Open Heaven 29 March 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Topic: PROOF OF DOMINION II
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Open Heavens 2022
Date: 2022-03-29
Topic: PROOF OF DOMINION II
Memory Verse: Genesis 27:40 – And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. Genesis 27:40
Bible Reading: Genesis 27:37-40
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Message: We discussed fruitfulness as proof of dominion yesterday. Today we shall look at various means by which we can be fruitful and have dominion. Hard work is one of the major means of fruitfulness. The Bible says, “The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want” (Proverbs 21:5). Laziness is not a Christian virtue. As a matter of fact, the Bible says “…this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neith should he eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10).
Diligence is so potent that it can be rightly said. nothing shall be impossible for the diligent. Dominion through diligence destroyed the yoke of Jacob on the neck of his careless brother, Esau. Even after he had lost his blessing to Jacob, Esau insisted that the father should give him the leftover of the blessings which his brother took from him.
On Jacob’s return journey to his father’s house, he was met with Esau who already had dominion. It is interesting to read that the man who got the blessing through crooked means was trembling before the one he had cheated of it.
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. Genesis 33:3-4
The wives and children of Jacob came in succession to greet and bow before Esau. When Jacob tried to bribe his way into having peace with his brother the second time, the brother said he did not need Jacob’s wealth. This is because he himself was already blessed to the extent that he had a personal army of four hundred men. (Genesis 33:1,8-11). Esau told Jacob he had enough; this was from a leftover blessing.
Diligence indeed leads to greatness, which in turn to dominion. Commit to being diligent in all you do (Ecclesiastes 9:10) and you will indeed have dominion.
Hymn: O God Our Help In Ages Past
Points: Father, please bless the work of my hands and let me have dominion through Your blessings, in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year: 1 Samuel 20, 1 Samuel 21, 1 Samuel 22
Title: O God, Our Help In Ages Past.
Chorus: null.
1. O God, our help in ages pastOur hope for years to come
Our shelter from the stormy blast
And our eternal home.
2. Under the shadow of Thy throneThy saints have dwelt secure
Sufficient is Thine arm alone
And our defence is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stoodOr earth received her frame
From everlasting Thou art God
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in Thy sightAre like an evening gone
Short as he watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling streamBears all its sons away
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
6. O God, our help in ages pastOur hope in years to come
Be thou our guard while trouble last
And our Eternal home.
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.
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