OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: TUESDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2026
TOPIC: GRATITUDE UNLOCKS MORE
MEMORIZE:
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." Colossians 3:15 (KJV)
BIBLE READING: LUKE 17:12-19
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
MESSAGE:
God desires that we express gratitude to Him at all times. This appreciation and gratitude can be expressed through our prayers, praise, and worship. Psalm 100:4 says that we should come before His gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. In today's Bible reading, Jesus healed 12 lepers, but only one came back to say 'Thank you.' Jesus then asked him, "Where are the other nine?"
The reason many people have not received greater miracles from God is that they have not said 'Thank you' for the ones He did for them before. When we were launching the first RCCG branch in Abuja, we held a three-day crusade. Before the crusade began, I was in a hotel, praying that God should perform miracles and that there should be a great outpouring of His presence at the crusade. Suddenly, God said, "Shut up." I was happy because even though that was a rebuke, I was sure that He could hear me. Then He said, "You keep commanding Me to do things for you. Am I your servant? Have you thanked Me for all the things I did in the past?" I apologised immediately and said, "Lord, I thank You for all You did in the past, but please do more." Again, He told me to stop. Then, He said, "For the next three days, I don't want to hear anything from you other than thanksgiving." It was challenging, but I did it anyway. At the end of the three days, the Lord said, "Son, go home, appoint elders, and let them go around to teach the doctrines of the church to strengthen its foundation, because what you have seen thus far is addition. What you are now about to see is multiplication." To the glory of God, RCCG has experienced multiplication in Abuja and, indeed, across the world.
Beloved, when you are full of gratitude for what God has done, He will do more like he did for the man who returned to say 'Thank you' in today's Bible reading. Please, do not be counted among the unthankful people of the last days (2 Timothy 3:1-2). If you think deeply, regardless of your situation, you will find several reasons to be thankful to God. Do not wait until the privileges you have taken for granted are taken away before you begin to thank God. He wants you to come before Him with a grateful heart at all times.
ACTION POINT:
Spend time appreciating God every day.
BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:
JOHN 5 - 6
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 18 - PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY, THE KING OF CREATION
1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty the king of creation; O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation; all ye who hear, brothers and sister draw near, praise Him in glad adoration.
2. Praise to the Lord, who doth proper thy work and defend thee; surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee; ponder anew what the Almighty can do if with His love He befriend thee.
3. Praise to the Lord, who, when tempest their warfare are waging who, when the elements madly around Thee are ranging, biddeth them cease, turneth their fury to peace, whirlwinds and waters assuaging.
4. praise to the Lord, who when darkness and sin is abounding who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding, Sheddeth His light, chaseth the horrors of night, saints with His mercy surrounding.
5. Praise to the Lord! O 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.
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