Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

DATE:  FRIDAY JANUARY 31ST 2025

THEME:  GOD TEACHES I

MEMORISE:  For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.  Isaiah 28:26

READ:  Psalms 25:4-12 

4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

MESSAGE

While I was studying for my PhD, l was faced with 186 simultaneous equations, which I had been trying to solve for 18 months. With no solution in sight, it looked like I would have to pick a new problem to solve, meaning that my 18 months of efforts would go to waste. One night, around 10 pm, after battling the problem and still not making progress, I decided to read my Bible and go to bed. I was reading Exodus 14, where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, and I heard God's voice, "That is the solution to your problem." It didn't make sense to me that the story of the crossing of the Red Sea would be the solution to a PhD thesis problem. However, God said further, "Go and bring your equations." l obeyed, and He started teaching me, instructing me to put some equations on the left and some on the right. By the time I finished, I realized that all the ones on the left had something in common, likewise the ones on the right. Then, God said, "Now, solve the equations on the left together and those on the right together. Then, bring the two together." God taught me Mathematics with the parting of the Red Sea, and after five hours, my thesis was ready. It was so good that the external examiner said that he had no questions for me.

God teaches His children through His word. If you are an ardent student of the Bible, every now and then, as you study, He will teach you things that will make difficult situations become easy for you. David said in Psalm 119:105:

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Sometimes, the solution to your problem may come from just simply reading the Bible without necessarily having a man of God lay hands on your head. Unfortunately, many Christians don't read their Bible, and that is why they continue to struggle with simple problems for many years. Jesus said in John 8:32:

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Having a knowledge of the truth through God's word will ensure that you live victoriously. Students know that if they don't study their textbooks, they will fail their exams. Your Bible is the textbook of life; study it so that you will not fail in life.

ACTION POINT

Make sure you spend quality time studying your Bible every day.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 11-13

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.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens 

Thursday, 30th January, 2025

God Provides

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.Father, I thank You for being my shepherd, thank You for providing for me, my daily needs.

2.Father, ‭thank You for Your faithfulness from generation to generation, thank You for showing up for me when it appears as if all hope is lost.

3.Father, you are Jehovah Jireh, the great provider, please, don't let me ever borrow or beg for the rest of my life, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me not to be stingy to You, help me to give all You have given me back to You in furtherance of Your kingdom on earth, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, when You ask me for anything, help me to release it without any argument, in Jesus' name

6.Father, please, open my eyes to recognize every opportunity to give so as to keep my heaven open for great harvest, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, help me to give to the poor and the less privileged around me, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me to cultivate the habit of giving, to support Your work, your ministers and those in need, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, help me never to turn my eyes away from helping to meet the needs of the needy around me, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, I am willing and ready to be used of You in lending to nations and to prosper Your work on earth, please, make me Your divine treasurer, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let him continue to enjoy Your divine provisions and never lacking anything good in You; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name.

12.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.

13.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.

14.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15.In Jesus name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16.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 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 JANUARY 30TH 2025

TOPIC: GOD PROVIDES

MEMORISE:

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” - (Psalm 23:1)

READ: GENESIS 22:7-14 (KJV)

7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

MESSAGE:

I became the General Overseer of RCCG about 45 years ago. At that time, the total income of the church was less than my monthly salary from the university I resigned from. The church had 39 other members of staff, and after paying them, there was usually nothing left for the General Overseer. As a human being, I turned to God and said, "Lord, I told You to leave me alone where I was lecturing, afterall, I was already pastoring. After collecting my salary, I always deduct money for food and fuel for my car, and the rest goes to Your work. Now, what I am getting from the government is no longer available, and this is the income of the church. What guarantee do I have that I will survive?" Then, God made me a promise, "Son, I have only one guarantee to give you; wherever you go, I will be with you." Truly, God hasn't failed me: in 45 years, I have neither borrowed nor begged. Indeed, God provides.

When you see someone who cannot testify to the fact that God provides, it is likely that you have found someone who is stingy, even to God. If you pay attention to my story in the first paragraph, you will see that even when I was a lecturer, almost all my money was given to God. Hence, whenever I am in need, He has never failed me. Luke 6:38 says that it is when you give that it shall be given unto you. The widow of Zarephath understood this, so when God, through Prophet Elijah, asked for her last meal, she gave it. In return, she had more than enough food to last her throughout the famine.

God has been so gracious to many people such that giving Him all their money is not enough to say 'thank you' to Him. Despite this, when He asks them for just a little of what they have, they would say 'no'. Apart from being stingy to God, a lot of them are also stingy to people around them, especially the less privileged. Proverbs 21:13 says:

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Beloved, if you want God to provide for you, don't be stingy to His work, men and women of God, those around you, or the poor. The liberal soul will surely be made fat (Proverbs 11:25). 

