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Open Heavens 26 April 2016: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Know your Enemy I Topic: Know your Enemy I [Tuesday 26, April 2016] Memorise: My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. – Proverbs 1:10 Read: Genesis 3:1-5 (KJV) 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 4-6, Proverbs 15:25-16:5 MESSAGE: One of the earliest weapons of the devil again...

Open Heavens 24 April 2016: Sunday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Identifying with Jesus? Topic: Identifying with Jesus? [Sunday 24, April 2016] Memorise: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; – Philippians 3:10 Read: John 19:38-42 (KJV) 38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. 39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 4...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SATURDAY 23 APRIL 2016 THEME:  UNGODLY SORROW Memorise: And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. Luke 27:5 Read: Matthew 27:3-8 3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Message The type of sorrow that Judas Iscariot experienced...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : THURSDAY 21 APRIL 2016 THEME : DENYING JESUS? Memorise: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalms 1:1 Read: Luke 22:54-60 54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. 56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. 58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. 60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou s...

Open Heavens 20 April 2016: Wednesday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – A Betrayer? Topic: A Betrayer? [Wednesday 20, April 2016] Memorise: But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. – Luke 22:21 Read: Luke 22:19-23 (KJV) 19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. Bible in One Year: 2 Samuel 18:1-19:15, Proverbs 13:1-14 MESSAGE: A betrayer is a covenant breaker and there is danger in being a covenant breaker (Romans 1:31).A betrayer is someo...

Open Heavens 19 April 2016: Tuesday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – In Remembrance of Me Topic: In Remembrance of Me [Tuesday 19, April 2016] Memorise: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. – 1 Corinthians 11:24 Read: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 (KJV) 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup o...

Open Heavens 19 April 2016: Tuesday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – In Remembrance of Me Topic: In Remembrance of Me [Tuesday 19, April 2016] Memorise: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. – 1 Corinthians 11:24 Read: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 (KJV) 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup o...

Open Heavens 18 April 2016: Monday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Lessons from the Triumphant Entry Topic: Lessons from the Triumphant Entry [Monday 18, April 2016] Memorise: Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. – Mark 11:10 Read: Matthew 21:1-9 (KJV) 1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and di...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : SATURDAY 16 APRIL 2016 THEME : LET GOD HELP YOU II Memorise: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up. John 3:14 Read: Numbers 21:7-9 7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Message The coming of sin into the human race brought about a lot of calamity into human life. One of the calamities is sickness. As sin can be very contagious in effect, so can sickness too. ...

Open Heavens 14 April 2016: Thursday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – When you need a Miracle Topic: When you need a Miracle [Thursday 14, April 2016] Memorise: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. – Psalms 50:15 Read: 1 Samuel 1:9-13 (KJV) 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. 12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only h...

Open Heavens 13 April 2016: Wednesday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Sovereign God Topic: The Sovereign God [Wednesday 13, April 2016] Memorise: I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. – Isaiah 43:15 Read: Daniel 5:20-21 (KJV) 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. Bible in One Year: 2 Samuel 1-2, Proverbs 9:13-10:7 MESSAGE: After King Nebuchadnezzar was deposed from his kingly throne, his glory was taken away from him and he was disgraced to the point of eating grass like oxen, he came back to his senses to reali...

Open Heavens 12 April 2016: Tuesday daily devotion by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Unchangeable Changer Topic: The Unchangeable Changer [Tuesday 12, April 2016] Memorise: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. – Hebrews 13:8 Read: Genesis 32:24-32 (KJV) 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? A...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : MONDAY 11 APRIL 2016 THEME : THE NEW MAN II Memorise: And that ye put on the new man, which after God created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians 4:24 Read: Ephesians 4:22-25, 22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Message The Bible says; “… they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.” (Romans 8:5) This us why there is a need to put on the new man. As our memory verse states, we must put on the new man created after God in righteousness and true holiness. This is made possible through our reliance on t...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL 2016 BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE. DATE: SUNDAY 10TH APRIL 2016. THEME: THE NEW MAN I MEMORISE: Therefore if any man be in Christ,he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17. READ: Romans 12:1-2. 1.I beseech you therefore,brethren, by the mercies of God,that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2.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. MESSAGE One of the basic signs of redemption in the life of a man is the newness of the life that he lives. This change of his spiritual living standard is never covert; rather, it is always obvious. When Zacchaeus, the publican, encountered Jesus in Jericho, his life never remained the same. A notoriously corrupt tax collector said: “Behold, Lord, the half...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016 THEME : THE WISE & THE FOOLISH Memorise: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. James 4:6 Read: Isaiah 14:12-15 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven; I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. Message According to Proverbs 16:18, destruction is the major ‘dividend’ of pride. It is interesting to note that pride was the root cause of the first rebellion both in heaven and on earth. It started with Lucifer, the son of the morning who later became ...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: FRIDAY 8 APRIL 2016 THEME: SPIRITUAL PACESETTERS? Memorise: Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 1st Corinthians 11:1 Read: Hebrews 6:9-15 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. 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Message There are certain spiritu...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : THURSDAY 7 APRIL 2016 THEME : VICTORY IN HOLINESS Memorise: Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34 Read: Daniel 6:19-23 19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. 20 When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?” 21 Daniel answered, “May the king live forever!  22 My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.” 23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. Message There is victory in holiness. This is a fact that many do not know of and...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2016 THEME : DEMON-INVITING HABIT Memorise: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 Read: Proverbs 23:29-35 29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. Message There are...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.. DATE : TUESDAY 5 APRIL 2016 THEME : THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 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: John 7:37-39, 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) Message The baptism of the Holy Spirit is very important to every heaven-bound Christian for many reasons. The first thing that comes to mind is the personality of the Baptiser, that is, the Holy Spirit Himself. He is the third pers...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : MONDAY 4 APRIL 2016 THEME : THE ELECT OF GOD Memorise: And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? Luke 18:7 Read: Colossians 3:12-17, 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving tha...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL... DATE : SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2016 THEME : APPOINTED DAY OF MERCY Memorise; And the publican standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. Luke 18:13 Read: Genesis 19:15-17, 15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lordbeing merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. Message Since the fall of man at the Garden of Eden, the only factor that has su...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.. DATE : FRIDAY 1 APRIL 2016 THEME : DIVINE ALTERNATIVE Memorise 28 And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. 1 Samuel 15:28 Read : Acts 1:15-26 15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. 17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The fi...