Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: SATURDAY OCTOBER 5TH 2024

TOPIC: HARD PRAYERS

MEMORISE:

“Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.” - (Isaiah 45:11)

READ: 2 KINGS 20:1-11 (KJV)

1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,

3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

MESSAGE:

Over the last three days, I have discussed very easy prayers and easy prayers. Today, I will talk about hard prayers.

You pray hard prayers when you ask God to change the natural order of things and negate the laid-down laws that govern the world. For example, when Joshua stopped the sun from setting, he prayed for something that was contrary to nature (Joshua 10:12-14). Also, in today’s Bible text, King Hezekiah wanted the sun to go backwards as a sign that he would be healed. That was a hard prayer, but God did it still. If God answered these prayers by breaking the laws of nature just because someone asked Him to, then there is nothing that is too difficult to ask Him to do in your life.

Years ago, a pregnant woman came to me, saying that she already had daughters, but that her in-laws had threatened to chase her out of her husband’s house if she didn’t deliver a son with her current pregnancy. I told her that according to science, a baby’s gender is decided within 72 hours after it is conceived. She replied that I was not the one who will change the gender of the baby; all she wanted was for me to agree with her in prayers. I did so, and she gave birth to a boy. You may say that the baby was probably a boy all along, however, I shared this testimony while preaching one day, and a woman came to meet me after the service. She was eight months pregnant and had done a scan which revealed that the baby in her womb was a boy. However, she wanted a girl because she wanted to be able to share her dresses with her daughter. I told her, “You know very well that this baby is fully formed by now.” She replied that I was not the one who will perform the miracle; she just wanted me to agree with her in prayers. I did so, and she gave birth to a girl!

Nothing is too hard for God to do (Jeremiah 32:27). He made the laws of nature and can suspend them at any time. He can reverse the irreversible just because you ask Him to. During one of our programmes, a man wanted to see the miracles happening at the altar and whispered to God that he would like to be taller. He outgrew his trousers on the spot and everyone could see it! Indeed, nothing is too hard for God to do.

KEY POINT:

There is no impossibility with God.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: MATTHEW 12-13

AUTHOR PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL: 22 - SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER! SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER!

1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

that calls me from a world of care,

and bids me at my Father's throne

make all my wants and wishes known.

In seasons of distress and grief,

my soul has often found relief,

and oft escaped the tempter's snare

by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

the joys I feel, the bliss I share

of those whose anxious spirits burn

with strong desires for thy return!

With such I hasten to the place

where God my Savior shows his face,

and gladly take my station there,

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!

thy wings shall my petition bear

to him whose truth and faithfulness

engage the waiting soul to bless.

And since he bids me seek his face,

believe his word, and trust his grace,

I'll cast on him my every care,

and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Friday, 4th October 2024

EASY PRAYERS 

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, I worship You because all the promises in You are yes, and in You Amen; for You are not a man that should lie, whatever You say, You will do

2.Father, thank You, for my daily bread is guaranteed in You; thank You because You are the Good Shepherd that laid His life down for the good of His sheep, therefore I shall not lack

3.Father, thank You for taking pleasure in my prosperity and well-being as Your child saved by grace 

4.Father, as Your child, forgive me for not fully trusting You for my provisions that are guaranteed in Your word. Have mercy on me and forgive me of every hidden sin, in Jesus' name 

5.Father, I am ready for my next ration of provisions for my well-being, may I take delivery of them all at the right time, in Jesus' name 

6.Father, give me the heathen for my inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for my possession, in Jesus' name 

7.Father, please, everything that will make me comfortable in serving and doing Your will and purpose, I receive them, in Jesus' name

8.Father, everything I need to survive in this world is already guaranteed in Your word, help me therefore to always align myself with Your word. Help me to stay in Your will that I may receive every of Your promises for me, in Jesus' name 

9.Father, please, help me to pay close attention to every instruction You will give me on how to get everything I need to survive, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, my well-being is Your responsibility, please, help me to stop worrying about my daily needs but to fully trust in You. Help me to deal with every doubt and sign of faithlessness in me, 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), help them to remain a shining light 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 OCTOBER 4TH 2024.

