FOR WHOM THE HEAVENS OPEN – PART 6(CASE STUDY OF MOSES – PART III): PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, 19TH FEBRUARY, 2023.
SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE
TOPIC: FOR WHOM THE HEAVENS OPEN – PART 6 (CASE STUDY OF MOSES – PART III)
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 19TH FEBRUARY 2023
BIBLE TEXT: EXODUS 17: 8-14
Let Us Pray!
SONG
Glory be to God in the Highest Amen,
Glory be to God in the Highest Amen;
For His Mercy endureth forever – Amen,
For His Mercy endureth forever – Amen (Hallelujah)!
OPENING PRAYER
Our Father and our God, we give You all the Glory.
The Holy One of Israel, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the King of Glory; the Lord Strong and Mighty, the Lord Mighty in battle. The Lord who has never lost a war – The Lord of Hosts Himself. We Worship You!
Please, accept our Thanks in Jesus’ Name.
Today, in the lives of all Your Children, manifest Your Mightiness; let the Heavens Open, breathe on us Lord, touch us O Lord; transform us O Lord.
Let Your Fire come down Mightily!
And Lord God Almighty, let this day be a day none of us will ever forget.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Praise the Lord – Hallelujah!
Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) Brothers and Sisters, greet them and say: God Bless You Mightily today!
… And then, you may be seated.
As we continue with our Series: FOR WHOM THE HEAVENS OPEN – PART 6.
We will still be continuing the gleanings from what happened when the Heavens opened unto Moses.
But our Bible Text this morning (in future we will Probably come back to Exodus 3) is going to be Exodus 17:8-14:
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will Stand on the top of the Hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the Hill.
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel Prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek Prevailed.
12 But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a Memorial in a Book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under Heaven.
The Heavens opened unto Moses and suddenly, Moses became a man with Special Hands.
Here in the Story that we’ve just read, the children of Israel were on their way to the Promised Land, and there is this Nation that some of the children of Amalek attacked from the back – Where women, children and old men were.
Now, the children of Israel had been in Bondage (in Egypt) for four hundred and thirty (430) years. And because they were Slaves, they were not allowed to learn war.
… Because if they learnt war, they could have turned against their Captors.
So they were Bricklayers, they were building Pyramids and doing that kind of menial jobs. They didn’t know war! So, when Amalek came, Amalek thought that they would be a mere run over.
But then, Moses chose Joshua and said, “Well, get as many swords as you can find; and get some men – So you can have some kind of resemblance of an Army.”
He said, “but I will go to the top of the Mountain, and I will raise my hands to the Almighty God.” He went up, he took two (2) People with him (Aaron and Hurt).
And as he raised his hands, his hands made contact with Heaven and Strange things began to happen:
I. The Army of Joshua began to defeat the well trained, organized Army of Amalek.
But then, Moses was a man! After lifting up his hands for some Minutes, the hand became heavy – And so the hands began to go down.
And as soon as the hands began to go down, the battle turned, and the Amalekites began to Prevail.
Aaron and Hur observed what was going on and very quickly, discerned what to do.
They could easily have said, “Sir, rest! We will raise our own hands. We have seen you doing it, so let’s do the same – We will have four (4) hands now raised instead of just your own two (2)”
If they had done that, the battle would have been lost. But they were intelligent enough to know that all hands are not the same:
So, they quickly arranged for Moses to be comfortable: and then they raised his hands – One Person on his Right hand, the other fellow picked up his lyeft hand, and lifted it up;
… And the battle was won!
WHO IS MOSES – FOR WHOM THE HEAVENS OPENED?
I. When the Heavens open unto you, your hands can become Special Hands.
How come the hands of Moses became Special Hands?
Because he touched the Holy Ground – His hands touched the Holy Ground.
You say, ‘where is that?’
Oh, in Exodus 4:2-4, when God asked him, Moses what’s that thing in your hand? He said, a rod! God said a rod, right? Throw the rod down. He threw the rod down: An Ordinary Shepherd rod became a Serpent.
You see, even an Ordinary rod touching Holy Ground can become something else.
And then God told Moses, don’t run away from the Serpent, pick it up! In bending down to pick up that Serpent, Moses’ hand also touched the Holy Ground.
Not only that – In the same Exodus 4:6-7, the Almighty God asked him (Moses) to put his hand in his bossom – he did it.
By the time he pulled it out, it became leprose. And then God said, put it back. He put it back and it became normal.
His hand underwent a Transformation and the hands were never the same again.
So, who is Moses? Moses is the man with Special Hands!
… We will talk about that a little later.
But it was not only his hands that became Special;
II. His Legs also became Special.
Because when he removed his shoes – Remember, God told him to take off his shoes, because he was Standing in the Holy Ground.
