Open Heavens

Friday, March 31, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 1ST, 2023.


THEME: WHO IS YOUR FATHER?


MEMORISE: 

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 

John 10:10 


READ: John 10:10 -16

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.


11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.


12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.


13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.


14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.


15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.


16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.



MESSAGE

My Father-in-the- Lord - Pa Josiah Akindayomi used to say that your father can only take care of you with what he has. If your Father is Jesus Christ, then since He owns the cattle on a thousand hills ( Psalm 50:10), has healing in His wings (Malachi 4:2) and all good things come from Him (James 1:17), then He will take care of you with all these. However, if your father is the devil, since he is a thief, liar and killer (John 10:10), then he will harm you with all he has. Which of them do you want as your father?


I realised a long time ago that the devil had nothing good to offer me. I remember about 50 Byears ago when l was growing very fast. I became a lecturer at the University of Lagos, bought a car and had built a house before l was thirty years old. Due to this fast growth, my people took me to a witch doctor they considered to be very powerful and asked him to give me charms for protection against enemies who may have been jealous of me.


The witch doctor asked me to come with a live goat which l must lead through the streets of Oshogbo. Since l thought it was for my good, l parked my car and went through the stress of walking a goat through the streets of Oshogbo to the witch doctor's house. He gave me three amulets in exchange for the goat - one to be tied to the steering wheel of my car to prevent collision with any car in front of me, the second to be kept in the boot of my car to prevent being hit from behind and the third to be tied to the drivers seat so that if l was involved in an accident l would disappear. I returned to Lagos thinking that l was super-charged, but in two weeks, l had three accidents! I realised there was no protection in the amulets and threw them into the lagoon. I thank God that since l surrender my life to Jesus Christ, He has become my Father and the fear of the unknown has been banished from my life. Even if l have enemies, my Lord sets a table for me in their presence (psalm 23:5).


The devil is a liar and has nothing good to offer you. If the devil gives you anything, he will take something far more valuable from you. Don't fall for his deception. Only God can give good and perfect gifts.


KEY POINT

Only God can give good and perfect gifts. 


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:2Samuel 1-3


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.”d,

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Open Heaven Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Friday, March 31, 2023)


God Is Taking Records


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 all-seeing God; nothing is hidden from You.


2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and thank You for being the author and the finisher of my faith.


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, help me to lay aside every besseting sin and to run this race, set before me, with

patience, in Jesus name.


5.Father, please, give me the power to live above sin and above all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus name.


6.Father, give me the power to overcome every temptation that may come my way, as I move forward in this race to heaven, in Jesus name.


7.Father, give me the grace to do Your perfect will at all times and let Your word not stand against me on the day of judgement, in Jesus name.


8.Father, fill me to the brim with Your Holy Spirit and let all the activities of the flesh be subdued in my life, in Jesus name.


9.Father, help me to be conscious of Your presence at all times, that I may run away from secret sins, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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: FRIDAY MARCH 31ST, 2023.


THEME: GOD IS TAKING RECORDS


MEMORISE: 

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 

1 John 5:7


READ: Hebrews 12:1 -2

1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,


2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.


MESSAGE

When you read the Letters to the Churches in the book of Revelation, you would realise that everything that we Christians do here on earth is being observed and recorded in heaven - every single thing. There was once a lady who agreed to go with her Pastor to a hotel to commit fornication. Before they went into the room, they looked left and right to be sure that no one could see them going in. After they got inside, the lady become uncomfortable and told the Pastor, "We look left and right to be sure no one was looking at us, but we did not look up; God can see us"  2 Chronicles 16:9 says that God's eyes are going to and fro all over the earth.


When temptation come your way, God is watching you closely to see if you will fall or not. In fact, God and the devil are watching closely. If you fall, then the devil will go boasting to God that he won over you. God forbid that in Jesus' name. If however, you overcome the temptation, then God will be the one boasting that you are His child.


In Job 19:25-27, Job said it didn't matter what was happening, his Redeemer was still alive. God must have said to the devil, "Did you hear that?" That is why you must fight every temptation to ensure that you win at the end of the day.


