Open Heaven 16 April 2023 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – DESTINY DESTROYERS: TALKATIVENESS
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Open Heavens 2023
Date: 2023-04-16
Topic: DESTINY DESTROYERS: TALKATIVENESS
Memory Verse: Proverbs 21:23 – Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 1:1-16
Message: If you cannot control your tongue, it is only a matter of time before you talk yourself into destruction. Hidden behind the need to always talk is the need to be noticed – the need to get everyone’s attention, and that alone is enough to destroy anyone.
In today’s text, we read about the young man who just wanted to get unnecessary attention. He formulated a story that he thought would impress David, telling him that he had killed Saul, not knowing that his quest for attention would be his undoing. 2 Samuel 1:16 says:
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’s anointed.
Believe me honestly, the less you talk, the better for you, because everything you are saying is being recorded and will be played back on the day of judgment. Jesus Christ said in Matthew 12 36, “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
I was at a meeting with some big men of God and there was one fellow there who talked and talked to such an extent that I said, “Sir, you think you know more than every one of us? If you would just keep quiet, you might learn something.” Wise people listen more than they speak because they know that the more they understand, the better the value of what they say. James 1:19 says that you must be quick to hear and slow to speak.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. Proverbs 10:19
Controlling your tongue is a major key to living holy. May your tongue not take you to hell, in Jesus’ name.
Hymn: When We Walk With The Lord
Points: Father, please give me the grace to control my tongue at all times, in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year: 1 Kings 19, 1 Kings 20
Title: When We Walk with the Lord.
Chorus: Trust and obey!
For there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey..
1. When we walk with the Lord, In the light of His word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will
He abides with us still,
And with all
who will trust and obey.
2. Not a shadow can rise, Not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt nor a fear,
Not a sigh nor a tear,
Can abide while
we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear, Not a sorrow we share
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief nor a loss,
Not a frown nor a cross,
But is blest
if we trust and obey
4. But we never can proveThe delights of His love,
Until all on the altar we lay,
For the favour He shows
And the joy He bestows
Are for them
who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweetWe will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk
by His side in the way,
What He says we will do,
Where He sends we will go,
Never fear, only trust and obey.
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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