Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025.

TOPIC: BE VULNERABLE WITH GOD

MEMORISE

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” - (Psalm 34:18)

READ: Exodus 3:1-5 (KJV)

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

MESSAGE

Whenever I am in God's presence, I behave like a child because I recognise that I am just a baby in need of His love, comfort, mercy, and help. In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus told the story of two men who went into the temple to pray. One boasted about his achievements before God but was not justified. However, the other man who went humbly before God and acknowledged his helplessness was justified. In today's world, many people approach God as 'great people of faith'. However, this is why they pray for so long without getting responses from God.

When God described the dimensions of the mercy seat in the ark of the covenant to Moses in Exodus 25:17, He specified that its length was to be 2.5 cubits and its breadth was to be 1.5 cubits. Interestingly, God didn't specify a height. This means that the mercy seat isn't something to sit on but something to lie upon. Those who will receive God's mercy must come in their lowest state. When you're in God's presence, you must be vulnerable and discuss your weaknesses, problems, feelings, and areas of confusion with Him.

There is a difference between discussing and praying. Praying is asking for assistance, while discussing is saying, "Lord, this is me. I have tried this step and that step. What do I do?" If you have this posture in prayer, He will start teaching you things others don't know. Proverbs 3:7 warns us not to be wise in our own eyes. Some people ask for counsel but have already made up their minds on what to do. Such people aren't ready to listen to any advice but are only looking to rubber-stamp their decision. People who come to God like this never get anything from Him because they act like they know more than Him. They feel too proud to lay their ideas and strategies before Him and listen to His instructions.

In today's Bible reading, when Moses encountered God in the burning bush, the first thing God asked him to do was to take off his shoes. Beloved, your shoes represent the things that might be stopping you from being vulnerable with God, such as your knowledge and achievements. Take them off before coming to your heavenly Father. He never ignores those who are vulnerable before Him, and His mercy always finds the lowly (James 4:6). I pray that God will extend His grace and help towards you as you humble yourself before Him daily, in Jesus' name. 

PRAYER POINT

Father, I humble myself before You. Please, let Your mercy find me and speak for me, in Jesus’ name. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Acts 18 - 19

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. 

CHORUS 

Trust and obey! 

For there's no other way 

To be happy in Jesus, 

But to trust and obey. 

2. Not a shadow can rise, 

Not a cloud in the skies, But His smile quickly drives it 

away; Not a doubt nor a fear, 

Not a sigh nor a tear, Can abide while we trust and obey. 

3. Not a burden we bear, 

Not a sorrow we share 

But our toil He doth richly 

repay; . Not a grief nor a loss, 

Not a frown nor a cross, But is blest if we trust and obey.

4. But we never can prove the delights of His love, until all on the altar we lay, For the favour He shows And the joy He bestows Are for them who will trust and obey. 

5. 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 HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

TUESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER, 2025 

GOD VALUES YOUR INPUT

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‎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.

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‎Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

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‎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:

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‎“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.

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‎PRAYER POINTS

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‎1.Father, thank You for creating me in Your image and in Your likeness. Thank You for giving me authority and dominion over the works of Your hands.

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‎2.Father, thank You for placing me in the position of authority, to be fruitful, to multiply, to replenish, to subdue, and to dominate all that You created.

‎3.Father, thank You for the priviledge to partner with You in the work of creation. Thank You for the grace to decree a thing, and You handling the part of establishing it.

‎4.Father, please help me to be intimate with You so that I can be relevant in whatever You are doing and also to make my input to increase Your Kingdom here on earth, in Jesus' name.

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‎5.Father, please help me to take my relationship with You more seriously, so that I can start hearing from You and to start having intimate discussions with You, in Jesus' name.

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‎6.Father, please remove anything that is hindering me from having an intimate relationship with You. Help me to grow to know and walk daily with You, in Jesus' name.

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‎7.Father, please in every assignment You have placed before me, help me to understand my role and to handle my part while You do the rest, in Jesus' name.

