Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2021.

THEME:  BUILD FOR GOD.

 

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

 

Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?              

Haggai 1:4

 

 

 

READ: 

 

1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built.

 

3 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

 

4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

 

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

 

6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

 

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

 

8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.

 

9 Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

 

10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

There are certain kinds of offences that the head corporate organization would not bother to add of a corporate organization would not bother to address personally. However, there are also some other kinds of offences that would have to be addressed personally by the head of the organization.  This is similar to what happens in Heaven. All sins are evi1, but there are certain sins for which God may send an angel to punish: the sinner, while there are some others that He address personally. One of such sins is leaving the house of God uncompleted.

 

 

God will fight anyone who leaves His house uncompleted by ensuring that any money such a fellow makes goes into a pocket withholes (Haggai 1:4-7).

 

"Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways."                                                                          Haggai 1:4-7

 

 

Could it be that the reason you've been unable to do much with your income is that you don't care to contribute to the completion of your local Church building? Today, God is saying "consider your ways”. I don't like it when I see God's building project uncompleted, especially when I i have the resources that can help complete it. I have discovered that in return, God has given me houses that I did not build and cars that I did not buy, including those I cannot afford.

 

 

One of my sons heard that we were building an auditorium in The Redeemed Christian Church of God and immediately sent me a huge sum of money in Naira. Within days, he got the same amount of money he had contributed, but in dollars. when you join in completing God's building project, He will thank you wondrously, but when you ignore it, you may attract His wrath as it is recorded in our Bible reading today.

 

Never miss an opportunity to build for God.

 

 

 

KEY POINT:

 

Every opportunity to give to God Is an opportunity to be blessed by Him; rejoice in it.

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  John 17-18

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 6:  GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS.

 

1.       Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

Refrain:

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see:

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

 

2.       Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

 

3.       Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow—

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Tuesday, February 16, 2021) - 

GIVE CHEERFULLY. 

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, because, gold is Yours, silver is Yours; and the cattle upon a thousand hills are Yours.

2.Thank You, Father, for there is nothing that I have, that has not been given to me from above.

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

4.Father,  let Your fire consume every spirit of stinginess in my life, and, please, give me a large heart, of giving, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, whenever I give, let me give, cheerfully, bountifully, and abundantly, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, give me the grace to always sow bountifully, each time that I sow, that I may also reap bountifully, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let me never come empty handed, each time I come into Your presence, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, put in my hands, the gifts and offerings that I will give unto You, each time I come into Your presence, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, let nothing be too much or too precious for me to surrender for Your use, 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.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: TUESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2021.

THEME:  GIVE CHEERFULLY.

 

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: For God loveth a cheerful giver.                                                                                              2 Corinthians 9:7

 

 

READ:  2 Corinthians 9:6-8

 

6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

 

7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

 

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

 

MESSAGE:

 

I see some people's reaction when it is offering time and I wonder if they know whom the offering is for at all. God is not broke and He is not a beggar. He doesn't need your money. We see m Haggai 2:8 that silver and gold are His. If you have the opportunity to give Him an offering, you should do so rejoicing. Imagine meeting one of the richest men in the world at a restaurant and he requests that you help pay for

his meal because he did not have his wallet on him, with a promise to refund you. would you give him the money grudgingly? You know he is not asking for the money because he is poor; indeed, he

would refund your money and most likely add some extra. In fact, you may not even be interested in getting the money back, you might just see it as a privilege that you had an opportunity to give to him. Why then do you treat God like a beggar when asked to give an offering?

 

 

I will never forget a Church I attended outside Nigeria. It was the first time I was attending that Church and the entire place looked very beautiful. All the members were shining as they came to Church. With the way everyone was looking so radiant I concluded "God must have really prospered these people". Then l observed something: when the Pastor got up and said, "It is offering time", everybody jumped up and began to rejoice. The Holy Spirit then said to me ''That is their secret; they are cheerful givers".

