Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5TH, 2022.

THEME: EXPOSING DEMONIC OPERATIONS IV

MEMORISE: 

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 

Genesis 26:13

READ: Mark 5:25 -29

25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

MESSAGE

A form of demonic operation - called Regression, is when the fellow tries to take one step forward, but finds himself going two steps backward. An unseen force just seems to be pushing the fellow back. This is worse than suppression because while suppression means that the fellow is staying on one spot, for regression, he or she is actually going backward.

We read about the woman with the issue of blood in our Bible text today and saw how she tried to get better, but kept getting worse until  she encountered Jesus.

Maybe you find yourself in a similar situation. Maybe as hard as you try to get out of poverty, you seem to be going deeper into it. Today, the Almighty God will deliver you from the hands of the devil in Jesus' name.

Many years ago, a very rich man and his wife had a disagreement. While they were exchanging words, she told him that by the time she was through dealing with him, he would be so, poor as to have to resort to trekking whenever he had to go anywhere. He laughed at her statement because he had 14 vehicles so he didn't think there was any possibility of him trekking, but he had no idea that he was married to a witch. Before long, his finances began to dwindle. He tried and tried but he kept regressing. He sold  all his cars except one. At last, he had 50 kobo with him and he was hungry. He thought, "If l use this money to buy food, l won't have anything to use for fuel and so would trek as my wife said. On the other hand, if l use it for fuel, l would die of hunger". At this point, he ran to the Church for help. God deliver him and all that he lost was restored.

Beloved, if you noticed that you keep going backward instead of forward, then it is likely that there is a demon causing you to regress.

Today, l decree your freedom from such demons, in Jesus' name.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please destroy everything causing me to regeress rather than progress in Jesus name.

Click here for TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS PRAYER POINTS.

BIBILE IN ONE YEAR: Zechariah 1-6

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 2: CONQUERORS AND OVERCOMERS NOW WE ARE

1 Conquerors and overcomers now are we,

Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we’ve victory,

If the Lord be for us, we can never fail;

Nothing ‘gainst his mighty pow’r can e’er prevail.

Refrain:

Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood;

God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,

Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,

Yet who lives and reigns again,

More than conquerors are we,

More than conquerors are we.

2 In the name of Israel’s God we’ll onward press,

Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;

Not to us, but unto him the praise shall be,

For salvation and for blood-bought victory.

3 Unto him that overcometh shall be giv’n

Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav’n;

Over yonder he the victor’s palm shall bear,

And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022)

EXPOSING DEMONIC OPERATIONS 3

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 with You, all things are possible.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over any judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus name.

3.Father, let every satanic limitation and yoke upon my life and destiny be destroyed by the anointing, in Jesus name.

4.Father, let every weapon that the enemies have been using to suppress and keep me down, be rendered obsolete and ineffective, as from today, in Jesus name.

5.Father, drown every voice of the devil in my hears and amplify Your voice in my heart, in Jesus name.

6.Father, have mercy upon me, deliver me from demonic oppressions, and break the yoke of stagnation in my life, in Jesus name.

7.Father, please, destroy everything causing me to regress, rather than progress, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, put an end to every operation of demons in my life, today, in Jesus name.

9.Lord Jesus, You're the stronger man; please, Lord, send any demon that may be inside me, out, now, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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 dates! 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  Ministry, in Jesus name.

Note:

You may not add, subtract or rearrange these prayer points. The Holy Spirit is the author, though He used someone, who, out of humility has refused to take glory for it, by not putting his name. It is plagiarism to use, or pass as your own, someone's else writing or work. The original author of these prayer points is the Holy Spirit. So, share, but don't share His glory with Him in the process. Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: TUESDAY OCTOBER 4TH, 2022.

THEME: EXPOSING DEMONIC OPERATIONS III

MEMORISE: 

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 

Philippians 3:14

READ: John 5:1 -11

1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

MESSAGE

One other way by which demons operate is what is called suppression. Suppression is when the fellow being tormented is already down and the devil is making sure he doesn't rise.

The man at the pool of Bethesda was beside it, hoping to get his healing. Every year, he saw people get healed, yet he remained on the same spot. There are people who have been on the same spot for several years spiritually - in their careers, financially and so on. That suppression is over now, in Jesus' name. 

Many people take it lightly when they have been on the same spot for years. They don't realise that they are giving an opportunity to demons to suppress them. The day the veil is removed from their eyes and they fight back, then they will move forward. You will move forward in Jesus' name. The man at the pool, of Bethesda was in front of the Lord Jesus Christ who could heal him, yet he didn't ask for healing. I decree that the Lord will move you forward Himself today. You will begin to, soar high, in Jesis' name.

When l was studying for my Masters of Science at the University of Lagos, there was a man there who was an assistant lecturer. After completing my studies, l became a staff of the University, obtained my Ph.D. and got promoted to a higher level than this man. That man's experience is a classic case of suppression. 

