Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY 2020.

THEME: WATCH YOUR WORDS AT ALL TIME I.

MEMORISE:

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. Proverbs 10:19

READ: James 1:26

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

MESSAGE 

Nuclear weapons are o be handled with the utmost care. Your tongue is the most potent weapon in your body; it is your nuclear weapon. The Bible, in James 3:5 says:

“ Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”

When the devil wants to find out a person’s secret in order to bring him down, he begins to ask questions so that the fellow can share his secret with him. The devil needed to know Samson’s secret in order to bring him down, so he sent Delilah to ask him questions. Up until Samson’s tongue gave him away, all the devil’s efforts were futile.

Do you know that your tongue can either deliver you from your enemies or cause you to be entrapped by them?

Many times, in a bid to boast, we let out our secret to the enemy. Not every testimony should be shared in public, especially when it is not yet complete. You also have a digital tongue – what you say online. The enemies are taking note of what they can use against you, even on the internet. Many people have lost great opportunities because of what they said on the internet many years past. Some people are so loose with their digital tongue that kidnappers can even track them via their social media pages. Be careful what information you divulge to your enemies.

“Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.” Proverbs 21:23

Watch your utterance when you are angry. You can’t take back your words even after the anger abated. When you are happy also, be careful what promises you make, what testimonies you share – bridle your tongue (Psalm 32:9). Ask God for wisdom to know what to say and what not to say at all times and He will grant you your request (James 1:5).

KEY POINT:

Proverbs 29:11 says “A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Kings 1-4

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 12: I AM THINE O LORD.

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

And it told Thy love to me;

But I long to rise in the arms of faith

And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:

Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,

To the cross where Thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,

To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the pow’r of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh, the pure delight of a single hour

That before Thy throne I spend,

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

I commune as friend with friend!

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know

Till I cross the narrow sea;

There are heights of joy that I may not reach

Till I rest in peace with Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, 30 June, 2020)

No Relationship! 

Special Note:

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his numerous disciples, of Christ, who was inspired and mandated by the Holy Spirit, about 5 years ago, (effective January 1st, 2015), to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional, authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

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

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

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire. In Jesus' name, I pray.”

Prayer Points:

1.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for Your grace that has kept me still standing in faith, till now.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, please, let me never be unequally yoked with an unbeliever or have any relationship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but to always reprove them, in Jesus' name.

4.I reject every offer being dangled before me, by the devil, to lure me into evil, and compromise my  faith in God, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, whenever the temptation to sin against You comes my way, please, quickly make a way of escape for me, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, empower me to watch and pray, that I may not fall into temptation; and, expose every move of the devil against me, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, help me to keep my heart with all diligence, from evil thoughts and suggestions from the pit of hell, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, help me to renew my mind, daily, by meditating and filling my heart with Your undiluted and unadulterated word, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, empower me to bridle my tongue, so that evil and sinful words, will not proceed from my mouth, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and uphold him by Your right hand of righteousness till the end, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus' name.

13.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus' name I pray.

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

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! 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 book Ministry, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

DATE: TUESDAY 30TH JUNE, 2020.

THEME: NO RELATIONSHIP.

MEMORIZE

And have no relationship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Ephesians 5:11

BIBLE READING:

2nd Corinthians 6:14-18 (KJV)

14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

MESSAGE:

Many people, especially the youth, have fallen into temptations that initially appeared like opportunities. These temptations often come in the form of employment opportunities with very attractive salary packages, juicy offers for marriage, wonderful business opportunities, or an open invitation to travel abroad and so on.

Many of these irresistible offers camouflage terrible vices like prostitution, drug trafficking, gang-sterism, forgery, cultism, impersonation, and the like. God is calling out to you today: Ignore the devil’s offer and have no relationship with satanic agents.

Christians must know that the devil’s offer is nothing but well-packaged temptation. Beware of entering into any relationship with satanic agents and be extra careful with their seemingly attractive but sinful propositions.

Temptation is the pressure to yield to influences that can lead one away from God and into sin. However, falling for the devil’s trick to disobey God usually has devastating repercussions as evidenced by the fall of humanity in Genesis 3:1-7. There are other examples of temptation in the Bible but the mother of them all is that of Jesus Christ as recorded in Matthew 4:1-11.