I didn't know about you, but l will never let the devil use me as an object to boast before God. Imagine the joy in heaven when Job finally overcame his temptations.


The good thing about God seeing everything we do is that when we do good, He sees it and will reward everyone accordingly. If you have been doing good and it looks like no one is noticing, God can see you and in good time, He will reward you. Galatians 6:9 says,


And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap. If we faint not.


The moment someone stops doing good and starts sinning, all the good he or she had done in the past will not be accounted for again (Ezekiel 18:24). Beloved, what is God recording about you right now?


KEY POINT

God sees and records everything you do.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 28-31


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 9: IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE GOD ONLY WISE


1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,

in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,

most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,

almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.


2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,

nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;

thy justice like mountains high soaring above

thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.


3 To all life thou givest, to both great and small;

in all life thou livest, the true life of all;

we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,

and wither and perish but naught changeth thee.


4 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,

thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;

all praise we would render, O help us to see

'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Thursday, March 30, 2023) 


GREATNESS IS IN LEVELS 


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, for You're great and Your greatness is unsearchable.


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


3.Thank You, my Father, for putting the seed of greatness in me, at creation.


4.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.


5.Father, let Your fire consume, whatever, is hindering the manifestation of Your greatness in my life, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, please, take me from one level of greatness and glory, to another, beginning from now, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, don't let me continue to glory in my yesterday's achievements, please, make me a pace-setter and record breaker, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, please, release upon my life the spirit of profitable hard work and diligence, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, please, empower me, to keep pressing forward, towards the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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 HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL


Date: Thursday 30th, March 2023.


THEME: GREATNESS IS IN LEVELS


Memorise: 

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 

1 Corinthians 15:41


READ : PHILIPPIANS 3:12-15


Philippians 3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.


Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,


Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.


Philippians 3:15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.


Many year Ago I was invited as a guest to the swearing -in ceremony of the Head of State along with some other persons. One of this other persons was excited that his invitation letter had ‘A’ written bodly on it. He explained to me that this meant he was a great person. Another had ‘ AA’ on his invitation, meaning that he was considered as a more important guest than the other one with just ‘A’ and would this seated more prominently and get more exclusive treatment. I later explained to them that there was still another level which was ‘AAA’


Indeed, greatness is in levels. You may feel you are great now, but there us always a higher level to get to. 


Many people get to a certain level and feel they have arrived. The unfortunate thing is that just as there are higher levels to reach, there are also lower levels that can be fallen to. Many a time, you hear of World Champions, record setters- great people who were at the top of their profession, career or industry, until someone would come and break their record and set even higher standards. For example, in sports, if an athlete sets a new record, the previous record- holder is immediately referred as an ex- champion.


You must never  feel satisfied with your former glory;  always seek to break your previous records and set higher ones. I was once a boxer; becoming a boxing champion is great, but Every boxer will tell that to remain a champion is harder than becoming one, because everyone want to challenge the fellow, to turn him or her into an ex-champion.  This is why a champion needs to work harder to retain how or her position at the Top.: the moment you relax, you begin to regress. 


You need more of what made you become a champion to remain one. When I turned 80 years old last year, many people thought I would relax. I told them Moses started his ministry at the Age of 80; I too have only just begun. 


Anyone who stops working hard, praying fervently and being generally diligent would soon realise that he or she is going back instead of forward. 


ACTION POINT 

Keep Pressing forward towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 1 SAMUEL 25-27


AUTHOR : PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 18 : PRAISE THE LORD THE ALMIGHTY 


1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,

  the King of creation!

O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy

  health and salvation!

    All ye who hear,

Now to His temple draw near;

Sing now in glad adoration!

2 Praise to the Lord, who o’er all

  things so wondrously reigneth,

Who, as on wings of an eagle,

  uplifteth, sustaineth.

    Hast thou not seen

How thy desires all have been

Granted in what He ordaineth?

3 Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully,

  wondrously, made thee!

Health hath vouchsafed and, when

  heedlessly falling, hath stayed thee.

    What need or grief

Ever hath failed of relief?

Wings of His mercy did shade thee.

4 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper

  thy work and defend thee,

Who from the heavens the streams of

  His mercy doth send thee.

