Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2021.

 

THEME: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:                                          Isaiah 1:19

 

 

READ:  Deuteronomy 28:1-1

 

1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

 

Many people do not get the benefits God has promised in His word simply because they do not follow the instructions attached to those benefits. My Mathematics background has made it easy for me to understand this Scriptural principle. In Mathematics, there are always conditions to be fulfilled to solve certain problems. It is the same in the kingdom of God; if you want the blessings, you must first fulfil the conditions.

 

 

Todays' memory verse did not just say "if you are willing", it says you must also be obedient to eat the good of the land. I have been invited to Ministries where the Holy Communion is served in the morning or afternoon and I always politely decline from partaking. The Bible says it is the Lord's Supper, not the Lord's Breakfast or lunch. It is very clear; the Communion is to be taken in the evening if you would get the benefits attached.

 

 

Some other people also say they have not been getting the benefits of paying tithes as promised in the Bible. Malachi 3:10says:

            "Bring ye ALL the tithes into the storehouse...."

 

 

The Scripture says ALL, not some; it also says you are to bring the tithes to His storehouse. If you take it anywhere else or do not bring ALL, you should not expect the benefits meant for faithful tithers. My Father-in-the Lord once gave this analogy back in the day when the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) was in charge of electricity distribution in Nigeria. He asked "If you find a NEPA pole fallen by the road as you are going to pay your electricity bill, and you decide to use the money meant to settle the bill to fund the repair, would you get a bill waiver at the NEPA office simply because you have used your money to erect their pole?" No, you would still be billed because the instruction is clear: you are to pay your bills into a designated account!

 

 

Beloved, when you see a blessing in the Bible that you want to claim, check thoroughly for all the conditions attached to it. Fulfil the conditions and then you can enjoy the blessing.

 

 

 

ACTION POINT:

 

Make up your mind to always obey God's commands, if you want His blessings.

 

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 11-13

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

HYMN 8:  HO, MY COMRADES! SEE THE SIGNAL.

 

1.       Ho, my comrades, see the signal, waving in the sky!

Reinforcements now appearing, victory is nigh.

 

Refrain:

“Hold the fort, for I am coming,” Jesus signals still;

Wave the answer back to Heaven, “By Thy grace we will.”

 

2.       See the mighty host advancing, Satan leading on;

Mighty ones around us falling, courage almost gone!

 

3.       See the glorious banner waving! Hear the trumpet blow!

In our Leader’s Name we triumph over every foe.

 

4.       Fierce and long the battle rages, but our help is near;

Onward comes our great Commander, cheer, my comrades, cheer!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Wednesday, February 3, 2021

BELIEVER FOR SHOW?

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, for Your steadfast love that never ceaseth over my life, and for Your mercies never that endureth forever.

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

3.Father, let me never call Your name in vain, please, empower me to always do Your Will from the heart, at all times, in Jesus name.

4.I refuse to suffer here on earth and also suffer in the hereafter; please, Father, let me see You in glory, in Jesus name.

5.Father, let me never be grouped or classified among workers of iniquity, please, let the voice, "depart from me, ye worker of iniquity", never be my portion, in Jesus name.

6.Father, empower me by Your grace, to maintain a holy and righteous walk with You, all the days of my life, in Jesus name.

7.Father, let Your fire consume every spirit of hypocrisy and eyes service, in me; and, help me to serve You in Spirit and in truth, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, fill me to the brim with Your Holy Spirit, and empower me to manifest the fruits of the Spirit, in Jesus name.

9.Father, please, break me and remould me, by the power of Your Holy Spirit; purge me completely from lusts of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, strengthen him in the inner man and uphold him till the end without any 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.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2021.

 

THEME: BELIEVER FOR SHOW?

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.                                                                                      Matthew 7:21

 

 

READ:  Matthew 7:21-23

 

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

 

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

 

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

One Bible passage that amazed me when I first read it is Matthew 7:22 -23. It says that there will be called believers who would have been healing the sick and casting out demons in the name of Jesus here on earth, but on the last day Jesus will say to them "Get behind me you workers of iniquity, I never knew you." Wouldn't it be such a disappointment to have done so much for God and then on the last day, when you are supposed to receive your crown, He says "I never knew you"? Since Jesus cannot lie, you then need to really be sure you have a relationship with Him while here on earth. You need to check thoroughly check if

your faith is truly from the heart or not just something that is for show. The fact that you call yourself a believer is not enough, 2 Corinthians 10:18 says:

 

            "For not he that commendeth himself is approved,but whom the Lord commendeth."