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‎8.Father, there's always more of You to know, please help me to hunger and thirst for more of Your  presence, help me to spend quality time with you daily, in Jesus' name. 

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‎9.Father, I don't just want to be an ordinary Christian, for the rest of my life, help me to partner with You, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please make me Your friend, and do not hide Your plans away from me. Help me to please You in all I do, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, bless Your son, Pastor E.A Adeboye.

Help him to grow in intimacy with You, and please do not hide from him, all You are doing; bless his family (biological and spiritual) Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

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‎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.

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‎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.

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‎14.Your Personal petitions.

‎( Philippians 4:6)

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‎15..In Jesus' name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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‎16.Thank You for answered prayers.

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‎#GodBlessOurNation

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‎These prayers have no expiry dates. Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. 

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‎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.

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‎Remain blessed, as you obey, in Jesus' name.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor E A ADEBOYE

 OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 

DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025.

TOPIC: GOD VALUES YOUR INPUT

MEMORISE

“And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.” - (Genesis 2:19)

READ: Genesis 18:16-33 (KJV)

16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

MESSAGE

I have noticed in my walk with God that even though He is Almighty and Omnipotent, He always wants to do things in partnership with His children. Many times, when He wants to do something, He will ask His children to handle a part of it while He does the rest. In today's memory verse, He took the animals He had made to Adam for him to name them, and whatever Adam called them became their names. In John 6:5-7, Jesus already knew what He would do, but He still asked the disciples how they could feed over 5,000 people. Eventually, He used the lunch of a little boy that one of His disciples brought to Him to feed the crowd. As mighty as God is, He loves to have His children's input in whatever He wants to do. Unfortunately, however, not many of them are intimate enough with God for Him to ask for their input.

In Ezekiel 37:1-10, God took a man to a valley full of dry bones and asked him if the bones could live. When a Christian begins to take his or her relationship with God more seriously, the fellow will not only hear from God but he or she will also start having intimate discussions with Him. Anybody can hear from God, but only a few discuss with Him, and very few become intimate with Him enough for God to ask them, "My son, what do you think we should do in this situation?"

In today's Bible reading, we see that Abraham was so intimate with God that God could not hide His intention to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah from him. If you want God to regularly ask for your input in the things that He wants to do, you must be very intimate with Him. You must become so close to Him that He will say, "I cannot hide what I am about to do from My friend." It is not enough to only attend church regularly; there is much more to God than you can get by just spending two or three hours in a church service. To be intimate with God, you need to spend time with Him in prayers and read His word daily. When you spend time with Him daily, not only will you get to know more of Him, but He will also request your input on some of the matters that are dearest to Him. 

REFLECTION

Can God seek your input in whatever He wants to do?

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Acts 16 - 17

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 

Ev'rything to God in prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear- All because we do not carry Ev'rything 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 ev'ry weakness, 

Take it to the Lord in prayer. 

3. Are we weak and heavy laden, 

Cumbered with a load of care? 

Precious Saviour, still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer. In His arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there.

Open Heavens Prayer Points

‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 

MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER, 2025

WIN SOULS

‎

‎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

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‎1.Father, thank You for giving us-mankind, Your Son, Jesus Christ, to come and die for the sins of the world,that it might it be saved from hell.

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‎2.Father, thank You for the power in the Gospel that is able to save, deliver and set free from the path of destruction.

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‎3.Father, thank You for handing over to us,the ministry of reconciliation. Thank You for the priviledge to be called a co-worker in Your kingdom.

‎4.Father, please help me to use every opportunity that comes my way to win souls for You, in Jesus' name.

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‎5.Father, please help me to make the world a better place by winning souls, wherever I am, in Jesus' name.

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‎6.Father, please help all Your children, to be involved in making the world a better place to live in. Help us to be genuinely saved to be able to save others, in Jesus' name.

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‎7.Father, please help all Your children to use their sphere of influence to make the society a better place. Help us not to compromise our faith in You, in Jesus' name.

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‎8.Father, please help all believers in Christ to arise for the salvation of their nations, so that righteous leaders can rule and righteousness will reign in our society, in Jesus' name. 

