Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026.

TOPIC: EMULATE YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER

MEMORISE

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. - (Hebrews 6:12)

READ: Ephesians 5:1-5 (KJV)

1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

MESSAGE

Years ago, a pastor prayed and told God that if He gave him ten percent of what I had, he would be satisfied. God told him that if he could do what I do, then he would get what I had. When he asked God about what I had done in the past, God told him that I started with 40 days of fasting. The man told God to leave him as he was because he was not ready to follow that example.

Child of God, to achieve certain results in life, you must follow certain examples as it is only natural to eventually become like those whose lifestyle you emulate. When Elijah was taken up into heaven, Elisha received a double portion of the anointing on Elijah's life, took Elijah's mantle, rolled it up, and struck River Jordan. Then, he asked God to part the river as he had parted it for Elijah, and God did so. Elisha followed his father's example. Paul told the believers at Corinth to follow him as he followed Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). The question is, who are you following? Who are you mimicking? Ephesians 5:1 says that we should be followers of God as dear children.

As we follow God, there are also people of God around us whom we can also follow. Today's memory verse urges us to follow those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises. There are patterns and examples you should follow as a child of God. If someone is truly following Jesus Christ, then you are safe when you follow him or her because such a person will lead you to the Lord. God has provided many great examples in His word and has also given us fathers in the faith to emulate as they follow Christ. To truly emulate someone, you must study them closely and watch what they are doing. You cannot emulate people just from little clips you see about them on social media, because there are many things about them that you will miss. Read their books, volunteer to work with them, and study how they approach matters.

Beloved, as you emulate your heavenly Father, also become a good and worthy example to others. Follow Christ so that those emulating you will also find Him. I pray that as you emulate your heavenly Father, He will make you a worthy ambassador for Him, in Jesus' name. 

ACTION POINT

Today is Father's Day. Pray that God will help all fathers to be worthy of emulation. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A.  ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Psalms 89 - 94

HYMN 24 - I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS

1. I want to be like Jesus, 

So lowly and so meek; For no one mark'd an angry word, That ever heard Him speak.

2. I want to be like Jesus, 

So frequently in prayer; Alone upon the mountain top, 

He met his Father there. 

3. I want to be like Jesus, 

I never, never find That He, though persecuted was To anyone unkind. 

4. I want to be like Jesus, 

Engaged in doing good; So that of me it may be said 

"He hath done what he could." 

5. I want to be like Jesus, 

Who sweetly said to all, "Let little children come to Me;" I would obey the call. 

6. But oh I'm not like Jesus, 

As anyone may see; o gentle Saviour, send Thy grace, And make me like to Thee.

God bless you as you share.

#SeekFirsttheKingdomofGod #GodSeekers #GBY 

RCCG 74th Annual Convention!

Theme: MOUNTAIN MOVERS

Date: 3-9 August 2026 

Venue:The Redemption City

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 

Saturday 20th June 2026

OBEY HIM

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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: Genesis 22: 1-3,

Matthew 2: 13-14

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‎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

‎✓Father, thank You the salvation of my soul. Thank You for showing me the path of righteousness and making me a light to the world.

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‎✓Father, please, help me to delight myself in obeying Your voice at all times. May my heart not be hardened to doing Your will, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, please I repent of every act of disobedience to Your commands. No matter how difficult they appear, help me never to delay in obeying Your instructions anymore, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, please open my ears to hear Your instructions always; help me be prompt in obedience to You, and to desist from people that may want to stop me from carrying out Your commands, in Jesus' name 

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‎✓Father, please help me not to linger in answering to Your call to take decisive steps as You instruct me either through dreams or through the spiritual leaders You have placed over me, in Jesus' name 

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‎✓Father, please help me not to fall into the hands of the devil and lose Your divine preservation and blessings through disobedience, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, please help me not to try to query You in my heart and in my actions, but to obey You promptly and willingly, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, please help me never to be selective in my obedience to Your instructions but to obey You completely, and never partially, in Jesus' name 

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‎✓Father, please help me to go all the way with You, in whatever circumstances I may find myself, help me to choose to obey You at all times, in Jesus' name 

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‎✓Father, please turn every stony, disobedience heart in me, to a heart of complete obedience to You, in Jesus' name.

