Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY AUGUST 29TH, 2023.

THEME: HOW TO BECOME INFLUENTIAL

MEMORISE: 

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 

Genesis 26:4

READ: John 15:14-16  

1 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

MESSAGE

God wants you to be influential. Genesis 1:28 says He wants you to have dominion. Believe me honestly, you don't have to be the president before you begin to have dominion. No matter your status today  you can still have ddominion. The Almighty God wants you to become influential, but for that to happen, you must obey Him and His commandments- no matter the situation. When you do this He will see to it that you are always the head and never the tail (Deuteronomy 28:13). If you want to increase in influence, do what he, says.

One major thing he said you should do is to win souls. Our Bible reading for today says you can become Jesus' friend and I'm telling you, when you befriend the Lord you become very influential because of your relationship with He who has influence across all realms (Phillipians 2:10). When you become friends of Jesus Christ, doors open to you automatically. I can tell you stories upon stories about countries that refuse to register the Redeemed Christian Church of God and the same people will call us back within months to offer us our registration certificate. When you are a friend of Jesus, you will do what He commanded in John 15:14-15- win souls and make sure they abide. If you do this, He has promised that anything you ask in His name, He will do it. That is great influence.

In John 12:34, the Bible says if you will lift Jesus, He would draw all men to Himself. If you keep on preaching, witnessing and winning souls, men will come from all over the place to meet with you. Thus, if you want to be influential, 2 Timothy 4:2 says you should preach in season and out of season. Preach when it is convenient and when it is not convenient. If everyone of us reading this devotional today goes out and wins at least one soul today, imagine how much rejoicing would be in heaven because of us. Do your part and He will surely do His.

My greatest desire was to be the youngest Vice-Chancellor in Africa, but when I became born again and God called me into full-time ministry, I abandoned my ambition. Today, Vice-Chancellors call me Daddy.

ACTION POINT

Every reader of this devotional is to win at least one soul today. Don't break the chain.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 18-20

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 18: PRAISE TO THE LORD THE ALMIGHTY

1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, 

the King of creation!

O my soul, praise him, for he is 

your health and salvation!

Come, all who hear; 

now to his temple draw near,

join me in glad adoration.

2 Praise to the Lord, above 

all things so wondrously reigning;

sheltering you under his wings, 

and so gently sustaining!

Have you not seen all 

that is needful has been

sent by his gracious ordaining?

3 Praise to the Lord, who will 

prosper your work and defend you;

surely his goodness and mercy 

shall daily attend you.

Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,

if with his love he befriends you.

4 Praise to the Lord! O let all 

that is in me adore him!

All that has life and breath, 

come now with praises before him.

Let the Amen sound 

from his people again;

gladly forever adore him

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens:

(Monday, August 28, 2023)

GOD WILL MAKE YOU FRUITFUL

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.Thank You, Father, for giving me dominion and authority over all that You have created, and to subdue the earth.

3.Thank You, Father, for Your covenant of fruitfulness over my life.

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, let every power responsible for any form of delay in my life, be consumed by Your fire, in Jesus name.

6.Father, please, abide in me, and let me abide in You, that I may be fruitful, in Jesus name.

7.Father, please, make me a fruitful vine in Your vineyard, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, let me be rewarded for all my labours of love in Your vineyard, in Jesus name.

9.Father, please, uphold me in You, till the end, 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: Monday August 28TH, 2023.

THEME: GOD WILL MAKE YOU FRUITFUL

MEMORISE: 

There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. 

Exodus 23:26

READ: Genesis 1:27-30  

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

MESSAGE

God's plan for everyone is that they would befruitful and multiply.

That is why He gave every woman considered barren in the scripture a testimony. The only person who died barren is the woman that mocked her husband- King David, for dancing before God (2 Samuel 6:20-23). If you have been considered barren , God is about to surprise you, in Jesus name.

