OPEN HEAVEN 20 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE: The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. Proverbs 14:20

OPEN HEAVEN 20 OCTOBER 2024 READ: Proverbs 19:4-7:
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

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OPEN HEAVEN 20 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

Yesterday, I started sharing about the challenges of success, and I focused on pride.

Today, I will look at another major challenge of success, which is the fact that everybody wants to be friends with the successful.

When you are successful, you will have many people around you, and it will be difficult to tell those that have good intentions apart from those that do not.

The mere fact that you are at the top will attract many ‘friends’ to you. This is why you must be careful to put your trust in God and not man.

Some people will do everything to work their way into your heart just because of what they want to get from you.

You will need the gift of discernment of spirits to know those that are genuine and those that are not.

In 2 Samuel 13:4-5, Jonadab advised Prince Amnon like he really cared about him. Amnon went ahead and did as he advised.

When the repercussion of that evil counsel came, Jonadab did not rise up to defend his friend; he was the one who went to announce Amnon’s death to David (2 Samuel 13:32-33).

He told the king, “Let the king cheer up, for Amnon only is dead.”

If Amnon had been wise, he would have seen earlier that Jonadab was not a real friend.

Real friends will not always say ‘yes’ to your desires. Sometimes, they will say ‘no’ because they care about you.

When you have people who never tell you the hard truth and who will keep supporting you, even when you are clearly going the wrong way, run from such people.

The higher you go, the more careful you have to become in choosing the kind of people you allow into your life.

If you are trying not to be lonely as you go higher, and you keep many friends, you will end up having many with negative intentions around you.

You should have fewer friends as you go higher, not because you don’t like being friendly, but because you will discover that most people care more about what you can give them than who you are to them.

As a result, your circle of friends should become really small as you advance in life.

For example, I had more friends when I was not yet General Overseer than I have now.

Beloved, I pray that God will give you the grace to discern between those that are really your friends and those that are wolves in sheep’s clothing.

OPEN HEAVEN 20 OCTOBER 2024 PRAYER POINT

Father, please give me the gift of discernment of spirits so that I can know who my real friends are and those that are not.

HYMN 27: WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer!

2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer!

3 Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge–
take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he’ll take and shield you;
you will find a solace there.

OPEN HEAVEN 20 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Luke 1-2

OPEN HEAVEN 19 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE: According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. Hosea 13:6

OPEN HEAVEN 19 OCTOBER 2024 READ: Daniel 4:25-35:
25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
31 While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.
34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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OPEN HEAVEN 19 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

Many people pursue success, and that is good. However, being successful has its own challenges.

Success has destroyed many people in the past because they were not prepared for the challenges that come with it.

Over the next few days, I will be sharing some of the challenges that come with attaining success with you.

I may not be able to share all of them with you in this series, but I hope that what you learn will help you prepare for success because you will be successful unto the end, in Jesus’ name.

The first challenge of success is pride.

In Genesis 48:1-20, the blessing of the firstborn was transferred to Ephraim by his grandfather, and as a result, he became greater than his elder brother, Manasseh.

Pride set in, and God kept pleading with him, but he wasn’t listening.

Then, in Hosea 4:16-19, God said that Ephraim should be left alone. By the time we get to Hosea 5:9, God said, “Ephraim shall be desolate.”

In Revelation 7:5-8, when the various tribes of Israel were being sealed, Ephraim was no longer there.

The pride that came with Ephraim’s success ended up destroying him.

Proverbs 16:18 says:
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Those who are down can fear no fall. The higher you go, the more cautious you should be of falling, and that caution should drive you to be more humble as you rise.

James 4:6 says: But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

It is only by God’s grace that you are able to attain and sustain success.

If you become proud, God will withdraw His grace, and the result of that will be disgrace.

Don’t let God resist you; don’t allow pride into your heart. Do everything to ensure that you don’t think of yourself as more important than you really are.

Don’t look down on others, and don’t see anything as being too low for you.

Let Matthew 20:26-28 keep ringing in your head, that the one who will be the greatest must be the servant of all.

Jesus Christ showed us an example of service and humility in John 13:1-17.

He also told us clearly that this is the way to greatness in God’s kingdom (Luke 22:24-27).

Beloved, seek to serve more than to be served so that God will continue to lift you up.

OPEN HEAVEN 19 OCTOBER 2024 KEY POINT

No matter how high God lifts you, don’t allow pride into your heart.

HYMN 23: TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

1 Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.

