Open Heaven 3 April 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye –Topic: DON’T WRITE YOURSELF OFF
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Open Heavens 2022
Date: 2022-04-03
Topic: DON’T WRITE YOURSELF OFF
Memory Verse: Job 8:7 – Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. Job 8:7
Bible Reading: Micah 7:7-10
Message: In Genesis 16:4, after Sarah’s maid had become pregnant for Abraham, she began to mock Sarah. She mocked Sarah because she left God out of the calculation. Though Sarah’s case looked impossible at the time, before long, she was carrying her own baby too. No matter how desperate vour situation may be, nobody has the right to write you off vet. Just as they may be thinking of writing you off, the Almighty God will arise and change your situation for the better.
Someone once preached a message about the power of ‘yeť. He encouraged his congregation that whenever they want to answer a question that seems embarrassing, they should remember to add the word ‘yeť.
For example, if you are marriageable but not yet married, whenever you are asked, “Are you married?” your answer should be, “I am not married YET”. If you are asked, “Do you have a car?” when you don’t have one, simply respond “I don’t have a car YET”. This preacher went on to say that when you add the word ‘yet to your answer, you are asserting that the way things are now is not the same way they would be in the future. You are saying, in essence, “Don’t write me off; you just wait and see, my miracle will soon arrive”.
Beyond adding the word ‘yet when answering seemingly embarrassing questions, you must believe it yourself. You must ensure that you are not writing yourself off. You must ensure that you are seeing yourself going higher and not remaining in that situation. Ecclesiastes 9:4 tells us that as long as you are alive, there is hope. If God has kept you alive up to this moment, then He must have a great plan for you. Revelations 3:7 says that He has the key of David, so Whatever He opens is opened and whatever He shuts is shut. He has not written you off, so no matter what anybody thinks, you will be great.
I remember when things were very tough for my family. My wife and I used to share just one small piece of ponmon (COW hide) to go with our meals, as it was the cheapest kind of meat. I would tell her back then, “Darling, things will not always be like this, you know? Our tomorrow will be alright”. Today, by the special grace of God, if we want to eat one cow per day, my God will provide it. Say to yourself, things will get better. My tomorrow will be alright, in the mighty name of Jesus.”
Hymn: Nearer, My God To Thee
Points: Your tomorrow will be alright.
Bible in one year: 2 Samuel 7, 2 Samuel 8, 2 Samuel 9, 2 Samuel 10
Title: Nearer, My God to Thee.
Chorus: null.
1. Nearer, my God to Thee,Nearer to Thee;
E’en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
2. Though, like the wanderer,The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I’d be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee
3. There let the way appearSteps unto heaven;
All that Thou send’st to me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee
4. Then with my waking thoughtsBright with thy praise,
Out of my stony grief
Bethel I’ll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God to thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
5. Or if on joyful wingCleaving thy sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upwards I fly
Still all my songs shall be,
Nearer my God to thee,(2ce)
Nearer to Thee!
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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