Open Heaven 23 August
MEMORISE: After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Mark 8:25
BIBLE READING: Acts 3:1-8 (KJV)
Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to [a]ask alms from those who entered the temple; 3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” 5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.
Read yesterday’s Open Heaven Devotional here
It is one thing to be restored, it is another to experience complete restoration. Some people are restored halfway – like the nine lepers in Luke 17:12-19 . The only one who received complete restoration was the tenth leper because he returned to give thanks to the Lord.
Complete restoration does not allow any backwardness or stagnation. This is why I always assure those who have received one miracle or another that when they give the testimony of what the Lord has done, it will always be permanent.
A typical example of complete restoration is found in the Bible reading of today. When the lame man at the gate called Beautiful got his healing, it was complete. First, his feet and ankle bones received strength for the first time in his life.
After this, he began to walk, and then to leap praising God. May you experience complete restoration of whatever you have lost, in Jesus name. The story in our memory verse of today reveals another typical example of complete restoration.
The lessons in the story from which we took our memory verse are many. One, Jesus will not stop until He has completed whatever miracle He starts.
Two, He always completes His miracle in the life of an individual, as revealed in that story. When the man said he was seeing men like trees, Jesus was not satisfied with such an incomplete miracle; He continued to do what He knew how to do best until it was complete, perfect and delivered. The Lord will perfect the good work He has started in your life and He will not abandon it until it is complete in Jesus name.You can have complete restoration in your spiritual life if you have missed it one way or the other. You can be born again, sanctified, and baptized in the Holy Ghost.
Your expectation for the complete restoration of your shattered dreams shall not be cut short in Jesus name. I just want to advise you to have an encounter with Jesus Christ – the One who can make all your dreams come true. You will have testimonies of the complete restoration of your destiny, in the mighty name of Jesus.
ACTION POINT: Father, please give me my desired breakthrough and let it be complete, in Jesus name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 122:1-9 , Psalms 123:1-4 , Psalms 124:1-8
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – Complete Restoration – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 23 August 2021
