OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL AND PRAYERS.: February 2023

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 1 2023

THEME: THE SOURCE OF GOOD AND PERFECT GIFTS

MEMORISE:

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

James 1:17

READ:

Luke 6:38

38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

MESSAGE:

Everything you see on earth originates from God - even those that were manufactured by man. This means that God is in control of all resources on earth. Psalm 24:1 says, "The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein". Whatever anyone has was given to him or her by God. That uncle you are depending on to help pay your school fees is only a vessel in the hands of God; he is not your provider. If your hope is in him and he were to lose his source of livelihood tomorrow, what would you do? Man cannot be depended on at all; only God can provide for you in any situation or circumstance.

Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Jeremiah 17:5

Every good and perfect gift comes from God (James 1:17). Put your trust in Him for the provision of all your needs and you will see Him meeting them one after the other. Before you seek help from any human being, ask God. Talk to Him and let Him be the One to direct you to whoever He has ordained to help you. David understood this, so he said, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth." (Psalm 121:1-2).

What do you need to do to keep enjoying the provision of God? Be generous. If you are stingy, remember that you will receive in the same measure you give. Jesus taught us in Luke 6:38 that when you give, men will in turn, give unto you. In other words, do not expect to receive if you don't give. This principle is simple and easy to understand. Give to the poor (Psalm 41:1), to them that are of the household of God (Galatians 6-10), to the Lord (Proverbs 3:9-10).

Remember, God is your only source and giving according to His will opens up avenues to receive good and perfect gifts from Him.

KEY POINT:

When you have a need, look to God and not man for provision.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:

Deuteronomy 26-27

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 5

BLESSED ASSURANCE

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of his Spirit, washed in His blood.

REFRAIN:

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Saviour all the day long.

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Saviour all the day long.

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight.

Angels descending bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest.

I in my Saviour am happy and blessed,

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Monday, February 27, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28TH 2023

TOPIC: THE MOST HIGH

MEMORISE:

“For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.”

(Psalm 47:2)

READ: Psalm 47:1-7 (KJV)

1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

MESSAGE:

There are many great leaders in this world. However, there is Someone called the Most High, the Almighty (Psalm 91:1). He is higher than the highest (Ecclesiastes 5:8). Isaiah 66:1 says heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool. According to Revelation 19:16, He is the King of kings. Put in modern terms, He is the President of all the presidents in the world.

The Most High God rules in the affairs of men (Daniel 4:25). In Daniel 4:34-35, the king of the country considered as the superpower in the world at that time confessed that the dominion of the Most High is forever. Thus, once in a while, when one earthly leader or the other is beginning to feel big and in control, God teaches the fellow a lesson and shows the whole world that He is still in control. God demonstrated through the Coronavirus pandemic that despite the sophistication of the leaders of the world, they are powerless without Him and so they must surrender to His Lordship.

Proverbs 21:1 says He is the one who controls the heart of kings like rivers of water. When an earthly king is beginning to prove stubborn and refuses to bow to His Lordship, He can deal with the fellow in one of two ways. The first is by shifting something in the king’s brain so that he would begin to act like an animal. After a while, when he has learnt his lesson and really seen who is in charge, God would then restore his sound mind and He may even restore his throne too. This is what happened to Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4:30-37. The second way that the Most High can deal with such a king is to harden his heart and then destroy him, using him as an example to the whole world that He is still sovereign. This is what happened to Pharaoh in Exodus 15:4-6.

Something similar happened in Nigeria a few years ago when a military head of state was acting as if he owned the country, killing people and doing as he pleased. When his cup became full, God removed him permanently.

If you find yourself in a leadership position, don’t let it get into your head; always remember God is the one truly in charge.

KEY POINT:

God is still ruling in the affairs of men and His dominion is forever.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: DEUTERONOMY 23-25

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMNAL: 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 thy health and salvation;

Join the great throng,

Psaltery, organ, and song,

Sounding in glad adoration.

2. Praise to the Lord, over all things he gloriously reigneth:

Borne as on eagle-wings, safely his saints he sustaineth.

Hast thou not seen,

How all thou needest hath been,

Granted in what he ordaineth?

3. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy way and defend thee;

Surely his goodness and mercy shall ever attend thee;

Ponder anew,

What the Almighty can do,

Who with his love doth befriend thee.

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

All that hath breath join with Abraham's seed to adore Him!

Let the Amen.

Sum all our praises again,

Now as we worship before Him.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens:

(Monday, February 27, 2023)

Obey Constituted Authority

Special Note.

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye,. but by one of his , disciples, of 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.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

If you want 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.”

Prayer Points

1.I worship and adore You, my Father, You're the Sovereign lord; all power in heaven and on earth belong to You, are ordained by You.

2.Thank You, Father, for creating me in Your image and likeness; and for Your purpose and pleasure.

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus name.

4.Father, please, uproot from my heart, every stubborn and unruly spirit, in Jesus name.

5.Father, please, uproot from my life every spirit of rebellion and disobedience, to constituted authorities, in Jesus name.

6.Father, please, give me a submissive and obedient spirit, in Jesus name.

7.Father, empower me by Your grace to be submissive and to obey constituted authorities, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, release upon my life, the spirit of total and complete obedience, in Jesus name.

9.Father, as I obey and submit to constituted authorities, please, deliver me from oppressive, wicked, tyrannic and evil leaders, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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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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.

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pas tor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023.

