Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: SATURDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2021.

 

THEME: A TIME TO HIDE.

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.                                                                      Isaiah 26:20

 

 

READ:  Proverbs 22:3-5

 

3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

 

4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

 

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

Our Bible reading for today tell s us clearly that there is a time to hide. Exodus 2:1-2 tells us that Moses was born at a time when all male children born to the nation of Israel were to be killed, so his mother hid him. If she had not hidden him for those three months, he would have been killed and his purpose for coming to earth would have been truncated. There is a time to hide. In Exodus 12:21-23, the Almighty God told the children of Israel that He would be visiting Egypt that night. He asked them to hide in their homes and not come out. Oh yes, the God we serve is the Almighty God, but He Himself says there is a time to hide. In 1 Kings 1 7:1-3, after Elijah went before Ahab and prophesied that there would be no rain or dew

until he called for it, God told him to hide. The word of God says there is a time to hide.

 

 

When I was much younger, my father declined an invitation to join a particular political party because the principal of my school belonged to an opposing party and he didn't want that to cause problems for me. The party members said "Oh, so it is because of this boy that you won't join us. Let us see how old the boy will be before he dies". He came home, told us and I ran. I was in hiding for thirteen years. If I hadn't fled then, you probably would not be reading from me today. There is a time to hide.

 

 

 

There is also a time to come out of hiding. In Exodus 3:1- 12, after Moses had been hiding for forty years from Pharaoh, God came and told him that it was time to come out In 1 Kings 18:1, the Almighty God said to Elijah "Go, shew thyself unto Ahab". I want to believe God for any user of this devotional whose star has been hidden up until this moment that from today, your star will begin to shine. God has a timetable for each individual; you have to be in constant communion with Him to know what season of your life you are in per time (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

 

 

Jesus worked by God's timetable for Him. He stayed in hiding for thirty years until it was time to come out. Don't come out before your time. Some people feel that because they can preach then they should start a Church. Some think that because they can compose songs then ii is time to release an album. God has a timetable for you. If you come out when you should be hiding, your star could be crushed. Stay in constant

communion with God so that when He says "Hide ", you hide and when He says "Come Out'', you come out.

 

 

 

KEY POINT:

 

If you come out when you should be hiding, your star could be crushed.

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  John 1-3

 

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

HYMN 16:  O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST.

 

1.       O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast,

And our eternal home.

 

2.       Under the shadow of Thy throne

Thy saints have dwelt secure;

Sufficient is Thine arm alone,

And our defense is sure.

 

3.       Before the hills in order stood,

Or earth received her frame,

From everlasting Thou art God,

To endless years the same.

 

4.       Thy Word commands our flesh to dust,

“Return, ye sons of men”:

All nations rose from earth at first,

And turn to earth again.

 

5.       A thousand ages in Thy sight

Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun.

 

6.       The busy tribes of flesh and blood,

With all their lives and cares,

Are carried downwards by the flood,

And lost in foll’wing years.

 

7.       Time, like an ever-rolling stream,

Bears all its sons away;

They fly, forgotten, as a dream

Dies at the op’ning day.

 

8.       Like flow’ry fields the nations stand

Pleased with the morning light;

The flow’rs beneath the mower’s hand

Lie with’ring ere ’tis night.

 

9.       O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Be Thou our guard while troubles last,

And our eternal home.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Friday, February 5, 2021

THE JOY OF SALVATION.

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 in Your presence there is fullness of joy, and at Your right hand, there are pleasures forevermore.

2.Thank You, Father, for bringing me out of the darkness of this world, into Your marvelous light in Christ Jesus.

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

4.Father, please, restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and renew the right spirit within me, in Jesus name.

5.Father, don’t let me ever recover from the excitement of being in Your presence, in the mighty name of Jesus.

6.Father, please, fill me with the joy of salvation, and let Your joy never depart from me, in Jesus name.

7.Father, help me to share this joy of knowing You with all those who You place in my path, in Jesus name.

8.Father, Your word says, "weeping may endure but for night, but joy comes in the morning", please, put an end to weeping and sadness in my life, and let my joy come, now, in Jesus name.

9.Father, please, let me see You in glory in the hereafter, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and, let Your joy, continually be his strength, 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 5TH FEBRUARY, 2021.

THEME: THE JOY OF SALVATION.

MEMORISE:

“Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:”

1 Peter 1:8

READ: Psalms 16:8-11 (KJV)

8. I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

11. Thou wilt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

MESSAGE:

Our God is a cheerful God and that is why joy is a fruit of the Spirit.

Psalms 100:4 says when you come into His presence, you are to do so with praise.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalms 100:4.

You cannot praise someone with a frown on your face. In other words, when you come to His presence, you are to come cheerfully.

This also implies that if you are always cheerfully praising Him, then you would be living constantly in His presence. God loves being around cheerful people.

That is why the moment you give your life to Christ and He starts living within you, He will give you joy.

A Professor who I had just led to Christ came to me one day and asked “I hope it is not a problem that since I became born again, I have been feeling this joy within me.

I don’t even know why, but somehow I have just been happy”. I said “That is not a problem; it is God’s presence within you that is making you joyful”. Do you still feel the same joy that you felt when you became born again? If the joy is gone, then you need to check to be sure the salvation is still there.

When David lost his salvation, he wrote in Psalms 51:12:

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Are you glad whenever it is time to go to Church? Are you excited to be in God’s presence or do you have to be cajoled before you can go to Church? I remember when got born again and would watch illiterate market women answering questions during Sunday school with Scripture quotations I had never read. I determined that I had to know the word of God. I was always excited to go for Bible Study.

Up until now, that excitement has not reduced. When I hear someone preaching the word, I listen with rapt attention and even take notes. Do sermons still shake you? Are you still excited to learn more from the bible? Can you, like David says: I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

Psalm 122:1.

Does the word of God still excite you or are you growing cold?

PRAYER POINT:

Father, don’t let me ever recover from the excitement of being in Your presence, in the mighty name of Jesus.

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Leviticus 14-15

HYMN 3: BE GLAD IN THE LORD AND REJOICE.

1. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,

All ye that are upright in heart;

And ye that have made Him your choice,

Bid sadness and sorrow depart.

REFRAIN:

Rejoice, rejoice,

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice;

Rejoice, rejoice,

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice.

2. Be joyful, for He is the Lord,

On earth and in heaven supreme;

He fashions and rules by His word;

The “Mighty” and “Strong” to redeem.

3. What though in the conflict for right

Your enemies almost prevail?

God’s armies, just hid from your sight,

Are more than the foes which assail.

4. Though darkness surround you by day,

Your sky by the night be o’ercast,

Let nothing your spirit dismay,

But trust till the danger is past.

5. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice,

His praises proclaiming in song;

Let gratefulness give all a voice,

The loud hallelujahs prolong!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Thursday, January 4, 2021) - 

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. 

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 blessing me with all blessings in heavenly places.

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

3.Father, in any area the accuser of brethren, the devil may be accusing me before You, please, let Your mercy prevail over judgement, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, let Your fire consume every spirit of disobedience and rebellion in my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, release upon my life the grace for obedience to You and to Your word; empower me to fulfil every condition attached to receiving Your blessings, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, empower me to be willing and to obey all Your commandments, and as I do, let me eat the good of the land, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, give me the grace to   diligently hearken unto Your voice, to observe and to do all Your commandments, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let Your blessings pursue and overtake me, and, make me a lender to nations, as I hearken diligently to Your voice, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, let all my enemies that rise up against me be smitten before my face; when they come against me in one way, let them be defeated and flee in seven ways, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and lift up his head above those of his enemies, 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 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.