When he removed his Shoes, his bare legs touched the Holy Ground: and those legs were never the same again.
Those legs, in Exodus 14:21-28; the same legs touched the bottom of the Red Sea, when the seas Parted.
The same legs walked on a Path that Nobody had ever walked before – The legs became Special. The Heavens opened unto him.
And we have Prayed that the Heavens will open unto you; so that your hands can become Special Hands – Amen!
In Mark 16:17-18, one of the Promises of God to you as a Believer is that: you would lay your hands on the sick and they will recover.
It takes Special Hands to heal the Sick – t’s not just anybody who can lay hands on the Sick and expect the Miracle of Healing.
There was a Man of God who said: “If there is Nothing in your hand (if there is no Anointing in your hand) don’t lay it on my head.”
He said, “Don’t lay empty hands on my head: Go and look for somebody with an empty head and lay your empty hands on their empty heads.”
… Lay it on them until all the hairs on their head drop off!
I am Praying for all of you (True Believers) that the Heavens will open unto you – Amen!
That from now, any time you lay hands on the Sick they will recover – Amen!
That your hands will become Special Hands – Amen!
That Handkerchiefs will leave your hands to go and Perform Miracles – Amen!
So shall it be – Amen!!!
But then, your legs can also become Special Legs:
Because it is written, Isaiah 52:7 says, How beautiful upon the Mountains are the feet of him that bringeth Good Tidings, that Publisheth Peace; that bringeth Good Tidings of Good, that Publisheth Salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Your legs can become Special Legs – Because according to Matthew 28:18-20: If you will go Evangelizing, the Almighty God will make sure your very feet will begin to turn the Territory of satan to the teyrritory of the Most High God.
Because He says: “I will be with you when you go Witnessing.” You would be amazed how many Miracles begin to happen.
Someone had said, how come so many Miracles happen through the Ministry of Evangelists? Because they “Go!”
They go from Place to Place Witnessing for Jesus Christ. And they don’t go alone; God goes with them!
And I am Praying that as you make this year a very Special Year for Soul Winning, the Almighty God will make your legs Special Legs – Amen.
Now, Who is Moses? Moses is a man with Special Hands: the hands that can win wars, the hands that can put the enemy to shame;
III. But he is a man with the Shining Face:
In Exodus 34:29-33, the Bible says after Moses came back to the children of Israel after he had been in the Presence of God for some time; he didn’t even know that his face was Shinning.
His face was Shinning so bright that those who were the Elders saw him coming and they ran! And he had to cover his face before the People could come near him.
What kind of face is that?
Why? Because he had seen God:
In Exodus 33:17-23, the Bible says, Moses said to God, “show me Your face, I want to see Your face.”
And God told him, you can’t see my face and live. But I will do something for you, because you have found favour in my sight:
“There is a rock near by and there’s a cleft there. I will put you in that cleft and then I would cover your face with my hand, and the I will pass by: and just before I disappeared from sight, I would remove my hand and then you will just get a glimpse of my behind!”
And said, “half a bread is better than nothing!”
He caught a glimpse of the Glory of the Most High God; and from that day on till he died his face continued to Shine.
You know, one of the beauties of Open Heavens is that God comes down and the Grace to see God is made available.
I am Praying for everyone of you who had never caught a Glimpse of the Glory of God, that this year (2023), you would begin to catch Glimpses of God even if it is in your Dreams. And then your face will begin to Shine – Amen.
You will notice that the same thing happened in Acts 6:9-15; the Bible tells us that all those who ganged up against Stephen looked at his face and his face was Shinning like that of an Angel.
They looked at his face, and all of a sudden, the face began to radiate Light.
You know, it is within the Power of the Almighty God to make you Younger.
It is within the Power of God that People would look at you and when you tell them your age, they say “that can’t be true” – because what they will see will be the Glory of God.
I am Praying that one of the things that God will do for you this Year (2023) as the Heavens come down is that, He will renew your age like the Eagles – Amen!
He would cause you to be Younger, to be Stronger and to be more effective – Amen.
I still remembered the Testimony of one of my daughters at the University of Ibadan – By the Grace of God she’s still alive and well.
In one of the Services I went to hold there, the Word of God came and said, “there is someone here, I have reduced your years by ten (10). And the woman grabbed it and said, Ahh! It’s me!
Unbelievable as it sounds, suddenly People saw her looking at least ten (10) years younger.
That was years ago! And she’s still alive today, Healthy and Strong.
May I decree in the Name that’s above every other name: The Heavens will open unto you today, and God will renew your age – Amen!
He will make you Younger, and make you Stronger – Amen!