    Ponder anew

What the Almighty can do,

Who with His love doth befriend thee.

5 Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that

  is in me adore Him!

All that hath life and breath, come

  now with praises before Him!

    Let the Amen

Sound from His people again;

Gladly for aye we adore Him

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Wednesday, March 29, 2023) 


WHO DO YOU LISTEN TO? 


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, for Your word that says faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.


2.Thank You, Father, also, for Your word that in the multitude of counselors there is safety.


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, as a born again child, please, let me never seek counsels from sinners and ungodly people, in Jesus' name.


5. Father, empower me to listen to things that would  boost my faith in You, not things that will create ungodly fear and sin, in Jesus' name.


6. Father, help me to be well grounded in Your word and give me the grace to reject anything that contradicts Your word, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, give me the grace to cross check and confirm every counsel given to me, with You, before acting on it, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, let every counsel that I accept, align with Your will for my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, whenever, sinners entice me, please, give me the grace, not to consent, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 29TH, 2023.


THEME: WHO DO YOU LISTEN TO?


MEMORISE: 

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 

Proverbs 1:10


READ: 2 Samuel 13:1 15

1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.


2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.


3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.


4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.


5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.


6 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.


7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.


8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.


9 And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.


10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.


11 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.


12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.


13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.


14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.


15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.


23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.


24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.


25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.


26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?


27 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.


28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.


MESSAGE

There is tremendous power in what you allow through your ears into your life. Believe me honestly, what you listen to has the power to shape your beliefs and actions. That is why Romans 10:17 says that Faith comes by hearing. Interestingly, fear also comes by hearing. What you hear can determine what you become. This is why you must choose who you listen to carefully. When you notice that there is someone whose words leave your heart worse than it was before you listened to him or her, please stay away from that fellow immediately.


There are many preachers out there who leave holiness out of their messages; please stop listening to them. Anyone who only talks prosperity and things that excite the crowd will lead people to hell.


There are also people around you whose advice you may want to seek from time to time. Please be careful who you choose to advice you. In our Bible reading for today, Amnon went to the wrong person for advice; this led to a great crisis in his family and his eventual death (2 Samuel 13:23-29). While it is  good to receive advice - after all, Proverbs 11:14 says in the multitude of counsellors is safety, you must also be selective of the kind of people you seek counseling from. Check that fellow's life first; check how close he is to God because he will only advice you based on his beliefs. Are his beliefs inspired by the word of God or by flesh?


After we had bought many hectares of land for the Redemption Camp, l was counseled not to buy any more land and to build a fence around what we had purchased. Unfortunately, after listening to these counsellors, l did not check with God before l start building fence. After a while, God asked me, Who told you to build fence?"


Thank God He spoke, and we continue to expand. Today, the camp has become a city. Before you take any advice, be sure that it does not contradict the word of God and also ensure it aligns with God's will for your life.


REFLECTION 

Who are you listening to?


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1Samuel 22-24


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 24: THAT WONDERFUL NAME


1 That wonderful Name, Jesus!

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!

Monday, March 27, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Tuesday, March 28, 2023) 


IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD. 


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, for the power in Your word.


2.Thank for the creative and redemptive powers, in Your word.


3.Thank You, Father, for all things have its root in You and are controlled by Your word.


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


5.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.


6.Father, before the mountains are, it was You; let every mountain hindering the fulfilment of my destiny be removed, now, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, let every mountain of sickness in my life be uprooted right now, because by Your stripes, I am healed.


8.Father, let every mountain of failure, delays and lukewarmness, be uprooted from my life and destiny, for I am the head and not the tail, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, let every mountain of poverty threatening me, give way, now, for Jesus was made poor that I may be rich; 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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: TUESDAY MARCH 28TH, 2023.


THEME: IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD


MEMORISE: 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

John 1:1 


READ: John 1:1 -10

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.


2 The same was in the beginning with God.


3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.


4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.


5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.


6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.


7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.


8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.


9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.


10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.


MESSAGE

The simple statement, "In the beginning was the Word..." is pregnant with many meanings. One of those meanings is that before anything that exists now ever existed, the Word was already existing. In other words, He saw the beginning of everything else since all things were made by Him (John 1:3).


The day you dedicate your new house, that is the beginning of your dwelling in that house, but the day you laid the foundation of the house was also another beginning. When the architect began to draw the plan of the house was another beginning while the day you the Landlord - conceived the idea to build a house was also another beginning all together.


Humanly speaking, the day your Father and mother met together to produce you is another beginning of the house, because if you were not born, you would not have thought of building that house. Jeremiah 1:4-5 says that before God formed you, He knew you. Thus that house of yours started in the mind of God long before you were born. God had in His plan a house that you were going to build even before you were born. Thus, no matter what it is that exists, it has its root in God. This is good news for children of God because since He was in the beginning of everything and everything was made by Him, then everything is controlled by Him - The Word. Therefore, when you simply speak the word of God into any situation, you gain control over it.


Before the mountains were brought forth, He has been God (Psalm 90:1-2). This is why Mark 11:22-24 says that if you have faith, you can speak to any mountain and it will move. For example, if the mountain of sickness wants to bring you down, you uproot it with the word of God in Isaiah 53:5 that by Jesus' stripes you are healed.  If it is the mountain of failure, then you uproot it with the word in Deuteronomy 28:13 that says you shall be the head and not the tail. If it is the mountain of poverty threatening you, then you tell it the word in 2 Corinthians 8:9 that Jesus was made poor that you may be rich. The Word will grant you all-round victory in Jesus' name.


ACTION POINT 

Search out what the word says about that mountain in your path and begin to declare it in faith.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1Samuel 19-21


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 


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, March 26, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Monday, March 27, 2023) 


YOUR LATTER END SHALL BE GREATER THAN YOUR BEGINNING 


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 Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.


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


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


4.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.


5.Father, give me the grace not to despise the days of humble beginning, because my latter days shall be greatly increased, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, whatever, I lay my hands upon to do in life, let me complete it, by Your grace, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, please, come and complete every uncompleted project, which You have started, in my life, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, empower me to make necessary sacrifices and to pay the price, that will ensure my success in life, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, please, let my latter days and end be greater and more glorious than my beginning, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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: MONDAY MARCH 27TH, 2023.


THEME: YOUR LATTER END SHALL BE GREATER THAN YOUR BEGINNING


MEMORISE: 

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 

Ecclesiastes 7:8


READ: Zechariah 4:8 -10

8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,


9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.


10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.


Job 8:7 


7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.


MESSAGE

In order of importance, your latter end is far more important than your beginning. It does not really matter how you started out; what matters is how you end up.


How you end up is not a function of wishful thinking but a product of the decisions and actions that you take today. There are steps you must take and sacrifices you must make if you want to become great. Believe me honestly, if you only wish and pray that things would turn around and don't do what you ought to, nothing will change. Solomon, in 2 Chronicles 1:6-15, gave an offering nobody had ever given and got a blessing nobody had ever gotten. It is very clear that if you are willing to pay the price, if you are willing to change your story for the better, your end will be far greater than your beginning.


Genesis 32:3-7 records that Esau got remnant of the blessing, yet, by the time he was meeting Jacob again, he came with 400 bodyguards. By the time you get to Genesis 33:4-9, after both brothers had embraced each other, Esau turned to Jacob and said he bdidn't need the latter' gifts because he had enough. Clearly, Esau hard gained dominion and broken his brother's yoke on his neck as his father had said in Genesis 27:40.


The Lay Reader is the lowest rank in the hierarchy of the Anglican Church, and this was my father's role in the Church many years ago. Today, by the special grace of God, l, the son of a Lay Reader, now work side by side with the leader of the Anglican Communion - the Archbishop of Canterbury - to re-evangelize Britain. Such a promotion could only have been ordered by God.


Beloved, draw close to God and be diligent so that your end can be far greater than your beginning. I prophesy into your life, "Your latter days shall be greater than your beginning in Jesus' name.


KEY POINT

What you are doing now will determine if you will end up greater than you started out.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1Samuel 17-18


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 20: STAND UP,STAND UP FOR JESUS


1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus

ye soldiers of the cross;

lift high his royal banner,

it must not suffer loss.

From vict'ry unto vict'ry

his army he shall lead

till ev'ry foe is vanquished

and Christ is Lord indeed.


2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

the trumpet call obey;

forth to the mighty conflict

in this his glorious day.

Ye that are men now serve him

against unnumbered foes;

let courage rise with danger

and strength to strength oppose.


3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

stand in his strength alone;

the arm of flesh will fail you,

ye dare not trust your own.

Put on the gospel armor,

each piece put on with prayer;

where duty calls or danger,

be never wanting there.


4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

the strife will not be long;

this day the noise of battle,

the next, the victor's song.

To him that overcometh

a crown of life shall be;

he with the King of glory

shall reign eternally

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Sunday, March 26, 2023)


When God Allows Mountains 2


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.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for the grace and the power to do all things, through Christ that strengthens me.


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, please, fill me to the brim with Your Holy Spirit, and let every work of the flesh, be completely subdued in my life, in Jesus name.


4.Father, please, prepare me, a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true, and, with thanksgiving, let me be a living, sanctuary for You, in Jesus name.


5.Father, let my light so shine before men, that they may see my good works, and glorify You, my Father who is in heaven, in Jesus name


6.Father, please, use the mountain before me as an opportunity to showcase Your glory upon my life to the whole world, in Jesus’ name.


7.Father, anoint me specially to solve problems, that will make multitudes to glorify and come to You, in Jesus name.


8.Father, please, take me from obscurity to limelight, through Your grace and anointing, in Jesus name.


9.Father, please, take me from the backside of the desert to the palace, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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.

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: SUNDAY MARCH 26TH, 2023.


THEME: WHEN GOD ALLOWS MOUNTAINS II


MEMORISE: 

And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. 

Isaiah 62:2 


READ: Genesis 41:8 -41

8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.


9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:


10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:


11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.


12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.


13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.


14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.


15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.


16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.


17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:


18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:


19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:


20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:


21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.


22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good


23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:


24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.


25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.


26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.


27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.


28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.


29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:


30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;


31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.


32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.


33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.


34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.


35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.


36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.


37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.


38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?


39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:


40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.


41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.


42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;


43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.


44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.


MESSAGE

Many a time when God allows a mountain to stand in your way, it is because He wants to showcase you to the world. He uses your victory over mountain to show the world His investments in your life. In 1 Samuel 17:1-51, when Goliath was marching up and down, terrorising the nation of Israel, God was advertising the mountain so that everyone would see how big it was. At the time Goliath was boasting, nobody knew David yet. Nobody knew that anointing had already come on a little boy from an ordinary home; nobody knew that there was a teenage boy who had killed a lion and a bear with his bare hands. God was about to present him to the whole world. Thank God David did not run away from his mountain that day because by the time he was standing on Goliath's dead body, lifting his severed head, everybody knew he was someone special.


I pray God will use the mountain before you as an opportunity to showcase His glory upon your life to the whole world in Jesus' name.


Matthew 5:16 says, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven". God derives glory when His children shine their lights and displace darkness brought about by mountains. When there is a problem in your office, it may be the opportunity God has designed to showcase you in that office or industry. When there is crisis in your family, that could be God's arrangement to show everyone in the family that He has an anointed child in their midst and to draw them to Himself. Don't shy away from the problem, face it and solve it.


From our Bible reading today, we saw Joseph was already interpreting dreams as a prisoner before he got the opportunity to interpret the king's dream, which led to God showcasing him to the whole world.


You must diligently and consistently develop yourself so that the day God decides to showcase you to the world; you will be prepared and equipped to overcome the mountain by His grace.


REFLECTION 

What are you doing to develop and prepare yourself for the day God decides to showcase you to the world?


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1Samuel 15-16


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 


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.

Friday, March 24, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Saturday, March 25, 2023) 


WHEN GOD ALLOWS MOUNTAINS 


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, the Author and Finisher of my faith.


2.Thank You, Father, for where You started with me, for where I am and for where You are taking me.


3.Thank You, Father, for all the battles, seen and unseen, that You have fought and won, on my behalf.


4.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.