 

 

Many years ago, I was at a Church where they requested for several kinds of offerings. The offerings were so many that at a point I grumbled before reaching for my pocket and I heard God say in an angry tone "Keep your money". I quickly apologized for grumbling and immediately became cheerful. I became even more cheerful when He later on permitted me to give my offering. If you decide to never give offerings or tithes again, the work of God will still go on. When Elijah went to the widow of Zarephath and asked her for a meal, it was not Elijah who was in need, it was the widow. In 1 Kings 19 an angel brought food and water to Elijah. There was nothing stopping the angel from giving him food and water every day; however, God sent Elijah to her because He wanted to meet her need. The cattle upon a thousand hills belong to God. If He asks you to give Him something, it is because He wants to bless you.

I hope your attitude towards giving to God will improve from now.

 

 

 

 

KEY POINT:

 

Every opportunity to give to God Is an opportunity to be blessed by Him; rejoice in it.

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 26-27

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 1:  MUST I GO AND EMPTY HANDED

 

1.       “Must I go, and empty-handed,”

Thus my dear Redeemer meet?

Not one day of service give Him,

Lay no trophy at His feet?

Refrain:

“Must I go, and empty-handed?”

Must I meet my Savior so?

Not one soul with which to greet Him,

Must I empty-handed go?

 

2.       Not at death I shrink or falter,

For my Savior saves me now;

But to meet Him empty-handed,

Thought of that now clouds my brow.

 

3.       Oh, the years in sinning wasted,

Could I but recall them now,

I would give them to my Savior,

To His will I’d gladly bow.

 

4.       Oh, ye saints, arouse, be earnest,

Up and work while yet ’tis day;

Ere the night of death o’ertake thee,

Strive for souls while still you may.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: Monday, February 15, 2021

Don’t Be Foolish

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 mercy that endures forever over my life; for it is by Your mercy that I have not been consumed.

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

3.Father, in anyway I have tempted or provoked You, to anger, please, have mercy, and forgive me, in Jesus name.

4.Father, please, don't let me die in the wilderness unfulfilled; wherever, You have purposed to take me, please, take me there by Your mercy, in Jesus name.

5.Father, let all Your promises be fulfilled in my life and destiny, in Jesus name.

6.Father, please, give an excellent spirit, that will enable me to please You, and do Your perfect Will, in this wicked and perverse generation, in Jesus name.

7.Father, whenever the temptation to sin against You, comes my way, please, make a way of escape for me as You have promised, in Jesus name.

8.Father, let every satanic limitation and yoke that I have brought upon myself, as a result of sinning against You, be destroyed by Your mercy, in Jesus name.

9.Father, once again, forgive me for every time I have tempted You and help me never to do it again, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and grant all his heart's desires, 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: MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2021.

THEME:  DON'T BE FOOLISH.

 

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.                    Matthew4:7

 

 

 

READ:  Numbers 14:22- 30

 

22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:

24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

26 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

28 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:

29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward which have murmured against me.

30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

 

 

MESSAGE:

 

Many years ago, I visited a zoo in Ibadan, Nigeria and I was told the story of a certain prophet who jumped into the lion's cage to prove that he had the same power as Daniel. The lions ate him up in spite of the huge cross he carried with him. One major difference between that man and Daniel is that the latter did not jump into the lions' den to tempt God; he was thrown into it for praying to God. God, however, didn't only save Daniel; He also prospered him and wiped out his accusers (Daniel 6:1-26).

 

 

Mark 16:18 says:

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

 

 

Does this mean that you should deliberately drink poison? No. What God is saying in the passage above is that if someone tries to poison you, the poison will not harm you.

 

 

It is foolishness to tempt God. This is the trap the devil set before Jesus Christ in Matthew 4:5-7, when he told Him to jump off the pinnacle of the temple, reminding Him that the Bible says God's angels will not allow His foot to be dashed against a stone. Jesus escaped this trap by quoting Deuteronomy 6: 16: Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God...

 

Tempting God provokes His wrath and also limits what He wants to do in the life of His children.

“How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness and grieve him in the desert! Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.”             Psalm 78:40- 41

 

As we see in our Bible reading today, the children of Israel tempted God in the wilderness with their unbelief, murmuring and Idolatry. This limited God's plans for their lives and prevent them from entering the Promised Land with the exception of Caleb and Joshua who had faith in Him. It is indeed foolishness to tempt God.