THEME: OBEY CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY

MEMORISE:

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Romans 13:1

READ: Romans 13:1 -7

1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

MESSAGE

Romans 13:1 says that anyone who is in authority was put there by God. In fact, Romans 13:4 says a leader is a minister of God and a revenger to execute wrath upon those that do evil.

Ecclesiastes 8:4 says. "Where the word of a king is there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?" Anyone in authority is powerful and should be obeyed unless their commandments negate the word of God.

Romans 13:3-4 says that the king bears a sword and you should fear him because he is not wielding it in vain. In other words, he is empowered to use that sword if you do wrong. Our experience when the Coronavirus pandemic started clearly showed the power of those in authority like never before. For example, when the government declared a lockdown, everyone was more or less automatically placed under house arrest. God gave them that much power. It doesn't matter whether you are the most anointed fellow around - you must obey them because the One who anointed you is the same Person who put them in power.

What will we Christians look like if we always disobey constituted authority? Do you think our Heavenly Father wants the whole world to see His children as authority, it should not be Christians because the very essence of Christianity itself is in holiness, that is complete obedience. When a businessman who is also a Pastor is the very one doctoring figures and evading taxes, would he be able to preach the gospel to the tax officials who discover his crime? When people see you throwing trash on the street or running a red light, what image are you painting to them of your Father? Believe me honestly, when you disobey constituted authority, you have disobeyed God, so when the authority uses their sword on you, God will not come to your rescue. God requires His children to obey constituted authorities. Disobeying those He has put in authority amounts to rebellion, which is a sin ( 1 Samuel 15:23).

KEY POINT

Disobeying constituted authority is disobeying God .

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 20-22

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 17: PRAISE MY SOUL THE KING OF HEAVEN

1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;

to his feet your tribute bring.

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,

evermore his praises sing.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Praise the everlasting King!

2 Praise him for his grace and favor

to his people in distress.

Praise him, still the same as ever,

slow to chide, and swift to bless.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Glorious in his faithfulness!

3 Fatherlike he tends and spares us;

well our feeble frame he knows.

In his hand he gently bears us,

rescues us from all our foes.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Widely yet his mercy flows!

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26TH, 2023.

THEME: BALANCING THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL

MEMORISE:

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 1:2

READ: Galatians 5:16 -25

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

MESSAGE

There are many people living substandard lives because they don't balance their spiritual and physical lives. Many Christians do everything spiritual; they pray, study their Bibles, are wonderful workers in the Church, Evangeline and so on,but then they ignore diligence in the workplace, the need to eat healthy, and the need to build a good connection with their family members. At the end of the day, they are not pleased with how their lives are and they sometimes wonder why God is not magically making everything right. While you must do all that God expects you to do to be fit spirituality, you must not neglect what you need to do to be fit physically as well. Galatians 6:7 says, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

If you neglect your health, do not be surprised when you fall I'll. If you sow disregard for your wife/husband and. Holden, you would naturally reap disregard from them too. If you so lack of diligence in your workplace, poverty would follow (Proverbs 6:10-11). What you sow in the spiritual. You will reap, just as you will also reap what you sow in the physical.

Our memory verse tells of God's wish for our prosperity, good health and spiritual growth. The case of those who put all their attention on the physical and neglect the spiritual is however. Worse. For many of such people, they begin the fire brigade approach of fasting and praying for that specific problem, but may not get the desired answers because there are some things that only answer to a Father-child relationship with God (Matthew 15:26).

The kind of life that God wants you to live is one where there is balance between the spiritual and physical - one where you can live a fulfilled life here on earth and the spend eternity in heaven when you leave the earth. That is a well-balanced life. That is the kind of life you should seek to live.

REFLECTION

Are you living a balanced life: spiritually and spiritually?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 16-19

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 8: I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

1 I need Thee ev'ry hour,

Most gracious Lord;

No tender voice like Thine

Can peace afford.

Refrain:

I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;

Ev'ry hour I need Thee;

Oh, bless me now, my Savior,

I come to Thee.

2 I need Thee ev'ry hour,

Stay Thou nearby;

Temptations lose their pow’r

When Thou art nigh. [Refrain]

3 I need Thee ev'ry hour,

In joy or pain;

Come quickly and abide,

Or life is vain. [Refrain]

4 I need Thee ev'ry hour,

Teach me Thy will;

And Thy rich promises

In me fulfill. [Refrain]

Friday, February 24, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:

(Saturday, February 25, 2023)

GOD WANTS YOU TO PROSPER

Special Note.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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

Prayer Points

1.Thank You, Father, for Your thoughts toward me, that are thoughts of good and not evil, to bring me to an expected end.

2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul; thank You, for bringing me out of the darkness of this world, into Your marvelous light in Christ Jesus.

3.Thank You, Father, for daily loading me with benefits and for making me a blessing to my generation.

4.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over any judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let them shout for joy and be glad that favour my righteous cause, in Jesus' name.

6.Let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure, in the prosperity of His servants, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, open the doors of Your prosperity for me and prosper me, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, don't let me end this glorious spiritual journey in hell fire, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, let Your blessings that maketh rich without adding sorrow, locate and prosper me, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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

Note:

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25TH, 2023.

THEME: GOD WANTS YOU TO PROSPER

MEMORISE:

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Psalms 35:27

READ: Genesis 26:12 -14

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

3 John 1:2

2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

MESSAGE

In John 10:10, Jesus Christ promised that He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. Furthermore in Psalm 68:19, the Bible says that God daily loads us with benefits. God wants you to prosper because the Bible says clearly in Proverbs 10:15 that the destruction of the poor is their poverty. You will not be destroyed, in Jesus' name. 1 Timothy 6:10 says clearly that it is the love of money, and not money itself, that is the root of all evil.

