Open Heaven For Today 2024 Sunday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Two Are Better Than One
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TOPIC: Two Are Better Than One
MEMORISE: For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Ecclesiastes 4:10
READ: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (KJV)
9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ephesians 4-6
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Today’s Bible reading says that two are better than one. This is because, if one person falls, the other can lift him up.
For instance, if a fellow is walking alone at night and is suddenly attacked by some miscreants, that fellow would most likely find it more difficult to fend off the attackers than if he or she had company.
It is indeed not good to be alone (Ecclesiastes 4:11).
There are battles you may never win if you fight alone, but if you have the right people on your side, you will stand a better chance of winning.
There is an exponential increase in strength when a fellow is not alone.
Deuteronomy 32:30 says: How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
While it is good to have friends, it is important to choose the right ones.
A popular saying goes thus: “Two heads are better than one.” However, that saying has been adjusted in recent times to be, “Two good heads are better than one.”
Evil communication corrupts good manners (1 Corinthians 15:33).
Who is your friend? Is your friend making you better or making you worse?
If you have a friend who is corrupting your good manners, you should separate from such a fellow as he or she can cause you a lot of trouble.
There are many people in prison today because of the kind of friend they had.
Make sure your friends are people with good heads on their shoulders.
If you put a bad apple in a bowl with good ones, the bad apple will make the others rotten as well.
If you have just one bad fellow in your group of friends, that one fellow will likely pull everyone down.
It is better to stay away from such a person.
Proverbs 13:20 says that the companion of fools shall be destroyed. Don’t allow yourself to be destroyed.
If you are unmarried, you must be extra careful when choosing a spouse.
It is better not to be married at all than to get married to a bad spouse.
Take your time to hear from God first. Get many confirmations that the fellow you want to get married to is not a fool.
Do not think you can change him or her after marriage.
Beloved, your friendships and associations can greatly impact your life. Do not keep company with the wrong crowd.
Key Point
Choose your friends wisely.
HYMN 28: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
1. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven! Bread of heaven!
Feed me now and evermore (2ce)
2. Open Thou the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow:
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through:
Strong deliverer! strong deliverer!
Be Thou still my strength and shield (2ce)
3. If I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside:
Bear me through the swelling torrent,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side:
Songs of praises! songs of praises!
I will ever give to Thee (2ce)
4. Saviour, come! We long to see Thee,
Long to dwell with Thee above;
And to know in full communion,
All the sweetness of Thy love.
Come, Lord Jesus! Come, Lord Jesus!
Take Thy waiting people home (2ce)
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Saturday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Trust Not In Riches
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TOPIC: Trust Not In Riches
MEMORISE: A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. Ecclesiastes 10:19
READ: Ecclesiastes 5:9-12 (KJV)
9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
Today’s memory verse says that money answers all things. Truly, when someone has money, that person has a level of power because he or she can pay to get so many things done, some of which would have probably been impossible without money.
I saw an inscription many years ago which said, “When money is speaking, nobody checks the grammar.” Nobody checks the grammar because most people are at the beck and call of a rich man. Even when he does something wrong, not many people are bold enough to correct him. Hence, money truly can give a person a level of power.
As powerful as money can be, however, Proverbs 23:5 says that it can grow wings and fly away. Also, even though money is powerful, there’s a limit to what it can achieve.
For example, it was recorded in the Bible that when there was a famine in Egypt, money failed (Genesis 47:15-16). In modern terms, this can mean that money no longer retains the value that it once had. For instance, in recent times, due to economic hardship, the currencies of many countries have lost so much value.
Since money can fail, it is not something you should rely on. There are many rich people who had the money for the best medical care in the world, but their money could not save their loved ones. There are people with state-of-the-art beds in their houses who can hardly sleep. Also, there are people with enough money to feed a city, who cannot eat what they want because of a health condition.
You should not put your trust in money as whoever does so will be greatly disappointed.
Proverbs 11:28 says:
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
If a fellow has all the money in the world but does not have Jesus, he or she is finished.
There is absolutely no profit in having all the money in the world and missing heaven (Mark
8:36). Only Jesus can be relied on; only He can stand by you to help you when everything else fails. Only He can give you and the generations after you a glorious future here on earth and in eternity.
Beloved, the money you have in your bank account, as much as it may be, can fail you.
Do not put your trust in riches; rather, put your trust in Jesus. He loves you, and He will never fail you.
Key Point
Do not put your trust in money; trust in Jesus alone.
HYMN 10: In Christ Alone
1 In Christ alone, my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
2 In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live, I live
3 There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
4 No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Youthful Strength
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TOPIC: Youthful Strength
MEMORISE: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; Ecclesiastes 12:1
READ: Lamentations 3:25-27(KJV)
25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Open Heaven For Today 2023 MESSAGE
In Proverbs 20:29, the Bible says that the glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their grey head.
When you are young, you are strong and agile, and you have the strength to jump around and work for long hours.
