OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2025 MONDAY: WHEN GOD CALLS
OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2025 MEMORISE: And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9:23
OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2025 READ: Matthew 8:19-23
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Let your life reflect God’s glory and inspire others to serve God wholeheartedly. God bless you as you engage, share these messages, prayers and declarations.
Today’s Powerful Confession: I confess today, I surrender all to God, trusting Him as my only source, and I am fully committed to following His call no matter the cost, in the mighty name of Jesus. Somebody Shout Hallelujah!
OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2025 MESSAGE
Nowadays, many see God’s call as a call to a higher social status. Even though God rewards those who work hard to please Him with influence and wealth, His call to service is a call to put Him first in everything.
In Matthew 19:16-24, a rich man, who had been careful to obey God’s commandments, approached Jesus and said, “Lord, I have obeyed all your commands, and I have kept all the law, but somehow, I feel that something is missing.
What do I lack?” Jesus replied, “If thou wilt be perfect, do and sell that thou hast, and give To the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.”
On hearing this, he became sorrowful because he had many possessions and obviously valued them more than following Jesus.
Beloved, when God calls you, following Him must be your only focus, and you should be ready to surrender anything He asks of you, including your life (Luke 14:26).
Those who will heed God’s call must see Him as their only source. This is why in Numbers 18:20, God told Aaron that he would have no inheritance among the Israelites because He would be his inheritance.
In Ezekiel 44:28, God said that He would be the inheritance of His priests.
God is not against you taking up secular jobs (except He has specifically told you not to); however, He wants you to see Him as your only source.
If God calls you, no matter how wealthy or influential you are, He will first take you through a wilderness to be sure that you are serious about serving Him and that you are not just serving Him for material gains.
If you lose patience in the wilderness season and start going after material things, you are not fit for the call.
This is why we have many half-baked ministers of God today; when God was building them in their wilderness season, they rebelled against Him and found alternatives.
Those who will be used mightily by God must be willing to trust Him wholeheartedly. Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith, it is impossible to please God.
Faith is built when you let go of everything you can rely on and focus on God alone.
The good news is, after He has truly seen that your faith is solely in Him, He will begin to raise you up, and when God raises you, there is no limit.
OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2025 KEY POINT:
Those who will be used mightily by God must be willing to trust Him wholeheartedly
OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2025 HYMN 23:
TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE
OPEN HEAVEN 6 JANUARY 2025 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 21-23
Help me oh Lord Almighty to trust You wholeheartedly in Jesus Name. Amen, hallelujah
ALMIGHTY GOD WHENEVER YOU ARE CALL ME GIVE ME HEAR TO LISTEN TO YOU IN JESUS NAME I REQUEST AMEN GOD BLESSED ME MORE ALL THE TIMES AND ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE AMEN HAPPY NEW WEEK OF FAVOUR, BLESSINGS, MERCY AND ALL HAPPINESS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AMEN THANK YOU JESUS FOR MY LIFE AMEN
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Please make the corrections on today’s Open Heavens. There some errors as indicated below.
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Even though God rewards those who work hard to please Mim(Him)
replied, “If thou wilt be perfect, so(go) ana(and) sell that thou nast(hast), and give To the poor, and thou shalt nave(have) treasure in heaven;
Thank you for pointing that out; the corrections have been made. God bless you.
Amen!!
Dear Lord, please in your infinite mercy, give us the grace to be mightily used by you for your kingdom and help us to answer your call without excuses at all times in Jesus name, amen and amen in Jesus name 🙏
Hallelujah
Almighty God help me to focus on you,obey your commandments and not be distracted with worldly materials in Jesus name.
Father Lord please help me to be willing to surrender all to You when You call and put all my trust in You alone in Jesus name Amen 🙏🏼
What we call Christianity today is just like the rich man in the message of today.
The truth is that we have to go back to the bible,obey God,follow the eamples of Jesus Christ as the disciples did.
We should stop stomach Christianity,no amount of programme and fasting can deliver us except we repent and go back to God and do God’s work biblically without adding our own.
Christianity is doing God’s work in his own way and not in our own ways.
May pride never stop us from going back to God iJN.
Amen and Amen
Amen
My father and my God, help me to trust you wholeheartedly in Jesus Christ name. Amen. Hallelujah!!!