Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2026

TOPIC: DEALING WITH MOUNTAINS

MEMORIZE:

"Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it." Zechariah 4:7 (KJV)

BIBLE READING: JOB 9:1-6

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

MESSAGE:

Several years ago, a highly-placed woman in society walked into my office one morning and claimed that God had told her I was her husband. I responded in shock, "How can God tell you that I'm your husband when I'm happily married and you are also married?" She kept insisting that I was her husband, and when I realised she would not leave me alone, I involved the police, and she was instructed to stop coming to Redemption City. However, she wasn't deterred. At one point, she threatened my wife that if she didn't allow her to marry me, she would kill her. One time, I travelled to London to prepare our Sunday School manual, and I didn't tell anyone about my trip because I wanted to work quietly. Surprisingly, as soon as I got to the house I was to stay at, the phone rang. When I picked up the phone, that same woman was on the line. She said, "Welcome. I have been waiting for you. I am at the next bus stop, and I will be with you in a few minutes." At that point, I threatened her that I would call the police, and they would be waiting for her if she came. After dropping the phone, I turned to God and said, "Father, You have to help me." He replied, "As long as you allow the mountain to stay, it will." At that point, I realised that I had been tolerating the devil like Paul did until he got tired and commanded an evil spirit to leave a girl in Acts 16:16-18. So, I said a simple prayer to God about the matter, and He saw to it that she never bothered me again. I pray that the Almighty God will deal with those who will not let you rest, in Jesus' name.

Beloved, God can deal with any mountains in your path in different ways. He can give you the strength to climb and walk over them, or turn them into plains like He did for Zerubbabel in today's memory verse. Regardless of the method He decides to use, you must understand that as long as you are comfortable with a mountain in your life, it will stay put. However, the moment you rise in prayer to confront it, God will show up and reveal how to address the mountain to you. May God give you the grace to overcome any mountain in your path, in Jesus' name. 

PRAYER POINT:

Dear Lord, please arise and deal with any mountain in my life, in Jesus'name. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:

MATTHEW 21 - 22

HYMN 27 - WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

1.  What a friend we have in Jesus, 

All our sins and griefs to bear; 

what a privilege to carry 

Ev'rything to God in prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear- All because we do not carry Ev'rything to God in prayer. 

2. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a Friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness, 

Take it to the Lord in prayer. 

3. Are we weak and heavy laden, 

Cumbered with a load of care? 

Precious Saviour, still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer. In His arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there.

God bless you as you share.

#SeekFirsttheKingdomofGod #GodSeekers #GBY 

RCCG 75th Annual Convention!

Theme: The Most High God

Date: August 2027

Venue:The Redemption City

Open Heavens Prayer Points

‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

THURSDAY, 8TH OCTOBER,2026

BEFORE THE MOUNTAINS 

‎These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus name.

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PRAYER POINTS

‎1.Father, I worship You because before the mountains were brought forth, or ever before You formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

2.Father, You are able to deliver and to save to the uttermost, and there is no limit to Your power, for You are the same yesterday, and today and forever.

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‎3.Father, I believe in You that has been even before the mountains were formed, please uproot every challenge that poses as a mountain in my life today, in Jesus' name.

‎4.Father, whatever mountain You have placed before me, please give me the grace to climb it and to emerge victorious, in Jesus' name 

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‎5.Father, please any challenge You have placed before me, help me to go through it without losing my salvation so I can experience a greater level of glory, in Jesus' name.

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‎6.Father, please help me never to compromise my faith in You nor bow to pressure and mountains around me, in Jesus' name.

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‎7.Father, any mountain You have not allowed to form in my life, let it be uprooted now, in Jesus' name.

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‎8.Father, as many that are standing as a mountain in any area of my life, overturn the table today; make me an overcomer and let them come to worship You as the Almighty, in Jesus' name.

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‎9.Father, no matter the size or height of the mountain standing before me today, please help me to surmount it and to emerge victorious in the end, in Jesus' name.

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‎10.Father, please help me and all Your children to overcome all mountains standing before us today, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.

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‎Help him to surmount every morning before him, in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name 

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‎12.Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, with unlimited joy. Bless all those that are broadcasting this material, in Jesus' name.

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‎13.Father, please let every mountain to getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be uprooted, in Jesus name.

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‎14.Your personal petitions.

