Open Heaven For Today 2024 Saturday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Anointing Is In Degrees
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TOPIC: The Anointing Is In Degrees
MEMORISE: "I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him": Psalms 89:20
READ: Matthew 17:14-21 (KJV)
14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Just like electricity voltages differ, anointing levels also differ. When you are exposed to some voltages of electricity, you will only get a mild shock.
However, being exposed to higher voltages can be fatal. You must be ready to pay the price if you want to operate in higher levels of the anointing.
Many years ago, we were at a crusade ground and had been conducting deliverance on one fellow for hours. When the demon wasn’t leaving, we had to call my father in the Lord, Pa Josiah Akindayomi, from his prayer room. He came out, commanded the demon to leave in the name of Jesus, and the demon left.
I was shocked. I thought I was anointed, but then I saw another level of the anointing. I became determined to grow in the anointing.
Some years after that, we were holding a crusade, and while the Bible Study was going on, I went around, making sure everything was going well.
At a point, I saw some brethren rolling up their sleeves to cast a demon out of a boy. They saw me and said, “Senior bro is here, let him join us.” I told them that I would pray with them on one condition – that they would allow me to pray first.
After they agreed, I closed my eyes and prayed a simple prayer, commanding the demon to leave in Jesus’ name. After the prayer, I immediately took my leave, and they were all surprised.
Some weeks later, I was passing through the town where we held the crusade and decided to stop by to visit a friend. On getting to his house, I met the boy that was demon-possessed.
Before then, he could not go near fire because the demon would push him into the fire. However, to prove to me that he was now free, he cooked me a meal.
No matter the level of the anointing you are operating now, there is a higher level that you must aim to attain. It is good that you can pray to raise the dead, but it will be better if you can wave your hands towards a handkerchief and then that handkerchief is used to raise the dead.
To attain greater degrees of the anointing, do what Jesus said in our Bible reading for today: fast and pray often. The more you fast and pray, the higher your ranking will be in the Spirit realm and the more anointed you will become.
Key Point
The level of the anointing you will operate in will be determined by how often you fast and pray
HYMN 1: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
1 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 Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre,
and as they tune it, fall
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Before His face Who tunes their choir,
and crown Him Lord of all.
3 Crown Him, ye morning stars of light,
Who fixed this floating ball;
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might,
and crown Him Lord of all.
4 Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,
Who from His altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Extol the stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown Him Lord of all.
5 Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race,
ye 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!
6 Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line,
Whom David Lord did call,
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.
The God incarnate, Man divine,
and crown Him Lord of all.
7 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget
the wormwood and the gall,
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
Go spread your trophies at His feet,
and crown Him Lord of all.
8 Let every tribe and every tongue
before Him prostrate fall,
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.
And shout in universal song,
and crown him Lord of all.
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Holy Grounds
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TOPIC: Holy Grounds
MEMORISE: "And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. Joshua 5:15
READ: Exodus 3:1-5 (KJV)
3 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.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Any ground that hosts the manifest presence of God is holy ground, and such grounds carry great power.
Merely by stepping on such grounds, people receive great miracles. Beyond that, you can carry the power on a holy ground jut by having contact with it. Exodus 4:1-2 tells us:
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground.
And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
And the LORD said unto Moses, put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
God told Moses to thrw his rod on the holy ground that he was standing on, and the rod became a snake.
As Moses bent to pick up the snake, his hands touched the holy ground, and from that day, they became anointed.
Every ground is ordanary round until God touches it. When God touches a ground and your hand touches that ground, that hand can never remain thesame.
In 2 Kings 2:9-15, when the horses and chariots of fire came to pick Elijah, they swept the ground and took him away.
Elijah dropped his mantle, and when Elisha bent down to pick it, his hand touched thesame ground that the host of heaven had touched and became anointed.
When you study the ministry of Elisha, you will discover that he only used Elijah's mantle once - to cross the Jordan.
He didnt usethe mantle when he healed the waters in 2 Kings 2:20-22, neither did he use it when an axehead fell into the river in 2 Kings 6:1-7.
The power was in the hand that touched the ground where the holy chariot of God swept.
In Acts 26:13, when the light of God shone on the road to Damascus, the Bible says that it was brighter than the noonday sun.
That was the light of the Bright and Morning Star. When He came all the way down to earth, Saul of Tarsus didnt just touch the ground, he fell on it.
This is why handkerchiefs that hand touched his hands and aprons that he had worn worked miracles.
Don't joke with any ground that is holy. If you are on a ground that you know God descends on regularly, take advantage of it and get all you can from God before you leave the place.
Key Point
Whenever you are standing on a holy ground, ensure you make the best out of the opportunity.
HYMN 15: Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry,
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Refrain:
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
2 Let me at a throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief. [Refrain]
3 Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace. [Refrain]
4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heav’n but Thee? [Refrain]
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Thursday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Sword Of The Spirit
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TOPIC: The Sword Of The Spirit
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 thought and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
READ: Matthew 4:1-11(KJV)
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Today, I will be concluding my teaching on the full armour of God by looking at the last piece of armour.
