Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 15TH, 2023.

THEME: DESTINY DESTROYERS: FOOD II

MEMORISE: 

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 

1 Corinthians 6:12

READ: 1 Corinthians 6:12 -13

12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

MESSAGE

Philippians 3:18-19

(For many walk, of whom l have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

When you see some people cutting corners and you ask them, "Why are you doing those?", they say, "l must eat". Today's Bible reading says we must not be brought under the power of anything in this world then went further to show that food is temporary. Don't let something temporary send you to permanent destruction in hell. How often do you fast? Jesus Christ Himself said in Matthew 17:21, "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting". There are problems and demons around you that will not leave except by fasting and prayer. One day in my village, just as l was about to have my favorite dish of pounded yam with combination okra soup, God said to me, "Don't eat, you are to fast today". I argued with Him and ate the food. Just as l finished eating, someone came to call me to pray for my sister who had gotten small pox. You don't face small pox with a belly full of pounded yam. I had to go stick my finger down my throat to throw up the food. Only then was l able to pray for my sister and she was healed.

When God asks you to fast, don't disobey because He has His reasons and it is always for your good. I was never one to fast before. The first time somebody told me that l was to fast for three days and nights without food, l called him a murderer. However, God gave me victory over my belly. I started fasting and little by little, l went from three days to five days and on and on until l started fasting for over forty days and nights. Whenever l am about to start a fast, l mark the days from when the fast is to start to when it ends, point to my stomach and say, "Belly, as from that day, no more food for you until so and so day". When you are on a fast, you'll suddenly be more aware of food around you, but you must resist the temptation to eat and stay focused on your goal.

PRAYER POINT

Father, help me to consecrate myself unto You in fasting on a regular basis.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1King 16-18

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 Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: FRIDAY APRIL 14TH, 2023.

THEME: DESTINY DESTROYERS: FOOD 1

MEMORISE: 

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 

Proverbs 23:2 

READ: Ecclesiastes 10:16 -17

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

MESSAGE

It may surprise you that food can also be a destiny destroyer. 

Whose end is destruction, whose Fod is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Philippians 3:19

Some people have turned food to their God. Such persons are so mindful of food that it is the most important thing to them. There are many Christians who cannot go one day without food. If food controls you, then it is your God and it can destroy you.

Esau was one man who food controlled. He was so controlled by food that he sold his.birthright for a plate of porridge. Jacob on the other hand was willing to stay without the porridge he had cooked in order to get something valuable for the fulfillment of his destiny (Genesis 25:29-34). If you check that Scripture closely, you will see that Jacob even added bread to the porridge he gave to Esau. He knew that the moment was a destiny-defining one, so he declare a fast for himself. Because of that seemingly simple transaction, Esau lost the blessing of his father, and missed the chance to have the Israelites as his children. You may not know it, but sometimes when God ask you to fast, it is because He want to give a destiny-fulfilling encounter.

The primary purpose of food is just to give you strength. You are to eat to live , not to live to eat. The Bible says that there is a due season to eat (Psalm 145:15). In other words, there are season when you should not be eating at all - when you should be fasting. Do you have such seasons planned into your year? Apostle Paul said he fasted often (2Corinthian 11:27). Your fasting must be often. I have heard some preachers say that Jesus had already fasted for us when when He was on earth so we don't need to fast again. That is a big lie; read the Bible for yourself. Jesus said in Mark 2:19 that after His accession, His disciple will fast. He has ascended, so we must fast. Don't let food rob you your God ordained destiny.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please help me to control my appetite. Give me the grace to fast. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1King 13-15

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.

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: 

(Thursday,  April 13, 2023)

DESTINY DESTROYERS: LUST

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 grace to do all things through Christ that strengthens me.

2.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.

3.Father, release upon my life the grace to walk in the spirit that I may not fulfil the lust of the flesh, in Jesus name.

4.Father, let Your fire destroy every work of the flesh in my life, in Jesus name.

5.Father, release upon my life, the grace not defy Your temple, which is my baby, in Jesus name.

6.Father, expose and destroy every strategy of the enemy crafted to make me sin and fall short of the glory of God, in Jesus name

7.Father, please put an end to every form of lust in my life, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, separate me by fire from any satanic agent sent to destroy my destiny through lust, in Jesus Name.

9.Father, terminate every lustful desire before it takes root and settles down in my heart, 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 APRIL 13TH  2023

THEME:  DESTINY DESTROYERS: LUST

MEMORISE:  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16

READ: Galatians 5:16 17

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

MESSAGE

Sexual lust has destroyed and is still destroying the destinies of many. I know there are people who will,tell you that even if you fool around sexually, you will still make it to heaven. Don't let them send you to hell with their false doctrine. I Corinthians 3:17 says, "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroyed; for the temple of God is holy; which temple ye are".

