Open Heaven 13 JULY  2023 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – CARING FOR THE NEEDY 

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Open Heavens 2023
Date: 2023-07-13
Topic: CARING FOR THE NEEDY

Memory Verse: Galatians 6:10 – As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Bible Reading: Matthew 25:34-40

Message: It is a fact that every human being, no matter how intelligent or highly placed, would at one time or the other require assistance to deal with some circumstances. Such a situation that renders a person of great means incapacitated is usually the type that money, authority and influence cannot resolve. At such times, the person is left with the option of calling for divine intervention through desperate prayers to the Almighty God. I pray that as you call on the name of the Lord in the day of trouble, He will answer you by fire, in Jesus’ name.

If you want your prayers to be answered however, you have a responsibility to the poor and needy around you. Our memory verse for today says as we have opportunity, we should be a blessing to all human beings, especially those of the household of faith. Anyone who heartlessly disregards the needs of the weak and helpless is wicked. Such will be ignored in the day of trouble, no matter how desperately they cry for help (Proverb 21:13).

The point of today’s devotional is that we have a responsibility to care for the needy around us. When was the last time you helped the needy around you? When was the last time you made sacrifices in order to meet the needs of other people? Remember, the Bible cited the care for others as one of the conditions for making heaven as we saw in our Bible reading today. Our Lord Jesus described how His followers who feed the hungry, are hospitable to strangers, clothe the naked, care for the sick, and visit prisoners will be blessed by God and granted eternal life. He went further to say that in as much as these good deeds are done to any of His brethren, it is considered that the acts were done to Him directly and vice versa.

All believers and the Church as a whole must not leave the poor and needy at the mercy of the government. The Body of Christ must not fail in our responsibility to care for the less privileged among us. Remember, if you know how to do good but do not do it, it would be counted unto you as a sin (James 4:20).

Hymn: Be Glad In The Lord And Rejoice
Points: Join me to praise the Lord as my wife — a woman completely given to the care of the needy – marks her birthday today.
Bible in one year: Song Of Solomon 1, Song Of Solomon 2, Song Of Solomon 3, Song Of Solomon 4

Title: Be Glad in the Lord and Rejoice.
Chorus: Rejoice!…rejoice!…
Be glad in the lord and rejoice!
Rejoice!… rejoice!…
Be glad in the lord and rejoice.!.

  1. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,

And ye that are upright in heart;
And ye that have made Him your choice,
Bid sadness and sorrow depart.

  2. Be joyful for He is the Lord,

On earth and in heaven supreme;
He fashions and rules by His words;
The “Mighty” and “Strong” to redeem.

  3. What tho' in the conflict for right

Your enemies almost prevail!
God’s armies, just hid from your sight,
Are more than the foes which assail.

  4. Tho' darkness surround you by day,

Your sky by the night be o’ercast,
Let nothing your spirit dismay,
But trust till the danger is past.

  5. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,

His praises proclaiming in song;
With harp, and with oragn, and voice,
The loud hallelujahs prolong!

Open Heavens 2023 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.

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