OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 27 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 27 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING MATTHEW 24:12-14

12. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 27 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

The advent of social media has brought about a lot of good things such as access to information, education and connection with people.

However, these days, hardly can you google anything without some bad things popping up. It is becoming more difficult to avoid nude pictures unless your phone has a password that can block out such. Many Christians do not know that it is a deliberate attempt by the devil to make it more difficult for Christians to live holy.

Therefore, seeing that we live in a world highly influenced by the devil, it is best to make it as conducive as possible for us to live holy. One way to do this is to make Jesus trend. It is wrong of you to follow ungodly people on social media, share their posts, share funny videos on your page or status, yet, never speak about Jesus.

While the devil is working tooth and nail to take as many people as possible to Hell, you as a child of God should also work effortlessly to take many to Heaven. For one ungodly post, share two godly ones. Let it be your daily desire to make Jesus trend on your social media space.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 27 OCTOBER 2022 ACTION POINT

Put up a post about Jesus today.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 27 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

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 armour,
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.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 27 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: 2 TIMOTHY 1:1-18, JEREMIAH 20-22

Beloved, we are glad you could join in today again, we look forward to your engagement everyday as always. Please, say these prayers in faith and believe God for a performance.

Note: These prayers are spiritual, this can only be understood and fully accessed by God’s children. If you want to be blessed from these prayers, you must first, surrender your life to the Lord Jesus Christ, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come before You today with a broken and contrite heart full of repentance. Please, forgive me all my sins. Today, I surrender my life to You, I believe that Jesus is Lord and I confess it with my mouth. Jesus, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hellfire. In Jesus’ name, I pray.”

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Today’s Devotional: Open Heavens 26 October 2022

Powerful Declarations: Powerful Declarations For Today 26 October 2022

Read: 6 Prophetic Declarations Today By Apostle Joshua Selman

Read: 3 Prophetic Declarations For You From Apostle Joshua Selman

Today’s Powerful Confession: I confess today I am like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, my leaf shall not wither; and whatever I do prospers in Jesus’ name, Amen. Hallelujah!

PRAYER POINTS

Almighty God of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all grace, I thank You for the gift of life: for the breath that sustains life, for the food of this earth that nurtures life, for the love of family and friends.

Thank You, Father, for Your promise to always answer prayers of agreement, for where two or three are gathered, Your presence is established.

Lord, I thank You for the mystery of creation: for the beauty that my eyes can see, for the joy that my ears hear, for the divine that I cannot see with natural eyes, filling the universe with wonder.

I thank You for this day: for life and another opportunity to love, for the opportunity and privilege to work for justice and peace, for neighbors.

Thank You, Father, for the weapons of our warfare that are not carnal but mighty through You to the pulling down of strongholds.

Father, in anyway I have fallen short of Your Glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

Oh Lord, please direct me into the right friendships and fellowships where I can commune with You together with other believers and we can grow together in Jesus name.

Father, help me to keep my godly friends and cherish them. Help us to maintain the relationship and may offense not come into our hearts in the name of Jesus.

Father, let every spirit of ingratitude and that has crept into my life be consumed by Your fire, in Jesus’ name.

Father, let every spirit of malice, quarrel and strife, in me, that could hinder the move of the Holy Spirit, be destroyed by the blood of Jesus.

Father, help me to remain thankful and grateful to You all the days of my life in Jesus name.

Thank You for the benefactors and beneficiaries of Your great work on this platform (RCCGONLINE.ORG). Father I ask that fresh fire fall upon them, that they will be set ablaze for You.

Oh Lord, bless your son Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye for all his years of continual service, remember him, guide him on the path, help him remain focused, bless his entire household, and fulfill all Your promises for their liberation, ministry and family, in Jesus’ name.

Thank You Father for the intercessory team and the online platform (RCCGONLINE.ORG) and that which You have put in their hearts, I pray that You make them as flaming swords to bring men to Your kingdom and shut down the works of darkness in the name of Jesus.

Father, bless everyone dedicating their time to pray through these prayers & declarations at the point of their needs. Give them the grace to share/rebroadcast, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please uphold Your children working everyday on this platform (rccgonline.org) to prepare these prayers and declarations with Your right hand of righteousness and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, give them the grace to keep up with this good work of Faith, in the name of Jesus.

By faith, appreciate God for answered prayers. Your testimonies are undeniable in Jesus’ name.

Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus’ name.

Submit yourself and your personal petitions to God. Cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you.

( Philippians 4:6)

In Jesus’ name I pray.

(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

Thank you Father for answered prayers.

(1 Thessalonians 5:18).

#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.

See you here tomorrow.

Beloved, we are glad you could join in today again, we look forward to your engagement everyday as always. Please, say these declarations in faith and believe God for a performance.

Note: These prayers are spiritual and can only be understood and fully enjoyed by God’s children. If you want to be blessed from these prayers, you must first, surrender your life to the Lord Jesus Christ, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come before You today with a broken and contrite heart full of repentance. Please, forgive me all my sins. Today, I surrender my life to You, I believe that Jesus is Lord and I confess it with my mouth. Jesus, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hellfire. In Jesus’ name I pray.”

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Join today’s Devotion: Open Heavens 26 October 2022

Today’s Prayer Points: Prayers points for Open Heavens 26 October 2022

Read: 6 Prophetic Declarations Today By Apostle Joshua Selman

Read: 3 Prophetic Declarations For You From Apostle Joshua Selman

Today’s Powerful Confession: I confess today I am like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, my leaf shall not wither; and whatever I do prospers in Jesus’ name, Amen. Hallelujah!

DAILY DECLARATION

I decree and declare that godly and spiritual friends come into my life. We bless each other’s lives and hold each other through life’s seasons. My spiritual countenance and outlook are sharpened through this fellowship in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that my friends and I grow in the knowledge of the Word of God together. We sharpen each other and flourish together in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that I do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of the scornful in the name of Jesus

I decree and declare that my delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law I meditate day and night in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that godly and upright friends begin to come my way. I go through life with friends that inspire me to love Jesus more as I inspire them too in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that I will prosper and continue to prosper until I am fully prosperous in Jesus name.

I decree and declare that I show myself in all respects to be a pattern and a model of good deeds and works, teaching what is unadulterated, showing gravity [having the strictest regard for truth and purity of motive], with dignity and seriousness in the name of Jesus.

I declare that my instruction is sound and fit and wise and wholesome, vigorous and irrefutable in the name of Jesus.

I decree and declare that the children the Lord God has given me are for signs and wonders in Jesus name.

I decree and declare by the power in the name of Jesus that every evil seed that has been planted in me by my parents and every evil seed I have planted in my children, let them be burned away by the fire of the Holy Ghost in the name of Jesus.

I decree and declare that the light of God shines through me and my family. I am a good example to my children and they are good examples to the world.

Thank You Father for your son Pastor E. A Adeboye, I decree and declare may the wisdom and inspiration of the Almighty upon him never cease and the grace of God will continually dwell with him and his entire household in the mighty name of Jesus.

I decree and declare heaven responds to these prayers and declaration as I say them and I receive answers in Jesus name.

Holy Spirit thank You for the intercessory team, thank You for Your power and presence in their midst, please continue to inspire the intercessory team for more prophetic declarations. Help them to continue to communicate Your heart even through these declarations, please continue to inspire them for more prophetic declarations in Jesus’ name.

Thank You Lord for everyone working on this platform (RCCGONLINE.ORG). Please Lord, perfect everything that concerns them and make them great in Jesus name.

Thank You Holy Spirit for all the testimonies and miracles coming through these prayers. May they be permanent in Jesus name.

Father, let everybody joining in to say this declarations all over the world experience great miracles throughout this month. May we have numerous testimonies in Jesus name.

Somebody shout Hallelujah!

See you tomorrow.

OPEN HEAVEN 24 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. James 4:4

OPEN HEAVEN 24 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING 2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-18

14. Be ye not unequally yoked together

with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15. And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16. And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

18. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

OPEN HEAVEN 26 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

It is important to have friends who are also Children of God – people with whom you can discuss the Bible and things of God. You will spend two hours discussing the Bible with such persons and it would seem as if you have only been together for five minutes.

They are friends with whom you discuss what God is currently teaching you in the Scriptures, they do likewise and then you just keep going deeper into Scriptural teachings about different issues. This is what the Bible refers to as iron sharpening iron and friends sharpening each others countenance (Proverbs 27:17).

You need your spiritual countenance sharpened regularly and these conversations go a long way in doing that. In these kinds of conversations, you are not being preached to, so it is a two-way thing. As you and your friend or friends study the Bible together, you begin to see more clearly some hitherto blurry areas of the Scriptures or even understand better some of the things happening in your life.