2 Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.

3 Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.

4 Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.

5 Take my will and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.

6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee.

OPEN HEAVEN 19 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 15-16

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 17 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 17 OCTOBER 2024 READ Matthew 3:5-12
5. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6. And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8. Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9. And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 16 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 16 October 2024

Open Heaven 16 October 2024

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 17 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

I had a friend at the university who continued in sin while I chose to give my life to Christ.

One of his worst habits was smoking; he used to smoke about ten cigarette sticks every day, not minding the health risks.

One day, while having a conversation with him, he asked me to show him where God said, “Thou shall not smoke” in the Bible.

Instead of getting into an argument with him, I asked the Holy Spirit to give me the right Scripture, and I was led to the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17.

I explained that the type of stone that was capable of bringing down the enemy was a smooth stone and not any other kind.

Therefore, as long as he remained in his bad habits, he would remain rough, and he would be unfit for God’s use to achieve great things for the kingdom.

To the glory of God, within that same week, my friend stopped smoking, womanising, and doing other bad things.

He remained on the path of righteousness for over 40 years before he passed on to glory.

My dear child, if you’re still toying with sin, God wants you to turn a new leaf so that you can become an arrow in His hand.

In this way, when He launches you against the enemy, you will hit the target and bring victory to His name.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 17 OCTOBER 2024 REFLECTION

Are you a smooth stone or a rough stone

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 17 OCTOBER 2024

HYMN 40: CHRIST IS OUR CORNER-STONE

1. Christ Is Our Corner-Stone;
On Him Alone We Build;
With His True Saints Alone
The Courts Of Heaven Are Filled;
On His Great Love
Our Hopes We Place
Of Present Grace,
And Joys Above.

2. Oh, Then, With Hymns Of Praise
These Hallow’d Courts Shall Ring:
Our Voices We Will Raise,
The Three In One To Sin;
And Thus Proclaim
In Joyful Song,
Both Loud And Long,
That Glorious Name.

3. Here, Gracious God, Do Thou
For Evermore Draw Nigh;
Accept Each Faithful Vow,
And Mark Each Suppliant Sigh;
In Copious Shower
On All Who Pray,
Each Holy Day,
Thy Blessings Pour.

4. Here May We Gain From Heaven
The Grace Which We Implore,
And May That Grace, Once Given
Be With Us Evermore;
Until That Day,
When All The Blest,
To Endless Rest
Are Called Away.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 17 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 30:1-31:26 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-15

OPEN HEAVEN 18 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE: And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Mark 10:16

OPEN HEAVEN 18 OCTOBER 2024 READ: Genesis 27:18-33:
18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.
21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:
28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

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OPEN HEAVEN 18 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Job 22:28

The Bible verse above says that whatever you decree will be established unto you.

This means that you must be careful about what you decree because they will come to pass.

This is why I am always concerned when I see parents who say negative things over their children carelessly.

Proverbs 22:15 says that there is foolishness in the heart of a child; 1 know some children can be naughty, however, the way you respond to their behaviour will go a long way in determining whether those children will turn out good or become worse.

As a parent, how do you respond to your children’s behaviours?

Do you make negative pronouncements like, “You are useless; you can’t amount to anything,” or positive declarations like, “You are for signs and wonders.

It doesn’t matter what the devil may try, you will succeed.” Whatever you say is what will happen.

There is power in your tongue and this power is even more potent over your children because they came into the world through you.

As a parent, God has given you power over the future of your children, not so that you can destroy it, but so that you can shape them into what He wants them to become.

In our Bible reading for today, Jacob came to Isaac and got a blessing.

As soon as he left, Esau came in, and Isaac told him that he had blessed Jacob and that he will be blessed.

Whatever you speak over your children, especially when your emotions are stirred up, will stick and will be reinforced.

After Jacob got the blessings and was on the run, he encountered God in Genesis 28:12-22, and God didn’t say anything about the fact that he cheated. He didn’t say, “You cheated your brother and you will pay for it.”

I thought that Jacob would have been scolded, but God established the blessing he got from his father.

Beloved, please decree good things over your children.

Whether they hurt you or not, remember that whatever you say will happen to them. Don’t say something that will affect them negatively; you will regret it later.

You will account for every word you speak over your children, and whatever they become will reflect on you also. Speak blessings over your children at all times.

OPEN HEAVEN 18 OCTOBER 2024 KEY POINT

Be careful what you decree over your children.

