Love: Foundation For A Healthy Family Relationship (Part 3) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Love: Foundation For A Healthy Family Relationship (Part 3) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Topic — Love: Foundation For A Healthy Family Relationship (Part 3)

Dear Reader,

Peace and blessings in the precious Name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. I welcome you to another interesting edition of these teaching series. Last week, I started with some practical ways that a man can express love to his wife has a husband and function as a father, husband and spiritual head in his home.

We saw how that God’s love is unconditional and expressive and that the man is to love his wife and family members, not because of what they do or do not do, but because it was commanded and not optional; love is not real until it is expressed and demonstrated.

Today I shall be showing you the love role of the woman and the practical ways she can demonstrate her love to her husband and every member of the family in thoughts, words and actions.

The woman just like the man has roles to play in the home, if it must be successful. These roles can be categorized into three aspects:

A WIFE
As a woman, your first assignment in the home is to your husband. It is your ministry to meet his emotional and psychological needs. What God did at creation, clearly reflects the position of the woman as a wife. She is not to lord over him, neither is she to be trodden upon, but she is to provide support and help to her husband (Genesis 2:21-24).

God expects that just as the Church is subject to Jesus, the woman should in turn be subject to her husband. When a woman allows her husband to fulfil his covenant role of headship, she has automatically given him room to play his messianic role over her.

Every wife should make her husband feel comfortable by continually showing him love through submission.

Woman, it is your responsibility to love, care, respect and honour your husband; you should also ensure to use words to exalt him thereby bringing out the king in him. The Bible says: A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones (Proverbs 12:4).

Another area is that wives should be submissive to her husband even as Christ commands, is in the area of giving him the reverence that he deserves as the head of the home. Ephesians 5:22 says: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

A MOTHER
The second dimension of the woman is being a mother. Motherhood is a call to be a homemaker; having the responsibility to take care of the House and everyone living in it. Someone said, a man can build a house but it takes a woman to make a home.

A mother is usually the foundation that a home is built upon. Her primary role as a mother is to provide a home firstly for her husband, in which to build a nest and start a family and then to provide the safe and secure environment in which her children can grow, flourish, develop their personalities, talent and then move out into the world where they proceed to blossom into manifesting their own potentials.

Also Read: Having A Healthy Relationship With In-Laws (Part 2) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Mothers play a responsibility role in children’s education, health and complete well being. She also has the responsibility of cooking, taking care of the house and the children.

A MINISTER
The woman in every home should have a praying ministry as the home maker of the family. She should ensure she prays for the well being of every member of the family. It has been said that women in the home has the ability to discern spiritual family matters faster than the man. Every woman should ensure she prays for her husband, her children and for peace in the home.

This has worked for me severally. When I tell my husband about a decision I intend to make and he says No, I don’t argue with him. All I do is to go on my knees and commit his decisions to God. Days or weeks after, I usually get a favourable response from him.

Therefore, I charge every woman to develop a walk with God on the altar of prayer so you can experience Heaven on earth in your home. I pray that grace to be an award winning wife, mother and a minister is released on you in Jesus name. Note that these three dimensions are to be expressed and demonstrated in love, so as to enjoy a healthy family relationship.

You cannot function fully in your three-fold capacity as a wife, mother and minister, without the help of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is only available to those who are born again – who have received Christ as Lord and Saviour of their life.

You can be a child of God by confessing your sins and accepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour. If you have not asked Jesus to come into your life or may have neglected your initial love for Him, then you should say this prayer in faith: Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me my sins and cleanse me with Your Blood. I accept You as my Lord and personal Saviour. Make me a child of God today, teach me to love even has You loved us. Thank You for delivering me from sin and satan to serve the living God and thank You for accepting me into Your Kingdom.

Congratulations! If you prayed this simple prayer of faith with me, you are now born again and a child of God. He loves you and will never leave you. Read your Bible daily, obey God’s Word and seek Christian fellowship (John 14:21).