In the process of doing this, your spiritual countenance and outlook are sharpened.These conversations have a way of impacting you differently from the way a message being preached from the altar would.

This is one of the great benefits of the House Fellowship system which we operate in The Redeemed Christian Church of God. There is no Pastor in the House Fellowship, just a leader to coordinate things; everyone is just to discuss the word of God from their own perspective.

If you don’t have such people with whom you discuss Scriptures, you need to either change your friends or make new ones. If you are now so busy that you don’t have much time to spend with friends, at least have such conversations with your spouse.

Even now, my wife and I still have such conversations. I remember not so long ago when we were discussing the great power that must have been in the meal Elijah ate in 1 Kings 19:5-8 which gave him strength for 40 straight days. It is always very interesting when you can find someone who is more knowledgeable in Scriptures than you; you are likely to leave such a meeting really charged up.

OPEN HEAVEN 26 OCTOBER 2022 KEY POINT

What do you discuss with your friends when you are together? Is it spiritual things or you just carnal issues?

OPEN HEAVEN 26 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS

1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.

CHORUS
O deeper yet I pray,
And higher evry day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy Word.

2. Deeper, deeper! blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.

3. Deeper, deeper! tho it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.

4. Deeper, higher, evry day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conquror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.

OPEN HEAVEN 26 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: MARK 16:1-20, LUKE 1:1-80

OPEN HEAVEN 27 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21

OPEN HEAVEN 27 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING ROMANS 8:35-39

35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36. As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

OPEN HEAVEN 27 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

A new evangelist travelled to a village with the sole aim of winning souls into the Kingdom of God. His mission was very successful and many of the villagers gave their lives to Christ. After spending some months with them, he decided to go to the next village to win souls too.

The villagers told him that there were lions between both villages, and if anyone ever tried to cross from one to the other, the lions would eat him up. The evangelist, however, insisted on going to the next village to preach. When it seemed as if he would not back down, one of the villagers decided that he would go ahead of him so that the lions could eat him and then be too filled up to eat the evangelist as he crossed over to the other village to preach.

That villager was completely sold out to God. He was sold out to the point of being willing to lay down his life for the gospel to be preached to sinners. Are you sold out to Christ? John 12:25 says He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

When I was a lecturer at the University of Ilorin, there was a village where the people hated Christians so much that they could kill anyone who went there to preach. I gathered people and we went there preaching from door to door and sharing tracts.

Twice, we were reported to the village head and we told him that we were only sharing tracts and speaking to the people. When it started getting dark, my people suggested that we should go but I told them, We will wait and show the film, as planned. To the glory of God, those villagers came out for the altar call at night.

Today, in that same community, there are many parishes of The Redeemed Christian Church of God. The community is now won to Christ because we were sold out to God and did not shy away from the challenge of preaching the gospel in a hostile environment.

If a person loves his or her life so much that they cannot risk it for the gospel of Christ, such a person will lose that same life. God is not interested in you if you are not totally sold out to Him.

In Revelation 3:15-16, He said you should either be hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, He will spew you out of His mouth. You are either sold out to Him or not for Him at all. Choose wisely today.

OPEN HEAVEN 27 OCTOBER 2022 KEY POINT

Are you really sold out to God?

OPEN HEAVEN 27 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

WILL YOUR ANCHOR HOLD IN THE STORMS OF LIFE

1. Will your anchor hold in the storms of life
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift, or firm remain?

CHORUS:
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love!

2. It is safely moored, ‘twill the storm withstand,
For ’tis well secured by the Saviour’s hand,
And the cables, passed from His heart to mine,
Can defy the blast through strength divine.

3. It will firmly hold in the straits of fear,
When the breakers have told the reef is near; Though the tempest rage and the wild winds blow,
Not an angry wave shall our bark o’erflow.

4. It will surely hold in the flood of death,
When the waters cold, chill our latest breath,
On the rising tide it can never fail, While our hopes abide within the veil!

5. When our eyes behold, through the gathering night
The city of gold, our harbour bright,
We shall anchor fast by the heavenly shore,
With the storms all past for evermore.