5.Father, please, strengthen me not to fail in the day of adversity, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, release upon my life the grace never to deny You, no matter the situation, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, don't place upon me any burden that my capacity cannot bear, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, when temptation comes my way,  please, always make a way of escape for me, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, give me abundant grace to overcome every mountain, that comes my way, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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: SATURDAY MARCH 25TH, 2023.


THEME: WHEN GOD ALLOWS MOUNTAINS l


MEMORISE: 

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 

Proverbs 24:10 


READ: Daniel 3:1 -30

1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.


2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.


3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.


4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,


5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:


6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.


7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.


8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.


9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.


10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:


11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.


12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.


13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


MESSAGE

While it is true that God can solve all problems, when you go closer to Him, you would realise that once in a while, He allows some mountains (problems) to stand in your way. The good thing however, is that if He allows the mountain to stand in your way, it is because He knows you can climb it. For example, in Job's case, God only allowed what He knew Job could overcome. 1 Corinthians 19:13 says that God will not permit us to be tempted beyond our capacity and He would always provide a way of escape as well.


Sometimes, God allows mountains in the life of His children because he or she is about to be promoted. Before every promotion, there is always an exam that the fellow who is to be promoted must pass. No teacher will give Advanced-level-questions to primary school students in exam. God will not let you face a trial you cannot overcome.


In Daniel 3, after all the horrors of going into the fiery furnace, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were promoted. Job 42:12-16 tells us that at the end of Job's test, his latter end was far superior to his beginning.


When God allows mountains to stand in the path of His children, He also gives them the required measure of grace to deal with those mountains. The unfortunate thing is that many times, people refuse to use that grace and they just let the temptation take over their lives. There is always a way of escape, no matter how small; you just have to hold on to it so that you can overcome. This is where you need the fruit of the Spirit called "Longsuffering". Don't look for alternatives to God simply because you are facing a mountain. Don't commit sin in a bid to get rid of that mountain because sin will only bring a bigger mountain your way..


Hold on to God like Job did. Don't deny Him when you are going through a hard time; Don't faint in the day of adversity; stand strong, His grace is sufficient for you (2 Corinthians 12:9).


PRAYER POINT

Father, please help me never to deny You, no matter what comes my way.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 13-14


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.

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS 


(Friday, March 24, 2023) 


ACT ON THE WORD. 


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


2.Thank You, Father, for sending Your word from above to set me free from satanic yokes and oppression.


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


5.Father, let Your word take enough roots in me, to change my character for good, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, let every spirit of procrastination in my life be paralysed now, by Your fire, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, empower me with the grace to put into practice, immediately, without any delay, all that You have commanded me to do, through Your infinite word, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, please, make me like a house that is built upon the rock; please, empower me to withstand and overcome all life's storms that may come my way, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, give me the grace to overcome every temptation that I may face, as I go, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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: FRIDAY MARCH 24TH, 2023.


THEME: ACT ON THE WORD


MEMORISE: 

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

James 1:22 


READ: Matthew 7:24 -29

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:


25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.


26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:


27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.


28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:


29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.


MESSAGE

As opposed to the people who don't have ears that we discussed yesterday, there are many who do have ears but are too paralysed to practice what they learn from the word of God. They can recall the Pastor's sermon word for word but they don't practice it. They can probably even recite the Bible from Genesis to Revelation but it does not show in their lives because they do nothing in line with the word. These category of people are described in 2 Timothy 3:7 as:


Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth,


These are people who learn but somehow, the word does not take root in them enough for it to change their character. The devil practically paralyses them and stop them from doing what they have learnt. If you are in this category. I declare your freedom today, in Jesus' name.


One way the devil paralyses people after they have heard the word is through procrastination. They hear and are determined to apply what they have learnt, but then they procrastinate until they lose the zeal to do it. The day my Father-in-the-Lord taught us that worldly music attracts evil spirits while godly music repels them and attracts the Holy Spirit, l destroyed all the worldly music tapes that I had. The night he preached about cleanliness, and pointed our attention to the dirt under our beds, that same night when we got home my wife and l lifted up the mattress and cleaned under the bed and everywhere in our home. We did not wait until the next day.


