Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

DATE: SUNDAY 26TH JULY, 2020.

THEME: DEAL WITH THAT WEAKNESS.

MEMORIZE:

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 

Matthew 5:29

BIBLE READING: 

MATTHEW 5:28-30

28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

MESSAGE

When hunters want to catch an eagle, they tie a big hen in a place where the eagle can easily spot it.

When the eagle is flying and it sees the hen, it rejoices, then it flies down to pick the hen. Unknown to the eagle, the hen is tied down.

When the eagle carries the hen and attempts to fly with it, it pulls hard, triggering a heavy basket that falls over, trapping it there until the hunter comes.

The hen is the eagles weakness; it cannot resist going for it, so the hunters use that against it.

This is the same way the devil traps Christians who fail to deal with their l weaknesses.

That is why you need to discover and deal with your weakness fast before it destroys you.

Dealing with a weakness takes conscious painstaking effort.

If your weakness for example is money, you need to consciously resist any temptation to steal.

After you have resisted a few temptations to steal and it looks like you have gotten over that weakness, don’t be deceived to relax; stay alert.

Moses had one weakness and that was anger. He seemed to have dealt with this weakness as the Bible recorded that he was the meekest man on earth.

“Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth. Numbers 12:3”

When the Bible says someone is meek, the fellow is really meek.

However, he relaxed and that same weakness that seemed to have been dealt with was what put him in trouble (Numbers 20:8-12 ).

Just like hunters, the devil is very patient. Once he knows a person’s weakness, he will wait until the fellow relaxes, then strike.

David’s weakness was women and that brought a curse upon his lineage such that up until today, the sword has not departed from Israel; the nation is always involved in one war or the other (2 Samuel 12:10).

Not dealing with your weakness can bring generational consequences. Stay alert; deal with that weakness and never take the devil’s bait.

KEY POINT:

Identify, resolve and deal with your weaknesses.

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE.

BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR:

ISAIAH 44-48

HYMN 2: ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER.

1. All to Jesus I surrender,

All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,

In His presence daily live.

CHORUS

I surrender all, I surrender alI.

All to Thee, my blessed Saviour,

I surrender all.

2. All to Jesus I surrender,

Humbly at His feet I bow;

Worldly pleasures all forsaken;

Take me, Jesus, take me now.

3. All to Jesus I surrender,

Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power,

Let Thy blessing fall on me.

4. All to Jesus I surrender,

Now I feel the sacred flame.

O the joy of full salvation!

Glory, glory to His name!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Saturday, July 25, 2020)

Dangers of Backsliding 2 

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 bringing me out of the darkness of this world, into Your marvelous light in Christ Jesus.

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 backslide, and crucify my lord Jesus, the second time, and put him to open shame and ridicule, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and frustrate every attempt of the devil to lure me back into sin, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, order my steps in Your word and do not let any iniquity have dominion over me, in Jesus' name.

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

7.Father, set me on fire for Your kingdom; and,  empower me to preach Your word in season and out of season, to all creatures, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, Your work requires urgency and haste, please, let Your fire consume every spirit of procrastination, in my life and ministry, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, I have put my hands upon the 'plough', in Your kingdom, please, don't let me look back or go back to my vomit, that, I may be fit for Your kingdom, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; let Your grace, power and anointing be renewed, daily, in his life and ministry, 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: SATURDAY 25TH JULY 2020.

THEME: DANGERS OF BACKSLIDING II.

MEMORISE:

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 

Luke 9:62

READ: Luke 9:59-62.

59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

MESSAGE:

Backsliding is horrible. In 2 Peter 2:20-22, the Bible says it is better not to have tasted salvation than to have been saved once and then backslide. Hebrews 6:4-6 says:

“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”

The passage describes backsliding as though the backslider were actually crucifying Jesus Christ again. In Acts 1:15-20, the Bible tells us of the sorrows and torment of Judas Iscariot. Luke 15:11-17 tells us of the depression of the prodigal son. In Psalm 51, after David had lost the joy of his salvation, he cried to God for it to be restored to him. The devil knows what it is to be close to the Almighty God and then to be far from Him. He is aware of the sorrows of backsliding and losing contract with God; that is why his greatest desires is to lure you back to sin, but you will overcome him in the mighty name of Jesus. 1 Peter 5:8 says:

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

Just as God is looking for people to set aflame for His kingdom, Satan is looking for people to devour (John 10:10). The fact that he is seeking, however shows that he cannot devour everything. He shows you all the glitters of the world and uses them as bait. Don’t ever let those things entice you. The moment you get to the stage where the pleasures of this world do not matter to you anymore, he knows he has lost you. I pray for you just as Jesus prayed for Peter: the devil will not get you in the mighty name of Jesus.

KEY POINT:

Backsliding is like crucifying Jesus afresh and putting Him to open shame. Don’t do it. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 40-43.

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 8: HAVE YOU MOVED TO JESUS.

1. Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow’r?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Refrain:

Are you washed in the blood,

In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb?

Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

2. Are you walking daily by the Savior’s side?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

3. When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,

And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?

4. Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,

And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;

There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,

Oh, be washed in the blood of the Lamb!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, July 24, 2020)

Dangers of Backsliding 1 

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 promise to see me through and  keep me, till the end.

