Topic: You Need Encouragement [Sunday 10, September 2017]
Memorise: “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
Read: 1 Kings 19:1-6
1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
Bible In One Year: Ezekiel 47-48. Hymn: Sing Hymn 9
MESSAGE:
Based on human experience, life is generally believed to be hard, laborious, burdensome, and full of sorrow. A combination of several factors may be responsible for the dilemma faced by human beings. One of these factors is recorded in 1 Peter 5:8 followed up by saying
“…your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may destroy:”
When a higher responsibility such as being the first child of your parents, school or leadership is added to the ordinary troubles of life, the result is ‘more worries’. For this reason, everyone needs divine encouragement and support daily. Beginning from today, you will receive divine support and encouragement in Jesus’ Name. However, you must first be born-again and meditate on the Word of God (Joshua 1:8-9). You must also invite the Holy Spirit who is the counsellor, into your life. Thereafter, you will begin to experience God’s encouragement. This is the secret of my success as the General Overseer of the RCCG. It is only by His support and encouragement that any man can succeed.
Prayer Point: Father, please encourage and support me so that I may fulfill my destiny in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heavens 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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