 ACTION POINT:

Cultivate the habit of giving to support God's work, His ministers, and those in need around you. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  LEVITICUS 8-10

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL: 16 - 'TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS 

1 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,

and to take him at his word;

just to rest upon his promise,

and to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

Refrain:

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!

How I've proved him o'er and o'er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!

O for grace to trust him more!

2 O how sweet to trust in Jesus,

just to trust his cleansing blood;

and in simple faith to plunge me

neath the healing, cleansing flood! [Refrain]

3 Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,

just from sin and self to cease;

just from Jesus simply taking

life and rest, and joy and peace. [Refrain]

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE:  MONDAY JANUARY 27TH 2025

THEME:  THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES

MEMORISE:  Wherefore God also hath highly exalteth him, and given him a name which is above every name:   Philippians 2:9

READ:  Jeremiah 32:17-20 

17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

18 Thou shewest loving kindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,

19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;

MESSAGE

Years ago, a young man was involved in a road accident in which everyone else died except him. He was taken to a hospital and was in a coma for several days. While still in coma, he would occasionally regain consciousness and shout, "Jesus." Then, he would relapse. This kept reoccurring until he regained full consciousness. He recovered fully, and He is still alive as | write this.

No matter how helpless a situation is, when you call on the name of Jesus, everything turns around for good. The name of Jesus is enough to bring down any mountain. Philippians 2:10 says:

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

A young boy, who was the son of a Muslim cleric, gave his life to Christ. His father felt embarrassed that his son had converted to Christianity, and after many arguments and persuasions, it became clear that his son was unwilling to reverse his decision. Feeling frustrated, the father got his fellow clerics to produce a charm to attack his son. One day, he called his son's name with the charm, and as expected from a son who hears his father's call, the boy answered. As he answered, the young boy looked up and saw a big rock coming towards him. Immediately, he shouted, "Jesus!" and it disappeared. It was a spiritual attack, but it failed at the mention of the name of Jesus.

The name of Jesus is powerful and potent all by itself. This is why you must learn to use it in the face of impending danger. However, you should not call the name of Jesus in vain or as a mere exclamation. Do not call the name of Jesus casually so you do not attract the wrath of the owner of the name. Even as a human being, you would not like it if people toyed with your name; how much more the Most High God? Exodus 20:7 says:

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Beloved, you will overcome whatever challenges you face if you call upon the name of Jesus. As the Bible says in Romans 10:13, whosoever calls on the name of Jesus shall be saved.

KEY POINT

The name of Jesus is not an ordinary name; it is filled with power!

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Exodus 38-40

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS NAME

1. All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

and crown him Lord of all.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

and crown him Lord of all!

2. O seed of Israel's chosen race

now ransomed from the fall,

hail him who saves you by his grace,

and crown him Lord of all.

Hail him who saves you by his grace,

and crown him Lord of all!

3. Let every tongue and every tribe

responsive to his call,

to him all majesty ascribe,

and crown him Lord of all.

To him all majesty ascribe,

and crown him Lord of all!

4. Oh, that with all the sacred throng

we at his feet may fall!

We'll join the everlasting song

and crown him Lord of all.

We'll join the everlasting song

and crown him Lord of all.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens

Sunday, 26th January 2025

Ye Are Gods

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.Father, I worship and adore You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. The creator of the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them.

2.Father, ‭thank You for creating me in Your own image and for giving me dominion over all that You made.

3.Father, thank You for giving me the power to become your son/daughter. Thank You for the authority to decree a thing and it's established according to Your will.

4.Father, please, help me to see myself in the way You see me as Your child. Help me never to walk in dishonor through disobedience, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, as gods as You have made me and my children, may we not sit in the place of dishonor and helplessness, in Jesus' name

6.Father, I decree, let there be a lifting up for me and my family from wherever we had been casted down, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, by the authority You have given me, help me to do the works You did and even greater works, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, I decree that every tree not planted in my life, family and nation, be cursed to the very root now, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, let the process of divine blessings operate from the inside of me and manifest over every area of my life, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, help me to have a right standing with You such that I can issue decrees by Your word and they will stand, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let him continue to enjoy Your glory and never lose his place in You; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name.

12.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.

13.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.

14.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15.In Jesus name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16.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 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: SUNDAY JANUARY 26TH 2025

THEME: YE ARE GODS

MEMORISE:

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. Psalm 82:6

BIBLE READING READ: JOB 22:28-30

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

MESSAGE:

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. Matthew 18:18

The above Bible passage shows how God sees us as His children and the authority He has given to us. It says that we are so powerful that we can decide what happens in heaven.  If we bind something on earth, the hosts of heaven will validate it. It is important that we know how powerful we are because Psalm 49:20 says:

"Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is Iike the beasts that perish."