 

 

Are you tempting God?

 

 

PRAYER POINT:

 

Lord please forgive me for every time I have tempted You and help me never to do it again.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 24-25

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 21:  ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME.

 

1.       Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy wounded side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save from wrath and make me pure.

 

2.       Not the labor of my hands

Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All for sin could not atone;

Thou must save, and Thou alone.

 

3.       Nothing in my hand I bring,

Simply to Thy cross I cling;

Naked, come to Thee for dress;

Helpless, look to Thee for grace;

Foul, I to the fountain fly;

Wash me, Savior, or I die.

 

4.       While I draw this fleeting breath,

When my eyes shall close in death,

When I rise to worlds unknown,

And behold Thee on Thy throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 

DATE: SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2021.

THEME:  PRAYERS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE.

 

 

 

MEMORISE:

 

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.                             Mathew 18:19

 

 

READ:  Matthew 18:18-19

 

18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

 

19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

 

 

 

PRAYERS:

 

 

1.         Father, thank You for my marriage.  Please breathe afresh upon my marriage in Jesus name.

 

2.         Today, I decree that my marriage will fulfil God's divine purpose in the mighty name of Jesus.

 

3.         Father, please make our home Your abode and never leave us in Jesus name.

 

4.         Lord, You said in Your word that if two of us shall agree concerning a thing, You will do it. Please Lord, whatever my spouse and I agree on, let nothing hinder us from getting it in Jesus name.

 

5.         Lord, uproot anything or anyone You have not planted in and around my home in Jesus name.

 

6.         Father, silence every strange voice speaking over my spouse and my marriage in Jesus name.

 

7.         In the name of Jesus, I separate myself and my spouse from every generational curse.

 

8.        Father, let Your Light shine in my family so that Your name may be glorified in our lives. Leviticus 2-223

 

9.         Father, please let all be well with my family in Jesus name.

 

10.       Father, please bless my spouse abundantly in Jesus name.

 

11·       Father, please let all members of my family reign with You in Your kingdom.

 

12·        Your special prayer request for your marriage.

 

 

 

THANKSGIVING:

Father, I thank You for my marriage. I thank You for my spouse, our family and all that You are doing in our lives.

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Leviticus 22-23

 

 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

 

 

 

HYMN 5:  GOD GIVE US CHRISTIAN HOMES.

 

1.       God give us Christian homes!

Homes where the Bible is loved and taught,

Homes where the Master’s will is sought,

Homes crowned with beauty Your love has wrought;

God give us Christian homes;

God give us Christian homes!

 

2.       God give us Christian homes!

Homes where the father is true and strong,

Homes that are free from the blight of wrong,

Homes that are joyous with love and song;

God give us Christian homes;

God give us Christian homes!

 

3.       God give us Christian homes!

Homes where the mother, in caring quest,

Strives to show others Your way is best,

Homes where the Lord is an honored guest;

God give us Christian homes;

God give us Christian homes!

 

4.       God give us Christian homes!

Homes where the children are led to know

Christ in His beauty who loves them so,

Homes where the altar fires burn and glow;

God give us Christian homes;

God give us Christian homes!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: (Saturday, February 13, 2021) - 

SPIRITUAL ADULTERY. 

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 Lord of hosts, my Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth.

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

3.Thank You, Father, for first loving me, in that, while I was yet a sinner, You gave Your only son, Jesus, to die for me.

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

5.Father, let Your fire consume every spirit of spiritual and physical adultery in my life, and empower me by Your grace to stick to the only lover of my soul, the Lord Jesus, forever, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, by Your mercy remove every sin of my ancestors, that is being visited upon me and my children today, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, remove from my heart the love of the world and love for the things of the world, and let Your love alone be paramount in my heart, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, let me never leave You, to patronise or "seek help from Egypt", and other satanic agents, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please forgive me of any spiritual adultery I might have committed against You; I promise to remain faithful to You until the very end, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, and strengthen him physically and spirituality, for the remaining journey ahead, 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.