Open Heavens: Fasting is Healthy

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RCCG Open Heaven Devotion 2012 – Pastor E. A. Adeboye (ISBN: 978-36079-4-4)
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Monday 10 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 27-29
FASTING IS HEALTHY
Memorise: He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Psalms 105:37 provided for our health. In Exodus 15:26, He says:
Read: Isaiah 58:6-8
God wants us to live in good health (3 John 2). In fact, He has already
…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
From the above covenant statement and promise of God, you can see some things straight away: First, it is possible to live healthy all your life. Also, there are conditions attached to healthy living, one of which is that you must hear and totally obey God’s commands. Here, there is no room for half obedience. It is either you obey all or nothing. Many times, when people flout God’s Word, they fail to realise that the Word they have disobeyed will erode their health, making it impossible for them to live in total health. If you want to maintain good health, keep God’s command hundred percent. In addition, God says He will not bring certain sicknesses upon His obedient children. You will not have AIDS, cancer, hypertension, madness or any deadly disease in Jesus name.
Moreover, in today’s reading, God says if you fast correctly, your health will spring forth speedily. Those who fast stay healthier than those who don’t. Some scientists carried out an experiment with rats. They separated them into two groups. One group was fed daily so they became fat and plump. The other group had their feeding spaced out so they skipped some meals. After a while, they injected poison into the two sets of rats. Within hours, all the fat ones died but after three days, the only thing noticeable in the other group was that a little part of their tails had changed colour. So begin to fast from today. Whenever you are going beyond three days, take water occasionally, except if you are doing a dry fast. Fasting will help you to shed some weight if you are fat. Junk food and over eating are fast weakening God’s people. Start your fast because you will need it to become great. Psalms 105:37 says none of the Israelites was feeble. To be great, study great men.
ACTION POINT:
Set aside at least one day in the week for fasting and sustain it accordingly.

 

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Open Heavens: Issuing God Queries

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RCCG Open Heaven Devotion 2012 – Pastor E. A. Adeboye (ISBN: 978-36079-4-4)
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Sunday 9 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 24-26
ISSUING GOD QUERIES
Memorise: And call upon me in the days of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me. Psalms 50:15
Read: Psalms 50:14-15
The Psalmist, in the midst of his troubles asked questions.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalms 42:5
There is a difference between questions and queries. He asked why his soul was feeling downcast. In other words, he expected his soul to look up to see the brighter side in the midst of gloom, but the soul was not responding. When you ask God questions but still demonstrate faith in Him and His ability, it is okay. But when your questions do not reflect your past experiences of what you enjoyed from a blossoming relationship with the Lord and your statements lacks faith or even tend towards annoyance, you are already issuing God a query. Before any child of God will issue out a query to God, the fellow must have changed his or her view. He will be seeing God on one side while he is on the other – no longer on the same side with God. He will also feel empowered to a point where he feels he and God are equals or that God is subordinate to him. After all, you cannot issue your boss a query but the other way round.
Similarly, the one who would query God is in doubt of God’s love and good intentions. He believes God is negligent, carefree and irresponsible. At such a time, he has believed the lies of the devil; he is seeing God in a new picture painted by Artist Satan. Little wonder his mouth will be speaking the words from the heart of Satan! Beloved, God loves you more than anything else. Or else, how do you classify the One who gave Himself for your salvation and washed you clean in His blood? No matter the situation or event that takes place, His love for you never diminishes as long as you remain in His Kingdom. Believe the best about Him. Believe His good intentions even when you do not understand. You can make excuses for the King of glory because the One who wants your good will not be working against you when you are in right relationship with Him. But do not query God; it will worsen your situation.
ACTION POINT:
If God has received several queries from you, go back and ask for forgiveness for ever doubting His love.

 

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Open Heavens: God’s Love Letter

