*OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
*DATE: FRIDAY, 18TH JULY, 2025*
*TOPIC: DON'T THINK FOR GOD*
*MEMORY VERSE*
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
*Job 26:14*
*BIBLE TEXT*
*Romans 11:33-36*
[33]O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
[34]For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
[35]Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
[36]For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
*MESSAGE* 👦👩👩👦👦👨👨👦
Many times, believers ask God for things and then begin to think about how He will achieve them. In reality, however, our brains cannot understand how God will do the things He wishes to do. For instance, when a man says he has a PhD in Mathematics, it may sound like a big deal, but in truth, he can only be a specialist in an aspect of the subject. If he finds himself among fellow mathematicians, they will begin to ask him questions like, "What is your area of specialisation?" If he says, Applied Maths, they might further ask, What section of Applied Maths?" He might respond, "Fluid Dynamics. They can still ask, "What section of Fluid Dynamics?" The questioning can go on until it becomes evident that his PhD degree is just a little pin-head in Mathematics. It will take you over 1,000 years to know all there is to know about Mathematics. However, God knows all Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, and all other subjects, including those that are yet to be discovered. You simply can't compare your wisdom and knowledge to His. Why, then, do believers try to calculate how He will choose to do something?
When I became the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1981, quite a few people in the church thought that my appointment was rigged. They thought that I used my position as a Mathematics lecturer to manipulate the General Superintendent because he was uneducated. I looked up to God to show the people that I did not manoeuvre my way into becoming the General Overseer and that He chose me Himself. God then began to do something extraordinary. We used to hold monthly seminars for some days, and on the first day of each seminar, a woman would deliver a baby boy in our maternity centre. After several months of this happening, it became clear that it was not coincidental, and those with spiritual understanding among us discerned that it was a sign from God confirming that He had chosen me Himself. l could never have imagined that God would use this as one of the ways to confirm that He had chosen me.
Beloved, when you ask God for something, please don't ever think of how He will do it because it is beyond you. Just ask, obey whatever instructions He gives you, and leave the rest to Him.
*KEY POINT*
When you ask God for something, don't think about how He will do it; only trust and obey Him.
*BIBLE IN A YEAR*
*Isaiah 12-14*
*HYMN 1 ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME*
🪇🪈
1️⃣ All hall the power of Jesus' Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all.
2️⃣ Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
And as they tune it, fall
Before His face who tunes their choir,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face who tunes their choir,
And crown Him Lord of all.
3️⃣ Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israel's might,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Now hail the strength of Israel's might,
And crown Him Lord of all.
4️⃣ Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,
And crown Him Lord of all.
5️⃣ Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all.
6️⃣ Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
And crown Him Lord of all.
The God incarnate, Man divine,
And crown Him Lord of all.
7️⃣ Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
And crown Him Lord of all.
8️⃣ Let every tribe and every tongue
Before Him prostrate fall
And shout in universal song
The crowned Lord of all. And shout in universal song
The crowned Lord of all
*OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
*DATE: FRIDAY, 18TH JULY, 2025*
*TOPIC: DON'T THINK FOR GOD*
*MEMORY VERSE*
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
*Job 26:14*
*BIBLE TEXT* 📖📚
*Romans 11:33-36*
[33]O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
[34]For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
[35]Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
[36]For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
*MESSAGE* 🗣️👨👨👦👨👨👧👦👨👨👦👦👨👨👧👧👩👩👦👩👩👦👦👨👨👦👨👩👧👧
Many times, believers ask God for things and then begin to think about how He will achieve them. In reality, however, our brains cannot understand how God will do the things He wishes to do. For instance, when a man says he has a PhD in Mathematics, it may sound like a big deal, but in truth, he can only be a specialist in an aspect of the subject. If he finds himself among fellow mathematicians, they will begin to ask him questions like, "What is your area of specialisation?" If he says, Applied Maths, they might further ask, What section of Applied Maths?" He might respond, "Fluid Dynamics. They can still ask, "What section of Fluid Dynamics?" The questioning can go on until it becomes evident that his PhD degree is just a little pin-head in Mathematics. It will take you over 1,000 years to know all there is to know about Mathematics. However, God knows all Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, and all other subjects, including those that are yet to be discovered. You simply can't compare your wisdom and knowledge to His. Why, then, do believers try to calculate how He will choose to do something?
When I became the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1981, quite a few people in the church thought that my appointment was rigged. They thought that I used my position as a Mathematics lecturer to manipulate the General Superintendent because he was uneducated. I looked up to God to show the people that I did not manoeuvre my way into becoming the General Overseer and that He chose me Himself. God then began to do something extraordinary. We used to hold monthly seminars for some days, and on the first day of each seminar, a woman would deliver a baby boy in our maternity centre. After several months of this happening, it became clear that it was not coincidental, and those with spiritual understanding among us discerned that it was a sign from God confirming that He had chosen me Himself. l could never have imagined that God would use this as one of the ways to confirm that He had chosen me.
Beloved, when you ask God for something, please don't ever think of how He will do it because it is beyond you. Just ask, obey whatever instructions He gives you, and leave the rest to Him.
*KEY POINT* 📖✍️
When you ask God for something, don't think about how He will do it; only trust and obey Him.
*BIBLE IN A YEAR*
*Isaiah 12-14*
*HYMN 1 ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME*
🎼🎵🎶🎤🎷🎺🎹🪗🎻🪕🎸🪘🥁🪇🪈
1️⃣ All hall the power of Jesus' Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all.
2️⃣ Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
And as they tune it, fall
Before His face who tunes their choir,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face who tunes their choir,
And crown Him Lord of all.
3️⃣ Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israel's might,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Now hail the strength of Israel's might,
And crown Him Lord of all.
4️⃣ Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,
And crown Him Lord of all.
5️⃣ Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all.
6️⃣ Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
And crown Him Lord of all.
The God incarnate, Man divine,
And crown Him Lord of all.
7️⃣ Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
And crown Him Lord of all.
8️⃣ Let every tribe and every tongue
Before Him prostrate fall
And shout in universal song
The crowned Lord of all. And shout in universal song
The crowned Lord of all
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