Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21ST, 2023.

THEME: GROWING YOUR FAITH l

MEMORISE: 

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 

Romans 10:17

READ: Romans 12:3 

3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

MESSAGE

The Bible reading for today tells us that the day you become born again, God gave you a 'measure of faith'. Ephesians 2:8 says that by grace you are saved through faith. In other words, if there isn't that measure of faith, there won't be salvation at all.  This also implies that faith can grow from the measure given at salvation or remain stagnant. For faith to grow, we must take certain steps. Our study today would focus on one of the steps, which is 'hearing the word of God'.

So, then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

The first way your faith grow is by hearing the word of God. Some people wonder why we keep coming to fellowships, listening to sermons and reading the Bible, it is so that our faith an grow. In Psalm 119:130 the Bible says:

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

The more the word of God comes into your heart, the more the light you have and the more understanding you get. It's like someone who, is driving a car at night; if the headlights are bright, he or she can move fast, otherwise the person would be compelled to move slowly. If the headlights were to go out completely however, the driver would be forced to stop. Proverbs 4:18 says, "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."

The more you study the word of God, attend Sunday School and Bible Study sessions as well as listen to sermons, the greater your faith and the brighter your future too.

God expects us to be deliberate about growing the faith we received at salvation. If however, you have not accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you should do so right away so you can also begin to grow your faith in God.

KEY POINT

Study the word of God daily.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:Deuteronomy 1-2

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 6: I AM SO GLAD THAT OUR FATHER IN HEAV'N

1 I am so glad that our Father in heav’n

Tells of His love in the Book He has giv’n;

Wonderful things in the Bible I see:

This is the dearest, that Jesus loves me.

Refrain:

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves even me.

2 Though I forget Him and wander away,

Still He doth love me whenever I stray;

Back to His dear loving arms would I flee,

When I remember that Jesus loves me.

3 Oh, if there’s only one song I can sing,

When in His beauty I see the great King,

This shall my song in eternity be:

“Oh, what a wonder that Jesus loves me.”

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 20TH, 2023.

THEME: DREAMS AND FAITH

MEMORISE: 

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 

2 Corinthians 4:13 

READ: Hebrews 11:8 -10

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

MESSAGE

Children of God can have great dreams and be confident they will come to pass because their Heavenly Father is the Alpha and Omega (Revelations 1:8). Children of God who put all their faith in Him can rest assured that God can bring their dreams - no matter how great - to pass because He is the only one that declare the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:9-10).

No matter how great your dreams may be, God can bring them to pass if you have faith in Him. God himself said in Habakkuk 2:4 that the just shall live by faith.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 tells us that faith can grow. Since your faith is a significant ingredient in the manifestation of your dreams, you must feed and grow it by listening to, studying, meditating and praying the word of God diligently.

In Mark 4:35-41, the Lord asked the disciples why they had no faith, but in Matthew 6:30, the Lord said to them "O ye of little faith", meaning that they now had faith, though little. Your faith can even grow further to become great faith (Matthew 15:21-28). Your future can actually be far better than your dreams, all you have to work on is your faith. Beloved, your faith must grow. When you hear me taking about my aspirations and dreams, l am only saying such great things because of how much faith l have in my God who is almighty.

Before l was born again - when l had no faith, my greatest ambition  was to be a Vice-Chancellor - the youngest Vice-Chancellor  in Africa. By the time l got to know Jesus and surrendered my life to Him, l began to understand that my natural mind could not imagine how far He could take me. Now, l have learnt to dream big because l have a God who can do truly great and mighty things.

God rewards those who have faith in Him (Hebrews 11:6), so dream big and have faith in God that He will bring all your dreams to pass.

KEY POINT

Grow your faith and dream bigger.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 33-36

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 24: THAT WONDERFUL NAME

1 That wonderful Name, Jesus!

That wonderful Name, Jesus!

That wonderful Name, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

2. The Great Redeemer, Jesus!

His blood washed me clean, Jesus!