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RCCG Open Heaven Devotion 2012 – Pastor E. A. Adeboye (ISBN: 978-36079-4-4)
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Saturday 8 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 21-23
GOD’S LOVE LETTER
Memorise: How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalms 119:103
Read: Psalms 119:97-104
Another mark for identifying the righteous is how he or she loves the Word of God. Psalms 119:97 says:
O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
The Bible is the authentic manual of righteousness. Every righteous person loves the Word of God genuinely. The Psalmist says he loves it so much that he thinks on it daily. In Joshua 1:8, we are instructed to meditate on God’s Word day and night – this covers both the Written Word – the Bible as well as the Spoken Word -some prophetic words the Lord has personally given to you. Do you know that the more you read, study and meditate on them, the more you see them actualised in your life and situation? While believers generally study the Bible and meditate on them so as to be successful, the righteous read, study, meditate, memorise and obey God’s Word because of their love for God. They do not read their Bibles in the morning just because someone will ask: ”Did you read your Bible this morning?” They read it because it is their Lover’s love letter. Married couples know how they often times read again the love letters their spouse wrote to them while in courtship. When distressed, confused and unhappy, they will go and search for those letters and read them. Some will almost study the letters, while others will read it over to themselves until they forgot their difficulties.
The Bible is God’s love letter to you. How often do you read it? The Psalmist says this love letter is so sweet to his spiritual taste buds that it is sweeter than honey to his mouth. If God’s Word is not as sweet to your mouth, it is doubtful if you are righteous. The Psalmist also loved God’s Word so much that he experientially discovered it gives great peace to those that read it and it insures them against offences (Psalms 119:164-168). How much do you love God’s Word? To what extent does the Bible guide your daily living? Ask God for grace to love His Word more than what you love most.
PRAYER POINT:
Lord, from today, Let Your Word be sweeter than honey to my taste buds.

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Open Heavens: Visions of God

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RCCG Open Heaven Devotion 2012 – Pastor E. A. Adeboye (ISBN: 978-36079-4-4)
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Friday 7 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 17-20
VISIONS OF GOD
Memorise: And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Acts 7:56
Read: Mark 1:9-11
If the doors of Heaven are open to you, you will most likely see visions of God like Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1). What you see affects you in tremendous ways. Many people are in hell today because of what they saw. They are now regretting seeing what they saw. The progress or otherwise of many people is as a result of what they saw. If you see heavenly visions, your mind will be more focused on Heaven, pleasing God and working for your crown and other rewards. When you see the visions of God, you will become ambitious about becoming great in the Kingdom that never ends. What are you seeing? Where are you looking at?
In Acts 7:56-60 when Stephen looked up, he saw the visions of God the Son. Even though he was in the midst of enemies who were about to stone him to death for his faith, what he saw took away every bit of fear from him. He was full of boldness seeing Heaven standing up for him. When you see the visions of God, persecution will lose its power and devastating effects in your life. You will no longer care who is watching and who is not. You will not care about the sufferings, hunger, denial or difficulty you are going through. Oh! There is so much that God wants to release to us from Heaven but only very few people are looking up. In Mark 1:10, when Jesus was baptised, He looked up and saw the Heavens opened and He saw the vision of the Holy Spirit. His life was never the same. The silence over His life suddenly became a thing of the past. Earlier, we heard of His birth heralded by an angelic choir. Later, when He was older, the wise men visited Him from the east. Then when He was 12, He was forgotten in Jerusalem but was later found in the temple reasoning intelligently with the doctors of the law (Luke 2:1-52). After He returned home with His parents, there was a silence of about 18 years. After He saw the vision of the Holy Spirit, that silence was forever broken. His ministry took off in power and within about 3½ years; He accomplished what many cannot do in 10 life times. When you see the visions of God, your ministry will take a new turn.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, give me a revelation of Yourself capable of sealing my fate in Heaven.

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Open Heavens: Enemies Shall Flee

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Thursday 6 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 13-16
ENEMIES SHALL FLEE
Memorise: I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. Exodus 23:27
Read: Exodus 23:27-30
Another benefit of God’s presence is fame. In the world, people go to ridiculous extent just to be famous; but do you know that if you can pay the price to be a carrier of His presence, you will attract honour, fame, popularity, promotion and joy? Joshua became famous through God’s presence.
So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. Joshua 6:27
Joshua never thought he could step into the shoes of his master Moses. By the time God chose him, he battled with fear for some time. God had to keep encouraging him. What assisted him to succeed was the presence of God upon his life. As a result of this, not long after, he became known locally and internationally. If you want to be known or to be popular, simply key into God’s presence, be a carrier of His mighty presence and in a little while, you will become famous.
On the other hand, God’s presence can bring terror upon the enemies. When believers flee before their enemies, I begin to wonder what has gone wrong; it should be the other way round, for God has promised us that no enemy would be able to withstand us. Genesis 35:5 says:
And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
When God places His terror upon your enemies, they will be afraid of you. They will be incapable of hurting you, anyone or anything associated with you. This season, the terror of God shall come upon your enemies. You shall be untouchable to them. From today, your enemies shall be afraid of you. Any of them that planned to harm you will receive a divine rebuke. Do not fear the enemy. Stop running from them. They will be the ones running from you. Every blessing that your enemies have stolen shall be restored with speed this season in Jesus name.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, send Your fire upon every device of the enemies meant to cause accidents on our roads this season.

