Open Heaven 21 August 2018 Tuesday – WAITING FOR THE APPOINTED TIME
Open Heaven 21 August 2018 Memorise: For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: through it tarry, wait for it; because it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3
Read: John 2:1-5 Open Heaven 21 August 2018
1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Open Heaven 21 August 2018
Bible in one year: Psalm 40-44, Matthew 23:29-24:14
Hymnal: Sing hymn 10
Message – Open Heaven 21 August 2018 Tuesday Daily Devotional
One Christian virtue that is gradually disappearing from the lives of believers today is the virtue of waiting for God’s appointed time. The story in today’s Bible text reveals the necessity of following the divine time-table for all events, even if it involves waiting. There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and Jesus was invited there, together with His mother, Mary, and His disciples. While the ceremony was going on, they discovered that there was no more wine for people to drink. Mary came to Him and requested Him to do what only He could do. However, it was not yet time for this. Jesus’ response in John 2:4 reveals the importance of waiting for God’s appointed time:
“…Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.”
Mary’s response was equally noteworthy. She agreed with Him that the hour had indeed not come; nevertheless, the celebrants’ need required attention. She instructed the servants of the house that when the hour had fully come, they should do whatsoever Jesus instructed (John 2:5). In obedience to her, these servants waited. Although we don’t know how long they waited on Jesus, we know that at the appointed time, He gave the instructions that put an end to the need at the feast. God will speak to your needs today in Jesus’ Name. There are lots of lessons to learn from the series of events that occurred at this marriage feast; first of which is that Mary’s instruction to the servants could be regarded as prophetic. She was confident that Jesus would do something about the situation. To avoid losing the miracle, she put the servants on notice to obey any command from Jesus. Another lesson for us is that Mary stopped worrying herself after she had taken the matter to the Ultimate Helper. Many children of God worry so much that they become incapacitated, even after a word of prophecy about their situation has gone forth. A fellow who met me during one of my prayer walks at the Redemption Camp, Nigeria, asked me to pray for him, and I prophesied to him, saying “God bless you”. To my surprise, he still asked me to pray for him. I wondered in my heart what other prayer was greater than “God bless you” – a prayer of blessing with no limit.
Open Heaven 21 August 2018
I prophesy to a reader of this devotional today: “God bless you.” May the Lord grant you the faith to receive this blessing in Jesus’ Name. The third lesson is that the expected miracle eventually came, even though they had to wait. This is the promise of God to a user of this devotional today: “All the pleasant prophesies that came to you before today shall come to pass at their appropriate time.” However, please do whatever God commands you to do. Be obedient to God’s word.
Check Out: Open Heaven 21 August 2018 Prayer Points – Waiting for the Appointed Time
Prayer Point – Open Heaven 21 August 2018
Father, I receive the fulfilment of all Your prophecies into my life today in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heaven 21 August 2018 Hymn
Sing hymn 10 – MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE
My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamp of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray
Take all my guilt away
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!
May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!
While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside
When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!
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Calvary greetings to you all in jesus name…I have been studying my open heaven devotional book since March 4th 2018 that I gave my whole life to christ jesus and indeed he has been awesome.
Patience is indeed a virtue which we all must understand,but unfortunately many people don’t wait for GOD’S time anymore which is so disheartening….I remember when I was seeking for an admission in the university somega decades ago I did everything when it comes studying for my exams just be admitted,unfortunately those universities won’t offer me an admission…I decided to get my self a menial job just to help my self…to the glory of God I will be graduating this year.so in a nutshell we should learn to be patient…The Bible made us to understand that his ways and thought are not our ways and thought…If only we can be believe what he has promised us will be fulfilled,it must be fulfilled in jesus name.
Thank you and GOD BLESS you all!
Amen!!! To the three prophetic declarations
Brethren, waiting can be painful but it’s worth to wait for the appointed time of God.
Our waiting is like the waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ .It’s like a thief in the night.No one can hinder the breaking of the day as no one can explain how water get into coconut seed.
.Surely our God is sovereign He will bring His promise to pass. Jehovah is a faithful and just God. Psalms 119 : 138 & 152, Psalms 93 : 5, and Nahum 2 : 2.
GBU.
Another lesson I picked up here is that if we are willing and obedient, there are things that God will do for us even when he would have rather waited. His timing is the best oh, but when we are in need and we are desperate, we can still call on him and he will show up and turn our lack to abundant supply