A lot of Christians are perishing because they don't realize that they are sitting in a place of honour. Witches and wizards are tormenting children of God who are seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6) but acting like helpless chickens because they don't know who they are. Jesus said in John 14:12 that you will do the works that He did and even greater. You can do everything that Jesus did in the Scriptures and even more. In Mark 11:13-14, Jesus cursed a fig tree that appeared fruitful but, upon closer inspection, was barren. Overnight, the tree withered completely from its roots because the process of divine curses operates from the roots upwards, just like divine blessings. Furthermore, Jesus said:

"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Mark 11:23

Some years ago, during a visit to a state capital in Nigeria, I was told about a tree at the center of the town that could not be uprooted. In fact, the state government had to construct a road around the tree because it could not be uprooted. I stretched my hand towards the tree and declared in the name of the Lord that the tree be cursed. That very night, a storm hit the town, and by the next morning, the tree had been completely uprooted. The tree got uprooted because a son of the living God who understands his authority issued a command that had to be obeyed. You can do the same and even more if you are truly in right standing with God.

REFLECTION:

Are you standing right with God such that you can issue decrees by His word, and they will stand?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 35-37

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME

1 All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name!

Let angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown Him Lord of all!

Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown Him Lord of all! 

2.Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,

And as they tune it, fall,

Before His face Who tunes their choir,

And crown Him Lord of all,

Before His face Who tunes their choir,

And crown Him Lord of all. 

3.Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,

Who fixed this floating ball;

Now hail the strength of Israel's might,

And crown Him Lord of all

Now hail the strength of Israel's might,

And crown Him Lord of all. 

4.Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,

Who from His alter call;

Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,

And crown Him Lord of all,

Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod,

And crown Him Lord of all, 

5.Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,

Ye ransomed from the fall,

Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,

And crown Him Lord of all,

Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,

And crown Him Lord of all. 

6.Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line,

Whom David Lord did call,

The God incarnate, Man divine,

And crown Him Lord of all,

The God incarnate, Man divine,

And crown Him Lord of all. 

7.Sinners, whose love can never forget,

The wormwood and the gall,

Go spread your trophies at His feet,

And crown Him Lord of all,

Go spread your trophies at His feet,

And crown Him Lord of all. 

8.Let every tribe and every tongue,

Before Him prostrate fall,

And shout in universal song,

The crowned Lord of all.

And shout in universal song,

The crowned Lord of all.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 

Saturday, 25th January 2025 

EVEN IN THE FIRE

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.Father, You are the God over all situations and circumstances, Your faithfulness is from generation to generation and You remain the same yesterday, today and forever.

2.Father, I praise You for You have never failed Your children who trust in You because You are the dependable and reliable God.

3.Father, thank You for loving me to the point of laying down Your life for me. Thank You for Your promise to be with me while passing through the waters and walking through the fire.

4.Father, please, irrespective of the occurrences in my life, help me not to lose my relationship with You, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, increase my faith and let my intimacy with You be on the increase, so much that when challenges will arise, I will never deny You, in Jesus' name

6.Father, please, help me that the challenges of life will not push me away from You rather, let my confession be that, "I will not change my mind from following You", in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, let my love for You be the undying one, build me up from today and help me to remain standing in the face of challenges, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me to remain committed in my walk with You, to love You with all my heart, with all my strength and with all my soul, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, help me to cultivate the habit of diligently studying my Bible, praying without ceasing and fellowshiping with other believers, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, even in the midst of tribulation and in the fire, help me not to bow to other gods. In the day adversity, let my love for You keep me standing, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Take him deeper still in his love for You; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

12.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.

13.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.

14.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#happy2025

#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 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 JANUARY 25TH 2025

THEME: EVEN IN THE FIRE

MEMORISE:

Though he slay me, yet will l trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Job 13:15

BIBLE READING: DANIEL 3:9-25

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 Abed-nego; 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 Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, 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 Abed-nego, 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 Abed-nego: 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 Abed-nego, 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 Abed-nego.

23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, 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.

MESSAGE:

Sometime ago, a lady in one of the RCCG parishes was sacked unjustly from her workplace. Shortly after that, she embarked on a journey, and highway robbers stopped her and took her car away. Days later, while she was trying to cook, her kitchen caught fire. All these occurrences happened within a week. Interestingly, the following Sunday was Thanksgiving Sunday, and she danced and rejoiced more than everyone else. Everybody stared at her because she was the last person they expected to be dancing like that. However, she told them, "l lost my job, not my salvation. They stole my car, but they didn't steal my life. My kitchen caught fire, but I am not going to hell. Whatever the devil has tried, l am still here." That is the testimony of someone who had an intimate relationship with God before challenges came, and He never lets such people down (Jeremiah 17:7-8).

If anyone tells you that you will never face challenges because you are a Christian, that fellow is not telling you the whole truth. Challenges will come, but your response to them will be determined by how much you love God. If a challenge pushes you away from God, then your love is small. Some people confess their undying love for God, singing that they will always follow Him, whether through storms or fires. However, when challenges come, they forget their confession and turn away from Him.