With this, you are guaranteed all-round rest and peace in Jesus’ Name! Call or write to share your testimonies with me through [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian bookstores: Building a Successful Home, Making Marriage Work both authored by me and Success in Marriage (Co-Authored) with Dr. David O. Oyedepo.

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Pastor Faith Oyedepo is the wife of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide a.k.a. Winners’ Chapel, and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria.

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TREM Devotional 21 November 2018 – You Are Not A Failure

Topic: You Are Not A Failure [TREM Devotional 21 November 2018]

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 KJV

The Bible is not a religious book; it is a book of pictures. It shows you your picture. You are not a failure. The problem is that you have not seen your picture yet. Who told you that sickness will kill you? Who told you that you will be stranded? Who told you that you won’t have your baby? Go and look at your picture. The real issue is that you are not looking at your picture.

God showed up to Jeremiah and said: “Before I formed you, I knew you”. While you were still inside your mother’s womb, I ordained you as a prophet to the nations. So, God has perfected everything about you before you were born. How then can you fail? Jeremiah, just like many believers, said Oh Lord, I am a child. The Lord said shut your mouth. When you are in the presence of Jehovah, don’t ever say I cannot. He said Jeremiah, whether you like it or not, you are going to fulfil everything I said. Then God touched his mouth and sanctified it. He said what is killing you people is your mouth.

Don’t you understand that the Bible says that He has made you a god and god speaks? That is why you must watch what you say. You are not a failure. God concluded your matter before you were born. Wake up in the morning and chart the cause of your life with your mouth. That is what I do! When I wake up in the morning I declare: this is the day the Lord has made. I will be glad and rejoice in it. This is my day of breakthrough, open doors, increase, abundance, my day of opportunity and enlargement. I chart the course of my life and I leave my house with expectation because I know I am a god to my day.

Further Reading: Jeremiah 1:1-12, 29:11-13

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Ezekiel 16-17; Evening- James 3

“If you missed yesterday devotional click HERE to read TREM Daily Devotional by Dr. Mike Okonkwo’’

Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.

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Teens Open Heavens 21 November 2018 – The Crucial Combination

Topic: The Crucial Combination [Teens Open Heavens 21 November 2018]

Memorise: But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. – 1 Corinthians 1:24

Read: 1 Corinthians 1:21-24 (KJV)

Bible In One Year: Ezekiel 24-26, James 3

MESSAGE:

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are to be used to bring profit to the Kingdom of God by those who have them. They also make the lives of those who possess them profitable. One thing we can learn from the life of Joseph is that the gifts helped him to fulfil his destiny. He was able to interpret the dreams which moved him from prison to the throne.

As a child of God who wants to fulfil destiny, there is something you need to see in order to positively affect your destiny. Until you see it, you may remain on the same spot for long.

Isaiah 40:31 says those who wait on the Lord will not only exchange their weakness for His strength, but also soar like eagles. But with what does eagles fly? They soar with two wings, not one. Any eagle that folds one wing and tries to fly with the other one will lose control of its motion. In the same way, we need two wings to soar: we need signs and wonders, power and glory, gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer Point: Father, fully equip me to fulfill my destiny in Jesus’ name.

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.

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DCLM Daily Manna 21 November 2018 – Shun Rebellion

Topic: Shun Rebellion [DCLM Daily Manna 21 November 2018 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: Isaiah 30:1-17 (KJV)

Key Verse: “Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin“ (Isaiah 30:1).

MESSAGE:

Not long ago, there was a case of mutiny in a country’s armed forces in Africa. Some aggrieved soldiers raised their voices on the quality of food and poor maintenance services rendered to them. What started as a mere complaint soon snowballed into a large scale mutiny resulting in the death sentence on scores of the servicemen. The situation moved the nation and the citizens to cry out in unison for leniency on the erring soldiers.

Rebellion often starts imperceptibly with one or few people, and becomes epidemic, if not checked. The nation of Israel and their leaders – both spiritual and secular – had had repeated records of rebelling against God, His word and will.

The passage today is a divine pronouncement of judgment against the rebellious children, who counsel themselves deceitfully against God and His revealed will for the holy nation. Judgment is against those who would add sin to sin that they may reap iniquity and damnation. The rebellion of the people of Israel attracted severe woes on the rebels.