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Open Heavens: Special Secrets

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Wednesday 5 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 9-12
SPECIAL SECRETS
Memorise:And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. Acts 1:7
Read: Acts 1:4 -7
Being a God of purpose and the greatest planner of the universe, God has a time table for each of His children. He alone knows our day of divine appointment hence we have no choice but to wait on Him, fully relying on His love, care, faithfulness and His unlimited power to do anything He has promised. No matter how close you are to God, there are still some secrets He will keep to His chest. For instance, as close as Jesus was to the Father, the Father did not disclose the exact day and time fixed for the second advent of Jesus. Why? The Lord loves us so much that He could have given us those details. Since He could not get that information from the Father, the best He could do was to relay to us the seasons – the signs that will precede His coming.
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Mark 13:32
In the same vein, while the disciples were asking the Lord some pertinent questions, Jesus plainly told them:
… it is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. Acts 1:7
Here the Lord was saying that anything God has kept close to His chest should not be what they should be worrying about. Today, some believers are busy asking God through prayer and fasting for information that is strictly reserved for Him. There is no way they will ever hear from God except the Lord tells them to stop wasting their time and rather channel their efforts towards areas that can give results. One way to manage your time as a servant of God or a believer in Christ is to identify areas not to pray about because no matter how much you pray about such an area, you will never get any result. You may be disappointed and think that God is unfaithful to you. No, He is not; you have simply failed to access the special secrets. If you are sensitive to the Spirit, He will not let you embark on such a fruitless mission. Consult the Holy Spirit daily.
PRAYER POINT:
Like Daniel spent valuable time seeking for information not meant for his day in Daniel 2:4, pray that you do not waste your time seeking what will be unprofitable to you.

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Open Heavens: Drained?

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Tuesday 4 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 6-8
DRAINED?
Memorise: For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. Proverbs 6:26
Read: Proverbs 6:23-26
Can you imagine a very wealthy man worth a billion dollars accepting an apple fruit his servant plucked from a bush thereby transferring all his wealth to the servant and becoming a servant to his ex-servant? This is the scenario between man and Satan. The same power God gave to man, which Satan took in exchange for the forbidden fruit is what he is using as a bait to destroy lives even today. One lesson we learn from this is that Satan is very good at getting something from nothing. How? The forbidden fruit he offered Adam and Eve was not his. Did he create any tree or anything in the Garden of Eden? Genesis 2:8-10 says God planted the garden and both the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan succeeded in offering Adam what was never his in exchange for Adam’s most precious gift, which was power to dominate the world. Even today, it is still so. What he offers to those who go to him for power, wealth, fame, success, children or long life are the things he had stolen from others. He is only original when it comes to sin, apart from that, he is a master counterfeiter.
If you do not want to lose your most precious things, never go to the devil for anything. Many women who wanted to protect their children went to Satan to become witches only to be told to donate as food for other witches, the very children that they came to protect. When they refuse, they are threatened with death. In Satan’s kingdom, it is operation no mercy! It is only a fool that will go to receive anything from the devil. He has nothing of himself, but will only give you what he has stolen and in return he will take what you love the most. Following this trend, many men of God and believers have lost so many valuable things to the enemy especially through fornication. Some men of God think that they are still at the same level even after fornicating. What deception! Look at yourself very closely and you will realise that while you were fornicating, God’s grace in your life was being drained out. Before long, you will see yourself as you really are: an empty barrel. It will take you a lot of sacrifice, dedication and other prices you will have to pay, in order to get back what you lost. Your worst enemy is having illicit sex.
PRAYER POINT:
Every precious thing I have lost to the enemy’s camp, I recover now in Jesus name.
Thank God for past Congresses. Ask for God’s uncommon move, outstanding attendance and great harvest of souls in this year’s Holy Ghost Congress.

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Open Heavens: Sin and Health

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Monday 3 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 3-5
SIN AND HEALTH
Memorise: Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16
Read: James 5:13-16
God gives power to the faint according to Isaiah 40:31. This shows that, He is ready not only to share His health and fame but also His power. Many times, as a result of fasting, my whole body will be weak. But the moment I stand behind the altar and take up the microphone, strength comes. All He wants you to do is to stay connected to Him as your Source. What do you do to be healthy? Psalms 107:17-19 says afflictions come on fools because of their iniquities. God wants you in perfect health so if you fall sick, it cannot be God. Sometimes, sickness is as a result of sin. According to 1 Peter 2:24; in such instances, God would first forgive your sins before healing you. This simply shows one is more important to God than the other. If you are sick, all that matters to you is regaining your health but God sees beyond your physical need; He sees the need of your soul; hence if you are not yet saved, He would prefer you got saved before healing you. Furthermore, after you are born again, since He has already come inside of you, it becomes easier to chase out sickness from the inside than when the devil is still in charge of the government of your life.
A classic case study on this is recorded in Mark 2:1-12 where a man sick of the palsy was brought to Him. Because He could see that the man was in need of salvation, He first forgave his sins before healing him. It is only unfortunate that sometimes instead of looking inwards when we are sick, we look for somebody or some demon to hold responsible. If only we can admit our mistakes like eating the wrong food, not taking enough rest, entertaining worries, not doing exercises or harbouring hurts, un-forgiveness and bitterness, etc., we will be able to know how to stop most sicknesses. If you admit your faults and confess them to Him, He will not only forgive you, He will also heal you (James 5:16). What are you doing that is currently keeping you sick? Stop it. If it is your diet, change it. If it is secret sin, confess and forsake it.
PRAYER POINTS:
Using 3 John 2, pray that God will heal and prosper your spirit, soul and body.
Pray also that every effort you make will be prospered.

