Open Heaven For Today 2024 – Open Heavens 6 June

Open Heaven For Today 2024 [Thursday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Sufferings For Christ

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TOPIC: Sufferings For Christ

MEMORISE: "For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;" Philippians 1:29

READ: 1 Peter 4:12-19 (KJV)

12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 9-17

Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE

Jesus said in Luke 9:23:

… If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

If you will truly follow Christ, you must be ready to suffer for His sake. No one follows Christ without taking up his or her cross. 

An evangelist might have told you to just give your life to Christ and everything will be beautiful. 

That is true, everything in your life will indeed be more beautiful because you have given your life to Christ. 

However, there will still be some suffering. Jesus Christ said that when we come to Him, He will take our heavy yokes from us, but He never said that He will leave us without a yoke. 

Rather, in Matthew 11:29-30, He said:

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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Jesus said that He will give us His own yoke to carry. 

His yoke is lighter than the one we were carrying before we got born again, but it is still a yoke.

The reason many people fall when temptations come is that they were not prepared to suffer for Christ. 

You must be so determined to follow Christ that you literally say, “If I perish, I perish!” (Esther

4:16). When you do this, your strength will be great, and you will not faint in the day of adversity (Proverbs 24:10). 

Those that do not faint in the day of adversity always enjoy great benefits when the adversity is over.

In Genesis 39, after all that Joseph had gone through in the hands of his brothers, the biggest test of his life came; the wife of his master wanted him to lay with her. 

He said, “How can I do this thing and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9). He was willing to face whatever consequence will come with Him following and obeying God. 

He went to jail, but as soon as God saw that he carried His yoke willingly, He arranged for him to meet Pharaoh, and by the time we get to Genesis 41, he had become the Prime Minister of the greatest nation on earth at that time.

Your destiny depends on the answer to this question: are you ready to suffer for Christ?

Prayer Point

Father, please give me the grace not to faint in the day of adversity. Let me carry your yoke until the end, in Jesus’ name

HYMN 12: Onward Christian Soldiers!

1 Onward, Christian soldiers, 

marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

going on before!

Christ, the royal Master,

leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

see his banner go!

Refrain:

Onward, Christian soldiers,

marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

going on before!

2 At the sign of triumph

Satan’s host doth flee;

On, then, Christian soldiers,

on to victory!

Hell’s foundations quiver

at the shout of praise;

Brothers, lift your voices,

loud your anthems raise!

3 Like a mighty army

moves the church of God;

Brothers, we are treading

where the saints have trod;

We are not divided;

all one body we,

One in hope and doctrine,

one in charity.

4 Onward, then, ye people,

join our happy throng,

Blend with ours your voices

in the triumph song;

Glory, laud, and honor,

unto Christ the King;

This thro’ countless ages

men and angels sing.

5 Onward, then, ye people!

Join our happy throng;

Blend with ours your voices

In the triumph song.

Glory, laud and honor

Unto Christ, the King;

This through countless ages

Men and angels sing. 

Open Heavens 5 June 2024 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – When God Wants To Bless You

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MEMORISE: "And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of". Genesis 22:2

READ: 1 Kings 17:8-16(KJV)

8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.

15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 1-8

Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE

In today’s Bible reading, Elijah came to the widow of Zarephath, who had only one meal left. 

The Bible says in Luke 4:25-26 that there were many widows in the land, but Elijah was only sent to her.

This is because God had chosen to bless her with supernatural provision. 

Even though God had chosen to bless her, she needed to give something to bring the blessing into manifestation. 

When Elijah asked for her last meal, she could have said,

“You want to take the last meal out of the mouth of a widow and her son? And you call yourself a man of God.” 

However, she obeyed and brought the meal to Elijah, and from that moment on, lack became a thing of the past in her family.

God is the owner of heaven and earth; He can get whatever He needs without the help of any human being. 

He said in Psalms 50:10-12 that if He was hungry, He could eat any of the cattle on a thousand hills because they are His. However, as great as He is, 

He sometimes requests that a man should give Him something. When He does this, it is because He has chosen to bless that man. 

God could have provided for Elijah in any way; He had been feeding him for months using birds. 

In 1 Kings 19:4-8, when Elijah was hungry, an angel brought food and water, so when the brook dried up, God could have sent angels to feed him. 

It was not Elijah that needed help, it was the widow of Zarephath; she was the one in serious need. When God decides to meet your need, I pray that you will not resist His will.

