Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15TH, 2023.

THEME: YOU ARE ABOVE DEMONS

MEMORISE:  

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 

Ephesians 1:21

READ: Ephesians 1:18 -21

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

MESSAGE

Our Bible reading for today says that Jesus is seated above all principalities and powers. If you are a child of God, you are part of the body of Christ and the body of Christ includes His feet. The biggest demon is under the feet of Jesus; you are therefore above the biggest demon. In John 14:13, Jesus said that if we ask for anything we want in His name, He would do it, that the Father may be glorified in Him. Phillipians 2:9-11 says that He has a name that is above every other; that at His name, all knees should bow - whether those in heaven, on earth or underneath the earth. Mark 16:17 says, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues."

When you cast out demons in Jesus' name, they will flee, if you are truly born again. You must note however, that there are two types of demon-possessed people - unwilling victims (possessed by demons against their wish and desiring deliverance) and the willing. It is easy to deliver the unwilling because the host is in agreement with you to cast out the demon. For the willing victims however, they don't want to be delivered and you cannot force them. The only thing you can do is to find a way to convince the fellow to seek deliverance.

One day, a man came to my office with his wife and said, "Daddy, my wife is a witch; please help me". The woman retorted, "Don't mind him, it is his mother who is a witch". I responded, "No problem. I will pray a prayer that if you are not a witch, then you would keep prospering, but if you are truly one, then l will bind that demon inside you so that it won't be vile to go out". She said, "Go ahead and pray the prayer". I prayed and they left. One month later, her husband brought her back to me; this time she was all swollen, because the demon in her was trapped in her body. By then she was ready to be delivered.

Take charge over every demon in your vicinity because as a child of God, you have the power to do so.

PRAYER POINT

I command every demon around me to vacate their habitation now, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 19-21

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 1: ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER

1 All to Jesus, I surrender All to Thee I freely give 

I will ever love and trust 

You In Your presence daily live  

Refrain

I surrender all, I surrender all 

All to Thee, my blessed Savior 

I surrender all  

2 All to Jesus, I surrender Lord,

I give myself to Thee 

Fill me with Your love and power 

Let Your blessing fall on me  

3All to Jesus I surrender 

Now I feel the sacred flame 

O the joy of full salvation a 

Glory, glory, to Your name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE:  TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14TH 2023

THEME:  PRAYERS FOR  MARRIAGES

MEMORISE: 

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 

Colossians 4:2

READ: Matthew 18:18 -20 

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.

20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

MESSAGE

1 Father thank You for my marriage. Thank you for sustaining, protecting and blessing my home, in Jesus' name.

2 Father, please let Your presence never leave my home, in Jesus' name

3 Father, please uproot every plant You have not planted in my home, in Jesus' name.

4 Father, please help me and my spouse to win souls for You daily, in Jesus' name.

5 Father, whatever will make my spouse miss Heaven, let it be uprooted today, in Jesus' name.

6 Father, please bless my spouse and enlarge our territory in Jesus' name.

7 Father, let my marriage glorify You like never before. Please, let Your glory fill my home, in Jesus' name.

8 Father, please keep all forms of evil far from my home, in Jesus' name

9 Father, please provide the right husband or wife, as the case may be, for all Your children that are due to be married, in Jesus' name.

10 Father, please grant every home victory over all the attacks of the enemy, in Jesus' name.

11 Father, please open the wombs of all Your children that are married and are seeking Your face for fruitfulness, in Jesus' name.

12 Your special prayer points for your marriage and all the homes around you. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 16-18

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 22: SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! 

that calls me from a world of care, 

and bids me at my Father's throne 

make all my wants and wishes known. 

In seasons of distress and grief, 

my soul has often found relief, 

and oft escaped the tempter's snare 

by thy return, sweet hour of prayer! 

2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! 

the joys I feel, the bliss I share 

of those whose anxious spirits burn 

with strong desires for thy return! 

With such I hasten to the place 

where God my Savior shows his face, 

and gladly take my station there, 

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! 

3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! 

thy wings shall my petition bear 

to him whose truth and faithfulness 

engage the waiting soul to bless. 

And since he bids me seek his face, 

believe his word, and trust his grace, 

I'll cast on him my every care, 

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH, 2023.

