Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: MONDAY DECEMBER 4TH, 2023.

TOPIC: BUILD INTIMACY WITH GOD

MEMORISE:

"Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven." 

Luke 10:20

READ: LUKE 10:38-42 (KJV)

38  Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

MESSAGE:

Intimacy with God should be your greatest heart’s desire. The desire for power to work miracles must be secondary compared to the desire to be intimate with Him. Believe me honestly, if you focus on intimacy with God, signs and wonders will follow effortlessly.

In Luke 10:19-20, after Jesus had given His disciples authority over all the powers of the enemy, He told them not to rejoice in that fact, but rather that their names were written in Heaven. God prefers for you to be close to Him than that you have power to do His work.

In our Bible reading for today, when Jesus went to visit the two sisters, Martha was occupied with serving Him, while Mary sat at His feet, spending quality time with Him. Martha thought she was doing the right thing and told Jesus to instruct her sister to join her, but He told her that Mary had done the one needful thing, which is to spend time at His feet. He said further, "Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." Someone can take a position in Church away from you or even deprive you of the opportunity to serve God in a particular area, but no one can take your intimacy with God away from you. That is what you should guard more than anything else. According to Jesus Christ Himself, that is the one needful thing.

When Jesus was on the cross in great pain, and being mocked by people who hated Him, He kept hanging on to life. When He no longer felt the presence of God, at that point, even with all the pain, He cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46-50). He bore all the pain and shame, but could not bear to be separated from God.

Beloved, intimacy with God must be your priority above all else. God desires to build intimacy with His children. He is seeking those who will worship Him in Spirit and in truth (John 4:24) and not just those who are seeking what they can get from Him.

KEY POINT:

Intimacy with God must be to you as breath is to your lungs.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 CORINTHIANS 5-9

AUTHOR PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL:  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.

REFRAIN: 

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 power of grace divine

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh, 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 cannot know

Till I cross the narrow sea;

There are heights of joy that I may not reach

Till I rest in peace with Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

Sunday, 3 December, 2023 

THE KEY TO DIVINE MULTIPLICATION 

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 Your only son, Jesus, to die for my sin and for the rest of the world.

3.Thank You, Father, for the honour and the privilege to be called by You.

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, the grace to surrender completely to Your will, to die to sin and to the flesh, please, release upon my life, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, don't let me abide alone,  let nothing be too precious for me to sacrifice for the expansion and multiplication of Your Kingdom, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, the grace to sacrifice my time, resources, my life and my all, for the increase and multiplication of Your Kingdom, please, give unto me, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, please, give me a heart of sacrificial giving, that will bring great expansion to Your Kingdom, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, release upon my life the grace to sow great seeds into Your Kingdom and let me be abundantly rewarded for them, 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.

LETS PRAY 🙏

 Isaiah 25:4 (KJV)  For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. May the Lord by His word and mercy be your strength through every form of distress, discomfort and challenge of life in Jesus mighty name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 3RD, 2023.

TOPIC: THE KEY TO DIVINE MULTIPLICATION

MEMORISE:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

John 12:24

READ: PROVERBS 11:24-25

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

MESSAGE:

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.

Romans 8:29

The scripture above tells us that God gave His only begotten Son to be crucified so that He could become the firstborn of many brethren. It is because God gave His only begotten Son to be crucified that there are Christians everywhere you go in the world today. Furthermore, Jesus stated this key to multiplication plainly in our memory verse today where He said, unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it will not bring forth much fruit.

If you really want to multiply, you must be willing to sacrifice the most precious thing that you already have. Proverbs 11:24 says when you withhold more than is necessary, you will tend to poverty, but when you scatter, you increase. Increase is good, but multiplication is better. When you give, you increase, but when you sacrifice, you multiply.

In Genesis 22:1-18, when God asked Abraham to surrender his only son and he was willing to do so, God said, "In blessing I will bless you". What Abraham did was significant, but what Isaac did was also tremendously significant. Isaac had only one life, yet did not struggle with Abraham. I believe it wouldn't have been very difficult for him to escape if he wanted to, but he consented to being bound and placed on the altar like an animal. God therefore said He would bless Abraham who gave, but multiply Isaac who sacrificed.

I have sowed my personal cars for the sake of the gospel, and had to resort to public transport to get around. God responded to these sacrifices by blessing me with so many car gifts that at a point, I had to announce that people should stop giving me cars. God however, did not stop at just sending me cars. Today, I travel in a private jet He provided for me.