The sword of the Spirit is the only primarily offensive weapon listed in Ephesians 6:10-17.
It is clearly a very important weapon that every soldier of Christ must have.
The sword of the Spirit is the word of God. In the Spirit realm, battle are not fought with physical weapons but with words.
The most potent of all the weapons used in spiritual battles is the word of God.
The word of God is a powerful sword in the mouth of a believer. With it, you can defect any force of any realm. Hebrews 4:12 describes this sword as quick, powerful and sharper than any two edged sword.
This weapon is available to you for spiritual battles. When you know how to use this weapon, no force can withstand you.
This is why you need to know the word for yourself and memories it. Any Christian that does not study the Bible will be powerfulness in spiritual matters.
When the devil tries to attack your health, counter-attack him with 1 Peter 2:24 that says that you were healed by the stripes of Jesus.
When he tries to attack your finances, tell him that the Lord will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory Philippians 4:19).
If he tries to come against your children, tell him that children are of heritage of the Lord so he should get his hands off God's property (Psalms 127:3).
The word of God is superior to any other word, so when you present it concerning any case, the devil has no choice but to give in.
If you present your own words to the devil in a spiritual battle, he can ignore whatever you have to say. However, he cannot ignore the word of God.
Psalm 138:2 says that God exalts His name. Know the word of God and memorise it so that when you are faced with an adverse situation, you will have the weapons to use to conquer the devil.
Don't suffer in the hands of the devil when you already have in your possession the sword of the Spirit - a weapon that is guaranteed to defeat him to all times.
Key Point
Your Bible contains more power than you can imagine. Study it and use it to defeat the enemy.
HYMN 3: Ancients 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
Chorus
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 Heaven For Today 2024 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Helment of Salvation
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TOPIC: The Helmet of Salvation
MEMORISE: "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:" Ephesians 6:17
READ: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 (KJV)
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 43-49
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Today, I will continue my teaching on the full armour of God by discussing the helmet of salvation.
A helmet is a piece of armour that covers the head. Your head is a part of your body that can be used to identify you, as evidenced by the snapshots used in identification cards.
Wearing the helmet of salvation identifies you as a child of God and tells the devil to take his hand off you.
It is unfortunate, however, that many believers remove their helmet of salvation when they get to certain circles; they don't want people there to know that they are saved.
They try to conform to the world rather than being different. Romans 12:2 says:
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
When a Christian refuses to identify as a child of God, that Christian is removing the protection from his or head, and that is one delicate part of the body that would result in instant death if it is struck.
Many people lose their salvation because they are trying to conform to the world. Keep your salvation intact by boldly identifying as a child of God everywhere you go.
The blood of Jesus, which was shed on the cross, is what gives us the gift of salvation.
Those that are saved are of the light and not of the darkness, as seen in today's Bible reading.
Hence, you must behave as a child of light at all times. Matthew 7:16 says that you can identify those who are saved by their fruits.
If you start exhibiting fruits that are not of God, your helmet of salvation is off, and that spells trouble because on the last day, when Jesus comes back to take his own to be with Him, He will only take those who still have their helmets of salvation on.
This is why you must work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12).
Don't assume that you still have your helmet of salvation on just because you have been going to church or even because you are a pastor.
Check your salvation at all times to be sure that you are still standing. 1 Corinthians 10:12 says that you should take heed if you think you are standing, lest you fall.
Key Point
Your helmet of salvation identifies you as a child of God. Make sure you have on at all times.
HYMN 14: O What a Wonderful, Wonderful day
1 Oh What A Wonderful Wonderful Day
Day I Will Never Forget
After I’d Wandered In Darkness Away
Jesus My Savior I Met
Oh What A Tender Compassionate Friend
He Met The Need Of My Heart
Shadows Dispelling With Joy I Am Telling
He Made All The Darkness Depart
Chorus
Heaven Came Down
And Glory Filled My Soul
When At The Cross
The Savior Made Me Whole
My Sins Were Washed Away
And My Night Was Turned To Day
Heaven Came Down
And Glory Filled My Soul
2 Born Of The Spirit With Life From Above
Into God’s Fam’ly Divine
Justified Fully Thru Calvary’s Love
Oh What A Standing Is Mine
And The Transaction So Quickly Was Made
When As A Sinner I Came
Took Of The Offer Of Grace
He Did Proffer He Saved Me
Oh Praise His Dear Name
3 Now I’ve A Hope That Will Surely Endure
After The Passing Of Time
I Have A Future In Heaven For Sure
There In Those Mansions Sublime
And It’s Because Of That Wonderful Day
When At The Cross I Believed
Riches Eternal And Blessings Supernal
From His Precious Hand I Received
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Tuesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Shield of Faith
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TOPIC: The Shield of Faith
MEMORISE: "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of wicked. Ephesians 6:16
READ: Matthew 21:18-22 (KJV)
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 38-42
Open Heaven For Today 11 June 2024 MESSAGE:
Over the past few days, I have teaching on full amour of God. The shield of faith ensures that the fiery arrows of the devil do not get to you.
