Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE:: MONDAY DECEMBER 09, 2024

THEME:: GODLY WISDOM VS. WORLDLY WISDOM

MEMORISE:

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

                                   1 Corinthians 3:19

BIBLE READING:

1 Corinthians 1:25-29

25. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

27. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

28. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

29. That no flesh should glory in his presence.

MESSAGE

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

                                                    Ecclesiastes 7:19

The Scripture above tells us that a wise man can be stronger than ten mighty men put together. Therefore, one can say that having wisdom is a very good thing.

In 1 Corinthians 1:20, the Bible says:

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

From the Scripture above, we know that there is something called ‘the wisdom of this world’, and that God can turn this wisdom into foolishness. However, the question is, what is the wisdom of this world?

The wisdom of this world is any kind of wisdom that is not of God. In other words, any kind of wisdom that does not agree with the word of God is the wisdom of this world. It may seem good and also seem to yield temporary results, but if it is not of God, it will eventually become foolishness. In the same Scripture that was quoted above, the Bible tells us that when the wisdom of this world was turned into foolishness, the wise men of the world were nowhere to be found. They could no longer make a case for their kind of wisdom.

Some people are boasting now, arguing that their kind of wisdom is the best because it appears to be yielding results for them, either in helping them to make money, or to get into positions of power and so on. However, because their wisdom is not based on the word of God, a time is coming when they will hide their faces in shame because it will be made foolishness.

Beloved, do not be moved by the methods and recommendations of men, even though they might seem very logical. If their recommendations are not based on what the word of God says, they are foolishness, and you should not partake of such. The Lord has superior wisdom for you, and He said that you only need to ask in order to get it (James 1:5). When you begin to use His wisdom, you may seem foolish at first to the people who are using the wisdom of the world, but I tell you from experience, sooner or later, you will have excellent results. Better still, your results will endure, and you will keep on excelling, long after the so-called results of the people who relied on the wisdom of the world have been forgotten.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, please give me Your wisdom so I can live a fulfilled life.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:

Philippians 1-4

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.

REFRAIN: 

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 DEVOTIONAL 

Sunday, 8th December 2024 

TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE

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 Your perfect work at creation. Thank You, in Your wisdom You made all the living creatures in both male and female.

2.Father, thank You for giving me victory over the battles of life at every stage of my life.

3.Father, please, at every stage of my walk with You Lord, do not leave me alone to my battles, surround me with the right people on all sides, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me to choose the right people as friends, seperate me from friends that will cause me trouble and corrupt my good manners, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, if there is any bad fellow in the group of friends I have, please, change him or her, and if he or she refuses to change for good, separate them from me, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, help all our single brothers and sisters to choose the right spouses, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, let there be unity and oneness in every marriage, make them strong to be able to lift each other when one falls, in Jesus' name

8.Father, please, in every troubled marriage, let there be peace again and make them better together again, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, destroy every evil association sponsoring satanic partnership in our institutions of learning in my state and nation, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please, in all our families and in Your church, help us not to be unequally yoked with satanic beliefs and practices, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; honor his faith in You and grant him divine health and long life. 

Bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and 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: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 2024

TOPIC: TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE

MEMORISE:

“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.” - (Ecclesiastes 4:10)

READ: ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12 (KJV)

9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

MESSAGE:

Today’s Bible reading says that two are better than one. This is because, if one person falls, the other can lift him up. For instance, if a fellow is walking alone at night and is suddenly attacked by some miscreants, that fellow would most likely find it more difficult to fend off the attackers than if he or she had company. It is indeed not good to be alone (Ecclesiastes 4:11).

There are battles you may never win if you fight alone, but if you have the right people on your side, you will stand a better chance of winning. There is an exponential increase in strength when a fellow is not alone. Deuteronomy 32:30 says:

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

While it is good to have friends, it is important to choose the right ones. A popular saying goes thus: “Two heads are better than one.” However, that saying has been adjusted in recent times to be, “Two good heads are better than one.” Evil communication corrupts good manners (1 Corinthians 15:33). Who is your friend? Is your friend making you better or making you worse? If you have a friend who is corrupting your good manners, you should separate from such a fellow as he or she can cause you a lot of trouble. There are many people in prison today because of the kind of friend they had.