To avoid having any relationship with sin and the devil, Matthew 26:41 says “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation…” Watchfulness begins with the admonition of Proverbs 4:23 to “Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.” This is what Romans 12:2 referred to as “…the renewing of your mind.” Which is best done by filling your heart with the undiluted word of God.

The next level of watchfulness is found in James 1:26 that cautions us to keep the mouth bridled in order not to sin with our tongue.

Finally, 1st Peter 4:7 says:

“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayers.”

PRAYER POINT:

Father, expose every move of the devil against me, in the mighty name of Jesus.

AUTHOR: Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:

Obadiah 1,

Psalms 82-83

HYMN 10: I AM A VICTOR

1. Yes, I know I am a victor

For the Bible tells me so

God made me more than a conqueror,

Much stronger than all my foes.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

2. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Stronger than demons I am,

To Satan I am a terror

I am free, o yes, I am.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

3. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Stronger than lack, poverty

All my needs Jesus provides for,

I have life abundantly.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

4. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Barrenness no more indeed

Fruitful is the God I live for

All my dreams shall be fulfilled.

CHORUS

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

5. Yes, I know I am a victor,

By His strength I shall succeed

No more loss and no more failure

Glory to glory proceed.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

6. Yes, I know I am a victor,

No more sorrow, no despair

Jesus Christ is my own Succour

Tomorrow is joy and cheer.

CHORUS

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

7. Yes, I know I am a victor,

Very soon I’ll reign with Him

His promise is my sure anchor

He’s coming to take me home.

CHORUS

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

8. Jesus loves me and I love Him,

We rule this world together

As He is so right now I am

Hear me shout Halleluyah.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

9. Jesus loves me Halleluyah,

Hear me shout Halleluyah

Halleluyah, Halleluyah

Glory be to God on high.

CHORUS:

Jesus loves me and I love Him,

Together we rule the world

Christ with me I will overcome

By His Blood, His Name, His Word.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Monday, June 29, 2020) - 

Equipped for Service 

Special Note:

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his numerous disciples, of Christ, who was inspired and mandated by the Holy Spirit, about 5 years ago, (effective January 1st, 2015), to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional, authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

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

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

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire. In Jesus' name, I pray.”

Prayer Points:

1.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for counting me worthy to be chosen as Your representative here on earth.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, give me the grace to study to show myself approved of You, as a workman that needs not be ashamed, but rightly dividing Your word of truth, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, help me to feed Your flock willingly, not as being forced, nor for filthy lucre, but as my duty towards Your kingdom, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, equip me adequately for service unto You and Your kingdom and help me never to fall short of Your standards, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, confirm Your call upon my life with signs and wonders and empower me to fulfill my purpose in life and ministry, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, uproot from my life anything that does not reflect Your image, and perfect everything concerning me, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, make Your grace abound towards me; let me be sufficient in all things and abound in every good work, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, purge and cleanse me from all unrighteousness and make me a vessel unto honour, sanctified and meet for Your use, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; crown all his efforts in Your vineyard with success and reward him abundantly, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus' name.

13.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus' name I pray.

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

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! 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 book Ministry, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: MONDAY 29TH JUNE 2020.

THEME: EQUIPPED FOR SERVICE.

MEMORISE:

 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 

2 Timothy 2:15

READ: 1 Peter 5:1-4

1The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.

4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

MESSAGE 

The choice of vessel to use for any purpose typically depends on the owner’s preference, as well as the suitability of each to the assignment at hand. So also, the person whom God would use for any assignment must meet God’s basic requirements. After God locates such a person, He then equip him/her for the divine assignment.

Many Christians are not fulfilling their purpose in life and ministry because they have consistently refused the required training for their assignment, and because they are not found to be suitable yet, their commissioning remains pending. May the Lord wake you up to the reality of your situation today, so you can take your rightful in the Kingdom of God in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

God’s preparation through the cross transforms a person’s mind, heart, will and life such that he/she becomes aligned with God’s purpose.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 2 Corinthians 9:8

People with broken spirits, dysfunctional families, health challenges, the poor, the demon-possessed, and the disenfranchised can all find peace and prosperity with God. This is the whole essence of Christianity and all it requires is our total submission to the preparation process. 2 Timothy 2:21 says “ If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.”

