THAT I MAY KNOW HIM

OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL.

DATE:?FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2022

THEME: THAT I MAY KNOW HIM

MEMORY VERSE: “That I may know Him, and The Power of His Resurrection, and The Fellowship of His Sufferings, being made conformable unto His Death”Philippians 3:10?

BIBLE READING: Philippians 3:7 -10

7??But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

8??Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus My Lord: for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

9? And be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, The Righteousness which is of God by Faith:

10??That I may know Him, and The Power of His Resurrection, and The Fellowship of His Sufferings, being made conformable unto His Death;

MESSAGE:

A. ?In Philippians 3:7-10, Apostle Paul told us several things that he let go of, for just one single purpose: that he might know God .?

1??When l was a younger Christian,whenever someone asked if l knew God, my answer was always a big "Yes".?

2? ?However, something, happened some years ago that made me change that answer from "Yes" to "l am just beginning to know Him".?

3??l have been born again for close to 50 years ago and up to now, l am still learning more and more about God.?

4??There are different levels of knowing God and you can only know Him to the extent of how much of Himself He reveals to you in line with how diligent you seek Him.?

5? In Psalm 103:7, The Bible says:?

He made known his ways to Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

B.??How well do you want to know God??

1??Are you willing to seek Him so diligently that He would reveal some of His Secrets to you??

2? John 15:5 says that God share deep things with His Friends.?

3??HIs friends are those who do His Will (John 15:14).?

4??His friends are those who are diligent about seeking Him.?

5??They seek Him so diligently that they are ready to let go of several pleasures just to know Him more.?

6??If fasting for three days is too much a price to pay to know God more, then you are not seeking Him diligently.?

7??I am talking about fasting and praying when you are not asking Him for anything other than, Lord, l just want draw closer to you"??

8??I am talking about spending hours in personal fellowship.?

9??I am talking about evangelism and doing God's work as if you are being paid a huge salary for doing it.

C. ??Those who seek God diligent?

always do so early. Proverb 8: 17

1??One thing that determines if you will discover God is how early you seek Him. ?

2??If you keep postponing your search for deeper things in God, you may never find Him.?

3??It is those that seek Him early who will find Him.?

4??For them, they put everything else aside just to seek Him.?

5??Are you among those who are desperate to know God??

6??If so, seek Him diligently.?

7??Seek Him early.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, Please draw me closer to You; I just want to know You more.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 23-24

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD

1?When we walk with the Lord?

in the light of his word,?

what a glory he sheds on our way!?

While we do his good will,?

he abides with us still,?

and with all who will trust and obey.?

Refrain:

Trust and obey, for there's no other way?

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.?

2?Not a burden we bear,?

not a sorrow we share,?

but our toil he doth richly repay;?

not a grief or a loss,?

not a frown or a cross,?

but is blest if we trust and obey. Refrain:

3?But we never can prove?

the delights of his love?

until all on the altar we lay;?

for the favor he shows,?

for the joy he bestows,?

are for them who will trust and obey. Refrain:

4?Then in fellowship sweet?

we will sit at his feet,?

or we'll walk by his side in the way;?

what he says we will do,?

where he sends we will go;?

never fear, only trust and obey. Refrain:?

Emmanuel=GOD With Us!