OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL . THURSDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2014

THEME : CHURCH ON FIRE

God has expectations for His church. It is His
desire that the church would be identified by her
firepower. He wants the church to be full of His
divine fire. When this happens, satanic agents will
no longer be able to operate within or around the
assembly of the ‘called out’.

There must be fire on
the prayer altar at all times. The church should
make it impossible for agents of darkness to carry
out their nefarious activities in their midst. It is
unfortunate that witches and wizards sit down
comfortably in many churches. They are at ease
due to the lack of fire in the midst of the
congregation. We’ve had enough of lukewarm
Christianity; the fire must be brought back.

“Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the
burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and
the dust, and licked up the water that was in the
trench.” 1 Kings 18:38

An incident happened several years ago at the
headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of
God, Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Nigeria. Something
reminiscent of what happened in the above
passage was re-enacted. There was a woman who
was invited to the annual convention. The power of
the Holy Spirit was mightily present and the fire
was so much that she ran out of the church. From
a distance, she was shouting “Please, help me to
pick my bag, I must go home now”. The woman
who invited her to church came out to find out
why she wanted to leave the service mid-way; she
kept on saying she must go home, she insisted
she would not return to the church hall. At this
point, the friend became inquisitive and after
further questioning, she gave this shocking
answer: “I’m sorry, I can’t stand the fire in there.
The fire burning inside the church is too much for
me to bear.” It is indeed surprising that a stranger
could attest to the presence of divine fire during
the service. It is my desire to see such days again
so that the church will no longer be comfortable
for agents of darkness.
This is the season of divine fire. God is visiting his
church again. The same fire which descended
upon the early church, by which divorce,
worldliness, gay marriage, corruption etc, became
alien to them, will come upon us afresh in Jesus’
Name. When this fire falls, both the clergy and the
laity will bow in humble adoration. God is set to
do something new in the church, and everyone will
experience His awesome power.

Memorise:
And with great power gave the apostles witness of
the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great
grace was upon them all.
Acts 4:33
Read:
Acts 5:10-14
Bible in one year:
Judges 5:1-6:35
Job 39:26-40:14

Prayer Point:
Father, set the church on fire and let there be a
hunger for revival in every worshipper.

Full Bible Reading:
Acts 5:10-14

10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and
yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in,
and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried
her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the church, and
upon as many as heard these things.
12 And by the hands of the apostles were many
signs and wonders wrought among the people;
(and they were all with one accord in Solomon's
porch.
13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to
them: but the people magnified them.
14 And believers were the more added to the Lord,
multitudes both of men and women.

Author: Pastor E.A Adeboye

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