THEME: ONLY GOD CAN HEAL

MEMORISE: 

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 

Exodus 15:26

READ: Luke 8:43 -48

43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

MESSAGE

Doctors are wonderful people and God has used them to save many lives. However, a doctor can try his or her best without the patient getting better. Doctors are limited because they can only try their best; the Almighty God is the healer. I believe that the Coronavirus has shown the world now that only God can heal. For every vaccine that scientists created thinking they had contained the virus, a new variant emerged.

There are sicknesses that doctors tag as incurable. The word does not exist in Jesus' dictionary because He heals all sicknesses and diseases. There are sicknesses that doctors just cannot diagnose. My God does not even need a diagnosis before He heals you. A woman kept throwing up everything she ate and couldn't be cured by doctors came to one of our services in the RCCG. Just as l was about to start preaching and said, "Let somebody shout Halleluyah", she shouted halleluyah and a worm jumped out of her mouth. She did not have to undergo any tests, Jesus just got rid of the problem in an instant. In Jeremiah 32:27, God said

Behold, l am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me.

Beyond healing, God can ensure that you never fall sick again. He can shield you from sickness to such an extent that even if everyone around you get infected with a contagious disease, you would be immune to it.

Beloved, obey God completely and He will ensure that you live above sicknesses and diseases. You should also note that If He heals a person and the fellow goes back into sin, a worse disease will come on such a fellow (John 5:14) hence a holy lifestyle is mandatory for all His children.

God is our healer, put all your faith in Him like the woman In our Bible reading today and you will receive divine healing in any area you require it in Jesus' name.

KEY POINT

Only God can heal. Obey Him and you will live above sicknesses and diseases.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 14-15

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 25: THE GREAT PHYSICIAN NOW IS HERE

1 The Great Physician now is near,

The sympathizing Jesus;

He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,

Oh, hear the voice of Jesus!

Refrain:

Sweetest note in seraph song;

Sweetest name on mortal tongue;

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus!

2 Your many sins are all forgiv’n,

Oh, hear the voice of Jesus;

The veil ’twixt you and God is riven,

Redemption wrought by Jesus.

3 All glory to the dying Lamb!

I now believe in Jesus;

I love the blessed Savior’s name,

I love the name of Jesus.

4 His name dispels my guilt and fear,

No other name but Jesus;

Oh, how my soul delights to hear

The precious name of Jesus!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Sunday, February 12, 2023) 

ONLY GOD CAN PROTECT 

Special Note.

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye,. but by one of his , 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, You, that watch over me, neither sleep nor slumber.

2.Thank You, Father, for Your eternal protection over my life and family.

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

4.Father, I put my loved ones and properties unto Your hands, please, keep us all safe, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, watch over me and my loved ones; except You watch, the watchman watches in vain.

6.Father, please, give Your angels charge over me and my entire household, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, arise, and frustrate the tokens of liars over my life, and make diviners, mad, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let every weapon fashioned against me and my loved ones, backfire upon the enemies, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, surround me and my entire family with Your fire and empower us to fulfill our days and destinies, 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, books ministry.

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 DEVOTIONAL 

DATE:  SUNDAY  FEBRUARY 12TH 2023

THEME:  ONLY GOD CAN PROTECT

MEMORISE: 

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 

Psalms 127:1 

READ: 1 Samuel 26:5 -16

5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?

10 David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:

14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

MESSAGE

The Bible passage above says that you sleep and wake up because God sustains you. No matter how strong you are, if your enemies cannot defeat you when you are awake, they can defeat you when you are asleep. You may say, "Oh, l have bodyguards watching over me 24/7. There are enemies that bodyguards cannot even see, not to talk of fight. Could your bodyguards have protected you from Coronavirus? In any case, even the best bodyguards sleep too. In our Bible reading for today, King,Saul was sleeping and Abner - a warrior so mighty that even David respected him, was supposed to be guarding the king, but he fell asleep also. David came and on seeing them both sleeping, took the king's spear and water bottle away. In the morning, he cried to the king and showed him that even with the best bodyguards, he could have lost his life the previous night. No matter how many people you have guarding you, without God, you are not safe.