God wants you to prosper because His plan for your life is that you will be a blessing. You cannot be a blessing to others if you are not blessed. If you have nothing to eat, how are you going to feed the poor? I decree into your life: you will prosper, in the mighty name of Jesus!

Some preachers talk about the story of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke 16:19-31, saying because the rich went to hell while Lazarus the beggar was carried into Abraham's bossom, then rich people will all go to hell while only the poor will go to heaven. The conclusion is not in line with the story. When you study the passage very well you would see that the rich man pleaded for Lazarus to go back to earth to preach to his brothers but; Father Abraham responded that if His brethren did not listen to the prophets, they would not listen to Lazarus either. It is therefore clear that it is not wealth that sent the rich man to hell, but rather his refusal to listen to the prophets.

John 3:1-16 shows clearly that the way to make it to heaven is to be born again. It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor; if you are not born again you are going to spend eternity in the lake of fire. You can be the richest person in the world and go to heaven if you are born again; you can be the poorest fellow in the world and go to hell if you refuse to surrender your life to Jesus.

Proverbs 10:22 states clearly that the blessing of the Lord maketh rich and addeth no sorrow. You cannot end up in hell when your wealth comes from the Lord, and you live according to His will.

KEY POINT

Poverty is not a visa to heaven and wealth is not a visa to hell.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 12-15

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 26: THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS

1 There shall be showers of blessing:

This is the promise of love;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

Sent from the Savior above.

Refrain:

Showers of blessing,

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy-drops round us are falling,

But for the showers we plead.

2 There shall be showers of blessing—

Precious reviving again;

Over the hills and the valleys,

Sound of abundance of rain.

3 There shall be showers of blessing;

Send them upon us, O Lord!

Grant to us now a refreshing;

Come, and now honor Thy Word.

4 There shall be showers of blessing;

O that today they might fall,

Now as to God we’re confessing,

Now as on Jesus we call!

5 There shall be showers of blessing,

If we but trust and obey;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

If we let God have His way.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:

(Friday, February 24, 2023)

GROWING YOUR FAITH 4

Special Note.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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

Prayer Points

1.Thank You, Father, for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, let the gift to speak in other tongues begin to manifest in my life, in Jesus' name.

4.Holy Spirit, please, grant me utterance to pray in the holy ghost, in Jesus' name,

5.Father, grant me the grace to pray without ceasing in the spirit, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, increase my faith and brighten my future, as I pray in the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, give me the grace to pray in the spirit for at least, one hour daily, beginning from today, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let all my dreams and aspirations, begin to come alive, as I pray in the spirit, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, fill me to the brim at all times with Your Holy Spirit and let all things work together for my good, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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

Note:

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24TH, 2023.

THEME: GROWING YOUR FAITH IV

MEMORISE:

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Jude 1:20

READ: 1 Corinthians 14:14 -15

14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

MESSAGE

For if l pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Each time you are praying in the Holy Spirit, you are praying by faith because you usually wouldn't understand what you are saying. In other words, when you are praying in the Holy Spirit you are exercising your faith. Physical muscles grow by exercise; likewise spiritual muscles. Faith is your spiritual muscle; you grow it by praying in tongues.

It is amazing how many Christians, including Pentecostals don't pray regularly in the Holy Ghost, and because of this, their faith has remained stunted. The more you pray in the. Holy Spirit, the greater your faith and the brighter your future.

If you have not yet experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit, l pray that you will get it today, in Jesus' name. If you have been baptised and have not been exercising your baptism, you must begin to do so.

On the day of Pentecost, when Peter preached a great sermon after he got baptised in the Holy Spirit, the people came to him and said, "Sir, what must we do" and he laid it out for them as seen in Acts 2:38:

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and he shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Peter informed them that the first step, is repentance, the second is water baptism, and the third is to receive the Holy Spirit. This same Peter is the one who had given up on his dream to become a fisher of men. He preached and won three thousand souls the day he started speaking in tongues. His ambitions came alive after he was baptised in the Holy Ghost. After that, there was no going back. He kept getting greater and greater until even his shadow was healing the sick. Your dreams can also come alive if you pray in tongues regularly.

ACTION POINT

Pray in tongues for at least one hour today and make it a regular practice.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 9-11

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 22: SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

that calls me from a world of care,

and bids me at my Father's throne

make all my wants and wishes known.

In seasons of distress and grief,

my soul has often found relief,

and oft escaped the tempter's snare

by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

the joys I feel, the bliss I share

of those whose anxious spirits burn

with strong desires for thy return!

With such I hasten to the place

where God my Savior shows his face,

and gladly take my station there,

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

thy wings shall my petition bear

to him whose truth and faithfulness

engage the waiting soul to bless.

And since he bids me seek his face,

believe his word, and trust his grace,

I'll cast on him my every care,

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:

(Thursday, February 23, 2023)

GROWING YOUR FAITH 3

Special Note.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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

Prayer Points

1.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul, from eternal destruction in hell fire.

2.Thank You, Father, for the revelation, that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, let me be exposed more to Your word, on daily basis, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, let my faith increase, daily, with the entrance of Your word, into my life, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let Your word never depart from my mouth, let me meditate, day and night, on it, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, give me a retentive memory by Your Holy Spirit, to memorise Your words, daily, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, make me not only the hearer of Your word, but also, the doer, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, let my faith grow in leaps and bounds, hereafter, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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

Note:

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23RD, 2023.

