Open Heavens

Friday, November 27, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Saturday, November 28, 2020) 


FROM MILK TO BONES 



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, 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 creating me in Your image and for the salvation of my soul.


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


3.Father, uproot from my life and ministry, everything that is responsible for stunted spiritual growth and lukewarmness, in Jesus' name.


4.Father, grant me accelerated spiritual growth and make me fruitful in all areas of my life and ministry, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, please, take me to my next level, on the spiritual ladder by your grace, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, please, give me the grace to rise for the salvation of others, so that all Your efforts in saving my soul will not be in vain, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, give me a new zeal  and commitment  for the salvation of sinners and lost souls; empower me to go into the world and make disciples of all nations, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, promote as many who have been saved, from being ordinary church members, to become members of the church workforce, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, make me a committed and an unrepentant soul winner; and give me souls to show for my efforts, in Jesus' name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and, crown all his efforts in Your vineyard with huge success, 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 28TH NOVEMBER 2020.


THEME: FROM MILK TO BONE.




MEMORISE:



For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

Hebrews 5:12


READ: Hebrews 5:12-14


12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.


13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.


14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.




MESSAGE:


The Christians life is in stages. A baby Christian first feeds on milk- the soft word of God. This is when he/she just has just become born again and is being introduced to the ways of God. After this new believer has been taking milk for a while, it is expected that he/she begins to crush bones. That is when a believer can take in deeper things of the word of God without being confused. At this stage of crushing bones, he/she can also begin to feed some new converts with milk.


There is time to be a regular member of your church and there is a time to join the workforce. There is also a time at which you must also start raising disciples for God. In your Christian walk, you should never remain on the same level, you must keep growing.


Since you got born again, how many souls have you won for Christ? If you have been born again for some years now and you have only been getting fed, not feeding others and helping them grow spiritually, then you need a revival. Jesus’ mandate for all Christians is clearly stated in Matthew 28:19:

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”


God’s desire is that every disciple grows to the level of raising other disciples for Him. Paul told Timothy: 

“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2


If you have been a Christian for long and you have not started raising disciples for God, what are you waiting for? Jesus has given us the mandate and He expects us to be faithful to it. Don’t disappoint Him. 



REFLECTION:


Are you growing in the things of the Kingdom? How many souls have you won for Christ since you became born again?



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  1 Corinthians 1-4



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.

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, November 27, 2020) 


Let God Take The Lead 


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, effective, January 1st, 2015,, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional, authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.


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


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


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


Prayer Points:


1.I worship and adore You, my Father, the Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent God; the One who knows the end from the beginning.


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


3.I pursue, I overtake and I recover all that the enemies have stolen from me, in Jesus' name.


4.Father, as from today, let all things, both positive and negative, work together for my good, as I place my trust in You, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, don’t let me abandon Your plans for my life; please, connect me with my divine helpers wherever, they may be, in the four corners of the earth, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, give me the grace to endure hardship and tough times, as a good soldier of Christ, in order to please, You, who have sent me, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, please, go ahead of me and straighten every crooked path, and let my tomorrow be far, far, better than my today, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, give me the grace to always walk by faith and not by sight; let me never take any decision without Your leading or counsel, in Jesus' name.


9.Creator of heaven and earth, please, come and rewrite the story of my life for good, and let every obstacle in my life be a stepping stone into my miracle and breakthrough, in Jesus' name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; let him 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: FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2020.


THEME: LET GOD TAKE THE LEAD.




MEMORISE:



Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.  But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

Genesis 13:12-13


READ: Genesis 14:8-16


8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;


9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.


10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.


11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.


12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.


13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.


14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.


15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.


16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.




MESSAGE:


I may not have achieved as much success and impact as I have today if I had travelled to a developed country as I wanted to when I was younger. I had applied for the Commonwealth scholarship programme abroad for masters. On the day of the interview in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the members of the panel asked me questions so simple that I wondered if they knew I was an honors an honors student of Mathematics. I was confident I had passed the interview, until a member of the panel who had been dozing all along woke and asked “where is Entebbe?” I responded “Pardon me, I am here for a Mathematics interview, not Geography”. Unknown to me, he was the chairman of the committee. Everyone laughed in such a way that made me realize I would not be getting the scholarship.


When I got out of the interview hall, I ran into one of my lecturers from my alma mater who now worked in UNILAG. We exchanged pleasantries and I told him why I had come to UNILAG. He said to me “No, you don’t need to go abroad; I know your stuff. I will supervise you here for your postgraduate studies”. Thus I became a postgraduate student in UNILAG, eventually got an invitation to attend a service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, encountered Christ, became born again and today, the Lord has made me the General Overseer of the Church.


Things may be tough now where God wants you to stay, but if you trust and obey Him, your tomorrow will be alright.


When Lot had the chance to choose where he would stay, he did not bother asking God, he just went straight for the seemingly better option. Little did he know he was going into a condemned city. At the end of the day, we see that Abraham who stayed put became far greater than Lot. In Genesis 14:14-16, when Lot was kidnapped because he did not have divine protection, Abraham and his men had to fight and defeat four armies to recue him. In the midst of all the complaints and struggles in developing countries, some people are still getting hug breakthroughs and fulfilling their destinies. You don’t have to tell lies and keep running from the police to become great in life; don’t compromise your eternity for a journey God did not send you on. Let God lead you.



PRAYER POINT:


Father, don’t let me abandon Your plans for my life in the mighty name of Jesus.



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Acts 18:19-19:41



AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 



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.