2.Thank You, Father, for Your thoughts for me, which are thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to bring me to an expected and glorious end.

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

4.Father, as a good soldier of Christ, please, give me the grace not to entangle myself again with the affairs of this world, that I may please You, who have sent me, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let every power making people to rise and fall in my family, be paralysed today; please, keep my feet from falling henceforth, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let the hosts of heaven begin to contend with every power, seeking to pull me down, on this ladder of success, breakthrough and greatness, that You have placed me, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let me never do anything that can make me fall short of Your glory, again,  in the mighty name of Jesus.

8.Father, please, keep me from going back into the world, by Your power and grace, so that my latter end does not become worse than my beginning, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, help me not to frustrate Your plan for my life, by my unbrokenness and hard heartedness; let me not become irrelevant in the scheme of things, in Your kingdom, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; please, keep him by Your grace, till the end, undefiled and without wrinkle or blemish, 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.

PONDER-POINTS OF OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

PONDER-POINTS OF OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

FRIDAY/24/JULY/2020

TOPIC: DANGERS OF BACKSLIDING I

1 Our God as the builder of lives has plan for everyone here on earth which is being established and become great in Christ - Jer.29:11;

2 Every time a believer of Christ backslides, God's building in such a backslider will be affected negatively - Lk.9:62;

3 A backslider frustrate God's ultimate plan in his or her life each time he or she backslide - 2Pet.2:20-22;

4 Except by divine mercy, backsliders may not achieve God's original plan for their lives, hence, backsliding cost such a person's destiny - 2Pet.2:20-22;

5 Some people get chance to stand again after backsliding, but not every backslider does - Jn.12:6;

6 The main danger of backsliding is such a person being thrown to hell - Mt.10:28;

Prayer-Points:

Father, let me never do anything that can make me fall short of Your glory in the mighty Name of Jesus

Holy Spirit, help me to make me follow every footstep of Jesus Christ everyday in Jesus Name

Holy Spirit, help me to do all things that will make master plan of God perfected in my life in Jesus Name

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: FRIDAY 24TH JULY 2020.

THEME: DANGERS OF BACKSLIDING.

MEMORISE:

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 

Luke 9:62

READ: 2 Peter 2:20-22

20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

MESSAGE:

Our God is a builder- He builds lives, and He has a plan for every single person here on earth. Jeremiah 29:11 says:

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

The moment someone surrenders his life to Christ, He begins to build that fellow into something great. However, every time the fellow backslides, the building will be affected. I also like to use the analogy of a sculptor for this. A sculptor may decide to carve a lion out of a piece of wood but find it uncooperative, breaking easily, and thus decide to carve a cat from what is left of it. If at some point while sculpting, the piece of wood breaks again, the sculptor may then decide to make a rat with what is left of the wood. If the wood breaks yet such that it cannot be salvaged, sculptor could turn it to firewood.

Every time you backslide, you frustrate the ultimate plan of God for your life.

Each time a person falls out of the faith, they are just like that piece of wood that keeps breaking. When they get back on their feet, God may decide to continue with what is left, but believe me, except by divine mercy, they cannot be what He originally planned for them. God’s original plan for Samson was that he would deliver Israel out of the hands of the Philistines and then be their leader, but he didn’t fulfil destiny. Gehazi could have become a greater prophet than Elisha, but he ended up with leprosy. Backsliding can cost you your destiny; beware.

The main danger of backsliding is being thrown into hell fire. Some people get the chance to stand again after backsliding, but not everyone does. Judas Iscariot had been falling and rising while he was Jesus’ treasurer (John 12:6), but one day he fell and never had a chance to rise again. It is a disaster for anyone who has had an encounter with Christ to still end up in hell.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, let me never do anything that can make me fall short of Your glory in the mighty name Jesus.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 37-39.

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 5: DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS.

1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus

Daily let me go;

Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,

More of grace to know.

Refrain:

Oh, deeper yet, I pray,

And higher every day,

And wiser, blessed Lord,

In Thy precious, holy Word.

2. Deeper, deeper, blessed Holy Spirit,

Take me deeper still,

Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,

And His perfect will.

3. Deeper, deeper! though it cost hard trials,

Deeper let me go!

Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,

Let me fruitful grow.

4. Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,

Till all conflict past,

Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image

Perfected at last.

5. Deeper, deeper in the faith of Jesus,

Holy faith and true;

In His pow’r and soul exulting wisdom

Let me peace pursue.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Thursday, July 23, 2020)

Take Heed 

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.Faithful and Everlasting Father, I worship and adore You, for creating me in Your image and likeness, and for upholding me in faith, till now, by Your mercy and grace.

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

3.Father, please, heal every inch of backsliding in my life, by Your mercy, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, let Your fire consume every spirit of complacency and lukewarmness that have crept into my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, give me the grace to meditate day and night in Your word, and to pray without ceasing, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, empower me never to forsake the assembly of brethren together, and help me to be punctual to all church services and meetings, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, give me the grace to be sober and be vigilant, because of my adversary, the devil, who walks about seeking whom to devour, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, help me to keep my body under the subjection and control of the Holy Spirit, so that, after I have preached to others I will not be a castaway, in Jesus' name.

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

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; please, keep him till the end without blemish or wrinkle, 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.