The solution to suppression is in God's anointing. Isaiah 10:27 says that anointing will break the yoke that the devil puts on a person to limit his movement. The man at the pool of Bethesda stayed there because he wanted to contact the anointing that flowed there once a year. Thank God he met the anointed One Himself and that day the yoke was broken.

In Act 3:2-11, on the day the man at the beautiful Gate came in contact with the anointing, he began "walking and leaping and praising God". Blind Bartimaeus had been in the same spot for many years too but screamed at the top of his voice to Jesus to have mercy on him. He did not stop until the Lord had mercy on him and broke the yoke of the devil in his life.

ACTION POINT

Cry to God for mercy and ask Him to break the yoke of stagnation in your life.

Click here for TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS PRAYER POINTS.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Zephaniah 1- Haggai 2

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 20: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS

1. Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

Christ, the royal Master,

Leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

See his banners go!

Refrain:

Onward, Christian soldiers!Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

2. At the sign of triumph

Satan’s host doth flee;

On, then, Christian soldiers,

On to victory.

Hell’s foundations quiver

At the shout of praise;

Brothers, lift your voices,

Loud your anthems raise.

3. Like a mighty army

Moves the Church of God;

Brothers, we are treading

Where the Saints have trod.

We are not divided;

All one body we:

One in hope and doctrine,

One in charity.

4. Onward, then, ye people;

Join our happy throng.

Blend with ours your voices

In the triumph song:

Glory, laud, and honor

Unto Christ, the King.

This through countless ages

Men and angels sing.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: MONDAY OCTOBER 3RD, 2022.

THEME: EXPOSING DEMONIC OPERATION II

MEMORISE: 

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. 

Psalms 42:11

READ: 2 Corinthians 1:3 -5

3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

MESSAGE

Another operation of the devil is what is called depression. Depression is not just sadness. The word 'depress' can be simply described as 'to push down'. When someone is depressed, he won't be able to pull himself together to do anything. The devil makes a person depressed by manipulating the fellow's perspective of things. He continually whispers lies into the fellow's ears to make them see the situation as bigger and worse than it actually is.

If however, you let God show you the path of life, you will always experience fullness of joy in His presence (Psalm 16:11).

The best solution to depression is hearing the voice of God. When the devil starts making you feel depressed, get into God' presence and don't leave until you hear His voice. Psalm 119:130 says the entrance of His word brings light. As His word enters your spirit, it sheds light on that thing that the devil was using to press you down. You suddenly see that what you called a mountain was just a stepping stone. Read your Bible and begin to pray in the Spirit. Soon, you will begin to feel a kind of joy that cannot be explained.

God's presence also brings rest from all troubles. 

Exodus 33:14 says:

And he said, my presence shall go with thee, and l will give thee rest.

God himself is calling on you to seek His face when you are troubled. He is yearning for fellowship with you. When you don't have fellowship with God, the devil gets the opportunity to press you down with his own voice. Your confession must be like that of the Psalmist in Psalm 27:8;

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will l seek.

In Jeremiah 23:13, God says you will seek Him and find Him when you seek Him with all your heart. As you surrender to seeking God with all your heart from today, depression is banished from your life in Jesus' name

PRAYER POINT 

Father, drown every voice of the devil in my ears  and amplify Your voice in my heart in Jesus name.

BIBILE IN ONE YEAR: Nahum 3- Habakkuk 3

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 2: CONQUERORS AND OVERCOMERS NOW WE ARE

1 Conquerors and overcomers now are we,

Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we’ve victory,

If the Lord be for us, we can never fail;

Nothing ‘gainst his mighty pow’r can e’er prevail.

Refrain:

Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood;

God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,

Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,

Yet who lives and reigns again,

More than conquerors are we,

More than conquerors are we.

2 In the name of Israel’s God we’ll onward press,

Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;

Not to us, but unto him the praise shall be,

For salvation and for blood-bought victory.

3 Unto him that overcometh shall be giv’n

Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav’n;

Over yonder he the victor’s palm shall bear,

And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022)  

EXPOSING DEMONIC OPERATIONS 1

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 sending Your son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, into this world, with the Holy Ghost and with power, to heal the sick and to set the captives free.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over any judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus name.

3.Father, frustrate every satanic agenda, to steal, to kill and to destroy, in my life and destiny, in Jesus name.

4.Father, let every heavy load that has been put on me by the enemy be removed and be destroyed now, in Jesus name.

5.Father, drown every voice of the devil in my hears and amplify Your voice in my heart, in Jesus name.

6.Father, have mercy upon me, deliver me from demonic oppressions, and break the yoke of stagnation in my life, in Jesus name.

7.Father, please, destroy everything causing me to regress, rather than progress, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, put an end to every operation of demons in my life, today, in Jesus name.

9.Lord Jesus, You're the stronger man; please, Lord, send any demon that may be inside me, out, now, in Jesus name.

10.Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, 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 dates! 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  Ministry, in Jesus name.

Note:

You may not add, subtract or rearrange these prayer points. The Holy Spirit is the author, though He used someone, who, out of humility has refused to take glory for it, by not putting his name. It is plagiarism to use, or pass as your own, someone's else writing or work. The original author of these prayer points is the Holy Spirit. So, share, but don't share His glory with Him in the process. Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SUNDAY OCTOBER 2ND, 2022.

