OPEN HEAVEN 13 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: Now l beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.1 Corinthians 1:10

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JULY 2024 READ: Genesis 11:1-8

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

The law of unity is one of the most amazing laws that God set up on the earth. The Bible states that one will chase one thousand and two will chase ten thousand (Deuteronomy 32:30). This doesn’t make any sense mathematically, but I have found it to be true.

Jesus said in Matthew 18: 19 that if two people shall agree concerning a thing, it shall be done by His Father in heaven.

In other words. if you have prayed and are yet to get an answer, find someone to agree with you in prayers, and you will receive the answer.

In Psalms 155:1-2, the unity amongst brethren is likened to the anointing. Unity is a very powerful force; it is so powerful that even the Holy Spirit did not descend until the disciples were in one accord in the Upper Room (Acts 2:1-4).

There are certain things you will never achieve until you apply the law of unity to it. A husband and wife who are always fighting are denying themselves of many great things.

If they can only humble themselves, resolve their differences, and agree as one, they will become a great force against all their problems, and there will be nothing beyond their reach.

Church members who are always gossiping about each other or quarrelling amongst themselves don’t know what they are losing.

In our Bible reading for today, some people came together to build a tower that would reach heaven. God saw them and said that they would achieve their goal because they were united.

This was thousands of years ago when there was hardly any technology. In other words, God was saying that even without adequate resources, unity alone was enough for those people to build such a tower.

In the early days of RCCG, we had no money. We didn’t even have money to pay all the staff, but we were very united.

As a result. we did many great things including building the greatest auditorium at that time. There is absolutely no gain in being divided.

Matthew 12:25 says a house divided against itself shall not stand. Whenever the devil wants to destroy a move of God or hinder Christians from achieving something, he sows discord among them.

One of the many reasons I bless God for the wife He gave to me is that she is always facilitating unity everywhere she goes. She is always bringing people together; never allowing disunity in any group she belongs.

Even with my extended family. she is a binding force. She will never allow anybody to carry a long face around her, whatever the problem is must be solved before anybody goes to bed that day.

That quality is a divine gift that has been a great blessing to my life and ministry.

Never give room for disunity. Don’t let the devil win:

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JULY 2024 PRAYER POINT

Please pray for my wife that the Lord will continue to bless and use her mightily, as she celebrates her birthday today.

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JULY 2024 HYMN 1
ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

OPEN HEAVEN 13 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Song of Solomon 5-8

OPEN HEAVEN 12 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Proverbs 14:23

OPEN HEAVEN 12 JULY 2024 READ: Matthew 25:14-30

14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

OPEN HEAVEN 12 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

The law of work is similar to Newton’s first law of motion, which states, in simple terms, that an object will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless it is acted upon by an external force. In other words, nothing moves until someone moves it.

An individual’s career will not move forward without deliberate efforts to advance it, neither will a marriage be automatically blissful without some effort from both parties. 

A believer’s spiritual life will not blossom unless he or she puts in the required work. Nothing goes for nothing.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 says that those who don’t work should not eat. Some people feel that because they have certain gifts and talents, things will always be good for them – that is a big lie.

One of my sons often says that hard work will beat talent if talent doesn’t work hard.

In Matthew 25:14-30, the Master gave His servants some talents with a simple instruction, “Trade with it.” You cannot leave your talent(s) dormant if you want to be fruitful. You must work on your talent(s) if you want positive results.

The servant that did not work on his talent was punished greatly. If a believer does not work on whatever God has given to him or her, such a fellow will be greatly punished in the end.

One day, I met a pastor who started out in ministry at around the same time as me, and he said, “God has really been good to you.” I agree, God has been very good to me. It is only by His grace that I have come this far. However, nobody can accuse me of being lazy.

When I was starting out, God gave me prophecies, gifts of the Spirit and talents, but all these things would have gone to waste if I did not work hard. In fact, the more resources God gives you, the harder you must work because Luke 12:48 says that to whom much is given, much is expected.