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Open Heavens: Peace Through Praise

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Sunday 2 December
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 1-2
PEACE THROUGH PRAISE
Memorise: Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Psalms 100:2
Read: 2 Chronicles 20:20-30
When the Psalmist followed the multitude into God’s house, he went with joy. Without being forced, he began to praise God. In Psalms 100:1-5, we are told why we should praise the Lord: He is our Creator and we are His flock; He is good, His mercy towards us is everlasting and His truth endures to all generations. God also loves us to enter His presence with singing and with thanksgiving. He loves to see us joyful. Sometimes, if you can forget your worries and troubles and just rejoice exceedingly in His presence, by the time you return home, your joy would have become permanent, and when you search for the cause of your worries, they will not to be found.
It is unfortunate some of us have to be pushed or cajoled before we can let out a faint Hallelujah! I have witnessed unexpected things happen in the course of praising God. When we were about to start a church in Otukpo, Benue State (Middle Belt Nigeria), I was to talk on divine healing in one of the sessions. But they so praised God intensely that all I could remember was Luke 1:37. Suddenly God started to move in the place and a crowd gathered; some people were baptised in the Holy Spirit and began to speak in tongues. When you praise God adequately and eulogise His name until His “head swells”, things that you never expected will begin to take place. Praise is a very effective weapon in the hands of those who know how to use it. If you know how to offer high praises to God, your enemies will be in trouble. If you doubt this, ask King Jehoshaphat and he will tell you of his experience (2 Chronicles 20:1-30). Some powerful nations gathered to fight Israel. The king heard it and was afraid. But unlike some of us, he turned his fears over to the Lord, and sought His face with his people and at the end, they began to praise God. As they offered high praises, the three nations destroyed themselves and left a great booty for Israel, which took them three days to pack. When the other nations who were secretly planning to attack Israel heard it, they all began to quake. That was how Israel enjoyed peace through praise. You too can enjoy peace by simply praising God.
ACTION POINT:
Spend today praising God for His mercies and goodness towards you and your family.

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Open Heavens: Identified by Boldness

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Saturday 1 December
Bible in one year: 2 Timothy 1-4
IDENTIFIED BY BOLDNESS
Memorise: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1
Read: Psalms 34:1-5
The righteous is identified by the level of boldness he or she exudes in God. Proverbs 28:1 says:
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Righteousness builds up your faith in God until all the space for unbelief and doubts are completely occupied. Every righteous act gives you some elements of boldness. Righteousness contains the tried and tested building blocks for boldness. The one who is living righteously has confidence that all is well and cannot easily be pushed around by circumstances or enemies. The righteous does not respond to threats in fear but rather with joy as the fellow knows whoever threatens him is threatening the Almighty God and is assured that enemy will soon become history. It is sinners and those believers who have skeletons in their cupboards or lack knowledge that are easily afraid. A lizard moves across their door and they panic. If you are easily scared, check yourself: something is either wrong with your life of righteousness or you do not know who you are. You might have compromised on holiness at some point. The righteous pride themselves not in their ability, knowledge, wisdom, wealth or achievements, but in the ability of their God.
The righteous are people of courage. They know that their God is in charge. This was why Daniel could go into the lion’s den and also why the trio could enter Nebuchadnezzar’s fire. Psalms 34:2 says it is in God we make our boast. Daniel 11:32 says the knowledge of God in you produces strength and exploits. When you meet the righteous who knows his or her God, the boldness that will be seen from such a fellow will inspire others to covet the God of that believer. Are you bold? Are you radiating courage wherever you go? Every sin you allow into your life depletes your boldness. Ensure you live right before Him so that you can demonstrate His boldness in your life.
KEY POINT:
If you live in sin, you are a victim of fear. If you live in righteousness, you will exude courage.

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