Acts 20:24 (KJV) But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 2024.
THEME: NEW YEAR RESOLUTION II
MEMORISE:
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:7
READ: 2 Kings 2:19-20
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
22 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
MESSAGE:
I started what you may call my 'New Year resolutions' yesterday and I will be discussing the second resolution on my list today. This year, I will open my mouth and tell God exactly how things are with me. | have discovered from experience that many people have become so good at pretending that all is well when all is not, even before God, the One who knows everything.
In our Bible reading today, the men of Jericho revealed the true state of their city to Elisha and God used the prophet to put an end to the problem in their land.
Come to think of it however, Elijah, the spiritual father of Elisha, walked among the people of Jericho for years, but it was not recorded in the Bible that they informed him of the problems they were facing. They suffered for so long because of their silence! This year, I have decided that I am not going to suffer in silence. I am going to tell the Almighty God what my problems
are: I am going to tell Him everything because I know that He will solve them all. I will not wait until I am about to lose things that are precious to me before l cry out like the widow in 2 Kings 4:1-7 did.
I visited one of my uncles many years ago and his wife served me pounded yam about the size of a baby's fist. If l had intended to stay for one day, I would have kept my mouth shut, but I was going to stay for one week and pounded yam of that size will not satisfy me at all. I was very young, and I had a healthy appetite. So, I called the woman, "Excuse me ma'am, am l welcome here?" She said, "yes, of course you are." I said, "In that case, this pounded yam cannot satisfy me; please Iet me have some more." She went into her bedroom, I did not know what she told her husband, but l heard them laughing. I couldn't have cared less; as long as she came back with more pounded yam, I was fine.
This year, ensure that you do not pretend or form as the youths will say, before God. Tell Him exactly where the shoe hurts. Make up your mind like me to ask for His help more than ever before and He will surely answer you (Mathew21:22).
KEY POINT
Stop suffering in silence, tell God all your needs this year.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 9-12
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.
Refrain:
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Ev'ry hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.
2 I need Thee ev'ry hour,
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r
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 ev'ry hour,
Teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfill.
Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heavens:
Tuesday, 2, January, 2024
New Year Resolution 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 that dwells in the praises of Your people.
2.Thank You, Father, You're the just and righteous judge.
3.Thank You, Father, for all the yokes You have destroyed and victories You have given through the power of praise.
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, while I live and have my being, I will praise You, in Jesus name.
6.Father, grant me divine favour in all my endeavors, this year, in Jesus name.
7.Father, release upon my life the grace to worship and praise You, this year, like never before, with all my heart and strength, in Jesus name.
8.Father, please, empower me to offer quality and intense praise that will compel heaven to bless me, this year, in Jesus name.
9.Father, please, grant all my heart's desires this year, as I offer unto You, praise continually, 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.
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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.
Psalms 67:6 (KJV) Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. May the new year be unto you that year decreed by Heaven to bless you beyond expectations that you may experience uncommon increase in every ramification in Jesus mighty name. Happy New Year!!!
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 2ND, 2024.
THEME: NEW YEAR RESOLUTION I
MEMORISE:
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Psalm 146:2
READ: Psalms 67:4-5
4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
MESSAGE:
One of my sons while preaching some time ago said Jacob laboured for 14 years to get the woman he wanted to marry (Genesis 29:18-30) while Isaac simply took a stroll and came back with a
wife (Genesis 24:63-67). One had favour, the other exerted labour. The moment he said that, I made up my mind that l am going to enjoy God's favour in every area of my life. This decision led me to make what you will probably call 'New Year resolutions. These resolutions are deliberate steps I will take towards basking in divine favour for the rest of my life. l am going to share these steps with you over the next six days and I want to encourage you to take them very seriously. Please do not treat them like the typical New Year resolutions that are
often quickly forgotten in the course of the year.
This year, like never before, I am determined to praise and worship God with all my heart and strength. Whenever you eulogise someone from the bottom of your heart, you can get that fellow to volunteer to help you. I will worship and praise God so much that He will volunteer to help me like He did for Paul and Silas in Acts 16: 25-26.
My biological father was so poor that whenever the time came for school fees to be paid, he will pick quarrels with his two wives so that they wouldn't be able to ask for the children's school fees. However, my mother knew how to get my school fees. She would go into my father's room and eulogize him to the extent that he would ask her, "What can I do for you today?" My mother would promptly ask for my school fees and he would
Immediately promise to see to it that my school fees are paid.
This year, I am going to praise and worship God more than ever before. Like David who also enjoyed divine favour all through his life, I will bless God at all times and His praise shall continually be in my mouth (Psalm 34:1).
I will never stop praising His holy name. I will be intentional in praising Him at all times. I will praise Him with everything within me (Psalm 103:1). I will speak of his greatness at all times and He will cover me specially with His favour all through this year and beyond. I will praise my God forever (Psalm 145:1-2). What about you?
ACTION POINT
Spend quality time praising God today and make this a daily practice going forward.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 5-8
AUTHOR: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
HYMN 17: PRAISE MY SOUL THE KING OF HEAVEN
1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King!
2 Praise him for his grace and favor
to his people in distress.
Praise him, still the same as ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness!
3 Father Like he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows.
In his hand he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Widely yet his mercy flows!
Jeremiah 32:27 (KJV) Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? May the Lord by His mercy take over every of your challenges and source of anxiety that as you enter the new year, you will testify and sing new songs of joy to glory of His name, in Jesus mighty name. Happy New Year!!!
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: MONDAY 1ST, JANUARY 2024.
THEME: PRAYERS FOR THE NEW YEAR
MEMORISE:
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Luke 3:5
READ: Isaiah 45:1-3
1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
MESSAGE:
1 Father, I praise and thank You for the gift of this New Year. Thank you so much for seeing me through 2023; l am grateful, Lord.
2. Father, help me to live holy all through this year. Help me to please You at all times, in Jesus name.
3. Lord, this year, help me to love You more than ever before. Help me to live wholly for You, always doing Your will, in Jesus' name.
4. Father, in this New Year, please uproot anything that is not of You from my life and family, in Jesus' name.
5. Lord, please give me fresh fire this year. Let me draw Δloser to You and win souls more than ever before, in Jesus' name. Please, anoint me with fresh zeal for You, Lord.
6. Father, please use me more than ever before this year. Help me and every member of my family to serve You more than ever before, in Jesus' name.
7. Fathe, please fill my life with great testimonies of your goodness throughout this year and beyond, in Jesus' name.
8. Lord, please give me divine speed and success in all areas of my life this year. Please, help me excel in all l lay my hands on, in Jesus' name.
9. Father, all through this year, let me have many reasons to dance. Father, let me wake up rejoicing and go to bed rejoicing every day, in Jesus name.
10. Lord, please keep all my loved ones and me away from any form of evil this year, in Jesus' name. Let Your presence be with us at all times, in Jesus' name.
11. Father, please let there be a fresh outpouring, of the Holy Spirit upon Your church this year. Let there be a mighty revival, multiply Your church and disappoint all devices of the enemy, in Jesus name.
12. Your personal prayer requests for the New Year.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 1-4
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