And I will share another Testimony – Probably you have heard it before and I believe this is a Message for someone in Particular:
We held a Holy Ghost Service in London. Over there they call it FOL (Festival of Life). And there is a woman who came from America to visit her Siblings in London – Heard about the Holy Ghost Service and decided to attend.
And a Word came that (just as it did at the University of Ibadan) that there was a woman there and God says, “I am renewing your age – I am reducing your age by ten (10)”
And she said, Ah! That must be me! And she believed it so firmly that she turned to her sibling and said, don’t call me Aunty any more. I am ten (10) years Younger now. I am Younger than some of you.
Few Minutes later, the Word of God came again – “There is someone here well beyond child bearing; Because I have reduced your years, by this time next year you will come rejoicing with your baby.”
The woman almost wept! “God, You mean You called this meeting because of me?”
… Those who don’t believe don’t need to believe! But that woman came back the following year with her child.
I Pray in the Name that’s above every other name, that the Heavens will open and those that they say are already beyond having children; by this time next year, you will be dedicating your children – Amen!
The man with the Shinning face; the man who saw God; the man who beheld God.
There is a Passage in the Bible that tells us that: As we behold God even as if in a Mirror, we are Transformed from Glory to Glory just as the Image of the Almighty God. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
I am Praying today, that the Heavens would open unto us; that God Himself will reveal Himself unto us; that He will Transform us from Glory to Glory – Amen!
Transformation from Glory to Glory implies Transformation from Success to Success.
Because, like I have explained to you before, Glory is the opposite of Shame. And I have told you all those things that can cause Shame – Failure, Incurable Disease, Poverty, etc.
*So, if we are Transformed from Glory to Glory:
- It means we will be Transformed from Success to Success;
- It means Failure would become a Stranger to us;
- It means we would be Transformed from Health to Health;
- That those of us who are Healthy now will become Healthier;
- That those who are Sick will no longer be Sick.
And one of the things that can cause Shame is Stagnation – Being on the same Spot for years, no Promotion.
This year (2023); as the Heavens open, in the Name that’s above every other name, we will be Transformed from Promotion to Promotion – Amen!
We went to the Americans. We were in Los Angeles and on Holy Ghost Night there, one young man was giving a Testimony:
The Testimony was that he went for Ordination, came back from Ordination and was sacked. And he said, “God, is the Anointing to make me jobless?”
But then, a Message came that the Almighty God will do a New Thing. And he applied and got two (2) jobs: He now had a Problem – Which one to choose.
… And he chose one and said: In less than one year, he had been Promoted three (3) times.
Now, that is the kind of Testimony I will be hearing from you this year (2023) – Amen!
So that your face will begin to Shine; So you will be Younger. You will be more Successful. You will move from Glory to Glory, even as you behold the face of the Almighty God – Amen!
So, I rejoice with those of you who are already close to Him. I encourage you, “Stay Closer this year (2023).”
As the Heavens open, Mighty Things will begin to happen – Amen!
ALTAR CALL
As for those of you who are far from Him because you are still living in sin; I want to encourage you: Draw Close to God this year (2023).
Come and behold His face and see Him turning you from a Failure to Success; from a Weakling to a Strong Healthy Person; destroying your Stagnation, causing your face to Shine.
So, I am advising you now if you truly want to give your Life to Jesus Christ, Please do so now!
Cry to God for Salvation: Tell Him to draw you Close to Himself, that you want to be by His side, you want to be a Member of His Family, you want the Heavens to open unto you, too.
And those of us who are already Children of God, let us make up our Minds that this year (2023), we would never miss an opportunity to come into the Presence of God.
Because when the Heavens Open unto us, O God, even our face will begin to Shine; and the People will know, these People have been with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us Pray!
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
Ancient of Days I just want to say Thank You!
King of kings and Lord of lords, I want to say, I appreciate You.
Thank You again for Your Word. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for everything You have done, even as the Message was going forth.
Thank You for those who have decided to surrender their lives to you today.
Father Please, receive them. Let Your Blood wash away their sins. Save their Souls and bring them into the Family of God.
And Please Lord, just like the rest of us, draw us Closer and Closer to Yourself, let the Heavens open unto us and move us from Glory to Glory.
Let this year (2023) be full of Mighty Testimonies, Lord!
Make the impossible Possible today, reverse the irreversible for us.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Let someone shout hallelujah – Hallelujah!
I want to rejoice with those of you who have given your Life to Jesus Christ.
I want to Promise you, that by the Special Grace of God, I will continue to Pray for you from now on.
So, Please, contact me quickly: I want to know your names, your Address and your Prayer Requests and I Promise you that I’ll be Praying for you.
And then, seek out the nearest The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) to you. Tell the Pastor there that I sent you. And he will tell you what to do next.
God bless you!
And may the Heavens open unto all of us – Amen!
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