Make sure your friends are people with good heads on their shoulders. If you put a bad apple in a bowl with good ones, the bad apple will make the others rotten as well. If you have just one bad fellow in your group of friends, that one fellow will likely pull everyone down. It is better to stay away from such a person. Proverbs 13:20 says that the companion of fools shall be destroyed. Don’t allow yourself to be destroyed.

If you are unmarried, you must be extra careful when choosing a spouse. It is better not to be married at all than to get married to a bad spouse. Take your time to hear from God first. Get many confirmations that the fellow you want to get married to is not a fool. Do not think you can change him or her after marriage.

Beloved, your friendships and associations can greatly impact your life. Do not keep company with the wrong crowd.

KEY POINT:

Choose your friends wisely.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EPHESIANS 4-6

AUTHOR PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMNAL: 28 - GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH 

1 Guide me, O my great Redeemer,

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 HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Saturday, 7th December 2024

TRUST NOT IN RICHES

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 because You are the one that gives power to make wealth as written in Deuteronomy chapter 8, verse 18

2.Father, I worship You for You are richer than the richest in the world, and You have the power and ability to answer all, unlike money which is limited.

3.Father, thank You for blessing me and for making all grace abound for me, in Christ Jesus.

4.Father, please, in the present economic hardship in my nation and other nations of the world, let the value of our currencies be revived again, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, help all the leaders in my nation and other nations of the world to trust solely in You, and not in their money, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, whatever level of prosperity I attain in life, please, give me good health to be able to enjoy it, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, no matter the level of wealth I possess in life, please, help me not to lose my trust in You, in Jesus' name

8.Father, please, whether I eat little or much, let my sleep be sweet, and do not allow the abundance of riches take away sleep from me, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, may I never lose my salvation in Christ Jesus for all the money in this world, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, help me to put all my trust in You, and not in money, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; honor his faith in You and grant him divine health and long life. 

Renew his trust daily in You; bless his ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and 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:  SATURDAY DECEMBER 7TH 2024

THEME: TRUST NOT IN RICHES

MEMORISE:  A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

Ecclesiastes 10:19

READ:   Ecclesiastes 5:9-12 

9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

MESSAGE

Today's memory verse says that money answers all things. Truly, when someone has money, that person has a level of power because he or she can pay to get so many things done, some of which would have probably been impossible without money.

I saw an inscription many years ago which said, "When money is speaking, nobody checks the grammar." Nobody checks the grammar because most people are at the beck and call of a rich man. Even when he does something wrong, not many people are bold enough to correct him.

Hence, money truly can give a person a level of power. As powerful as money can be, however, Proverbs 23:5 says that it can grow wings and fly away. Also, even though money is powerful, there's a limit to what it can achieve. For example, it was recorded in the Bible that when there was a famine in Egypt, money failed (Genesis 47:15-16). In modern terms, this can mean that money no longer retains the value that it once had. For instance, in recent times, due to economic hardship, the currencies of many countries have lost so much value.

Since money can fail, it is not something you should rely on. There are many rich people who had the money for the best medical care in the world, but their money could not save their loved ones. There are people with state-of-the- art beds in their houses who can hardly sleep. Also, there are people with enough money to feed a city, who cannot eat what they want because of a health condition. You should not put your trust in money as whoever does so will be greatly disappointed. Proverbs 11:28 says:

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. If a fellow has all the money in the world but does not have Jesus, he or she is finished. There is absolutely no profit in having all the money in the world and missing heaven (Mark 8:36). Only Jesus can be relied on; only He can stand by you to help you when everything else fails. Only He can give you and the generations after you a glorious future here on earth and in eternity.

Beloved, the money you have in your bank account, as much as it may be, can fail you. Do not put your trust n riches; rather, put your trust in Jesus. He loves you, and He will never fail you.

KEY POINT

Do not put your trust in money; trust in Jesus alone.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:   Ephesians 1-3

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 1: ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS NAME

1. All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

and crown him Lord of all.

