OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 2016.
THEME : FEARLESS MESSENGER.
MEMORISE :
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee
to deliver thee saith the Lord. JEREMIAH 1 :
8.
READ : JEREMIAH 1 : 4 - 10 :
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew
thee; and before thou camest forth out of the
womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a
prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot
speak: for I am a child.
7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a
child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send
thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou
shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with
thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and
touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto
me, Behold, I have put my words in thy
mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the
nations and over the kingdoms, to root out,
and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw
down, to build, and to plant.
MESSAGE :
There are different ways by which God can
send His word to His people. The Word Of the
Lord came unto Jeremiah telling him to fear
not the faces of the people He was sending
him to bless the message He has given him
would not be pleasant message for them.
Same was the account of Jonah when he was
given a message to the people of Nineveh. The
message of God to his children is always in
various form. It contains doctrine,
reproof,correction and instruction on
righteousness ( 2 Timothy 3 : 16 ). It is
always difficult for man to be confronted with
his errors and wicked ways, and this was the
assignment that God gave prophet Jeremiah.
How I wish there are many prophet Jeremiahs
in our land, there would be more revival in our
land. Prophets like Jeremiah who will call a
spade a spade and not water down the Word
of God because of the faces of the people.
You cannot entangle yourself with the affairs
of this world and still deliver the message of
God without bias. There are many men of God
who are afraid of the people God is sending
them to. The God we serve has not given us
the spirit of fear but of boldness and
soundness of mind.
You have to be fearless in preaching the Word
of God. You must be instant in season and
out of season. We live on a time when people
do not listen to absolute truth of Gods Word.
People are very selective about the kind of
messages they listen to. Do you receive the
Word with gladness each time the Word points
you to the cross? 2 Timothy 4 : 3 says :
" For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own
lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;"
God wanted Jeremiah to warn the people
about the punishment to come if they would
not repent from their ways of wickedness. God
told Jeremiah to inform those who were proud
and wicked, that the rod of affliction was
coming on them. The essence of this message
to the people was for them to purge
themselves from unrighteousness. Each time
the Word of God comes to you, it is an
opportunity to amend your ways before it is
too late. God wants you to be a vessel unto
honour, sanctified and meet for His use so
that you can be prepared for every good work.
Whatever assignment God has given to you,do
not be afraid. You will meet oppositions and
enemies but you can be sure God is by your
side. They may look big, but they are not
bigger than the One who sent you. God will
always deliver you out of the hand of
persecutors. He will not only stand by you as
you deliver the Word, He will deliver you from
every trouble in the course of the assignment.
When God sends you a message, He also
backs you with His power. They may not like
your face, but you can be sure that once you
have declared the counsel of God to them, at
the point of judgement; you will not be
responsible for their blood.
KEY POINT :
If God be for you who can be against you?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EXODUS 6 : 14 - 8 : 32
AND PSALMS 110 - 111.
HYMN 4: TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE
1. Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2. Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
3. Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.
4. Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose,
Every power as Thou shalt choose.
5. Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart; it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
6. Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure-store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee,
Ever, only, all for Thee.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 2016.
THEME : FEARLESS MESSENGER.
MEMORISE :
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee
to deliver thee saith the Lord. JEREMIAH 1 :
8.
READ : JEREMIAH 1 : 4 - 10 :
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew
thee; and before thou camest forth out of the
womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a
prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot
speak: for I am a child.
7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a
child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send
thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou
shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with
thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and
touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto
me, Behold, I have put my words in thy
mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the
nations and over the kingdoms, to root out,
and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw
down, to build, and to plant.
MESSAGE :
There are different ways by which God can
send His word to His people. The Word Of the
Lord came unto Jeremiah telling him to fear
not the faces of the people He was sending
him to bless the message He has given him
would not be pleasant message for them.
Same was the account of Jonah when he was
given a message to the people of Nineveh. The
message of God to his children is always in
various form. It contains doctrine,
reproof,correction and instruction on
righteousness ( 2 Timothy 3 : 16 ). It is
always difficult for man to be confronted with
his errors and wicked ways, and this was the
assignment that God gave prophet Jeremiah.
How I wish there are many prophet Jeremiahs
in our land, there would be more revival in our
land. Prophets like Jeremiah who will call a
spade a spade and not water down the Word
of God because of the faces of the people.
You cannot entangle yourself with the affairs
of this world and still deliver the message of
God without bias. There are many men of God
who are afraid of the people God is sending
them to. The God we serve has not given us
the spirit of fear but of boldness and
soundness of mind.
You have to be fearless in preaching the Word
of God. You must be instant in season and
out of season. We live on a time when people
do not listen to absolute truth of Gods Word.
People are very selective about the kind of
messages they listen to. Do you receive the
Word with gladness each time the Word points
you to the cross? 2 Timothy 4 : 3 says :
" For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own
lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears;"
God wanted Jeremiah to warn the people
about the punishment to come if they would
not repent from their ways of wickedness. God
told Jeremiah to inform those who were proud
and wicked, that the rod of affliction was
coming on them. The essence of this message
to the people was for them to purge
themselves from unrighteousness. Each time
the Word of God comes to you, it is an
opportunity to amend your ways before it is
too late. God wants you to be a vessel unto
honour, sanctified and meet for His use so
that you can be prepared for every good work.
Whatever assignment God has given to you,do
not be afraid. You will meet oppositions and
enemies but you can be sure God is by your
side. They may look big, but they are not
bigger than the One who sent you. God will
always deliver you out of the hand of
persecutors. He will not only stand by you as
you deliver the Word, He will deliver you from
every trouble in the course of the assignment.
When God sends you a message, He also
backs you with His power. They may not like
your face, but you can be sure that once you
have declared the counsel of God to them, at
the point of judgement; you will not be
responsible for their blood.
KEY POINT :
If God be for you who can be against you?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EXODUS 6 : 14 - 8 : 32
AND PSALMS 110 - 111.
HYMN 4: TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE
1. Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2. Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
3. Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.
4. Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose,
Every power as Thou shalt choose.
5. Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart; it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
6. Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure-store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee,
Ever, only, all for Thee.