OPEN HEAVEN 27 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: LUKE 2:1-52, LUKE 3:1-38

OPEN HEAVEN 28 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Revelation 22:12

OPEN HEAVEN 28 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING REVELATION 22:6-21

6. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

7. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

8. And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

9. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

10. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

11. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

13. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

16. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

17. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

18. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

20. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

OPEN HEAVEN 28 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

So many people are sleeping and making compromises everywhere they turn. It is almost impossible to find people who are really expecting the return of Jesus Christ. We must be careful not to be so carried away with prosperity and abundance that we forget there is a home for us beyond this earth.

If we would not miss that heavenly home, we must trim our lamps and get ourselves ready, because if Jesus says He will return, then He will certainly return. Everyone should seriously give thought to where he or she will be when the rapture happens or when the Lord says it is time to leave the earth.

I remember that during a conference for Pentecostal Pastors in Nigeria long ago, a man of God who was much younger than I came to preach. The young man preached vehemently about the Kingdom of God, hell, the lake of fire, and the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

He dissected the word of God about this matter so much that we were all glued to our seats. You can imagine the absolute silence in the hall that day. By the time he was through with his sermon, we were all sober. As the leader of the meeting, I was supposed to round off and as I mounted the podium I said, ‘Jesus is truly coming soon, but when a man dies before Jesus returns, his own Jesus has come then.” That was all I said.

I travelled and returned two weeks later to learn that the young man of God who had preached that very serious sermon had died. His Jesus had come. My beloved, you should not joke about this matter, because it is an issue of eternal life or death.

The choice a person makes here on earth will determine where the fellow will spend his or her eternity and I can tell you that eternity is such a long time. The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”

If you don’t believe me, at least believe the Bible. As soon as a fellow dies, he will face judgement before God. If death is inevitable for all of us, then we must be careful how we live our lives. Behold, Jesus is coming for His bride the saints. You must be prepared to meet the Bridegroom so you are not left behind.

OPEN HEAVEN 28 OCTOBER 2022 PRAYER POINT

Father, when You come to collect Your people, please do not let me be left behind in Jesus name.

OPEN HEAVEN 28 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

OPEN HEAVEN 28 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: LUKE 4:1-44, LUKE 5:1-39, LUKE 6:1-49

OPEN HEAVEN 29 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Proverbs 13:24

OPEN HEAVEN 29 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING PROVERBS 3:11-12

11. My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

12. For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

If you want God to love you, then He will discipline you. The more He loves you, the more He will discipline you. God loves children who bear fruits (win souls), very specially, so He said that any tree that bears fruit, He will prune: “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” John 15:2 The purpose of pruning and discipline is to make you bear more fruits and become even greater in the realm of the Spirit.

If God disciplines you whenever you do something wrong, you should rejoice because it means that you are special to Him and He wouldn’t leave you to be destroyed. However, if you are doing something wrong and God is silent about your wrong-doing, you should run to Him and cry for mercy because it most likely means that He has left you for destruction.

This often happens when He had warned a person severally but the person didn’t listen. We see an example of this in Hosea 4:17 which says: “Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.”

Romans 1:28 also says: “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”

If you stole but weren’t caught, fornicated but everything seems to be going on as normal, run to God for mercy because He has probably left you in the hands of the devil.

Don’t continue in your sin because there was no repercussion or chastisement; cry to Him for mercy. Tell Him you are sorry and ready to forsake that sin. He saw what you did and the fact that He is acting as if He didn’t see it should send you on your knees begging for mercy if you don’t want to be destroyed.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 OCTOBER 2022 KEY POINT

If you sin and God is silent, you are already losing your place as His beloved child; cry to Him for mercy.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

OPEN HEAVEN 29 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: LUKE 7:1-50, LUKE 8:1-56

OPEN HEAVEN 30 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1 Peter 3:12

OPEN HEAVEN 30 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING 1 JOHN 5:14-15

14. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

15. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

OPEN HEAVEN 30 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

At times when we pray, it seems as if God cannot hear. I want to assure you today that as long as you are praying with a holy heart, God can hear every word you speak to Him.

“And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.” Revelation 5:8 These four beasts and twenty-four elders who are carrying our prayers are right there at the throne of God.

Our prayers are rising up to Him. This means your prayers go straight to the throne room of God, so He hears when you pray to Him. He has probably answered you already but you are not listening, because you are so bent on getting what you want that you cannot hear Him.

