than most of his age mates and contemporaries. Those who remain in the crowd cannot become excellent in life, because excellence is a private matter, but with a public pronouncement. 

The spirit of excellence will never permit you to do things at a level which others are comfortable with. You cannot be flocking around the multitude and achieve greatness in life and ministry. This is why Jesus was always withdrawing His disciples to Himself at the point of every exploit. 

He did not want them to be carried away with the songs of the crowd. He knew the crowd well and he knew that those who were shouting “hail hail” will be the ones to say “crucify Him” the next day. Excellence is necessary for anyone to become a useful vessel in the hands of the Almighty God. 

Excellence is what releases the gem in a man’s life and makes him the envy of his generation. The spirit of excellence is a crucial requirement for being useful and relevant in the scheme of things. It is what puts you on edge in God’s programme and makes you a formidable force. “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” Hebrews 1:9 

Exploits in life have never been a function of a higher educational qualification or popularity; it is through the spirit of excellence. When you carry the presence of God, it releases the spirit of excellence in you which in turn gives you the wisdom to access the mysteries of life. 

The presence of God gives you deep insight and wisdom for every difficult situation of life and makes you become a master over situations and circumstances through His presence. You cannot have an excellent spirit and lack understanding. Your level of knowledge will begin to command the attention of all and sundry as we saw when the Queen of Sheba came visiting King Solomon. 

Excellence is a goal, so you have to strive for it. Excellence is the attainment of the highest level of perfection in anything you do. It means operating in a class of your own. Those who do things the way others do them cannot become excellent. You have to be willing to go the extra mile. You have to identify your goal and begin to pursue it with vigour. 

Joseph understood this early and it worked continuously for him until he becomes a reference point in a strange land. Daniel understood this early and he focused on it and remained a formidable force in the reign of three kings. The kings were leaving him behind, but the grace of God upon his life made him relevant under different circumstances. 

The spirit of excellence will help you to concentrate on your assignment until you become a standard. However, this spirit can only come from God. If you don’t know God, there is no way you can do exploits (Daniel 11:32). I pray that from this moment, as you surrender totally to God, you will begin to experience the miraculous in Jesus’ name. 

PRAYER POINT: 

Father, remove every hindrance on my way to greatness in Jesus’ name. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 
John10:22-12:19 and Job 31:29-40. 

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE.