Open Heavens

Monday, May 29, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Tuesday, May 30, 2023) 


LIFE: SEASON 3 


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 image 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, help me to learn the truth about life and become a positive influence on others, in Jesus' name.


4.Father, help me to commit to faithful men, the things  that I have heard and learnt from many witnesses, so they can teach others, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, let me never be a negative influence on others, as a mentor, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, let me not be the initiator of heresies and wrong doctrines in Your church, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, let my life and lifestyle  not be a negative influence that will draw men  astray, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, help me to teach others to observe whatever You have commanded, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, let Your presence never depart  from 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 prepared 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: TUESDAY MAY 30TH, 2023.


THEME: LIFE: SEASON 3


MEMORISE: 

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. 

Matthew 28:20


READ: Matthew 28:19 -20

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:


20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.


MESSAGE

We discussed the first and second seasons of life over the past two days and will progress to discuss the third season of life today. In the third season of a person's life, he or she moves from trying to impress people to influence people. This is the period where a person wants to become a voice. This is the season when you want to say like Apostle Paul:


Be ye followers of me, even as l also am of Christ


1 Corinthians 11:1


Many times, people in this season look for others in the younger generation to mentor. In this season, you would become hungry to pass on knowledge to others. When you get to this stage, you are now maturing because you are after impact more than anything else.


And the things thou hast heard of me among many witness, the same commit thou to faithful me, who shall be able to teach others also.


2 Timothy 2:2


If you fail to properly learn the truth about life, you would begin to pass on your erroneous understanding to others and hence become a negative influence and not a positive one. You must be careful in this season not to spread a virus in the systems of people. When people seem to have found someone whose message they enjoy, they begin to spread it and before long, that message would have become a doctrine. What we know today as the extreme and erroneous message of grace was started by a man called Nocholas. He was amongst the first class deacons (Acts 6:5); however, he had adopted an erroneous way of living a so called Christian life and by the time we get to Revelation 2:15, we see that his erroneous way had become a misleading doctrine within the Church, as it still is today.


In this third season of life, your lifestyle and behaviour will also begin to influence others. An example can be seen in 2 Peter 2:15 where some Christians were described to be following in the steps of Balaam who chose to use the power of God for material gains. Beloved, it is very dangerous to mislead those who look up to you. You must be particularly careful not to influence others negatively (Matthew18:6).


KEY POINT 

If you are in the third season of life, please be sure you are influencing people correctly.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 13-16


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 30: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD 


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.

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 


(Monday, May 29, 2023) 


Life Season 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.I worship and adore You, my Father, for it is You that worketh in me to do Your will and Your good pleasure.


2.Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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, in everything that I do on earth, let my motive be to please You and not men, in Jesus name.


5.Father, let every form of hypocrisy and deceit in my life be paralysed by Your fire, in Jesus name.


6.Father, give me the grace not to show off my good deeds; in fact, whatever my right hand does let my left hand not know, in Jesus name.


7.Father, please, let me always fear and obey You, rather than men, in Jesus name.


8.Father, give me the grace to shun what people think and do what is right, whether it is the popular opinion or not, in Jesus name.


9.Father, please, help me to live to please You rather than live to impress men, 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 prepared 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 HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL


DATE: MONDAY 29TH MAY 2023.


THEME: LIFE SEASON 2


MEMORISE

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 

Galatians 1:10


READ : MATHEW 6:1-8

Matthew 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.


Matthew 6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:3 

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:


Matthew 6:4 

That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.


Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.


Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.


Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.


Matthew 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.


MESSAGE

We discussed the first season yesterday and will be discussing the second Season today. In the second season of life, a person greatest desire will be to Impress. At this stage, he or she want to be perceived as a success by everyone. For  example, choristers and pastors in this stage will typically seek to impress others when they sing and preach respectively. A person in this stage may be financially comfortable already, but would be seeking prestige. This is the season that King Saul was in 1 Samuel 15:24


And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.


King Saul had money and power, but he also want to impress the people and got him into trouble.


If You are doing things because of what people think of you, you are likely to get into big trouble soon. The cheer of the people may seem good now, but soon you will realise that those who are shouting “Hosanna today “ will be the same one shouting “Crucify Him” tomorrow. This is why you must shun what people think and do what is right, wether it is the popular opinion or not.


The Holy Ghost Congress which we hold in Nigeria is a week-long programme, with Friday recording the largest attendance- running into millions. There was a singer who was invited to minister on the Thursday of the Congress. She refused, saying she would only come to sing on Friday when the crowd would be largest. ofcourse we withdrew the invitation because she was not interested in singing for God but for the crowd. 


Those who are more concerned about how they look on social media are risking being destroyed by the same people they are trying to impress. Think about it: if you are trying to impress people, it means that you will always want to jump on the next trend. Trends never end; this means you will be caught in the never-ending rat race. If you are currently at this stage of trying to impress people, you are still immature and must be deliberate about growing into the next season of your life. 


REFLECTION 

Why do you do things you do and buy the things you buy? Sincerely check yourself; are you living to impress people or please God?


