Open Heavens

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: FRIDAY APRIL 21ST, 2023.


THEME: MORE THAN FREEDOM


MEMORISE: 

But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 

Isaiah 49:25


READ: 2 Kings 4:1 -7

1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.


2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.


3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.


4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.


5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.


6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.


7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.


MESSAGE

God doesn't know how to be stingy; whatever He does, He does generously. David said in Psalm 23:5, "...thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over". That is God's nature; when He give you something, He gives it to you in abundance.


One day many years ago while l was preaching, the Lord said there was someone in the congregation who will get three breakthroughs. The first was to be given completely to Him, the second shared between the fellow and Him and then the third one would be for the fellow alone. Sometime later, a woman came to me with a huge amount of money and said she had come to fulfil her part of the bargain. I knew this woman- she was a widow whose husband had left a huge debt upon his death. She however, insisted that the prophecy was for her and l couldn't  do anything to dissuade her. Not long after, she returned with more money, this was half of the second breakthrough. After this she came back with a testimony: the bank her husband had been indebted to called her to apologize saying they had made a mistake and rather than her husband owing them, they were the ones owing him! They paid the money to her and it was a lot. When God sets you free from debt, He does it such that it will be difficult for you to get into debt again. If you are in debt now, the All-Sufficient God will set you free from it In Jesus' name.


John8:36 says, "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed". When a person is medically healed from an ailment, there might still be traces left behind, but when Jesus set you free, He does it perfectly, making you whole. If you have been in any form of bondage, receive total freedom right now, in Jesus' name.


Not only will God set you free indeed, He can even empower you to set captives free (Mark 16:17), so that you would cast out demons from their victims. This privilege is given to God's children who are ready to fast and pray often (Matthew 17:21).


PRAYERS POINT 

Father, please set me free from all form of bondage and use me to set all the captives free.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2King 9-10


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 1: ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER


1 All to Jesus, I surrender 


All to Thee I freely give 


I will ever love and trust 


You In Your presence daily live  



Refrain


I surrender all, I surrender all 


All to Thee, my blessed Savior 


I surrender all  


2 All to Jesus, I surrender Lord,


I give myself to Thee 


Fill me with Your love and power 


Let Your blessing fall on me  


Refrain


3All to Jesus I surrender 


Now I feel the sacred flame 


O the joy of full salvation a 


Glory, glory, to Your name  


Refrain


I surrender all, I surrender all 


All to Thee, my blessed Savior 


I surrender all (I surrender all) 


I surrender all, I surrender all 


All to Thee, my blessed Savior 


I surrender all (all to Thee, my blessed)  

All to Thee, my blessed Savior 

I surrender all

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: THURSDAY APRIL 20TH, 2023.


THEME: MORE THAN SALVATION


MEMORISE: 

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. 

Proverbs 11:30


READ: Romans 1:16 


16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.


MESSAGE

My God is a very generous God. When He wants to save someone, He doesn't just save the fellow's soul, He wipes away all records of that person's sin to make it as if he had never committed any. 1 John 1:7 says, "But  if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleansers us from all sin." Believe me honestly, it does not matter how badly you have sinned in the past, God can still save your soul and use you for His glory.


After saving your soul, He doesn't just leave you to figure out how you can remain holy by yourself, He gives you the ability not to sin again by changing your heart from a heart of stone to one of flesh.


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


Ezekiel 36:26


This is the real meaning of grace, when you become empowered by God to live holy. Beyond giving you the grace to live holy, God is so generous that He can even use you to save the souls of other people from going to hell. This is such a rare privilege because anyone you bring into the kingdom  of God becomes your child in the Lord (1 Corinthians 4:15). When was the last time you won a soul to Christ? When was the last time you let God use you to snatch someone from the hands of the devil into the loving hands of Christ?


If you don't extend the same grace that God has given you to become His child to your friends and family members, you are being wicked to them. God makes the feet of those who preached His word beautiful.


...How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and being glad tidings of good things.


Romans 10:15


Tell every unbeliever around you about Jesus Christ before it is too late.


ACTION POINT

Today, minister the gospel of Jesus Christ to at least one unbeliever around you.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2King 6-8


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 YESTERDAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Wednesday,  April 19, 2023) 


MORE THAN HEALING. 


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, You're the all-sufficient God and the great and mighty healer.


2.Thank You, Father, for Your healing powers in my life,


3.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.


4.Father, please, come and perfect every good work You have started in my life, in Jesus' name,


5.Father, lay Your mighty hand upon my life and heal me of all sicknesses and diseases, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, please, let me spend the remaining days of my life in divine health, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, release upon my life the power to hearken diligently unto Your voice and to obey all Your commandments, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, anoint me so powerfully that I will begin to heal the sick, in Jesus' name,


9.Father, I declare that by the stripes of Jesus, I am healed.


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.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: WEDNESDAY APRIL 19TH, 2023.


THEME: MORE THAN HEALING


MEMORISE: 

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 

John 7:38 


READ: Mark 16:17 -18


17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;


18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.


MESSAGE


My God is All-Sufficient One and He is very generous. When He wants to heal, He heals completely. While doctors often caution on the side effects of prescribed medication, there  are no side effects with divine healing. When God heals you, He heals completely.


Some years ago, the wound from a surgery conducted on a woman refused to heal because of her advanced age. I told her daughter to bring a handkerchief, prayed on it and asked her to put it on her mother. She did so and by the next day, not only was the wound healed, they could not find any scar where the doctors had operated. When my God heals, He does it completely.


