Open Heaven, RCCG Daily Devotional plus Prayer Points, Friday June 19, 2020: Hunger and thirst for righteousness

Topic for Friday, June 19: Hunger and thirst for righteousness

By Pastor E. A. Adeboye –

Memorise: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. – Matthew 5:6

Read: John 4:31-34 (KJV)

31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Bible in One Year: Ecclesiastes 7-12

Open Heaven 19 June 2020 Friday MESSAGE:

You can always identify someone who is hungry for righteousness because his/her disposition will reflect their area of interest – godliness. Joseph was a classic example of someone who was hungry and thirsty for righteousness. He loved and feared the Lord. Even when sexual immorality was presented to him on a platter with attendant benefits, he vehemently refused and said in Genesis 39:9 “…how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

Also Read: Antidote For Fruitlessness By Pastor E. A. Adeboye

Daniel was another classic example of someone who was both hungry and thirsty for righteousness. The Bible reveals in Daniel 1:8 that, though under no obligation to live like a Rabbi, Daniel however felt no compulsion for self-indulgence like his Chaldean school mates. It was on account of his thirst for righteousness that he determined not to be defiled in a strange land. Some people live careless live when they are away from home. Some who had vowed never to touch alcohol start drinking in the name of cold weather. When some return from temperate regions, they move around virtually naked citing the hot weather as an excuse.

The problem with such people is not the environment; it is the fact that they do not consider God worthy of their sacrifice of holiness. Such people miss the rewards of righteousness, one of which is the spirit of excellence. The Bible says “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” (Hebrews 1:9). This is excellence in action. Those who live righteously do not live in condemnation according to Romans 8:1 which says “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

God is ready to grant all of your heart desires if only you would first seek His righteousness (Matthew 6:33).

Open Heaven 19 June 2020 Friday Prayer Point:

Father, please put in my heart the hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Open Heaven 19 June 2020 Friday Hymn 27: Take My Life And Let It Be

    Take my life and let it be

    Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.

    Take my moments and my days,

    Let them flow in endless praise.

    Take my hands and let them move

    At the impulse of Thy love.

    Take my feet and let them be

    Swift and beautiful for Thee.

    Take my voice and let me sing,

    Always, only for my King.

    Take my lips and let them be

    Filled with messages from Thee.

    Take my silver and my gold,

    Not a mite would I withhold.

    Take my intellect and use

    Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.

    Take my will and make it Thine,

    It shall be no longer mine.

    Take my heart, it is Thine own,

    It shall be Thy royal throne.

    Take my love, my Lord, I pour

    At Thy feet its treasure store.

    Take myself and I will be

    Ever, only, all for Thee.

Special note:

Beloved Reader, if you are yet to give your life to Christ Jesus, I would advise you to do so before you continue in this reading. Remember! The Lord Jesus in John 3:3 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a person is born again, ye cannot see the kingdom of God.”

And remember there is nothing like once born again, you remain born again forever. Examine yourself on regular basis. If you are ready to give your life to Christ Jesus, please pray the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. I confess all my sin, have mercy on me, forgive me all sin, give grace to go and sin no more. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens 19 June 2020 – Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

1.Thank You, Father, for the precious blood of Jesus that was shed at Calvary for the remission of my sin, and for the salvation of my soul.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus name.

3.Father, as the deer pants after water, so my heart pants, after you; please, give me hunger and thirst for for righteousness, in Jesus name.

4.Father, wear upon me the garment of Your righteousness; empower me to do Your perfect Will in this world, and to finish Your work, in Jesus name.

5.Father, give me the grace to love righteousness and to hate iniquity; please, anoint me with the oil of gladness above my fellows, in Jesus name.

6.Father, please, give me the grace to fear You, and to run away from every appearance of evil, in Jesus name.

7.Father, empower me to live above sin and all the activities of the flesh; please, do not allow sin to have dominion over me, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, keep me pure and undefiled, in this wicked and perverse generation; and let me see You in glory, after I am done with my assignments in this world, in Jesus name.

9.Father, please, uphold me by Your right hand of righteousness, till the end; and, whenever, the temptation to sin comes my way, please, make a way of escape for me, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and, grant all his heart’s desires, in Jesus name.

11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus name.

12.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name.

13.Your Personal petitions. (Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus name I pray. (John 14:13-14; 15:16)

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers. (1 Thessalonians 5:18).