You however, have a part to play as God is set to make you experience all round fruitfulness. John 15:1-5 makes it clear that you must be joined to a fruitful Vine to be fruitful.  He said in verse 4, "Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it Abide in the very Vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me." To become fruitful, you must be totally joined to the fruitful Vine. You must abide in Him.

Many years ago, we held a program in Lagos, Nigeria, during which I urge everybody to ask for something special from God. There was a lady there who said, "Father, I'm not going to ask you for anything anymore because I have repeatedly asked You for what I wanted and You didn't give me. I used to ask for a husband, and now I'm too old to have children, so I won't ask again. However, I will continue to serve You all the days of my life". God heard her and a few days later, a man came and said he wanted to marry her. She looked at the man and told him to pray again as she was already past menopause. He said he already had children, but he was a widower, so he was looking for a wife who would also be a mother to them. They got married and nine months later, she gave birth to twins- to boys. When you commit yourself to the True Vine, He will make sure that you become fruitful.

The True Vine can make you fruitful in every aspect of your life. God is the one who said in Leviticus 19:13 that everyone must pay the wages of those that work for them. If you are committed to God and His kingdom, you will definitely bear fruit. God said He is not unrighteous to forget your labour of love (Hebrew 6:10).

The Lord will definitely reward you as long as you remain connected to Him. 

ACTION POINT

Be totally committed to God.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: . Ezekiel 16-17

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 26: THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS 

1 There shall be showers of blessing:

 This is the promise of love;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

 Sent from the Savior above.

 

Refrain

Showers of blessing,

 Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy-drops round us are falling,

 But for the showers we plead.

2 There shall be showers of blessing—

  Precious reviving again;

Over the hills and the valleys,

  Sound of abundance of rain.

3 There shall be showers of blessing;

  Send them upon us, O Lord!

Grant to us now a refreshing;

  Come, and now honor Thy Word.

4 There shall be showers of blessing;

  O that today they might fall,

Now as to God we’re confessing,

  Now as on Jesus we call!

5 There shall be showers of blessing,

  If we but trust and obey;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

  If we let God have His way.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Sunday, August 27, 2023) 

THE MEAL THAT MAKES RICH 

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 institution of of holy communion; thank You, for the meal that makes rich without adding sorrow.

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, let me never take the holy communion unworthily, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, deliver me from all forms of satanic captivities and bondages, through the power of the holy communion, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, give me favour in the presence of my enemies and friends, everywhere I go, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let the power of the holy communion, make me rich, even, beyond my expectations, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let all those indebted to me pay up, with interest, by the power of the holy communion, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let all the wealth of the gentiles change hands, and be transferred unto me, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, grant me accelerated promotion and good luck, all the days of my life, 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 AUGUST 27TH, 2023.

THEME: THE MEAL THAT MAKES RICH

MEMORISE: 

And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. 

Exodus 12:36

READ: Exodus 12:17, 35-36 

17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

36 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

MESSAGE

While studying the word of God, I discovered that God performs various miracles through the Holy Communion. One of such miracles is making rich those who partake in the meal according to His will. The occult also tries to emulate this when witch doctors ask people who are seeking sudden riches to eat some charms that will make them rich overnight. They will however, also reach an agreement to be rich for only a few years before the charms kill them. In Yoruba land, such a person will be said to have eating lukudi.

There was one man who ate lukudi, but instead of getting money, the charm began to eat him up from the inside. He came to the headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and pretended to give his life to Jesus. We prayed and he vomited the charm he had eaten. After a while, we noticed that he stopped coming to church, only to hear that he had gone to eat the charm again. This time around the money came, but when the agreed date for his death started drawing near, he decided to run to England, and ended up dying in the plane.

As it's typical with the devil, whatever he gives is always short-lived and he collect the fellow's soul in return. Mark 8:36 asks: "What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?" With the Holy Communion however, not only will you become rich after eating it, you will also have long and eternal life.

According to Exodus 12:35-36, the day the children the children of Israel ate the Holy Communion, the wealth of the Egyptians was handed over to them. When you eat the Holy Communion, the wealth of the Almighty God has assigned to you that is in the hands of the enemy will be transferred to you. As you eat the Holy Communion worthily, you will receive payment with interest for every unpaid labour of your life, in Jesus name.

There is another charm that is said to give promotion and good luck when eating. In Yoruba land, it is known as Awure, the problems with this charms however, is that the witch doctors who prepare them are poor themselves, yet people believe they can make them prosperous. When you eat the Holy Communion however, it will bring you genuine promotion and those people who have been treating you as a servant will come and bow before you.

KEY POINT

Eating the Holy Communion worthily could be what you need to get that breakthrough you have been praying for.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 13-15

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS NAME

1 All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

and crown him Lord of all.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

and crown him Lord of all!

2 O seed of Israel's chosen race

now ransomed from the fall,

hail him who saves you by his grace,

and crown him Lord of all.

Hail him who saves you by his grace,

and crown him Lord of all!

3 Let every tongue and every tribe

responsive to his call,

to him all majesty ascribe,

and crown him Lord of all.

To him all majesty ascribe,

and crown him Lord of all!

4 Oh, that with all the sacred throng

we at his feet may fall!

We'll join the everlasting song

and crown him Lord of all.

We'll join the everlasting song

and crown him Lord of all.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

(Saturday, August 26, 2023) 

ABOUT PREDESTINATION 

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 God that changes times and seasons.

2.Father, You're the supreme Being and You do as it pleases You.

3.Thank You, Father, for predestinating me and for Your call upon my life.

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, please, let my life be a perfect reflection of Your will for my life, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let Your mercy speak for me; and go ahead of me and straighten every crooked path, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, forgive all my past sins and give me the power to live holy, henceforth, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, help to surmount and overcome every challenge and temptation that may come my way, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, let me finish  strong and well, 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 AUGUST 26TH, 2023.

THEME: ABOUT PREDESTINATION

MEMORISE: 

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 

Romans 8:30

READ:  Romans 8:29-33 

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

MESSAGE

Before you were born, God knew you (Jeremiah 1:4-5). He not only knows your beginning. He knows your end too (Jeremiah 29:11). Some people call this destiny. Many believe that people's faces are decided by God no matter what they do. If you pay attention to the first part of our Bible reading today, you will see the word, 'Foreknow'. Your destiny is determined by His knowledge of the things you will do and the decisions you will make throughout your life time. In other words, your destiny is ultimately decided by you.

If God tell you your destiny now, it is based on all the knowledge He has about you. For example, God knows all that you have done in the past. In 2 King 5: 20-27, when Gehazi collected Namaan's gifts secretly, Elisha didn't leave the house, but he saw everything. Gehazi lied about what he had done and became destined to be a !eper and father's of lepers. What you have done in the past and what you are doing now are good pointers to your destiny.

God also knows what you are going to do tomorrow. This explains Romans 9:10-14, where the Bible says that before Esau and Jacob were born, God had already loved Jacob and hated Esau. People may say that is unfair, but God had already knew in advance what would happen in Genesis 25:29-34- that Esau would love his stomach more than his birthright.

Now you may say, "Since He knows my future, that it is already fixed; no matter how hard I tried what will be will be". No, that is not correct. In Daniel 2:20-21, the Bible says God changes times. He can rearrange your future. Don't forget that He is supreme and can do as He pleases. The fact that you are alive today reading this particular message means there is hope for you to end well. In Luke 23:39-43, a criminal on his way to hell got salvation at the last minute. Jesus rearranged his destiny, and he ended up in heaven. If you sincerely cry to God today, confess your past and present sins, while determining to live holy henceforth, He can rearrange your future and make sure that you have a glorious destiny; it is all in your hands.

KEY POINT

Your destiny is in your hands.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 9-12

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.