Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SUNDAY MARCH 19TH, 2023.

THEME: THE WORD GUIDES II

MEMORISE: 

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 

Psalms 119:101

READ: Matthew 10:17 -20

17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

MESSAGE

Yesterday we discussed how God's word guides you to fulfil His purpose for your life. Today, we will discuss how His word guides you out of trouble.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

Matthew 10:19

When l became a General Overseer I had a lot of problems because l became the leader over many people who had been in the Church since its inception in 1952 and l just joined in 1973. Some of these people were members of the Supreme Council in those days, so every meeting was hellish for me. They criticized everything. One day, God said, "At the meeting today, you will say nothing until you hear from me". This particular meeting was the toughest of them all. I kept quiet as instructed and then all of a sudden, God spoke. "Tell them, it is written, every idle word that a man shall speak, he will give account of it" (Matthew12:36). That was the last time I had a problem with them.

The truth according to John 17:17 is the word of God. With the guidance of the word, you will no longer be confused because the Spirit of truth knows even the hidden truth about all things.

When l left a very promising career in academics to become the General Overseer of a small Church that couldn't afford to pay the salaries of its staff, it did not make sense at the time, but the Spirit of truth told me that my tomorrow would be all right if l took that path. Today l am glad l did. When the Redeemed Christian Church of God established the camp in the middle of a forest filled with snakes and highway robbers, it did not make sense, but that is where the Spirit of truth led us. Today, that same place has become a highly sought-after city to live and work in.

Let the word of God guide you in every decision you take. You can't know better than the Spirit of truth; consult Him before you make any move and you will never regret it.

PRAYER POINT

Spirit of truth, please coordinate and direct every aspect of my life in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 17-19

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 23: TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

1 Take my life, and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;

Take my moments and my days,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise,

Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2 Take my hands, and let them move

At the impulse of Thy love;

Take my feet and let them be

Swift and beautiful for Thee,

Swift and beautiful for Thee.

3 Take my voice, and let me sing

Always, only, for my King;

Take my lips, and let them be

Filled with messages from Thee,

Filled with messages from Thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold;

Not a mite would I withhold;

Take my intellect, and use

Every power as Thou shalt choose,

Every power as Thou shalt choose.

5 Take my will, and make it Thine;

It shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart; it is Thine own;

It shall be Thy royal throne,

It shall be Thy royal throne.

6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour

At Thy feet its treasure-store.

Take myself, and I will be

Ever, only, all for Thee,

Ever, only, all for Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Saturday, March 18, 2023) 

THE WORD GUIDES 1 

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 word to guide, lead, reproof, correct and instruct us, in righteousness.

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.

3.Thank You, Father, for sending Your son, Jesus, who left all His glory in heaven and took the form of man, to show us the way.

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

5.Father, open my ears so that I can hear from You, continually, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let Your word be my final guide in all the decisions that I make in life, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let Your word bring solution to every difficult question and situation, in my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let Your word guide me to the fulfilment of Your purpose for my life, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, guide my steps throughout life, into the ways You have ordained for me to walk, 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 MARCH 18TH, 2023.

THEME: THE WORD GUIDES

MEMORISE: 

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 

2 Timothy 3:16 

READ: Psalms 119:97 -105

97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

MESSAGE

In 1 Kings17:2-16 God sent His word to guide Elijah to where he would get food for a period of time. When the time elapsed, the word came again, telling him to go to Zarephath where God had already made arrangements for his feeding through a widow.

The word of God guides; He tells you what to do when there seems to be no way out of a difficult situation. I pray that the Lord will open your ears so that you can begin to hear from Him.

You will solve problems faster if you can hear directly from God. When l was working on my PhD thesis, l ended up with many simultaneous equations. Even solving one of these is stressful enough, talk less of the volume l had to deal with! I tried and tried to solve them but l couldn't. One day, before going to bed, l read Exodus 14 where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea. Suddenly, l heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Bring your equations". I did just that and then He began to say, "Put this one on the right, put this one on the left and so on". By the time l finished and took a look at those on the right, they all had something in common. It was the same thing for those on the left. Because they were all jumbled together before, l couldn't see that. The Lord then said "Solve the ones on the right separately, then combine. That was exactly what happened at the Red Sea. The sea parted, the Israelites passed through and the sea came together again killing Pharaoh and his army." Five hours later, my thesis was ready. God's voice solved in 5 hours what l hadn't been able to solve in 18 months. When my thesis was taken to the external examiner, he read through and said, "Award this boy his PhD; l have no question for him". He was told that there must be an oral examination, but he insisted that he had no questions for me. He had no questions because l wasn't the one who solved that problem, it was the Word of God Himself who did.

If you allow the Word of God to be your guide for every decision you make, you will never walk in darkness and He will guide you to fulfillment of His purpose for your life (John 8:12).

ACTION POINT

Make God's word your guide in all decisions you make.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 14-16

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 10: IN CHRIST ALONE

1 In Christ alone my hope is found 

He is my light, my strength, my song 

This cornerstone, this solid ground 

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm 

What heights of love, what depths of peace 

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease 

My comforter, my all in all 

Here in the love of Christ I stand  

2 In Christ alone who took on flesh 

Fullness of God in helpless babe 

This gift of love and righteousness 

Scorned by the ones He came to save 

Till on that cross as Jesus died 

The wrath of God was satisfied 

For every sin on Him was laid 

Here in the death of Christ I live.  