✓Father, please help me to always obey Your instructions willingly, promptly and wholeheartedly, in Jesus' name 

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

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‎Help him to continually live a life of complete and prompt obedience to Your instructions, 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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‎✓Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measure, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, please let every challenge, 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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‎✓Your personal petitions.

‎(Philippians 4:6)

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‎✓In Jesus' name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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‎#Godblessournation

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‎BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 

‎Psalms 81 - 88

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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: SATURDAY JUNE 20TH 2026

TOPIC: OBEY HIM

MEMORISE:

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. - (1 Samuel 15:22)

BIBLE READING: GENESIS 22:1-3, MATTHEW 2:13-14 (KJV)

GENESIS 22:1-3 

1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Matthew 2:13-14 (KJV)  

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

MESSAGE:

Sometimes, God gives instructions that appear to be very difficult to obey, and because of that, some Christians delay obeying them for long periods. There is, however, little difference, if any, between delaying obedience to God's instructions and outright disobedience.

When God asked Abraham to offer Isaac to Him as a sacrifice in Genesis 22:1-3, I imagine that he did not discuss the matter with his wife. He probably thought that discussing God's instruction with Sarah would cause delays, and he wouldn't be able to carry it out. Even though God instructed him to do something difficult, he must have decided to obey promptly and not ponder over it. As a result of his obedience, God swore by Himself to bless him and his seed forever (Hebrews 6:13-14). In the same vein, Joseph didn't linger when an angel told him in a dream to flee to Egypt with Jesus and his mother (Matthew 2:13). If he had lingered, Herod's soldiers could have caught up with them. Prompt obedience always leads to preservation and attracts God's blessings.

When God gives you an instruction, He wants you to obey it promptly. Don't query Him; just obey the instruction. In addition to promptly obeying His instructions, God also wants you to obey Him willingly. In Isaiah 1:19, He said, "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:" Lastly, God expects you to obey Him completely. Some Christians believe they can selectively choose which of God's instructions to obey and which to disregard. However, when it comes to following God, there is no such thing as partial obedience; you either go all the way with Him or do not go at all. Saul made this mistake when God instructed him to utterly destroy the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:1-3). Instead of obeying God's express command to destroy everyone and everything they owned, he spared the king and the best sheep, oxen, and lambs. Saul's partial obedience displeased God and led to his rejection (1 Samuel 15:26). This is because partial obedience equals disobedience in God's sight. God will never be pleased with less than total obedience. Prompt and wholehearted obedience is always worth more than sacrifices made to Him (1 Samuel 15:22-23).

Beloved, has God given you instructions concerning any matter? Ask Him for the grace to obey them promptly, willingly, and completely. I pray that the Lord will turn every stony, disobedient heart to a heart of obedience, in Jesus' name. 

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please help me to always obey Your instructions willingly, promptly, and wholeheartedly. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PSALMS 81-88

HYMN: 30 - WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD 

1 When we walk with the Lord

in the light of his word,

what a glory he sheds on our way!

While we do his good will,

he abides with us still,

and with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain:

Trust and obey, for there's no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

2 Not a burden we bear,

not a sorrow we share,

but our toil he doth richly repay;

not a grief or a loss,

not a frown or a cross,

but is blest if we trust and obey. 

3 But we never can prove

the delights of his love

until all on the altar we lay;

for the favor he shows,

for the joy he bestows,

are for them who will trust and obey. 

4 Then in fellowship sweet

we will sit at his feet,

or we'll walk by his side in the way;

what he says we will do,

where he sends we will go;

never fear, only trust and obey.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Friday 19th June 2026 

ALWAYS PRAISE GOD

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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: Isaiah 38: 18-20 

‎KEY POINT 

‎Your voice exits primarily to sing praises to God.

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‎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

‎✓Sing this song:

‎Praising the Lord, praise Him

‎In His sanctuary, praise Him

‎In the firmament of His power

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‎✓Father, thank You for the privilege to be among the living that can praise You, thank You for giving me a voice to sing and praise You with.

