Open Heavens

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Friday, December 11, 2020)


Earth-Shaking Prayers 


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, You're my rock, my fortress, my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.


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


3.Father, I lay my life upon Your altar, as a living sacrifice, please, use me mightily for Your glory; let every tongue that rises against me be condemned till eternity, in Jesus' name.


4.Father, let every spirit of lukewarmness in my life be destroyed, and rekindle the fire of Your revival in my life, ministry and nation, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, contend with those that contend with me, and fight against those fighting against me; with my eyes, let me see Your judgement upon all those that rose up against me, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, silence every rage of the enemies against me, and turn every evil counsel over my life, ministry and family, to foolishness, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, turn me into coals of fire in the hands of my enemies, and let my life become too hot for the enemies to handle, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, arise, and scatter every opposition from the pit of hell against my life, ministry and family; and paralyse all the enemies of the gospel in my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, let every weapon of the enemies fashioned against me, as this year is gradually coming to an end, backfire upon the enemies; and let every evil arrow go back to sender, in Jesus' name.


10.Father, empower me to preach Your word in season and out of season, and let multitudes be added to Your church daily, through my ministry, in Jesus' name.


11.Father, please, give me the heathen for my inheritance and the uttermost part of the earth for my possession, in Jesus' name.


12.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and, do a new thing in his life, ministry and family, today, 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).

#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 11TH DECEMBER 2020.


THEME: EARTH SHAKING PRAYERS.


MEMORISE:


And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Acts 4:31



READ: Acts 4:23-31


23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.


24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:


25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?


26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.


27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,


28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.


29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,


30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.


31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.



MESSAGE:


There are certain prayers that cause the earth to shake. Not prayers of “God give me this, God give me that”, though. I am talking about prayers of dedication, prayers like “Lord, my life is at Your disposal, do whatever You want with it. I lay my life on the altar and I become a living sacrifice to You today; Lord, use me for Your glory”. When God begins to hear these kinds of prayers, He will come down. Acts 4:23-31 tell us that the disciples were praying and thereafter, some people told them not to preach the gospel again. They gathered themselves together and said “Father, You hear what they are saying; over to You. All we ask in that You give us boldness, give us miracles, give us signs, so that we can preach more”. The Bible says the house shook.


In 1979, my Father-in-the-Lord called me and four others to his room high up in mayor Hotel in Tulsa, USA, saying” My children, I am going soon; the one who will be taking over from me is Pastor Adeboye”. I collapsed on the floor and everybody began to pray. You can be sure that the prayers offered were not the gentlemanly kind; they were serious prayers. Suddenly, we heard a knock on the door. On opening the door, we saw the maintenance manager of the hotel who asked what kind of musical instrument we were playing. We explained that we were not playing any instrument, but he insisted that we had been playing one as the hotel was shaking and the source of the shaking had been traced to our room. We insisted that we were only praying, but he didn’t believe us, so he checked under the bed, the wardrobe and looked everywhere in the room then left when he didn’t find anything. The hotel was locked down because they could not find the source of the shaking and they didn’t want to believe that it was just prayers. Recently, I went back there and as I looked at the hotel, I felt compassion for the owners, so I laid my hands on the wall and prayed a simple prayer. It was reopened six months later.


It is very clear that the great things happening in the RCCG today are a result of the prayers that fateful day in our hotel room in Tulsa. If you want the glory of God to come down into your life and transform everything for good, you need to start praying earth-shaking prayers. Pray for power to do God’s work, pray for boldness to preach in any situation, pray for a national revival in your country. 



ACTION POINT:


Go ahead and pray some earth-shaking prayers now.



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Acts 20:4-23:35


AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 


HYMN 26: 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 shall He lead,

Till every 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, and watching unto prayer,

Where calls the voice of duty, 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.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Thursday, December 10, 2020) 


The Power of Faith 


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, You're the Alpha and the Omega, You're the One who was, who is, and who is to come; with You, all things are possible.


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


3.Father, please, destroy every spirit of unbelief and doubt, in my life, in Jesus' name.


4.Father, please, increase my faith in You and in Your word, on a daily basis, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, let all things work together and be possible for me, as I place my trust in You and in Your word, in Jesus' name.


6.I speak to every mountain of challenge in my life, be thou removed and be cast into the sea, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, let every worldly lion roaring at me, seeking to devour me, be silenced and be consumed by the lion of the tribe of Judah, Himself, in the mighty name of Jesus.


8.Father, let every Goliath on my way, threatening to kill me, fall down and die, and be beheaded by his own sword, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, You're the way maker, please, go ahead of me and straighten every crooked path, and make a way for me, where there seems to be no way, in Jesus' name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye and renew his strength and anointing, on a daily basis, 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 10TH DECEMBER 2020.


THEME: THE POWER OF FAITH.


