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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY JANUARY 17TH 2025

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TOPIC: DON'T OUTGROW CORRECTIONS MEMORISE:  While it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Hebrews 3:15 READ : Proverbs 15:10-12 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. 11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. MESSAGE For every action or inaction, there are consequences. This is why you should consider it a great privilege when you have people around you who can correct you whenever you do something wrong so that you do not have to suffer terrible consequences. Unfortunately, some people do not listen to corrections. The Bible refers to such people as servants. A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. Proverbs 29:19 You can choose between being corrected by words or by consequences. If you...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 30TH APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: THE HARVEST WILL SURELY COME.    MEMORISE: Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. James 5:7 READ:  Genesis 8:20-22 20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.   21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.   22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.   MESSAGE: The time between sowing and harvesting could be short or long depending on the type of seed and some environmental factors. Farmers kno...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY 29th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: THE CURE FOR DEFEAT.   MEMORISE: Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgression. Psalm 51:1    READ:  Deuteronomy 28:1-7 1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 7 The LORD shall cause t...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY 28TH APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: THE AGONY OF DEFEATED CHAMPIONS.    MEMORISE: Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. John 5:14   READ:  Joshua 7:1-5 1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.   2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.   3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.   4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled befo...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY 27th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: ENEMIES OF DIVINE BLESSINGS.    MEMORISE: The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.  1 Samuel 2:7   READ:  Hosea 4:17, 5:9  17 Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.    Hosea 5:9 9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.   MESSAGE: Ephraim was once God's preference and a symbol of divine blessing. Genesis 48:20 says Jacob blessed Ephraim thus:  "....In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”    David also went on to describe Ephraim as "the strength of mine head" (Psalm 108:8). Indeed, Ephraim was a beneficiary of divine blessings.  How then did he now become an object of ridicule later on? The answer is in Hosea 4:17: Ephraim joined himself to idols.    Idolatry is the act of preferring any other thing to the Almighty Go...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY 26th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: IRREVERSIBLE DIVINE BLESSINGS.   MEMORISE: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; Genesis 22:17   READ:  Genesis 22:15-18  15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,   16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:   17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;   18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.   MESSAGE: Only the blessings that come from God are irreversible. This is because divine blessings are usually attached to conditi...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SUNDAY 25th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: TWO-EDGED RECONCILIATION.    MEMORISE: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32   READ:  2 Corinthians 5:18-20 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;   19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.   20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.   MESSAGE: Since Adam and Eve fell and decided to love what God hated, sin brought enmity between man and God (Genesis 3:6). Unfortunately, this gap has continued to widen because of the lust of the eye, lust of the flesh and pride of life that are still part of man today (l John 2:15-16).    God howeve...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY 24th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: GOOD SUCCESS.    MEMORISE: For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of  fools shall destroy them. Proverbs 1:32   READ:  Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.    MESSAGE: There is good success and there is bad success. I know this because Proverbs10:22 say: "The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."    From the above, we can infer that there can be a 'blessing' with attendant sorrow because it is not from the Lord. This kind of success is bad. This may explain why God had to be exact in the type of success He promised in Joshua 1:8.   No one can tamper with good success that comes from God as He has assured His children of divine protectio...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 23rd APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: CONDITIONS FOR DlVINE BLESSINGS.    MEMORISE:  And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.  Deuteronomy 28: 2     READ:  Genesis 27:1-4 1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.   2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:   3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;   4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.   MESSAGE: Many people wish to be blessed by God and man yet have never done anything towards actualizing their desire.  Some have received great prophecies which indeed were genuine but did not come to pa...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY 22nd APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC:  PECULIAR GENERATION.    MEMORISE: Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 1 John 3:1   READ:  1 Peter 2:9-10 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;   10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.    MESSAGE: In 1John 3:2, John the Beloved could pondering on how privileged we are as believers to be called children of God. Apostle Peter explained the glorious implication of this in 1Peter 2:9-10:     "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people: that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darknes...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY 21st APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: EXERCISING SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY.    MEMORISE: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.  Luke 10:19   READ:  Acts 13:8-12   8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.   9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.   10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?   11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.   12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of th...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : TUESDAY 20th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: BLESSING FROM ABOVE.    MEMORISE: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.  Deuteronomy 28:2   READ:  Malachi 3:10-12 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.   11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.   12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.   MESSAGE : From Deuteronomy 28:1, we see that God can decide to bless an individual beyond his or her imagination. However, God can also change His mind concerning the decision later. Thi...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY 19th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: THE CHILDREN’S MEAT.    MEMORISE: But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Matthew 15:26   READ:  Matthew 15:21-28   21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.   22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.   23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.   24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.   25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.   26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.   27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.   28 Then Jesus answe...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : SUNDAY 18TH APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: DIVINE CONTACT.    MEMORISE: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.   Matthew 9:21   READ:  Luke 7:11-15   11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.   12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.   13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.   14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.   15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.   MESSAGE: There are contacts and relationships that highly beneficial to all parties. Such contacts leave those who are involved in perpetual joy. On the other hand, ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: SATURDAY 17th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: SUBSTITUTED!    MEMORISE: Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.  Revelation 2:5    READ: Esther 2:1-4 1After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.   2 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:   3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:   4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.   M...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY 16th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: DIVINE INTERVENTION.    MEMORISE: And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty. Exodus 3:21   READ: Exodus 3:7-8 7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;   8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. MESSAGE: Divine intervention simply means the participation of God in any matter. When the Almighty God gets involved in your affairs, you will be wise and powerful. Nothing will be impossible to you and your challenges will become history.  We see this from the Scripture reading of today...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL : THURSDAY 15th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIV: DIVINE FAVOUR: WHAT IT DOES.    MEMORISE For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.        Psalm 5:12   READ:  Esther 5:1-3 1Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.   2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.   3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.    MESSAGE: Queen Esther found favor in the sight of her husband the king, and thus was promised blessings up to one...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY 14th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: IN HIS PRESENCE   MEMORISE: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11   READ:  Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. MESSAGE: Choosing to be in God's presence is a thing of wisdom because it guarantees joy and everlasting satisfaction (Psalm 16:11). Therefore, if you are wise, you will always seek to be in His presence. No wonder the Psalmist wrote in Psalm 91:1:...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.: TUESDAY 13th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: PRAISE AS A WEAPON OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE.    MEMORISE: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Psalm 22:3   READ:  Acts 16:25-26   25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.   26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.   MESSAGE: It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord (Psalm 92:1). According to Psalm 100:4, praise ushers us to God's presence, and as you may already know, in the presence of the Lord is fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11). Psalm 22:3 also says God inhabits the praises of His people. It is impossible to remain the same after being in presence of God. This is why the devil does not like people praising God.   The Bible speaks of many weapons of spiritual warfare, however the most effective of them all is praises. The ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MONDAY 12th APRIL 2021.

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TOPIC: WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY.   MEMORISE: But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. Acts 9:40 READ:  John 11:41-44 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.    MESSAGE: In Philippians 4:6, the Bible enjoined believers to cease worry, but to rather present their request to God through supplications and thanksgiving. The result of this s...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH 2024

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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY JANUARY 2ND 2025

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TOPIC: PRAYERS FOR 2025 MEMORISE :  And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: Genesis 12:2 READ : Isaiah 35:1-10 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. 3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you. 4 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 5 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY MAY 9TH 2024

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TOPIC: THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER 4 MEMORISE:  All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Corinthians 6:12 READ: Bible Reading Romans 6:1-23 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8 Now if we be dead w...
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