Open Heavens Devotional for Today : CHILDREN! FOLLOW THE WAY– Monday February 29th, 2016

CHILDREN! FOLLOW THE WAY – Monday February 29th 2016

Memorise: My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: Proverbs 1:8

Open Heavens Devotional for Today: LOVE, THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW II – Sunday February 28th, 2016

LOVE, THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW II – Sunday February 28th 2016

Memorise: By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 1st John 5:2

Open Heavens Devotional for Today Titled: LOVE, THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW - Saturday February 27th 2016

LOVE, THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW – Saturday February 27th 2016

Memorise: These things I command you, that ye love one another. John 15:17

Open Heavens Devotional for Today - HOW OLD ARE YOU? – Tuesday February 23rd, 2016

HOW OLD ARE YOU? – Tuesday February 23rd 2016

Memorise: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalms 90:12

Open Heavens Devotional - APOSTATE OR REFORMER? – Monday February 22nd, 2016

APOSTATE OR REFORMER? – Monday February 22nd 2016

Memorise: Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. James 5:4

Open Heavens devotional Titled: BLESSINGS OF KNOWING THE TRUE GOD - Sunday, February 21st, 2016

BLESSINGS OF KNOWING THE TRUE GOD - Sunday February 21st 2016

Memorise: And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. Daniel 11:32

Open Heavens Devotional Titled: BEWARE OF DECEIVERS II – Saturday February 20th 2016

BEWARE OF DECEIVERS II – Saturday February 20th 2016

Memorise: But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 2nd Timothy 4:5

BEWARE OF DECEIVERS I- Open Heavens for Friday 19th February, 2016

BEWARE OF DECEIVERS I – Friday February 19th 2016

Memorise: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2nd Timothy 3:16

TIME TO FIGHT II - Open Heavens Devotional for Wednesday 17th February, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

TIME TO FIGHT II – Wednesday February 17th 2016

Memorise: Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5

TIME TO FIGHT I - Open Heavens Devotional for Tuesday 16th February, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

TIME TO FIGHT I – Tuesday February 16th 2016

Memorise: To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

COMMANDED TO REJOICE - Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 15th February, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

COMMANDED TO REJOICE – Monday February 15th 2016

Memorise: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected. Jeremiah 29:11

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE V - Open Heavens Devotional for Sunday 14th February, 2016 by Pastor E.A Adeboye

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE V - Sunday 14, February 2016

Memorise: A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. – Proverbs 15:20

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL : FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE IV - Saturday, February 13, 2016

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE IV – Saturday February 13th 2016

Memorise: And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4
Read: Genesis 18:17-19
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.

Bible in one year: Mark 14:43-16:8, Job 21:1-16

MESSAGE
The Bible declared the father as the head of the home – head of the mother and the children. As such, fathers have complete authority within the household to direct the affairs of the family, and to administer discipline when necessary. However, Apostle Paul admonishes that fathers should handle authority over their children with care; they are to be careful not to provoke their children to wrath. Some fathers are guilty of using their authority unreasonably in ways that cause their children to harbour resentment. However, fathers have the responsibility to bring their children up in the way of the Lord.

In many cultures today, parents have submitted and completely relinquished their God given responsibility to raise godly children to school teachers, Sunday schools teachers, pastors, or governmental institutions. Every Christian parent should know that God will hold them responsible for the success or failure of their wards. Children are God’s heritage, we have an awesome responsibility and authority over them, we are responsible for them before God, and we will surely render our account to God over them.



Are there any particular reason(s) why parents, particularly fathers, are called by God to play such a crucial, God ordained role in the unbringing or discipleship of their children? Ephesians 6:1-4 given us a clue.

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”.

God knows that from childhood, little children gradually learn to love and trust their parents because of the relationship they have. Children normally grow up to receive love and care from their parents in the form of feeding, clothing, washing, and protection from cold and other harmful circumstances. Therefore children naturally gravitate towards their parents. For the same reasons, children are more likely to learn the ways and manners of their parents by default. Most children would choose to learn from their parents because parents are the first heroes’ children. God in His wisdom is fully aware of these factors; He therefore designed the family to take advantage of the opportunity provided by nature.

