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Open Heaven 7 December 2023 Thursday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – What Are You Known For?
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Open Heaven 7 December 2023 TOPIC: What Are You Known For?
MEMORISE: “When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” – Matthew 16:13 (KJV)
READ: Hebrews 11:4-11 (KJV)
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it, he being dead yet speaketh.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith, Noah, being warned by God of things not seen yet, moved with fear and prepared an ark to save his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 By faith, he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 He looked for a city with foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11 Through faith, Sara also received the strength to conceive seed and was delivered of a child when she was past age because she judged him faithfully, who had promised.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Galatians 4-6
Open Heaven 7 December 2023 MESSAGE
Whether you realize it or not, people watch you and tag you with an identity. The tag they give you depends on their observations about what you do regularly.
If the people around you are, to be honest with you, there is something in particular that they know you for, and you need to know what it is because that thing is likely a reflection of who you are. You may not like what they call you, but if everyone agrees that a tag or identity fits you, rather than fight them for tagging you that way, you can just take it as feedback and change your character.
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It could be offensive when you can remember your positive attributes, but people only pick out your unfavorable points and tag you with them. Don’t be offended; God only uses them to sharpen you and make you better. Rather than complaining, saying, “Can’t you see all my positive behaviors?” take the feedback and use it to improve yourself. Don’t mind that they are not commenting on the things you thought were good about yourself; you just take whatever negative thing they say and turn it into a positive to be a better person.
Now, since people will most likely notice the negative traits of a person before the positives, if you want to be known for the latter, you have to do it so much that it will be impossible for them not to notice it. Improve on your strengths. I have always wanted to be known as the man who constantly wins souls for God, so I do that at every opportunity. Today, people know that if you give Pastor Adeboye the microphone just to greet the people, he will likely tell them to share their lives with Christ. I love to praise God, and want people to know me for that, so I am not ashamed to carry my tambourine around with me everywhere I go.
Begin to repeatedly exhibit those good behaviors that you desire people to identify you with. Do it so much that if anybody mentions your name, that trait will come to mind immediately.
Today’s people mentioned in our Bible reading are known for their faith in God. What are you known for?
Open Heaven 7 December 2023 ACTION POINT
Find out what people know you for, and change your ways if it is not something you are proud of.
Open Heaven 7 December 2023 HYMN 7 – I Am Thine O Lord
1 I am Thine, O Lord
I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord
By the power of grace, divine
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!
4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
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