Open Heaven For Teens 11 December 2024 – Topic: What Is In Your Heart?
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TOPIC: What Is In Your Heart? (Open Heaven for Teens 11 December 2024)
MEMORISE: As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalm 42:1
READ: 1 Samuel 16:6-13
- And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.
- But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
- Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
- Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
- Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
- And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
- And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
- Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
MESSAGE:
I always yearned to be different from every other Christian. After my conversion, I told God that I did not want to be an ordinary Christian. I always wanted to carry the power of the Holy Spirit to do extraordinary things for God, and this desire has come to pass.
Today, many Christians are so materialistic that if the contents of their hearts are emptied, no desire for spiritual things would be found. What God sees in your heart will determine how and where He will place you in His plan. It is commonly said that like begets like; if your heart is full of thoughts of God, there is no way He will not make room for you.
It is important to note that God sometimes picks unexpected people. In Jesse’s house, He picked David, the youngest. David was a man who loved what God loves and hated what God hates; hence, he was called a man after God’s heart. Beloved, what you fill your heart with will determine if God will use you. Is God pleased with the content of your heart?
KEY POINT: To be used by God, fill your heart with godly things.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Amos 4:1-6:14, Revelation 2:18-3:6
HYMN 56: Nearer My God To Thee
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,
Nearer, My God, To Thee,
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,
Nearer, My God, To Thee,
Nearer To Thee!
3 There Let The Way Appear
Steps Unto Heaven;
All That Thou Send’st To Me
In Mercy Given;
Angels To Beckon Me
Nearer, My God, To Thee,
Nearer To Thee!
4 Then With My Waking Thoughts
Bright With Thy Praise,
Out Of My Stony Griefs
Bethel I’ll Raise;
So By My Woes To Be
Nearer, My God, To Thee,
Nearer To Thee!
5 Or If On Joyful Wing
Cleaving The Sky,
Sun, Moon, And Stars Forgot,
Upward I Fly,
Still All My Song Shall Be,
Nearer, My God, To Thee;
Nearer To Thee!
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.
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