Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 31st January, 2016: LOOKING UNTO JESUS I

LOOKING UNTO JESUS I – Sunday January 31st 2016

Memorise: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: John 3:14

COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS II - Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 30th January, 2016

COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS II – Saturday January 30th 2016

Memorise: Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Psalms 144:1

COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS I - Open Heavens Devotional - Friday 29th January, 2016

COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS I – Friday January 29th 2016

Memorise: Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 
Psalms 135:3

Open Heavens Devotional for Thursday 28th January, 2015: MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE WORK II

MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE WORK II – Thursday January 28th 2016

Memorise: And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh. Matthew 19:5

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY - DIVINE TRANSFORMATION I – Saturday January 23rd, 2016

DIVINE TRANSFORMATION I – Saturday January 23rd 2016

Memorise: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new - 2nd Corinthians 5:17

WALKING WITH GOD III - Open Heavens for Friday 22nd January, 2016

WALKING WITH GOD III – Friday January 22nd 2016

Memorise: He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted upon his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. Psalm 24:4

Read: Psalm 24:3-6
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Bible in one year: Deuteronomy 19:1-31:13, Job 8:20-9:12

MESSAGE
Walking with God requires living holy because God is holy. According to the Scriptures, two can’t walk together if they do not agree. When we live holy, we are in agreement with God. The Lord spoke with Abram thus:

“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” Genesis 17:1

In our Bible reading for today, we are confronted with some fundamental requirements for an acceptable walk with God. The first one is clean hands. If your hands are defiled, you cannot walk with God. What is it that defiles a man’s hands? Blood money is one; money that belongs to another person or organisation but you have taken unlawfully is another. Also, your hands are defiled by the unlawful touch of another man’s wife or another woman’s husband.

“Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? So he that goeth in to his neighbour ‘s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.” Proverbs 6:27-29

Moreover, only a man with a pure heart can effectively and acceptably walk with God. The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, but God is able to remove this wickedness. This is why everyone must surrender his or her heart to God for spiritual surgery through genuine repentance. The Scripture says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. If we confess our sins to God, He is faithful to give us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. God also promises:

“And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and I will give them an heart of flesh: that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.” Ezekiel 11:19-20

Jesus Christ said that we cannot serve God and Mammon. Also, the Bible enjoins us not to love the world and its vanities. Failure to heed this scriptural injunction is lifting up our soul unto vanity. The love of money can hinder our Christian walk with God. It makes Christians do such things as swearing to false affidavits. May the Lord deliver you from anything that works against your walk with God in Jesus’ name.

Action Point: Using 2nd Corinthians 6:14-18, pray that God will enable you to shun anything that will hinder your walk with Him.

SOURCE: OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, VOLUME 16, 2016

WALKING WITH GOD I - Open Heavens Devotional for Wednesday 20th January, 2016

WALKING WITH GOD I – Wednesday January 20th 2016

Memorise: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Genesis 5:24

WEEP NOT: A DIVINE COMMAND - Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 18th January, 2016

WEEP NOT: A DIVINE COMMAND – Monday January 18th 2016

Memorise: Rejoice evermore - 1st Thessalonians 5:16

LIKE TEACHER, LIKE STUDENT - Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 17th January, 2016

LIKE TEACHER, LIKE STUDENT – Sunday January 17th 2016

Memorise: Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2nd Timothy 2:15

THE NEW ANOINTING - Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 16th January, 2016

THE NEW ANOINTING – Saturday January 16th 2016

Memorise: And he that sat upon the throne said, behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. Revelations 21:5

Read: Acts 1:7-8
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Bible in one year: Deuteronomy 14:1-16:17, Job 5:1-16

MESSAGE
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:” Jeremiah 31:31

The implication of this passage is that the new covenant presupposes a new anointing which is represented by Jesus Christ. He makes many things new including our mode of worship. After Jesus Christ had completed the work of our redemption, before He ascended to be with His Father, He promised the disciples the power of the Holy Ghost (Acts 1:5, 8). The coming of the Holy Ghost brought the new anointing which does many things in the life of a believer. One of such is the conviction of sin. Another thing the new anointing does is found in Luke 4:18-19

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”

The new anointing brings the good news of salvation to sinners. It also brings healing. Deliverance and the recovery of sight to both spiritually and physically blind individuals.

With the new anointing, we are shielded from seducing and lying spirits. We are properly groomed into all godliness without having to struggle on our own. Also, the Bible says:

“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.”1st John 2:27

Our Lord Jesus Christ, under the influence of the new anointing, went about doing good, preaching the gospel of peace between man and the Almighty God. When a new believer comes under the new anointing, 2nd Corinthians 5:17 explains what happens;

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.”

