Open Heaven 30 April 2022 – How Often Do You Eat?
Open Heaven 30 April 2022 Saturday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – How Often Do You Eat?
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Open Heaven 30 April 2022 TOPIC: How Often Do You Eat?
MEMORISE: “Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!” – Ecclesiastes 10:16
READ: Proverbs 23:1-2 (KJV)
1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 12-15
Open Heaven 30 April 2022 MESSAGE:
One major characteristic of children is that they are always on the lookout for food. When you put something in the hand of a baby, the next thing he or she will do is to put it in his/her mouth. Food is a significant part of their daily activities. If food becomes the topmost priority to you to the extent that it is the first thing you think of every day, you are likened to an immature leader whose followers are doomed, as we see in our memory verse today. For such people, whatever is placed in their care is seriously endangered.
Also Read: Open Heaven 29 April 2022 – Why Do You Eat?
According to 1 Kings 17:2-6, God personally took responsibility for Elijah’s feeding and only served him twice daily. This implies that God’s standard for eating, especially adults, is twice a day. I remember the day l shared this message with some Pastors; many of them did not like my Bible study of that day because they were used to the concept of ‘three square meals a day’. In addition to this, many people still have the habit of snacking just when they are about to sleep. This is not good for you at all, especially if you are to be in charge of important things, including your destiny. As an adult, It is advisable that you eat only twice a day; that is what the Lord who made your body recommends.
As a matter of fact, those who are really serious about their destiny don’t eat everyday. Paul the Apostle said in 2 Corinthians 11:27 that he fasted often. No wonder he fulfilled his destiny (2 Timothy 4:7-8). I am 80 years old now, and l don’t eat every day; l still fast often because l want to fulfil my destiny before l leave this world.
In 1984, l was on a forty-day fast, lying weak on my prayer mat, when someone came in, saw me and asks, “what else are you looking for in life that is making you fast this much?” That was 38 years ago; what had l achieved then that someone would advice me to stop fasting? Look how far l have come since then. l’m sure it is clear that l made a good choice by ignoring the fellow. What have you achieved so far? Are you satisfied with it? You should only eat every day when you are no longer striving for anything more than you have already.
Open Heaven 30 April 2022 PRAYER POINT:
Father, please don’t let my belly hinder me from fulfilling my destiny in the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 30 April 2022 HYMN 1: All To Jesus I Surrender
1. All to Jesus I surrender,
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
Chorus:
I surrender all,
I surrender all:
All to Thee,
My blessed Saviour,
I surrender all
2. All to Jesus I surrender,
Humbly at His feet I bow;
Worldly pleasures all forsaken
Take me, Jesus, take me now.
3. All to Jesus I surrender,
Make me, Saviour, wholly Thine;
Let the Holy Spirit witness
I am Thine and Thou art mine.
4. All to Jesus I surrender:
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing rest on me.
5. All to Jesus I surrender:
Now I feel the sacred flame;
Oh the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory to His name!
Open Heavens 2022 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven for Today 2022
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
