15 DECEMBER 2019 SUNDAY WHAT IS MAN?

OPEN HEAVEN 15 DECEMBER 2019 SUNDAY WHAT IS MAN?

OPEN HEAVEN 15 DECEMBER 2019 MEMORISE:

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have domination over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. – (Genesis 1:26)

OPEN HEAVEN 15 DECEMBER 2019 READ: PSALM 8:1-9 (KJV)

1. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5. For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet;

7. All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8. The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

OPEN HEAVEN 15 DECEMBER 2019 MESSAGE WITH HYMN, PRAYER POINTS, DAILY DECLARATIONS AND BIBLE READING

The topic of today’s devotional is a question that has confounded the minds of many and has persistently been on people’s lips down the ages.

People are confounded by this question because they have refused to accept the answer that God provides on this in His word.

The reason why they reject what God’s word says about it is that they don’t want to be subject to God’s authority as their creator. They have therefore developed an alternate reality for themselves that says man evolved from apes.

This is a lie of the devil, fabricated to debase the glory of man and keep him oblivious of the power and domination he stole from him.

The essence of man is revealed in today’s memory verse. This scripture explains that man emanated from God. In other words, man is the image of God.

When we read through the first two chapters of the book of Genesis, we see that man is God’s representative on earth and a co-ruler with Him. Man is the visible representation of the Almighty God, who is a Spirit.

How awesome this is! No wonder the Psalmist was astounded when he caught a revelation of who man is in today’s Bible reading. He observed in Psalm 8:6:

“Thou madest him to have domination over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.”

The lesson from this scripture is that man must not live below the standard which God set for him to live by. What brings man down to live below God’s standard for him is sin.

Man is fearfully and wonderfully created by God to be in charge of all circumstances of life. Beloved, if you are not living in domination, you are not living out the man in you.

I don’t mean what man became after the fall; I mean the man described by God in Genesis 1:26&31. The question is, what can man do today to regain his dominion?

The scripture is clear about this: man must be regenerated by being born again. There must be a spiritual re-engineering in the fallen man for him to return to God’s original design for his life.

This is the reason why Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:3b:

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

After we are born again, we have an inheritance in Jesus Christ to have our domination restored to us (Ephesians 1:11-18).

Beloved, Jesus Christ takes away the image of the fallen man and bring back the original man in you for domination, if only you will genuinely accept Him today and live by His principles and ideals.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 DECEMBER 2019 PRAYER POINT:

Father, please remove every trace of the curse of the first Adam from my life today, and restore me to the original image in which You made me.

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OPEN HEAVEN 15 DECEMBER 2019 HYMNAL: HYMN 13 – I AM A VICTOR

1. Yes, I know I am a victor

For the Bible tells me so

God made me more than a conqueror,

Much stronger than all my foes.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

2. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Stronger than demons I am,

To Satan I am a terror

I am free, o yes, I am.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

3. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Stronger than lack, poverty

All my needs Jesus provides for,

I have life abundantly.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

4. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Barrenness no more indeed

Fruitful is the God I live for

All my dreams shall be fulfilled.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

5. Yes, I know I am a victor,

By His strength I shall succeed

No more loss and no more failure

Glory to glory proceed.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

6. Yes, I know I am a victor,

No more sorrow, no despair

Jesus Christ is my own Succour

Tomorrow is joy and cheer.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

7. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Very soon I’ll reign with Him

His promise is my sure anchor

He’s coming to take me home.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

8. Jesus loves me and I love Him,

We rule this world together

As He is so right now I am

Hear me shout Halleluyah.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

9. Jesus loves me Halleluyah,

Hear me shout Halleluyah

Halleluyah, Halleluyah

Glory be to God on high.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 DECEMBER 2019 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PSALM 132-138, ZECHARIAH 1:18-2:13

Psalm 132-136 King James Version (KJV)

Chapter 132

1 Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

2 How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

5 Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

8 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

10 For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Chapter 133

1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

Chapter 134

1 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.

3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

Chapter 135

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

3 Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:

12 And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

13 Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.

14 For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:

20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

Chapter 136

1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.

5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:

8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:

9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:

12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.

13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:

14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:

15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.

17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:

18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:

19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

22 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Chapter 137

137 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Chapter 138

1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.