Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL

Sunday, 21st July 2024

ELDERS ARE WISE 

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.  Father, thank You for having elders around us and for the rare wealth of wisdom You have deposited in them

2.  Father, thank You for the salvation of the souls of all our elders; thank You for the experiences in the good fight of faith they've fought and thank You for Your strength in them

3.  Father, please, in any area I have sinned against You and fall short of Your glory, have mercy on me and forgive my sins

4.  Father, help me to take very good care of my elders and to learn from the wealth of their experiences in order to have an advantage over my peers, in Jesus' name 

5.  Father, deliver me from every form of pride and arrogance preventing me from learning from my elders, in Jesus' name 

6.  Father, help me to remain humble enough and to be open to learning even from my elders, help me not to be full of myself, in Jesus' name 

7.  Father, help me never to throw away the counsel of my elders, may I never lose the opportunity that will make the difference in my life, in Jesus' name.

8.   Father, fill me with the Holy Spirit, help me to choose the right counsel of life from the elders, help me never to be hasty in decision making, in Jesus' name

9.  Father, deliver me from any action that will lead to the loss of my inheritance in You and my downfall on the journey of fulfilling Your destiny for me, in Jesus' name.

10.  Father, regardless of my status in life, help me never to be too wise to despise the advice of godly elders always, in Jesus' name.

11.  Father, help me and bless me to care for the godly elders You have given me; help me to spend time with them and to learn from them before they come to be with You, in Jesus' name

12.  Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye;  grant him divine health and long life; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, in Jesus' name.

13.  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.

14.  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.

15.  Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

16 ..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

17.  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 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 JULY 21ST 2024

THEME: ELDERS ARE WISE

MEMORISE: With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of day is understanding.   Job 12:12

READ: Exodus 18:13-24 

13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.

14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?

15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:

16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

MESSAGE

If you have elders around you, you have rare wisdom around you, and you should learn from their wealth of wisdom. There are certain things that elders know that Google, as vast as it is, does not know. The elders have some alternative treatments for sicknesses and diseases that modern science has not caught up with yet. There are some experiences that they have when it comes to relating with other people that you cannot learn in any book or university. If you take care of your elders and learn from them, there is a lot you will know and have as an advantage over your peers. In Yorubaland, when we see a child behaving wisely, we call him or her Omo Agba meaning the child of an elder, because we know straight away that he or she must have learnt a lot from an elderly person.

With all of Moses' education in Egypt, the greatest nation in those days, his father-in-law, Jethro, was the one who taught him a valuable lesson about delegation. Moses got the best leadership education in the world and thought he was a good leader until he was exposed to an elder's wisdom. Jethro's counsel showed him that he was not that wise after all. You may think you are wise because you are educated and have the internet at your fingertips, but if you listen to the elders, you will discover a lot of truth that will really help you in life.

When an elder advises you, take that advice dearly because what you do with it could be the difference between success and failure. In 1 Kings 12:6, King Rehoboam met with elders on how to rule the people. They gave him advice which was filled with wisdom. However, he went to meet his younger friends for advice, and because theirs seemed more exciting, he pushed aside the advice of the elders. Rehoboam's actions caused a civil war, and he lost the kingdom of Israel, as we see in verses

18 and 19:

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore, king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. So, Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

Never despise the advice of godly elders.

ACTION POINT

Write a list of godly elders that you have around you, and start taking care of them and spending time with them from now. You will learn a lot from them before they go to be with the Lord.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 29-31

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 27: WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,

all our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry

everything to God in prayer!

O what peace we often forfeit,

O what needless pain we bear,

all because we do not carry

everything to God in prayer!

2. Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged;

take it to the Lord in prayer!

Can we find a friend so faithful

who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness;

take it to the Lord in prayer!

3. Are we weak and heavy laden,

cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior, still our refuge--

take it to the Lord in prayer!

Do your friends despise, forsake you?