THEME: GROWING YOUR FAITH III

MEMORISE:

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

James 1:20

READ: James 1:22 -25

22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

MESSAGE

After studying God's word, memorising and meditating on it, you must ensure that you act on it so your faith can grow. Our Bible reading for today says clearly that we must not be hearers only, but doers also. In fact, verse 25 says that if you are a doer of the word, you will be blessed indeed. In other words, the more you apply the word, the more blessed you become.

While faithfulness is a noun, faith is a verb. If you truly believe, it will show in your actions (James 2:26). After you have meditated on something you read in the Bible, the next thing you are to do, is to apply it. Make a move in line with what has been revealed to you in the word.

When you read Proverbs 21:13 that says you should not close your ears to the cry of the poor, do you apply it? When you read Deuteronomy 28:7 that says that if your enemies gather against you in one way, they will be scattered in seven, do you still fret at the sight of them?

When you apply the lessons you draw from the word of God, your faith will begin to grow. Very soon, little faith will become great faith and great faith will become very great faith. All you have to do, is practice what you learn.

I didn't start out with the level of faith l now have. I remember very well when l had just got born again; my Sunday School teacher taught us then that if a little boy is on a roof and his father tells him to jump down, promising to catch him, the boy would jump. He said in the same vein, when God ask us to jump, we should just jump and He would catch us. I meditated over that deeply; since then, l have been jumping and God has been catching me. So many times, l start projects not because l have the funds required to complete them, but because I know that God will 'catch me' and he has never failed. For every time He showed up, my faith grew and my dreams became bigger. I keep going for bigger mountains because I am sure that He lives and is supporting me all the way.

REFLECTION

Have you been practicing the things that you have been learning from the word of God.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 5-8

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 21: STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD

1 Standing on the promises of Christ my King,

Through eternal ages let His praises ring,

Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,

Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain:

Standing, standing,

Standing on the promises of God my Savior;

Standing, standing,

I’m standing on the promises of God.

2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail,

When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,

By the living Word of God I shall prevail,

Standing on the promises of God.

3 Standing on the promises I now can see

Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;

Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,

Standing on the promises of God.

4 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,

Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,

Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,

Standing on the promises of God.

5 Standing on the promises I shall not fall,

List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call.

Resting in my Savior as my All in all,

Standing on the promises of God.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22ND, 2023.

THEME: GROWING YOUR FAITH II

MEMORISE:

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Joshua 1:8

READ: Psalms 1:1 -3

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

MESSAGE

As we continue today with the study on how to grow your faith, we will be focusing on memorising and meditating on the word of God.

Let us consider David. He was a shepherd boy who was not even invited when his brothers were summoned into the army, yet he dared to dream big enough to fight and defeat a giant the entire Israeli military was scared of (1 Samuel 17).

One of the major secrets of David success lies in this statement he made in Psalm 119:11: "Thy word have l hid in mine heart, that l might not sin against thee". This was another way of him saying, "I memorise the word of God". No wonder he is recognized today as one of the greatest Kings lsrael has ever had.

A child once asked me, "How is it that you know the Bible so much?" My response was, "Because l memorise it". When l got born again, l started memorising just one verse per week. In the Sunday School pamphlet, there is a memory verse for the week. One memory verse a week means 52 memory verse in a year. Since l have been born again since 1973, do that calculation and you will have an idea of how many memory verses I have stored up, in my heart. Just one little effort every week and as year rolls after year, you would have memorised so many Scriptures and your faith would have grown greatly.

You must also meditate on the word of God. By meditating, you are turning it over on every side. Just like a cow would eat grass and then go and lay down in a corner to regurgitate and chew it little by little, you need to go over the word that you have memorised in tiny bits again and again, so as to keep getting deeper revelations that would foster or boost faith. This will in turn bring good success.

Psalm 1:1-3 says to be blessed, you must meditate on the word day and night. You see, the word of God is God Himself (John 1:1), so when you meditate on it, you are actually exploring God Himself. Memorise and meditate on the word of God daily and your faith will grow exponentially.

ACTION POINT

Memorise and meditate on God's word daily.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 3-4

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 3: ANCIENT WORDS

1 Holy words long preserved

for our walk in this world,

They resound with God's own heart

Oh, let the Ancient words impart.

Chorus

Ancient words ever true

Changing me, and changing you.

We have come with open hearts

Oh let the ancient words impart.

2 Words of Life, words of Hope

Give us strength, help us cope

In this world, where e'er we roam

Ancient words will guide us Home.

3 Holy words of our Faith

Handed down to this age.

Came to us through sacrifice

Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.

4 Holy words long preserved

For our walk in this world.

They resound with God's own heart

Oh let the ancient words impart.

Monday, February 20, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21ST, 2023.

THEME: GROWING YOUR FAITH l

MEMORISE:

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

READ: Romans 12:3

3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

MESSAGE

The Bible reading for today tells us that the day you become born again, God gave you a 'measure of faith'. Ephesians 2:8 says that by grace you are saved through faith. In other words, if there isn't that measure of faith, there won't be salvation at all. This also implies that faith can grow from the measure given at salvation or remain stagnant. For faith to grow, we must take certain steps. Our study today would focus on one of the steps, which is 'hearing the word of God'.

