Thursday 23 January 2014

RCCG Open Heavens Daily Devotional, Friday, 24th January, 2014: GOD IS STILL IN CHARGE By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Quoted below is today's message as provided by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). I was seriously blessed by it. Hope you too are blessed.

TOPIC: GOD IS STILL IN CHARGE

Memorise: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. Colossians 1:17

Read: Jeremiah 31 :35

Bible in one year: Titus 1-3, Philemon 1, Psalm 22:22-31

 MESSAGE:
God is at the core of the creation of Heaven and Earth. Without Him, there could never have been anything’ The opening verses of Genesis 1 reveal the activities of God in making creation suitable for man's habitation Unlike many ancient and modern writers who assume what they do not know about creation, Moses, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit began his account of creation  Genesis with conviction and plain claims. By revelation he knew God was behind creation and he stated it plainly as that. This kind of accurate knowledge that takes a writer back to several years before his time could only come by revelation. Some theologians say that the earth had been in that disorderly state for several millions and billions of years and scientists also claim that archaeological discoveries reveal prehistoric matters that had existed before man was created to exercise dominion over creation. Whatever it was, the point is that with God, there can be a new beginning no matter how far back the record of disorderliness and darkness in anybody's life may go. The most important period in your life begins when God gives you a new beginning. The wastage  of the past, the crisis of the past and the darkness of the past will give way for a new beginning when God commands a new sunrise in your life. I decree on behalf of my Daddy in heaven, that every disorderliness and darkness in your life will give way in Jesus' Name.

Before God commanded the light to be, the Bible says the earth was void and without form, and darkness reigned over creation. This state was totally against what God had in mind for creating the heavens and the earth, but this problem was not beyond redemption. We must let this fact sink into our minds: that God is still in charge of His universe. The Lord can redesign your life which the enemy may have battered. Your achievements may be nothing to compare with what God had in mind about you from the beginning and darkness may be reigning supreme in your life instead of light. God will give you a new beginning because He has control over the entire creation. He is completely in charge. Several years ago, one of my children went to America to study. There was a change in government and the new government refused to continue the scholarship. Things got so bad for him and his family that there was no food in the house, but God Almighty who will always be in charge sent some Americans who were going on house to house evangelism to them. On realising that this couple and their set of twins were starving, they did not only provide food but also job for his wife. Today, the family has at least two houses that I know about in America. This season shall mark the beginning of new things in your life in Jesus name.

Prayer point:

Father, speak your creative words into my life and turn it around for good in Jesus' Name.

Reference:
Adeboye, E. A. (2014) . Open Heavens: A Guide to Close Fellowship with God, Volume 14, 2014. Nigeria: Open Heavens Media Limited.

14 comments:

  1. " The wastage of the past, the crisis of the past and the darkness of the past WILL GIVE WAY for a new beginning when God commands a new sunrise in your life"
    POWERFUL!!!

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  2. Dear Madam,

    This will serve as our last notice. Kindly desist from unauthorized use of the Open Heavens Devotional.

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    1. Otherwise what?............ Ask your lawyer to sue her?........ Take a fellow sister court?......... By then you would have succeeded in hindering the Gospel and increasing your profit margin?...... If you do your worst, don’t you think that the Supreme Judge will rise in her defence for fulfilling the Great Commission according to Matthew 28:18-20, Mark16:15 and Acts1:8.….. This is a great mockery to the Body of Christ and I can assure you that all of us are praying for her……. My sincere advice to you is that you should allow Christ to reign in your actions and don’t allow the wrath of God. A word is enough for the wise.

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    2. I am very disappointed in this IOPENHEAVENS".I really thought Redeemed Christian church was exempt from this money making business.So you are more concerned about the wordly gains rather than the spiritual gains.You should be ashamed of your self that you will belittle your self to threats all in the name of Money.How much did Pastor Adeboye pay God for the strength,grace and favor he has to write this book?Please Respect your self so that people dont send the Angels of God on your case.My sister,Please continue the good works and whatever they try to do make it public,because this acts needs to be shamed and made public.thanks a lot.

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  3. May God give you more strength to continue. Many are enemy of evangelism. The purpose of daily devotion is not to make money as other thought. What wl be your gain after you av make so much money but you lost your own soul to hell fire. Either authorized or not she is fulfilling the purpose of God in other pple life. Some that are claiming authority av never open their mouth to preach to a soul but the wl be discouraging whosoever want to do so. Pls continue your good work and may God help and bless you . You are a blessing to my life every day.

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  4. God bless you richly. Well done.

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  5. My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. http://bible.us/1jn2.1-2.niv. To be continue....

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  6. My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. http://bible.us/1jn2.1-2.niv. To be continue....

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  7. If evangelism is our main goal, then iopenheavens should check the traffic feed.
    Many people from all over the world accessing God's word through this blogspot.

    I love this page! May God give you the strength to continue.

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    1. Do Christian missions still exist? It is apparent that mammon has taken over!

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  8. The propagation of Gospel through this blog is a welcome idea, this is for the fact that not everyone interested in using open heaven daily devotional guide will have access to it. Tnx Madam, keep up d good work.

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  9. Please this iopenheaven is fulfilling God's purpose of keeping His children close to Him. Yes, this may be unauthorized but what did you pay in return to God for your own salvation and the wisdom He gave to His servant for this work of divine wisdom? If there is a way we all can find a common ground between publisher and blogger let us do please. You can't imagine how God is using this channel. Olatoye-Germany

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  10. The word of God has no bounds. The authorised dealer for open heaven devotional should make this book available to every home in the world otherwise they should appreciate our sister that is given credence to this book to reach the unreachable via distributors limited network. Let's not hinder the gospel of Jesus for any reason whatsoever.

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  11. I'm tempted to say I'm ashamed to be a member of RCCG. Many homes find this blog useful for spiritual edification. Other Churches like Christ Embassy give out Rhapsody for free and yet we criticize them for one thing or the there BUT with this money making mindset from OpenHeaven, how are we better off?

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