Topic: Change Your Method [Teens Open Heavens 6 November 2018]
Memorise: His lord said to him, well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Matthew 25:23
Read: Matthew 25:15-27 (KJV)
Bible In One Year: Jeremiah 43-45, Hebrews 3
MESSAGE:
To get the best from God, you need to know when to make your requests. When you have the opportunity to access God’s mighty presence, maximize it to the fullest. A wise believer will optimize every opportunity from God because time is short. Moreover, because of the brevity of time, we should reorder our priorities and move from the unimportant and less urgent matters to the most important and urgent issues. In the same vein, efforts should be made to treat the important but urgent issues so that they do not end up putting you under pressure tomorrow. Besides this, Luke 9:57-62 tells us that sometimes, an individual, family, or group may have to go through self-denial in order to please God. Whenever there is a clash of interest between God’s stand and yours, just let God have His way.
Action Point: Prayerfully list 5 different ways of doing your house chores, taking stock of the time requirement and cost implication, and adopt the best alternative.
Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye
Hymn 6:
1. Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:
2. Under the shadow of your throne
Your saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is your arm alone,
And our defense is sure
3. Before the hills in order stood
Or earth received its frame,
From everlasting you are God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in your sight
Are like an evening gone
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Soon bears us all away;
We fly forgotten, as a dream
Does at the opening day.
6. Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Still be our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home!
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.