MEMORISE:


 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 21:22



READ: Matthew 21:18-22


18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.


19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.


20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!


21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.


22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.



MESSAGE:


There is tremendous power in faith. In Mark 9:23, Jesus Christ Himself said:

“…… if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”


When Jesus says “All things”, He really means all things. In Mark 5:36, when Jairus was told that his daughter had died, the Bible says:

“As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.”


And before that day was over, the one who had died came back to life.


In Matthew 15:21-28, a woman came to Jesus praying. It appeared as though God was not even paying attention to her, but by the end of the day, Jesus said “Woman, great is thy faith”. In other words, he was saying that even if He had not wanted to grant her request, He would because of her great faith. There is so much power in faith that time and time again, Jesus told people “Thy faith has made thee whole” and they were whole. So it was not so much of His power healing them, but the power of their faith in God.


My Father-in-the-Lord once went to conduct a revival in our Church in Ilorin, and the Spirit of God moved him to say “If there is anyone here who is trusting God for the fruit of the womb, go and buy the appropriate clothes for the gender the of baby you want”. A woman heard and decide that she would do just that. When she got home, she bought a cot and baby boy clothes and displayed them where everybody could see. A lot of people began to laugh at her, saying she had gone mad out of her desperation to have a child. She ignored them, held on to the word of the man of God and nine months later, when the baby boy arrived, it was her turn to laugh. I want you to make your own move of faith now. Whatever it is you are trusting God for, make the move as if you have gotten it like that woman did. Since the Lord was gracious enough to hand over the anointing of my Father-in-the Lord to me when he was leaving the world, I call on that anointing now to work on your faith and make your desires come true according to the will of God, in the mighty name of Jesus.




KEY POINT:


Faith is so powerful that it can move a mountain and throw it into the sea.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Romans 14-16


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, December 8, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Wednesday, December 9, 2020) 


The Second Death 


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 great price You paid for me to be saved.


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


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


4.Father, cleanse me from all unrighteousness, and deliver me from every sin, that can take me to hell fire, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, please, break me, remould me, refill me and use me by the power of Your spirit, and make me an Overcomer, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, empower me to overcome the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life; and, give me the power to live above sin and all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, expose and scatter every trap set by the devil  to make me fall from grace; I reject every  bait being used to lure me into sin by the devil, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, don't let me end this journey in hell fire, please, uphold me till the end by Your right hand of righteousness, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, please, write my name in the book of life, and grant me the grace to reign with You, in Your kingdom, in Jesus' name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; reward him abundantly for all his labours and let him make heaven at last, 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: WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2020.


THEME: THE SECOND DEATH.


MEMORISE:


 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Revelation 21:8



READ: Revelation 20:14-15


14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.


15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.



MESSAGE:


The second death is mentioned on multiple occasions in the book of Revelation and it is synonymous with the Lake of fire. It is a ‘death’ in that it is an eternal separation from God, the Giver of life. It is called the ‘second’ death because it follows the physical one. Our memory verse (Revelation 21:8) explains the second death in the most detail.


From this Bible verse, we see a detailed list of those who will experience the second death. Check to be sure that you don’t fit int this list, because the second death is an experience you should not want to be part of at all. Check carefully, and if there is any one of these qualities present in your life, repent immediately.


 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. Revelation 2:11


The good news according to Revelation 2:11 is that no true believer will experience the second death. While the unbelievers are burning in the lake of fire, we will be in the presence of God rejoicing and praising Him forever. On which side do you want to be? If you want to be rejoicing in the presence of God forever, then you must overcome. You must overcome the devil and all his tricks; you must overcome the lusts of the flesh. The Bible tells us that no one will ever be tempted beyond what he or she can bear and that God will always make a way of escape for us (1 Corinthians 10:13). If you however say you cannot overcome the temptations facing you right now, then you are asking for the second death which comes with eternal sorrow, anguish and no way of escape. It is your choice.



PRAYER POINT:


If you don’t overcome and your name is not found in the book of life, you will be thrown into the lake of fire for eternity. Are you ready to give all it takes to overcome?



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Romans 11-13


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!

Monday, December 7, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, December 8, 2020) - 


Greatness Is Influence. 


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 You, my Father, You're the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the end.


2. I adore You, Jehovah, You're the Most High God, who rules in the Kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever You will.


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


4.Father, let every satanic limitation on my life and destiny be lifted, and, grant me accelerated spiritual growth and promotion in all areas of my life, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, please, give me a humble and a contrite heart and empower me to be obedient and submissive unto death, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, please, give me the grace to please You, and do Your perfect will, in all things, and at all times, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, empower me to be able to pay the price for divine power and influence, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, please, increase me in wisdom, stature and in favour with You and with men, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, make me a great and influential preacher of the gospel in my country and all over the world, in Jesus' name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; take him higher spiritually, materially and financially, 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.