OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH 2017

THEME: TIME FOR CONSULTATION  


Memorise:

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.                                    Genesis 1:26

 

Read: Genesis 1:26-27

1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.


Message:

From the creation story, the fact that man was the last of God’s creation, though he is the most significant, indicates that God can give you the very best at the end. From this we understand that the end of believers is glorious. No wonder Ecclesiastes 7:8  says,

“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”

You might have started on a shaky note, but I want to assure you that you will end up being well established. Your faith may be very weak now, but it will become great faith at the end. Never judge your future by the limitation of your present! God will help you overcome those obstacles and limitations, and He will safely take you to your glorious end. Indeed, Job 8:7 says you might have started small but you will end with great increase, provided you sustain a blossoming relationship with God.

 
In addition, we observe from the account of creation in Genesis chapter 1 that when God was making all other things, He did not call a council meeting, but when it came to the creation of man, a council meeting of the Godhead was called. They all had to be in agreement for man to be created. The implication of this is that to get the best from God, man must be in total unity and alignment with Him. Also, we will be wise to follow the pattern demonstrated by the Godhead in all our decisions. Some issues are more sensitive and volatile than others. There is a time to take a unilateral decision on issues, and there is also a time to consult widely and take a joint decision. Lastly, when it comes to the issue of human management, you would need to go to God for help. Why? Human beings are the most difficult resources to handle. They are very diverse in thought, knowledge and understanding, and so their responses to issues are so divergent and vast. Human beings are also unreliable; it’s no wonder, Jesus did not commit Himself to any man. John 2:24-25 says,

“But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.”

If you will succeed in leading men and women, you must involve God to a large extent. How well are you managing fellow men?


Key Point:
To effectively lead men, you must be connected to the One who made man.

 
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Job 36-38
Amos 5:1-17

                                                                                                         
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 9:   ON THE HILL FAR AWAY

1.       On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff’ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain:
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it someday for a crown.

2.       Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

Refrain:

3.       In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

Refrain:

4.       To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.

Refrain:

��� *LET US PRAY* ���

.. _*WEDNESDAY, November 15, 2017*_

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _TIME FOR CONSULTATION_

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL:*

----- Father, i thank you because *YOU ARE A GREAT AND INCOMPARABLE LEADER.*

*_---- 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, i need you in my life, please be my guide and my guardian, in Jesus' Name._*

----- *_Father, from today, please be involved in every decision of my life, in Jesus’ Name......_*

*_Father, please grant unto me the wisdom needed for me to manage people around me, in Jesus' Name......_*

----- *_Father, from today, please deliver me completely from every form of leadership errors, in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, please beautiful my life with the best of resources available and make me a success in every area of life, in Jesus’ Name......_*

4. *PERSONAL PRAYERS REQUESTS:*
-- (John 16:23 - 24,
-- LUKE 18:1,
-- MATT 7:7 - 8 )......

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

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Wednesday, November 15th,  2017) - TIME FOR CONSULTATION 

1.Thank you, Father, for creating me in your image and for giving me dominion over all the works of your hand.

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

3.Father, let my latter end be better and more glorious than my former, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, establish my goings and perfect everything concerning me, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, increase my faith in you, progressively, on a daily basis and make me an overcomer, in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let every obstacle standing before me, be a stepping stone for my breakthrough and miracles, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, give me the grace to maintain a pure relationship with you; and, wherever, you have purposed to take me in life, please, take me there, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, help me to always be in total unity and agreement with you, that I may always get the best from you, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, let every step and decision that I take in life, be informed and directed, divinely from above, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, give me exceptional wisdom, knowledge and understanding, that will enable me to successfully lead men, kept under my stewardship, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, let the latter end of this great man of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the author of the Open Heavens devotional, and general overseer of RCCG, be greater and more glorious than his former, 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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