HYMN 3: ANCIENT WORDS

1 Holy words long preserved
for our walk in this world,
They resound with God’s own heart;
Oh, let the ancient words impart.

2 Words of life, words of hope
give us strength, help us cope;
In this world where’er we roam
ancient words will guide us home.

Chorus:
Ancient words ever true,
changing me and changing you;
We have come with open hearts,
oh let the ancient words impart.

3 Holy words of our faith
handed down to this age,
Came to us through sacrifice;
Oh, heed the faithful words of Christ. (chorus)

4 Martyr’s blood stains each page,
they have died for this faith;
Hear them cry through the years;
Heed these words and hold them dear. (chorus)

OPEN HEAVEN 18 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 14

OPEN HEAVEN 17 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE: For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 1 Corinthians 4:15

OPEN HEAVEN 17 OCTOBER 2024 READ: 1 Kings 19:19-21:
19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

Beloved, be a vessel of evangelism and share these life-changing messages, prayers, and declarations with the precious people around you. 

Today’s Powerful Confession: I confess today that my children shall rise in wisdom, greatness, and favour, surpassing me in every good way, as they walk in the fear and knowledge of God, in the mighty name of Jesus. Somebody Shout Hallelujah!

Prayer Points For Open Heaven 16 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 16 October 2024

OPEN HEAVEN 17 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

Many people do not take the issue of who their spiritual father is seriously.

Some people say that they have multiple fathers; such people are bastards because no human being can have more than one father.

The role of your spiritual father in your life is very important.

Even though Elijah said that Elisha, his spiritual son, had asked for a hard thing, he practically committed God to give a double portion of his spirit to him (2 Kings 2:9-15).

That is a good example of the role a spiritual father can play in a fellow’s destiny.

If you claim to have a spiritual father, you must do some things to prove it.

If you are disobedient to your spiritual father, you are not his true child, and you cannot get the things that you expect to get from him.

Also, a grown-up child will take care of his parents.

If you don’t sow anything, either in the form of service or material resources, into the life of your spiritual father, God will not recognise that relationship.

2 Kings 3:11 says that Elisha poured water on the hands of Elijah.

That is what made their father-son relationship valid and qualified Elisha to get the double portion of his father’s spirit.

One night, during my prayer walk, some people met me and asked me to pray with them. For them not to disturb my prayers, I simply told them, “God bless you.”

As I went further, a fellow who was driving a bus passed by me and stopped. He took the little money he had in the bus, ran to me, and gave it to me.

That time, when I said, “God bless you,” it was from the depth of my heart.

The money was not much, but he showed that I am truly his father so he could get something from me.

When Isaac asked Esau to prepare food for him, it was not because he was hungry or that he could not afford to feed himself, he was telling the young man, “Spoil me so that I can bless you from my heart.”

There are blessings that come from the heart of your father; such blessings can never be reversed, as we see in Genesis 27:33-37.

Do what will make your spiritual father so willing to bless you that, even if what you ask for is beyond his control, he will commit God to give it to you.

OPEN HEAVEN 17 OCTOBER 2024 ACTION POINT

Do something special for your spiritual father or mother today to spoil him or her.

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 17 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 17 October 2024

HYMN 30: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD

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 Not a burden we bear,
not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey. [Refrain]

3 But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey. [Refrain]

4 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 17 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 12-13

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 16 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE;When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: Matthew 25:31

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 16 OCTOBER 2024 READ Daniel 3:16-18:
16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 16 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 16 October 2024

Open Heaven 16 October 2024

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 16 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

Tests are designed by God to prove our faith in Him and love for Him, while temptations come from the devil and our flesh to draw us into sin.

Your response to temptations will show whether you choose God above the devil or otherwise.

When Adam and Eve fell into temptation, they almost disrupted God’s plan for mankind. Also, when Gehazi fell, his whole lineage inherited leprosy.

However, when Jesus overcame temptations, it marked the beginning of redemption for the human race.

Tests are not punishments but stepping stones to promotion, allowing God to know your commitment to Him, strength for His work, and appetite for worldly things.

God has promised that He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can handle; this means that you are still the major determinant of your victory.

Some Christians willingly fall into temptations because they have been nursing sinful thoughts in their hearts.