THEME: EASY PRAYERS

MEMORISE: For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.    2 Corinthians 1:20

READ: Numbers 23:19-20

19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

MESSAGE

Today, I will continue my teaching on the various categories of prayer by looking at the second category: easy prayers. You pray easy prayers when you ask God for What He has already guaranteed the Bible. For example, asking God for your daily bread is asking for something that He has already guaranteed (Matthew 6:9-11). The shepherd does not eat grass; it is meant for the sheep. So, when you ask God for food as His sheep, it is an easy prayer that He will answer easily (Psalm 23). Psalm 35:27 says that God has pleasure in your prosperity. Therefore, asking for wealth is an easy prayer. Years ago, when I asked God for money to build a small house in Mushin, Lagos, He said, "Don't ask for a house, I have decided to give you a city." So, when seven of us gathered in Ilorin to pray for a campground,

one of us began to prophesy, "l have already provided the land, I will only show it to you." The land was already provided because He guaranteed it in His word (Psalm 2:8).

One of my children said, 'Give me' is the prayer of a child. When your son comes to ask you for food, he is just saying, "I am ready for the next ration," he is not bothered about the provision of the food. In the same vein, you should not be bothered about things that God has already promised you in the Scriptures. They are already provided for you, so all you need to do is ask, and you will get them at the right time. There is no need worry about money, food, or all those things that make you comfortable; God has already provided them (Matthew 6:25-34).

When you worry about the things that God has guaranteed, it shows that you have little faith. Before you came to this world, He had prepared everything you need to survive. Just ask for them when you need them. As you ask, pay attention to whatever instructions He will give you on how to get them. In 1 Kings 17:4-6, He told Elijah to go to the brook and food was brought to him there. If Elijah did not obey, he would have died of hunger even though food was available for him. Your well-being is God's responsibility; stop worrying about it.

KEY POINT

Worrying about your daily needs is a sign of faithlessness. If God has guaranteed them in His word, just ask Him and He will provide them at the right time.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 10-11

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 13: JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW

1.  Jesus loves me! This I know,

For the Bible tells me so;

Little ones to Him belong;

They are weak, but He is strong.

Refrain:

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.

2. Jesus loves me! This I know,

As He loved so long ago,

Taking children on His knee,

Saying, “Let them come to Me.”

3. Jesus loves me still today,

Walking with me on my way,

Wanting as a friend to give

Light and love to all who live.

4. Jesus loves me! He who died

Heaven’s gate to open wide;

He will wash away my sin,

Let His little child come in.

5. Jesus loves me! He will stay

Close beside me all the way;

Thou hast bled and died for me,

I will henceforth live for Thee.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

VERY EASY PRAYERS (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.Father, I worship You for You are the God of all flesh and nothing is too hard for You to do

2.Father, thank You because You are unlimited in power and glory, making all things beautiful at Your own time

3.Father, Who is like You O Lord, among the gods. Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders

4.Father, Worthy are You O Lord God Almighty, You that made the heavens and the earth, and everything that dwells in them

5.Father, I praise You for Your glorious works in my life. Your miracles, signs and wonders are innumerable to mention

6.Father, thank You for prayers answered in the past, prayers answered now and many more You will answer in the future; for You are the same yesterday, and today, and forever 

7.Father, thank You for the light of Your word that shines over me and darkness cannot comprehend 

8.Father, thank You for Your name that is highly lifted above all, at which every knee bows and all tongues confess that You are the Lord 

9.Father, I praise You for Your grace which is sufficient for me, thank You for Your mercy that endureth over my life 

10.Father, thank You because You are able to make all grace abound towards me; that I, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work

11.Father, I praise You with all that is in me. Please, Father, whenever You seek true worshippers to worship You in spirit and in truth, may I be found worthy, in Jesus' name 

12.Father, thank You because You will bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; You will grant him divine health and long life; and bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual). Thank You for You will help them to remain a shining light forever, in Jesus' name.