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JOB 9-12


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 


HYMN 11: I’VE FOUND A FRIEND IN JESUS 


1 I have found a friend in Jesus-

He's ev'rything to me,

He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;

The Lily of the Valley- in Him alone I see

All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.


In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay,

He tells me ev'ry care on Him to roll;

He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,

He's the greatest of ten thousand to my soul.


2 He all my grief has taken and all my sorrows borne,

In temptation He's my strong and mighty tow'r;

I have all for Him forsaken and all my idols torn

From my heart, and now He keeps me by His pow'r.

Though all the world forsake me and Satan tempt me sore,

Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal;

He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,

He's the greatest of ten thousand to my soul.


3 He will never, never leave me nor yet forsake me here,

While I live by faith and do His blessed will;

A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear-

With His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.

Then sweeping up to glory I'll see His blessed face,

Where rivers of delight shall ever roll;

He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,

He's the greatest of ten thousand to my soul.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Sunday, May 28, 2023) 


LIFE SEASON 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 the gift of life.


2.Thank You, Father, for creating me in Your image and likeness; and for Your purpose and pleasure.


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, let Your fire consume every spirit of greed and covetousness, in my life, in Jesus' name.


5.Father, frustrate every device of the devil to lure me into immoral and  illegal activities for money, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, please, give me the grace, not to pursue money at the expense of my soul, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, remove from my heart the love of money and let Your love and that of Your Kingdom be paramount, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, let there be a revival that will turn all our youths that are currently engaged in inordinate pursuit of money, to begin to look unto You for a decent way of life, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, let every plan of Satan over the lives of our youths and children be scattered by 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 prepared 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.

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 


DATE: SUNDAY MAY 28TH, 2023.


THEME: LIFE SEASON l


MEMORISE: 

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 

1 Timothy 6:10


READ: Luke 12:15 -21

15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.


16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:


17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?


18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.


19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.


20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?


21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.


MESSAGE

In the next few days, we will be discussing the different seasons of life. This is one very important series that you should not take lightly. I would like you to keep every season in mind to help you get a good grasp of the entire message.


The first season of a person's life is when he or she is still young and desires material possessions. When a child is born, without being taught, he or she tightly grips anything placed in his or her hand and should the item fall, would cry to get it back. That is the first season of life - when the fellow just wants to acquire. It is in this season that many people get certificates so that they can get high-paying jobs. Everything that a person does during this season is usually geared towards becoming rich. Unfortunately, it is in this season that many people are lured by the devil into illegal and immoral activities to get money. When you check the people who have been proven to engage in 'yahoo yahoo' (cybercrime) or ladies selling their bodies for money, even those who kidnap and rob, you would find that they are usually young people. If you are young and don't have an inordinate ambition to be rich, then you will be safe from lures of the devil. Though it is good to be rich, you should not pursue wealth at the expense of your soul.


After chasing money for so long, the young fellow will at some point look around and see that even money does not satisfy (Ecclesiastes 5:10). He or she would realise the truth in the Scripture in Luke 12:15 which says, "And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for man's life consistently not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."


Many years ago, whenever l visited America and Pastor Stephen Rathod picked me up, the first thing l used to ask him, after exchanging greetings, was, "Where are they having sales?" It was important to me to buy things in America during  the sales period. Years later, when l visited US again, he was surprised l didn't ask to be shown where l could buy things on sales. I told him that time has passed. I had realized that those things didn't really matter. I was now after more important things.


KEY POINT

The love of money is the root of all evil.


BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 5-8


AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


HYMN 21: STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD


Standing on the promises of Christ my King,


Through eternal ages let His praises ring,


Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,


Standing on the promises of God.


Refrain:

Standing, standing,


Standing on the promises of God my Savior;


Standing, standing,


 I’m standing on the promises of God.


2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail,


When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,


By the living Word of God I shall prevail,


Standing on the promises of God.


3 Standing on the promises I now can see


Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;


Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,


Standing on the promises of God.


4 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,


Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,


Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,


Standing on the promises of God.


5 Standing on the promises I shall not fall,


List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call.


Resting in my Savior as my All in all,


Standing on the promises of God.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 


(Saturday, May 27, 2023) 


CHILDREN AS DIVINE WEAPONS 


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 gift of the fruits of the womb You have given to every family.


2.Thank You, Father, for giving us children who are Your heritage, to contend  with our enemies at the gate.


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, I commit my children into Your hands, please, help me train them in the way they should go and when they grow up, let them not depart from it, in Jesus' name.


5. I decree and declare that my children and I are for signs and wonders, in the land of the living, in Jesus' name.


6.Father, please, let my children, born and unborn, become powerful divine weapons, in Jesus' name.


7.Father, please, let my children never bring shame or reproach  unto Your holy name, in Jesus' name.


8.Father, fill my children to the brim with Your Holy Spirit, and let them stand out as Your children anywhere they find themselves, in this world, in Jesus' name.


9.Father, let my children always be a source of joy to You and to Your Kingdom, 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 prepared 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.