OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY OCTOBER 23RD 2025

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TOPIC: THE LORD IS MY KEEPER MEMORISE :  My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. Daniel 6:22 READ : Psalms 121:1-8 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. MESSAGE When you make Jesus your Lord, you will enjoy divine preservation. Today’s Bible reading says that He who keeps Israel neither sleep...
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OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL; Sunday 13th FEBRUARY 2022

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TOPIC; TWO-SIDED FORGIVENESS

MEMORISE
Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
 Psalm 32:1 

READ: 1Pe 3:6-7  

6 Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children you became, doing good and fearing no terror.

7  Likewise, husbands, live together according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife as to the weaker vessel, the female, as truly being co-heirs together of the grace of life, not cutting off your prayers.
 
MESSAGE
Forgiveness is the term used to indicate pardon for a fault or offence.  It signifies the liberation of a person from guilt and its consequences, including punishment.  It usually comes as an act of favour, compassion or love, with the aim of restoring a broken relationship.  It may involve both the cancellation of punishment and debts.  God forgives the sins of Christians out of love, based on the sacrifice offered by Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary.  By this, sins are no longer held against children of God, according to Romans 3 :25, Acts 13 : 38 – 39 and 1John 1 :6 – 9.  The sinner is thus, by this act of grace, forever freed from the guilt and penalty of sin.

This act of forgiveness is offered freely to everyone through the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Anybody can access the forgiveness of God by meeting three basic conditions:  genuine repentance (remorse for all sins committed), confession of such sins unto God, and believing that Jesus is the Son of God who, by the shedding of His blood and death on the cross, has washed all such sins.

As God has showed us unmerited love, mercy and grace in wiping away all our sins through the blood of Jesus, He commands us to do the same: to love our neighbours and keep no record of sin against our fellow men.  This is where the necessity of two-sided forgiveness comes in. As a matter of fact, God expects us to live by the principle of forgiveness, with the understanding that, in order to receive forgiveness from Him, we must in turn, be ready to forgive others (Luke 6 : 37).  In the same manner, Ephesians 4 : 32 says “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”.

Unforgiveness deprives us of divine forgiveness and blessings.  In contrast, forgiveness leads to peace, reconciliation, healing, unity, progress, joy, prosperity, and answered prayers.

Settle all unresolved disputes you may have with everyone, even if you were the offended party. Let the love of God shine through you to others and become a dispenser of the abundant grace and mercy of God.

PRAYER POINT
Father, please grant me the grace to forgive others, so that I also may receive mercy and forgiveness in Jesus name

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR​: Numbers 8-10

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN: All To Jesus I Surrender

 1. All to Jesus, I surrender
All to Thee I freely give
I will ever love and trust You
In Your presence daily live

Refrain
I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all

2  All to Jesus, I surrender
Lord, I give myself to Thee
Fill me with Your love and power
Let Your blessing fall on me

3  All to Jesus I surrender
Now I feel the sacred flame
O the joy of full salvation
Glory, glory, to Your name

4  I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all

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