Open Heaven 21 September 2018 Friday – Not Your Subordinate

Open Heaven 21 September 2018 Friday – Not Your Subordinate

Open Heaven 21 September 2018 Memorise: And the LORD God said, it is not good that man should be alone; I would make him an help meet for him. Genesis 2:18

Reading: 1 Peter 3:7-9 Open Heaven 21 September 2018

7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Open Heaven 21 September 2018

Bible in one year: Ecclesiastes 8-12, Mark 11:1-19

Hymnal: Sing Hymn 17

Open Heaven 21 September 2018 Message: Open Heaven For Today

The way some men relate with their wives is unbecoming of a child of God. Some husbands deal with their wives like a highhanded boss would deal with an employee. When one beholds such sights, one begins to wonder whether it was love that brought them together in the first place or something else. They talk to their wives as if their wives are nonentities. Husbands who behave in this manner do not understand the essence of a woman in a man’s life Genesis 2:18 says it all:

“And the Lord God said, it is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”

What led him to this divine decision, seen in Genesis 2:20, is equally intriguing:

“And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.”

We need to note some points from these two scriptures, first of which is that as fearfully and wonderfully made as Adam was, he needed a helpmate, of which none was found amongst other creatures. God then decided to create a woman customized and tailored to meet this need.

Open Heaven 21 September 2018 Friday

Secondly, men do not seek help from an inferior entity; at best, they look in the direction of associate that is at least equal to their status. Thirdly, if Adam needed help, he required a quality helper to render it, and this was exactly what God provided. Therefore, any man who treats his wife as an inferior being does not know God and cannot appreciate God’s gift in the woman God had given him. This is an unfortunate situation. The word “weaker” used when describing women as vessels should not be take to mean “inferior vessel” ; rather, it is best interpreted as flexible vessels. Indeed, women are flexible, and they must be if they would serve the purpose for which they were created as helpmates of men. It is however unfortunate that some men take advantage of the flexible nature of women to extort and manipulate them.

The consequence of this terrible act is seen in Malachi 2:14:

    “Yet ye say, wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion and the wife of thy covenant.”

Futhermore, note that God is angry with domestic treachery and unfaithfulness. It has negative effect on your spirit and on the children of your union. If your marriage is experiencing difficulties, may God restore peace to it today in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 21 September 2018 Prayer Point

Father, please help to restore and maintain peace in my home, as I give due regard to my spouse from now on in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 21 September 2018 Hymn 17

Hymn 17 – COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

Verse 1:

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,

When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,

Count your many blessings; name them one by one,

And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.

Chorus

Count your blessings;

Name them one by one.

Count your blessings;

See what God hath done.

Count your blessings;

Name them one by one.

Count your many blessings;

See what God hath done.

Verse 2:

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?

Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?

Count your many blessings; ev’ry doubt will fly,

And you will be singing as the days go by.

Verse 3:

When you look at others with their lands and gold,

Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold.

Count your many blessings; money cannot buy

Your reward in heaven nor your home on high.

Verse 4:

So amid the conflict, whether great or small,

Do not be discouraged; God is over all.

Count your many blessings; angels will attend,

Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end

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