It is unimaginable that Israel would ever desire to go down to Egypt for help. They established a military alliance with the army of Pharaoh without consultation with the God of Israel who had dealt severely with Egypt and assured them that they would see these Egyptians no more forever. Presumption, self-management and unbelief are the actual causes of rebelling against God and His word.

To shun rebellion, we must guide our hearts with all diligence and ensure that no root of bitterness against God or His servants springs up from within us.

Thought For The Day: Rebellion is the product of unbelief, pride and presumption: Shun it!

Bible Reading In One Year: Acts 13-14

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DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

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Seeds of Destiny 21 November 2018 Devotional – Blessed By Being A Blessing

Topic: Blessed By Being A Blessing [Seeds of Destiny 21 November 2018 Devotional]

Scripture: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: Genesis 12:2

Thought For The Day: The extent you are willing to be a blessing is the extent to which you will be blessed by God.

It is true that no one can be blessed by God until he is or can be a blessing to others. This is why God told Abraham, ‘I will bless you and thou shall be a blessing…’ (Genesis 12:2). When you make up your mind to live as a blessing to others, especially to the less privileged, then you trigger the release of the Blessing of God upon your life (Psalm 41:1-3). This is another activation key to the blessing; it is the willingness to be a channel of blessing to other people.

God blesses us to the extent in which we agree to be a blessing to others. The extent you are willing to be a blessing is the extent to which you will be blessed by God. This entails being a blessing to the Kingdom of God and to humanity especially the less privileged. When your life is flowing like a river reaching out to the poor, the kingdom, family members, etc., it cannot dry.

In Psalm 132:1-5, we see how David decided to be a blessing to the Kingdom of God and that decision brought him to a realm of irrecoverable blessing (1 Chronicles 21:1-3).

Beloved, it is a new day for you. The Blessing of God is coming on you as you make yourself a blessing to others, in Jesus’ Name.

Remember this: The extent you are willing to be a blessing is the extent to which you will be blessed by God.

Assignments:
1. Look around you, locate someone who is less privileged or an orphan and be a blessing to the person.
2. Be involved in Kingdom projects.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE POWER OF THE BLESSING

Prayer: Lord, I receive the grace to be a blessing to the less privileged. Make me a depot of Your resources Oh Lord, and I will gladly be a distribution channel to people in need, in Jesus’ Name.

Daily Bible Reading: Ezekiel 42:1 to 43:27, James 5:1 to 20, Psalm 119:1 to 16, Proverbs 28:6 to 7

Quote: God shows favour to those who know how to show favour. He shows mercy to those who know how to show mercy. Culled from 21 UNCOMMON FINANCIAL OVERFLOW by Dr Paul Enenche.

Amazing Fact: The starfish is the only animal capable of turning its stomach inside-out

Today In History: 21/11/1676 – The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

Also Read: Click HERE to read Other Inspirational Messages by Pastor Paul Enenche

Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities

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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Our Daily Bread 21 November 2018 Devotional – A Hidden Ministry

Topic: A Hidden Ministry [Our Daily Bread 21 November 2018 Devotional]

Read: 2 Corinthians 1:8–11, Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 16–17; James 3

On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. 2 Corinthians 1:10–11

A big academic project was weighing on me, and I was fretting over whether I could complete it by the deadline. In the midst of my anxious thoughts, I received three notes of encouragement from friends who were cheering me on. Each one said, “God brought you to mind today when I was praying.” I felt humbled and encouraged that these friends would contact me without knowing what I was going through, and I believed God had used them as His messengers of love.

The apostle Paul knew the power of prayer when he wrote to the people in the church of Corinth. He said he trusted that God would continue to deliver them from peril “as you help us by your prayers” (2 Corinthians 1:10–11). And when God answered their prayers, He would be glorified as the people gave Him thanks for the “answer to the prayers of many” (v. 11).