In 2 Kings 4:8-17, you will see the story of the great woman of Shunem. She saw the man of God passing by, and God moved her to invite him to eat. Elisha refused, but the Bible says that she constrained him. 

Something within her said,

“Don’t let that man of God go until you have blessed him.” 

Elisha ate the meal and kept coming back for more. 

She kept feeding him and even built an apartment for him. Then one day, God put an end to her barrenness when Elisha prayed for her.

God prompted her to do the things she did, and although they cost her money, she got what money couldn’t buy in return. 

May you cooperate with God on the day He decides to bless you, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer Point

Father, please let me do what I need to do to receive my blessings, in Jesus’ name.

HYMN 26: There Shall Be Showers Of Blessing

1 There shall be showers of blessing:

This is the promise of love;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

Sent from the Saviour above.

Refrain:

Showers of blessing,

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy drops round us are falling,

But for the showers we plead.

2 There shall be showers of blessing,

Precious reviving again;

Over the hills and the valleys,

Sound of abundance of rain.

3 There shall be showers of blessing:

Send them upon us, O Lord!

Grant to us now a refreshing;

Come, and now honour Thy Word.

4 There shall be showers of blessing,

Oh, that to-day they might fall,

Now, as to God, we’re confessing.

Now as on Jesus we call!

Open Heaven For Today 2024 Tuesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Elders, Raise The Youths

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TOPIC: Elders, Raise The Youths

MEMORISE: "And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men". 1 Samuel 22:2

READ: 2 Samuel 23:14-17(KJV)

14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.

17 And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 39-42

Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE

When people are young, they feel like they can carry the world on their shoulders. 

They move with strength and keep surmounting mountains. 

A time will come, however, when they will no longer be able to do the things they normally do.

At that time, when they are old, they will need young people to help them. 

If they had been preparing younger people, they would have no problems, but if they had kept their secrets and resources to themselves, there would be no one to help them.

When I was approaching the age of 60, many people were rejoicing, preparing for a huge celebration. 

At that time, as far as they were concerned, RCCG had done well as we were in about 50 nations of the world.

Meanwhile, I was in agony because I knew that at 60, my afternoon was almost over, and my evening was about to set in. 

I was crying to my God one night, pacing up and down, saying, “Lord, what am I going to do now?

You told my father in the Lord that RCCG is going to spread throughout the world, and I believed that it was going to happen in my lifetime. 

Now, my sun is about to set, look at where I am and help me.” Then God spoke, 

“Son, I determine when the sun will set.” 

Thank God, over two decades later, my sun has not set yet.

We are where we are today because God taught me how to prepare for the evening. 

As at the time I am writing this, RCCG is in 197 countries and this includes some nations I have never been to.

However, my children are there; people who sat, learned, and were equipped by God through me.

I am not resting on my oars, I am making more preparations, working harder than ever before.

This is why at least three times in a year, during the Holy Ghost Services, I pick teenagers and young people in their twenties to preach on the altar, discovering new talents, and encouraging and preparing them for tomorrow.

If you are elderly, do yourself a favour, bring forth the youth, prepare and equip them, give them opportunities to lead, and send them out to get established, so that when you grow old, there will be people behind you to say, 

"Well done, we have your back".

Key Point

As you press towards achieving your goals, ensure that you’re raising the young as well.

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 might of His power our strength to renew,

Let us do by His grace what He calls us to do.

Work for Him by His grace;

Work thru Him for His praise;

Work with Him all the days;

And work in Him in many ways.

2 To the work! to the work! let the hungry be fed;

To the fountain of life let the thirsty be led;

In the cross and its vict’ry our glory shall be,

While we herald the tidings, “Salvation is free!”

3 To the work! to the work! in the strength of the Lord,

By the pow’r of His Name, with the light of His Word,

All the slaves of the darkness of Satan set free

And His riches of grace in His glory we’ll see.

Open Heaven For Today 2024 Monday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – More Than Grace

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TOPIC: More Than Grace

MEMORISE: "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?" Romans 6:1

READ: John 5:8-14 (KJV)

8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 35-38

Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE

God is Love (1 John 4:8), but He is also a consuming fire (Hebrew 12:29). Many people are on His consuming side, but they think they are on His loving side.

Don’t be deceived by those who tell you that once you are a child of God, you can behave anyhow.

