OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY DECEMBER 27TH 2025

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TOPIC: LET GOD MAKE YOU II   MEMORISE :  And he saith unto them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19   READ : Isaiah 51:1-2  1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.   MESSAGE Yesterday, I discussed the story of the prodigal son and how he returned home to his father when he realized he could not make himself. Today, I will examine the lives of Jesus' disciples and how He made all of them, except Judas Iscariot. When Jesus called His disciples in today's memory verse, He said, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." For example, by the time He was done with Peter, Peter became so famous and influential that today, over 2,000 years later, we are still talking about him. Those who allowed G...
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GRACE IN ACTION Sunday 25 March 2012

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Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:8
Read: Luke 8:1-3
Occasionally, individuals, families, communities or governments organise special events such as special wedding receptions, state banquets, special awards, etc where entry would strictly be by invitation. At such gatherings, some uninvited guests could manage to gatecrash. At the gate, they would be asked for their pass and in reply they will say they have none but are there in company of someone who has a pass. They may be allowed in purely out of mercy. Like the uninvited guests, believers can only come to the dinner table of the Lord out of sheer mercy. None of us is qualified to dine with the King of kings except by grace. Romans 6:23 says sin kills and all have sinned and are wanting in glory (Romans 3:23). Sin has wages and pays the sinner the wages they will never like. Psalm 107:17-20 says sin produces sickness, affliction, bondage, distress and every evil thing possible. Ono the other hand, holiness births life, health, joy and peace.
A look at exodus 15:26, Deuteronomy 28:1-2, and Deuteronomy 28:11-13, clearly shows that by God’s standard, if you are living a holy life, apart from being repeatedly blessed, your victory is sure and your breakthroughs are bound to come. Conversely, based on the above scriptures, by the standard of God, every sinner deserves to be sick, bound, poor and defeated. Holiness is what guarantees divine health, blessing, victory, promotion, etc. Although not many people qualify for these because they are not holy, but occasionally grace steps in. In John 5:2-14, Jesus first healed the sick before talking about holiness. That is grace! In Luke 8:1-3, He delivered Mary Magdalene first before turning her into a vessel of honour. That is grace! In Luke 5:1-11, Jesus gave Peter his first major breakthrough before asking him to follow Him. We are beneficiaries of His grace. How many of us qualify for the blessings the Lord gives to us? Do you really think you deserve that position you occupy? Or do you think you qualify for an invitation to dine with Him in spite of your short comings? It is grace in action. May His grace never run dry in your life!
PRAYER POINT:
Father, never let Your grace run out in my life.
Bible in one year: Numbers 34-36

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