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

In his arms he'll take and shield you;

you will find a solace there.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL 

Saturday, 20th July 2024

HONOUR ELDERS

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. Father, thank You for giving us elders, thank You for the wealth of wisdom You have deposited in them

2. Father, thank You for the salvation of the souls of all our elders, thank You for establishing them in faith.

3. Father, thank You for the great work of the gospel You had enabled them to do and the grace handed over to the younger generation to continue with.

4. Father, please, forgive me for every dishonour I had ever done against the elders, please have mercy on me and forgive my sins

5. Father, help me to honour the elders in order to get their blessings rather than curses, in Jesus' name 

6. Father, deliver me from every form of pride and arrogance towards the elders; help me to respect and honor them, in Jesus' name 

7. Father, make me wise in learning from the elders, make me a blessing to the elders around me rather than being a burden to them, in Jesus' name.

8. Father, fill me with the Holy Spirit, help me to know when to speak and when to keep quiet before the elders, in Jesus' name

9. Father, please, help me never to rebuke an elder but to share my opinion respectfully and never dishonour them, in Jesus' name.

10. Father, regardless of my status in life, help me to remain humble before You and to honor the elders always, in Jesus' name.

11. Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; grant him divine health and long life; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, in Jesus' name.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15 ..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16. 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 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 JULY 20TH 2024

THEME: HONOUR ELDERS

MEMORISE: Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: l am the Lord.     Leviticus 19:32

READ: 1 Timothy 5:1-3

3  Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

4 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

5 Honour widows that are widows indeed.

MESSAGE

Nowadays, many young people think that they are superior to elders because they believe they are more sophisticated. An elder is an elder regardless of their educational, financial, and/or social status. People must always honor elders if they don't want curses on their heads (Deuteronomy 27:1 6).

Today's memory verse says that when you see an elder coming, you must rise up in honor of the elder. Don't let an elder pass by you without greeting them. If an elder is carrying something, you must run to them and help with whatever they are carrying. When an elder is talking to you, don't talk back immediately; let the elder finish speaking before you speak. Take a cue from Elihu in Job 32:4:

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

Furthermore, in Job 32:6, Elihu did not just share his opinion; he spoke with honor to the elders, telling them that he was afraid to speak because he was before them. In verse 8, you will see that Elihu was the one who spoke the words that we often quote, "There is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty gives him understanding." Clearly, he was wise and had understanding from God. You cannot claim to be filled with the Holy Spirit and dishonor your elders; that would be a lie.

Now you may say, what if an elder has done something terrible that is not expected from elders? The Bible says in 1 Timothy 5:1-3 that you must never rebuke an elder. It may surprise you to know that when Elihu did the things I referred to in the previous paragraph, he was very angry with the elders. He was angry with Job because Job was self-righteous, justifying himself rather than God. Yet, he waited for him to finish speaking before sharing his opinion with honor. Don't say you have holy anger and speak to an elder disrespectfully. Don't claim to be fighting for God and dishonor an elder. No matter how wrong an elder is, you must share your opinion respectfully and never dishonor them.

KEY POINT

A true child of God always honors elders, regardless of his or her status.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 25-28

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 30: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD 

1. 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.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL

Friday, 19th July 2024  

YOUR ARROWS 

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. Father, thank You for making me an arrow in the hands of my parents and thank You for also giving me children like arrows in the hands of the mighty

2. Father, thank You for ultimately making me Your child through the salvation work You completed on the Cross at Calvary

3. Father, please, forgive me if I have not done enough on my responsibility towards the children You have given me 

4. Father, make my children like arrows in the hands of the young man, empower them in all areas to go ahead into my future to make it more pleasurable, in Jesus' name 

5. Father, empower me to do my very best in training the children, Your heritage in my hands, to be the very best of Your purpose for them, in Jesus' name 

6. Father, help me to invest wisely in my children, may I enjoy the results thereof and let the results of my investments be obvious in them even when I am long gone, in Jesus' name.

7. Father, empower and bless me to give my children my best, help me to spend time to teach them the basic principles of life and Your word, in Jesus' name

8. Father, please, make my latter end better and greater than my beginning, may I enjoy long-term prosperity and peace of mind with my children, in Jesus' name.