 

It is not about what you call yourself; it is about what God calls you.

 

 

 

 

It is possible to be raising the dead and still not be a true believer, because performing miracles is a gift of the Holy Spirit, whereas Jesus said believers are identified by the fruit of the Holy Spirit. It is easy to get carried away when you start exhibiting the gifts, but you must pay attention to the fruit if you want to remain a true believer. Check your life in comparison to the fruit of the Holy Spirit as listed in Galatians 5:22-24:

 

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness; goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."

 

 

Is your lifestyle in line with this Scripture? If you only read your Bible when you are to preach or teach Bible Study, you are a believer for show. If you can lead a prayer meeting for two hours but cannot pray for thirty minutes in your closet, you are a believer for show. If you only fast when the Church says you should, so that you can also say that you participated, yet you don't 'declare fasting days for yourself personally, you are a believer for show. If you condemn fornication and adultery publicly, but still indulge immoral thoughts in your heart, you are a believer for show.

Please note: no 'believer for show' will make it to Heaven.

 

 

 

REFLECTION:

 

Are you true believer or just a believer for show?

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 9-10

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

HYMN 22:  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.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Tuesday, February 2, 2021

THE EVERLASTING GOD.

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; from everlasting to everlasting You are God; nobody can kill You, nobody can dethrone You and nobody can reduce Your power.

2.Father, You're the Creator of the ends of the earth, You fainteth not, neither are You weary? and, there is no searching Your understanding.

3.Father, You're the Omnipotent God, who gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might, You increaseth in strength.

4.Father, a thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past; and as a watch in the night.

5.My Father, You are the same, yesterday, today and forever; with You, there is no variableness, nor the shadow of turning.

6.Thank You, Father, for creating me in Your image and likeness, and for Your transformation agenda for my life.

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

8.Father, please, uproot from my life and destiny, anything that does not represent or conform to Your image and likeness, in Jesus name.

9.Father, empower me by Your grace to be holy as You are holy in heaven, and grant me everlasting life, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and, perfect everything concerning him, his 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: TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY, 2021.

THEME: THE EVERLASTING GOD.

MEMORISE:

“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.”

Isaiah 40:28

READ: Isaiah 40:27-29 (KJV)

27. Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

28. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

29. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

MESSAGE:

To be everlasting is to be alive forever. This means that one does not grow old. Our God is ageless. He created time; therefore it has no effect on Him.

Psalms 90:4 says:

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

God cannot be contained or restrained by time. Even when it seems as if God may be late in showing up, you can count on Him to do what He says He will, at the right time.

The ‘Everlasting-ness’ of God means we should never be afraid of the future. God is in our tomorrow and when we are long gone; He will still be there. We can trust Him to carry us through our lifetime and even keep our children in His care.

You don’t have to worry about your children or grandchildren; the Everlasting God will keep them. God is reliable because He is everlasting.

You know that nobody can kill Him, nobody can dethrone Him and nobody can reduce His power.

Once you put something in His hands, you can go to sleep knowing it is secure. God’s ‘Everlasting-ne

ss’ gives us hope of becoming everlasting as well when we are finally conformed to the image of His dear Son – Jesus Christ. We also will live forever because we have His Spirit.

We Christians cannot die; when we close our eyes here on earth, we will open them in everlasting life. There is no death or any of its cousins like pain and sickness in heaven. Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.

(Philippians 3:21)

Do you want to have everlasting life? Then you have to live holy. Hebrews 12:14 says without holiness you cannot see God. Commit to a life of holiness from today.

ACTION POINT:

Praise God because He is everlasting.

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Leviticus 7-8

HYMN 19: PRAISE HIM, PRAISE HIM, JESUS OUR BLESSED REDEEMER.

1. Praise Him, Praise Him, Jesus our blessed Redeemer,

Sing, O earth, His wonderful love proclaim!

Hail Him, Hail Him! Highest archangels in glory,

Strength and honour give to His holy name!

Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children,

In His arms He carries them all day long.