Brethren, if a person is not ready to work, then he or she is not ready to succeed at anything in life.

Nothing will excuse anyone from the effects of this law. Excuses are for failures. No matter the excuse you may want to give for not being productive, it will never suffice as there are people who have experienced greater challenges and surmounted them.

Great achievers put excuses aside, get to work, and make the best out of whatever situations they find themselves in. Get up and work.

OPEN HEAVEN 12 JULY 2024 KEY POINT

You can’t break the law of work and expect to succeed.

OPEN HEAVEN 12 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Song of Solomon 1-4

OPEN HEAVEN 12 JULY 2024 HYMN 1
ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

OPEN HEAVEN 10 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3

OPEN HEAVEN 10 JULY 2024 READ: Matthew 6:25-33

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

OPEN HEAVEN 10 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

The law of priority states that if you put the right thing first, everything else will fall in place. Jesus clearly stated the law of priority in Matthew 6:33.

When a person seeks other things above God, such a fellow will struggle, but if he or she seeks God first, other things will be added unto him or her.

What you prioritise determines the quality of your life. When you receive your first harvest in any field, you must take it to God.

This is a sign that you honour and put Him first, and as such, other harvests will be secure (Proverbs 3:9-10).

Many people put money before God; this is why they experience sorrows that money cannot solve.

Some wealthy people cannot sleep at night, and will gladly trade their wealth to have peace and joy. The problem is usually what or whom they prioritise.

The rich man in Matthew 19:16-22 knew that something was missing in his life. He had been obeying the law and had lots of money, but he felt incomplete.

He met Jesus for a solution and was told that his problem was with his priorities; he prioritised money above following Jesus.

If God tells you to sell all you have, forget about your dreams, and go into full-time ministry, will you do it? Your answer will determine if you prioritise Him or not.

When you check through the Scriptures, those who prioritised God were greatly rewarded.

For example, the blessings of Abraham exist today because He prioritised God over everything, even his own son (Genesis 21:10).

I am a living example of the benefits of prioritising God. I left my thriving career in academics and my dream of becoming the youngest Vice Chancellor in Africa to become the General Overseer over a church whose monthly income was less than my salary because God said so.

Today, the name Adeboye is known all around the world because I prioritised God above my dreams.

God is a jealous God (Exodus 34:14); He cannot take second place in your heart. Whatever or whomever you prioritise above God has become a god to you.

God said that you should have no other god before Him (Exodus 20:3). You must love Him with all your heart, soul and mind; this is the greatest and foremost commandment (Matthew 22:37-38).

When you do this, everything else will fall into place in your life. Put God first.

OPEN HEAVEN 10 JULY 2024 PRAYER POINT

Father, I will put you first in every area of my life.

Please, never let anything be more important than You in my life, in Jesus’ name.

OPEN HEAVEN 10 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR; Ecclesiastes 5-8

OPEN HEAVEN 10 JULY 2024 HYMN 10
IN CHRIST ALONE

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. Proverbs 13:18

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 JULY 2024 READ: Proverbs 15:31

31. The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 JULY 2024 MESSAGE:

To be teachable is to be willing to take corrections without grumbling, murmuring, or getting offended.

There is a saying that no man is an island. It is impossible to exist in isolation. This basically means that you need people around you always.

However, this does not imply that you should surround yourself with just anybody.

There is another saying that if you are the wisest amongst your circle of friends, then you are as foolish as they are.

This means that you should be able to learn from those who surround you, and they must be adding value to you.

Teachable people do not have to be the smartest to succeed; they seek to learn and grow in any and every situation.

Proverbs 3:7 says: Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

A teachable fellow is humble. Are you teachable? Do you always argue with your teachers, guardians, or elders? You can’t learn new things if you are not teachable.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 JULY 2024 PRAYER POINT

Father, I refuse to allow pride to creep into my life. Please make me teachable.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 JULY 2024

HYMN 15: Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour

1. Pass me not, O gentle savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by.

Saviour, Saviour
Hear my humble cry
While on others Thou art calling
Do not pass me by.