However, the Bible says in Isaiah 40:30:
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
The strength that comes with youthfulness does not last forever.
David was a valiant warrior when he was young; not only did he kill Goliath, he also trained other giant killers.
However, a point came in his life when he fainted and would have died in battle if someone had not come to his rescue (2 Samuel 21:15-22).
The glory of the youth is in their strength; however, this strength must not be used selfishly. Rather, it must be used primarily to serve God. If you are a youth, you should not use your strength to engage in sexual immorality or pursue worldly pleasures.
Rather, use your strength to work for God as this is the primary reason for making you strong. There are many people today who constantly regret how they spent their youth.
Some of them do not have a stable marriage or a good source of income because of how they lived their lives when they were much younger. They sacrificed having a good future on the altar of ‘having fun’.
If you are a youth, you need to be careful of the seeds you are sowing now because you will surely reap them in the future.
Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 says:
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
You should put evil far away from you, especially if you are a youth reading this. Your strength as a youth will not last forever.
When this youthful strength is gone, and you become old, you will have to face the results of the seeds that you sowed in your youth.
Beloved, serve the Lord with all your strength now. A word is enough for the wise.
Key Point
Youthful strength will not last forever; use it to serve the Lord.
HYMN 12: Standing On The Promises Of Christ My King
1 Standing on the promises of Christ, my King,
Through eternal ages let his praises ring;
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.
Refrain:
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail.
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God. [Refrain]
3 Standing on the promises of Christ, the Lord,
Bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
Standing on the promises of God. [Refrain]
4 Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
List’ning ev’ry moment to the Spirit’s call,
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God. [Refrain]
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Thursday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Purpose Of Your Mouth
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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.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Galatians 1-3
Open Heaven For Today 2023 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 make a joyful noise unto Him.
There is a story in Matthew 12:22 that illustrates how important the mouth is to God.
A man was brought to Jesus Christ, and the Bible says that the man was blind and dumb.
Jesus healed the man, and he began to speak and see. It is interesting to note the order in which the Bible recorded the miracle; the man was ‘blind and dumb’, but then the Bible recorded that he ‘spoke and saw’.
This shows that Jesus healed the man’s mouth first before his eyes.
If you have not been shouting and singing to God before, start doing so henceforth. When you are in the bathroom, sing praises to Him.
When you are walking along the road, let a chorus be in your mouth.
When you are in church, and the minister on the pulpit asks you to shout Halleluyah, shout at the top of your voice.
God loves it when you praise Him. When you shout and sing to Him, He is pleased with you and will draw near to you.
The Bible says in Psalm 22:3: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
When you open your mouth to praise God at all times, He will draw near to you and abide with you continually.
As a result, you will enjoy the numerous pleasures in His presence forevermore (Psalm 16:11) and experience His peace at all times, irrespective of what is going on around you.
Beloved, never stop praising God with your mouth!
Action Point
Sing a song of your choice in praise to the Most High God.
HYMN 17: Praise My Soul, The King Of Heaven
1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King!
2 Praise him for his grace and favor
to his people in distress.
Praise him, still the same as ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness!
3 Fatherlike he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows.
In his hand he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Widely yet his mercy flows!
4 Angels, help us to adore him;
you behold him face to face.
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace!
Open Heaven For Today 2024 Wednesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Purpose Of Your Legs
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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 ankle 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.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Corinthians 10-13
Open Heaven For Today 2023 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 expects you to use your legs to dance for Him. In today’s Bible reading, a man was born lame, and even though he always sat at the gate of the temple and could hear the praises from inside, he couldn’t dance.
On that fateful day, he asked the apostles for money, but God had arranged for his legs to finally be able to dance for Him.
He didn’t get the money he asked for, but Peter took him by the hand, and his ankle bones received strength.
The Bible says that he entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. May you always have reasons to dance, in Jesus’ name.
If you want to know how important dancing is to God, you should read 2 Samuel 6:14-23.
In that passage, David was dancing to God, but his wife reprimanded him because she thought that he had abased himself by dancing shamelessly.
God was so upset with her, and as a result, she never had a child until she died.
No matter how great you become in life, you must always ensure that you use your legs to dance for the One who lifted you.
Many years ago, we were at a meeting of pastors. During the praise session, I closed my eyes to avoid distractions as l danced to the King of kings.
One of the men of God needed to get my attention for something, but he couldn’t, because my eyes were shut.
When he finally got me to open my eyes, he said,
“Look at you, don’t you know you are a General Overseer?”
I ignored him because I was dancing to the One who made me a General Overseer, and I will keep dancing for Him until my last breath.
Beloved, ensure that you always show your gratitude to God by praising Him and dancing for Him.
This way, He will continue to lift you up, and you will never cease to experience the beauty of His salvation (Psalm 149:3-4).
Action Point
Take out at least five minutes to dance for God today and make it a daily practice.
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 he shall lead
till ev’ry 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,
each piece put on with 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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