Beloved, you have the power to overcome your tests and temptations. Ask God to fortify your mind and strengthen your convictions.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 16 OCTOBER 2024 CONFESSION

I have the mind of Christ; I will pass my tests and overcome temptations.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 16 OCTOBER 2024

HYMN 55: CHRISTIAN, SEEK NOT YET REPOSE

1. Christian, Seek Not Yet Repose;
Hear Thy Guardian Angel Say,
“Thou Art In The Midst Of Foes:
Watch And Pray!”

2. Principalities And Powers,
Mustering Their Unseen Array,
Wait For Thy Unguarded Hours:
“Watch And Pray.”

3. Gird Thy Heavenly Armour On;
Wear It Every Night And Day
Ambush’d Lies The Evil One:
“Watch And Pray.”

4. Hear The Victors Who O’ercame;
Still They Mark Each Warrior’s Way;
All With One Sweet Voice Exclaim,
“Watch And Pray!”

5. Hear, Above All, Hear Thy Lord,
Him Thou Lovest To Obey;
Hide Within Thy Heart His Word:
“Watch And Pra!.”

6. Watch, As If On That Alone
Hung The Issue Of The Day;
Pray, That Help May Be Sent Down:
Watch And Pray.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 16 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 28:1-29:32 1 TIMOTHY 1:1-20

OPEN HEAVEN 16 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE:Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons; Deuteronomy 4:9

OPEN HEAVEN 16 OCTOBER 2024 READ: Deuteronomy 6:6-7:
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

OPEN HEAVEN 16 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

No matter how hard you try, you cannot live forever. The only way you can continue to live in the next generation is through your children.

This is why you must raise your children well.

You have learnt some lessons in life so far, some of which were from mistakes you made in the past.

You must ensure that the people you leave behind after God has called you home are taught these lessons so that they don’t have to make the same mistakes you made.

If your children make the same mistakes you made, you have not done a good job of teaching them. It is where you stop that they should start from; they should not repeat your mistakes.

If you are a father and you don’t want your children to be greater than you, it only means that your greatness will die with you.

Abraham was great, Isaac was very great, and Jacob was exceedingly great; that is the correct order of things.

Years ago, before God gave me a private jet, one of my sons bought a jet, and some people criticised me for publicly dedicating it, saying that I, the father, did not even have a Mercedes Benz.

I responded, “The jet belongs to my son, show me what your son has.”

l often ask my children to pray that I am not taken away soon because it is where I stop that they will start from.

Some of my children are already pastoring churches that are bigger than the one I pastored when I first became General Overseer.

When many people read Proverbs 13:22, they think that the inheritance that the Bible refers to is only money.

If you are a good man, the inheritance you will leave for your children will exceed money; the major inheritance you will leave for them will be wisdom, and you will also leave influence, a good name, properties, and so on.

Therefore, you must train the ones who will carry on from where you stop. Sometimes you will need to leave some of the things you are doing now to train them because you must invest in the ‘future you’.

Occasionally, I take my children and grandchildren to our hometown, where we can be alone. In those times, I tell them stories, answer their questions, and we just have a nice time together.

I am leaving an inheritance for the ‘future me,’ I hope you are doing the same.

OPEN HEAVEN 16 OCTOBER 2024 REFLECTION

How much are you investing in the ‘future you’?

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 16 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 16 October 2024

HYMN 33: 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 16 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 10-11

OPEN HEAVEN 15 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsake tthem shall have mercy. Proverbs 28:13

OPEN HEAVEN 15 OCTOBER 2024 READ: Proverbs 1:20-33:
​​20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

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Today’s Powerful Confession: I walk in the fear of the Lord Almighty, and His wisdom guides my every step, in the mighty name of Jesus. Somebody Shout Hallelujah!

Powerful Declarations For Today 15 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 15 October 2024

Open Heaven for Teens 15 October 2024

OPEN HEAVEN 15 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE

Today’s memory verse says that in everything you get, you must get wisdom. In other words, wisdom is the most important thing you can get.

More interestingly, the Bible reading for today tells us that wisdom is crying in the streets: Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: Proverbs 1:20

Unfortunately, many people ignore the cry of wisdom and are not interested in her.

People who do not heed the cry of wisdom usually suffer the consequences of being foolish, and it may be too late by the time they realise it.

For people who will let wisdom pour out her spirit on them and teach them her words, she always makes herself available, and they are tremendously blessed for it.

I am sure you are asking yourself, “How can I get wisdom?” Psalm 111:10 says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

If you want to be wise, the place to start from is to fear God and prove that you fear Him.

Proverbs 16:6 says that the fear of the Lord is to depart from evil. Every time people commit sin, they are simply displaying foolishness.

