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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: FRIDAY DECEMBER 20TH 2024 TOPIC: THE LORD WHO PROVIDES FOR YOU MEMORISE: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” - (Philippians 4:19) READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 9:8-11 (KJV) 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. MESSAGE: God has a provision for all your needs even before you ask Him. For example, God went ahead of Abraham to provide a ram to be sacrificed in place of Isaac. This was the point where Abraham identified God as the Lord who provides (Genesis 22:14). I pray that the Lord will meet you at every point of your need, in Jesus’ name. Several years ago, I received my gratuity from the government, and I was excited because it was a lot of money. I had just become the General Overseer of the RCCG, and the church could barely pay me a salary, so things were quite tough at the time. While I was rejoicing, I remembered that I was now under a new management, so I turned to God and said, “Father, what do you want me to do with this money?” I thought He would ask me to pay my tithe, give an offering, and do whatever I wanted with the rest. However, He said that I should divide the money into three parts and give them to three different ministries. Then, He made a promise to me saying, “Son, I will be your source.” He has been my source ever since. Even when it looks like I am stranded, God always shows up with His timely provision. In Genesis 17:1, God reveals Himself as Jehovah El-Shaddai, the God who

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: THURSDAY DECEMBER 19TH 2024 THEME: THE TRUTH THAT MAKES YOU FREE MEMORISE: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 READ: John 16:13, John 8:36, John 17:17 JOHN 16:13 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. JOHN 8:36 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. JOHN 17:17 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. MESSAGE: Jesus referred to Himself as the Truth in John 14:6. Since the Bible tells us in today's memory verse that the truth shall make you free, it means that if you have Jesus, you are free from bondage. John 8:36 says, If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." If you have the Son, it means that you can never be in any kind of bondage. The devil destroys many people by putting them in bondage. Also, when he sees that he cannot stop believers from serving God, he will look for a loophole in their lives through which he can put them in bondage. A fellow's physical strength is useless if he or she is in bondage. This is why policemen arrest people in handcuffs. It is so that they cannot escape, even if they are stronger than the policemen. There are quite a lot of people who have been chained by forces of darkness. If such people engage in a business that others are prospering in, for instance, they will become bankrupt. However, there is a God, whose name is the Truth, who is willing and able to set them free. I decree today, if you are experiencing bondage in any area of your life, the forces that have held you bound shall be scattered in different directions, in Jesus' name. Many Christians are in the bondage of poverty because they don't know the truth about their wealthy heritage in Christ. The greatest bondage a fellow can experience is the bo

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: TUESDAY DECEMBER 17TH 2024 TOPIC: GOD'S PROMISES MEMORISE: “There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.” - (Joshua 21:45) READ: HEBREWS 6:10-15 (KJV) 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. 9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. MESSAGE: You can get a lot of strength from God’s promises. Numbers 23:19 says that God is not like the people who make promises that they do not keep. When God makes you a promise, He is going to fulfil it. It may take a while, but every promise you have received from God will come to pass because (2 Corinthians 1:20) says that His promises are ‘yea and amen’. One of His promises is that you will always overcome evil attacks because Isaiah 54:17 says clearly that no weapon that is fashioned against you will prosper. This is the promise of the Almighty God, and it can never fail. Deuteronomy 28:7 says that when enemies come against you, they will be smitten before your face. In other words, you are not the one who will do the fighting; you will just watch them being defeated before your face. When they come against you in one direction, they will scatter in seven different directions (Deuteronomy 28:7). Another promise is in Deuter

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: THURSDAY DECEMBER 5TH 2024 TOPIC: THE PURPOSE OF YOUR MOUTH MEMORISE: “My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.” - (Psalm 145:21) READ: MARK 7:31-37 (KJV) 31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. MESSAGE: The most important reason God created your mouth is for you to sing and shout to Him. This is why He said in Psalm 98:4: Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. In the passage above, God was commanding the whole earth, not just a few people, to make a loud noise unto Him. In other words, He was telling the sea to roar His praises, the trees to clap for Him, and the birds to sing. Likewise, since you are on the earth, your voice must not be missing in this great choir. David said in Psalm 119:164: Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. God created your mouth principally to sing His praise and to shout unto Him. You may not be able to sing as beautifully as the choristers in your church, but God knows that everybody can shout. That is why He said in Psalm 98:4 that you should