My friends and Paul’s supporters were engaging in the ministry of intercession, which Oswald Chambers calls “a hidden ministry that brings forth fruit through which the Father is glorified.” As we focus our minds and hearts on Jesus, we find Him shaping us, including how we pray. He enables us to give the gift of true intercession to friends, family members, and even strangers.

Has God put someone on your heart and mind for whom you can pray?

Read more from Oswald Chambers at utmost.org.

God hears the prayers of His people.

INSIGHT:
Paul endured far more than his share of trials. As he begins this deeply personal letter (see 2 Corinthians 1:3–7), he comforts the church in Corinth by using his own difficulties to identify with them. Then, with piercing candor, he reveals the depths of those trials—“far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself” (v. 8). Why would God permit His faithful servants to go through so much? Paul points to the reason: “This happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead” (v. 9, emphasis added).

When facing despair, we can do far more than merely endure. We can use our travails to identify with and understand our brothers and sisters who suffer and to pray for them. And we can acknowledge the absolute necessity of God, who raises the dead.

Tim Gustafson

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Our Daily Bread Devotionals HERE”

This message was written By Amy Boucher Pye [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

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Kenneth Copeland Devotional 21 November 2018 – Give God the Glory

Topic: Give God the Glory [Kenneth Copeland Devotional 21 November 2018]

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. – John 15:8

There’s an old Full Gospel tradition that says God gets glory from the wonderful way His children bear pain and agony and that the world is impressed by that. What a lie! That’s simply a tool of the devil to keep God’s children in bondage.

People of the world already have all the pain and agony they want. They aren’t looking for a way into it. They are looking for a way out. They don’t care what you preach. It’s the religious people who get worried about that. The world, the sinners, are smarter than that. All they care about are the results.

That’s why they’ll come to your church when they hear people are getting healed, delivered and set free from suffering. That’s what they’re looking for, and that’s what God wants them to receive.

The Bible says that God gets glory when they see the lame walk and the blind see (Matthew 15:31). Jesus said, “Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit” (John 15:8). What is that fruit? Lives being restored and healed by the power of God.

There was a man who came to one of our healing meetings who was so far gone with cancer he had almost no energy or life about him. He didn’t even know the Lord, but he came expecting a miracle. During the miracle service, the Lord told Ken someone was being healed of cancer, in the glands, in the throat, and in the chest. When the man came up and received his healing, he said, “I left the hospital this morning with cancer and I’m healed.” He went back to the hospital that afternoon and the doctors checked and dismissed him. As a result, the man received Jesus as his Lord, and later that day he was restored to his wife from whom he’d been separated. He got born again, healed and his marriage put back together in one day!

Now that’s fruit! That brings God glory. When we minister healing and deliverance like Jesus on the earth, that brings God glory. Let’s do away with religious tradition and go with what the Word says. Let’s impress the world with Jesus and give God the glory today!

Scripture Reading: John 15:1-16

This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.

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Andrew Wommack Devotional 21 November 2018 – Circumcision is a Matter of the Heart

Topic: Circumcision is a Matter of the Heart [Andrew Wommack Devotional 21 November 2018]

John 18:14 “Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.”

The physical nation of Israel still has a very important part to play in God’s plan. They have a prominent role in end-time prophecy. However, the physical nation of Israel has been displaced in importance by the spiritual seed of Abraham, that is the church of Jesus Christ.

Christians are the true circumcised people of God. In Romans 2:28-29, Paul reveals that true circumcision is a matter of the heart, not the flesh, and that true Judaism is through new birth, not physical birth.

In Colossians 2:11, Paul says that spiritual circumcision was done by God without the hands of man. This circumcision, that was made without hands, proves that it was not done in the physical. Paul is referring to the spiritual circumcision of the heart. The sins of our heart were cut away and discarded through the sacrifice of Christ in a similar way that the foreskin is removed from a male. The physical act of circumcision is a picture of the spiritual circumcision that is now a reality in every born-again believer.