Daniel 2:20-22 says that it is God who gives wisdom to the wise. If a fellow does not have a relationship with God, he or she cannot get wisdom.

James 1:5 says: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

The way to get wisdom is first to fear God and then simply ask Him for wisdom; it is as simple as that.

Now, because wisdom is the correct application of knowledge, the limit to your wisdom will be how limited you are in knowledge.

As you ask God for wisdom, you must also increase in knowledge so that you will keep increasing in wisdom. This is why I am always reading books.

I want to learn something new every day, even if I have to ask someone to teach me.

Beloved, wisdom indeed is the principal thing.

Jesus Christ is the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24) and you must accept Him as your Lord and Saviour if you want to be wise.

OPEN HEAVEN 15 OCTOBER 2024 PRAYER POINT

Father, please give me wisdom.

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 15 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 15 October 2024

OPEN HEAVEN 15 OCTOBER 2024 HYMN 3

ANCIENT WORDS

OPEN HEAVEN 15 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Mark 8-9

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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 15 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE;When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: Matthew 25:31

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 15 OCTOBER 2024 READ: Matthew 25:31-34

[31]When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
[32]And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
[33]And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
[34]Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Prayer Points For Open Heavens 15 October 2024

Powerful Declarations For Today 15 October 2024

Open Heaven 15 October 2024

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 15 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE:

When I gave my life to Christ in 1973, many preachers advised their congregations to stop acquiring material resources or academic degrees because they presumed that they would be a waste as the second coming of Jesus was imminent.

Consequently, many students dropped out of school, and some people sold their properties.

They focused on building their spiritual lives and winning more souls, but people like me chose to pursue academic excellence in order to stay relevant on the earth while storing up treasures in heaven as well.

Many of those who believed Jesus would come over 40 years ago are no longer alive.

Some of us are still looking forward to the rapture when the angels will sound the trumpet, and Jesus will take us home.

I do not pray that you die young, but whether He comes by rapture or through an encounter with death, my dear child, please ensure that you are prepared for the second coming of the Lord.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 15 OCTOBER 2024 PRAYER POINT

Father, please give me a heart of obedience to Your will at all times.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 15 OCTOBER 2024 HYMN 57: MUST I GO AND EMPTY HANDED?

1. Must I Go And Empty Handed?
Thus My Dear Redeemer Meet?
Not One Day Of Service Give Him,
Lay No Trophy At His Feet?

Refrain:
Must I Go, And Empty-Handed?
Must I Meet My Saviour So?
Not One Soul With Which To Greet Him?
Must I Empty Handed Go?

2. Not At Death I Shrink Or Falter
For My Saviour Saves Me Now
But To Meet Him Empty Handed
Thought Of That Now Clouds My Brow

3. Oh, The Years In Sinning Wasted
Could I But Recall Them Now
I Would Give Them To My Saviour
To His Will I’d Gladly Bow

4. O Ye Saints, Arouse, Be Earnest
Up And Work While Yet ’Tis Day
Ere The Night Of Death O’er Take Thee,
Strive For Souls While Still You May.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 15 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 26:1-27:22 2 THESSALONIANS 3:1-18

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 14 OCTOBER 2024 MEMORISE, If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:, Isaiah 1:19

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 14 OCTOBER 2024 READ: Joshua 24:15

15. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Open Heaven 14 October 2024

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 14 OCTOBER 2024 MESSAGE:

One of the major issues God had with the children of Israel was their inability to obey the instructions that He gave to their leaders at different times.

Today, history is repeating itself as people find it difficult to obey God.

Some Christians think that they can sin willfully and later ask God for forgiveness, but the truth is God is not mocked; He will always reward those who obey Him in spirit and in truth.

Joshua was one of the young men who followed Moses closely when they journeyed to the Promised Land.

He had learnt so much from Moses that he said in Joshua 24:15: “…but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Can your parents confidently attest that you are serving the Lord?

Are you pleasing Him by obeying His instructions and doing His will?

If this is not your testimony, I implore you to go on your knees now and ask Him for forgiveness.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 14 OCTOBER 2024 PRAYER POINT

Father, please give me a heart of obedience to Your will at all times.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 14 OCTOBER 2024 HYMN 35

‘TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS

1. ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise;
Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.”

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

2. O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
And in simple faith to plunge me
’Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

3. Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.

4. I’m so glad I learn’d to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend,
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 14 OCTOBER 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 23:21-25:38; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17