Open Heaven For Teens 10 December 2022 – Topic: FROM JACOB TO ISRAEL
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OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS
DATE: SATURDAY 10TH OF DECEMBER, 2022.
THEME: FROM JACOB TO ISRAEL
MEMORISE: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17
9. And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
10. And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
11. And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
12. And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
13. And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
14. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
15. And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
MESSAGE:
The meaning of Jacob can be interpreted T as a supplanter, usurper, deceiver or impersonator and he lived this name until he had an encounter with God who changed his name to Israel, which means triumphant with God. This change had a great effect on his life in every ramification. He stopped exhibiting the characteristics of his former name and started acting in line with his new name.
You see, what happened to Jacob in the Old Testament is what happens when someone accepts Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. A change occurs in the fellows life and there is a turnaround so the fellow has a divine nature which is brought about by the Spirit of God. This change is evident in the fellows behaviour and lifestyle generally. Therefore, it is funny to see a child of God who claims to have accepted Jesus, behave like one who does not know Christ. The evidence of salvation is change. When I gave my life to Christ, everything about me changed, including my circle of friends. I became better as I gave myself more to the word of God. Anyone that has encountered Christ will experience a change from within that would become evident for all to see.
Read also: Open Heaven 10 December 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – GOD CONTROLS FRUITFULNESS
KEY POINT
The evidence of an encounter with Jesus is a change in character and lifestyle.
HYMN: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
1. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home;
2. Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure.
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting Thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in Thy sight
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the
night
before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all its sons away.
They fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be Thou our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Revelation 1:1-20 , Hosea 5-8
Daily Devotional for Teen’s 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