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4TH 2024 TOPIC: THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LEGS MEMORISE: “And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.” - (Acts 3:8) READ: ACTS 3:1-11 (KJV) 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. 8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. 11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. MESSAGE: As I mentioned in yesterday’s teaching, God created you for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11), and He specifically created every part of your body for a purpose. Yesterday, I taught about God’s purpose for your hands, and today, I will be teaching about the legs. One of the main reasons God created your legs is so that they can dance for Him. Psalm 150:4 says: Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. God

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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: TUESDAY DECEMBER 3RD 2024 TOPIC: THE PURPOSE OF YOUR HANDS MEMORISE: “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” - (Revelation 4:11) READ: MATTHEW 12:9-13 (KJV) 9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: 10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. MESSAGE: The Most High God does not do anything without a purpose, so, everything He created has a purpose. In the same way, every part of your body was made for a purpose. Our memory verse for today tells us that we were created for His pleasure. God sent you into this world to give Him pleasure. In fact, every part of your body was created specifically to give pleasure to God. Today, I will start teaching on the reason God made every part of the human body, and I will begin with the hands. Psalm 47:1 says: O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. One of the main reasons your hands were created is to clap for God. In Mark 3:1-5, Jesus Christ healed the man with the withered hand, even though the leaders of the synagogue didn’t want Him to heal on the Sabbath day. God did not create the hands to be withered; the hands are meant to clap for Him. This was why, even though the man with the withered hand did not ask Jesus for healing, it was very important to Jesus that the man’s hand be made whol

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: MONDAY DECEMBER 2ND 2024 THEME: THE POWER WITHIN 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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 READ: JUDE 1:17-21 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. MESSAGE: Power can simply be defined as the ability to do work. Sometimes, you can tell that a person is powerful based on his or her physical appearance. However, there is another kind of power that cannot be judged based on physical appearance alone. For example, in Judges 15:14-15, when Samson took the jawbone of an ass and killed a thousand Philistines, amongst other great acts he performed, the Philistines could tell that he had extraordinary strength. This was why they asked Delilah to find out the source of his extraordinary strength (Judges 16:4-5). What they didn't know was that the Holy Spirit always came upon him to give him the power to do the things that he did. Unfortunately, sin made him lose his power (Judges 16:20). Not long after I got born again, I got a letter inviting me to my village for a programme. When I told my mother that I was going to honour the invitation, she became afraid because l had run away from the village after some people threatened to have me for breakfast. By this, they meant that they were going to kill me using diabolic powers. I told my mother that I was now born again, and no weapon fashioned against me can

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2024 TOPIC: YOUR HOMETOWN MUST BE SAVED MEMORISE: “And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.” - (Luke 9:6) 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. 24 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 25 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 26 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? 27 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 28 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: 29 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 f

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30TH 2024 THEME: OH LORD ARISE MEMORISE: Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. Psalm 7:6 READ: 2 SAMUEL 22:7-10 7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. 9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. MESSAGE: In our Bible reading for today, we see that when God hears the cry of one of His children and arises on behalf of that fellow, the whole earth will tremble, and the foundations of heaven will shake. This means that when God steps into a situation, His impact will be felt immediately. Do you know that it is possible for you to get God to rise on your behalf? Psalm 144:5-6 says: "Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them." When the battle you are facing is becoming too great for you, and you need urgent divine intervention, you can specifically ask God to arise and come down to the earth for your sake, and He will do so. God sits in the heavens and controls everything that happens on the earth because the earth is His footstool. However, every now and then, when His children are facing some tough battles, He prefers to arise and come down by Himself to fight for them. Psalm 68:1-2 says: "Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God." When you become overwhelmed, and all y

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29TH 2024 TOPIC: YOUR TIME OF VISITATION MEMORISE: “For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.” - (Ecclesiastes 9:12) READ: LUKE 9:57-62 (KJV) 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. MESSAGE: It is a terrible thing to miss the time of divine visitation. In Acts 3:1-11, the Bible tells us of a man who was born lame and who was always sitting at the gate of the temple. He could have decided to sit anywhere else in Jerusalem and beg for alms, but he chose to position himself where God would easily find him. He chose to sit at the gate of His temple, and the day of his divine visitation eventually came. You never can tell when the Almighty God will pay you a visit. If you are a member of your church choir, there is usually a time that is allotted for rehearsals. If that is where God expects you to be at that particular time, He can decide to visit you there with your blessings. Some people left the place that God expected them to be, and by doing so, they were not available at the time He sent their miracle to them. When you are feeling tempted not to go where God expects you to go, or