And now I am saved, Jesus!

There is no other name I know

3.  The Great Physician, Jesus!

His stripes health me, Jesus!

And now I am whole, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

4 The Great Lord of host, Jesus!

His truth set me free, Jesus!

I am free indeed, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

 5. The Great Provider, Jesus!

He supplies my needs, Jesus!

And now I am full, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

6. My Great Companion, Jesus!

Always by my side, Jesus!

I have a sure Friend, Jesus!

There is no other name I know.

7. The Soon Coming King, Jesus!

Coming back for me, Jesus!

I will reign with Him, Jesus!

There is no other Name I know.

8. Let us praise His Name, Jesus!

Name above all names, Jesus!

Let us shout His Name, Jesus!

I will sing I will shout, JESUS!

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19TH, 2023.

THEME: GOD CAN TRANSFORM YOU  

MEMORISE: 

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 

Isaiah 1:18

READ: Hebrews 9:10 

9 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Ezekiel 36:26 

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

MESSAGE

When you look at the story of Saul of Tarsus who later became known as Paul the Apostle, he himself said in 1Timothy 1:15:

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, thatChrist Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom l am chief.

In 2 Corinthians 11:5 he however, said:

For l supposed l was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

God moved him from being the chief of sinners all the way to being compared to the very chiefest of Apostles. Today's message is primarily for someone who has been struggling with one sin or the other; God can transform you so greatly that you would, become one of the saints of your generation.

A new heart will l grant you, and a new spirit will l put within you; and l will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and l will give you an heart of flesh. And l will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Ezekiel 36:26-27

What you need for that transformation to take place is to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Once the Holy Spirit is within you, you  will become a whole new person. Study your Bible regularly; His sanctification power is in the word (John 17:17), spend time beholding the face of the Lord by praying without ceasing and meditating on the word of God.

2 Corinthians 3:18 says:

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

If you do all these things consistently, you will soon discover that those sins that easily beset you (Hebrews 12:1) will become history.

KEY POINT

If you invest your time in studying the Bible and praying, you will be empowered  to live holy.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 30-32

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 2: AMAZING GRACE

1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,

That saved a wretch; like me!

I once was lost, but now am found,

Was blind, but now I see.

2 ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed!

3 The Lord hath promised good to me,

His word my hope secures;

He will my shield and portion be

As long as life endures.

4 When we’ve been there ten thousand years,

Bright shining as the sun,

We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise

Than when we first begun.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Saturday, February 18, 2023) 

GOD CAN USE YOU TOO. 

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, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for the grace to surrender to You.

3.Thank You, Father, for the gift of the Holy Spirit; for, it is not by power, nor might, but by Your spirit.

4.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.

5.Father, please, release upon my life more grace to wait upon You, in fasting and praying, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, strengthen me and make me a spiritual pillar, in Your kingdom, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, uphold me by Your right hand of righteousness, till the end, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, empower me by Your grace to put on the whole armour of God; and let nothing be impossible for me to achieve, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, give me the grace to pay the price, so that I can carry Your anointing; and use me mightily, for Your glory, 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 prayers 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 18TH, 2023.

THEME: GOD CAN USE YOU TOO

MEMORISE: 

And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 

Romans 11:6

READ: 1 Timothy 1:12 -16

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

MESSAGE

There are many people in the Church who look at the Pastor as if God cannot use them similarly. They think they cannot heal the sick or even raised the dead, but this is very far from the truth. Maybe you feel so because you believe that you cannot make the same sacrifices that the Pastor makes, especially in fasting and prayers, but that is also not true. Zechariah 4:6 says , "... Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts".

Praying for 12 hours nonstop would be generally impractical unless the Holy Spirit helps the person. It is the same Holyspirit in you that is helping those you look up to, spend so much time fasting and praying to the extent that they carry such great anointing. Your willingness and total surrender to God are the major determinants of how much God can use you. Willingness mean that if you decide to fast for 7 days and by the 2nd day, your stomach is protesting, rather than break the fast, you would go to God in prayer for grace to continue. If you plan to pray in tongues between 9 pm and 11 pm everyday, but you get home very late and tired one day -rather than sleeping off by 9 pm, you'll still fall on your knees and compel yourself to pray.