2. Let me at thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contribution
Help my unbelief.

3.Trusting only in the Thy merit
would i seek thy face
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
save me by thy grace.

4.Thou, the spring of all my comfort
More than life to me
Whom have I on earth beside Thee
Whom in Heav’n but Thee?

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 9 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:: 1 Chronicles 7:1-8:40 Acts 27:1-20

OPEN HEAVEN 9 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Matthew 13:8

OPEN HEAVEN 9 JULY 2024 READ: Matthew 13:3-9

3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

OPEN HEAVEN 9 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

Today, I will conclude my teaching on the law of harvest. As a mathematician, I learned early that laws only stand when certain conditions are present.

For example, the law of gravity simply states that when you throw an object up, it will fall to the ground. When the conditions present favour the law of aerodynamics, the law of gravity, as powerful as it is, will not hold.

For any law to stand, some conditions must be met.

Yesterday, I discussed how powerful the law of harvest is, but in spite of its power, it will only stand when you sow under the right conditions.

First, you must sow on good ground. I mentioned earlier this month when I was discussing the series, ‘Return on Seeds’, that I sowed multiple times into a ministry abroad many years ago, but got no harvest.

God showed me in a dream that I had been sowing on hard ground. Some ministries and ministers are not linked to God. When you sow into them, you might think you are giving God an offering, but it never gets to Him because they are hard grounds. This is why you must be sure of the places you sow your seeds.

Matthew 10:41 says that when you give to a prophet, you will get a prophet’s reward. Some people claim to be prophets, but God does not recognise them at all. Discern before you sow.

Also, don’t sow grudgingly. If you sow as if you are being forced to sow, God will not accept your offering. 2 Corinthians 9:7 says that He loves a cheerful giver.

You may sow sacrificially, such that it is so hard for you to release the seed and you shed tears while doing so, but you must never sow grudgingly; you must sow from a willing heart.

Years ago, I was at a service, and the people conducting the service were calling for multiple offerings. I became angry, and as I wanted to bring out an offering, God told me, “I don’t want your money.” I immediately repented and changed my perception.

God is not a beggar. If you bring an offering to Him grudgingly, it may enter the offering basket, but God will not accept it, and you will reap nothing from it.

Beloved, for you to make the law of harvest work in your life, ask God to show you a good land where you can sow and when you find it, make sure you sow willing.

OPEN HEAVEN 9 JULY 2024 KEY POINT

Sow in the right conditions, and you will get a good harvest

OPEN HEAVEN 9 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ecclesiastes 1-4

OPEN HEAVEN 9 JULY 2024 HYMN 23

TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 8 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. James 4:10

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 8 JULY 2024 READ: Philippians 2:3–8

3. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

4. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

5. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 8 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

Humility refers to being free from pride or arrogance. Proverbs 3:34 says that God’s grace will be extended to those who are humble before Him.

In other words, God gives the humble the ability to achieve great feats. James 4:6 also says that God resists the proud.

Have you ever read the story of the Pharaoh who refused to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt? If you have, you will know that it is a terrible thing to be resisted by God.

Such a fellow can never prosper, and I’m sure that you want to prosper. In the name that is above every other name, you will prosper.

Beloved, the more humble you are, the more you will rise. You will become God’s favourite when you humble yourself and fear Him enough to obey all that He says.

Once you have the fear of God in you, He will bless you with all that you need to get to the top. Arrogance brings destruction, and it is an attribute of the devil.

By the mercies of God, you will not be destroyed, in Jesus’ name. However, you must be humble.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 8 JULY 2024 KEY POINT:

If you want to rise to the top, you must be humble.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 8 JULY 2024 HYMN 7: I AM THINE O LORD.

1. I am Thine, O Lord
I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Chorus:
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessd Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!

