Open Heavens

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL


DATE: MONDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2020.


THEME: WAIT ON THE LORD.


MEMORISE:


 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 40:1



READ: 1 Samuel 30:1-19


And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

8 And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.



MESSAGE:


Every believer should understand and practice waiting on the Lord. In our Bible reading for today, we see that during David’s travails and exile, his base was raided while he was away with his men. All their property, wives and children were raided without mercy. One arrival, they were overwhelmed with grief so much so that they wept. Any other person would have automatically pursued the perpetrators of such an act immediately, but as we had noted in an earlier study, David sought the face of God for direction and waited on Him even though that did not seem like the smartest thing to do at the time.


The smartest and bravest move that would have been expected of valiant soldiers like David and his men would have been to ensure that they did not waste any further time in going after the enemy.


Ordinarily, the more time they wasted, the slimmer their chances of ever catching up and recovering their loved ones and belongings. David however, decide to wait patiently upon God and receive His instructions, approval and blessing before making any move.


The Bible records that upon getting God’s word on the matter, they swung into action. Verse 19 on the same chapter reads:

“And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.”


Your recovery in life, ministry, career and business might just be dependent on you waiting on the Lord for instruction before taking decisions. Waiting on the Lord includes prayer, fasting and usually, patience which is where most believers miss it. God is the all-in-all who knows the end from the beginning. There is no risk in waiting on the Lord.


As David found strength to recover all by waiting on the Lord, this season may you also find strength for exploits in the mighty name of Jesus.


As David pursued after his enemies and recovered all they had stolen, so will you recover every lost opportunity and blessing, in the mighty name of Jesus.


Put God first always and wait patiently upon Him in every area of your life. He will never disappoint you.



ACTION POINT:


Wait on the Lord. You will surely testify, in the mighty name of Jesus.



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Colossians 1-4

Philemon 1



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!

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Sunday, December 13, 2020) 


THE GOD OF MIRACLES 


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 a miracle working God, who specialises in making the impossible possible, and making a way where there seems to be no way.


2.Thank You, Father, for all the battles You have fought and won on my behalf, and for all the past miracles and breakthroughs You have wrought in my life and destiny.


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


4.Father, make me a permanent carrier of Your divine presence all the days of my life; where Your presence will not follow me, please, don't let me go there, in Jesus' name. 


5.Father, please, come and turn every hopeless situation in my life around, and make a way, where there seems to be no way, for me, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, let every stubborn and long standing yoke in my life, be broken, and grant all my outstanding desires and blessings, by Your mercy and intervention, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, You're the God of restoration, let every opportunity that I have lost, and whatever the enemies have stolen from me, be restored, sevenfolds, in Jesus' name.


8.I decree and declare God’s miraculous intervention into every situation that wants to embarrass and disgrace me, in the mighty name of Jesus.


9.Father, intervene in my life and turn all impossibilities to possibilities; please, don't let any of my expectations, in You, be cut short, in the mighty name of Jesus.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and let all his decrees and pronouncements be confirmed and established, 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 13TH DECEMBER 2020.


THEME: THE GOD OF MIRACLES.


MEMORISE:


But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

2 Kings 6:5



READ: 2 Kings 6:1-7


1And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.


2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.


3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.


4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.


5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.


6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.


7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.



MESSAGE:


A miracle happens when God suspends the law of nature in a particular situation. For example, Jesus suspended the law of gravity for a while so He could walk on water. It is often difficult to explain a miracle to unbelievers, because such occurrences defy natural understanding. The good news is that it does not matter what the world may say, my Daddy is the miracle-working God and when He steps into a matter, miracles happen.


It has been God’s nature from time immemorial to do miracles. The creation of Heaven and earth was a miracle. Every principle established on earth started as a miracle when first made. Before it became normal for the sun to shine, God first performed the miracle of creation. When Jesus (God the Son) came, He established Himself as a functional part of the Godhead by performing several novel miracles. As many as these miracles were, the book of John 21:25 says:

“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.”


We will use our Bible reading as a typical example of a miracle. The sons of the prophets were carrying out a ministry building project when the axe head they borrowed fell into a deep river. The one from whose hands it fell cried out for help and got it in the most amazing fashion. Prophet Elisha threw a light log of wood into the river and a very heavy axe head floated in its place while the wood sank like a rock. God reverses principles He created; He controls everything! The principle of floatation was reversed and the sons of the prophets were saved from embarrassment.