A few years ago, we had just finished the convention on a Sunday and that night, around 2 a.m., l went out, walking through the camp and thanking the Almighty God for whatHe had done. For a long while, l did not see a single guard. Finally l saw one sprawled on a chair, fast asleep. He had another chair beside him so l sat on it. In his effort to drive mosquitoes away while still sleeping, he nearly slapped me, so l got up and left. The second guard l saw was not even pretending - he spread out four chairs, removed his shoes and lay down. Now even if they were awake, could they really prevent any evil from happening unless the Lord helps them? Indeed, except the Lord keeps a city, those who watch over it do so in vain (Psalm 127:1). 

Thank God that we have a Father who never sleeps. He is the only One who can really protect you and yours.

PRAYER POINT

Father, I put my life, loved ones and property in Your hands. Please keep us all safe, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 11-13

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 9: IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE GOD ONLY WISE

1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,

in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,

most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,

almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.

2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,

nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;

thy justice like mountains high soaring above

thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

3 To all life thou givest, to both great and small;

in all life thou livest, the true life of all;

we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,

and wither and perish but naught changeth thee.

4 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,

thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;

all praise we would render, O help us to see

'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.

Worship and Rejoice,

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Saturday, February 11, 2023) 

NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD. 

Special Note.

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye,. but by one of his , 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 revelation that our spiritual weapons are not carnal, but mighty through You, to the pulling down of strongholds.

2.Thank You, Father, for making it known to us, that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers and spiritual wickedness in high places.

3.Father, in anyway I have fallen short   your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over 

 judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

4.I come against every tool that the enemies have been using against me, and I render them ineffective, null and void, in Jesus' name.

5.I paralyse every prince of Persia, standing against answers to my prayers, in Jesus' name.

6.I put on, as from now on, the whole armour of God, that I may be able to stand against all the wiles of the devil, in Jesus' name.

7.I receive divine powers and support from above to pull down the strongholds of the enemies and to defeat all principalities and powers, in Jesus' name.

8.I receive power to pray without ceasing, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, empower me to watch and to pray, in the spirit, with all perseverance and supplications for all saints, 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, books ministry.

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: SATURDAY  FEBRUARY 11TH, 2023.

THEME: NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD

MEMORISE: 

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 

2 Corinthians 10:4

READ: Ephesians 6:12 -18

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

MESSAGE

I was reading my letters one day when l noticed two whose writers had the same surname- the first was from a woman asking me to pray that God would kill her mother-in-law because she was a witch. The second was from the mother-in-law, asking me to pray that God would kill her daughter-in-law because she was a witch. Of course l disregarded both prayer requests as the Bible says that we don't wrestle against flesh and blood. While that fellow may be a tool in the hand of the devil to fight you, you are not to fight him or her. You are to go on your knees and fight the forces of darkness behind the person.

There are three types of hosts. There is the angelic or heavenly host which comprises of God as we see in Luke 2:13. There is the demonic host: soldiers of Satan, their officers (principalities, powers, rulers of darkness of this world as detailed in Ephesians 6:12). Finally, we have the human host - the armies of the world. The army, navy, Air Force, paramilitary and the likes are also called hosts. For example, in 1 Samuel 14:19, the Bible talks about the host of Philistines.

There is a constant conflict between these hosts. In Daniel 19:4-14 for example, the demonic prince in charge of Persia blocked the angel that was to bring the answer to Daniel's prayer for 21 days until God sent Angel Michael to assist him.

While we cannot see demons with our physical eyes, they can see us. How do you fight an enemy you cannot see? You Need the help of an ally who can see your enemy and help you gain victory. A major reason many people fall prey to the devil and his agents is that they try to fight spiritual battle with physical weapons. 2 Corinthians 10:4 says the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. If you want to win over the forces of darkness, you need to employ spiritual weapons - worship (2 Chronicles 20:22), prayers (Ephesians 6:18), the word of God (Ephesians 6:17), love (Romans 12:20), and above them all, holiness (Proverbs 16:7).

KEY POINT

Stop fighting people; fight the forces of darkness instead.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 8-10

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 19: 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 riven side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save me from its guilt and power.

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 could never sin erase,

Thou must save, and save by power

3 Nothing in my hands 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 mine eyes shall close in death,

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.