If telling the truth about a situation at work will cost you your job, will you lie to save your job or tell the truth and bear the consequences? You may claim now that you will always tell the truth, but what will really determine what you will do in that situation is your love for God now. Your love for Him must be built from today if you will remain standing in the face of challenges.

In Daniel 3, the three Hebrew boys were confronted with the option to either bow to an idol or be thrown into fire. They chose fire, and that shows real love for God. That the love was not cultivated on the day the king gave command for them to bow; they had been cultivating it long before then.

Beloved, build your love for Christ now. Study your Bible diligently, pray without ceasing, and keep fellowshipping with other Christians so that when the day of adversity comes, your love for God will keep you standing.

REFLECTION:

Can you truly say right now that you love God with all your heart?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 31-33

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 shadow can rise,

Not a cloud in the skies,

But His smiles quickly drives it away;

Not a doubt nor a fear,

Not a sigh nor a tear,

Can abide while we trust and obey. 

3 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. 

4 But we never can prove 

The delights of His love 

Until all on the altar we lay; 

For the favour He shows, 

For the joy He bestows, 

Are for them,

Who will trust and obey. 

5 Then in fellowship sweet 

We will sit at His feet, 

Or we'll walk by His side

In the way; 

What He says we will do, 

Where He sends we will go; 

Never fear, only trust and obey.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 

Friday, 24th January 2025

THE GLORY AND THE STORY

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.Father, You are Jehovah Jireh, the Greatest provider and the giver of power to make wealth; thank You for giving me a source of income.

2.Father, ‭thank You for every of Your blessings I am enjoying through Christ Jesus. Thank You for the favours and the prosperity on the works of my hands.

3.Father, thank You for showing me the way of escape out of poverty and lack, through the act of sowing and reaping.

4.Father, please, help me to walk in complete obedience to Your word in the giving of my tithe, offerings and first fruits, help me to sow bountifully when it's time to sow so I can reap with joy at harvest time, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, help me never to be mean in my giving to You and to Your work, rather to give generously at all times, in Jesus' name

6.Father, please, in my daily walk with You, help me to grow in my giving so much that there will be nothing too hard or great to give back to You, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, change my story to glory; even before You take me to be with You, let the world hear of my story and give You the glory , in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me to obey divine instructions that will lead me into divine prosperity, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, when You have blessed and prosper me, help me never to become attached to anything You have blessed me with, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, I want to enjoy the blessings of Abraham, please, help me to do his works, and more. Seperate me from the unfruitful works of the devil and help me to remain faithful in my giving to You, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, help me to pay the price to change the story of my life to glory, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, please, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let him continue to enjoy Your glory; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

13.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.

14.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.

15.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

16..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

17.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#happy2025

#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 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 JANUARY 24TH 2025

TOPIC: THE GLORY AND THE STORY

MEMORISE:

“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” - (Psalm 126:5)

READ: PSALM 126:5-6 (KJV)

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

*MESSAGE:*

Some people who are not Christians become very rich because they understand the principle of sowing and reaping. If those who do not know God benefit from this simple principle, how much more God's children?

During a Kenneth Hagin camp meeting several years ago, a call was made for a special offering to be collected. Then, one man got up and said, "Brothers and sisters, please give very generously this evening because the total amount you all give is what my wife and I will give." There were about 17,500 people in attendance. When the offering was counted, it amounted to about $3.5million. He got up again and said, "Brethren, is this all you can do?" I said to myself, "This fellow knows something that I do not know," so I cornered him after the meeting and asked, "What is your secret?" He said, "Five years ago, I started a business with $500, and I told God, 'This company is Your company. I will not insult You by giving You 10 percent; I will keep 10 percent, and You will have 90 percent. It is up to You to prosper the company if You want to.'" He continued, "Sir, today, I have a turnover of $50million."

I learnt a major lesson that day. Though I do not give God 90 percent yet, I am on my way, and He has already blessed me beyond my expectations. If you see someone walking in glory, try and find out what their story is. If you see someone prospering much more than you, and you are both children of the same heavenly Father, find out their secret.

The Bible says that God blessed Abraham in everything (Genesis 24:1). He was rich in cattle, houses, lands, and servants. Today, billions of Christians say, "Abraham's blessings are mine." However, the same Abraham was willing to sacrifice his only son at God's instruction (Genesis 22:10). He also obeyed God to leave his father's house to an unknown land (Genesis 12:4), lived in tents in the land God showed him, refusing to become attached to anything God blessed him with (Hebrews 11:9), and gave tithes to God (Genesis 14:20). Those who will enjoy the blessings of Abraham must do his works.

Beloved, there's always a story behind every glory. Don't just ask God to give you the glory you see on others who are shining today; try to find out what they did to walk in that glory. 

 KEY POINT:

There is always a story behind the glory you see. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 28-30

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

HYMN:16 - 'Tis SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS 

1 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,

and to take him at his word;

just to rest upon his promise,

and to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

Refrain:

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!

How I've proved him o'er and o'er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!

O for grace to trust him more!