The Bible provides a very good balance here; children are to obey their parents, while parents are to treat their children with respect so that they will obey them without coercion. God expects children to obey their parents for Christ’s sake, even if their parents are not believers. Also, children should not commit any sinful act just because their parents command them to. When faced with a choice between the two, children must obey God rather then man.

Prayer Point: Father, please make me a successful parent; don’t let me fail You over my children.

SOURCE: OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, VOLUME 16, 2016

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE III - Open Heavens Devotional for Friday 12th February, 2016

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE III – Friday February 12th 2016

Memorise: And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. Genesis 2:18

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE II - Open Heavens Devotional for Thursday 11th February, 2016

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE II – Thursday February 11th 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

DELIVERANCE THROUGH PRAYER - Open Heavens Devotional for Monday 8th February, 2016

DELIVERANCE THROUGH PRAYER – Monday February 8th 2016

Memorise: Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16

COMMISSIONED BY THE HOLY GHOST - Open Heavens for Sunday 7th February, 2016

COMMISSIONED BY THE HOLY GHOST – Sunday February 7th 2016

Memorise: As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, separate me, Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Acts 13:2

REVIVIAL BY THE WORD OF GOD II - Open Heavens Devotional for Saturday 6th February, 2016

REVIVIAL BY THE WORD OF GOD II – Saturday February 6th 2016

Memorise: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 2nd Timothy 4:2

REVIVAL BY THE WORD OF GOD I - Open Heavens Devotional for Friday 5th February, 2016

REVIVAL BY THE WORD OF GOD I- Friday February 5th 2016

Memorise: For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

Read: Nehemiah 8:1-10
1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.
2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped theLord with their faces to the ground.
7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Bible in one year: Matthew 26:68-28:20, Job 16:1-17

MESSAGE
To have a full understanding of the term “revival by the Word of God”, we need to carefully consider the various interpretations of the Word of God in the view of the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the Old Testament, the Word of God implied both a word about God and a word from God. In effect, the word of God refers to what God says, and at the same time describes God, His essence and attributes. The New Testament on the other hand, presents the Word of God as a person, the second person of the Trinity. Jesus Christ our Lord, who was with the Father from the beginning of creation. The New Testament presents the Word of God as follows:

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the prominence.” Colossians 1:16-18

The special ability of the Word of God to revive is based principally on the fact that He is the source of all things in heaven and earth. Since all things were created by Him, the power to revive is embedded in His creative power. God spoke all things into being by the power of His Word. Since the power to create is greater than the power of His Word. Since the power to create is greater than the power to repair, it is well within the power of the Word to repair and revive a corrupted creature at will.

To this end the Bible says the Word of God is living and active, He has the power to quicken and animate anything He chooses. The Word is able to examine and judge those who hear Him; He does not fail, but always accomplishes the set purpose. The Word of God is in fact a weapon of warfare that is able to penetrate and deal with material objects such as joints and marrow, and even the immaterial word such as the soul and spirit.



The passage further confirms that there is no hiding place for any creature before the Word as all things are made bare and completely exposed before Him. Furthermore, the thought and intents of the heart of men are correctly discerned and decoded by the Word of God.

Dearly beloved, I admonish you to stop playing games with God. Ask God for forgiveness, renewal, revival and re-dedication today. He will answer your prayers beyond your wildest dreams. He will revive you by the power of His Word and give you a new beginning of joy, peace, and prosperity. You will also reign with Him in heaven in Jesus’ name.

Prayer Point: Father, please revive me by the power in your Word in the mighty Name of Jesus.

SOURCE: OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL, VOLUME 16, 2016

REVIVAL THROUGH PRAYER - Open Heavens Devotional for Thursday 4th February, 2016

REVIVAL THROUGH PRAYER – Thursday February 4th 2016

Memorise: After two days will be revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Hosea 6:2

REVIVAL THROUGH RETREAT - Open Heavens Devotional for Wednesday 3rd February, 2016

REVIVAL THROUGH RETREAT – Wednesday February 3rd 2016

Memorise: Wilt thou not receive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Psalm 85:6

Open Heavens Devotional for Today - Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 - INTIMIDATED?

INTIMIDATED? – Tuesday February 2nd 2016

Memorise: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour - 1st Peter 5:8

LOOKING UNTO JESUS II - Open Heavens Devotional for Today - Monday, February 1st, 2016

LOOKING UNTO JESUS II – Monday February 1st 2016

Memorise: Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Hebrews 12:2b