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TOPIC: The Better Option [Open Heaven for Teens 28 July 2022]
MEMORISE: I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35
Also Read: Open Heaven 28 July 2022 – Prayers For The Church
READ: Acts 20:32-35
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 27:26-44, Psalms 53:1-6
MESSAGE:
It’s good to receive blessings but better to be a blessing to others. A lot of Christians have an entitlement mentality that makes them assume they can get anything from anyone irrespective of whether they deserve it or not. Their prayers are centred on their desires and requests alone without bothering to pray for others who need miracles. This is not a good attitude at all. Every child of God must think about others. This is why in the second commandment, Jesus said you should love others as yourself (Matthew 22:39).
The four lepers in Samaria (2 Kings 7:3 ) hit a divine jackpot and had a field day in the enemy’s camp but they didn’t stop there, they took the news to the Kings palace so that others could benefit too. When God blesses you, He is watching to see whether you will share with others. The secret is, the more you share, the more you get but when you hoard the blessing, it doesn’t multiply in your hands. A giver’s hand is always on top; choose the better option by being a giver henceforth so that your blessings will overflow.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, please deliver me from stinginess.
HYMN: There Shall Be Showers Of Blessing
Chorus:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy-drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.