They usually say so because the Bible says that grace came through Jesus (John 1:17).

However, the Bible did not say that Jesus is grace, because Jesus is far more than grace.

He brought grace, but you will never find anywhere in the Bible that says that Jesus is grace.

If Jesus was full of grace alone, John 1:14 would have said ‘full of grace’ and stopped there, but it went further to add ‘truth’. In John 14:6, Jesus said:

“I am the way, the truth and life…”. He never said I am grace.

When many of my children want to be funny, they will draw a caricature of me wearing a bow tie and holding a tambourine.

No matter how funny the drawing looks, when people see the bowtie and tambourine, they will know that the drawing was made in reference to me.

I am usually seen with a tambourine, but I am not the tambourine.

Let us assume that the tambourine makes me smile at you.

If I have the tambourine in my hand as I am relating with you and you do something wrong, I can decide to put down the tambourine, stop smiling, and scold you.

In Titus 2:11-12, the Bible says that grace brought salvation to us, teaching us to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts.

When someone is ungodly and embraces worldly lusts in the name of grace, that fellow has rejected the salvation that came by grace and, as such, will see the consuming side of God.

Beloved, I advise you to be wise; enjoy the grace of God, but don’t take it for granted.

Even though Jesus Christ is full of grace, if a person takes that grace for granted, He will show the fellow His consuming side.

Make up your mind never to frustrate God’s grace upon your life (Galatians 2:21). God’s grace is meant to help you overcome sin; it is not a licence to dwell in sin.

Do exploits for the kingdom with the grace that God has made available to you through Jesus Christ.

Be like Apostle Paul, who said that the grace of God was what made him do all that he did for God (1 Corinthians 15:10).

Key Point

God’s grace is not an excuse to sin.

HYMN 31: Yield Not To Temptation

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.

Refrain:

Trust and obey!

For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus,

But to trust and obey.

2. 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. [Refrain]

3. 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. [Refrain]

Open Heaven For Today 2024 Sunday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – God Rewards

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TOPIC: God Rewards

MEMORISE: "because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free." Ephesians 6:8

READ: Matthew 6:1-18(KJV)

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 31-34

Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE

In over 50 years that I have been serving God, I have observed that He always rewards those who give to Him and work for Him.

As long as you live a holy life as His child, He will thank you for whatever you do for Him.

Some years ago, I was going to Port-Harcourt, a city in Southern Nigeria for a crusade.

God told me about a man that I met at the Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship International Conference and said that I should stay in his house.

I had only met this man once.

I called him and told him what God said, and he shouted and cried in joy. I stayed at his house and grew very fond of his firstborn, who was a very small boy.

One day, I was getting ready to go for the crusade when the children arrived from school.

I didn’t see my little friend, so I asked his father about him, and he told me that he was at the hospital battling for his life.

He had ingested some poison while at school. Immediately, I heard God say, “That was why I asked you to stay here.”

God had seen in advance that danger was coming to this man’s house and that was why He told me to stay there.

I later discovered that this man had told all his colleagues in The Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship that he would pay for all their outreaches for one year.

With such a sacrifice, it was not surprising that God decided to protect his home from danger. I went to pray for the boy in the hospital on my way to the crusade that evening.

When I got there, the Doctor signaled to me that there was no hope, but I prayed, and by the time I returned, I met him at home because he had been discharged.

The boy’s father had pledged to give to God, and in turn, God rewarded him by saving his son from death.

God rewards us bountifully whenever we give Him anything from the depth of our hearts.

In our Bible reading for today, you will understand that God sees all you do for Him in secret and will reward you in the open.

He will never forget anything that you do for Him.

Have you done things for God that will make Him determined to give you a great reward?

Key Point

Never hesitate to do anything for God because He will surely reward you for it.

HYMN 26: There shall be showers of blessing 

1 There shall be showers of blessing:

This is the promise of love;

There shall be seasons refreshing,

Sent from the Saviour above.

Refrain:

Showers of blessing,

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy drops round us are falling,

But for the showers we plead.

2 There shall be showers of blessing,

Precious reviving again;

Over the hills and the valleys,

Sound of abundance of rain.

3 There shall be showers of blessing:

Send them upon us, O Lord!

Grant to us now a refreshing;

Come, and now honour Thy Word.

4 There shall be showers of blessing,

Oh, that to-day they might fall,

Now, as to God, we’re confessing.

Now as on Jesus we call!