4. There are depths of love
that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy
that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 8 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 5:81 Acts 26:1-32

OPEN HEAVEN 8 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Genesis 8:22

OPEN HEAVEN 8 JULY 2024 READ: Luke 6:37-38

37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

OPEN HEAVEN 8 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

The law of harvest is one of the strongest laws that God placed on earth. It is so powerful that God Himself will never break it.

In Mark 14:36, Jesus Christ prayed fervently, sweating blood and praying that God should change the plan of salvation so that He wouldn’t have to go to the cross to die for mankind.

God said ‘No!’ He said ‘no’ because of the law of harvest; He had to sow His only Son in order to reap many more children into His kingdom (Romans 8:29, Hebrews 2:10, 1 Corinthians 15:20).

The law of harvest states that whatever a man sows, he will reap.

This is well captured in Galatians 6:7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Another beautiful thing about the law of harvest is that you will reap what you sow in greater proportions (Hosea 8:7).

Therefore, whenever you give an offering or give alms, you are sowing a seed, and whatever you have given will come back to you in multiple folds.

This is a law that nothing can break. The law of harvest becomes much stronger when operated in two ways.

The first is the law of firstfruit, while the second is the law of tithes.

These two laws open the possibility of overflowing blessings.

There are only two places in the Bible where God says that if you do something, He will bless you so much that there won’t be enough room to take it (Proverbs 3:9-10 and Malachi 3:10).

These two passages show us clearly the secret of overflowing blessings.

Many times, when people pray for overflowing blessings, God expects them to obey the laws of first fruits and tithes so that they can receive the blessings they seek.

Believers will stop struggling with their finances when they obey the divine law of harvest in their work, business, and in giving.

The Almighty God Himself put the law of harvest in place and expects us to obey it. For example, when I was first told about tithing, it didn’t make sense to me mathematically, but I obeyed.

I wondered back then, if one hundred per cent was not enough to take care of my needs, how can ninety per cent be sufficient after taking out ten per cent as tithe?

Thank God I decided to test the law of tithing, and, to my surprise, I discovered that it was true.

OPEN HEAVEN 8 JULY 2024 KEY POINT

You will reap what you sow in greater proportions.

OPEN HEAVEN 8 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 30-31

OPEN HEAVEN 8 JULY 2024 HYMN 26

THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS

THEME: *PRAYER FOR VISION 2032* BIBLE TEXT(S): *Genesis 13:14-15* *|INTRODUCTION:*

In every Generation, God chooses People for His Assignment.

He chose Moses to lead the Children of Israel out of Egypt.

Our father in the Lord, Daddy G.O (Pastor E.A Adeboye) had instructed us to win 40 Million Souls for Christ before/by the year 2032.

To achieve this, we need to Pray to God for Divine Assistance.

*PRAYER POINTS:*

1. Thank God for all the Past Evangelism and Soul Winning Activities and Programs of the Church – Psalm 144:1-2

2. Let us ask for Mercies in any way we have been going about the Business of Soul Winning without the leading of the Holy Spirit – Zechariah 4:6

3. Father Plant in the Heart of every Members of RCCG the desire to be Part of the Vision 2023, in Jesus’ Name – Proverbs 4:23

4. Father, let Your Fire descend and consume all Altars and Machineries from the Kingdom of Darkness against the fulfilment of Vision 2032 – 1 Kings 13:15

5. Father, we pull down and disappoint every arrangement of Man, Spirit or otherwise to frustrate Vision 2032, in Jesus’ Name – Job 5:12

6. Oh LORD, arise and send Unstoppable Helpers to Your Church to achieve Vision 2032 – Zechariah 1:20

7. Father, raise more Kingdom Builders for Your Church in Perfecting Vision 2032 – Nehemiah 1:1-7

8. Father, create in me more hunger to Win Souls to Your Kingdom, in Jesus’ Name – Psalm 42:1

9. Father, You are Jehovah Jireh, Please Supply all that we need for the fulfilment of Vision 2032, in Jesus’ Name – Genesis 22:7-14