REFRAIN:

Praise him! praise him! tell of his excellent greatness!

Praise Him! Praise Him! ever in joyful song!

2. Praise Him, Praise Him, Jesus our blessed Redeemer,

For our sins He suffer’d and bled and died;

He, our rock, our hope of eternal salvation,

Hail Him! hail Him! Jesus the crucified.

Sound his praises – Jesus who bore our sorrows,

Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong.

3. Praise Him, Praise Him, Jesus our blessed Redeemer,

Heav’nly portals loud with hosannas ring!

Jesus, Saviour, reigneth for ever and ever.

Crown Him, crown Him, Prophet and Priest and King!

Christ is coming, over the world victorious

Pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Monday, February 1, 2021

DON’T DISHONOR GOD.

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 Author and the Finisher of my faith.

2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for creating me for Your purpose and pleasure.

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

4.Father, please, give me the grace to run away from every appearance of evil, in Jesus name.

5.Father, let my life and lifestyle never bring reproach and dishonor to You and to Your holy name, in Jesus name.

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

7.Father, make me a permanent carrier of Your presence, and empower me to always do Your perfect Will, in Jesus name.

8.Father, give me the grace to maintain a holy and righteous walk with You, all the days of my life, in Jesus name.

9.Father, I have started well, please, let me finish well and strong, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and reward him abundantly for all his labours of love in Your vineyard, 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. 

HAPPY NEW MONTH.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2021.

 

THEME: DON'T DISHONOUR GOD.

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

Nevertheless, the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from Iniquity.                               2 Timothy 2:19

 

 

READ:  1 Samuel 2:30

 

30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

Honor is something you give to a man who has everything else that you can think of giving him. For instance, when a University says they are giving somebody an honorary degree, it is not because the fellow needs the degree to get a job. In fact, honorary degrees are given to those who have already achieved greatness. Now, if you will not honor a man, that may not be a problem, but when you decide to dishonor him when you decide to bring him reproach, then you are provoking him. If you will not honor God, it is advisable that you don't dishonor him either. It 1s advisable that you stay away from anything that has to do with Him at all, including bearing His name, so that your actions will not lead to a reproach on Him. The sons of Eli refused to honor God; to make matters worse, they brought reproach to Him as they made people reluctant to come to the house of God to worship and sacrifice.

 

“Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.”                                                                                              1 Samuel 2:17

 

 

God killed them and their father in one day. If a child with a great father is seen on the news for committing a crime, we say that the child has brought shame and dishonor to his family. If you bear the name of God and you still dabble in sin, you are dishonoring Him. If for example, because of your greed, people say pastors are fraudsters, you are bringing a reproach to the body of Christ. It would be better for you not to even say you are a Christian at all, because when God comes down with His wrath, it would be dangerous. You need to recognize the kind of name you carry when you say you are a Christian. Once you announce that you bear that name, the whole world would start watching you. Run away from anything you could do

that would make people say, " But you call yourself a child of God". People you don't even know are watching.

 

 

I was on a flight from London to Nigeria one day. The fellow sitting behind me knew me but pretended not to. At the end of the flight, he tapped me

and said '"I have been watching you since you came in.  I saw how you rejected the wine and your behavior all through and I know you are a true man of God". Only God knows how many eyes are watching you, and all they are looking for is something that will dishonor your Father in Heaven.

Don't dishonor Him.

 

 

 

REFLECTION:

 

Does your behavior in your office, home, school, church or anywhere else bring honor or dishonor to God?

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 4-6

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

HYMN 24: TAKE MY LIFE, AND LET IT BE.

 

1.       Take my life and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.

Take my moments and my days,

Let them flow in endless praise.

 

2.       Take my hands and let them move

At the impulse of Thy love.

Take my feet and let them be

Swift and beautiful for Thee.

 

3.       Take my voice and let me sing,

Always, only for my King.

Take my lips and let them be

Filled with messages from Thee.

 

4.       Take my silver and my gold,

Not a mite would I withhold.

Take my intellect and use

Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.

 

5.       Take my will and make it Thine,

It shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart, it is Thine own,

It shall be Thy royal throne.

 

6.       Take my love, my Lord, I pour

At Thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself and I will be

Ever, only, all for Thee. 

HAPPY NEW MONTH.