I have always found the story of John Mark very interesting, Acts 15:37-40, tells how this young man - full of zeal, followed Paul and Barnabas in a missionary trip, but got to the mission field and, seeing how difficult things were, especially seeing people stoning them, ran back home. In Acts 15:38, Paul and Barnabas were about to go on another journey and Barnabas wanted John Mark to come with them, but Paul said, "No way, l'm not taking this deserter with me". When you read 2 Timothy 4:11 however, this same Paul now said to Timothy, "Bring John Mark to me, he is useful to me for the ministry ". The Gospel according to Saint Mark is attributed to this same boy who failed on his first missionary journey.

No matter how weak you seem now, with God's help you also can become a pillar in His Kingdom.

PRAYER POINT

Father, give me the grace to pay the price so that I can carry Your anointing.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 27-29

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 7: I AM THINE O LORD

1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,

And it told Thy love to me;

But I long to rise in the arms of faith,

And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,

To the cross where Thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,

To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the pow’r of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

3 O the pure delight of a single hour

That before Thy throne I spend,

When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,

I commune as friend with friend!

4 There are depths of love that I yet may know

Ere Thee face to face I see;

There are heights of joy that I yet may reach

Ere I rest in peace with Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Friday, February 17, 2023) 

YOU ARE ABOVE DEATH 

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 sending Your son, Jesus, who left all His glory in heaven, to show us the way and died for our sin.

2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation and redemption of my soul from eternal destruction, through Your blood that was shed at Calvary.

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

4.Thank You, Father, for making death the ultimate visa for my entrance into eternal life.

5.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.

6.Father, empower me to live above death, sin and all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let no power be able to terminate my life, before my appointed time, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, give me the grace to do any restitution that I need to do, now, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, deliver me, permanently, from the fear and torment of death, 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: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17TH, 2023.

THEME: YOU ARE ABOVE DEATH

MEMORISE: 

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 

1 Corinthians 15: 55

READ: 1 Corinthians 15:51 -58

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

MESSAGE

When you are a child of God, even when walking in the valley of the shadow of death, you will have nothing to fear because the Lord of hosts is with you (Psalm 23:4). The Bible says in John 11:25:

Jesus said unto her, l am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

Once you become a child of God, death is no longer something to fear. In fact, it becomes something to look forward to because if Jesus tarried, it would be your passage into heaven where you will be with your Master, without pain or sorrow. Apostle Paul said in Philippians 1:21, "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

My fear of death vanished completely from observing my Father-in-the-Lord-Pa Josiah Akindayomi (the founder of The Redeemed Christian Church of God) and his friend sending messages to each other back and forth. One would say, "I will die before you" and the other one would reply, "No, l will surely go, before you". These two men were talking about death like someone talks about going to market. When you are truly redeemed and know that death is only your visa into great bliss and glory, you will live above it

Beloved l banish every fear of death in your life, in Jesus' name.

From today, you will live above death, in Jesus' name. I want you to note however, that if you are not truly born again, if you still have pending restitutions to make, if Jesus is not truly your Lord and Saviour, then you should be afraid of death, because it would then be a visa for you to spend eternity in the lake of fire. 

If you are not yet born again, please say this prayer:

Lord Jesus, l invite You into my life as my Lord and Saviour and never to commit sin  again, to be qualified to be with You  in heaven when l leave this earth. Thank you Lord, in Jesus' name l have prayed.

Congratulations! Now look for a Bible believing Church near you to attend regularly.

KEY POINT

Once you become a child of God, death is no longer something to fear.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Number 25-26

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 5: BLESSED ASSURANCE

1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Refrain:

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

2 Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

Angels descending, bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3 Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Savior am happy and blest;

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.