OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2016

THEME: GROWING IN GRACE

Memorise:

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18

Read: Titus 2:15

15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Message

It is the responsibility of every Christian to grow spiritually. It is not enough for us to allow our spiritual growth to be at the expense of the pastors, or the number of church programmes we attend. There is a need to be personally committed to your growth. The capacity of growth is within the grace and knowledge which has been given to us by Jesus Christ. The fact that Jesus became a sacrifice for us is an expression of the height of love which the Fathers has for us. Each time we put this in remembrance, it should condition us to do only those things which are pleasing and acceptable to God. Many people today have abused the grace of God, they became so familiar with the ways and acts of God. The fact that we do not see fire fall like the days of old, or the fact that we do not see the manifestation of instant judgment like when the ground opened and swallowed those leaving in rebellion to God's authority, does not mean God has gone on vacation. It only means that many people have frustrated the grace of God in their lives and have totally stopped growing spiritually.

Believers must collectively ask for the spirit of prompt obedience to the instructions and commandments of God. There is great grace in the covenant and if you don't take the grace of God for granted, you will enjoy every provision accessible in it. The moment the grace of God leaves a person, it is disgrace that takes over. This we can confirm through the experience of King Saul and David.

Believers should not toy with sin because the devil is out searching for that one moment of carelessness. We need to always be on guard and use the grace of God to dislodge the devil and his agents. It is the grace of God that helps us to justify our calling as children of God. There is nothing unique about us, it only pleased the Almighty God to count us worthy to be vessels in His hands and this is what the devil is sad about. If not for the grace of God, many of us are not qualified to be saved by account of our pasts deeds, yet He chose to use us and bless us with great talents and abilities. May the grace of God over your life continue to abound in Jesus' name.

Let us always remember that we were not chosen because we were better, we were chosen because of the grace of God. You are a product of divine grace, therefore hold unto whatever He has promised you. You may be forgotten, but God is preparing you to show forth His glory in your life.

Prayer point:

Father, let your grace be sufficient for me in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 6:36-8:28 and Job 40:15-41:4

AUTHOR: Pst. E. A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 12: MY HOPE IS BUILD ON NOTHING LESS

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

Chorus:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

2. When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.

Chorus:

3. His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.

Chorus:

4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.

Chorus.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens (Tuesday, March 22 2016)
-GROWING IN GRACE
1.Thank you Father for choosing me as a vessel unto honour, to show forth your glory.
2.Thank you Father for the abundance of your grace upon my life because, if you were to mark sin, no man shall stand.
3.Father, in anyway l have become too familiar with you and have abused or frustrated your grace, please have mercy and forgive me.
4.Father, let every reproach that sin has brought upon my life be removed and grant me the grace to obey and to do your WILL perpetually.
5.Father, please revive and restore my spiritual life.
6.Father, let every hindrance and opposition to spiritual growth in my life and ministry, be consumed by your fire.
7.Father, give me the grace never to fall into the trap of the devil and when temptations shall come my way, please, make a way of escape for me.
8.Father, arise and scatter every plan of the devil concerning my life, ministry and family.
9.Father, let the anointing for greater works, than Jesus did, fall upon my life and ministry.
10.Father, let me decrease that you may increase and grant me accelerated spiritual growth.
11.Father, grant me the grace to pay the price for your anointing and power and let your grace be sufficient for me in Jesus' name.
12.Your Personal petitions. (Phil 4:6)
13. In Jesus' name I pray.(Jn 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.(1 Thes 5:18)