OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SUNDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2017

THEME: DIVINE ORDER


Memorise:

Let all things be done decently and in order.
1 Corinthians 14:40


Read: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12

3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

3:7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

3:9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

3:11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

3:12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

MESSAGE

Through the Lord's Prayer, we understand that everything that happens in Heaven is nothing short of God's will.
Matthew 6:10 says,
"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."

This implies that Heaven is not a place where you go and sin, disobey or do anything that God does not approve of. Heaven is not for haters of God but for those who truly love Him. For this reason, anyone who cannot fit into God's will on earth would not be allowed to pass through the gates of Heaven (Revelation 22:15). To enter into God's place of abode, God expects you to start living the life of Heaven right here on earth. It is possible to achieve this when you give your life to Jesus Christ and allow Him to live His life through you (Galatians 2:20). Therefore, if there is one thing you must do in order to make it to Heaven, it is to fit into God's plan for your life and pursue nothing short of His will, just as Jesus Christ did (John 4:34). lf you cannot walk in His will throughout your lifetime on earth, there is no way for you to get into Heaven.

ln the same vein, it is very important to do things in order. God is a God of order. To do things in order means to follow the format, principles and protocols laid down by a higher authority. There is order and protocol in Heaven. To do well in your race to Heaven, you need to understand and follow this divine order and protocol (1 Chronicles 15:12-13). Although the Bible says there is only one God, it further reveals that this God is in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. In John 10:30, Jesus declared that He and His Father are one, and yet while referring to the persons of the Trinity, in Matthew 28:19, He followed a certain order; He said:
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"

When we therefore baptize believers in Christ, it must be done following the order declared by the Lord Himself. We do not say because Jesus Christ has a Name that is above every other name, that the order should be changed to read: God the Son, God the Holy Spirit and God the Father. When you violate the law of order, you violate the will of God. Nothing is done just for fun in Heaven; everything there is done to reflect God's will, law or order. There is a divine arrangement in place in Heaven: God is on His throne, the four living beings come next, and then the 24 elders (Revelation 4:2-6). That is divine order. In serving God, you must do everything decently and in order. How compliant are you in this?


Prayer Point:

Father, grant me grace to live by Your principles in this world and to follow Your guidelines in all that I do.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Chronicles 5-6
Ezekiel 34:25-35:15

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 14: TAKE MY LIFE

1. Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days,
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.

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.

4. Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
Every pow’r 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.

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.

God bless you Sir

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*SUNDAY, September 03, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _DIVINE ORDER_

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL.*

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE A GOD OF ORDER.*

*_---- Father, I thank you for saving me and for the salvation of my soul....._*

*_---- Father, I thank you for the grace to be alive today;......_*

----- *_Father, grant me grace to live by Your principles in this world and to follow Your guidelines in all that I do.  in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, from now on, please, let me never bring dishonour to Your Name by my deeds, in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, please make me a model of orderliness in Your house, in Jesus' Name........_*

----- *_Father, from today, please grant unto me the grace to be in total and absolute obedience to all your command and instructions, in Jesus' Name........_*

----- *_Father, please let Your name be honoured through me and my deeds, in Jesus' Name........_*

4. *PERSONAL PRAYERS REQUESTS:*
-- (John 16:23 - 24,
-- LUKE 18:1,
-- MATT 7:7 - ......

---- FATHER, I thank you for the answers, for in *JESUS HOLY* Name I have Prayed.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Sunday, September 3rd, 2017) - DIVINE ORDER

1.I worship you, Father, for the order and decency, reflected in all your creations.

2.Thank you, Father, for all your plans and purpose, for my life and destiny.

3.Thank you, Father, for making me in your image and for the salvation of my soul.

4.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let your kingdom come, and let your Will be done on earth, as it is in heaven, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, help me to understand divine order and protocol, and give me the grace to follow them, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, empower me to walk in your Will, throughout my lifetime, here on earth, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, transform my life to reflect your perfect image and make me a true and worthy ambassador of your kingdom, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, help me to fit into your plans for my life, and to pursue nothing short of your Will, that l may make heaven at last, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, grant me grace to live by Your principles in this world and to follow Your guidelines in all that I do, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, make me heaven compliant, in Jesus' name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).
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