Open Heaven 26 December 2023 Tuesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Attracting God's Blessings 1
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Open Heaven 26 December 2023 TOPIC: Attracting God's Blessings 1
MEMORISE: "And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God." – Deuteronomy 28:2 (KJV)
READ: Genesis 22:1-18 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4 Then, on the third Day, Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar.
5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon Isaac, his son, he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went together.
7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham, his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went together.
9 And they came to the place God had told him of, and Abraham built an altar there, laid the wood in order, bound Isaac, his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this Day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; thou hast obeyed my voice.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 4-7
Open Heaven 26 December 2023 MESSAGE
A blessing manifests all the forces in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, helping someone. When God blesses someone, everything – family, career, finance, and so on- will work well for that fellow. If you really want God to bless you, you must know how to attract His blessings. Psalm 115:3 says God is sovereign; he does as He pleases. He can bless anybody He wants; He can bless the younger more than the elder; he is God.
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In our memory verse for today, the word of God made it clear: "And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God."
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 says further:
Behold, I set before you this Day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this Day: And a curse if ye will not follow the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this Day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
Choosing between living holy and committing sin determines what you attract to your life – blessings or curses. If you live godly, you will attract God's blessings; if you choose to live in sin, you will attract curses. Which one will you choose?
Blessings don't come without a cause. In Genesis 27:1-4, Isaac told Esau to prepare a lovely meal to satisfy him so he could bless the boy before dying. Though Esau was to be blessed, Jacob, who brought the meal first, got the blessing. He provoked the blessing upon himself by doing something to please his father. If you want God to bless you, always do His will and please Him. To achieve this, you must live a life of holiness. If you refuse to live holy, forget about attracting the blessings of God.
Don't mistake just having money for divine blessings. A truly blessed man has all-round peace and prosperity.
Open Heaven 26 December 2023 KEY POINT
Holiness attracts God's blessings.
Open Heaven 26 December 2023 HYMN 10 – In Christ Alone
1 In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled when striving ceases,
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here, in the love of Christ, I stand.
2 In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless Babe
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save
'Til on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied,
For every sin on Him was laid,
Here, in the death of Christ, I live.
3 There in the ground, His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then, bursting forth on glorious Day,
Up from the grave, He rose again
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His, and He is mine,
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
4 No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to the final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Could ever pluck me from His hand,
'Til He returns or calls me home,
Here, in the power of Christ, I stand.
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Ambydennis Notice Board: We trust you have been blessed by the devotional. Accepting Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior is one of the best decisions, especially for you; imagine having Christ in your life; what a fantastic experience it will be. It starts here as you proclaim: Dear Father, I humbly come to you in sincere repentance, claiming you as my Lord and personal Saviour. Cleanse me from all unrighteousness, be the center of my life, and let my life revolve around you as I partake in the eternal life you gave us in Jesus' Name. Congratulations, you are now Born again. God bless you.
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