Nothing is impossible for the God of miracles (Luke 1:37). Put all your trust in Him.


I decree and declare God’s miraculous intervention into every situation that wants to embarrass you, in the mighty name of Jesus.



PRAYER POINT:


Father, please intervene in my life and turn all impossibilities to possibilities, in the mighty name of Jesus.



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Acts 27-28



AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 



HYMN 24: PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOR.


1. Pass me not, O gentle Savior,

Hear my humble cry;

While on others Thou art calling,

Do not pass me by.


Refrain:

Savior, Savior,

Hear my humble cry,

While on others Thou art calling,

Do not pass me by.


2. Let me at Thy throne of mercy

Find a sweet relief;

Kneeling there in deep contrition,

Help my unbelief.


3. Trusting only in Thy merit,

Would I seek Thy face;

Heal my wounded, broken spirit,

Save me by Thy grace.


4. Thou the spring of all my comfort,

More than life to me,

Whom have I on earth beside Thee,

Whom in Heav’n but Thee.

Friday, December 11, 2020

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Saturday, December 12, 2020) 


Honour Your Parents 


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 Your choice of parents for me, through whom I was brought into the world, 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, let every sin I have committed against my parents, knowingly or unknowingly, that is working against my progress and breakthrough in life, be blotted out by the blood of Jesus.


4.Father, whatever offence, or perceived offence that my parents have committed against me, that is making me to neglect them, please, give the grace and a forgiving spirit to forgive them, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, please, empower me by Your grace, to always honour my father and mother, that I may live long on the surface of the earth, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, as I honour and take care of my parents, so let my own children also honour and take care of me, financially and materially, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, please, give me the grace to do things that will provoke the blessings of my parents upon my life and not their curses, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, let every curse I have brought upon myself, as a result of disobedience or ill treatment of my parents, be destroyed by Your mercy, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, please, empower me to control my tongue and never to talk back to my parents, or be disrespectful or rude to them, in anyway, that I may live long on earth, in Jesus' name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; let him enjoy the fruits of his labours over all his biological and spiritual children, 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 12TH DECEMBER 2020.


THEME: HONOR YOUR PARENTS.


MEMORISE:


Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12



READ: Ephesians 6:1-3


Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.


2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;


3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.



MESSAGE:


Today’s memory verse says that you must honor your parents if you do not want to die young. This is because of the law of harvest. Whatever you do to your parents, your children will do to you in future. If you honor your parent, you will live to become a parent and your children will honor you in return. The Bible says that God gets very upset at children who mistreat their parents.


“ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.” Proverbs 20:20


The above passage tells you that you should watch what you say to or about your parents, so that your light would not be put out in the day time. In other words, if all of a sudden, a child thinks that he/she is now of age and prosperous and need not have any regard for his/her parents anymore, not only would the child die suddenly, he/she would also do so in such a manner as to make people wonder “How can this be?” I want to appeal to you if your parents are still alive, that you honor them, if you want to live long and enjoy the blessings of God.


This is the sole cause of the death of many young people these days, but because it cannot be scientifically proven, many people ignore it. Your parents, no matter how bad they may have been, are the ones chosen by God to bring you to this world. He knew how they would treat you before He allowed you come through them, and since we know that God does all things for our good, then our parents have a part to play in the fulfilment of our destiny. God brought you to this world through them, so the least you could do is to honor them. You may be saying “Oh, you don’t know what my parents have done to me; if you did, you wouldn’t be telling me to honor them”. Well, they may have been horrible to you, but you don’t have to extend the effect of what they did to you by dishonoring them. It is for your own good that you honor them because dishonoring them brings a curse. Forgive them for whatever they have done wrong and begin to honor them as from today. It is God’s will that you do so.



KEY POINT:


Dishonoring your parents is like committing suicide. Don’t kill yourself.



BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Acts 24-26



AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 



HYMN 30: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD.


1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,

What a glory He sheds on our way!

While we do His good will, He abides with us still,

And with all who will trust and obey.


Refrain:

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.


2. Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,

But His smile quickly drives it away;

Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,

Can abide while we trust and obey.


3. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,

But our toil He doth richly repay;

Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,

But is blessed if we trust and obey.


4. But we never can prove the delights of His love

Until all on the altar we lay;

For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,

Are for them who will trust and obey.


5. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,

Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;

What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;

Never fear, only trust and obey.

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.