That is the same way you should practice the word of God: with urgency! James 1:23-25 says that when you don't practice the word immediately, it is like not adjusting your clothes while standing in front of the mirror. It would be useless to start adjusting them when you no longer have the mirror before you. Don't let the devil paralyse you; act on God's word as soon as you hear it.


KEY POINT 

The blessing is in hearing the word of God and doing it. (James 1:23-25).


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 8-12


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.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Thursday, March 23, 2023)


Listen To The Word.


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.Thank You, Father, for sending Your word from above, to set me free from satanic bondages.


2.Thank You Father, for the grace to hear Your word and to surrender my life unto You.


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, when I hear Your word, please, give me the grace not to harden my heart, in Jesus name.


5.Father, frustrate every effort of the devil to steal Your word from my heart, in Jesus name.


6.Father, open my spiritual ears, that I may hear spiritual conversations, in heavenly places, in Jesus name.


7.Father, unblock my ears and deliver me from selective hearing of Your word, in Jesus name.


8.Father, empower me with the grace to hear Your word from the multitudes of Your servants, available now, before it becomes too late for me, in Jesus name.


9.Father, henceforth, please, make me not only the hearer of Your word, but also the doer, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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  MARCH 23RD, 2023.


THEME: LISTEN TO THE WORD


MEMORISE: 

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. Jeremiah 6:10


READ: Matthew 13:3 -23

3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;


4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:


5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:


6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.


7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:


8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.


9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.


10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?


11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.


12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.


13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.


14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:


15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.


16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.


17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.


18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.


19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.


20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;


21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.


22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.


23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.


MESSAGE

Having discussed the word of God in the last few says, l must say that there are many who don't have ears to hear. Revelation 2:7 says, "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches..."


There is danger in not hearing the word of God because Isaiah 6:8-10 says if you can hear, then you will repent and be healed. That is why the devil puts in all efforts to steal the word of God from our hearts as we see in our Bible reading for today. I am certain that the day you gave your life to Christ, you were not the only one who heard that message. Others heard it and many of them did not surrender their lives to Christ. This is because though they had ears physically, the devil had blocked their spiritual ears. Furthermore, there are a lot of Christians who have been going to Church for many years; the Pastors preaches powerful sermons, but it has had no effect on their  lives because the devil has simply blocked their ears in order to keep them in bondage. I pray your spiritual ears will never be blocked, in Jesus' name.


There are also people who practice selective hearing of the word of God. In their case, the devil doesn't have to bother himself, they block their own ears themselves (Jeremiah 17:23). They don't want to hear that passage of the Bible that will condemn what they are doing wrong. When such people hear me say, "God said we should be holy for He is holy" they say, "Doesn't he have anything else to say"?


Psalm 95:6-8 made it clear that if you want to hear God's voice, "Harden not your heart". Some of us have hardened our hearts; we don't want to hear anymore. Remember the rich man's plea in Luke 16:19-31 when he told Abraham to send Lazarus to preach to his brothers. Abraham told him that his brothers had prophets speaking to them on earth; if they didn't listen to them, they wouldn't hear anyone else. They were destined for destruction.


You have genuine men and women of God teaching you the word now -'this devotional is a testament to that. Listen so that you will not regret it for eternity.


REFLECTION 

Is your heart always open to receive the true word of God?


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 4-7


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.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Wednesday, March 22, 2023)


The Word Produces Faith.


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, for You're the Almighty God; and the rewarder of them that diligently seek You.


2.Thank You Father, for Your word that You have sent to me, upon which You have caused me to hope.


3.Thank You, Father, for  Your word that has given me courage to answer those that reproacheth me, for I trust in Your word.


4.Thank  You, Father, for Your word is my comfort in my affliction; Your word has quickened me.


5.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.


6.Father, let me become bold and strong; and let me begin to see things, as You see them, as I study Your word, in Jesus name.


7.Father, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God; please, let Your word cause my faith to grow, in Jesus name.


8.Father, let me know You more through Your word and let me be strong and do exploits for You, in Jesus name.


9.Father, please answer all my prayers and give me outstanding miracles that cannot be hidden, 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.


Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye's, books ministry.


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.