2 O how sweet to trust in Jesus,

just to trust his cleansing blood;

and in simple faith to plunge me

neath the healing, cleansing flood! [Refrain]

3 Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,

just from sin and self to cease;

just from Jesus simply taking

life and rest, and joy and peace. [Refrain]

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Sunday, 19th January 2025

 THE SOURCE OF ALL HELP

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.Father, thank You for being my help in ages past, thank You for helping me to overcome my challenges, thank You for You are my hope for tomorrow.

2.Father, ‭I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good. For You had delivered me out of all trouble: And mine eye have seen his desire upon mine enemies.

3.Father, You are the very present help in trouble; the helper of the helpless, I lift up my eyes unto You Lord, please, help me, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, give me help from my troubles, for vain is the help of man. Lord, help me and do not allow me to be put to shame, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, make me a beneficiary of divine help, turn every impossible situation in my life into testimonies, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, no matter how terrible my health situation is, turn every negative medical report to bundle of testimonies, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, whatever it is that had made people turn their backs on me, making me a mockery in the society, step in O Lord, and turn my mockery into miracles. Silent my mockers and turn my shame to glory, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, save me O God, by thy name, and give ear to the words of my mouth. Deliver me from the strangers that are risen up against me, and from the oppressors that seek after my soul, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, help me to set my gaze on You, and You alone. Help me never to seek help from the devil, for with You, all things are possible, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, please, as we lift up our eyes unto You for help as a nation; You are the maker of heaven and earth, please, give us all-round help over the enemies of peace in our states and nations of the world, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, I lift my eyes unto You , please, send help to me today, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, please, send help to Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Help him never to lose His relevance in life and ministry; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

13.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.

14.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.

15.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

16..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

17.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#happy2025

#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 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: SUNDAY JANUARY 19TH 2025

TOPIC: THE SOURCE OF ALL HELP

MEMORISE:

“Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.” - (Psalm 60:11)

READ: PSALM 54:1-7 (KJV)

1 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

4 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

MESSAGE:

In Psalm 121:1-2, David said:

I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

This passage implies that help is always available with the One who made heaven and earth. The question is, will you seek your help from Him? In Psalm 46:1, David said, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." God's help is ever-present, especially in times when you are in trouble. God is the helper of the helpless.

A lady was barren for several years, and her pastor had prayed for her continually, but nothing happened. One day, the pastor called her and said, "Woman, everybody I prayed for has given birth. What's the issue?" The woman told him that when she was in secondary school, she got pregnant and tried to abort the pregnancy. In the process, she began to bleed badly and had to be taken to the hospital. In a bid to save her life, the doctor had to remove her womb. When the pastor heard this, he said, "You mean you have no womb? Why are you asking me to pray for you to be fruitful?" She then replied, "Sir, you are the one who taught us that with God, all things are possible." From that day onward, the pastor began to avoid her. She noticed it and decided to lift up her eyes to the hills, not to the pastor or the General Overseer, but to the Lord who made heaven and earth and who is always present to help. One night, she dreamt that a huge man approached her, holding the skin of an animal. She was so terrified by the size of the man that she couldn't move. As she was completely naked in the dream, the man came and wrapped the skin of the animal around her waist. When she woke up, she discovered that she was menstruating. By the time she was giving her testimony, she had given birth to five children.

Beloved, don't look up to any pastor, evangelist, or General Overseer for help; rather, look up to the source of all help. Nobody can help you without God's permission anyway. Rather than looking up to people, why not just go straight to the One whom they also rely on for help? Your help is always available with Him. 

 PRAYER POINT:

Father, I lift my eyes unto You. Please, send help to me today. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR  EXODUS 11-13

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL: 26 - THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING 

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:

Oh, that today they might fall,

Now as to God we're confessing,

Now as on Jesus we call!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens 

Saturday, 18th January, 2025

Produce Sons

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.Father, thank You for giving us Your Son, Jesus Christ, who shares same glory and power with You yet, He took the form of man to suffer and died for the sins of the world.

2.Father, thank You for Jesus, who became a model of humility, total obedience to Your will, and a true friend who loves and laid His life for His friends.

3.Father, please, help me to be like Jesus in character and in word; let the traits of being with You be evident on my life, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me to follow You wholeheartedly that I may experience a total transformation as a result of my being with You, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, let my life become a point of reference for good. Let everyone that spends time with me begin to notice positive differences in their lives, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, help me to be deliberate on delicately bringing up the biological and spiritual children You have given unto me, such that they will become true sons and daughters, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, in the training of the people You have given me, help me to exercise tolerance and patience, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me to correct the people working with me when the need arises, and to teach them the things they need to learn, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, with the people You have given to me, help me to train them to be able to maximize their potentials and to become great, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, please, help me not to throw out the people that are willing to become better under me. Don't let me use my impatience to throw them out into the world, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, help me to produce sons out of the people You have sent into my life, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, please may I not send out of my life, the children You have sent to me. Help me not to tolerate disobedience and indiscipline in my sons and daughters, in Jesus' name.

