Today RCCG open Heaven by pastor Enoch A Adeboye
OPEN HEAVENS BY PST. ENOCH .A. ADEBOYE
THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST 2016
NOTHING GOES FOR NOTHING
MEMORISE:
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his
brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain
apart, Matthew 17:1
HYMN 2:
O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED,
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.
READ:
Matthew 17:14-21
14 And when they were come to the multitude, there
came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and
saying,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and
sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft
into the water.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not
cure him.
17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and
perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how
long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of
him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why
could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief:
for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove
hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing
shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Isaiah 56:9-59:21
Psalms 41
MESSAGE:
In secular environments, it takes diligence to get to the
top and it takes even more diligence to remain there.
There are many people who work really hard to get to
the top but upon getting there, they soon begin to relax.
Diligence is even more important when it comes to
spiritual responsibilities. You need to work hard to have
an encounter with God but you need to work twice as
hard to keep your encounter intact. To get the answer to
all your requests, you have to invest a lot of time before
God. Many people just get born again and begin to relax.
If you want to command the miraculous you must be
ready to pay the price. You have to keep running until
you get to the finish line. There are people who have not
given God their entire lives, yet they want God to always
respond to all their requests. If you want a spiritual
transformation in your life, you have to give attention
and seriousness to the business of growing daily.
Following Jesus Christ could be very costly, His standards
are always high and He will never compromise His
standard for anyone. If you want to operate in the
miraculous, you must be willing to die daily. Self-denial is
a basic qualification for discipleship and there are many
courses you have to register for in the school of exploits.
That includes fasting while others are feasting. It includes
praying while others are sleeping. You have to study the
Bible while others are spending time on things that will
not add significant value to their lives. It involves spiritual
discipline while some people are wasting their time away.
Paul testified that he kept his body under in order to win
the prize. Keeping the body under is self-denial. You are
deliberately doing something to achieve something.
Somebody asked me how I am able to fast for many days
and I replied that it is always very easy for me to do so
because each time I want to start a long fast I just go to
the calender and count the number of days I want to go
and I tell my stomach "look at that day very well, that is
the time next time we shall be taking food" it is as simple
as that.
To command supernatural situations, nothing goes for
nothing. You have to engage in spiritual exercises;
"Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting." Matthew 17:21
If Jesus said "men ought to pray and not to faint" (Luke
18:1), it is very obvious that prayer covers a wide range
of issues that should keep one very vigilant. It is in the
place of prayer that there is a guarantee of continuous
Open Heavens for every child of God. At the same time,
there are many people who have lost many opportunities
because of their understanding of the significant prayer
in commanding the release of their heart desires. Fasting
is not just a religious exercise as some think. When you
engage in fasting, you are equipping yourself with strong
weapons to counter every attack of the wicked ones and
take your victory in every battle of life. When faith is
actively coupled with prayer and fasting, there is nothing
that can stop your prayers from being answered. Every
barrier that wants to stand on your way will always give
in like we observed in the case of Daniel with the prince
of Persia.
KEY POINT:
Fasting and prayer is a combined spiritual weapon that
commands the miraculous.
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