So, then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

The first way your faith grow is by hearing the word of God. Some people wonder why we keep coming to fellowships, listening to sermons and reading the Bible, it is so that our faith an grow. In Psalm 119:130 the Bible says:

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

The more the word of God comes into your heart, the more the light you have and the more understanding you get. It's like someone who, is driving a car at night; if the headlights are bright, he or she can move fast, otherwise the person would be compelled to move slowly. If the headlights were to go out completely however, the driver would be forced to stop. Proverbs 4:18 says, "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."

The more you study the word of God, attend Sunday School and Bible Study sessions as well as listen to sermons, the greater your faith and the brighter your future too.

God expects us to be deliberate about growing the faith we received at salvation. If however, you have not accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you should do so right away so you can also begin to grow your faith in God.

KEY POINT

Study the word of God daily.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:Deuteronomy 1-2

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 6: I AM SO GLAD THAT OUR FATHER IN HEAV'N

1 I am so glad that our Father in heav’n

Tells of His love in the Book He has giv’n;

Wonderful things in the Bible I see:

This is the dearest, that Jesus loves me.

Refrain:

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves even me.

2 Though I forget Him and wander away,

Still He doth love me whenever I stray;

Back to His dear loving arms would I flee,

When I remember that Jesus loves me.

3 Oh, if there’s only one song I can sing,

When in His beauty I see the great King,

This shall my song in eternity be:

“Oh, what a wonder that Jesus loves me.”

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 20TH, 2023.

THEME: DREAMS AND FAITH

MEMORISE:

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

2 Corinthians 4:13

READ: Hebrews 11:8 -10

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

MESSAGE

Children of God can have great dreams and be confident they will come to pass because their Heavenly Father is the Alpha and Omega (Revelations 1:8). Children of God who put all their faith in Him can rest assured that God can bring their dreams - no matter how great - to pass because He is the only one that declare the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:9-10).

No matter how great your dreams may be, God can bring them to pass if you have faith in Him. God himself said in Habakkuk 2:4 that the just shall live by faith.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 tells us that faith can grow. Since your faith is a significant ingredient in the manifestation of your dreams, you must feed and grow it by listening to, studying, meditating and praying the word of God diligently.

In Mark 4:35-41, the Lord asked the disciples why they had no faith, but in Matthew 6:30, the Lord said to them "O ye of little faith", meaning that they now had faith, though little. Your faith can even grow further to become great faith (Matthew 15:21-28). Your future can actually be far better than your dreams, all you have to work on is your faith. Beloved, your faith must grow. When you hear me taking about my aspirations and dreams, l am only saying such great things because of how much faith l have in my God who is almighty.

Before l was born again - when l had no faith, my greatest ambition was to be a Vice-Chancellor - the youngest Vice-Chancellor in Africa. By the time l got to know Jesus and surrendered my life to Him, l began to understand that my natural mind could not imagine how far He could take me. Now, l have learnt to dream big because l have a God who can do truly great and mighty things.

God rewards those who have faith in Him (Hebrews 11:6), so dream big and have faith in God that He will bring all your dreams to pass.

KEY POINT

Grow your faith and dream bigger.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 33-36

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 24: THAT WONDERFUL NAME

1 That wonderful Name, Jesus!

That wonderful Name, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

2. The Great Redeemer, Jesus!

His blood washed me clean, Jesus!

And now I am saved, Jesus!

There is no other name I know

3. The Great Physician, Jesus!

His stripes health me, Jesus!

And now I am whole, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

4 The Great Lord of host, Jesus!

His truth set me free, Jesus!

I am free indeed, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

5. The Great Provider, Jesus!

He supplies my needs, Jesus!

And now I am full, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

6. My Great Companion, Jesus!

Always by my side, Jesus!

I have a sure Friend, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

7. The Soon Coming King, Jesus!

Coming back for me, Jesus!

I will reign with Him, Jesus!

There is no other Name I know.

8. Let us praise His Name, Jesus!

Name above all names, Jesus!

Let us shout His Name, Jesus!

I will sing I will shout, JESUS!

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19TH, 2023.

THEME: GOD CAN TRANSFORM YOU

MEMORISE:

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Isaiah 1:18

READ: Hebrews 9:10

9 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Ezekiel 36:26

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

MESSAGE

When you look at the story of Saul of Tarsus who later became known as Paul the Apostle, he himself said in 1Timothy 1:15:

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, thatChrist Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom l am chief.

In 2 Corinthians 11:5 he however, said:

For l supposed l was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

God moved him from being the chief of sinners all the way to being compared to the very chiefest of Apostles. Today's message is primarily for someone who has been struggling with one sin or the other; God can transform you so greatly that you would, become one of the saints of your generation.

A new heart will l grant you, and a new spirit will l put within you; and l will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and l will give you an heart of flesh. And l will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Ezekiel 36:26-27

What you need for that transformation to take place is to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Once the Holy Spirit is within you, you will become a whole new person. Study your Bible regularly; His sanctification power is in the word (John 17:17), spend time beholding the face of the Lord by praying without ceasing and meditating on the word of God.

2 Corinthians 3:18 says:

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

If you do all these things consistently, you will soon discover that those sins that easily beset you (Hebrews 12:1) will become history.

KEY POINT

If you invest your time in studying the Bible and praying, you will be empowered to live holy.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 30-32

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 2: AMAZING GRACE

1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,

That saved a wretch; like me!

I once was lost, but now am found,

Was blind, but now I see.