Beloved, sacrificial giving is the key to divine multiplication.

KEY POINT:

Before God multiplies you, He wants to be sure that you love Him above everything and everyone else.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:

2 CORINTHIANS 1-4

AUTHOR:

PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 8

I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR

1. I need Thee ev'ry hour

Most gracious Lord;

No tender voice like Thine

Can peace afford.

CHORUS:

I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;

Ev'ry hour I need Thee;

O bless me now, my Saviour,

I come to Thee!

2. I need Thee ev'ry hour

Stay Thou nearby

Temptations lose their power

When Thou art nigh.

3. I need Thee ev'ry hour

In joy or pain;

Come quickly and abide

Or life is vain.

4. I need Thee every hour

Teach me Thy will

And Thy rich promises

In me fulfill.

5. I need Thee every hour

Most Holy One;

Oh, make me Thine indeed,

Thou blessed Son!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS: 

Saturday, 2 December, 2023 

THE KING OF KINGS 

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 King of kings and the Lord of lords.

2.Thank You, Father, for giving Jesus, a name that is above every other name.

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, at the mention of the name of Jesus from my mouth, let every knee bow and every tongue confess, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let me always work very hard to bring glory and honour to Your name,  particularly, in my domain and profession, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, the grace to dominate my profession and any space I am given, for Christ, release upon my life, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let Your will be done everywhere on earth - in my life, home, family, business, career, as it is done in heaven, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, release upon me Your wonder working power, make me hardworking and industrious, and the dominant ruler and influence, in my profession and industry, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, help me to reflect the salt and the light of this world, that I am, anywhere I find myself, 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.

LETS PRAY 🙏

 Psalms 100:4 (KJV)  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. May your Thanksgiving and heart of gratitude unto the Lord reposition you into His presence in sound body, sound mind and joyful heart in Jesus mighty name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: SATURDAY 2ND, DECEMBER 2023.

THEME: THE KING OF KINGS

MEMORISE

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 19:16

  READ : Revelation 1:5-6

Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

MESSAGE

In Philippians 2:10-11, the Bible says:

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Jesus has dominion in heaven, on earth and underneath the earth. All knees only bow to a king when he is in his domain. The moment he enters another king's domain, he becomes subject to the laws of that kingdom. For Jesus however, the domain given to Him is in heaven, on earth and underneath the earth. That is dominion so mighty that everywhere He goes, He is the King because all other kings must bow to Him. That is why He is the King of all kings.

Our Bible reading for today says Jesus has made us kings and priests unto God. Thus, for every child of God, there is a domain that is given to you to rule over. If you are in finance, you must rule the finance industry; if you are in entertainment, you must rule the entertainment industry.

Whatever industry you are in, you are to rule as a king there.

Many people think it is only in ministry that you are to represent God - that is not true. You are to represent God in your profession as well. You are to be a king there, doing the will of God. We cannot leave these industries for other people to rule, and then complain that they are not doing things God's way. We must get up and take our domains for God. To become the king of your industry, you must be the most hardworking person in that industry. You must be so good that you become a force to be reckoned with in your industry. This way, you will keep growing until you reach the top, until you become the king or queen of that industry.

Only then would you have taken your domain for God.

Enough of mediocrity amongst Christians; enough of staying away from leadership positions because we consider the people vying for these leadership positions as ungodly. Remember, salt is required when food is tasteless, and light is only useful where there is darkness. You are the salt and light of the earth (Matthew 5:13-14). Go into the world and take over your territory.

REFLECTION 

Will you be one of God's children who will bring glory to His name by working hard to become a leader in your industry?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Corinthians 14-16

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 10: STAND UP STAND UP FOR JESUS

1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, you soldiers of the cross! lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss:
from victory on to victory his army he shall lead till evil is defeated and Christ is Lord indeed.

2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus! the trumpet-call obey; then join the mighty conflict in this his glorious day: be strong in faith and serve him against unnumbered foes; let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.

3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus! stand in his power alone, for human might will fail you you dare not trust your own: put on the gospel armour, keep watch with constant prayer; where duty calls or danger
be never failing there.

4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus! the fight will not be long; this day the noise of battle, the next the victor's song: to everyone who conquers, a crown of life shall be; we, with the king of glory, shall reign eternally.