OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2017

THEME: YOU CAN AVOID WASTAGE      


Memorise:
For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, And in a multitude of counselors there is safety. Proverbs 24:6

 
Read: Luke 15:11-16

15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

 
Message:

In life, some people experience provision before they ever need it, while some get provision just in the nick of time. Some others only get the provision they need after the time the need is past. One Bible character who experienced provision before need is the prodigal son in today’s Bible reading. All he would ever need was already provided for and safely kept by his father. Nevertheless, what was his response to his father’s wisdom and grace? He foolishly asked for all that was his, and he wastefully spent it all. Luke 15:13 says,

“And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”

May you never waste God’s provision for your life! There are so many people who engage in wasteful spending. There are some people God has blessed with the funds to buy a piece of land, which they can develop as God enables them, but they use the provision to acquire a flashy car or attempt to live “big” while they are still in rented apartment. This amounts to foolishness. There are some youths who get some big money from legitimate ventures, but because they had no financial intelligence and never sought counsel, they wasted it and struggled thereafter.

“If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. Ecclesiastes 10:10

To manage financial provision, you need wisdom. In fact, the Scripture above says that you can get results from a cutlass whether it is sharp or blunt; the difference is that wisdom helps you make the best decisions to obtain the best results. If you have financial wisdom, you would avoid wasteful spending and increase whatever you have. Do you have financial resources beyond what you need for the moment? Ask God for wisdom to manage it. Also, ask for guidance. Follow the counsel in today’s memory verse: ask those who know better. Ask from experienced fund managers and people skilled in financial investments. More importantly, find out from God, the Provider of that provision, what the purpose of the provision is. If you can diligently ask Him, He will guide you on  how to spend it in such a way as to guarantee repeated provision. You do not need to spend on every item you see or like. Humbly surrender your desires to God and let Him reign over them.

 
Key Point:
You can completely avoid wastage when you submit your finances to Jesus asking Him for direction and approval of your budget.

 
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Chronicles 35-36
Ezekiel 41:12-26

                                                                                                                        
 AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

 
HYMN 7: OH JESUS I HAVE PROMISED

1. O Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.


2. Oh, let me hear Thee speaking
In accents clear and still,
I dare not trust my judgment:
Thy way shall be my will;
Oh, speak to reassure me,
To hasten or control;
Oh, speak, and help me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul.

3. O Jesus, Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end—
Oh, give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend.

4. Oh, let me see Thy footprints,
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in Thy strength alone;
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end;
And then in Heav’n receive me,
My Saviour and my Friend.

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��� *LET US PRAY* ���

*_SATURDAYDAY, September 16, 2017_*

*PRAYER POINTS* :- _YOU CAN AVOID WASTAFE.._

1. *THANKSGIVINGS* .

2. *INTERCESSIONS/SUPPLICATIONS.*

3. *PRAYERS FROM OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

----- Father, i thank you Because *YOU'RE THE ONLY WISE GOD.*

*_---- Father, I thank you for saving me and for the salvation of my soul....._*

*_---- Father, I thank you for the grace to be alive, today;......_*

----- *_Father, Please forgive me of all my wasteful acts in the past, in Jesus’ Name......._*

----- *_Father, from today, please be in charge and control every resources that you have put in my hand, in Jesus’ Name......_*

----- *_Father, please grant unto me the wisdom to be able to manage the resources in my care appropriately and profitably, in Jesus' Name......_*

----- *_Father, from today I declare there shall be no more loss or wastage in my life, in Jesus' Name...._*

4. *PERSONAL PRAYERS REQUESTS:*
-- (John 16:23 - 24,
-- LUKE 18:1,
-- MATT 7:7 - ......

---- FATHER, I thank you for the answers, for in *JESUS MIGHTY* Name I have Prayed.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Saturday, September 16th, 2017) - YOU CAN AVOID WASTAGE

1.Thank you, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for placing me on the journey to eternal life.

2.Thank you, Father, for the full provisions, of all the resources, that l need for this journey.

3.Father, in anyway, l have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me never to mismanage or waste heavenly and personal resources, committed unto me, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, l submit my finances to you, please, approve my budget and direct my spendings, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let there be timely release of heavenly resources, for every kingdom assignment, that has been given to me, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, give me the grace, never to eat with my ten fingers, but to always save something for the rainy day, no matter, how small, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, give me the wisdom to be able to spend heavenly resources, passed into my hands, judiciously, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, help and direct me to invest divine and personal resources in profitable ventures, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please, make me an excellent manager of both human, financial and physical resources, committed into my hands, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, give me wisdom and divine counsel for profitable and victorious living, in Jesus' name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).
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