‎(Philippians 4:6)

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‎15.In Jesus name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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#GodBlessOurNation

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2026

TOPIC: BEFORE THE MOUNTAINS

MEMORISE

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. - (Psalm 90:2)

READ: Daniel 3:14-30 (KJV)

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

MESSAGE

There is no limit to God's power. Mark 11:22-24 says that if you have faith, you can speak to a mountain, and it will move. Today's memory verse also tells us that before the mountains were brought forth, God was. Our God is eternal, and there is no searching of His understanding. If you have faith in the One who was there even before mountains were formed, He can uproot any challenge that poses as a mountain in your life.

There are, however, times when you speak to a mountain in your life, and it doesn't seem to move. This is because God knows that you can climb that mountain and emerge victorious. God will not place a mountain which you cannot climb before you. When you read the book of Job, you will see that long before Job's problems came, God already knew that he would overcome them.

Beloved, God will not make you go through a challenge you cannot overcome. (1 Corinthians 10:13) says: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." If God allows a mountain to stand in your path, it is because you are about to experience a greater level of glory. For example, it is expected that students will typically be assessed before they are promoted to a higher level or class. In today's Bible reading, the three Hebrew boys passed their test by refusing to bow down to the golden image, even at the risk of being burned to death, and God promoted them. Job 42:12-16 also tells us how God promoted Job after his ordeal. I am sure that the devil would have wished he had left Job alone, as the latter part of his life was more glorious than his beginning.

Child of God, if God allows you to face a mountain, it is because He wants to move you to the next phase of your life after you overcome that mountain. No matter the size or height of the mountain standing before you today, ask God to help you to surmount it, and you will emerge victorious in the end. I decree that you shall overcome all mountains standing before you today, in Jesus' name. 

KEY POINT

If God allows a mountain to form in your life, it is because He knows that you can climb it. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Matthew 18 - 20

HYMN 6 - CONQUERORS AND OVERCOMERS NOW ARE WE

1. Conquerors and overcomes 

now are we, Thro' the precious blood of Christ we've victory If the Lord be for us, we can never fail, Nothing 'gainst His mighty pow'r can e'er prevail. 

CHORUS 

Conquerors are we, through the blood of Jesus, 

God will give us victory, through the blood of Jesus, 

Thro' the Lamb for sinners slain, Yet who lives and reigns again, More than conquerors are we, More than conquerors are we.

2. In the name of Israel's God we'll onward press,  Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness; Not to us, but unto Him the praise shall be, For Salvation and for blood bought victory. 

3. Unto him that overcometh shall be given, Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav'n, Over yonder he the victors palm shall bear, And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.

God bless you as you share.

#SeekFirsttheKingdomofGod #GodSeekers #GBY 

RCCG 75th Annual Convention!

Theme: The Most High God

Date: August 2027

Venue:The Redemption City

Open Heavens Prayer Points

‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Wednesday 7th October 2026

WILL YOU BE READY? 4

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‎These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus' name.

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‎READ: Romans 13:11-14, Colossians 3:5-8

‎REFLECTION 

Are you holding on to any grudges?

‎Special Note.

‎These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his disciples in Christ, who was inspired and  mandated by the Holy Spirit, effective, January 1st, 2015, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional  authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

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‎These prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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‎To be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

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‎Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire, in Jesus' name I pray.

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‎PRAYER POINTS

‎1.Father, thank You for Your promise to return to take me and other believers to be with You forever; this, is our hope and assurance that our faith is not in vain.

2.Father, please help me to keep myself pure and holy without any blemish; purge me of every bitterness and anger, let nothing keep me from going with You when You return, in Jesus' name.

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‎3.Father, please help me to put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking and malice; help me to forgive and to be at peace with all people, in Jesus' name.

‎4.Father, I cast off every anger and grudges out of my heart and out of my life. Fill my heart with Your peace and give me the grace to forgive those who have offended me, even when they have not asked for my forgiveness, in Jesus' name

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‎5.Father, please help me not to allow offence or anything at all to separate me from reigning with you for eternity, in Jesus' name.

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‎6.Father, please help me and all believers to live our lives prepared to meet the Lord at any time, in Jesus' name.

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‎7.Father, please help me to settle every matter as quickly as possible, so I won't miss rapture, in Jesus' name.

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‎8.Father, please help all Your ministers not to live their lives casually, help them to live prepared to meet the Lord at any time, in Jesus' name.

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‎9.Father, please I don't want to miss rapture, may my time spent in church not be in vain, in Jesus' name.