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‎9.Father, I don't just want to be an ordinary Christian, make me a vessel that brings salvation to others, so that I can enjoy greater blessings, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please don't let me be barren, make me an ardent soul winner. Help me to be fruitful and let the fruits abide in You, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, bless Your son, Pastor E.A Adeboye.

Help him to remain a soul winner, so that all his prayers will be answered; bless his family (biological and spiritual) Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus' name.

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‎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.

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‎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.

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‎14.Your Personal petitions.

‎( Philippians 4:6)

‎

‎15..In Jesus' name I pray.

‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

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‎16.Thank You for answered prayers.

‎

‎#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: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025.

TOPIC: WIN SOULS

MEMORISE

“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” - (Matthew 10:7)

READ: Daniel 12:1-3 (KJV)

1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

MESSAGE

Some time ago, I was invited by the president of my country to preach at his daughter's wedding. There were many VIPs there - heads of state, diplomats, top government officials, and the like. At the end of my sermon, I made an altar call. Later, someone called my son and asked, "What kind of pastor is your father, making altar calls at a state wedding?" I explained to my son that the reason I accepted the invitation was because I wanted to win souls for God. Many of the VIPs at the wedding were not Christians, and I saw it as an opportunity for them to hear God's word.

The greatest good anyone can do for humanity is to win souls for Christ. If you do this, you are automatically making the world a better place. Genuine Christians don't rob banks, so if you win souls, the rate of robbery will reduce. Genuine Christians don't lie and steal, so if you win souls, there will be less corruption in the society. If you refuse to win souls for Christ, the society will only get worse.

If a genuine Christian runs for a political office and the voters are all corrupt, do you think they will let him or her win? Thieves will not come together to vote a policeman into power. Therefore, it is important to convert the unbelievers in the society into believers so that the righteous can rule and the land can be prosperous (Proverbs 14:34). For your society and standard of living to improve, you need to win souls for God, plant churches, and do mighty works for Him. This way, you won't have to worry about politics. If you win your town for Christ, the leaders of the town will be children of God, and Proverbs 29:2 says that when the righteous rule, the people rejoice.

A soul winner is a vessel that brings salvation to others. He or she is a giver, a blessing, a co-worker with God, and a divine partner with Him. Being a soul winner has several benefits. When you become a soul winner, you will enjoy greater blessings than just being a Christian who does not bear fruits in God's kingdom because the Bible says that it is more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35). Soul winning also gives you greater access to answered prayers (John 15:16).

Beloved, make up your mind to become an ardent soul winner for Christ - it is in your best interest. 

PRAYER POINT

Tell at least one person about Jesus today. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Acts 14 - 15

HYMN 4 - TO THE WORK! TO THE WORK! WE ARE SERVANTS OF GOD

1. To the work! to the work! we are servants of God, Let us follow the path that our Master has trod; With the balm of His counsel our strength to renew, Let us do with our might what 

our hands find to do. 

CHORUS 

Toiling on, toiling on, 

Toiling on, toiling on, 

Let us hope, let us watch, 

and labour till the Master 

comes. 

2. To the work! to the work! let 

the hungry be fed, To the fountain of life let the weary be led! In the cross and its banner our glory shall be, 

While we herald the tidings, 

"Salvation is free!" 

3. To the work! to the work! there is labour for all, For the kingdom of darkness and error shall fall; And the name of Jehovah exalted shall be, In the loud-swelling chorus, 

"Salvation is free!"

 

4. To the work! to the work! in 

the strength of the Lord, And a robe and a crown shall our labour reward, When the home of the faithful our dwelling shall be, And we shout with the ransomed, "Salvation is free!

Open Heavens Prayer Points

‎PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL

SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER, 2025

THE SEED MAKES THE TREE

‎

‎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 the supplies of seed for the sower, and bread for food; thank You because You are able to supply and multiply the seed down,and increase the fruits thereof.

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‎2.Father, please help me to carefully sow quality seeds into the lives of the children You have given me, at all times, so that their future can be shapen into a glorious one, in Jesus' name. 

