Topic: Build Up [Teens’ Open Heavens Friday 19, January 2018]
Memorise: “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,” – Jude 1:20
Read: Exodus 3:20-21
20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
Bible In One Year: Genesis 44-45, Matthew 14:1-21
MESSAGE:
The Holy Spirit, just like the wind, can move gently or aggressively. If you can cooperate with Him, He can do incredible things through you. Whenever you ask God to do something for you or through you, He will look inside you to know how much of His Spirit you carry. He may not do beyond the measure of His Spirit within you. So if you are praying for a mighty move of God but you have a little measure of His Spirit in your life, you are praying amiss. If you want God to answer your prayer, work on yourself first by getting more and more of His presence, power and grace through spending more time with the Holy Spirit; developing a better relationship with Him; praising, thanking and worshipping Him in spirit and in truth; feasting daily on His Word; living holy and living in total obedience to His voice.
To build yourself spiritually, you must increase your level of faith by hearing God’s Word, listening only to things that edify, and watching television programs that stir up your faith. How are you building up the little fire in you?
Key Point: Every day, make sure you do something that will add to your spiritual build up no matter how small.
Hymn 7:
1. I am Thine 0 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.
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 pow’r 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.
Teens’ Open Heavens 19th January 2018, Daily Devotional for Teen’s 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.
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