OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTION: TUESDAY JULY 15TH 2025

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TOPIC: THE FRAGRANCE OF FAVOUR   MEMORISE :  In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the  atter rain. Proverbs 16:15   READ : Psalms 44:1-3 1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.   MESSAGE In Numbers 6:22-27, God commanded the priests to bless the Israelites and declare that His face will shine upon them. When God's face shines on you, you will receive a fragrance of His favor that will ensure that everywhere you go, people will find themselves showing you favor without knowing why. In 1976, while I was a young l...
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DESIRE IT Wednesday, September 26, 2012

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Memorize: One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. Psalms 27:4

Read: Exodus 33:18-23

Moses was a student of the school of obedience. So also was Jesus and great Bible heroes. The grade with which you graduate from this school goes a long way in determining the glory of God you will have and the fulfillment of your destiny.
As Moses' score in obedience improved, he began to witness certain developments in his life. He became a carrier of God's high level of glory and also attracted God's presence wherever he went. Other Israelites went to the tabernacle to pray and worship God but nothing unusual happened.
But when Moses entered the same tabernacle, the pillar of cloud came and stood at the door of the tabernacle. As he persisted in obedience and prayed, not only did the cloud of glory become a reoccurring decimal in his life, but also the pillar of fire. In his case, these two manifest signs of God's glorious presence were physical.

Moses basked in the glory of the Lord, yet like Oliver Twist, he was not satisfied. He kept craving for more. He set aside past encounters with God. During an intense moment of prayer, he asked God to show him His glory and God did. God watches us very closely.
He knows those who are serious about receiving His glory and those who are not. Also from this, we learn that before you can access a higher level of glory, you must intensely desire it as well as fervently pray for it. While others were busy asking for material blessings, Moses was asking for God's glory.
The level of God's glory Moses requested for was such that no human being could withstand. But God relaxed certain conditions before showing Moses His glory so that he did not taste death at the time. Moses saw God's glory and bowed. The children of Israel saw God's glory on Moses and bowed too.
God's glory had rubbed off on him. You too can desire the glory to a point that everyone will know that the glory of God you carry is unquenchable.

KEY POINT: Obedience is a door leading to all blessings from God. When combined with strong desire, they open up great possibilities. 
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 34-36

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