It could also be that your answer is on its way and the set time for it to arrive has not come yet. Whatever the reason may be, God can hear your prayers. Don’t stop praying because you think He cannot hear; He hears it all.

Some of the prayers you prayed many years ago have come to pass in your life now, so pray into your future. There is one kind of prayer I have discovered that God answers speedily. Except the answer to the prayer will not be for the good of the fellow praying, God will answer a heart cry speedily.

For a long time, Hannah had been going to Shiloh and asking God for a baby but she got no answer. In 1 Samuel 1:10-13 she didn’t come just to ask, she came with a heart cry; her heart cried out to God for a miracle. The Bible says that she was talking but her voice was not heard.

Many years ago, I witnessed the circumcision of a baby boy. As his foreskin was cut, the boy screamed in pain. He cried to a point where his voice couldn’t be heard. That was a heart cry. You get to the point of sending a heart cry to heaven when you can no longer take the situation anymore.

When you are still coping with the situation, your answer may be delayed, but when you decide that enough is enough and you cry to God from deep within your heart for a miracle, He cannot delay the answer to that kind of prayer.

OPEN HEAVEN 30 OCTOBER 2022 KEY POINT

If you are a child of God, your prayers go straight to Him. Keep praying.

OPEN HEAVEN 30 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

OPEN HEAVEN 30 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: LUKE 9:1-62, LUKE 10:1-42

OPEN HEAVEN 31 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things that that of Abel. Hebrews 12:24

OPEN HEAVEN 31 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING REVELATION 12:11

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

OPEN HEAVEN 31 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

Not everybody you see walking around is normal. Many are possessed by demons. Some people are addicted to fornication, some are obsessed with material things, some spend time in places where demons operate, like nightclubs and so on.

Such people are very likely to be demon-possessed. There are ways in which you can know if someone is demon-possessed. However, the best way to ascertain whether someone is demon-possessed is by the gift of discerning of spirits. In any case, if you suspect that somebody is demon-possessed and you have to do anything with the fellow, then you need to cover yourself in the blood of Jesus always.

The blood of Jesus marks you as untouchable to forces of darkness. By covering yourself in the blood of Jesus, you are affirming that you belong to Him and therefore, demons should stay away from you. This can also go for your property. You can cover all your possessions with the blood of Jesus and then tell the devil not to go near them.

If for example, you have a staff who you suspect is demon-possessed and the fellow has refused to surrender his/her life to Christ, in order to ensure that demons don’t have any influence over your business, then you must always plead the blood of Jesus over it.

In Exodus 12:13, God told the Israelites: “And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.”

Whatever is covered in the blood of Jesus is too hot for demons to touch. Cover everything connected to you – including your children, with the blood of Jesus. You don’t know the kind of friends they will meet and play with in school or even the kind of teacher that would be teaching them.

OPEN HEAVEN 31 OCTOBER 2022 PRAYER POINT

I cover myself, my loved ones and all that concerns me with the blood of Jesus.

OPEN HEAVEN 31 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

OPEN HEAVEN 31 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: LUKE 11:1-54, LUKE 12:1-59

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 26 OCTOBER 2022 MEMORIZE: Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 26 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING 1 CORINTHIANS 8:9-13

9. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your’s become a stumbling block to them that are weak.

10. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

11. And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

12. But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

13. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 26 OCTOBER 2022 MESSAGE

An ambassador is an accredited person who represents his/her nation in a foreign country. When a country chooses a person to serve as an ambassador, it means the fellow has characteristics that reflect who they are and who they want to be.

It is not difficult to know those who are true ambassadors. Jesus said: by their fruits, you will know them. Galatians 5:22-23 lists the fruit of the Spirit expected of us as believers.

Are you patient, kind, peaceful? Can your friends, neighbours and siblings testify that truly, you are an ambassador of Christ? A renowned Muslim cleric once said that if he could find ten Christians like Adeboye, he would convert to Christianity. Your fruit should make others want to convert to Christ.

Don’t let your attitude be a stumbling block to others who want to come to Christ. If you claim to be Christs ambassador, let it show in your attitude and relationship with others.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 26 OCTOBER 2022 REFLECTION

Are you a true ambassador of Christ?

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 26 OCTOBER 2022 HYMN

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 armour,
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.

OPEN HEAVEN FOR TEENS 26 OCTOBER 2022 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: 1 TIMOTHY 6:1-21, JEREMIAH 17-19