Open Heavens

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2021.

 

THEME:  A TIME TO FLEE I.

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.                           Matthew 10:23

 

 

 

READ:  Genesis 27:41-45

 

41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

 

42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

 

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

 

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

 

45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

 

 

 

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

If you are to achieve your purpose on earth, there is a      time to run. In our Bible reading for today, 'Jacob has been mightily blessed by his father. His brother Esau however, wanted to kill him. Jacob fled. If he had not fled, all the blessings would have been wasted. In 1 Sam, 19:9-12, when David was playing for King Saul who threw a spear at him and missed, David fled. If he hadn't fled at that time, he might never have

become the king of Israel. There is a time to flee. In Matthew 2:13-15, the Bible tells us that the Almighty God told Joseph to flee with Jesus. You may think " But where were the angels? They should have

been around to protect Him." God said "flee " because there is a time to flee. Once in a while, the Almighty God Himself will tell you "I am your refuge, but for now, I say run."

 

 

When I was a young Pastor in the RCCG and the Lord began to move mightily in my life, the persecution from some other pastors of the Church became so much at a point that I had to flee the University of Lagos to the University of Ilorin where I continued with lecturing Job. I fled. Once, a Pastor wrote me a letter full of insults which I read to my Father-in-the-Lord - the then General Superintendent. Rather than discipline the Pastor as I had expected, he asked me to go and plead for the man's forgiveness, even though I hadn't done anything wrong. I was shocked and to be honest, it was hard for me to do. Thank God I obeyed because some time later the Pastor confessed that, having concluded that he was going to hell, he had also resolved to take me along with him. My Father-in-the-Lord had seen that this was not a fight to face, but rather one to flee.

 

 

When it is time to flee, flee! When you are dealing with false brethren, it is time to flee. The elders have a saying that if the enemy within cannot kill you, neither can the one without. Samson's brethren were the ones who presented him bound to the Philistines in Judges 15:9-13. When the devil could not get him through them, he decided to bring one of his daughters into Samson's internal circle and thus got him that way. When the devil is determined to bring a fellow down, he will enter into one of the fellow's brethren like he entered into Judas. Had it not yet been Jesus time to be crucified, He would have Fled.

 

 

Flee false brethren; they are not the ones actually fighting you, it is the devil using them. If at  all you engage them, don’t forget : the internal enemy is more dangerous than the external one.

 

 

 

PRAYER POINT:

 

Father, expose all false brethren around me and help me to flee when it is time to flee in Jesus’ Name.

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  John 4-5

 

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

HYMN 12:  IN CHRIST ALONE.

 

 

In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song

This Cornerstone, this solid Ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease

My Comforter, my All in All

Here in the love of Christ I stand

 

 

In Christ alone who took on flesh

Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save

Till on that cross as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied

For every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live

 

 

here in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain

Then bursting forth in glorious Day

Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine

Bought with the precious blood of Christ

 

 

No guilt in life, no fear in death

This is the power of Christ in me

From life's first cry to final breath

Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man

Can ever pluck me from His hand

Till He returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Friday, February 5, 2021

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Saturday, February 6, 2021



A TIME TO HIDE.


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, creating me in Your image and likeness, and for Your transformation agenda for my life.


2.Thank You, Father, for the gift of the Holy in my life, and for divine revelations and guidance.


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


4.Father, let me always be sensitive to Your move and promptings in my life, and help me to know the correct timing of the calendar of events for my life, in Jesus name.


5.Father, let my star that has been buried and hidden begin to resurrect and shine, in Jesus name.


6.Father, give unto me the power to know times and seasons, and let no power be able to truncate or upturn Your plans for my life, in Jesus name.


7.Father, give me the grace to obey divine instructions that could prolong my life, and make me to fulfill my calling and destiny, in Jesus name.


8.Father, please, let all things begin to work together for my good, as I place my trust in You, in Jesus name.


9.Father, let every evil arrow and weapon of untimely death fashioned against me, backfire upon the enemies, in Jesus name.


10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye and grant him divine health and strength, for the remaining days of his life, 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 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.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

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!

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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!