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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 DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY OCTOBER 31ST 2022

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TOPIC:  DEALING WITH DEMON POSSESSED PEOPLE MEMORISE:   And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. Hebrews 12:24 READ: Revelation 12:11  11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. MESSAGE Not everybody you see walking around is normal. Many are possessed by demons. Some people are addicted to fornication, some are obsessed with material things, some spend time in places where demons operate, like nightclubs and so on. Such people are very likely to be demon-possessed. There are ways in which you can know if someone is demon-possessed. However, the best way to ascertain whether someone is demon-possessed is by the gift of discerning of spirits. In any case, if you suspect that somebody is demon-possessed and you have to do anything with the fellow, then you need to cover yourself in the blood of J...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.:SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2022

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TOPIC: HE HEARS YOU MEMORISE : For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.” - (1 Peter 3:12) READ: 1 John 5:14-15 (KJV) 14  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15  And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. MESSAGE : At times when we pray, it seems as if God cannot hear. I want to assure you today that as long as you are praying with a holy heart, God can hear every word you speak to Him. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints . - (Revelation 5:8) These four beasts and twenty-four elders who are carrying our prayers are right there at the throne of God. Our prayers are rising up ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY OCTOBER 29TH 2022

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TOPIC:  NO LOVE WITHOUT DISCIPLINE  MEMORISE:   He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Proverbs 13:24 READ: Proverbs 3:11 -12 11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. MESSAGE If you want God to love you, then He will discipline you. The more He loves you, the more He will discipline you. God loves children who bear fruits (win souls), very specially, so He said that any tree that bears fruit, He will prune:  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. John 15:2 The purpose of pruning and discipline is to make you bear more fruits and become even greater in the realm of the Spirit. If God disciplines you whenever you do something wrong, you should rejoice because it means that you ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY OCTOBER 28th 2022

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TOPIC:  BEHOLD, HE COMES MEMORIZE:  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Revelation 22:12 READ: Revelation 22:6-12 6. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 8. And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 10. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : THURSDAY OCTOBER 27TH 2022

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TOPIC:  SOLD OUT MEMORISE:  For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21  READ: Romans 8:35 -39 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. MESSAGE An evangelist travelled to a village with the sole aim of winning souls into the Kingdom of God. His mission was very successful and many of the villagers gave their lives to Christ. After spending some months with them, he decided to go to the next v...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26TH 2022

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TOPIC:  SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS MEMORISE:   Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. James 4:4 READ: 2 Corinthians 6:14 -18 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. MESSAGE It is important to have fri...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : TUESDAY OCTOBER 25TH 2022

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TOPIC:  HOW WILL HE MEET YOU? MEMORISE :   Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Matthew 24:44  READ: Matthew 24:44 -51 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. MESSAGE For many students, t...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY OCTOBER 24TH 2022

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TOPIC:  PEACE LIKE A RIVER MEMORISE:  The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. Psalms 29:11 READ: Isaiah 48:18 -22 18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. 20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. 21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. 22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. MESSAGE O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness a...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SUNDAY OCTOBER 23RD 2022

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TOPIC:  THE WORD V MEMORISE:  Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalms 119:105  READ: Psalms 119:103 -105 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. MESSAGE And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21 The word of God is the perfect guide that everyone needs in life. When we reach a point where we need to make a decision that will  significantly affect our lives, the word of God  gives us the leverage to make the best choices. Whenever you need to make a decision and you place your options beside the word of God, it will shed light on the dark areas, help you to see and understand those options more clearly and then guide you on which is best. Someti...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY OCTOBER 22ND 2022

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TOPIC:  THE WORD IV MEMORISE:  He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Psalm 107:20 READ: Psalms 107:17 -20 17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. 19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. 20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. MESSAGE The word of God has tremendous power to heal sickness and diseases. When you need healing, study the word. Our memory verse today says that the the word of God can be sent to heal and deliver from destruction. When you send something to someone, you do it through a medium. One medium of sending the word of God is the Bible. Thus, in your Bible, God has already sent you the word that you need to be healed of any sickness or disease. When you study the testimonies of other people'...
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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2022