The condition of a person’s flesh is not the important thing. It doesn’t matter if the flesh is circumcised or holy. It is the condition of the spirit that matters with God. Those who put faith in their circumcision to save them are putting confidence in the flesh and not in God. Today, the act of circumcision is not the issue, but acts of holiness are still deemed by many as essential for receiving salvation. That is just as wrong as those in Paul’s day who believed that being circumcised granted them salvation.

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This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI) is an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff. (www.awmi.net).

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Billy Graham Devotional 21 November 2018 – Life Worth Living

Topic: Life Worth Living [Billy Graham Devotional 21 November 2018]

. . . ye might have life through his name. — John 20:31

“Is life worth living?” To scores of people life has ceased to be worth living. To all of you I have good news. God did not create you to be a defeated, discouraged, frustrated, wandering soul, seeking in vain for peace of heart and peace of mind. He has bigger plans for you. He has a larger orb and a greater life for you.

The answer to your problem, however great, is as near as your Bible, as simple as first-grade arithmetic, and as real as your heartbeat. Upon the authority of God’s Word, I tell you that Christ is the answer to every baffling perplexity which plagues mankind. In Him is found the cure for care, a balm for bereavement, a healing for our hurts, and a sufficiency for our insufficiency.

Prayer for the day: Teach me, Lord, as today I read Your Word, that the life You would have me live is one of joy and fulfillment.

“If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Billy Graham’s Daily Devotional HERE

Written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association(BGEA). BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.

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Open Heaven 21 November 2018 – Rejoice with those who Rejoice

Open Heaven 21 November 2018 Wednesday Daily Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye – Rejoice with those who Rejoice

Topic: Rejoice with those who Rejoice (Open Heaven 21 November 2018)

Memorise: “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.”- Romans 12:15

Read: Romans 12:15-16 (KJV)

15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 19-20, Luke 24:36-53

Open Heaven 21 November 2018 Wednesday MESSAGE:

It’s not so hard to mourn with those who mourn. It is relatively easy to feel the loss of a grieving person and to experience genuine sadness for their loss. Job 2:11-13 gives us an example of what it means to mourn with those who mourn. It says:

“11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.”

These verses of scripture show that it’s a part of human nature to mourn with those who mourn. There are even times when you do not personally know the person who has experienced a great loss, but after hearing their story, you become very sad. However, it is also part of human nature to be selfish. A natural man is very satisfied as long as no one around him gets anything better than what he has. Everyone wants the best for himself or herself. When that best goes to someone else, it becomes very hard to be genuinely happy for that person. This is a very dangerous human trait that every Christian must not allow in his or her life. The nature of God that we bear does not have such character trait. His instruction to us in today’s memory verse clearly shows what He expects of us in such circumstances, and we should take it very seriously.

How can we rejoice with those who rejoice? First, you have to stop comparing yourself with others. The moment you start looking at others and comparing what they have with what you have, you will soon meet with destruction. In Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus told a very interesting story of several men hired at different hours of the day. The men who were hired first were very satisfied with being paid a penny each. However, at the end of the work day, they were unhappy when they received this exact amount. Why? It was because they were comparing themselves with the other hired men who had worked for shorter hours and got paid the same amount as them. The master told them to take what had been given to them and go their own way, rather than focus negatively on what he had chosen to do for others. Secondly, pray for those you envy. When you genuinely pray for someone frequently and long enough, it becomes hard to nurse any hard feelings towards them. Finally, be thankful at all times. Always remember that there are people in worse situations compared to you; therefore be grateful and content always.

Open Heaven 21 November 2018 Wednesday Prayer Point:

Father, please grant me grace to genuinely rejoice with those who rejoice.

Also Read: Open Heaven 20 November 2018 – Great Expectations

Open Heaven 21 November 2018 Wednesday Hymn 2: I Need Thee Every Hour

1. I Need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.

Chorus:
I need Thee, Oh, I need Thee,
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh bless me now, my Saviour;
I come to Thee.

2. I need Thee every hour;
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.

3. I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.

4. I need Thee every hour;
Teach me Thy will,
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfil.

5. I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.

Open Heaven 21 November 2018 Wednesday 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 21 November 2018 Wednesday Daily Devotional.

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