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‎✓Father, please help me to live a life of continuous praise, to worship and magnify You with my voice as long as I live, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, whenever You need someone to praise You, please may my life become a vessel through which praise ascends to heaven, in Jesus' name 

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‎✓Father, rather than complaining and murmuring on situations around me, please teach my heart to know that You deserve my praise in good times and in bad times, in Jesus' name 

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‎✓Father, please help me to offer You an acceptable praise, void of pride or self-glorification but from a heart of humility and complete obedience to Your instructions, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, no matter the circumstances around me, please help me to continually  praise You as long as I live, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, when confronted with difficult situations and moments, please help me to respond with quality praise to You- the Way Maker, in Jesus' name 

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‎✓Father, You gave me a voice primarily to sing praises to You and You alone, please don't let the devil take my voice away, in Jesus' name 

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✓Father, I rededicate my voice to signing praises to You, my God, don't let me ever sing before idols, in Jesus' name.

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

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‎Help him to continually live a life of praise to You, 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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‎✓Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measure, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, please let every challenge, 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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‎✓Your personal petitions.

‎(Philippians 4:6)

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‎✓In Jesus' name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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‎#Godblessournation

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‎BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 

‎Psalms 78 - 80

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‎Note:

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

‎

‎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: FRIDAY JUNE 19TH 2026

TOPIC: ALWAYS PRAISE GOD

MEMORISE:

Praise ye the LORD: For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant; and praise is comely. - (Psalm 147:1)

BIBLE READING: ISAIAH 38:18-20 (KJV)

18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

20 The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.

MESSAGE:

Years ago, one of my daughters was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx, and the doctors told her that the only solution was to surgically remove her larynx (which is also known as the voice box). After the surgery, my wife and I visited her to pray and assure her that with God, all things are possible. Owing to the fact that her voice box had been removed, she couldn't speak, and the only way she could communicate was by texting. One day, I returned home from a trip, and as I got out of my car, I saw somebody rolling on the ground. It turned out to be my daughter, whose larynx had been removed and when she saw me, she said, "It's me, Daddy; I can speak again." I was genuinely grateful to God for restoring her voice and allowing her to sing praises to Him again.

Beloved, God gave you a voice so you could use it to praise Him. As long as you are alive, you should use your voice to praise Him continually. God deserves all your praise, and it is one sure way to get answers to your prayers.

During Hezekiah's reign, he appointed priests and Levites to minister to the Lord. Their job was to offer praise continually at the gates of the tents of the Lord, and the first thing anybody coming to the tents would see was the priests and Levites praising God (2 Chronicles 31:2). After a while, disaster struck, and King Hezekiah fell ill. He was so ill that God sent Prophet Isaiah to tell him that he would die. The king was devastated by the news, so he turned his face to a wall and cried out to God. He reminded God that he had walked before Him in truth and done things that were good in His sight. God heard his prayer and sent Isaiah to tell him that he would not die (Isaiah 38:1-8). The king knew how much God loves praise; therefore, he told God that the grave could not praise him and only the living could, as we see in today's Bible reading. Praise is always good and comely before God (Psalm 147:1).

Beloved, no matter what your circumstances are, you should praise God continually as long as you are alive. When you praise God, you are also destroying the enemy's plans and silencing the avenger (Psalm 149:6-7). Let praise be your response to everything. 

KEY POINT:

Your voice exists primarily to sing praises to God. 

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PSALMS 78-80

HYMN: 18 - PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY, THE KING OF CREATION

1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!

O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!

Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near,

join me in glad adoration.

2 Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning;

sheltering you under his wings, and so gently sustaining!

Have you not seen all that is needful has been

sent by his gracious ordaining?

3 Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you;

surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.

Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,

if with his love he befriends you.

4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!

All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him.

Let the Amen sound from his people again;

gladly forever adore him.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 

Sunday 14th June, 2026 

PROSPERITY AND GODLINESS 

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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: Luke 12: 16-21

KEY POINT 

Material wealth is not a measure of godliness.

‎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.

‎

‎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:

‎

‎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 POINT 

✓Father, thank You for Your wish to have me prosper and be in good health. Thank You for strength to work, and power to make wealth.

✓Father, as You prosper me, please help me not to trust in riches nor replace godliness with prosperity. Help me to put my trust in You, the living God, and never to depart from Your presence, in Jesus' name.