‎10.Father, please give me the strength and courage to deal with anything in my life that can cause me to miss the rapture, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.

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‎keep him Holy and firmly rooted in faith, may he not miss rapture, in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name 

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‎12.Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, with unlimited joy. Keep him in peace, without spots and blameless, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

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‎13.Father, please let every challenge and temptations, hindrance and obstacles of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus' name.

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‎14.Your personal petitions.

‎(Philippians 4:6)

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‎15.In Jesus' name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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‎#Godblessmynation

‎BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

‎Matthew 14-17

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‎Note:

‎You may not add, subtract or rearrange these prayer points.

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‎The Holy Spirit is the author, though He used someone, who, out of humility has refused to take glory for it, by not putting his name. It is plagiarism to use, or pass as your own, someone's else writing or work. The original author of these prayer points is the Holy Spirit. So, share, but don't share His Glory with Him in the process.

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‎Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus' name

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2026.

TOPIC: WILL YOU BE READY? PART 4

MEMORISE

"Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:" 

Ephesians 4:26 (KJV)

BIBLE READING: ROMANS 13:11-14, COLOSSIANS 3:5-8 (KJV)

ROMANS 13:11-14

11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

COLOSSIANS 3:5-8

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

MESSAGE:

Jesus can return at any time. This is why my wife and I ensure that we settle any misunderstandings between us before we go to sleep, because we don't want to be left behind. I don't want anything to keep me from going with the Lord when He returns.

In today's memory verse, Paul urges us not to allow the sun to go down upon our wrath. Never go to sleep angry or with grudges in your heart. Do not let anger fester, for it can create a barrier between you and God. Ephesians 4:31 says that you should put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil speaking, and malice. Cast them off because they will keep you from going with the Lord when He returns.

Child of God, settle any issues you have with others quickly so they do not hinder you from being a partaker of God's Kingdom when He returns. If you find it very easy to keep a grudge, run to God for help today. Ask Him for the grace to forgive those who offend you, even if they have not asked for your forgiveness. Do not allow offence or anything at all to separate you from the Lord for eternity.

For believers, death is merely like falling asleep because a glorious eternity awaits us (1 Thessalonians 4:13). For those living in sin, however, eternal damnation awaits them after death (Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 21:8). This is why you must live your life prepared to meet the Lord at any time. Settle every matter as quickly as possible because you do not know the moment when your eternal sleep will begin.

One man of God said that the Sunday after the rapture, some churches will still be full. The pastors will still be there to preach, but this time around, their preaching will not be casual. They will stand on their pulpits and say, "I knew this event was going to happen, but I didn't prepare myself and this congregation for it." They might apologise to the congregation who will be left behind, but their apologies will be useless at that point.

Beloved, if you miss the rapture, all the time you have spent in church will be in vain. Forgive those who have hurt you; let it go! I pray that God will give you the strength and courage to deal with anything in your life that can cause you to miss the rapture, in Jesus' name. 

REFLECTION:

Are you holding on to any grudges? 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 31 - YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION

1. Yield not to temptation, 

For yielding is sin; Each victory will help you Some other to win; Fight manfully onward, Dark passions subdue; Look ever to Jesus, He'll carry you through. 

CHORUS:

Ask the Saviour to help you 

Comfort, strengthen, and keep 

you; He is willing to aid you, 

He will carry you through. 

2. Shun evil companions, 

Bad language disdain; God's name hold in reverence, Nor take it in vain; Be thoughtful and earnest, Kindhearted and true; Look ever to Jesus, He'll carry you through. 

3. To him that overcometh God giveth a crown; through faith we will conquer, though often cast down; he who is our saviour our strength will renew; look ever to Jesus, he'll carry you through.

God bless you as you share.

#SeekFirsttheKingdomofGod #GodSeekers #GBY 

RCCG 75th Annual Convention!

Theme: The Most High God

Date: August 2027

Venue:The Redemption City

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 

Tuesday 6th October 2026

WILL YOU BE READY ? 3

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‎These prayers have no expiry dates! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus' name.

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READ: Matthew 24: 36-51 

‎REFLECTION

Are you living ready for the Lord's return?

‎Special Note.

‎These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his disciples in Christ, who was inspired and  mandated by the Holy Spirit, effective, January 1st, 2015, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional  authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

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‎These prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

‎

‎To be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

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Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire, in Jesus' name I pray.

