Title: Operating Under Open Heavens
Memorize: Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you. Genesis 28:15 (Nkjv)
Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 28:12,23-24
[12] The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
[23] And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron.
[24] The Lord will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.
Message:
Heaven is a place from where God reigns and controls all things. When you are under the influence of heaven, it means that you are under the authority of the kingdom of God.
When you operate under open heavens, you achieve things effortlessly, resources come to you easily, helpers locate u promptly, and the host of heaven is always on standby to attend to your case.
Through the Scriptures, I have come to understand that functioning under a closed heaven is one of the reasons that children of God encounter tough moments and hardship.
For instance, when God shut the windows of heaven at the word of Elijah in 1 Kings 17, there was no rain in Israel for three and a half years.
Things were very hard, and there was a famine in the land. When a student keeps writing and failing exams even after preparing hard, he or she might just be operating under a closed heaven.
When a problem persists for a long time, even after fasting, praying, and staying away from sin, the fellow(s) being affected is most likely living under a closed heaven.
This is why you must pray for yourself and your parents that God will open the heavens over you so that your efforts and investments in life will yield great results.
Key Point:
Father, please put an end to struggle in my life and family, in Jesus’ name.
HYMN 11 – O LORD MY GOD, WHEN AM IN AWESOME WONDER
1. O lord my God!
When am in awesome wonder,
consider all
The worlds thy hands hath made
I see the stars,
I heard the rolling thunder
Thy pow’r thro’ out
The universe displayed
CHORUS
Then sing my soul,
My savior God to thee;
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!
Then sing my soul,
My savior God to thee;
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!
2. Then through the woods
And forest glads I wander,
And hear the birds
Sing sweetly in the tress;
When I look down
From lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook
And feel the gentle breeze;
3. And when I think
That God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die
I scare can take it in;
That on the cross,
My burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died
To take away my sin.
4. When Christ shall come
With shout of acclamation
And take me home,
What joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow
In humble adoration
And there proclaim,
My God how great Thou art!
Bible Reading In One Year: Exodus 23:14-25:40; Matthew 24:29-51
AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE