OPEN HEAVEN 12 JANUARY 2022 WEDNESDAY: LESSONS FROM ELISHA I
OPEN HEAVEN 12 JANUARY 2022 MEMORIZE: Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29
OPEN HEAVEN 12 JANUARY 2022 BIBLE READING 1 KINGS 19:15-21
15 And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
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OPEN HEAVEN 12 JANUARY 2022 MESSAGE
We can learn many lessons from the life and times of Elisha – the successor to the great Prophet Elijah. In the next few days, we shall consider some of these lessons, and we will start with ‘diligence’ today.
For example, we see that Elisha – a prosperous farmer’s son, was working alongside his father’s employees when Elijah met him. He could have refrained from joining the workers, but he worked with them because he was a diligent man.
To excel physically in your endeavors, you must be diligent (Proverbs 22:19); likewise, to excel spiritually you must seek the Lord diligently (Hebrews 11:6).
Another lesson we can learn from Elisha is ‘good leadership’. As successful as he was, he was on the field with hirelings, ploughing in his father’s farm (1 Kings 19:19). He was a leader by example – not a sit-at-home leader who issues commands while he himself would not lift a finger to do anything.
To lead is to serve, according to the injunction of our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 20:27. He was diligently doing his business when he received the call to the office of a prophet.
Children of God should not be idling away in the name of a call that could be for a set time – they must be found busy doing legitimate business because the Lord does not call the mediocre.
Moreover, Elisha did not allow his call to becloud his obligation of honor to his father. He went to honor his father before resuming at his divine post as a son of a prophet (1 Kings 19:20).
This conforms with the Scripture that says, “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” – (Exodus 20:12).
It is a dangerous thing to fail in honoring our parents under the guise of either our newfound faith or calling in the ministry.
I will forever be grateful to God who gave me the opportunity to honor my mother while she was still alive and I received a lifetime blessing from her. Beloved, let us take note of these lessons as we continue to examine the life and times of Elisha the Prophet.
OPEN HEAVEN 12 JANUARY 2022 KEY POINT: Prayer Points For Open Heavens 12 January 2022
Take time to study Prophet Elisha on your own and it will surprise you how many lessons the Holy Spirit will teach you.
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OPEN HEAVEN 12 JANUARY 2022 HYMN
DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS
1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.
CHORUS
O deeper yet I pray,
And higher every day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy Word.
2. Deeper, deeper! blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.
3. Deeper, deeper! tho it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
4. Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqueror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
OPEN HEAVEN 12 JANUARY 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: GENESIS 35-37
Thank you my dear father in the Lord papa Adeboye for the daily spiritual food. I am chosen to be among the living, opportuned to be enriched by today’s devotional. It’s a privilege. Thanks you Master Jesus. I pray Holy Spirit continue to guard and guide me to be diligent in all l do at all times. Amen
It is revealing that Elijah judged Syria too. More importantly, the room of the Prophet is also of great interest to the Lord, and that room seems to be more powerful than two palaces combined. As we abide in the room of the Prophet, may the Lord use us as instruments of honor to solve problems confronting humanity locally and globally in the name of Jesus.
Thank you for providing the illumination. More anointing in Jesus’ Mighty Name (IJMN). Amen.
Thank you, Lord God Almighty for your words this day and please, Lord God Almighty help me, my wife, my children, Grandma and my entire household to be diligent spiritually, physically, morally, academically, financially and in facet of live in Jesus Mighty name, amen.
I pray that God will give grace to be deligent in all I do
I received grace to be deligent in all I do
I pray that the Lord will makes us go deeper than before.
Good morning Sir/Ma, please I need prayer point and daily declaration for today 12th January 2022.
Glory
Precious Father In Heaven, I thank You for Your Word, Please Help me to be diligent in my work and whatever You place in my hands in Jesus’ Name.
Amen
Thanks so much Daddy
Thank You Lord Jesus for another day. Thank You for making me diligent in all areas of my life in Jesus mighty name 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Jesus ,am blessed this morning with this message
I bless the Lord for the devotion it’s changing me spiritually. GOD bless daddy GO and his entire generation in Jesus name
Amen!!!
Holy Spirit of God, I need your teachings to grow more in the words of God through Christ Jesus AMEN.
Amen
Amen. Hallelujah amen.
Thank you Lord for the grace to study your word help me to do the right thing at the right time, My Father please, help me to be diligent in the kingdom business and glorify your Name in all my endeavors in life in Jesus’s mighty Name Amennnn.
Thank you so much, Daddy and the prayer team. May God Almighty reward you abundantly Amennnn.
Dear Lord Jesus, help my weaknesses that I may be diligent and not mediocre in all my ways, that the Glory may return to your Holy name in Jesus mighty name. Amen
AMEN 🙏🏽 IJMN.
Am so blessed by reading this more anointing Daddy
Father Lord pls make me diligent in all I do and make me grow deeper in your words and in understanding of you. May the good God continue to guide and keep pastor E.A Adeboye and his families with other Anointing men of God in His Santuary.
I reject laziness and embrace diligence by the power in Jesus name Amen. Thanks to you all crew. God bless you all.
Yes I will go deeper and higher with LORD JESUS in my life. I thank YOU LORD 😊 that I am among the living in this wonderful day that YOU have made. I shall be glad and rejoice in it. Thank you man of GOD for this WORD that really touched my soul and open my spiritual eyes a little bit further. Peace be upon you.