13.Father, thank You for helping Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Help him never to lose His relevance in life and ministry; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name.

14.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.

15.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.

16.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

17.In Jesus name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

18.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 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 JANUARY 18TH 2025

TOPIC: PRODUCE SONS

MEMORISE:

“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient towards all men.” - (1 Thessalonians 5:14)

READ: PHILEMON 1:10-18 (KJV)

10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

MESSAGE:

In the context of today's topic, a son is someone who looks like you and has some of your traits. In (1 Samuel 22), David accommodated people who were vagabonds, and he later raised them to become valiant men like himself. Jesus Christ spent only three-and-a-half years with His disciples, but by the time He left, they had been so transformed that they were just like people who had gotten formal education (Acts 4:13). When someone has spent some time with you, can other people notice a positive difference in him or her?

The Bible says that if you delicately bring up a servant from childhood, that servant will later become a son to you (Proverbs 29:21). Childhood here refers to a time when a person doesn't understand much about life. If you have people working with you, raise them like they are your children. Correct them when the need arises, teach them the things they need to learn and don't give up on them while they are still working on their weaknesses. After a while, they will become just like sons and daughters to you.

Many people say that they cannot tolerate nonsense when, in reality, they are just impatient with people. Such people forget that patience is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:17). Many of the people who support me today were initially rough around the edges, to put it mildly. However, the Lord helped me to train them. I didn't give up on them, and after a while, they became like sons to me, handling sensitive assignments. If you want to be successful as a leader, you have to learn to invest in people.

In Yorubaland, an adage says that the one whose children will be many cannot be short-tempered. Sometimes, the reason people are lonely is that they have driven the children God sent to them out of their lives by their intolerance. There are many people with great potential out there that can become great if someone trains them. However, this is not to say that you should continue to tolerate people who persistently do terrible things or engage in criminal acts. After many warnings and efforts to change such people, if they refuse to change, you can handle the case as Paul did in (1 Corinthians 5:5). However, if people are generally of good behaviour but have some negative traits and are willing to become better, don't use your impatience to throw them out into the world. 

 KEY POINT:

Seek to produce sons out of the people God has sent into your life. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 8-10

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL: 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 DEVOTIONAL

Friday, 17th January 2025

DON'T OUTGROW CORRECTIONS

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.Father, thank You for making me Yours, and for the great privilege of having people around me who can correct me whenever I am wrong.

2.Father, thank You for making me Your son/daughter as a result of my faith in You as written in John 1:12; help me to listen to corrections and never to become a "servant", in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please, help me never to be against myself; help me not to be my own enemy, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me to avoid the consequences that comes with doing the wrong things. I choose to be corrected by words, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, make me wise and not to feel too big to take honest feedbacks from the people You have placed me over as a leader, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, surround me with people that will always tell me the truth; no matter how hard it seems, help me never to outgrow corrections, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, give me the grace to humble myself to accept corrections without getting angry. Please, give me a listening ear with a willing heart to obey, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me to avoid the pitfall of feeling like I am infallible even when I know that I have erred; help me not to outgrow corrections, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, even when I'm being criticized with evil intentions, help to learn from the corrections and improve on the areas I need to, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, please, do not leave me to destroy myself, give me a new heart that takes to corrections, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, help me to effect positive changes in my life after receiving corrections, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, thank You for helping Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Help him not to outgrow corrections; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to remain a shining light forever, in Jesus' name.

13.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.

14.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.

15.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

16..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

17.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#happy2025

#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 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 JANUARY 17TH 2025

TOPIC: DON'T OUTGROW CORRECTIONS

MEMORISE:

“While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.” - (Hebrews 3:15)

READ: PROVERBS 15:10-12 (KJV)

10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

MESSAGE:

For every action or inaction, there are consequences. This is why you should consider it a great privilege when you have people around you who can correct you whenever you do something wrong so that you do not have to suffer terrible consequences. Unfortunately, some people do not listen to corrections. The Bible refers to such people as servants.

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. (Proverbs 29:19)

You can choose between being corrected by words or by consequences. If you are wise, you will choose to be corrected by words so that you can avoid the consequences that come with doing the wrong things. Those who are wise do not wait for people to correct them. Rather, they regularly ask the people around them for feedback to know if they are on the right track or not. In Matthew 16:13, Jesus Christ asked His disciples, "Whom do men say that I am?" In other words, He was asking, "Based on my character and words, what is the impression that I give people about myself?"

Beloved, it is important that you regularly give people the opportunity to tell you what they think of you, especially when you are a leader. You can make it anonymous so that they can give you honest feedback.

It is quite possible for someone to grow to a level where people begin to say he or she is infallible, even in situations where the fellow knows that he or she has erred. It is important to avoid this pitfall and ensure that you still have people around you who will always tell you the truth. You should never outgrow corrections. Even when people criticise you with evil intentions, you can ignore their motives and listen to see if there is really something that you need to correct or improve on.