My prayer for someone using this devotional is that the blessing of the new anointing will be your portion in Jesus’ name. however, you must surrender your life to Jesus Christ.

Action Point: Activate the new anointing upon your life by praying in Jesus’ name for the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

SOURCE: OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, VOLUME 16, 2016

THAT I MAY KNOW HIM - Open Heavens Devotional for Thursday 14thJanuary, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

THAT I MAY KNOW HIM – Thursday January 14th 2016

Memorise: If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. John 7:17

Open Heavens Devotional for Wednesday 13th January, 2016: BEING WITH JESUS

BEING WITH JESUS – Wednesday January 13th 2016

Memorise: Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29

GENUINE PRAISE AND WORSHIP: A PATH TO VICTORY - Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 11/01/2016

GENUINE PRAISE AND WORSHIP: A PATH TO VICTORY – Monday January 11th 2016

Memorise: And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moah, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
2nd Chronicles 20:22

THE POWER OF THE MISSIONARY MANDATE - Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 10th January, 2016

THE POWER OF THE MISSIONARY MANDATE – Sunday January 10th 2016

Memorise: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8

THE SECRET OF DIVINE BLESSINGS - Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 9th January, 2016

THE SECRET OF DIVINE BLESSINGS – Saturday January 9th 2016

Memorise: I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Open Heavens Devotional for Friday 8th January, 2016: DRESS IT AND KEEP IT

DRESS IT AND KEEP IT – Friday January 8th 2016

Memorise: And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15

Read: Deuteronomy 18:9-13
9 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
13 Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.

Bible in one year: Numbers 23:33, Job 1:1-5

MESSAGE
The almighty God is the most efficient conservationist. With Him, there is no wastage or corruption unlike many so-called children of God. Right from Genesis, we read about how God commanded Adam to make sure the beautiful garden did not suffer decay or any pollution. There are many ways in which one can preserve or pollute a God-given gift. The ‘land’ can be polluted by sin of all sorts particularly idolatry and/or witchcraft. In the text of today, we are confronted with the seriousness God attaches to the preservation of His creation.

“When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or an enchanger, or a witch.” Deuteronomy 18:9-10

According to Exodus 20:3, idolatry is the most grievous sin against God. Adam automatically chose another god for himself when he decided to obey the devil rather than God. This is what many people don’t know; they think until they put an image on the ground and they begin to bow to it, they have not committed idolatry. It is obvious that there are idolaters in the Church; they always attend Church programmes but they never do what God wants them to do. The Bible says:

“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.” Ezekiel 33:31



By disobeying the Word of God, people pollute the land and bring eternal curses upon themselves and generations after them. this was exactly what the first man did and God cursed the land for his sake (Genesis 3:17). To keep the land which the Lord has given us to inhabit, we must obey Him and live according to His Word. When we do this, our land will be free from evil and it will yield great increase for our pleasure (Deuteronomy 28). I encourage you reading this devotional to give your life to Jesus Christ today and begin to live according to His Word from now on. The seemingly barren or polluted land upon which you are living will turn out to be fruitful and blessed.

Action Point: Think about how you have lived your life in the past; see if you have polluted the land in anyway, repent and call on God for forgiveness so that God’s time of refreshing will come upon your life.

SOURCE: OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, VOLUME 16, 2016

Open Heavens Devotional for Thursday 7th January, 2016: DAY SEVEN BLESSING

DAY SEVEN BLESSING – Thursday January 7th 2016

Memorise: And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Genesis 2:3

DAY SIX MIRACLE - Open Heavens Devotional for Wednesday 6th January, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

DAY SIX MIRACLE – Wednesday January 6th 2016

Memorise: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Genesis 1:27

DAY FIVE MIRACLE - Open Heavens Devotional for Tuesday 5th January, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

DAY FIVE MIRACLE – Tuesday January 5th 2016

Memorise: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. Genesis 1:22

DAY FOUR MIRACLE - Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 4th January, 2016

DAY FOUR MIRACLE – Monday January 4th 2016

Memorise: And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also - Genesis 1:16

DAY THREE MIRACLE - Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 3rd January, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

DAY THREE MIRACLE – Sunday January 3rd 2016

Memorise: And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:10

Pastor E.A Adeboye's Prophecy For the Year 2016

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has revealed his prophecy for 2016.

He made 11 revelations which were contained in a newsletter by Liveway Radio. His predictions were divided into 3 groups - individual prophecies, predictions for Nigeria, and what the world should expect in general.

Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 2nd January, 2016: DAY TWO MIRACLE

DAY TWO MIRACLE – Saturday January 2nd 2016

Memorise: And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Genesis 1:6

Open Heavens Devotional for Friday 1st January, 2016: DAY ONE MIRACLE

DAY ONE MIRACLE – Friday January 1st 2016

Memorise: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:3