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‎PRAYER POINTS 

‎1.Father, I worship You because You are not a man, that You should lie; neither the son of man, that You should repent: whatever You say, You will do, and that which You promised, You bring to fulfillment.

2.Father, thank You for the fulfillment of the various signs of Your coming; thank You for the spread of the gospel to the nations of the earth.

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‎3.Father, thank You for the salvation of souls, and for the break of revival through various channels and platforms.

‎4.Father, thank You for the labours of the Apostles and men of old, thank You for raising young people across all works of life for the end time harvest of souls for Your kingdom.

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‎5.Father, please keep all Your servants faithful to the course of the gospel, rightly preaching the word, with power and authority, in Jesus' name.

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‎6.Father, please as many that are deviating from the truth, give them a change of heart and restore them to the path of holiness, in Jesus' name.

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‎7.Father, please help me to be conscious of Your return, and to live ready daily in holiness and to be found in faith, in Jesus' name.

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‎8.Father, please help me not to be careless with my life here on earth. Help me to walk in Your fear, and never to give in to the temptations of the devil, in Jesus' name.

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‎9.Lord jesus, please help me to be found faithful and wise, living ready and doing Your will till Your return in glory.

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‎10.Father, please help all Your children to live to please You, and not to act carelessly with their lives, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye.

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‎keep him Holy and firmly rooted in faith, until Your second coming, in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name 

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‎12.Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, with unlimited joy. Keep him in peace, without spots and blameless, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

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

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‎14.Your personal petitions.

‎(Philippians 4:6)

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‎15.In Jesus' name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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‎#Godblessmynation

‎BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

‎Matthew 12-13

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2026

TOPIC: WILL YOU BE READY? PART 3

MEMORIZE:

"I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left." Luke 17:34 (KJV)

BIBLE READING: MATTHEW 24:36-51

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

MESSAGE:

Years ago, I travelled to the USA and stayed in an apartment that had a bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and a living room with a guest toilet. In the middle of the night, I woke up to use the toilet and realised that my wife was not in the bedroom with me. I thought she had gone to use the guest toilet in the living room so as not to disturb my sleep. However, after waiting for a while and not seeing her, I went to check the living room and discovered that she was neither there nor in the guest toilet. I began to tremble, and I said, "God, where have I missed it? What is it that caused me to be left behind?" I thought the rapture had happened, and my wife had been taken, and I had been left behind. I was still trembling when the Holy Spirit said, "She didn't come with you on this trip." It was then that I remembered I had come on the trip alone. That is how conscious I always am of the rapture. It is better to live ready than to be careless and be left behind when the Lord returns.

As I said two days ago, from the moment I learnt about the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, my prayer every night before bed has always been, "Lord, if you return before tomorrow, please don't leave me behind." I pray that when the Lord returns, you will not be left behind, in Jesus' name. The realisation that tomorrow may never come and that the Lord may return before sunrise tomorrow has kept me on my toes all these years.

Nobody knows the hour the Lord will return. This is why you must live ready. You cannot afford to live carelessly because you do not know when your time on earth will elapse or when the Lord will return. Today's Bible reading compares two servants. One was faithful and wise, and he lived ready, doing his master's will until his return. The other was described as evil because he thought in his heart that his lord delayed his coming, and because of that, he began to act and live as he pleased. The Bible tells us that he was severely punished when his lord returned.

Beloved, don't live carelessly because you think the Lord is delaying His return. He is coming soon. Blessed are those who live ready for His return. 

REFLECTION:

Are you living ready for the Lord's return? 

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:

MATTHEW 12 - 13

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL 28 - GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH

1.  Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but Thou art mighty, 

Hold me with Thy powerful 

hand: Bread of heaven! Bread of heaven! Feed me now and evermore (2ce) 

2.  Open Thou the crystal fountain, 

Whence the healing stream 

doth flow: Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey 

through: Song deliverer! Song deliverer! Be Thou still my strength and shield (2ce). 

3. If I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside: Bear me through the swelling torrent, Land me safe on Canaan's side: Songs of praises! Songs of praises! I will ever give to Thee (2ce). 

4.  Saviour, come! We long to see thee, long to dwell with thee above and to know in full communion, all the sweetness of Thy love. Come, Lord Jesus! Come, Lord Jesus!  Take thy waiting people home (2ce)

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RCCG 75th Annual Convention!

Theme: The Most High God

Date: August 2027

Venue:The Redemption City