OPEN HEAVEN 15 JULY 2025 TUESDAY: THE FRAGRANCE OF FAVOUR
OPEN HEAVEN 15 JULY 2025 MEMORISE: “In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.” Proverbs 16:15 (KJV)
OPEN HEAVEN 15 JULY 2025 BIBLE READING: Psalm 44:1-3
1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
OPEN HEAVEN 15 JULY 2025 MESSAGE:
In Numbers 6:22-27, God commanded the priests to bless the Israelites and declare that His face will shine upon them.
When God’s face shines on you, you will receive a fragrance of His favour that will ensure that everywhere you go, people will find themselves showing you favour without knowing why.
In 1976, while I was a young lecturer, I attended a global conference of Applied Mathematicians in Canada as one of two delegates from Nigeria.
At that time, I had only written 12 academic papers. In contrast, the man who gave the opening speech at the conference had published 150 papers!
He spoke about the mathematics of the rain – I had never heard anything like that before.
I looked around and asked, “God, what am I doing here?” I was supposed to present my paper the next day, so I prayed to God all night that He should glorify His name in my life during my presentation.
I also prayed that the man wouldn’t attend my presentation because he was probably going to think to himself, “Who brought this idiot here?”
The time for my presentation came, and behold, the man was sitting right in front of me!
However, when I finished presenting my paper, he stood up and began to clap.
When everybody saw him clapping, they got up and began to clap too.
My paper was not as special as the other papers that had been presented, but God had put His fragrance of favour on me.
When God puts His favour upon you, things will work effortlessly in your favour.
When He put His favour on the Israelites, the Egyptians, who had tormented and tortured them for four hundred and thirty years, gave them everything they asked for.
And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required.
And they spoiled the Egyptians. (Exodus 12:36)
God’s favour on a man will make even those who hate him to do everything to bless him.
They will not understand why they are going the extra mile to give him all he needs.
God’s favour on Esther made everyone who looked at her to accept her immediately.
It also made the king choose her out of the many other damsels (Esther 2:15-17).
When God lifts His countenance upon a fellow, that person becomes attractive to everyone who looks at him or her.
I pray that God will lift His countenance upon you, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please let the fragrance of Your favour rest on me and my family always, in Jesus’ name.
OPEN HEAVEN 15 JULY 2025 HYMN 8 –
I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR
1. I need thee every hour most gracious Lord;
no tender voice like thine can peace afford.
CHORUS
I need thee, oh, I need thee; every hour I need thee!
Oh, bless me now my saviour; I come to thee!
2. I need thee every hour, stay thou near by;
temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.
3. I need thee every hour in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide or life is vain.
4. I need Thee every hour
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises In me fulfill.
5. I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy one; Oh, make me
Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son!
OPEN HEAVEN 15 JULY 2025 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 1 – 3
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