13.Father, thank you for Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points. Thank you for, beyond measures, You will bless him and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

14.Father, thank You because every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis are removed, in Jesus' name.

15.Father, please, help me to bless You at all times, let Your praises continually be in my mouth, help me never to neglect or treat lightly the weapon of praise. Let me praise You so much that, it will become difficult for me to go a day without giving You quality praises, in Jesus' name 

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: THURSDAY OCTOBER 3RD 2024

THEME: VERY EASY PRAYERS II

MEMORISE: Wherefore thou art great, 0 Lord God: for there is none like thee,. neither is there any Godi beside : thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.   2 Samuel 7:22

READ: Psalms 100:1-5 

1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

MESSAGE

Yesterday, I taught about praise and worship being in the category of very easy prayers and the fact that even little children can praise God. Today, I will discuss God's reaction to very easy prayers.

The first thing you must know about this category of prayers is that God is looking for people that pray this way. Students seek knowledge, politicians seek power, businessmen seek profit, but God seeks worshippers. He is constantly searching for people that will worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). When He finds such people, He is so happy that He gives them blessings and miracles that they did not even ask for. Psalm 67:5-6 says:

Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

When we had just begun to hold the Holy Ghost Service at Redemption City, I was fasting and praying towards the programme one day when God said, "Don't pray, just praise Me." I did that, and the way He responded amazed me. On the first night of the Holy Ghost Service, He healed 14,000 people. We were few then, so that was almost everyone in attendance! After the programme, l was in my prayer room, thanking Him because I had not seen such before. Then, He told me to praise Him more and that He would do more the next day. I did not understand what He was saying because almost everyone had been healed on the first day, What I did not know was that the people who had gotten their healing went to tell their friends, and more people came the following day. On that day, 16,000 people were healed! became frightened. Imagine having a congregation of

15,000 people, and by the next day, it had grown to 30,000 Praising and worshipping God causes Him to do frightening miracles.

A few years ago, during a wedding ceremony in a parish of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, the groom suddenly fell and died while signing the marriage register. All the pastors gathered and prayed all the prayers they knew, yet the young man's corpse grew colder. Then, someone said that they should all stop praying and just praise God. Not long after they started doing that, the groom rose from the dead.

Beloved, the easiest route to getting God to pay attention to you is through praise and worship. Do it continuously.

ACTION POINT

Just like you did yesterday, spend the rest of today praising God. Don't ask for anything just praise Him all day long.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 7-9

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 thy tribute bring.

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,

Evermore His praises sing:

Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia!

Praise the everlasting King.

2. Praise Him for His grace and favor

To our fathers in distress;

Praise Him still the same as ever,

Slow to chide, and swift to bless.

Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia!

Glorious in His faithfulness. 

3. Fatherlike He tends and spares us,

Well our feeble frame He knows;

In His hands He gently bears us,

Rescues us from all our foes.

Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia!

Widely yet His mercy flows.  

4. Frail as summer’s flow’r we flourish,

Blows the wind and it is gone;

But while mortals rise and perish,

Our God lives unchanging on.

Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia!

Praise the high Eternal One!  

5. Angels, help us to adore Him,

Ye behold Him face to face;

Sun and moon, bow down before Him;

Dwellers all in time and space,

Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia!

Praise with us the God of grace.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

VERY EASY PRAYERS 

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, I worship You for who You are, thank You for choosing to create me to bring praise to You.  

2.Father, thank You for the power of praise working in me and through me. Thank You for dwelling in the praise of Your people and for prayers answered in the place of praise and worship 

3.Father, I join the host of Angels in heaven and the twenty four elders saying, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

4.Father, Worthy are You, my Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.