10. Father by the help of the Holy Spirit, Arrest, Convict and Save the Souls of as many as reached, towards Perfecting Vision 2032, in Jesus’ Name – 1 Corinthians 3:6-8

11. Father, use me and my Household for the fulfilment of Vision 2032, in Jesus Name – John 2:2,15

12. Father, give me the Strength to be Part of this Mandate and to bear Fruits for You, in Jesus’ Name – Luke 22:33, 1 Corinthians 15:58

13. Father, reveal unto us as Your Church, all that we need to know in fulfilling Vision 2032, in Jesus’ Name – Acts 15:10, Deuteronomy 29:29

14. Father, help me not to lose my Soul as | win others to You, in Jesus’ Name.

15. Father let only Your Name, Throne and Kingdom be Glorified as we embark on this Vision 2032, in Jesus’ Name.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 7 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Proverbs 4:18

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 7 JULY 2024 READ: Matthew 7:13-14

[13]Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
[14]Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 7 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

The ‘just’ are those who are honest, truthful, and without sin. Today’s memory verse describes the path of the just as that of wisdom and righteousness.

In contrast, the path of the wicked is that of folly, recklessness, and immorality.
A lot of people think that the path of the just is slow, boring, and not classy.

On the contrary, it is beautiful and interesting, and as the Bible says, it shines brighter and brighter until the end.

The foundation of a fellow who is on this path is the fear of the Lord; he or she will never intentionally do anything contrary to God’s will.

As a child of God, you are expected to be on this path. In other words, you ought to be just.

When you are just, the Lord will fight your battles for you (Psalm 34:17) and make everything you do to prosper (Deuteronomy 29:9). Therefore, I implore you to be just from henceforth.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 7 JULY 2024 REFLECTION

Are you just?

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 7 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 4:5:17; Acts 25:1-27

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 7 JULY 2024 HYMN 50: CONQUERORS AND OVERCOMERS NOW ARE WE

1. Conquerors And Overcomers Now Are We,
Thro’ The Precious Blood Of Christ We’ve Victory
If The Lord Be For Us, We Can Never Fail,
Nothing ‘Gainst His Mighty Pow’r Can E’er Prevail.
Refrain:
Conquerors Are We, Through The Blood Of Jesus,
God Will Give Us Victory, Through The Blood Of Jesus,
Thro’ The Lamb For Sinners Slain,
Yet Who Lives And Reigns Again,
More Than Conquerors Are We,
More Than Conquerors Are We.

2. In The Name Of Israel’s God We’ll Onward Press,
Overcoming Sin And All Unrighteousness;
Not To Us, But Unto Him The Praise Shall Be,
For Salvation And For Blood Bought Victory.

3. Unto Him That Overcometh Shall Be Given,
Here To Eat Of Hidden Manna Sent From Heav’n,
Over Yonder He The Victors Palm Shall Bear,
And A Robe Of White, And Golden Crown Shall Wear.

BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE & PASTOR (MRS) FOLU ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 6 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:, 1 Peter 5:8

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 6 JULY 2024 READ: Matthew 26:41

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 6 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

The devil always targets God’s children; therefore, the need to be vigilant at all times cannot be overemphasized.

According to our Bible reading for today, Jesus admonished His disciples to watch and pray because He understood that watching and praying is important when it comes to preventing sin.

He spent a lifetime watching His human nature so closely that He never sinned. He knew that once He sinned, he would become vulnerable to the devil.

Many Christians spend a lot of time praying without watching. While it is good to pray, it is better to watch and pray. To be watchful is to pray constantly and avoid sin.

It also involves carefully and prayerfully selecting those you associate with and being intentional about discerning the kinds of preachers and counsel you listen to.

Beloved, be careful of the conversations you engage in and ensure that you edify your spirit with the word of God so that you will be able to withstand temptations.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 6 JULY 2024 ACTION POINT:

List five ways by which you can be vigilant.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 6 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 2:4 Acts 24:1-27

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 6 JULY 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.

BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE & PASTOR (MRS) FOLU ADEBOYE