THEME: EXPOSING DEMONIC OPERATIONS

MEMORISE: 

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 

John 10:10

READ: Luke 13:10 -17

10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

MESSAGE

We will start a study on exposing demonic operations today and it will run for the next five days. I am believing God that by the end of this series, any operation of the devil in your life would have been destroyed in Jesus' name. Please take the prayer points in this series very seriously; pray them fervently throughout the day. Remember that it is the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous that avails much (James 5:16).

When we talk about demons operating in human beings, they come in various categories. There is the demonic operation called oppression. When somebody is oppressed, it is as if the fellow is carrying a very heavy load, yet he or she cannot put it down. 

Acts 10: 38 says:

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Oppression implies that the enemy is coming from outside to attack the fellow being oppressed. The devil's agent carrying out the attack is usually someone very close to the victim.

Many years ago, we were having a programme and God said that there was somebody in the congregation whose mother was using diabolical means to prevent her from getting married. God said if the mother did not set her child free, she would die in seven days. The following day, a young lady who was over 30 years old and unmarried stormed into my office with her mother. The mother confronted me saying, "My daughter came home and told me you said if l didn't allow her to marry, l will die". I responded that the message was not directed to her in particular but to anyone preventing their children from getting married. The woman then asked her daughter to leave my office for a moment, before saying, "It's not that l don't want her to marry, just that she is the one taking care of me; what will l do when she gets married?" I said she should have told us, and we would have talk to the girl's husband to ensure he takes care of her. The girl got married 6 months thereafter. May the Lord will deliver you completely from any form of oppression, in Jesus' name.

PRAYER POINT

Father, let every heavy load that has been put on me by the enemy be destroyed now in Jesus name.

Click here for TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS PRAYER POINTS.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Micah 4- Nahum 2

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 20: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS

1. Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

Christ, the royal Master,

Leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

See his banners go!

Refrain:

Onward, Christian soldiers! Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

2. At the sign of triumph

Satan’s host doth flee;

On, then, Christian soldiers,

On to victory.

Hell’s foundations quiver

At the shout of praise;

Brothers, lift your voices,

Loud your anthems raise.

3. Like a mighty army

Moves the Church of God;

Brothers, we are treading

Where the Saints have trod.

We are not divided;

All one body we:

One in hope and doctrine,

One in charity.

4. Onward, then, ye people;

Join our happy throng.

Blend with ours your voices

In the triumph song:

Glory, laud, and honor

Unto Christ, the King.

This through countless ages

Men and angels sing.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SATURDAY OCTOBER 1ST, 2022.

THEME: PRAYERS FOR YOUR NATION

MEMORISE: 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 

Psalms 122:6

READ: Psalms 122:6 -9

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

MESSAGE

1. Father, thank You for showing my nation mercy from the period when the Coronavirus came into the world to now. Thank You that my nation is still standing despite all the effects of the virus on the people and our economy  

2. Father, please speak peace unto my nation. Let there be no chaos in my country, in Jesus' name.

3. Father, please scatter every evil gathering concerning my nation, in Jesus' name. Liberate the country from the hands of people with selfish interests, in Jesus' name.

4. Father, prosper my nation so greatly that we would begin to lend to other nations, in Jesus' name.

5. Father, please raise godly leaders to take up all the leadership positions in my nation. Let everyone in political offices be God-fearing, in Jesus’ name.

6. Father, please calm any storm raging amongst tribes and races within my nation. Let all tribes and races within my nation live in love and togetherness, in Jesus' name.

7. Father, please abolish every policy encouraging any form of sexual immorality in my nation, in Jesus' name. My nation will not become a comfort zone for sin and demons, in Jesus' name. Shed Your slight all over this nation and remove all lawmakers who develop such policies this year, in Jesus’ name.

8. Father, in any way my nation has sinned in the past thus bringing judgement down upon us, please have mercy Lord.

9. Father, amongst other nations in the world, let my nation rise to be the greatest, in Jesus' name.

10. Father, please raise great men and women who, will shake the world positively from my nation. When a list of the greatest people in the world is compiled, let majority of them come from my nation, in Jesus’ name.

11. Father, bless the soil of my nation. Let our soil yield great blessings, in Jesus' name.

12. Your personal prayer points for your nation.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jonah 1- Micah 3

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 24: THROUGH THE LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR 

1 Through the love of God our Saviour,

all will be well.

Free and changeless is his favour,

all, all is well.

Precious is the blood that healed us,

perfect is the grace that sealed us,

strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,

all must be well.

2 Though we pass through tribulation,

all will be well.

Ours is such a full salvation,

all, all is well.

Happy, still in God confiding,

fruitful, if in Christ abiding,

holy, through the Spirit’s guiding,

all must be well.

3 We expect a bright tomorrow,

all will be well.

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,

'All, all is well.'

On our Father’s love relying,

Jesus every need supplying,

in our living, in our dying,

all must be well.