9. Father, in Your mercy, may I never know shame over my children, in Jesus' name.

 

10. Father, notwithstanding my family background, before I am gone from the earth, let my name be known around the world for good, in Jesus' name

11. Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; grant him divine health and long life; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, in Jesus' name.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15 ..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16. 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 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: FRIDAY JULY 19TH 2024

THEME: YOUR ARROWS

MEMORISE: As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Psalm 127:4

READ: Psalms 127:3-5 

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

MESSAGE

Today's memory verse says that children are like a young man's arrows. Young men can shoot arrows far ahead of them to ward off the enemy or any dangerous animal in their path. Likewise, your children are to go ahead of you into your future to make it more pleasurable. If you train your children well, when they are older, they will take care of you in your old age.

My mother and father did not have formal education. My family was called poor, even by the poor people in our village. The day my father bought an umbrella, we all celebrated in our house; that is how poor we were. However, even though we were very poor, my parents managed to send me to school. They sold their properties till there was nothing else to sell. That was the best decision they ever took because sending me to school brought the family out of poverty. Today, the name 'Adeboye' is known around the world because my parents used the money from selling their properties to pay my school fees.

Spend your money wisely; invest in your children because they are the arrows you will send to your future. They will be there for you when you are old, and when you are long gone, the results of your investment in them will still be obvious. There is an adage in Yorubaland that says that if you decide to build a house rather than build your child, the child you refused to build will sell off the house you built.

Choose to send your children to the best schools you can afford. Choose to spend quality time with them to teach them the basic principles of life and God's word. No investment in your children ever expires. Ecclesiastes 7:8 says that better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof. It is better to wear rags now and train your children than to wear the best clothes and leave your children untrained. It doesn't matter what you wear today; if your children are well-trained, they will buy you the best clothes and cars and even build houses for you when they get older.

Beloved, training your children well is important if you want to enjoy long-term prosperity and peace of mind.

REFLECTION

Are you doing your best when it comes to training your children?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 20-24

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 28: GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH

1. Guide me, O thou  great Jehovah

pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but you are mighty;

hold me with your powerful hand.

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,

feed me now and evermore,

feed me now and evermore.

2. Open now the crystal fountain,

where the healing waters flow.

Let the fire and cloudy pillar

lead me all my journey through.

Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,

ever be my strength and shield,

ever be my strength and shield.

3. When I tread the verge of Jordan,

bid my anxious fears subside.

Death of death, and hell's Destruction,

land me safe on Canaan's side.

Songs of praises, songs of praises

I will ever sing to you,

I will ever sing to you.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

 PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL

Thursday, 18th July 2024 

FLEE FORNICATION

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.  Father, thank You for making me Your temple, thank You for allowing Your Spirit to dwell in me

2.  Father, thank You for making Yourself a sacrifice for my sins through Your death on the Cross at Calvary

3.  Father, please, in any way I have sinned against You and fall short of Your glory, please have mercy on me, forgive me for defiling Your temple in me

4.  Father, I don't want to be destroyed by You, please, deliver me from every immorality in my body, purge my heart from immoral thoughts, in Jesus' name

5.  Father, empower me to flee from fornication, to stay away from anything and anyone that will lead me to fornication, in Jesus' name 

6.  Father, deliver me from every evil, immoral communication that corrupts good manners, help me never to give room for such, in Jesus' name.

7.   Father, help all our youths to avoid every romantic relationship outside marriage, deliver those in the bondage of casual romantic relationships, in Jesus' name

8.  Father, please restore the sanctity of sexual relationship back into our families, the church and the society, let all forms of immorality not be mentioned among us, in Jesus' name.

9.  Father, in Your mercy, turn the hearts of all our children to fear You and run from every sexual advances at them, in Jesus' name.

 

10.  Father, help me to overcome every temptation to fornicate, help me never to create the avenue for such with the opposite sex, in Jesus' name

11.  Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye;  grant him divine health and long life; and, bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), forever, in Jesus' name.

12.  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.

13.  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.

14.  Your Personal petitions.

( Philippians 4:6)

15 ..In Jesus' name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16.  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 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.