Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: THURSDAY DECEMBER 28TH, 2023.

THEME: TALK IS CHEAP

MEMORISE: 

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 

Acts 1:1  

READ: Matthew 23:1-7

1  Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

MESSAGE:

Talk is cheap. I have seen countless people talk about things that are good, but when it comes to practicing them, they are nowhere to be found. There are many Pastors who preached 'Powerful' sermons on the altar, but at home, they don't practice what they preach. Talk is cheap, that is why only cheap people stay on the level of talk.

If l tell someone that over-speeding when driving is unsafe and then l do the same, does the fact that l talk about it exempt me from the consequences? If you talk about prayer so well and you don't pray, all the problems that follow prayerlessness will keep following you. This is why many people who are sound in Scriptures, yet the word of God does not seem to be yielding anything in their lives. Many a time, it is because they only know the Scriptures, they don't live by it.

The former treatise have l made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach.

Acts 1:1

The above passage shows how Jesus lived. He first 'did' before He 'taught'. If you have not done that thing, you have no business teaching it. If it is really valuable as you claim it is, then you should do it first. We who teach the gospel must note what James 3:1 says that teachers will receive the strictest judgement. This is because if you teach it, God expects you to have already been doing it. When you teach what you don't do, that is hypocrisy. There are many people who are derailed when they see a teacher of the word not practicing what he or she preached. May people not go to hell because you showed them the wrong example, in Jesus' name. Matthew 18:6 says:

But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

If you really believe what you teach, practice it. If you cannot practice it, stop teaching it.

KEY POINT

Merely talking about something does not accrue it's benefits to you. Practicing it is what  does.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 12-14

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 3: ANCIENT WORDS

1 Holy words long preserved

for our walk in this world,

They resound with God's own heart

Oh, let the Ancient words impart.

Chorus

Ancient words ever true

Changing me, and changing you. 

We have come with open hearts

Oh let the ancient words impart.

2 Words of Life, words of Hope

Give us strength, help us cope

In this world, where e'er we roam

Ancient words will guide us Home.

3 Holy words of our Faith

Handed down to this age.

Came to us through sacrifice

Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.

4 Holy words long preserved

For our walk in this world.

They resound with God's own heart

Oh let the ancient words impart.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens: 

Wednesday, 27 December, 2023

ATTRACTING GOD’S BLESSINGS 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, You're  the Everlasting Father, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

2.Thank You, Father, for all Your seen and unseen blessings; and Your unfailing promises, in my life and destiny.

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, the power and the grace to hearken diligently to Your voice, to observe and to do all Your commandments, please, release upon my life, in Jesus name.

5.Father, as I diligently observe to hearken and to do all Your commandments, please, set me on high above all the nations of the earth, in Jesus name.

6.Father, let all Your blessings pursue and overtake me, please, bless me far beyond, my own imaginations and expectations, in Jesus name.

7.Father, please, give me the grace to  live consistently holy, throughout my life, in Jesus name.

8.Father, please, don't stop the hands of Your blessings, upon my life and destiny, in Jesus name.

9.Father, please, release unto me all my outstanding blessings  before the end of this year, 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 🙏

 Ezekiel 37:14 (KJV)  And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. May the Lord who repositioned dry bones into an exceeding great army, by His mercy and by your faith turn your emptiness into an outstanding overflow of blessings and strength in Jesus mighty name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27TH, 2023.

THEME: ATTRACTING GOD'S BLESSINGS lI

MEMORISE: 

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 

Deuteronomy 28:1

READ: Deuteronomy 28:1-2  

1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

MESSAGE:

Believe it or not, you can attract so much of God's blessings to yourself that at a point, you would say, "God this is too much". Whether you believe that is possible or not, l decree that in the new year coming, you will be telling God, "Lord, these blessings are too many". That will be your testimony, in Jesus'name.

Many years ago, God asked me to sacrifice my first car and l did. After some time, somebody bought me a Mercedes Benz car. In those days, most people believed that if you are a child of God, you were to remain poor, so l locked it up in the garage. After some time, God visited me in the night and said, "Son, why are you delaying the blessings of my daughter who gave you the car? You had better use it now, because a bigger one is coming."

At 3 a.m. one morning, a man came and said, "l couldn't sleep; God said l should give you my car". I came out to see the car and it was a limousine with six doors. I laughed! After the man had left, l said to God, "Daddy, you know that even if l am dead and they put me inside this one, l will jump out of it, so there is no way l can use this. Will you please  allow me to sell it and use the money for something else? He said, "No problem".

