OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE: MONDAY 1 AUGUST 2016

THEME: BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE

Memorise:

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. Deuteronomy 33:38

Read: Deuteronomy 33:27-29

27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Message

There are different kinds of blessings, but there is a kind of blessing that comes from God alone. This is the blessing that has no boundary. It is from above where God sits to coordinate the affairs of His people. Today, the blessing of God will locate you wherever you are in Jesus' name. If you just prosper the way God desires, you cannot afford the ignore the presence of God. Those who have succeeded exceedingly in life are those whose source of blessing is God. When the presence of God is with you, He causes whatever you lay your hands upon to prosper. With little effort, you enjoy great favour and you becomes a channel of blessings to others around you.

If you study the biblical men faith; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, you will notice that God was not only interested in giving them blessings that will be sufficient for them alone, He was interested in blessings them to a point that they became channels of blessings to others. Do you know God can bless you so much that your driver becomes a millionaire just from driving you? He hold Abraham:

"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shall be a blessing." Genesis 12:2

The blessing that came from Above into the life of Abraham made a great nation out of him. That blessing gave him such a great name that there was no nation where his name was not known. The name attracted so many blessings to his life that he become a great possessor of vast expanses of land and today, his seed are all over the world. God can make you a man or woman of great wealth and power. No matter how dry your ground may be at the moment; He can raise greatness out of it and make your little one become a thousand. The outpouring of God's blessing upon your life can move you beyond the point of daily provision and mere survival, to the point in which you become the talk of nations because of how frightening your blessings have become. Peter was toiled all night and caught nothing became the talk of the town when he experienced a net-breaking blessing. I have always said that a day is coming and that season is here for a reader of this devotional, that when you take your money to the bank, the bank manager will order that the branch be shut down for three days to other customers just because they are attending to you.

For you to achieve this level of blessing, you need to understand that it will not come easy, but you need not be discouraged because God is ever faithful and He knows the path to take you through to get there. God is the fountain of all honour and it is from Him that promotion comes. What you are going through at the moment may not show that you are a candidate for this kind of blessing but you need to know that the plan and purpose of God for your life cannot be denied. Your faith and obedience will be tried. You need to be separated and set aside for God alone. Those who forsake their sins and turn to God will get blessings that they never bargained for. You have to take your mind off the mundane things of this world and step up into the higher ground of what God is prepared to do with your life.

Key Point:

Until there is a departure from the little things, there will be no discovery of greater things.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Hebrews 5:10-8:13 and Psalms 24

AUTHOR : PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: O LORD MY GOD

1. O LORD my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hand hath made;
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy pow’r throughout the universe displayed:

Chorus:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
And hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze:

Chorus:

3. And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die - I scarce can take it in:
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:

Chorus:

4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home - what joy shall fill my heart!
Then shall I bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God how great Thou art!

Chorus.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: ( MONDAY 01 AUGUST 2016) - Blessings From Above
1.Thank you Father for the past seven months of the year. I bless your Holy name for the month of August
2. Lord, I thank you for being my refuge and making me and my household dwell in safety
3. Father, in any way I have fallen short of your Glory, please have mercy and forgive me in Jesus name
4. Father, please continue to be my help, let me tread upon the high places of my enemies in Jesus name
5. Father, let your uncommon blessings locate me today in Jesus name
6. Father, let your presence be with me forever that my little efforts may yield great favour in Jesus name
7. I am a seed of Abraham. Father, make me a blessing by order of Abraham in Jesus name
8. Father, by the power of your might, prosper me greatly regardless of the world's economy in Jesus name
9. Father, bless me exceedingly beyond and above human comprehension in Jesus name
10. Father, please give me the grace to stand fast in faith that your purpose for my life will not be truncated
11. From now on, Lord, let my heavens drop down dew. Let my land flow with plenty of your goodness in Jesus name
12. Father, throughout this month, please be my shield and the sword of my excellency in Jesus name
13. Your Personal petitions. ( Phil 4:6)
14. In Jesus' name I pray.
(Jn 14:13-14; 15:16)
15. Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thes 5:18).