Refrain:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;

All to Thee, my blessed Savior,

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,

Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;

Let me feel the Holy Spirit,

Truly know that Thou art mine.


4. All to Jesus I surrender,

Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power,

Let Thy blessing fall on me.


5. All to Jesus I surrender,

Now I feel the sacred flame;

Oh, the joy of full salvation!

Glory, glory, to His Name!

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Thursday, November 26, 2020



Choose Your King Wisely


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, effective, January 1st, 2015,, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional, authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.


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


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


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


Prayer Points:


1.I worship and adore You, my Father, the Most High God who rules in the kingdom of men and in the affairs of nations.


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


3.Father, let Your fire consume every spirit of slothfulness in my life, in Your church and in the lives of our leaders, in this Nation, in Jesus name.


4.Father, please, help me to control my temper; let every spirit of unbridled anger in my life be consumed by Your fire, in Jesus name.


5.Father, please, help me to exercise the freedom of choice that You have given me, with the guidance and leading of the Holy Spirit, in all areas of my life's endeavours, in Jesus name.


6.Father, please, give me the gift of discernment, so that I may please You with my choices, in Jesus name.


7.Father, in every choice and decision that I have to make in life, be guided by Your word and commandments; and the necessity to make heaven, in Jesus name.


8.Father, in my choice for a life partner, please, choose for me; don't let me ever be unequally yoked, with an unbeliever, in Jesus name.


9.Father, please, choose for us in this country, mature, Godfearing, honest and tested leaders, in all strata of leadership beginning from the President to the least person in government, in Jesus name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and do a new thing today, in his life, ministry and family, 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: THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2020.


THEME: CHOOSE YOUR KING WISELY.




MEMORISE:



 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Ecclesiastes 10:16


READ: Ecclesiastes 10:16-18


16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!


17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!


18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.




MESSAGE:


As seen in our memory verse today, if the King of a territory is a child, the whole land suffers the woe. In other words, you must choose your own leaders very carefully. Whenever you have the opportunity to elect a leader in your country or an association you belong to, learn to put sentiments aside and elect a mature and responsible person with a credible track record.


Any single lady that has more than one suitor has a decision to make. She could choose based on looks, money or God’s will. If she chooses based on money and looks alone, she will face the music when the time comes. However, if she chooses God will, then she is on the path towards having a great marriage and a wonderful family.


Beloved sister, marriage is a lifetime commitment; imagine how terrible it would be to have an immature king for the rest of your life. Older women who married immature men must have ignored the red flag they saw during courtship. Are you also ignoring the signs of immaturity and irresponsible in that man courting you? Proverbs 6:10-11 says:

“ 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.”


Run when you meet a man who is always sleeping when he should be working, or playing when he should be studying.


Before you decide on a local church to attend, watch the Pastor’s attitude closely. A Pastor could be anointed but immature. These ones could be linked to babies handling guns; so much power in immature hands. Elisha was like that when he first received the anointing in 2 Kings 2:23-24. Forty-two children lost their lives in a single day because he became angry when they began to call him names.  After that day, Elisha learnt to control his temper. An immature leader whether spiritual or in the secular world is dangerous. Choose your leaders wisely.



PRAYER POINT:


Father, please give me the gift of discernment so I may please You with my choices.



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  1 Thessalonians 1-5

2 Thessalonians 1-3



AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 



HYMN 18: MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE.


1. My faith looks up to Thee,

Thou Lamb of Calvary,

Savior divine!

Now hear me while I pray,

Take all my guilt away,

Oh, let me from this day

Be wholly Thine!


2. May Thy rich grace impart

Strength to my fainting heart,

My zeal inspire!

As Thou hast died for me,

Oh, may my love to Thee

Pure, warm, and changeless be,

A living fire!


3. While life’s dark maze I tread,

And griefs around me spread,

Be Thou my guide;

Bid darkness turn to day,

Wipe sorrow’s tears away,

Nor let me ever stray

From Thee aside.


4. When ends life’s transient dream,

When death’s cold, sullen stream

Shall o’er me roll;

Blest Savior, then in love,

Fear and distrust remove;

Oh, bear me safe above,

A ransomed soul!

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Wednesday, November 25, 2020



Looking For Greener Pasture?


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, effective, January 1st, 2015,, to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional, authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.


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


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


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


Prayer Points:


1.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for the gift and leading of the Holy Spirit, in my life and destiny.


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 obey You in all things; where Your presence will not accompany me, please, don't let me go there, in Jesus name.


4.Father, You're my shepherd, and, I shall not want; please, lead me to greener pasture, and prosper, all the works of my hands, in Jesus name.


5.Father, let every step and decision that I will take in life, be informed and directed by the Holy Spirit, and not by my own carnal desires and reasoning, in Jesus name.


6.Father, don't let me ever seek greener pasture across my nation's border, or abroad, without first confirming if it is Your will for me, so that I may not fail where others are succeeding, in Jesus name.


7.Father, please, connect me with my divine helpers, and, give me the grace to always be at the right place at the right time, in the mighty name of Jesus.


8.Father, please, make me a permanent carrier of Your Holy Spirit, and let my life be Your permanent place of abode, in Jesus name.


9.Father, empower me by Your grace to seek You and Your kingdom, first, and as I do, let all other things that I need in life, be added unto me, in Jesus name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and, let Your presence abide with him forever, in Jesus name.


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


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


13.Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

14.In Jesus name I pray.

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

15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

# GodBlessOurNation    



These prayers have no expiry 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.