Open Heaven 4 January 2024 Thursday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – New Year Resolution 3
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Open Heaven 4 January 2024 TOPIC: New Year Resolution 3
MEMORISE: “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” – James 4:10 (KJV)
READ: 2 Kings 5:1-14 (KJV)
1 Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and honorable because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper.
2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid, and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my Lord be with the prophet in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
4 And one went in, and told his Lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid of the land of Israel.
5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed and took ten talents of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter comes unto thee, behold, I have in addition to that sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? Therefore, I pray you and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
8 And it was so, when Elisha, the man of God, had heard that the king of Israel had rented his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? Let him come to me now; he shall know that Israel has a prophet.
9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariot and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11 But Naaman was wroth and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash them and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 And his servants came near, spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? How much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 13-17
Open Heaven 4 January 2024 MESSAGE
This year, I have decided to humble myself more than ever before. I will ask anyone who can assist me for help, irrespective of their status. Many people do not have a problem with asking for help from someone who is ‘superior’ to them, but a lot find it difficult to seek help from people they consider to be beneath them. This sort of attitude robs many people of their blessings.
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I was good at Mathematics and other subjects in secondary school, but I knew I needed extra coaching to pass the English Language. In those days, it didn’t matter how brilliant you were; if you passed all other subjects and failed the English Language, you’d be considered a failure. I asked a junior of mine who was born in England and had an excellent command of the English Language to teach me, and I got an A! He can boast today that he taught me, but it wouldn’t matter because I already have my certificate. This year, don’t let pride hold you back from the help you can get to fulfill your destiny.
Unfortunately, however, many proud people don’t know they are pleased. Some even boast about their pride and give it fancy names like self-esteem, self-confidence, etc. Beloved, any level of self-esteem that makes people afraid to approach you is pride. Someone may know the solution to your problem, but because of how you carry yourself as if you own the world, he or she may not approach you with the solution. You must humble yourself, smile more, speak warmly to people, and make it easy for them to talk to you.
In our Bible reading for today, we can learn a lot from Naaman and his wife. First, his wife was approachable, and the maid could talk to her about her husband’s embarrassing problem. Also, when Naaman got to Elisha’s place and got angry that Elisha did not come out to pray for him, one of his servants advised him, and he heeded the advice. The cure to Naaman’s leprosy was tied to people who were considered inferior to him; thank God he was humble enough to listen to them.
This year, make it your resolution to humble yourself more than ever. Remember, God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).
Open Heaven 4 January 2024 ACTION POINT
The solution to your problem may be with someone of a lower status than you. Humble yourself to get that help.
Open Heaven 4 January 2024 HYMN 1 – All Hail The Power Of Jesus’ Name
1 All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him, Lord of all!
2 Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
and as they adjust it, fall
Before His face, Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face, Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
3 Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
4 Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
5 Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,
ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by his grace,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Hail Him who saves you by his grace,
and crown Him, Lord of all!
6 Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.
7 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget
the wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
8 Let every tribe and every tongue
before Him prostrate fall,
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.
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Ambydennis Notice Board: We trust you have been blessed by the devotional. Accepting Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior is one of the best decisions, especially for you; imagine having Christ in your life; what a fantastic experience it will be. It starts here as you proclaim: Dear Father, I humbly come to you in sincere repentance, claiming you as my Lord and personal Saviour. Cleanse me from all unrighteousness, be the center of my life, and let my life revolve around you as I partake in the eternal life you gave us in Jesus’ Name. Congratulations, you are now Born again. God bless you.