Beloved, you will avoid so many troubles in life if you are the kind of person who listens to corrections. If people correct you once or twice and they see that you got angry, they will leave you alone. This will be dangerous because, even though they can see you heading towards a ditch, they will let you fall into it. Even God will leave you alone after He has corrected you over something for a while and you refuse to listen (Romans 1:28). May God not leave you to destroy yourself, in Jesus' name. 

 REFLECTION:

When was the last time you effected a positive change in your life after receiving a correction? 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  EXODUS 5-7

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.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Thursday, 16th January 2025

IDENTIFYING THE JERICHO WALL (3)

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.Father, thank You for Your presence that had seen me through to another glorious year in life. Thank You for Your promise to be with me forever.

2.Father, please, help me never to be against myself; help me not to be my own enemy, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please, deliver me from every bad habit or negative traits that may hinder me from making progress, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me never to waste opportunities given to me to make a difference in life; uproot and destroy every spirit of laziness in my life, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, make me a man/woman of few words with great results; help me not to be a talkative. Make me wise and not a fool, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, uproot every trait of dishonesty in my life; make me a man/woman of integrity. Let my YES be YES, and my NO be NO, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, help me to keep my integrity in handling sensitive responsibilities, at all times and in all situations, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me to be faithful in every little task/assignment committed to my hands, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, no matter the pressure, help me to say what I mean, and to mean what I say at all times, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, please, make me wise. Don't let me be the wall of Jericho in the path of my progress, in Jesus' name.

11.Holy Spirit, help me to let go of any habit or trait that can hinder my progress, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, thank You for helping Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let every force and wall standing in his way, disappear now; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to remain a shining light forever, in Jesus' name.

13.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.

14.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.

15.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

16..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

17.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#happy2025

#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 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, JANUARY 16TH 2025

THEME: IDENTIFYING THE JERICHO WALL. III

MEMORISE: A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:24

READ: Proverbs 6:4-11

4. Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

5. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

7. Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

8. Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

9. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

10. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

11. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

MESSAGE 

As I conclude my discussion on the forces that can obstruct a person's progress, I want you to know that the real wall of Jericho hindering people's progress may actually be they themselves and not necessarily a spiritual force or a relationship. No matter how much support such people get in order to progress in life, if they have certain bad habits or traits, they will still not make progress. Romans 8:31 says:

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

The answer to the above question is 'we ourselves'. Even if the Almighty God is for you, you must ensure that you are not against yourself. Certain negative traits can make a fellow work against himself or herself in the journey of life. These traits are hindrances to progress. For example, laziness is a great hindrance to progress. King Solomon, considered by many to be one of the wisest people who ever lived, said in Proverbs 6:10-11:

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

When we were building what has now become Redemption City, I knew some people who worked with us who were lazy. If only they were hardworking, considering all the work that was done then, they would have been very wealthy by now. Nobody wants to give opportunities to a lazy fellow. This is because lazy people will eventually waste the opportunities that are given to them.

Another trait that can be a wall of Jericho to a person is talkativeness. Proverbs 29:20 says that a fool has more hope for tomorrow than the one who is always quick to talk.

Dishonesty is yet another trait that can be a wall of Jericho to a fellow and hinder his or her success. This is because nobody will trust people who lack integrity to handle sensitive responsibilities. Jesus Christ said in Luke 16:10 that whoever is faithful in a little will have more committed into his or her hands. If you say one thing and turn around to do something completely opposite, it will be difficult for you to have access to the things that you have been asking and trusting God for.

Beloved, be wise. Don't be the wall of Jericho in the path of your progress.

ACTION POINT: 

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you let go of any habit or trait that can hinder your progress.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 1-4

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 24: I WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS 

1. I want to be like Jesus, 

So lowly and so meek; 

For no one marked an angry word, 

That ever heard Him speak.

2. I want to be like Jesus, 

So frequently in prayer; 

Alone upon the mountain top, 

He met His Father there.

3. I want to be like Jesus, 

I never, never find 

That He, though persecuted was 

To anyone unkind.

4. I want to be like Jesus, 

Engaged in doing good; 

So that of me it may be said, 

"He hath done what he could."

5. I want to be like Jesus, 

Who sweetly said to all, 

"Let little children come to Me," 

I would obey the call.

6. But oh, I'm not like Jesus, 

As anyone may see; 

O gentle Savior, send Thy grace, 

And make me like to thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Wednesday, 15th January 2025

IDENTIFYING THE JERICHO WALL (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.Father, thank You for Your plan and purpose for my life; thank You because You are able to carry me to my promised land.