2 ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed!

3 The Lord hath promised good to me,

His word my hope secures;

He will my shield and portion be

As long as life endures.

4 When we’ve been there ten thousand years,

Bright shining as the sun,

We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise

Than when we first begun.

Friday, February 17, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:

(Saturday, February 18, 2023)

GOD CAN USE YOU TOO.

Special Note.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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

Prayer Points

1.Thank You, Father, for, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for the grace to surrender to You.

3.Thank You, Father, for the gift of the Holy Spirit; for, it is not by power, nor might, but by Your spirit.

4.Father, in anyway I have fallen short your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, release upon my life more grace to wait upon You, in fasting and praying, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, strengthen me and make me a spiritual pillar, in Your kingdom, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, uphold me by Your right hand of righteousness, till the end, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, empower me by Your grace to put on the whole armour of God; and let nothing be impossible for me to achieve, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, give me the grace to pay the price, so that I can carry Your anointing; and use me mightily, for Your glory, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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 prayers 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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

Note:

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18TH, 2023.

THEME: GOD CAN USE YOU TOO

MEMORISE:

And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Romans 11:6

READ: 1 Timothy 1:12 -16

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

MESSAGE

There are many people in the Church who look at the Pastor as if God cannot use them similarly. They think they cannot heal the sick or even raised the dead, but this is very far from the truth. Maybe you feel so because you believe that you cannot make the same sacrifices that the Pastor makes, especially in fasting and prayers, but that is also not true. Zechariah 4:6 says , "... Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts".

Praying for 12 hours nonstop would be generally impractical unless the Holy Spirit helps the person. It is the same Holyspirit in you that is helping those you look up to, spend so much time fasting and praying to the extent that they carry such great anointing. Your willingness and total surrender to God are the major determinants of how much God can use you. Willingness mean that if you decide to fast for 7 days and by the 2nd day, your stomach is protesting, rather than break the fast, you would go to God in prayer for grace to continue. If you plan to pray in tongues between 9 pm and 11 pm everyday, but you get home very late and tired one day -rather than sleeping off by 9 pm, you'll still fall on your knees and compel yourself to pray.

I have always found the story of John Mark very interesting, Acts 15:37-40, tells how this young man - full of zeal, followed Paul and Barnabas in a missionary trip, but got to the mission field and, seeing how difficult things were, especially seeing people stoning them, ran back home. In Acts 15:38, Paul and Barnabas were about to go on another journey and Barnabas wanted John Mark to come with them, but Paul said, "No way, l'm not taking this deserter with me". When you read 2 Timothy 4:11 however, this same Paul now said to Timothy, "Bring John Mark to me, he is useful to me for the ministry ". The Gospel according to Saint Mark is attributed to this same boy who failed on his first missionary journey.

No matter how weak you seem now, with God's help you also can become a pillar in His Kingdom.

PRAYER POINT

Father, give me the grace to pay the price so that I can carry Your anointing.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 27-29

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 7: I AM THINE O LORD

1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,

And it told Thy love to me;

But I long to rise in the arms of faith,

And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,

To the cross where Thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,

To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the pow’r of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

3 O the pure delight of a single hour

That before Thy throne I spend,

When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,

I commune as friend with friend!

4 There are depths of love that I yet may know

Ere Thee face to face I see;

There are heights of joy that I yet may reach

Ere I rest in peace with Thee.

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:

(Friday, February 17, 2023)

YOU ARE ABOVE DEATH

Special Note.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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

Prayer Points

1.Thank You, Father, for sending Your son, Jesus, who left all His glory in heaven, to show us the way and died for our sin.

2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation and redemption of my soul from eternal destruction, through Your blood that was shed at Calvary.

3.Thank You, Father, for bringing me out of the darkness of this world, into Your marvelous light in Christ Jesus.

4.Thank You, Father, for making death the ultimate visa for my entrance into eternal life.

5.Father, in anyway I have fallen short your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, empower me to live above death, sin and all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let no power be able to terminate my life, before my appointed time, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, give me the grace to do any restitution that I need to do, now, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, deliver me, permanently, from the fear and torment of death, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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

Note:

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17TH, 2023.

THEME: YOU ARE ABOVE DEATH

MEMORISE:

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

1 Corinthians 15: 55

READ: 1 Corinthians 15:51 -58

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

MESSAGE

When you are a child of God, even when walking in the valley of the shadow of death, you will have nothing to fear because the Lord of hosts is with you (Psalm 23:4). The Bible says in John 11:25:

Jesus said unto her, l am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

Once you become a child of God, death is no longer something to fear. In fact, it becomes something to look forward to because if Jesus tarried, it would be your passage into heaven where you will be with your Master, without pain or sorrow. Apostle Paul said in Philippians 1:21, "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

My fear of death vanished completely from observing my Father-in-the-Lord-Pa Josiah Akindayomi (the founder of The Redeemed Christian Church of God) and his friend sending messages to each other back and forth. One would say, "I will die before you" and the other one would reply, "No, l will surely go, before you". These two men were talking about death like someone talks about going to market. When you are truly redeemed and know that death is only your visa into great bliss and glory, you will live above it

Beloved l banish every fear of death in your life, in Jesus' name.

From today, you will live above death, in Jesus' name. I want you to note however, that if you are not truly born again, if you still have pending restitutions to make, if Jesus is not truly your Lord and Saviour, then you should be afraid of death, because it would then be a visa for you to spend eternity in the lake of fire.

