Open Heaven 3 January 2024 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – New Year Resolution 2
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Open Heaven 2 January 2024 TOPIC: New Year Resolution 1
MEMORISE: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:” – Matthew 7:7 (KJV)
READ: 2 Kings 2:19-22 (KJV)
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my Lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
20 He said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be any more death or barren land from thence.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 9-12
Open Heaven 3 January 2024 MESSAGE
I started sharing what you may call my ‘New Year resolutions’ yesterday and will discuss the second resolution on my list today. This year, I will open my mouth and tell God exactly how things are with me. I have discovered from experience that many people have become so good at pretending that all is well when all is not, even before God, the One who knows everything.
Also Read: Open Heaven 2 January 2024 – New Year Resolution 1
In our Bible reading today, the men of Jericho revealed the actual state of their city to Elisha, and God used the prophet to end the problem in their land. Come to think of it. However, Elijah, the spiritual father of Elisha, walked among the people of Jericho for years, but it was not recorded in the Bible that they informed him of the problems they were facing. They suffered for so long because of their silence! This year, I have decided that I will not suffer in silence. I will tell the Almighty God what my problems are; I will tell Him everything because I know He will solve them all. I will not wait until I am about to lose things that are precious to me before I cry out like the widow in 2 Kings 4:1-7 did.
I visited one of my uncles many years ago, and his wife served me pounded yam about the size of a baby’s fist. If I had intended to stay for one day, I would have kept my mouth shut, but I would wait for one week, and pounded yam of that size would not satisfy me at all. I was very young, and I had a healthy appetite. So, I called the woman, “Excuse me, ma’am, am I welcome here?” She said, “Yes, of course you are.” I said, “This pounded yam cannot satisfy me; please let me have some more.” She entered her bedroom, and I did not know what she told her husband, but I heard them laughing. I couldn’t have cared less; I was fine as long as she returned with more pounded yam.
This year, ensure you do not pretend or form before God, as the youths will say. Tell Him exactly where the shoe hurts. Make up your mind like me to ask for His help more than ever, and He will surely answer you (Matthew 21:22).
Open Heaven 3 January 2024 KEY POINT
Stop suffering in silence; tell God all your needs this year.
Open Heaven 3 January 2024 HYMN 8 – I Need Thee Every Hour
1 I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford?
Refrain
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour, I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior!
I come to Thee.
2 I need Thee every hour,
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their power
When Thou art nigh.
3 I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
4 I need Thee every hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.
5 I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.
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