Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: MONDAY APRIL 17TH, 2023.

THEME: DESTINY DESTROYERS: SELF-JUSTIFICATION 

MEMORISE: 

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. 

2 Corinthians 10:18

READ: John 9:40 41

40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

MESSAGE

Many a time, people have something in their lives that they know is wrong, but say,  "It's not too bad". By the time you say it is not too bad, it means it's already bad; you are just looking for an adjective to qualify 'bad'.

In Genesis 9:20-25, Noah - that great man of God who survived the flood, must have had a habit of drinking just a little wine occasionally. Not too bad, right? However, one day, he took one cup too many and became drunk. When he woke up, he pronounced a curse on one of his three sons, saying he would be a servant of servants. He cursed his own legacy. Worse still is the second man with this same habit - Lot. In Genesis 19:30-38; Lot had just been rescued from destruction, but he too had the habit of taking just a little wine occasionally. His two daughters got him drunk and made him sleep with them one after the other and he produced children by them. When you go through the Scriptures to see these two families that he produced, you wouldn't want to end up like them. One set were the Moabites (Genesis 19:37) and the second were the Ammonites - a people so terrible that they ripped open a pregnant woman (Amos 1:13). See what God had to say about them in Zephaniah 2:9:

Therefore as l live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

All these happened because Lot decided to drink just a ' little wine'. Stop indulging your bad habits; stop justifying your evil actions. Don't indulge in anything that is bad at all. Abstain from anything that does not glorify the Lord. Only then can your destiny really be secure in Christ. For some, it is secular music or unnecessary closeness to people of opposite sex. That is all the devil needs to get you into fornication. Songs of Solomon 2:15 says, "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes."

PRAYER POINT

Father, any little fox that can spoil my vine , please remove it now, in Jesus name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1King 21-22

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 4: BE GLAD IN THE LORD AND REJOICE

1 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,

All ye that are upright in heart;

And ye that have made him your choice,

Bid sadness and sorrow depart.

Refrain:

Rejoice, rejoice! Be glad in the Lord and rejoice!

2 What though in the conflict for right

Your enemies almost prevail,

God’s armies, just hid from your sight,

Are more than the foes which assail.

3 Though darkness surround you by day,

Your sky by the night be o’ercast,

Let nothing your spirit dismay,

But trust till the danger is past.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 

(Sunday,  April 16, 2023)

DESTINY DESTROYERS: Talkertiveness

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 creating me in Your jmage and likeness; and for Your purpose and pleasure.

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, please, set a watch over my mouth and help me to keep watch over the door of my lips, in Jesus name.

4.Father, please, help to be quick to listen and slow to speak, in Jesus name.

5.Father, please, give me the grace to control my tongue at all times, in Jesus name.

6.Father, please, don't let the words of my mouth stand against me on the day of judgement, in Jesus name.

7.Father, please, don't  let my tongue cut short my life or take me to hell fire, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, deliver me from the spirit of talkertiveness and self-destruction, in Jesus name.

9.Father, please, let me fulfil my destiny and days on earth, 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: SUNDAY APRIL 16TH, 2023.

THEME: DESTINY DESTROYERS: TALKATIVENESS 

MEMORISE: 

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 

Proverbs 21:23

2 Samuel 1:1 -16

2 Samuel  1:1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;  1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.  1:3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.  1:4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.  1:5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?  1:6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.  1:7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.  1:8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.  1:9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.  1:10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.  1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:  1:12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.  1:13 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.  1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?  1:15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.  1:16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.

MESSAGE

If you cannot control your tongue, it is only a matter of time before you talk yourself into destruction. Hidden behind the need to always talk is the need to be noticed - the need to get everyone's attention, and that alone is enough to destroy anyone.

In today's text, we read about the young man who just wanted to get unnecessary attention. He formulated a story that he thought would impress David, telling him that he had killed Saul, not knowing that his quest for attention would be his undoing. 2 Samuel 1:16 says:

And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, l have slain the LORD's anointed.

Believe me honestly, the less you talk, the better for you, because everything you are saying is being recorded and will be played back on the day of judgement. Jesus Christ said in Matthew 12:36, "But l say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement."

I was at a meeting with some big men of God and there was one fellow there who talked and talked to such an extent that l said, "Sir, you think you know more than every one of us? If you would just keep quiet, you might learn something." Wise people listen more than they speak because they know that the more they understand, the better the value of what they say. James 1:19 says you must be quick to hear and slow to speak.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Proverbs 10:19

Controlling your tongue is a major key to living holy. May your tongue not take you to hell, in Jesus' name.

PRAYER POINT

Father, please give, the grace to control my tongue at all times, in Jesus' name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1King 19-20

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 30: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD 

1 When we walk with the Lord 

in the light of his word, 

what a glory he sheds on our way! 

While we do his good will, 

he abides with us still, 

and with all who will trust and obey. 

Refrain:

Trust and obey, for there's no other way 

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. 

2 Not a burden we bear, 

not a sorrow we share, 

but our toil he doth richly repay; 

not a grief or a loss, 

not a frown or a cross, 

but is blest if we trust and obey. 

3 But we never can prove the delights of his love 

until all on the altar we lay; 

for the favor he shows, 

for the joy he bestows, 

are for them who will trust and obey. 

4 Then in fellowship sweet 

we will sit at his feet, 

or we'll walk by his side in the way; 

what he says we will do, 

where he sends we will go; 

never fear, only trust and obey.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 

(Saturday,  April 15, 2023)

DESTINY DESTROYERS: FOOD 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 the salvation of my soul.

2.Thank You, for giving me the knowledge of good and evil and the power to make the right choice.

3.Thank You, for Your admonition that I should place my affection on the things that are above and not on the ephemeral things on earth.

4.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, give me the grace to place my affection on things that are above and not on the ephemeral things on earth, in Jesus name.

6.I refuse to let anything that has no spiritual value take precedence in my life and send me to hell fire, in Jesus name.

7.Father, give me the power and the grace to fast often, in order to overcome stubborn challenges in my life, in Jesus name.

8.Father, give me power to resist temptation to break my fast before the appointed time, in Jesus name.

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