5.Father, I praise You for all You have done for me in the past, thank You for what You are doing presently and thank You for all You will yet do, in Jesus' name 

6.Father, thank You for prospering the works of my hands, thank You for moving me from the level of addition to the height of multiplication, in Jesus' name 

7.Father, thank You for fighting my life's battles. Thank You for mighty deliverances spiritually and physically, in Jesus' name

8.Father, thank You for honoring Your name in my life. Thank You Lord, for in Your name situations turn around for my good. Thank You for the power of Your word working for me, in Jesus' name 

9.Father, thank You for giving me Your Holy Spirit to guide and guard me against all evils; to strengthen and to comfort me during my trials; for teaching and reminding me of all that I need to know, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, thank You for going to prepare for me a place and for Your promise to come and take me to be with You on the last day, in Jesus' name. 

11.Father, thank You for by Your grace, I will be found in faith when You shall come again to take up the redeemed of The Lord, in Jesus' name.

12.Father, thank You because You will bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; You will grant him divine health and long life; and bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual). Thank You for You will help them to remain a shining light forever, in Jesus' name.

13.Father, thank you for Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points. Thank you for, beyond measures, You will bless him and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus' name.

14.Father, thank You because every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis are removed, in Jesus' name.

15.Father, please, help me to bless You at all times, let Your praises continually be in my mouth, help me never to neglect or treat lightly the weapon of praise. Let me praise You so much that, it will become difficult for me to go a day without giving You quality praises, in Jesus' name 

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: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2ND 2024

TOPIC: VERY EASY PRAYERS I

MEMORISE:

“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.” - (Hebrews 13:15)

READ: PSALM 34:1-4 (KJV)

1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

MESSAGE:

There are five categories of prayers: very easy prayers, easy prayers, hard prayers, dangerous prayers, and ‘impossible’ prayers. For the next few days, I will be teaching on each of them to help you have a more robust prayer life.

The first category of prayers is the very easy prayers. This is praise and worship. Praise and worship is very easy because you don’t have to be a theologian to praise God; even little children can praise Him (Matthew 21:15-16).

David said that his soul would not forget all of God’s benefits, and so he would bless the Lord (Psalm 103:2). As a songwriter said, if you count your blessings and name them one by one, it will be very easy to praise God. David said, “I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” (Psalm 34:1). You can praise God non-stop because praising Him is very easy when you count your blessings. It is very easy to do, yet it is extremely powerful. Unfortunately, many Christians don’t praise God much.

When we were about to open the first parish of The Redeemed Christian Church of God in Abuja, I was in my hotel room, praying concerning the programme that would hold that evening and asking God to perform miracles, heal the sick, and save souls. While praying, God said, “Shut up, am I your houseboy? Have you thanked Me for all I’ve done for you in the past?” I said, “Oh Lord, thank You for all You have done in the past. Tonight, please heal the sick...” Again, He told me to shut up and that I should only praise Him and not ask for anything for the next three days. It was very difficult, but I did it anyway. By the end of the third day, He said, “Select elders who will be going around, teaching the doctrine of the church to strengthen its foundation because all you have seen thus far is addition; get ready for multiplication.” The result of praising Him then can be clearly seen today as RCCG has indeed multiplied greatly.

Do you engage in this very easy prayer of praise and worship? How often do you praise God? Look around you, there are multitudes of things you can praise God for; praise Him continually for them. I know there are some things that you wish He has done, but what about all He has done already? If you find it difficult to praise God for what He has done, how do you expect Him to do more?

Don’t be an ingrate; go ahead and praise God with all your might.

ACTION POINT:

Spend the rest of today praising God. Don't ask for anything; just praise Him all day long.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: MATTHEW 5-6

AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL: 18 PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY, THE KING OF CREATION 

1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;

O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation:

all ye who hear,

now to his temple draw near,

joining in glad adoration.

2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,

shieldeth thee gently from harm, or when fainting sustaineth:

hast thou not seen

how thy heart's wishes have been

granted in what he ordaineth?

3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;

surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend thee:

ponder anew

what the Almighty can do,

if to the end he befriend thee.

4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him!

Let the Amen

sound from his people again:

gladly for aye we adore him!