If you are not yet born again, please say this prayer:

Lord Jesus, l invite You into my life as my Lord and Saviour and never to commit sin again, to be qualified to be with You in heaven when l leave this earth. Thank you Lord, in Jesus' name l have prayed.

Congratulations! Now look for a Bible believing Church near you to attend regularly.

KEY POINT

Once you become a child of God, death is no longer something to fear.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 25-26

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 5: BLESSED ASSURANCE

1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Refrain:

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

2 Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

Angels descending, bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3 Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Savior am happy and blest;

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens:

(Thursday, February 16, 2023)

You Are Above Angels

Special Note.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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

Prayer Points

1.Thank You, Father, for assigning Your angels to serve and to obey me.

2.Thank You, Father, for giving Your angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways.

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over

judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus name.

4.Father, let me never do anything that will cause Your angels to depart from me, in Jesus name.

5.Father, let me always be sensitive to the presence of Your angels and send them on assignments, in Jesus name.

6.Father, when the enemies shall come against me in one way, let them flee in seven ways, in Jesus name.

7.Father, please, give Your angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways, in Jesus name.

8.Father, let Your angels arise and scatter every evil gathering or meeting summoned against me, in Jesus name.

9.Father, let Your goodness and mercy follow me, all the days of my life, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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

Note:

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16TH, 2023.

THEME: YOU ARE ABOVE ANGELS

MEMORISE:

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Hebrews 1:14

READ: Hebrews 1:13 -14

13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

MESSAGE

Psalm 91:11-12 says the Lord will command His angels to carry you in their hands. Hebrews 1:13-14 tells us that angels are ministering spirits - in other words, they are sent to serve those who are children of God. When people ask, "Daddy, why are you traveling alone at night, don't you know it is dangerous?" I tell them l have my bodyguards, only that they cannot be seen - two huge fellows, each one capable of dealing with any amount of confrontations. Their names are Goodness and Mercy. As Psalm 23:6 says, Goodness and Mercy shall follow you all the days of your life.

The first time you see an angel, you would most likely be afraid, because they are very huge. They are also very powerful - so powerful that an angel can kill 185,000 soldiers in one night (2 Kings 19:35). Whether you believe it or not, the day you became born again, one of such big and powerful angels was assigned to follow you everywhere you go and to do whatever you want him to do in line with the will of God. Anytime your enemies think they have gotten you, your angel can come in the middle of the night to save you (Acts 5:17-25, Acts 12:5-11).

Now, you must understand that even though Angels are assigned to serve you, you still need to give them instructions to follow. They are primarily subject to God's instructions, so to instruct them, echo God's word back to them and they will obey promptly. For example, God has already said that they will carry you so that you would not dash your foot against a stone (Psalm 91:12), this means that you can ask God to command them to clear any form of accident from your path before embarking on a journey. God said that if enemies gather against you in one way, they would flee in seven (Deuteronomy 28:7), so you can ask God to command angels to scatter the camp of your enemies.

You must understand though, that God's word is only potent in the mouth of His children; if you are not born again, rather than angels obeying you, they can work against you. If you don't believe me ask Balaam (Numbers 22:21-35).

REFLECTION

Angels are assigned to serve the heirs of salvation. Are you one?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 22-24

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 23: TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

1 Take my life, and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;

Take my moments and my days,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2 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,

Swift and beautiful for Thee.

3 Take my voice, and let me sing

Always, only, for my King;

Take my lips, and let them be

Filled with messages from Thee,

Filled with messages from Thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold;

Not a mite would I withhold;

Take my intellect, and use

Every power as Thou shalt choose,

Every power as Thou shalt choose.

5 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,

It shall be Thy royal throne.

6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour

At Thy feet its treasure-store.

Take myself, and I will be

Ever, only, all for Thee,

Ever, only, all for Thee.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Point

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS:

(Wednesday, February 15 2023)

YOU ARE ABOVE DEMONS

Special Note.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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

Prayer Points

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

2.Thank You, Father, for giving Jesus, a name that is above every other name.

3.Thank You, Father, for making every knee bow, at the mention of the name of Jesus.

4.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul, from eternal destruction, in hell fire.

5.Thank You, Father, for making me to sit with Christ in heavenly places, far above principalities and powers.

6.Father, in anyway I have fallen short your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

7.I take authority over demons, principalities, powers, and spiritual wickedness in high places, in Jesus' name.

8.I command every demon around me to vacate their habitation, now, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, let my life become too hot for demons to hibernate or possess, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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).

#GodBlessOurNation

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

Note:

Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15TH, 2023.

THEME: YOU ARE ABOVE DEMONS

MEMORISE:

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

Ephesians 1:21

READ: Ephesians 1:18 -21

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

MESSAGE

Our Bible reading for today says that Jesus is seated above all principalities and powers. If you are a child of God, you are part of the body of Christ and the body of Christ includes His feet. The biggest demon is under the feet of Jesus; you are therefore above the biggest demon. In John 14:13, Jesus said that if we ask for anything we want in His name, He would do it, that the Father may be glorified in Him. Phillipians 2:9-11 says that He has a name that is above every other; that at His name, all knees should bow - whether those in heaven, on earth or underneath the earth. Mark 16:17 says, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues."

When you cast out demons in Jesus' name, they will flee, if you are truly born again. You must note however, that there are two types of demon-possessed people - unwilling victims (possessed by demons against their wish and desiring deliverance) and the willing. It is easy to deliver the unwilling because the host is in agreement with you to cast out the demon. For the willing victims however, they don't want to be delivered and you cannot force them. The only thing you can do is to find a way to convince the fellow to seek deliverance.