2.Father, please, may the people I love not become a hindrance to my progress in life; deliver me from the wrong relationship that may hinder my progress, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please, in my journey to my promised land, separate me from every evil communication, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, separate me from anyone that will hinder me from hearing from You and fulfilling Your vision for my life, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, in choosing mentors or spiritual fathers, Holy Spirit, guide me in my choices, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, whoever You have placed over me as my spiritual father, help them to constantly grow in You, and may I not be limited in progress too, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, help me in the choices of friends; help me not to walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of the scornful, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, let my delight be in the law of the LORD; And in Your law, may I  meditate day and night; help me to keep away from the company of bad friends, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, deliver me from every enemy who poses as a friend but they are actually the wall of jericho in the life and, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, henceforth, let no wall be able to stand in my way of progress this year; let every evil wall limiting the progress of my nation, fall, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, help me to stay away from friends that will hinder my progress, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, thank You for helping Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let every force and wall standing in his way, disappear now; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help them to remain a shining light forever, in Jesus' name.

13.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.

14.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.

15.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

16..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

17.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#happy2025

#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 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

WEDNESDAY 15TH JANUARY 2025

TOPIC

IDENTIFYING THE JERICHO WALL (2)

MEMORISE

1 Corinthians 15:33

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

BIBLE READING

2 Samuel 13:1-14 (KJV)

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.

MESSAGE

Today, I will continue the discussion I started yesterday on the factors that can hinder a person’s progress. Sometimes, the wall hindering your progress could be someone you have a relationship with. Many people don’t know it, but sometimes, even the people you love may be a hindrance to your progress.

In Genesis 12:1-5, Abraham took Lot with him when God called him to leave his family behind and go to a place that He would show him. However, it wasn’t until Lot separated from him in Genesis 13:14-17 that God spoke and showed him the land He had promised.

The spiritual authority a person submits to can also hinder the fellow’s progress (1 Kings 13:1-24). This is why you must carefully choose your spiritual father or mentor with the Holy Spirit’s guidance. John 15:20 says that the servant cannot be greater than the master. Whomever you choose to be your master will determine how far you can go. Prayerfully choose someone who is constantly growing so that there won’t be a limit to your progress.

Another kind of person that can be a wall of Jericho that is hindering your progress is your friend. To a great extent, those you call your friends will determine how far you will go in life. This is why Solomon warned his son in Proverbs1: 10-15 not to keep company with certain kinds of friends.

When I became born again, one of the first things I did was to change my friends. It was painful, but if I had remained in their company, I would never have come this far in life. Amnon would have lived a long and good life as a son of David, but he ended up badly because he had the wrong friend. In Samuel 13:3, the Bible says, “But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab…”

There are people who pose as friends but are actually like the wall of Jericho. If you have such friends, stay away from them because they are enemies of progress. If you have a friend who you only gossip with, but you never pray or discuss the Bible, that friend will become a hindrance to your progress. If you have friends whose pieces of advice are contrary to what the Bible says and are always encouraging you to reduce your dedication to God, such friends are a wall of Jericho between you and God’s perfect plan for your life. Beloved, please run away from such friends.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please help me to stay away from friends that will hinder my progress in life, in Jesus’ name.

AUTHOR: PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Genesis 47 -50

HYMN 33: GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH

1 Guide me, O my great Redeemer,

pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but you are mighty;

hold me with your powerful hand.

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,

feed me now and evermore,

feed me now and evermore.

2 Open now the crystal fountain,

where the healing waters flow.

Let the fire and cloudy pillar

lead me all my journey through.

Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,

ever be my strength and shield,

ever be my strength and shield.

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,

bid my anxious fears subside.

Death of death, and hell’s Destruction,

land me safe on Canaan’s side.

Songs of praises, songs of praises

I will ever sing to you,

I will ever sing to you.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Tuesday, 14th January 2025

IDENTIFYING THE JERICHO WALL (1) 

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.Father, thank You for fighting my battles for me, thank You for being my shield and my fortress from the challenges of life.

2.Father, thank You for the glorious future ahead of me. Thank You because You are able to carry me into the promised land, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please, help me to identify whatever that is obstructing my access to Your promises for my life, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, give me the strategies to overcome every hindrance to my progress; and help me not to fight the wrong battles, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, because You are bigger than the biggest, Arise O Lord, against evil forces blocking my way to success in my  endeavours in life, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, I condemn every tongue risen against me and my family, and I declare destruction upon every weapon formed against me, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, empower me to persist in the place of prayers until I see the desired positive changes in my life and family, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, open my spiritual ears to receive divine instructions for total victory over the battles around me, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, I decree, let the forces of darkness tremble before me, and let their weapons of war turn against themselves, in Jesus' name.

10.‭Father, henceforth, let no wall be able to stand in my way of progress this year; let every evil wall limiting the progress of my nation, fall, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, I speak to every force standing in my way of progress; disappear now, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, thank You for helping Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in all areas of life.

Let every force and wall standing in his way, disappear now; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and help him to remain a shining light forever, in Jesus' name.

13.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.

14.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.

15.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

16..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

17.Thank You Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

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

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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 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.