Bring forth the royal diadem,

and crown him Lord of all!

2. O seed of Israel's chosen race

now ransomed from the fall,

hail him who saves you by his grace,

and crown him Lord of all.

Hail him who saves you by his grace,

and crown him Lord of all!

3. Let every tongue and every tribe

responsive to his call,

to him all majesty ascribe,

and crown him Lord of all.

To him all majesty ascribe,

and crown him Lord of all!

4. Oh, that with all the sacred throng

we at his feet may fall!

We'll join the everlasting song

and crown him Lord of all.

We'll join the everlasting song

and crown him Lord of all.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

Friday, 6th December 2024

YOUTHFUL STRENGTH

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 because times and seasons are in Your hands. Thank You for making all things beautiful at Your own time and season.

2.Father, thank You for the glory of the young men which is their strength; and thank You for the grey hair of the old men which is their beauty.

3.Father, please, help me to channel the strength that comes with youthfulness into serving You; help me not to use this strength selfishly, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, please, help me not to use Your strength in me engaging in sexual immorality or pursuing worldly pleasures; may I not live to regret the way I spent my youth, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, please, may I not sacrifice the good life You have designed for me on the altar of having fun, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, please, help me to be careful of the seeds I am sowing now; help me to put away evil from my flesh and remove sorrow from my heart, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, help me to wait on You daily, let my soul seek You both to hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord, in Jesus' name

8.Father, please, help me to bear my yoke in my youth so that I can enjoy rest at my old age, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, please, help me to recover every lost ground and the opportunities I had wasted in time past; please, show me Your mercy and compassion, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, help me to serve You with all my strength now, secure for me Lord, a stable marriage and a good source of income, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, please, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; honor his faith in You and grant him divine health and long life. 

Renew Your strength in him and may he never be sorrowful in his old age; bless his hometown, ministry, home, and family (biological and spiritual), and 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 DECEMBER 6TH 2024

THEME: YOUTHFUL STRENGTH

MEMORISE:

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, l have no pleasure in them; Ecclesiastes 12:1

READ: LAMENTATIONS 3:25-27

25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

MESSAGE:

In Proverbs 20:29, the Bible says that the glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their grey head. When you are young, you are strong and agile, and you have the strength to jump around and work long hours. However, the Bible says in Isaiah 40:30:

"Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"

The strength that comes with youthfulness does not last forever. David was a valiant warrior when he was young, not only did he kill Goliath, he also trained other giant killers. However, a point came in his life when he fainted and would have died in battle if someone had not come to his rescue (2 Samuel 21:15-22).

The glory of the youth is in their strength; however, this strength must not be used selfishly. Rather, it must be used primarily to serve God. If you are a youth, you should not use your strength to engage in sexual immorality or pursue worldly pleasures. Rather, use your strength to work for God as this is the primary reason for making you strong.

There are many people today who constantly regret how they spent their youth. Some of them do not have a stable marriage or a good source of income because of how they used their lives when they were much younger. They sacrificed having a good future on the altar of 'having fun!.

If you are a youth, you need to be careful of the seeds you are sowing now because you will surely reap them in the future. Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 says:

"Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore, remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

You should put evil far away from you, especially if you are youth reading this. Your strength as a youth will not last forever. When this youthful strength is gone, and you become old, you will have to face the results of the seeds that you sowed in your youth.

KEY POINT:

Youthful strength will not last forever; use it to serve the Lord.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  GALATIANS 4-6

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 21: STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF CHRIST MY KING

1 Standing on the promises of Christ my King,

Through eternal ages let His praises ring,

Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,

Standing on the promises of God. 

Chorus:

Standing, standing,

Standing on the promises of God my Saviour;

Standing, standing,

I’m standing on the promises of God. 

2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail,

When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,

By the living Word of God I shall prevail,

Standing on the promises of God. 

3 Standing on the promises I now can see

Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;

Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,

Standing on the promises of God. 

4 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,

Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,

Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,

Standing on the promises of God. 

5 Standing on the promises I shall not fall,

List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call.

Resting in my Saviour as my All in all,

Standing on the promises of God.