One day, a man came to my office with his wife and said, "Daddy, my wife is a witch; please help me". The woman retorted, "Don't mind him, it is his mother who is a witch". I responded, "No problem. I will pray a prayer that if you are not a witch, then you would keep prospering, but if you are truly one, then l will bind that demon inside you so that it won't be vile to go out". She said, "Go ahead and pray the prayer". I prayed and they left. One month later, her husband brought her back to me; this time she was all swollen, because the demon in her was trapped in her body. By then she was ready to be delivered.

Take charge over every demon in your vicinity because as a child of God, you have the power to do so.

PRAYER POINT

I command every demon around me to vacate their habitation now, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 19-21

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER

1 All to Jesus, I surrender All to Thee I freely give

I will ever love and trust

You In Your presence daily live

Refrain

I surrender all, I surrender all

All to Thee, my blessed Savior

I surrender all

2 All to Jesus, I surrender Lord,

I give myself to Thee

Fill me with Your love and power

Let Your blessing fall on me

3All to Jesus I surrender

Now I feel the sacred flame

O the joy of full salvation a

Glory, glory, to Your name.

Monday, February 13, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14TH 2023

THEME: PRAYERS FOR MARRIAGES

MEMORISE:

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

Colossians 4:2

READ: Matthew 18:18 -20

18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

MESSAGE

1 Father thank You for my marriage. Thank you for sustaining, protecting and blessing my home, in Jesus' name.

2 Father, please let Your presence never leave my home, in Jesus' name

3 Father, please uproot every plant You have not planted in my home, in Jesus' name.

4 Father, please help me and my spouse to win souls for You daily, in Jesus' name.

5 Father, whatever will make my spouse miss Heaven, let it be uprooted today, in Jesus' name.

6 Father, please bless my spouse and enlarge our territory in Jesus' name.

7 Father, let my marriage glorify You like never before. Please, let Your glory fill my home, in Jesus' name.

8 Father, please keep all forms of evil far from my home, in Jesus' name

9 Father, please provide the right husband or wife, as the case may be, for all Your children that are due to be married, in Jesus' name.

10 Father, please grant every home victory over all the attacks of the enemy, in Jesus' name.

11 Father, please open the wombs of all Your children that are married and are seeking Your face for fruitfulness, in Jesus' name.

12 Your special prayer points for your marriage and all the homes around you.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 16-18

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 22: SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

that calls me from a world of care,

and bids me at my Father's throne

make all my wants and wishes known.

In seasons of distress and grief,

my soul has often found relief,

and oft escaped the tempter's snare

by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

the joys I feel, the bliss I share

of those whose anxious spirits burn

with strong desires for thy return!

With such I hasten to the place

where God my Savior shows his face,

and gladly take my station there,

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

thy wings shall my petition bear

to him whose truth and faithfulness

engage the waiting soul to bless.

And since he bids me seek his face,

believe his word, and trust his grace,

I'll cast on him my every care,

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH, 2023.

THEME: ONLY GOD CAN HEAL

MEMORISE:

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Exodus 15:26

READ: Luke 8:43 -48

43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

MESSAGE

Doctors are wonderful people and God has used them to save many lives. However, a doctor can try his or her best without the patient getting better. Doctors are limited because they can only try their best; the Almighty God is the healer. I believe that the Coronavirus has shown the world now that only God can heal. For every vaccine that scientists created thinking they had contained the virus, a new variant emerged.

There are sicknesses that doctors tag as incurable. The word does not exist in Jesus' dictionary because He heals all sicknesses and diseases. There are sicknesses that doctors just cannot diagnose. My God does not even need a diagnosis before He heals you. A woman kept throwing up everything she ate and couldn't be cured by doctors came to one of our services in the RCCG. Just as l was about to start preaching and said, "Let somebody shout Halleluyah", she shouted halleluyah and a worm jumped out of her mouth. She did not have to undergo any tests, Jesus just got rid of the problem in an instant. In Jeremiah 32:27, God said

Behold, l am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me.

Beyond healing, God can ensure that you never fall sick again. He can shield you from sickness to such an extent that even if everyone around you get infected with a contagious disease, you would be immune to it.

Beloved, obey God completely and He will ensure that you live above sicknesses and diseases. You should also note that If He heals a person and the fellow goes back into sin, a worse disease will come on such a fellow (John 5:14) hence a holy lifestyle is mandatory for all His children.

God is our healer, put all your faith in Him like the woman In our Bible reading today and you will receive divine healing in any area you require it in Jesus' name.

KEY POINT

Only God can heal. Obey Him and you will live above sicknesses and diseases.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 14-15

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 25: THE GREAT PHYSICIAN NOW IS HERE

1 The Great Physician now is near,

The sympathizing Jesus;

He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,

Oh, hear the voice of Jesus!

Refrain:

Sweetest note in seraph song;

Sweetest name on mortal tongue;

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus!

2 Your many sins are all forgiv’n,

Oh, hear the voice of Jesus;

The veil ’twixt you and God is riven,

Redemption wrought by Jesus.

3 All glory to the dying Lamb!

I now believe in Jesus;

I love the blessed Savior’s name,

I love the name of Jesus.

4 His name dispels my guilt and fear,

No other name but Jesus;

Oh, how my soul delights to hear

The precious name of Jesus!

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