This suggests that there will be times when the devil will try to attack your health, finances, marriage and so on.
You should use the shield of faith to ward off all such attacks. A Christian without faith is vulnerable to the devil's attacks.
Also, a Christian without faith should not expect to receive anything from God as we see in James 1:6-7.
Some things will come up that will try to shake your faith, those are the fiery darts of the enemy.
They will look scary and seem to be able to bring you down, but if you hold on to your faith in Christ, you will ward them off.
Sometimes, they come as mountains standing in your way. You must command those mountains to be removed by faith, and they will be removed.
one interesting thing about the shield of faith is that it can be in different sizes.
In Matthew 8:26, the Bible talks of little faith and then we have great faith in Matthew 8:10.
The size of your faith will determine how many fiery departs you can ward off. This is why Proverbs 24:10 says:
If you faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
In order not to faint in the day of adversity, you must build up your faith before adversity comes.
Jude 1:20 says that you should build up your faith by praying in the Holy Ghost.
Ensure that you pray in the Holy Ghost every day. In fact, pray in the Spirit every minute, after all, that is the only way you can really pray without ceasing as instructed in Thessalonians 5:17.
Faith also comes by hearing the word of God as we see in Romans 10:17. If you want your faith to grow, you must ensure that you study your Bible every day.
Also, ensure that you listen to sermons from genuine men of God regularly; this will further help your faith grow.
One final way through which your faith can grow is through trials as the Bible says in 1 Peter 1:17.
Although, many Christians do not want to face challenges, the Bible says that you should count it all joy when you face temptations as they help you become perfect in Christ (James 1:2-4).
Key Point
Build up your faith so that you will ward off every fiery dart of the enemy.
HYMN 16: Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus
1 ‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise;
Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.”
CHORUS
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!
2 O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
Just in simple faith to plunge me
‘Neath the healing, cleansing flood!
3 Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.
4 I’m so glad Learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Saviour, Friend,
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.
Open Heaven For Today 2024 [Monday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Shoes of The Gospel
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TOPIC: Shoes of The Gospel
MEMORISE: "And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;" Psalms 34-37
READ: Isaiah 52:6-7 (KJV)
6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 34-37
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
In continuation of my teaching on the full armour of God, I will be discussing the third piece of armour listed in Ephesians 6:10-17. This armour is actually called the ‘shoes of the preparation of the gospel of peace’.
The first thing to note about this armour is that it implies moving around with the gospel. Your security is in your preaching of the gospel.
The more unbelievers you are able to convert to Christianity, the lesser the devil’s attacks on you will be.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 says that two are better than one, and a threefold cord is not easily broken.
When you are the only Christian in your neighbourhood or family, you are more open to attacks because everyone around you is in the opponent’s army.
However, if you win all your family members and neighbours to Christ, you will be more secure.
When the enemy tries to strike, you will have soldiers around you to come together to pray and send the devil packing.
When you are feeling weak spiritually, you will have brethren to strengthen your weak hands and lift your feeble knees (Isaiah 35:3-4).
The peace element in these shoes will give you peace as you go around preaching the gospel.
The devil will come at you with all kinds of things to scare you so that you will not preach the gospel, but when you have peace, his tricks will not work on you.
He is like a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8) that scares people but cannot bite.
That peace is necessary as you go out to preach the gospel because you will face persecution. Also, as you preach the gospel, you are to bring peace to chaotic environments.
This is why in Luke 10:5, when Jesus sent His disciples out to preach the gospel, He said that the first thing they were to say when they got to a new place is, “Peace be unto this house.”
What you are spreading is peace, not chaos, and for anyone that receives the gospel, the first thing they will experience in their heart is peace.
Beloved, do you have your shoes of the gospel of peace? Do you win souls? Imagine how much peace will be in your country if one of the souls you have won becomes the president of your country tomorrow.
When you preach the gospel, you are doing it for your own security.
Action Point
Put on the shoes of the gospel of peace now; preach to at least one person daily
HYMN 20: Stand Up! Stand Up For Jesus
1 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
Ye soldiers of the cross;
Lift high His royal banner,
It must not suffer loss:
From vict’ry unto vict’ry
His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished
And Christ is Lord indeed.
2 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
The trumpet call obey;
Forth to the mighty conflict
In this His glorious day.
Ye that are men, now serve Him
Against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger.
And strength to strength oppose.
3 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
Stand in His strength alone;
The arm of flesh will fail you;
Ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the Gospel armor,
And, watching unto prayer,
Where duty calls, or danger,
Be never wanting there.
4 Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
The strife will not be long:
This day the noise of battle,
The next the victor’s song;
To him that overcometh
A crown of life shall be;
He, with the King of glory,
Shall reign eternally.
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