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‎3.Father, please help me to raise and train up the children You have given me in Your way, establish them on the path of righteousness, and help them never to depart from it, in Jesus' Name.

‎4.Father, please visit the homes of all Your who are waiting on You for children; give them their own encounter too, so that they can become fruitful, in Jesus' name.

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‎5.Father, please answer the prayers of all awaiting mothers, and teach them how to train the children under their care, in Jesus' name.

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‎6.Father, please bless all our parents with great wisdom; help them to seek Godly directions on how to train the children You have blessed them with, in Jesus' name.

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‎7.Father, please help me as a parent to stay acquainted with You in the place of the word, and fellowship with the Holy Spirit, that I may find the best way to train the children without complaining, in Jesus' name.

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‎8.Father, please help me to understand that You own the children under my care; show me the best way to train them to fulfill Your purpose, in Jesus' name. 

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‎9.Father, please help me not to struggle with Your instructions on how and where to train Your children in my my care, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please help me trust You and never to rely on my own wisdom; give me the manual to train Your children under my care, in the way You want them to go so I won't raise them in a way that is contrary to how You made them, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, bless Your son, Pastor E.A Adeboye.

Help him to train all the children You have given him (biologically and spiritually),in the way You have made them. Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name.

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‎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 for answered prayers.

‎

‎#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, NOVEMBER 16, 2025.

TOPIC: THE SEED MAKES THE TREE

MEMORISE

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” - (Proverbs 22:6)

READ: Judges 13:1-14 (KJV)

1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

3 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

8 Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.

11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.

12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?

13 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.

14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.

MESSAGE

My father, who was a farmer, would always separate the best fruits after a harvest so he could plant their seeds in the next planting season. This is because the quality of the seeds a farmer plants is a major determinant of the quality of his or her harvest. A seed may seem small and insignificant, but it decides the kind of fruit a tree will produce. In the same vein, a child may seem small and unimportant in the scheme of things at the moment, but the kind of adult the child becomes will shape the future of the family's lineage. Therefore, how parents raise their children matters much more than the material things they give them.

In today's Bible reading, an angel appeared to Manoah's wife and told her she would give birth to a son. Her husband was not with her at the time; however, when he heard what the angel told his wife, he prayed that God would give him his own encounter. God answered his prayer, and when he saw the angel himself, he asked an important question:

And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? (Judges 13:12)

Manoah was a very wise father who wanted to know how to order and direct the child that God was about to bless them with so that everything God had said concerning the child would come to pass. Every parent must ask God for direction if they want to raise their children in the way they should go (Proverbs 22:6). Some parents train their children the same way they were trained and complain that the children are not responding to their training. There is a way to 'order' every child, but parents cannot find it without getting acquainted with the One who made the child. Farmers know that some soils are best for some seeds, but if you take that same seed to another type of soil, it will either not bear fruits or grow at all. For instance, a plant like the cactus can thrive in the desert, but if you plant a water lily in the desert, it will dry up.

God knows the best way to train a child in the way he or she should go. If you are a parent, ask God for the manual on how to train your children so you won't raise them in a way that is contrary to how He made them. 

KEY POINT

Only God knows the way to order and raise every child. 

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Acts 12 - 13

HYMN 28 - GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH

1. Guide me, 0 Thou Great Jehovah Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but Thou art mighty, 

Hold me with Thy powerful 

hand: Bread of heaven! Bread of heaven! Feed me now and evermore (2ce) 

2. Open Thou the crystal fountain, 

Whence the healing stream 

doth flow: Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey 

through: Song deliverer! Song deliverer! Be Thou still my strength and shield (2ce). 

3. If I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside: Bear me through the swelling torrent, Land me safe on Canaan's side: Songs of praises! Songs of praises! I will ever give to Thee (2ce). 

4. Saviour, come! We long to see thee, long to dwell with thee above and to know in full communion, all the sweetness of Thy love. Come, Lord Jesus! Come, Lord Jesus!  Take thy waiting people home (2ce)