3 There in the ground His body lay 

Light of the world by darkness slain 

Then bursting forth in glorious day 

Up from the grave He rose again 

And as He stands in victory 

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me 

For I am His and He is mine 

Bought with the precious blood of Christ  

4 No guilt in life, no fear in death 

This is the power of Christ in me 

From life's first cry to final breath 

Jesus commands my destiny 

No power of hell, no scheme of man 

Can ever pluck me from His hand 

Till He returns or calls me home 

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Friday, March 17, 2023) 

THE WORD DELIVERS. 

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 power in Your word.

2.Thank You, Father, for sending Your word for our healing and deliverance from eternal destruction.

3.Thank You, Father, for Your unfailing promises and of healing and restoration.

4.Thank You, Father, for the salvation and deliverance of my soul from eternal destruction, in hell fire.

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

6.Father, the entrance of Your word giveth light, it giveth understanding unto the simple; let every residue of darkness in my life, vanish, now, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, deliver me today, from every secret and open vice, that could truncate my life and destiny, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, send Your word of healing and deliverance to me, today; and empower me with the grace not to harden my heart against Your word, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, don't let me end this glorious journey in hell fire, 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 17TH, MARCH 2023.

TOPIC: THE WORD DELIVERS

MEMORISE:

"He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." 

Psalm 107:20 

READ: Jeremiah 30:17-20

30:17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

30:18 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

30:19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

30:20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

MESSAGE

When you read the Word's mission statement in Luke 4:18-19, you will see that He came to preach deliverance to the captives. In other words, the Word - Jesus Christ, is the deliverer of captives. In Mark 5:1-15, God sent the Word to the Gadarenes for just one assignment: to deliver a man that had been possessed by demons.

Wherever God's word enters, light enters that place too and darkness vanishes. Psalm 119:130 says, "The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple." Every form of darkness in your life will vanish as you read the word in this devotional, in Jesus' name.

In Daniel 5:5-30, when Belshazzar was being consumed by pride, God sent His word as a dream to deliver him from the pride of his heart. Unfortunately, he did not listen, so he eventually suffered the consequences of pride by being killed that same night.

Many a time, Christians begin to engage in something that can destroy them. When God decides to save them from that destruction, He sends the word to them. God's word may come through sermon, a godly friend, the Bible or even directly from the Holy Spirit. When that word comes, if the fellow is wise, he would desist from whatever God is trying to save him from.

I know numerous people who got a word from God that could have delivered them from their destructions but did not listen and were eventually destroyed. Don't let that be your case.

Has the Lord been warning you to desist from a particular sin? Has He given you some instructions you are yet to heed? Have you been rejecting the call to surrender your life to Jesus Christ? Beloved, heeding God's word brings salvation and disobeying Him leads to destruction. Choose wisely.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please send Your word to me for my deliverance now, in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:

Judges 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 nought changeth Thee.

4. Great Father of Glory, pure Father of Light,

Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight,

All laud we would render, O help us to see,

‘Tis only the splendour of light hideth Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Thursday, March 16, 2023) 

THE WORD HEALS 2 

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, into the world to preach the gospel to the poor and to heal the brokenhearted.

2.Thank You, Father, for sending Your son, Jesus to  preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind.

3.Thank You, Father, for sending Your son, Jesus, to set at liberty them that are bruised and to teach the acceptable year of the Lord.

4.Thank You, Father, for not leaving me comfortless; thank You, for healing my broken heart through Your word.

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

6.Father, You're my comfort in my affliction; please, send Your word of revival to me, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, empower me not to look unto drugs, alcohol, movies, immoralities and other vices, but unto You, for comfort and healing, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, help me to always look unto Jesus, the author and the finisher of my faith.

9.Father, come and perfect every good work You have started in me, 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: THURSDAY MARCH 16TH, 2023.

THEME: THE WORD HEALS II

MEMORISE: 

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 

John 14:18

READ: Psalms 147:3 

3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Psalms 119:50 

50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

MESSAGE

Jesus Christ, the Word of God Himself read the reason for which He travelled all the way from heaven to earth, that is, His mission statement, in Luke:4:18-19:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and the recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

God sees when your heart is broken, and to mend your heart, He sends His word.

Many years ago, there was a boy l loved so much because he was very committed to God in evangelism. During his National Youth Service Corp year however, this boy died. His fellow Youth Corpers came together to pray for him, but then he came back to life, sat up and told them, "God asked me to come and tell you that you are disturbing Him; stop praying" and he died again. When l heard the news, l was heartbroken. As a Pastor, l had to put up a bold front to everyone, but throughout that period, whenever l go back home, l would cry. I was really heartbroken.

One day, however, God sent His Word to me, saying, "My son, why are you so sad" l responded, "It is because of the death of this boy". The Word came again, saying "No, that is not really why you are sad. You are sad because you and the boy are apart; now he is in heaven and you are still here on earth". I said, "That is true". The Lord then said, "If you are going to a far country that you have never been to, won't you be happy to have someone you know go ahead of you so that when you arrive, there would be someone waiting to welcome you?"  I said "Yes". The Lord then concluded this: "Your boy has gone ahead of you; when it is time for you to arrive, he will be waiting to give you a warm welcome".

When you are heartbroken, don't look to social media, movies, drugs, alcohol or friends to make you feel better; the real mender of broken hearts is the word of God. His word can come to you through a sermon, Bible study, or directly from the Holy Spirit.

ACTION POINT

Keep your heart opens to receive God's word.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 9-10

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.”