Open Heaven 26 November 2021 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Topic: THE BLESSING OF FORGIVENESS

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Open Heavens 2021
Date: 2021-11-26
Topic: THE BLESSING OF FORGIVENESS

Memory Verse: Psalm 32:1 – Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven; whose sin is covered.
Bible Reading: Luke 23:39-43

Message: We may not be able to comprehend what true blessedness is until we experience divine forgiveness. Nothing can be compared with the joy of salvation. We see this with Zacchaeus when Jesus called him in Luke 19:2-8; it was that joy that caused him to make restitution for his past evil deeds. When a man is genuinely saved, he will not only joyfully live a godly life, he will also feel compelled to right his past wrongdoings. It is the lack of genuine salvation that makes an individual to still keep, for example, a strange man or woman in his or her life, even after conversion.

One of the most amazing salvation stories is in today’s Bible reading. With just a few hours before he would have gone into hell, one of the robbers on the cross beside Jesus experienced a great turnaround and entered into Paradise. From this, we can see that the salvation prayer does not have to be lengthy; it only has to be simple, straight to the point and sincere. All you need to do is repent of your sins and promise God not to return to them. Pleading the blood of Jesus over your life for cleansing is also paramount in this regard. We see the publican pray in Luke 18:10-14 “…God be merciful to me a sinner” and Jesus said of him “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other…”

God’s blessings (divine help) come in multiple forms but the blessing of divine forgiveness should be the first one we should all seek. In today’s Bible reading, both robbers made separate requests. One asked for deliverance, the other salvation. Jesus Christ prioritised the request for salvation. Here we see true blessedness.

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Beloved, true blessedness lies in the forgiveness we receive for our sins; it is upon this foundation that all other blessings are built. This is why, if you are yet to repent, I implore you to do so without further delay. Confess your known and unknown sins to Jesus – the Saviour of mankind. He will forgive you as He did Zacchaeus and the robber on the cross, so that God’s blessings will flow into your life, in Jesus’ name.

Hymn: Amazing Grace! How Sweet The Sound
Points: Father, please pardon all my known and unknown lniquides and give me the power to “Go and sin no more”, in Jesus’ name
Bible in one year: Haggai 1, Haggai 2, Haggai 3

Title: Amazing Grace! How Sweet The.
Chorus: null.

  1. Amazing grace! how sweet the sound!

That saved a wretch like me;
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.

  2. Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

  3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,

I have already come;
‘Tis grace that brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

  4. Yes, when this heart and flesh shall fail,

And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the vail,
A life of joy and peace.

Open Heavens 2021 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.