OPEN HEAVENS
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: FRIDAY
JANUARY 3RD 2025
TOPIC: ALL
THINGS NEW I
MEMORIES:
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold I make all things new. And he said
unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.Revelation 21:5
BIBLE READING: ISAIAH 43:18-19
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of
old.
19 Behold, I
will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will
even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
MASSAGE:
Jesus is a specialist at making all things new. For example,
when the wine finished at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, He didn't only change
water to wine; the new wine was better than what they had before. When Jesus
stepped onto the scene, He gave them an entirely new experience, and the
governor of the ceremony confirmed it (John 2:1-10). Jesus will do the same for
you in this new year, in Jesus' name.
Jesus can give you a brand-new beginning. 2 Corinthians 5:17
says that if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed
away, and all things have become new. All that God requires for everything in
your life to become new is for you to surrender to Him. This is because, for
the new to come, you must do away with the old.
When Jacob was faced with the fear of meeting his twin
brother, Esau, after so many years, he had a divine encounter that changed his
old name into a new one Israel. That change of name ushered in the miracle of
reconciliation that he wanted because as long as he still bore his old name, he
couldn't experience fresh miracles. God also had to change the names of Abraham
and Sarah so that His promises concerning their lives would come to pass
(Genesis 17:5, 15).
God doesn't put His new wine into old wineskins of sin (Luke
5:37-38). For Him to make all things new in your life, you must be ready to let
go of the old man. You must surrender your old ways of thinking to be able to
receive and follow His directions for your life. You must surrender your old
traditions for His new culture to take over. When it was time for God to draw
the Gentiles unto Him, God gave Simon Peter a trance to shift his old way of
thinking. He showed him a sheet filled with the birds and animals he termed
unclean and asked him to kill and eat. God wanted to change his old mindset so
that he could accept the Gentiles into the church (Acts 10:9-16).
God is limitless. He can make all things new, but sometimes,
our old wineskins stop Him from pouring out His newness into our lives.
Beloved, as we still bask in the newness of this year, ask the Lord to reveal
every old and faulty mindset that can hinder His new plans from manifesting in
your life.
PRAYER
POINT:
Father,
please help me to do away with the old things in my life that are preventing me
from experiencing your newness, in Jesus' name.
AUTHOR
PASTOR E A ADEBOYE
HYMNAL: TAKE MY LIFE, AND LET IT BE
1 Take my
life, and let it be
Consecrated,
Lord, to Thee;
Take my
moments and my days,
Let them
flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them
flow in ceaseless praise.
2 Take my
hands, and let them move
At the
impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet
and let them be
Swift and
beautiful for Thee,
Swift and
beautiful for Thee.
3 Take my
voice, and let me sing
Always,
only, for my King;
Take my
lips, and let them be
Filled with
messages from Thee,
Filled with
messages from Thee.
4 Take my
silver and my gold;
not a mite
would I withhold.
Take my
intellect and use
every power
as thou shalt choose,
every power
as thou shalt choose.
5 Take my
will and make it thine;
it shall be
no longer mine.
Take my
heart it is thine own;
it shall be
thy royal throne,
it shall be
thy royal throne.
6 Take my
love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet
its treasure store.
Take myself,
and I will be
ever, only,
all for thee,
ever, only,
all for thee.
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