The Lord will only use the best- vessels purged (repentance and confession), as well as purified and sanctified.

God is seeking such a vessel; are you one?

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please purge, cleanse, and purify me for Your special service, in the mighty name of Jesus.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Chronicle 19-23.

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 29: WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS.

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,

All our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer!

Oh, what peace we often forfeit,

Oh, what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer!

2.  Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged—

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Can we find a friend so faithful,

Who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness;

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

3. Are we weak and heavy-laden,

Cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior, still our refuge—

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,

Thou wilt find a solace there.

4. Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised

Thou wilt all our burdens bear;

May we ever, Lord, be bringing

All to Thee in earnest prayer.

Soon in glory bright, unclouded,

There will be no need for prayer—

Rapture, praise, and endless worship

Will be our sweet portion there.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Sunday, June 28, 2020)

Divine Enablement and Diligence 

Special Note:

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one of his numerous disciples, of Christ, who was inspired and mandated by the Holy Spirit, about 5 years ago, (effective January 1st, 2015), to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional, authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

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

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

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire. In Jesus' name, I pray.”

Prayer Points:

1.I worship and adore You, my Father, for it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of You that sheweth mercy.

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

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, destroy every spirit of laziness, lukewarmness and procrastination in my life, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, release upon me the spirit of diligence and profitable hard work, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, empower me to execute my divine assignments with care,  vigour, consistency and timely, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, give me the grace to preach Your word in season and out of season, reproving, rebuking, and exhorting, with all longsuffering and doctrine, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, grant me the divine enablement to win souls into Your kingdom, and crown all my ministerial efforts with success, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, grant me the grace and the enablement to achieve Your purpose for my life, and fulfill my destiny, in the mighty name of our lord Jesus Christ.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; please, empower him to finish well and strong, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus' name.

13.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus' name I pray.

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

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! 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 book Ministry, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SUNDAY 28TH JUNE 2020.

THEME: DIVINE ENABLEMENT AND DILIGENCE.

MEMORISE:

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. Romans 9:16

READ: Psalm 127:1-5

1Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

MESSAGE 

Many people think that they can succeed by their strength but this always leads to failure in their life’s pursuits. Our Bible reading for today is directly passing an eternal truth to us, that God is the secret of our prosperity.

The Bible says further:

“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.” 

Deuteronomy 18:18

Looking through the lives of Biblical heroes, you would find some human frailty in each, like the ‘perfect Noah’ who became drunk to the point of casting a curse upon his own child.

Our Lord Jesus Christ said in John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

It is equally written that the Holy Spirit assigns and empowers us to perform some specific assignments (1 Corinthians 12:6).

However, we must not be lazy under the guise that it is God who will work through us. While it is true that He works in us, we must be diligent obsessed with soul winning no matter what it may cost. The Holy Spirit crowned Paul’s efforts with success by granting Him divine enablement but we must also not that he was very diligent and obsessed with soul winning. Diligence encapsulates executing your assignment with care, consistence, vigor and at the right time. Obsession is an excessive devotion to someone or something to the point of personal loss, injury or death. Obsession made Paul go as far as he did, teaching his children-in-the-Lord to do likewise. To Timothy he wrote:

“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” 2 Timothy 4:2

I pray that the Almighty God will grant you the enablement to achieve His purpose for your life in the matchless name of Jesus.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please give me the enablement to do all that You require of me, in the mighty name of Jesus.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 

1 Kings 22

2 Chronicles 18

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 29: WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS.

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,

All our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer!

Oh, what peace we often forfeit,

Oh, what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer!

2. Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged—

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Can we find a friend so faithful,

Who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness;

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

3. Are we weak and heavy-laden,

Cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior, still our refuge—

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,

Thou wilt find a solace there.

4. Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised

Thou wilt all our burdens bear;

May we ever, Lord, be bringing

All to Thee in earnest prayer.

Soon in glory bright, unclouded,

There will be no need for prayer—

Rapture, praise, and endless worship

Will be our sweet portion there.