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TOPIC:  THE WORD, PART 3 MEMORISE:  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 2 Timothy 4:2  READ: PSALMS 119:127-130 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. MESSAGE: There is the tendency for Christians, especially ministers of God  to put the gift of the Spirit before the word of God in their lives. They want people to see the signs because they believe that it authenticate them in their eyes, after all John 4:48 says: Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. Such people, therefore, work the gifts more than they preach the word. Any ministry where this is done will not s...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : THURSDAY OCTOBER 20TH 2022

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THEME:  THE WORD ll MEMORISE:   And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. Ezekiel 2:2 READ: Psalms 119:97 -105 97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. MESSAGE The word of God sets you on your feet in marriage, ministry, business or whatever endeavour you embark on....
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19TH 2022

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TOPIC:  THE WORD l MEMORISE:  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. Joshua 1:8  READ:  Jeremiah 15:16  16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. MESSAGE For the next few days, we will be studying just a few of the benefits we can enjoy from the word of God. Please don't miss any of the lessons in this series, l pray the Lord will open our eyes and draw us into a deeper understanding of His word in Jesus' name. Our Bible reading today says the word of God brings joy and comfort to a depressed soul. By reading the Bible with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit for interpretation, the realization that you are called by God's name will...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: TUESDAY OCTOBER 18TH 2022

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TOPIC:  ONLY ONE WAY MEMORISE:   Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6 READ: John 14:1 -6 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. MESSAGE I have heard many people say that there are multiple of ways to heaven. I wonder if those who say these things are even Christians at all because the Bible is very clear about this as we see in our memory verse today. No one can get to the Father ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : MONDAY OCTOBER 17TH 2022

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TOPIC:  THAT I MAY KNOW HIM MEMORISE:   And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 17:3 READ: Isaiah 43:10 -11 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. MESSAGE You can never know God enough. Paul said:  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;  Philippians 3:10 That is Paul- the great Apostle who God revealed so much of Himself to and this is evident in his writings which make up a significant part of the New Testament. Despite this, Apostle Paul still said he wished to know God more. You can never know enough of God because 1 Corinthians 13:9 says that  ‘We only know in pa...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL  :  SUNDAY OCTOBER 16TH 2022 TOPIC:  FEAR GOD MEMORISE:   And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Job 28:28  READ: Psalms 25:14 14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.  MESSAGE I have heard some funny theories concerning the fear of God. Some people believe that when the Bible says, "Fear God", it doesn't really mean you should fear Him, it actually means that you should reverence Him. I don't know which Bible they are reading, but my Bible says, "Fear God", period. Hebrews 12:29 says that He is a consuming fire. Who is not afraid of fire? Even a mad dog, when he sees fire, will run. The Bible says in proverbs 1:7 that: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.  Proverbs 1:7 The Bible verse above is saying that if there is any iota of wisdom in you at all...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : SATURDAY OCTOBER 15TH 2022

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TOPIC:  THE URGENCY FOR SALVATION MEMORISE:  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:13  READ: Romans 13:11 -14 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. MESSAGE My beloved, if man makes threat, circumstances can go against him so that he would not be able to carry it out. However, when God warns of impending doom and provides a way of escape, we had better pay attention to it because He is more than able to bring it to pass. ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FRIDAY OCTOBER 14TH 2022

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TOPIC:  ACTING BY FAITH? MEMORISE:   Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. Matthew 9:29 READ: Romans 4:16 -20 16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; MESSAGE But with...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: THURSDAY OCTOBER 13TH 2022

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TOPIC:  FEAR NOT II MEMORISE:    There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 READ: 1 John 4:17 -19  17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. MESSAGE One of the many beautiful things about the love of Christ is that it banishes fear. When you encounter God's love and bask in it, nothing will scare you. What the devil does with fear is that he uses it to torment and rob people of experiencing the love of God. Fear torments; it tells you that you cannot do something when The Most High has said that you can do anything through Christ who strengthens you (Philippians 4:13). A person who is intimidated by fear ...
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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12TH 2022

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TOPIC:  FEAR NOT 1 MEMORISE:  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalms 23:4    READ: Psalms 23:1 -6 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. MESSAGE Fear not. Fear not because the devil is merely like a roaring lion. The only time he his able to bite is when he has instilled fear into a person with his...
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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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