Beyond complete healing, God is so generous that He can go further to make sure you are never sick again. Exodus 15:26 says, "If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, l will put none of these diseases upon thee, which l have brought upon the Egyptians: for l am the LORD that healeth thee". If you make holiness your lifestyle, God can make it such that sickness will become stranger to you.


Beyond making sure that you don't fall sick again, my God is so generous that He can allow His healing virtue to start flowing through you. All these can be available to you under certain conditions. Firstly, you must be a child of God because healing is children's meat (Matthew 15:21-28). My God is not a healing contractor; He only heals those who are His children. Once in a while, He could heal an unbeliever on credit, expecting the fellow to become a member of His family by accepting Jesus as his or her Lord and Saviour. If however,  the fellow still refuses to become born again, then a worse sickness could follow (John 5:14). To get to the level of overflowing healing virtue by which you would be healing others, you must also have faith. Mark 16:17-18 says you must be a believer. With faith, lay hands on people who need healing and sooner than later, you would begin to see them being healed.


PRAYER POINT

Father, please anoint me so powerfully that I will begin to heal the sick, in Jesus name.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2King 4-5


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 25: THE GREAT PHYSICIAN NOW IS HERE


1 The Great Physician now is near,

The sympathizing Jesus;

He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,

Oh, hear the voice of Jesus!


Refrain:

Sweetest note in seraph song;

Sweetest name on mortal tongue;

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus!


2 Your many sins are all forgiv’n,

Oh, hear the voice of Jesus;

The veil ’twixt you and God is riven,

Redemption wrought by Jesus.


3 All glory to the dying Lamb!

I now believe in Jesus;

I love the blessed Savior’s name,

I love the name of Jesus.


4 His name dispels my guilt and fear,

No other name but Jesus;

Oh, how my soul delights to hear

The precious name of Jesus!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Tuesday,  April 18, 2023) 


DESTINY DESTROYERS: ANGER 


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


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


3.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.


4.Father, destroy every root of irritation that triggers anger in my life, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, please, give me the power of self-control over my utterances and reactions, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, please, uproot from my life every seed and root of anger, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, by Your mercy, restore whatever anger has destroyed in my life, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, I renounce my rights to anger, today, please, give me a humble and a contrite spirit, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, please, give me the grace to rule my spirit; give me dominion over the spirit of anger, 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.

Monday, April 17, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: TUESDAY APRIL 18TH, 2023.


THEME: DESTINY DESTROYERS: ANGER


MEMORISE: 

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes  7:9 

READ: Proverbs 14:29 

29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.


MESSAGE


Anger is one major tool that the devil uses to destroy destinies. Everybody knows clearly that no one just gets angry for no reason, without any provocation. Ecclesiastes 7:9 says, "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools". In Numbers 20:1-2, Moses - who had been laboring for God for forty years and leading a very difficult set of people, lost his temper just before he got to the promised land and so didn't enter into it. Watch it: anytime something is about to make you angry, quickly check yourself; the devil may be preparing to spring an attack.


Anger is very dangerous. There was a man whose only problem was anger. Whenever he got angry, he could do anything. He had just bought a brand new car, parked it in front of the house and was rejoicing when his son took something sharp and scratched it on the new car. This man saw it and out of anger, use the first thing he saw - a hammer, to smash his son's hand. The boy screamed. Upon realizing what he had done, the man rushed the boy to the hospital, where the doctor said the only solution was to amputate the boy's fingers. The following day, he went to see the boy in the hospital and the boy said to him, "Daddy, when will my finger grow again?" The man went back home with a heavy heart. He then decided to go and check what the boy had written on the car anyway. The boy had written on the car, "Daddy l love you". The man was so devastated that he committed suicide.


Anger is temporary madness; that is why you hear people say, "I was mad with him" and they say it with pride. If you really want to fulfil your destiny, you have to deal with anger in your life.


He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.


Proverbs 16:32


Rule your spirit. Don't let anger bring you down.


PRAYER POINT

Father, destroy any root of anger in me, in Jesus name.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2King 1-3


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 19: ROCK OF AGES CLEFT FOR ME


1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy riven side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save me from its guilt and power.


2 Not the labor of my hands

Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All could never sin erase,

Thou must save, and save by grace.


3 Nothing in my hands I bring,

Simply to Thy cross I cling;

Naked, come to Thee for dress,

Helpless, look to Thee for grace:

Foul, I to the fountain fly,

Wash me, Savior, or I die.


4 While I draw this fleeting breath,

When mine eyes shall close in death,

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Monday,  April 17, 2023) 


DESTINY DESTROYERS: Self-Justification


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 Your transformation agenda in my life.


2.Thank You, Father, for sending Your son, Jesus to give me life, and life, more abundantly.


3.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.


4.Father, frustrate and destroy, every satanic agenda, "to steal, to kill and to destroy", in my life and destiny, in Jesus name.


5.Father, give me the power to do Your perfect will, at all times, in Jesus name.


6.Father, release, upon my life, the power "to go and sin no more", in Jesus name.


7.Father, please, let every generational curse upon my life and family, be destroyed, today, by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus name.


8.Father, please, deliver me from the spirit of Self-Justification , in Jesus name.


9.Father, please, let my life and destiny be secured in Christ; and, let me fulfil my destiny, 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.