OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5TH 2023

THEME: YOU vs DEATH

Open Heavens Daily Devotional 05/02/2023

Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire. In Jesus' name, I pray

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Sunday, February 5, 2023 - You vs Death

Prayer Points

1.I worship and adore You, my Father, for, it is appointed for man to die once, and after that is judgement

2.Thank Your Father, for the grace to be counted worthy for Your service, in this world.

3.Thank You, Father, for the precious blood of Jesus, that was shed at Calvary for the remission of my sin and the sins of the world.

4.Thank You, Father, for it is written that anyone who believes in Christ shall not die, but has eternal life.

5.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over
judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus name.

6.Father, please, let me fulfill my days on earth, doing Your perfect will, in Jesus name.

7.Father, please, don't let me end this glorious journey on earth, in hell fire, in Jesus name.

8.Father, empower me by Your grace to live holy and to live above sin and above all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus name.

9.Father, let the blood of Jesus avail for me today and everyday; and let me reign with You, in glory, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, in Jesus name.

11.Father, bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus name.

12.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name.

13.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

15.Thank You Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

DAY 26: SUN 5TH FEB
YOUTHS
BIBLE TEXT(S) Pro 20:29

INTRODUCTION:
Youth is the time of life when one is young. A time between childhood and adulthood and the glory of young men is their strength. It’s a time that young fellow need to travail in prayers to be able to achieve his destiny and live a
fulfilled life. Ecc. 12:1

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, God, thank you for your unfailing love, blessings and goodness upon our youths. Psa103:1-5

2. Father, please increase the faith of all our youths in you, in Jesus name.
Luk 17:5

3. Father, please guide and protect our young people from the path of destruction and deliver them from the spirit of worldliness, in Jesus name. Psa 32:8

4. Father, please every battle acquired from birth that is affecting our youths, be destroyed, in Jesus name. John 9:1-9,

5. Father, please endow all out youths with power from on high Luk2 4:49

6. Father, please as David defeated Goliath in his days let all our youths defeat every Goliath assigned against them 1sam 17

7. Father, please satisfy the youths with good things of life Psa 103:5

8. Father, please destroy every spirit of weariness and tiredness in the life of our youths. Isa 40:30

9. Father, please release your divine strength upon our youths, in Jesus name.

10.Father, please I retrieve back my glory from the hand of household and
territorial enemies, in Jesus name.

11.Father, please help our youths to obey and work for you at this young age, in Jesus name. Lam 3:27

12.Father, please make our youths relevant in their generation, in Jesus name. Psa 71:7

13.Father, please deliver all our youths from the hand of the wicked, the
unrighteous and cruel men of this world, in Jesus name. Psa 71:4

14.Father, please destroy every spirit of defilement among our youths, in Jesus name.

15.Father, please cloth all our youths with the garment of humility, in Jesus
name. 1Pe 5:5

MEMORISE: Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? Job 7:1

READ: Hebrews 9:27 -28

27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

MESSAGE

Death is a very powerful enemy. It is so powerful that 1 Corinthians 15:26 says that death is the last enemy to be destroyed. That tells you that it is so strong that it would be kept to the very last. One of the reasons death is so powerful and feared by many is because it is a leveller; it levels everyone. The rich, poor mighty, Kings, servants, beggars and everyone else is levelled by death. Psalm 49:10 says:

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Death is no respecter of academic qualifications or achievements when it comes knocking; it listen to no argument. Even Lazarus who Jesus raised after 4 days still died again. Whether you like it or not, except you are around when Jesus returns to rapture his followers, death will come knocking one day. In both cases however, the result is the same - you will find yourself face to face with God at His judgement seat.

What really makes death so fearsome is that it is permanent. In our Bible reading for today, verse 27 tells us that the moment a person dies, he faces judgement - there are no second chances, no opportunity to try again; it is permanent. That is why l wonder what people are thinking when they say they want to postpone their salvation or start living holy at a certain time. Many have said that in the past and died before the time they had planned to start living holy. They are in hell today regretting it now and for eternity.

You must ensure that you are ready for death whenever it comes knocking. Those who are ready will find themselves in paradise when death comes, but for the rest, they will be weeping and gnashing their teeth for eternity (Luke 13:27-28). Stop telling lies, stop doctoring figures so as to keep some money for yourself, stop committing fornication, stop sinning! When death comes, all these things will not matter anymore; at that point, all that will matter is if your name is written in the book of life. Surrender your life to Jesus Christ today and commit to following Him to the end. That is the only way to overcome spiritual death and inherit eternal life

REFLECTION

If Jesus returns or call you home today, where would you spend eternity - in heaven or the lake of fire.