✓Father, please help me not to build my life around uncertain riches, and never to be deceived by the amount of wealth I'm surrounded with; help to dwell in Your presence and to abide in You for the rest of my life, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please any riches or wealth that will make me forget You or depart from dwelling in Your presence, don't let it ever come my way, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please help me to constantly and continuously bear fruits of righteousness, and not to be blinded by wealth and affluence; no matter how prosperous I'll be, help me to acknowledge You in all my ways, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please help me to be rooted and firmly established in Your righteousness, even as You make me richer and richer until I become exceedingly great and prosperous, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please help me not to measure my life by the abundance or scarcity of my material possession but help me to be faithful with all that You have and will commit to my hands, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please help me to be rich towards You and to use the treasures You have given me to bring glory to You, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please teach me to be a good steward of the increase of the wealth You have given me, to acknowledge You as my source, rather than laying up treasures for myself, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please help me to value my fellowship with You, above material and worldly possession; to fill and guard my heart with Your word so I won't sin against You, in Jesus' name

✓Father, please help me to focus on cultivating true prosperity, which is the prosperity of my soul, and not on material things, in Jesus' name

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

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Please help him to continue to live and walk in the riches of Your glory, bless him with wealth for the expansion of Your kingdom here on earth, 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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‎✓Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measure, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

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‎✓Father, please let every challenge, 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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‎✓Your personal petitions.

‎(Philippians 4:6)

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‎✓In Jesus' name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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‎#Godblessournation

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‎BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Psalm 50-55

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‎Note:

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

‎

‎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.

‎

‎Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus' name

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026.

TOPIC: ALWAYS THANK GOD

MEMORISE

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High: - (Psalm 92:1)

READ: Matthew 15:30-38 (KJV)

30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

MESSAGE

Years ago, a very wealthy man came to see me and said that he was having trouble sleeping. He also said he was told that if I prayed for him, the problem would be solved. He added that he would give me 14 houses if I prayed for him, and the problem was solved. Of course, he didn't need to offer me his houses for me to pray for him, but his desperation to be able to sleep made him say so. Being able to sleep is one of the many divine blessings that are often taken for granted until one can no longer sleep or sees people who can't.

Beloved, you have a lot to thank God for, and living a life of thanksgiving makes you quick to recognise God's goodness in your life. Even amid challenges, when you are thankful, you will find many reasons to praise God. You will be quick to acknowledge that God is the reason things are not worse. You will also be confident that God is working things out in your favour (Romans 8:28).

When people thank God, He opens the windows of heaven to pour out His blessings upon them. In today's Bible reading, there were 4,000 hungry men, besides women and children, with Jesus and His disciples. Jesus had compassion on them and wanted to feed them; so, He asked His disciples to tell Him how much food they had. They replied that they had only seven loaves of bread and a few fishes. Despite the obvious inadequacy of the food to feed thousands of people, Jesus gave thanks, broke the bread, and handed them to His disciples to share among the multitude. His first response to the scarcity of resources was to give thanks. Jesus' heart of gratitude opened the windows of heaven for multiplication, and suddenly, the food that was too little to feed the multitude multiplied so much that everyone was filled, and they were left with seven baskets of leftovers.

Beloved, are you facing any difficult situation? Are you in dire need of resources, help, or a change in the circumstances surrounding your life? Do not despair or complain; rather, give God thanks. Despair or complaints will not multiply the little you have; however, thanksgiving will give you access to the miraculous. I pray that the Lord will open your eyes to see His grace at work in every facet of your life and help you to cultivate a heart of genuine gratitude, in Jesus' name. 

KEY POINT

Giving thanks to God releases the miraculous. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Psalms 73 - 77

HYMN 17 - PRAISE MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN

1.  Praise my soul the King of Heaven, to his feet thy tributes bring: ransom'd, heal'd restored forgiven who like me his praise should sing?

Praise him! Praise Him! 

Praise Him! Praise Him! 

Praise the everlasting King.

2.  Praise Him for His grace and favour to our fathers in distress; praise him still the same ever slow to chide and swift to bless

Praise Him! Praise Him!

Praise Him! Praise Him! Glorious in His faithfulness.

3.  father-like He tends nd spares us, well our feeble frame He knows, In His arms he gently bear us, rescues us from all our foes, 

Praise Him! Praise Him! 

Praise Him! Praise Him! 

Wisely as His Mercy flows 

4.  Angels help us to adore Him! Ye behold Him face to face: sun and moon bow down before Him: dwellers all in time and space, 

Praise Him! Praise Him! 

Praise Him! Praise Him! 

Praise us the God of Grace.

God bless you as you share.

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RCCG 74th Annual Convention!

Theme: MOUNTAIN MOVERS

Date: 3-9 August 2026 

Venue:The Redemption City