You think adultery or fornication  is something to be toyed with? In Numbers 31:1-16, the people of Israel were indestructible because God was solidly behind them, but then the enemy decided to send beautiful ladies into their camp and the people of Israel began to fornicate. After that, the enemy did not need to do anything: it was God Himself who started destroying them. If you are lusting after someone you're not married to, you had better save your destiny by staying away from such a person  because that is the strategy of the devil to destroy you. There are many people suffering all manners of plagues because of fornication and adultery. Don't be one of them.

If you are old enough for marriage, pray for God's direction and go through the Church when you want to start courtship with whomever God has led you to. You may say that is 'old-school' mentality, but that is what has kept some of us standing and on the right path of destiny for many decades. It is better to be old-school than to be destroyed. Let the Church be involved in your courtship and make sure that you and your spouse-to-be never meet in private places where you can commit sin.

There are many people who set themselves up to fall into fornication by being too close to the opposite sex or staying alone in private places with them. Once you notice that you are beginning to lust after someone, declare a fast immediately to kill that lust in your flesh. List thrives in secrecy, don't cover it up.

Beloved, don't engage in fornication or adultery; don't defile the temple of God. If you do, you are calling for judgement on yourself.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please put an end to every form of lust in my life in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1King 10-12

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: 

(Wednesday,  April 12, 2023)

DESTINY DESTROYERS: PRIDE  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 my life and for everything that you have blessed me with.

2.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.

3.Father, I renounce every manifestation of pride and arrogance in my life, in Jesus name. 

4.Father, uproot from my life every spirit of pride, in Jesus name.

5.Father, please,give me more grace to be humble, in Jesus name.

6.Father, give me the grace to be humble that I might be exalted in due cause in Jesus name.

7.Father, as I openly acknowledge You, please, take over my battles and fight for me, in Jesus name.

8.Father, as I grow higher in life, give me the grace for greater humility, in life, in Jesus name.

9.Father, please grant unto me the grace and wisdom to humble myself before You continually, from 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, 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: WEDNESDAY APRIL 12TH, 2023.

THEME: DESTINY DESTROYERS II

MEMORISE: 

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 

James 4:6

READ: 1 Peter 5:6 

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

MESSAGE

From our memory verse for today, we see that God resists the proud. If the Almighty God for is your opponent, how will you ever win? The major problem of proud people is that they don't even know that they are proud. They call it other beautiful names like self-respect, self-confidence, or they say, "I am just honouing my position". Saul was asking Samuel to honour his position in 2 Samuel 15: 30 when he lost his honour his position in 1 Samuel 15:30 when he lost his throne. David on the other hand danced like a commoner even as King and was mocked by his own wife. He told her, "I am dancing for the One who made me king in the place of your father" (2 Samuel 6:16-21).

During praise and worship, you will know who is proud and who is not. Look at children; because they aren't seeking to protect any position or anything like that, they just praise God, dancing the best way they can. During a service we held in one of the Universities in Nigeria, the Vice Chancellor danced even more than the students. God looked down from heaven and saw that, so when some weeks later the enemy rose up to remove him, the Lord of hosts fought on his behalf and gave him victory. When you humble yourself, God fights your battles for you.

After one of the biggest programmes we ever held - tagged Lekki '98, l got back to the Camp and that night during my prayer walk, between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m, l suddenly heard God say, "Son, bend down and draw the figure of a man in the sand". I drew the figure and then He said, "Stand up and wipe out what you have draw with your foot".  I did that, and then He said, "Son, if you ever forget who is in charge, l will wipe you out and nobody will ever remember you came into the world". It does not matter how high God has taken you, He can bring you down with the snap of His fingers. Proverbs 16:18 says, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall".

You would be wise to become more humble as you can, because the higher you go, the greater the fall if you become proud.

PRAYER POINT 

Father, please grant unto me the grace and wisdom to humble myself before You from now in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1King 8-9

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  

There in the ground His body lay 

3 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 

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: 

(Tuesday,  April 11, 2023) 

DESTINY DESTROYERS: PRIDE 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. I worship and adore You, my Father, because, there is nothing that I have, that has not been given to me from above.

2.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.

3.Father, take away every spirit of pride in my life and give me a humble spirit, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please destroy the root of pride in my life, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, release upon my life the spirit of godliness and contentment, which is a great gain, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, don't allow pride to destroy my destiny, please, uproot it from my life, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let me not think too highly of my self as I ought to, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, pride comes before a falI;  I come against every spirit of pride in my life, that I may not fall, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, give me a humble and a contrite heart, 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.