However, God was not done. In a single day, a man came with three Mercedes Benz cars, He said, "God said l should give these to you". I said," God, what is happening? What am l going to do? These blessings are becoming an embarrassment". The Lord then said to me , "My son, you haven't seen anything yet. The only way l can stop blessing you is if you stop living holy". Now since l cannot stop living holy because l am going to heaven, those who think l am already blessed haven't seen anything yet; there is more coming by God's grace.

You don't know what you miss when you refuse to live holy. I advise you to try it and you would see how God will transform your life completely. When God sees holiness in the life of a person He pours His blessings on him or her in abundance.

KEY POINT

People who live holy attract God's blessings to themselves.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 8-11

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:

Tuesday, 26 December, 2023

ATTRACTING GOD’S BLESSINGS 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.I worship and adore You, my Father, You're Jehovah Jireh, the great provider; and thank You for Your promise to bless and multiply me and my seeds.

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, let Your blessings pursue and overtake me, and multiply my seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand on the sea shore, as I hearken and obey Your voice, in Jesus name.

4.Father, let nothing be too big or too precious, for me to surrender for Your purpose and use, in Jesus name.

5.Father, let all the forces in heaven, on earth and under the earth combine together to help me, and to give me all round peace, in Jesus name.

6.Father, let everything concerning me - my family, career, finance, etc, be working well and be blessed, in Jesus name.

7.Father, let every curse  upon my life, as a result of my direct or inherited sin, be destroyed, now, by the blood of Jesus.

8.Father, please, give me the power to live holy, above sin and above all the activities of the flesh, in Jesus name.

9.Father, empower me by Your grace to always do things that will please You and that will provoke Your blessings, upon 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.

LETS PRAY 🙏

 Psalms 103:5 (KJV)  Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. May the Lord by His mercy visit you and change your story for good in Jesus mighty name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: TUESDAY DECEMBER 26TH, 2023.

THEME: ATTRACTING GOD'S BLESSINGS l

MEMORISE: 

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 

Deuteronomy 28:2 

READ: Genesis 22:1-18  

1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 

2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 

17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

MESSAGE:

A blessing is a manifestation of all the forces in heaven, on earth and under the earth helping someone. When God blesses someone, everything - family, career, finance and so on will be working well for that fellow. If you really want God to bless you, you need to know how to attract His blessings. Psalm 115:3 says God is sovereign, He does as he pleases. He can bless anybody He wants; He can bless the younger more than the  elder. He is God.

In our memory verse for today, the word of God made it clear: "And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD they God."

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 says further:

Behold, l set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which l command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which l command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.

The choice you make between living holy and committing sin determines what you attract to your life - whether blessings or curses. If you live holy, you would attract God's blessings, if you choose to live in sin, you would attract curses. Which one will you choose?

Blessings don't come without a cause. In Genesis 27:1-4, Isaac told Esau to prepare a very nice meal that would satisfy him, so that he could bless the boy before dying. Though it was Esau that was to be blessed, Jacob who brought the meal first, got the blessing. He provoked the blessing upon himself by doing something to please his father. If you want God to bless you, do something to please Him always. To achieve this, you must live a life of holiness. If you refuse to live holy, forget about attracting the blessings of God.

Don't mistake just having money for divine blessings. A truly blessed man has all round peace and prosperity.

KEY POINT

Holiness attracts God's blessings.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 4-7

AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 10: IN CHRIST ALONE

1 In Christ alone my hope is found 

He is my light, my strength, my song 

This cornerstone, this solid ground 

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm 

What heights of love, what depths of peace 

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease 

My comforter, my all in all 

Here in the love of Christ I stand  

2 In Christ alone who took on flesh 

Fullness of God in helpless babe 

This gift of love and righteousness 

Scorned by the ones He came to save 

Till on that cross as Jesus died 

The wrath of God was satisfied 

For every sin on Him was laid 

Here in the death of Christ I live  

There in the ground His body lay 

3 Light of the world by darkness slain 

Then bursting forth in glorious day 

Up from the grave He rose again 

And as He stands in victory 

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me 

For I am His and He is mine 

Bought with the precious blood of Christ  

4 No guilt in life, no fear in death 

This is the power of Christ in me 

life's first cry to final breath 

Jesus commands my destiny 

No power of hell, no scheme of man 

Can ever pluck me from His hand 

Till He returns or calls me home 

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand